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bit.io Raises $7.5M and Launches bit.io Serverless Postgres to Make Collaborating on Postgres as User Friendly as Google Docs

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Today bit.io Serverless Postgres launches publicly, the first truly serverless Postgres offering that with a single click can be spun up, shared with others, and edited instantly in a browser no sign-up or provisioning required.

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  • Today bit.io Serverless Postgres launches publicly, the first truly serverless Postgres offering that with a single click can be spun up, shared with others, and edited instantly in a browser no sign-up or provisioning required.
  • Since its private beta opened in 2021, bit.io has grown quickly with more than 15,000 users and 30,000 Postgres databases on the platform.
  • bit.io Serverless Postgres launches today and is publicly available to all with no wait list.
  • Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, bit.io is backed by Battery Ventures, Great Point Ventures, and Neo Ventures.

Wellness Company Yohana Expands Nationwide to Support Busy Families During Holidays

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness company Yohana announced today the nationwide expansion of The Yohana Membership, the first-ever concierge service designed to help modern families thrive.

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  • SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellness company Yohana announced today the nationwide expansion of The Yohana Membership, the first-ever concierge service designed to help modern families thrive.
  • Piloted first in Seattle in 2021 and expanded to Los Angeles in 2022, Yohana is now available nationwide to support families through the holidays, and beyond.
  • This gets worse during the holidays with 37% of parents with school age kids saying the holidays are stressful.
  • Just in time for the holidays, the Yohana Membership will expand nationwide with a special offer to help parents reclaim joy during the holidays.

KAUST Academy Hosts World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY) 2022

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Saturday, October 22, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 22, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY), in partnership with the KAUST Academy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the 2022 WAICY will be hosted by KAUST Academy. The 5th annual WAICY celebration showcases learners from around the world and their AI projects. This year will be the 5th annual WAICY, and the committee expects submissions from students around the world, including the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Indonesia, the European Union Members, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Australia, among many other countries.

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  • The 5th WAICY will be held on Dec 3-4, 2022
    PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY), in partnership with the KAUST Academy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the 2022 WAICY will be hosted by KAUST Academy.
  • Artificial Intelligence is one of the core focuses of the Academy, and hosting WAICY at KAUST allows us to encourage the youth and train the future generations of the Kingdom," says Dr. Sultan Albarakati, Director of the KAUST Academy.
  • About WAICY: Since 2018, the World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth has inspired students worldwide to learn and use AI to solve real-world problems.
  • http://www.waicy.org
    About KAUST Academy: KAUST Academy supports the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 with world-class excellence in blended learning for higher education.

Predictive Oncology Announces New Chief Executive Officer Raymond F. Vennare to Lead Company Growth

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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We are fortunate to have Raymond leading Predictive Oncology at this pivotal time in our companys evolution.

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  • We are fortunate to have Raymond leading Predictive Oncology at this pivotal time in our companys evolution.
  • He is an experienced biotechnology executive who brings an informed vision and fresh perspective to our company as we strive to become a significant player in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
  • He has the right balance of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology commercialization and strategic thinking that makes him the right fit to grow our business, shared Bob Myers, Chief Financial Officer of Predictive Oncology.
  • Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) is a knowledge-driven company focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to develop optimal cancer therapies, which can lead to more effective treatments and improved patient outcomes.

RisingWave Labs Secures $36M in Series A Funding for its Stream Processing Platform

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Due to the complexity and high ownership cost, however, only companies with deep pockets and data analytics expertise can adopt existing stream processing solutions.

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  • Due to the complexity and high ownership cost, however, only companies with deep pockets and data analytics expertise can adopt existing stream processing solutions.
  • Companies are adopting streaming systems to support real-time applications at a rapid clip, said Yingjun Wu, founder and CEO of RisingWave Labs.
  • RisingWave Labs aims to democratize stream processing with RisingWave, an open-source, cloud-native SQL streaming database for modern real-time applications.
  • Since RisingWave Labs' inception in 2021, the focus has been on building a successful open-source project and garnering community support.

OVER HALF MILLION SIGN CHANGE.ORG PETITION TO ASK PRESIDENT BIDEN TO COMMUTE ROSS ULBRICHT'S EXTREME SENTENCE, ANNOUNCES ROSS ULBRICHT LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

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Friday, October 21, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 525,000 people have now signed a Change.org petition calling on President Biden to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, a first-time, non-violent offender who was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years. The groundswell of support has built this into the leading clemency petition for federal prisoners on Change.org.

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  • Over half a million sign Change.org petition to ask Pres.
  • Biden to commute Ross Ulbricht's extreme sentence.
  • "Ten years ago, Ross was given an extreme sentence for nonviolent convictions only," said Lyn Ulbricht, Ross's mother, who started the FreeRoss grassroots movement to free her son.
  • Ross Ulbricht was convicted on non-violent charges related to an e-commerce website he created known as Silk Road.

Morehouse College Partners with Information Technology Industry Council to Launch New Center Aiming to Diversify the Global Tech Industry Workforce

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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The Center will serve as a hub for training college students across 19 metro-Atlanta area institutions through Morehouse's participation in Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education.

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  • The Center will serve as a hub for training college students across 19 metro-Atlanta area institutions through Morehouse's participation in Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education.
  • High school students from across the state of Georgia will also have an opportunity to participate in center activities as well.
  • A collaboration with tech start-up Karat will allow for several free practice technical interviews thanks to their Brilliant Black Minds program.
  • As part of its outreach, the Center will develop a collaborative conference to share research and strategies with peers in higher education and the tech industry.

Carnegie Learning Triples High-Dosage Tutoring Team

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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Carnegie Learning , a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions, today announced the company has tripled the number of certified math and ELA instructors to the national tutoring team.

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  • Carnegie Learning , a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions, today announced the company has tripled the number of certified math and ELA instructors to the national tutoring team.
  • Carnegie Learning has one of the largest and most qualified teams of math and ELA tutors in the country.
  • Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions.
  • With the highest-quality offerings for K-12 math , literacy , world languages , professional learning , high-dosage tutoring , and more, Carnegie Learning is changing the way we think about learning and creating powerful results for teachers and students alike.

Huupe Hires Former Hydrow CTO Chris Paul as Chief Technology Officer

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huupe, the world's first smart basketball hoop, has today announced Chris Paul as Chief Technology Officer. Paul brings more than four decades of experience in startup business and technology innovation to the company, including a strong history in developing cutting-edge IoT sports and recreation software. The new appointment of Paul as Huupe CTO is effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • A leading innovator in technology and business, Paul has had a long and successful background as a technical founder and senior engineer.
  • Most recently, Paul was Co-Founder and CTO at Hydrow, Inc., a Live Outdoor Reality rower named Time Magazine's 2020 Invention of the Year.
  • "I'm thrilled to join Huupe and play a key role in accelerating its technology and success," said Paul.
  • "Chris is an icon in the technology industry, particularly in creating and scaling highly innovative concepts that bridge hardware and software," said Paul Anton, Chief Executive Officer at Huupe.

Lancium Donates More than 45 Million Core Hours to OSG Consortium

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Monday, October 17, 2022
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HOUSTON and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancium, Inc., an energy technology and infrastructure company that advances the decarbonization and stability of the electric power grid, has donated more than 45 million core-hours of computing time to the OSG Consortium, a fabric of distributed High Throughput Computing (dHTC) services in support of the National Science & Engineering community. 

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  • "OSG is a consortium of organizations committed to advancing open science for the betterment of the world," said Dr. Frank Wrthwein, executive director of OSG.
  • Lancium began donating compute time to the OSG Consortium as the company worked to refine its sustainable HPC concept in 2021.
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    The OSG Consortium builds and operates a set of pools of shared computing and data capacity for distributed high-throughput computing (dHTC).
  • The Consortium, thus, represents the totality of all researchers, resources, individuals and institutions that benefit from or contribute to any of the OSG Fabric of Services.