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Nintendo Download: A Tangled Mess of Magic

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

A “Rare” Quintet – Five games, all developed by Rare, are now available on the Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack collections!

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  • A “Rare” Quintet – Five games, all developed by Rare, are now available on the Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack collections!
  • Nintendo Switch Online members can enjoy KILLER INSTINCT and BATTLETOADS IN BATTLEMANIACS as part of the Super NES – Nintendo Switch Online library, and SNAKE RATTLE N ROLL and R.C.
  • Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members can play those titles and Blast Corps, which brings destructive vehicular action to the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online library.
  • Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

PenLink Announces Peter Weber as New Chief Executive Officer

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PenLink, the foremost authority in AI-powered digital evidence and intelligence for the law enforcement, national security, and defense sectors, proudly announces Peter Weber as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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  • LINCOLN, Neb., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PenLink, the foremost authority in AI-powered digital evidence and intelligence for the law enforcement, national security, and defense sectors, proudly announces Peter Weber as its new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Weber brings 30 years of experience driving financial performance in global technology organizations to his new role at PenLink.
  • Most recently, Peter served as an Operating Partner at Spire and a member of the PenLink Board of Directors.
  • Prior to PenLink, Weber founded SevenSpace, acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2005, and served as CEO at Carpathia (acquired by QTS in 2015) and Curvature.

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission of Busy 2024 Launch Schedule

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

(Photo: Business Wire)

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  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The ‘Four Of A Kind’ mission for Spire’s customer NorthStar successfully launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:34 NZDT / 06:34 UTC.
  • The mission was Rocket Lab’s 43rd Electron launch overall, bringing the Company’s record of successfully deployed satellites to 176.
  • The mission was the first of a busy launch year for Rocket Lab, with the Company scheduled to launch more in 2024 than any previous year since the Company began missions in 2017.
  • Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia.

Spire Global Awarded $9.4 Million Contract by NOAA for Satellite Weather Data

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded $9.4 million by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) to provide radio occultation (RO) data for an 8-month period.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded $9.4 million by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) to provide radio occultation (RO) data for an 8-month period.
  • The award is part of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Program's Radio Occultation Data Buy II.
  • The near-real-time RO data provided by Spire will be used for NOAA’s operational weather forecasts, space weather models and climate research, among other applications.
  • Most recently, the Company was awarded a $2.8 million contract by NOAA in September to provide data on ocean surface wind speeds.

EUMETSAT Awards Spire Global Multi-Million Euro Contract for Satellite Weather Data

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded a multi-million euro contract by EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, to provide radio occultation (RO) data.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has been awarded a multi-million euro contract by EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, to provide radio occultation (RO) data.
  • The award follows a successful pilot program, which demonstrated the benefits of Spire's RO data for weather forecasting accuracy and value.
  • Spire will provide the data in near-real time, and it will be distributed to the EUMETSAT user community globally for use in weather forecast modeling.
  • “In this way, EUMETSAT is reinforcing the value of this type of commercial arrangement, with the benefits felt by the citizens of our member states, and other communities globally, through more data for weather forecasting models.”
    Spire offers a vast portfolio of current weather data, historical weather data, and weather forecast solutions.

Spire Global Awarded Space Services Contract by Lacuna Space to Build and Operate Six Satellites for a Dedicated IoT Constellation

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a Space Services contract by Lacuna Space, a leading satellite IoT connectivity provider.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a Space Services contract by Lacuna Space, a leading satellite IoT connectivity provider.
  • Under the agreement, Spire will initially build and launch six satellites carrying Lacuna Space’s payload and antenna, with the opportunity to scale the constellation to dozens of satellites.
  • Lacuna Space will operate its payloads and receive encrypted data at its Harwell headquarters.
  • With six satellites manufactured by Spire at its facility in Glasgow, UK, in addition to Lacuna Space’s ten earlier satellites, Lacuna Space will be able to scale its IoT network for low-cost, reliable global connections to sensors and mobile equipment.

Spire Global Launches Space-Driven High-Resolution Weather Forecast for Utilities and Commodity Traders

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced the launch of its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model, a differentiated regional high-resolution weather forecasting service designed to meet the critical demands of the energy and commodity markets.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced the launch of its High-Resolution Weather Forecast model, a differentiated regional high-resolution weather forecasting service designed to meet the critical demands of the energy and commodity markets.
  • Spire’s High-Resolution Weather Forecast equips energy traders, commodity traders, utilities, grid operators and more with the crucial insights needed to anticipate weather's influence on price dynamics, market trends and energy supply and demand.
  • “Our regional high-resolution weather forecasts provide the essential insights needed to make informed decisions and stay ahead of the markets.”
    Key features of the High-Resolution Weather Forecast include:
    Advanced Data Assimilation: Spire assimilates proprietary data, including RO, ocean winds and soil moisture, from its multipurpose constellation of 100+ satellites into its High-Resolution Weather Forecast for precise weather forecasts.
  • The High-Resolution Weather Forecast joins Spire's suite of Weather and Earth intelligence solutions, including global weather forecasts, proprietary data sources like ocean winds and soil moisture, and additional atmospheric weather datasets.

Spire Global Unveils Satellite Mission Operations Platform

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today at Space Tech Expo Europe unveiled Constellation Management Platform, a web-based app that simplifies satellite constellation operations through its user-friendly interface.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today at Space Tech Expo Europe unveiled Constellation Management Platform, a web-based app that simplifies satellite constellation operations through its user-friendly interface.
  • Spire’s Constellation Management Platform is the latest innovation by Spire Space Services , the Company’s end-to-end solution for customers to build, launch and operate their own satellite constellation for a flat monthly fee.
  • Spire is leveraging its more than a decade of experience operating the world’s largest multi-payload satellite constellation to automate and optimize satellite operations, allowing any company to operate their satellites with one person and a laptop.
  • It simplifies access to Spire’s ground operations software to operate a satellite or constellation with multiple, global ground station networks for tracking, scheduling, commanding, downlinking data and monitoring telemetry.

Spire Global Successfully Launched 11 Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 Mission

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, successfully launched eleven satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, including ten satellites for Space Services customers and one for Spire’s data and analytics solutions.

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  • Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, successfully launched eleven satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, including ten satellites for Space Services customers and one for Spire’s data and analytics solutions.
  • Onboard the launch, Spire Space Services had satellites for:
    GHGSat: Spire launched three satellites carrying payloads to monitor greenhouse gas emissions for GHGSat, including the first commercial CO2 sensor and two sensors dedicated to methane monitoring.
  • HiSky: Ella 1, a satellite designed to showcase the capabilities of hiSky’sSmartellite™ ground network, also launched on the mission.
  • Jacobs: Spire launched two satellites for Jacobs, a leader in advanced manufacturing, critical infrastructure, health & life sciences and national security.

Spire named one of Newsweek's 'Most Responsible Companies' for fifth year in a row

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, Spire has again been named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies" by Newsweek, recognizing the company for a strong performance in three areas — environment, social responsibilities and corporate governance.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, Spire has again been named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies" by Newsweek, recognizing the company for a strong performance in three areas — environment, social responsibilities and corporate governance.
  • In new rankings released Dec. 6 by Newsweek, Spire is listed among the top 600 companies across 14 industries in the United States.
  • "At Spire, the core of what we do is providing safe, reliable energy.
  • Through its Spire Serves initiative, Spire supported numerous organizations across Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Wyoming with more than $2.1 million in fiscal year 2023.