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Celanese Announces Agreement with the Population Council for Sustained Release Dual-API Therapeutic

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Population Council to supply its VitalDose® Drug Delivery Platform for use in a new Multipurpose Prevention Technology (MPT) Intravaginal Ring (IVR).

Key Points: 
  • Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Population Council to supply its VitalDose® Drug Delivery Platform for use in a new Multipurpose Prevention Technology (MPT) Intravaginal Ring (IVR).
  • The IVR is being developed to provide both contraception and protection against HIV and is currently in a phase 1b clinical trial.
  • Long-acting continuous drug delivery dose forms, like IVRs, offer fewer barriers to reliable use than oral forms requiring daily doses.
  • Providing benefits for patients, like enhanced convenience, can lead to better outcomes and is the driver for developing patient-centric dose forms.

Brilliant launches "Install It Anywhere" Home Control Panel to Make Any House or Apartment Smart

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Brilliant, the leading innovator in smart home control, smart lighting, and home automation systems, has launched a new "install it anywhere" plug-in version of its popular Smart Home Control Panels. The new product allows all homeowners, renters, and professional installers to make any house or apartment smart with a touchscreen-based control and automation system that controls popular smart home products.

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  • The new product allows all homeowners, renters, and professional installers to make any house or apartment smart with a touchscreen-based control and automation system that controls popular smart home products.
  • The Brilliant Smart Home Control Plug-In Panel is available for $399 at www.brilliant.tech and Amazon .
  • Brilliant Wired Control Panels, Smart Dimmer Switches, and Smart Plugs are available at www.brilliant.tech , Amazon, Best Buy, and Home Depot.
  • The Brilliant Smart Home Control Plug-In Panel will be available for purchase at ADI by October 2023.

Ring Energy Announces the Closing of the Founders Oil & Gas Permian Basin Assets Acquisition

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Transaction”) of the Central Basin Platform (“CBP”) assets of Founders Oil & Gas IV, LLC (“Founders”).

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  • THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Transaction”) of the Central Basin Platform (“CBP”) assets of Founders Oil & Gas IV, LLC (“Founders”).
  • Mr. Paul D. McKinney, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to inform our shareholders that we closed our previously announced acquisition of Founders Oil & Gas CBP assets on August 15, 2023.
  • This Transaction complements our conventional-focused CBP asset position in the Permian Basin with assets that are similar to the CBP assets we acquired in the third quarter of last year.
  • TenOaks Energy Advisors served as exclusive financial and technical advisor and O’Melveny & Myers LLP provided legal counsel to Founders.

Benebone Unveils New Ring Chew Toy for Dogs

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Benebone, a leading brand of high-quality U.S.A.-made dog toys, has launched its newest chew, the Benebone Ring. Flavored with 100% real bacon, this circular shape has a clever pocket that keeps the Ring angled off the floor and easy to handle, plus stimulating ridges to help keep your dog's teeth clean.

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  • WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Benebone, a leading brand of high-quality U.S.A.-made dog toys, has launched its newest chew, the Benebone Ring.
  • "Not only does the Ring provide long-lasting, paw-friendly fun, but your dog will be searching their toy bin for this irresistible, long-lasting chew that's packed with flavor!"
  • "Dogs everywhere are in for a treat when the magic of bacon and peanut butter join forces in the Ring."
  • Available in three sizes, the Benebone Ring can be found soon at specialty pet stores across the U.S.A.

Ring Energy Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results and Reiterates Quarterly Guidance for Second Half 2023

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2023. In addition, the Company reaffirmed its pro forma guidance for the third and fourth quarters of 2023 assuming completion of its recently announced transaction to acquire additional assets in the Central Basin Platform (“CBP”) of the Permian Basin from Founders Oil & Gas IV, LLC (“Founders”) for $75 million in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments (the “Founders Acquisition”).

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  • THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2023.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $53.5 million for the second quarter of 2023 versus $58.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, and 13% higher than $47.4 million for the second quarter of 2022.
  • Revenues were $79.3 million for the second quarter of 2023 compared to $88.1 million for the first quarter of 2023 and $85.0 million for the second quarter of 2022.
  • Operating Lease Expense: Operating lease expense was $115,353 for the second quarter of 2023, $113,138 for the first quarter of 2023, and $83,590 in the second quarter of 2022.

Journey Through the History of Gaming: The Legendary Colossal Cave Adventure Now Reborn on Xbox

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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SEATTLE, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cygnus Entertainment, a boutique studio helmed by industry legends Ken and Roberta Williams, proudly announces the launch of the legendary Colossal Cave game on Xbox One and Series X|S. For the first time ever, Xbox users can embark on a journey that marries retro-cool with magical adventure, exploring the enigmatic and fantastical world of Colossal Cave, brimming with secret treasures, mystical creatures, and riddles to confound even the wisest sage.

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  • Originally developed in the mid-1970s as a text-adventure game, Colossal Cave has enchanted generations of gamers and challenged their problem-solving prowess.
  • Colossal Cave would go on to inspire games like King's Quest, Zork, Monkey Island, ToeJam & Earl, and Carmen Sandiego.
  • Like Peter Jackson made The Lord of the Rings into a movie, we reimagined the Colossal Cave for modern technologies.
  • The company invites all adventurers to dust off their home-crafted, vintage Colossal Cave maps and descend into the adventure of a lifetime.

Wellington New Zealand Touts Unique Quality of Life in Push to Recruit Talent

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to attract talent from around the world who want to fulfill both new career and lifestyle ambitions, WellingtonNZ, the Wellington region's economic development agency, is kicking off "ESC to Wellington," a recruitment campaign highlighting the opportunities that come with living and working in New Zealand's capital city. 

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  • On Tuesday, August 1, WellingtonNZ is hosting an interactive pop-up experience in New York City, created to emphasize the unique life-work balance Wellington offers.
  • From commuting and walkability to safety and location of emergency services, Wellington continues to outperform itself, championing strong economic benefits and unique cultural amenities.
  • Wellington's calendar is jam-packed year-round, including a just-announced, world-first exhibition coming in December that is expected to draw international interest.
  • For more information on the campaign, including case studies from expats living in Wellington, visit WellingtonNZ.com/Esc .

Old Glory Bank Introduces Business Banking

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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After launching with consumer banking accounts in March of 2023, Old Glory Bank announces it has added Business Banking to its product offering.

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  • After launching with consumer banking accounts in March of 2023, Old Glory Bank announces it has added Business Banking to its product offering.
  • Headquartered in Elmore City, Oklahoma, and providing mobile banking solutions from sea to shining sea, Old Glory Bank is the FDIC-insured and chartered bank that openly supports America, its flag, faith, freedom, patriotism, the military and first responders.
  • Old Glory Bank offers two tiers of its Liberty Business Checking account, a Liberty Business Savings account, and a Trust Account.
  • They are the engine of America,” notes Carol Ritche, a Business Banking Relationship Manager at Old Glory Bank.

Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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Working conditions, adequate pay, and the increasing encroachment of artificial intelligence (AI) into their professions.

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  • Working conditions, adequate pay, and the increasing encroachment of artificial intelligence (AI) into their professions.
  • But in the current strike, the specific concern is a subset of AI known as generative AI.
  • It is crucial that an equilibrium is reached between protections for creative professionals, and the application of generative AI as a useful tool.

Remind me, what is generative AI?

    • What is significant about generative AI is the capacity to undertake the so-called “learning” process relatively autonomously and to generate original content.
    • Many of us are most familiar with generative AI as the technical process that gives us increasingly sophisticated deepfakes.
    • Generative AI has taken off in the mainstream through companies such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Meta and OpenAI.

So what is happening in Hollywood?

    • This would significantly reduce opportunities for people entering the workforce to gain necessary expertise in their craft.
    • Questions arise around how these works would be attributed, who or what would be given credit, and consequently how payment would be allocated.
    • But many experts and industry professionals see this proposal as alienating writers from the creative process, repositioning writers as copy editors.
    • One of the most dystopian scenarios to be put on the table by big studios has been termed “performance cloning”.

It’s also a question of copyright

    • With generative AI, consent is closely bound together with issues of copyright.
    • Comedian Sarah Silverman is currently suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.
    • She alleges their AI models were trained on her work without her consent, and were consequently able to roughly reproduce her comedy style.

We need collaboration without exploitation

    • An early example is David France’s 2020 documentary Welcome to Chechnya, which explores the persecution of LGBTQ+ people in Russia.
    • We need regulatory measures that enable creative collaboration with generative AI while ensuring creative workers are not exploited to further centralised power.
    • Read more:
      The exploitation of Hollywood's writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism

Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Channel Partners With ALF Creator Paul Fusco, Alongside Shout! Studios, to Integrate New Original ALF Content Into Upcoming ALF Marathon

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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Maximum Effort Channel, a partnership between Fubo and Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort, announced the channel’s first series of ‘Maximum Moments’ with ALF creator Paul Fusco and Shout!

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  • Maximum Effort Channel, a partnership between Fubo and Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort, announced the channel’s first series of ‘Maximum Moments’ with ALF creator Paul Fusco and Shout!
  • “From our whisper content breaks and now with ‘Maximum Moments,’ the Maximum Effort Channel has quickly redefined how brands can sponsor content,” said Fubo Co-founder and CEO David Gandler.
  • Curated by Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort in partnership with Fubo, Maximum Effort Channel is home to original and classic TV, movies – as well as some surprising content breaks - made for maximum comfort.
  • “We are thrilled to collaborate with Maximum Effort, ALF creator Paul Fusco, and Fubo on this creative endeavor focusing on new ALF content.