Chief technology officer

ETCH, INC. SECURES SEED-STAGE INVESTMENT FROM EMERALD DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS TO SUPPORT THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF ITS PROPRIETY DECARBONIZATION PROCESS

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

BALTIMORE, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETCH, INC. (ETCH), a decarbonization company that eliminates carbon from natural gas to produce both clean hydrogen and solid carbon, today announced it has secured $7.5m in seed-stage funding from Emerald Development Managers LP. ETCH will use these funds to take the technology to market and begin commercialization. ETCH anticipates that it will be field testing commercial units later this year.

Key Points: 
  • (ETCH), a decarbonization company that eliminates carbon from natural gas to produce both clean hydrogen and solid carbon, today announced it has secured $7.5m in seed-stage funding from Emerald Development Managers LP.
  • ETCH will use these funds to take the technology to market and begin commercialization.
  • ETCH's revolutionary decarbonization technology delivers unrivaled environmental impact, economic value, and versatility that will accelerate the clean energy transition.
  • This significant seed-stage funding demonstrates confidence in our technology and business plan as we work toward a clean energy future."

Puttshack Announces Promotion of Key Technology Executive

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Puttshack, the world's first and only upscale tech-infused mini golf experience featuring craft cocktails, local beers, and globally inspired dishes, today announced the promotion of Ben Shepherd to serve as the company's Chief Information and Technology Officer. Shepherd will lead Puttshack's technology department forward and oversee all technical and business aspects of the company's technology strategy. This role enhances Puttshack's senior leadership team as the company readies for continued growth across the United States. Shepherd will report directly to Global President and CFO Logan Powell.

Key Points: 
  • Shepherd will lead Puttshack's technology department forward and oversee all technical and business aspects of the company's technology strategy.
  • Puttshack has more than two million lines of proprietary code that drive its website, cloud, analytics, in-venue screens, and mini-golf game.
  • "Since coming on board two years ago, Ben has cemented himself as an invaluable asset not only to our executive team, but to Puttshack as a whole, as we embark on ambitious growth plans," said Puttshack Global President, Logan Powell.
  • The Puttshack technology team will also continue its work on the company's other groundbreaking software, enabling gameplay to be updated remotely and quickly, meaning guests can enjoy uninterrupted mini golf.

Dynatrace Expanding Davis to Deliver the Observability and Security Industry’s First Hypermodal Artificial Intelligence, Converging Predictive, Causal, and Generative AI

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, today announced it is expanding its Davis® AI engine to create the industry’s first hypermodal artificial intelligence (AI), converging fact-based, predictive- and causal-AI insights with new generative-AI capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, today announced it is expanding its Davis® AI engine to create the industry’s first hypermodal artificial intelligence (AI), converging fact-based, predictive- and causal-AI insights with new generative-AI capabilities.
  • Creating – using generative AI to recommend how to solve specific tasks in the context of the customer’s environment and situation.
  • “As organizations look to tap into this potential, the key to success is hypermodal AI that combines generative AI with powerful predictive- and causal-AI techniques.
  • With the release of the expanded Davis AI, we address this need and redefine how observability and security solutions work.

Nano Dimension Reminds Stratasys Shareholders of the Performance of Directors Who are on Stratasys Board for 12-15 years On Average VOTE AGAINST THEM!

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Waltham, Mass., July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM, “Nano Dimension”, “Nano” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printers, which owns approximately 14.1% of Stratasys’ (Nasdaq: SSYS) (“Stratasys”) outstanding ordinary shares, encourages Stratasys shareholders to replace their entrenched Board with Nano Dimension’s director nominees through their upcoming vote at Stratasys’ August 8th, 2023 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).

Key Points: 
  • The Stratasys Board of Directors (the “Board”) have checkered personal backgrounds as well as a warped command of corporate governance.
  • Average tenure of 15 years on the Board is a clear base for questionable, sustained judgement and abundance of personal biases.
  • Nano is calling for a replacement of the Stratasys Board’s members in order to re-align Stratasys’ governance with the interest of shareholders.
  • Seroussi hid the information from the bank’s board of directors and from the Bank of Israel, colluding with the CEO.

Nano Dimension Encourages Stratasys Shareholders to Replace Entrenched Board and Highlights Problematic Track Records of Stratasys Directors

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Monday, July 17, 2023

The Stratasys Board of Directors (the “Board”) have checkered personal backgrounds as well as a warped command of corporate governance.

Key Points: 
  • The Stratasys Board of Directors (the “Board”) have checkered personal backgrounds as well as a warped command of corporate governance.
  • Nano is calling for a replacement of the Stratasys Board’s members in order to re-align Stratasys’ governance with the interest of shareholders.
  • The new board will focus on enabling the present competing bids to increase shareholder value PREVENTING the present Board of Directors from blocking two alternatives for Stratasys’ Shareholders.
  • Presently, two Stratasys directors, Dov Ofer and David Reis, sit on the board of Scodix Ltd.

Lavie Bio Announces Licensing Agreement for Bio-Fungicides with Corteva Agriscience

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Monday, July 17, 2023

REHOVOT, Israel, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), and a leading ag-biologicals company that develops microbiome-based, computational driven bio-stimulant and bio-pesticide novel products, announced today a licensing agreement with Corteva Inc. (NYSE: CTVA), a leading ag innovation company. The agreement grants Corteva exclusive rights to further develop and commercialize the lead bio-fungicide product candidates targeting fruit rots and powdery mildew, which were discovered and developed by Lavie Bio. The agreement comes after two years of independent field validation conducted by both companies.

Key Points: 
  • The agreement grants Corteva exclusive rights to further develop and commercialize the lead bio-fungicide product candidates targeting fruit rots and powdery mildew, which were discovered and developed by Lavie Bio.
  • The agreement comes after two years of independent field validation conducted by both companies.
  • "Our licensing agreement solidifies the collaboration between both companies, leveraging Corteva's impressive scale-up capabilities and market leadership, in conjunction with Lavie Bio's distinctive discovery expertise powered by Evogene's MicroBoost AI tech-engine and comprehensive product development capabilities" said Amit Noam, CEO of Lavie Bio.
  • "This agreement gives us yet another avenue to provide better solutions to farmers now, and in the future."

Skillsoft Expands Technology Skilling Solution as 80% of C-Suite IT Leaders Report Workforce Skills Gaps

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today announced significant enhancements to its technology skilling solution, now branded as Codecademy .

Key Points: 
  • Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today announced significant enhancements to its technology skilling solution, now branded as Codecademy .
  • These enhancements come at a time when IT leaders struggle most with talent recruitment, talent retention, and skills gaps, according to Skillsoft’s C-Suite Perspective report , released concurrently today.
  • Eighty percent of C-level IT leaders surveyed report workforce skills gaps and nearly 70% experience difficulties with hiring qualified talent.
  • Within cybersecurity and AI – the highest-priority areas of investment for IT executives, respectively – these technology skills and talent shortages are even more pronounced.

Senior Computer Vision Leader and Mapping Expert Luc Vincent Joins Hayden AI as its Chief Product & Technology Officer

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Hayden AI today announced that Luc Vincent, a former AI leader at Meta, has joined the company as its Chief Product & Technology Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Hayden AI today announced that Luc Vincent, a former AI leader at Meta, has joined the company as its Chief Product & Technology Officer.
  • “We are absolutely thrilled to have Luc on our team,” Chris Carson, CEO and co-founder of Hayden AI, said.
  • Prior to joining Hayden AI, Vincent was VP of Engineering & Product Group Lead at Meta, where he led one of the company's AI Innovation Centers.
  • in Computer Science from University of Paris XI; and a PhD in Computer Vision from MINES ParisTech.

Philips’ SpeechLive® Earns FirstNet Verified™ Designation

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Following a rigorous review process, Philips SpeechLive is now FirstNet® Verified™ and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog.

Key Points: 
  • Following a rigorous review process, Philips SpeechLive is now FirstNet® Verified™ and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog.
  • This gives FirstNet subscribers a dedicated location to find meaningful new solutions that have been specifically reviewed for use with FirstNet services.
  • Additionally, FirstNet subscribers will benefit from FirstNet reliability while using Philips SpeechLive.
  • And we’re pleased that Philip SpeechLive is now FirstNet Verified™ and available to FirstNet subscribers,” said Matt Walsh, assistant vice president, product management and development, FirstNet Program at AT&T.

monday.com Appoints its First CPTO to Accelerate the Next Age of Innovation

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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Key Points: 
  • (Photo: Netanel Tobias)
    During his seven-year tenure at monday.com, Lereya began by leading the R&D organization and then expanded into overseeing the Product teams as well.
  • As a vital part of the senior management team, Lereya is essential in using technology and innovation to drive monday.com’s forward-looking product strategy, vision, and execution.
  • As CPTO, Lereya will continue to bring his expertise and leadership as monday.com continues to evolve.
  • We look forward to seeing the impactful things Daniel and his team will achieve.”
    monday.com is continuing to hire across all departments.