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Net Zero Holdings Announces the Appointment of Clinton B. Williams as President

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

HOUSTON and MADRID, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Zero Holdings and its subsidiaries (collectively "NetZero"), a global project proponent and marketer of environmental credits, carbon credits, low carbon fuels and renewable energy credits, announced today the appointment of Clinton B. Williams ("C. B.") as its' President to lead the logistics required for its global expansion.

Key Points: 
  • Clinton joins Net Zero Holdings to enhance its' global footprint and additions to the recycling and collections facilities.
  • HOUSTON and MADRID, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Zero Holdings and its subsidiaries (collectively "NetZero"), a global project proponent and marketer of environmental credits, carbon credits, low carbon fuels and renewable energy credits, announced today the appointment of Clinton B. Williams ("C.
  • as its' President to lead the logistics required for its global expansion.
  • There is steadily rising demand around the world to mitigate the impact end-of-life tires, plastics and other organic waste have on the environment.

Gen Reports Q2 FY24 Results and Confirms Annual Guidance Within Range

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, released its results for its fiscal year 2024 second quarter, which ended September 29, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • "We created Gen just one year ago, knowing that NortonLifeLock and Avast together would be the company to deliver Cyber Safety to everyone.
  • For additional details regarding Gen's results and outlook, as well as the company's FY24 Q2 Investor Letter, please visit Investor.GenDigital.com.
  • Gen leadership will offer a detailed look into the business, review the company's market opportunity and priorities and its long-term model.
  • The FY24 Q2 Results Q&A session will be held in combination with the Investor Update Q&A.

Lixiang Education Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Staff Determination Letter and Intent to Request Hearing

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Previously, Nasdaq granted the Company an extension until October 30, 2023 to regain compliance with the Rule.

Key Points: 
  • Previously, Nasdaq granted the Company an extension until October 30, 2023 to regain compliance with the Rule.
  • As described in the letter, the Company's listed securities are now subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market unless the Company timely submit an application to transfer its securities to The Nasdaq Capital Market, or requests a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel ("Panel").
  • The Company intends to timely request a hearing before the Panel to present its plan for regaining compliance with the Rule and request continued listing pending its return to compliance.
  • A hearing request will stay the suspension of the Company's securities and the filing of the Form 25-NSE pending the Panel's decision.

First BRST Draws Attendees from Over 80 Countries to Boost Science and Tech Collaboration

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first BRST.

Key Points: 
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first BRST.
  • Over 300 international guests from over 80 countries participated in the conference, including Nobel Prize winners, foreign academicians, experts, scholars, and presidents of well-known foreign universities.
  • The conference released the International Science and Technology Cooperation Initiative, advocating and practicing the concept of international science and technology cooperation that is open, fair, just and non-discriminatory, and working together to build a global science and technology community.
  • He foresees a future where robots specialized in data acquisition will create vast datasets for machine learning, significantly advancing material science.

CIIE to share China's enormous market with world

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

American multinational conglomerate 3M Company has participated in the CIIE for six consecutive years.

Key Points: 
  • American multinational conglomerate 3M Company has participated in the CIIE for six consecutive years.
  • This has further strengthened our confidence in deepening our presence in the Chinese market," said Mike Hwang, president of Amorepacific China.
  • Having participated in the CIIE for six consecutive years, the company has witnessed the increasing openness of China, Hwang said.
  • "Seeing the immense opportunities and unlimited potential of the Chinese market, more and more Danish companies are participating in the CIIE," Moeller said.

Yatsen Announces Receipt of NYSE Non-compliance Letter Regarding ADS Trading Price

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Following receipt of the notification, the company must bring its share price and average share price back above US$1.00 within six months.

Key Points: 
  • Following receipt of the notification, the company must bring its share price and average share price back above US$1.00 within six months.
  • This announcement contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements which are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S.
  • Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs, plans, outlook and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
  • Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC.

Sarah Jama's censure: Making people feel uncomfortable is part of the job

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The NDP’s disciplinary response and the removal of her from caucus cannot be separated from the current climate.

Key Points: 
  • The NDP’s disciplinary response and the removal of her from caucus cannot be separated from the current climate.
  • It is right in the middle of a nationwide Islamophobic backlash, where scores of others are also experiencing a wide range of institutional discipline.
  • But this wasn’t enough for the Progressive Conservative government, who put forward a motion the next week to censure her.

Controversy is nothing new

  • For Jama, a Black disabled Muslim woman of Somali heritage, controversy is nothing new.
  • As Jama has said: “Mak[ing] people feel uncomfortable” has always been part of her work.

Climate of Islamophobia

  • To understand this surge, it’s crucial to recognize the influence of the “Islamophobia Industry” in Canada.
  • Sociologist Jasmin Zine, a noted authority on Islamophobia, delineates this industry as a conglomerate of media outlets, political figures, far-right, white nationalist groups and Islamophobia influencers and ideologues, among others, fostering an environment where harmful stereotypes of Muslims as innately provocative and violent become commonplace.
  • Read more:
    How Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism are manufactured through disinformation

    This racialization lumps more than a billion Muslims into an undifferentiated mass, exploited by public discourse that sensationalizes violent narratives, devoid of geopolitical context or history.

Examples of anti-Black Islamophobia


Navigating the multiple forms of jeopardy faced by Black Muslim women means simultaneously surviving both interpersonal and structural anti-Blackness and Islamophobia. Anti-Black, hate-motivated Islamophobia is often directed at women. Here are some examples:
Feminist geographer Délice Mugabo explains: “anti-Black Islamophobia” is the exclusion of Black people from the category of the human and Muslims from the category of the citizen. Consequently, fidelity to the nation, and constitution as a person is readily up for interrogation.

Read more:
CSIS targeting of Canadian Muslims reveals the importance of addressing institutional Islamophobia

The trouble ‘they’ cause

  • In practice, this double jeopardy leaves Black Muslim communities suspended, saddled with heightened vulnerabilities, and often erased from dominant discourses surrounding both anti-Blackness and Islamophobia.
  • There are few grounds available to provoke so called “trouble.” Trouble is disorder, disturbance, violation of expectations, norms and values.
  • As a Black Muslim, you’re already seen as trouble incarnated.

Interconnected liberation

  • However, just as oppression is interconnected, so is liberation.
  • Jama made her first public appearance at a peace protest this past weekend in Toronto.


Nadiya Nur Ali has received funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is also affiliated with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM).

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

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But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.

Key Points: 
  • But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.
  • Just like a physical dictionary, your mental dictionary contains information about words.
  • Language is part of what makes humans special, and I believe everyone deserves the chance to use their words with others.

Your mental dictionary

  • While a physical dictionary is helpful for shared knowledge, your personal mental dictionary is customized based on your individual experiences.
  • What words are in my mental dictionary might overlap with the mental dictionary of someone else who also speaks the same language, but there will also be a lot of differences between the content of our dictionaries.
  • You add words to your mental dictionary through your educational, occupational, cultural and other life experiences.
  • By now, you might be envisioning your mental dictionary as a book with pages of words in alphabetical order you can flip through as needed.

Using your mental dictionary

  • One reason why your mental dictionary can’t be like a physical dictionary is that it is dynamic and quickly accessed.
  • In one study, researchers mapped the time course of word retrieval among 24 college students by recording their brain activity while they named pictures.
  • It’s the feeling when you know what word you want to use but are unable to find it in that moment.
  • One proposed reason for this increase is that they’re due to an age-related disruption in the ability to turn on the right sounds needed to say the selected word.
  • This is commonly seen in aphasia, a language disorder that often occurs after injury to the language centers of the brain, such as stroke, or neurodegeneration, such as dementia.
  • There are also treatments like phonomotor treatment that focus on strengthening the selection and production of speech sounds needed for word production.
  • Remember that the words you use and the mental dictionary you have are part of what make you and your voice unique.


Nichol Castro does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

SpeedyPostage Launches Innovative Cryptocurrency Postage Services

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

SpeedyPostage, the innovative crypto postage service, allows users to buy and print postage labels using Bitcoin and Monero, revolutionizing traditional mail payments.

Key Points: 
  • Los Angeles, California--(Newsfile Corp. - November 7, 2023) - SpeedyPostage, a pioneering company in the realm of cryptocurrency-based postage services, is proud to announce the official launch of its innovative platform.
  • Crypto postage is a service that enables users to buy postage for letters, packages, and other mail items using Bitcoin and Monero.
  • Using SpeedyPostage to purchase postage is a straightforward process:
    Calculate Bitcoin Postage Cost: The platform calculates the cost of postage based on the weight and dimensions of the item, as well as the destination.
  • SpeedyPostage's mission is to provide a hassle-free and efficient postage solution for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and businesses alike.

Renesas Extends Tender Offer and Receives UK NSIA Clearance for Proposed Acquisition of Sequans

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Monday, November 6, 2023

Shareholders to Receive U.S. $0.7575 per Ordinary Share and U.S. $3.03 per ADS in cash

Key Points: 
  • The tender offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on November 6, 2023, has been extended until one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on November 21, 2023, unless the tender offer is further extended or earlier terminated.
  • The tender offer was extended to allow additional time for the satisfaction of the remaining closing conditions of the tender offer, including, but not limited to, regulatory approvals (other than the NSIA approval and the previously announced CFIUS approval) and the valid tender of ordinary shares and ADSs of Sequans representing - together with ordinary shares and ADSs of Sequans beneficially owned by Renesas, if any - at least 90% of the fully diluted ordinary shares of Sequans.
  • The Bank of New York Mellon, the Tender Agent for the tender offer, has advised Renesas that as of 6 p.m., New York City time, on November 3, 2023, approximately 98,807,609 ordinary shares of Sequans (including ordinary shares represented by ADSs), representing approximately 35.2% of the fully diluted ordinary shares of Sequans, have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer.
  • Holders that have previously tendered their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action in response to this extension.