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TikTok Chief Security Officer Alum Joins Former U.S Congressman to Found Bitsight Cyber Risk Advisory Board

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitsight, the global leader in cyber risk management, today announced the launch of its Cyber Risk Advisory Board, a council of senior cybersecurity, policy, and governance experts formed to help guide Bitsight's strategy. Harnessing the expertise from Fortune 100 cybersecurity leaders, digital supply chain innovators, and public policy advocates, the Advisory Board marks the next phase in Bitsight's continued commitment to transforming how organizations manage risk.

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  • "Our cyber risk data sits at the center of global commerce," said Steve Harvey, CEO of Bitsight.
  • He previously served as the Global Chief Security Officer of ByteDance & TikTok, ADP, and EMC.
  • As Bitsight's Chief Risk Officer, Vadala brings extensive experience as a security and risk leader, including an 18-year tenure at Moody's Corporation where he served as its Chief Information Security Officer and led the Global Cyber Risk Group for Moody's Investors Service, the company's credit rating agency.
  • Powered by the largest cyber risk dataset in the world, Bitsight helps modern security leaders identify, mitigate, and communicate risk to protect their organizations.

ADP Named One of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" for 18th Straight Year

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

This marks ADP's 18th consecutive year on the distinguished list, which considers performance and reputation in key areas including product and service quality, effectiveness in doing business globally and innovation.

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  • This marks ADP's 18th consecutive year on the distinguished list, which considers performance and reputation in key areas including product and service quality, effectiveness in doing business globally and innovation.
  • "With the pace of change only accelerating each year, we're extremely proud our efforts continue to earn such noted recognition," said Maria Black, president and chief executive officer of ADP.
  • "Today's business landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by data and new technologies like generative AI.
  • To learn more about FORTUNE magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies," please visit here .

ADP® Assist with Generative AI Features Makes HCM Decisions Easy, Smart and Human

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP®, a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, announces the availability of ADP Assist, a cross-platform solution powered by generative AI (GenAI). ADP Assist enhances HR productivity, aids decision-making with data-driven insights, and streamlines day-to-day tasks for practitioners, managers, employees and executives with simple, human-like conversations. It harnesses the power of ADP's unparalleled data and expertise along with GenAI to simplify the world of work. ADP Assist builds on ADP's current AI capabilities and is currently in early release with some ADP clients today with a planned rollout for all clients.

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  • ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP®, a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, announces the availability of ADP Assist , a cross-platform solution powered by generative AI (GenAI).
  • Data is at the core of all ADP products and solutions, informing and driving ADP's approach to innovation and AI technology.
  • ADP Assist turns unmatched data into highly credible and actionable insights so that clients can make smarter decisions.
  • And ADP has worked with others to set best practices for use of AI in the HCM environment.

Carl Eschenbach Takes the Helm as Workday CEO

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced it has officially named Carl Eschenbach CEO effective February 1, 2024. Eschenbach was named co-CEO alongside Aneel Bhusri, Workday's co-CEO, co-founder, and chair in December of 2022.

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  • Bhusri will remain integral to the organization as co-founder and executive chair of the Workday Board of Directors.
  • "Working alongside Aneel for the last year has been a highlight of my career, and has solidified my belief in the opportunities ahead for Workday," said Eschenbach.
  • "Workday has never been in a stronger position, thanks in large part to the impact Carl has made in his first year," said Bhusri.
  • Eschenbach will assume the sole CEO role beginning tomorrow, February 1, 2024, at the start of Workday's fiscal year 2025.

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 107,000 Jobs in January; Annual Pay was Up 5.2%

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 107,000 jobs in January and annual pay was up 5.2 percent year-over-year, according to the January ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").

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  • ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 107,000 jobs in January and annual pay was up 5.2 percent year-over-year, according to the January ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").
  • The jobs report and pay insights use ADP's fine-grained anonymized and aggregated payroll data to provide a representative picture of the private-sector labor market.
  • The report details the current month's total private employment change, and weekly job data from the previous month.
  • Because the underlying ADP payroll databases are continuously updated, the report provides a high-frequency, near real-time measure of U.S. employment.

ADP Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP (Nasdaq: ADP), a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced its second quarter fiscal 2024 financial results along with its revised fiscal 2024 outlook through an earnings release available on the company's website at investors.adp.com/events-and-presentations .

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  • ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP (Nasdaq: ADP), a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced its second quarter fiscal 2024 financial results along with its revised fiscal 2024 outlook through an earnings release available on the company's website at investors.adp.com/events-and-presentations .
  • This earnings release will also be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a Current Report on Form 8-K and available at sec.gov .
  • As previously announced, ADP will host a conference call for financial analysts today, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
  • The conference call will be webcast live on ADP's website at investors.adp.com and will be available for replay following the call.

EMA confirms recommendation for non-renewal of authorisation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy medicine Translarna

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Sunday, February 4, 2024

This medicine is used for treating patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy whose disease is caused by a type of genetic defect called a ‘nonsense mutation’ in the dystrophin…

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This medicine is used for treating patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy whose disease is caused by a type of genetic defect called a ‘nonsense mutation’ in the dystrophin…

Acadian Ventures Closes $30 Million Fund II to Invest in the Next Generation of Work Technologies

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Acadian Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, today announced the successful close on an oversubscribed $30 million in capital commitments for its second fund. The new fund is anchored by ServiceNow Ventures and Connecticut Innovations with additional participation from venture capital firms, family offices, high-net individuals, many of the firm's founders, and a majority of limited partners from our first fund. Acadian Ventures Fund II is almost triple the size of its inaugural first fund and the firm has already made 12 investments out of the second fund.

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  • Acadian Ventures Fund II is almost triple the size of its inaugural first fund and the firm has already made 12 investments out of the second fund.
  • Acadian Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in the next generation of work technologies.
  • Acadian Ventures' second fund builds upon the success of the firm's first fund by continuing to invest in the next generation of global companies that are transforming work.
  • Today, Acadian Ventures Fund I is currently ranked as a top decile fund, according to Pitchbook, with investments in companies such as Oyster, Nomi Health, SmartRecruiters, and Techwolf.

Top Cybersecurity Luminaries Join Forces with Commvault to Shape the Next Era in Cyber Resilience

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Monday, January 29, 2024

TINTON FALLS, N.J., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organizations, today announced that cybersecurity experts across a host of industries -- from security to public sector to technology -- have joined the Commvault Cyber Resilience Council.

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  • Council members will advise Commvault on emerging security trends and cyber threats as well as highlight best-practices in cyber resilience, all of which can play a key role in shaping product development, defining partnership opportunities, and guiding business strategies.
  • "As tomorrow's threats evolve and intensify, business resilience is increasingly challenged and vulnerable," said Sanjay Mirchandani, President and CEO, Commvault.
  • "Our newly formed Commvault Cyber Resilience Council will help us keep a pulse on this ever-changing landscape and enable us to continue delivering industry-leading cyber resilience to our customers."
  • It empowers businesses to secure data, anticipate risks, minimize damage, and rapidly recover – in the face of any threat.

H2O.ai Launches GenAI World in Atlanta to Bring Education and Awareness of Responsible AI and Guardrails for Safety, Fairness and Privacy for Generative AI in Banking

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Monday, January 22, 2024

H2O.ai, the open source leader in Generative AI and machine learning, continues its world tour of bringing GenAI Training Days to major cities around the world to further democratize GenAI.

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  • H2O.ai, the open source leader in Generative AI and machine learning, continues its world tour of bringing GenAI Training Days to major cities around the world to further democratize GenAI.
  • Join David Palmer , Neil Desai , and Loren Bushkar as they explore the ethical, practical, and regulatory aspects of AI throughout the finance sector and more.
  • Join H2O.ai Makers to learn about Responsible AI and Guardrails for Safety, Fairness, and Privacy in Generative AI for banking.
  • Founded in 2012, H2O.ai is at the forefront of the AI movement to democratize Generative AI.