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Boston Properties to Extend Its New York Presence Into the Midtown South Submarket With the Acquisition of 360 Park Avenue South in New York, NY

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The Company expects to close the acquisition in December 2021 for a purchase price of approximately $300 million.

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  • The Company expects to close the acquisition in December 2021 for a purchase price of approximately $300 million.
  • The acquisition of 360 Park Avenue South expands BXPs footprint into the Midtown South submarket, which is a preferred location for companies and young professionals in the tech, advertising, media, and information (TAMI) sector.
  • Boston Properties does not undertake a duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
  • For more information about Boston Properties, please visit our website at www.bxp.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram.

 DataRobot Unveils Major Milestones, Including $300M Series G Funding Investment

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

DataRobot , a leader in Augmented Intelligence, today announced a $300 million Series G funding round to fuel platform innovation and enable DataRobot to bring the transformative impact of Augmented Intelligence to customers around the world.

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  • DataRobot , a leader in Augmented Intelligence, today announced a $300 million Series G funding round to fuel platform innovation and enable DataRobot to bring the transformative impact of Augmented Intelligence to customers around the world.
  • DataRobot is seeing more customers across the globe choose our platform to solve their biggest challenges at scale.
  • Were thrilled to double down on our investment in DataRobot and partner with Dan and the rest of the superb leadership team for the long term.
  • For more information visit http://www.datarobot.com/ , and join the conversation on the DataRobot Community , More Intelligent Tomorrow podcast , Twitter , and LinkedIn .

Snap Finance Appoints Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Snap Finance (Snap), provider of fast, flexible pay-over-time digital financing options, has appointed three new members to its senior leadership team.

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  • Snap Finance (Snap), provider of fast, flexible pay-over-time digital financing options, has appointed three new members to its senior leadership team.
  • Doris Hektor has been named as Snaps Chief Compliance Officer (CCO); Gaurav Kohli has stepped into the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Tim King is the companys new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Gaurav Kohli comes to Snap Finance from Token, Inc., a platform that enables bank-based payments via PSD2, where he served as CTO.
  • Doris, Gaurav, and Tim certainly fit that description, said Matt Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer at Snap Finance.

Twitter Tumbles, FOXNews.com Falls to Record-Low Satisfaction Score, ACSI Data Show

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Customer satisfaction with each category may be unchanged, but its hard to ignore the negative movement among these well-known players.

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  • Customer satisfaction with each category may be unchanged, but its hard to ignore the negative movement among these well-known players.
  • Twitter takes last place after experiencing the largest decline across all three e-business categories, plummeting 10% to an ACSI score of 61.
  • News and opinion websites hold steady, yet satisfaction with FOXNews.com falls to record low
    Following a 3.9% drop one year ago, user satisfaction with news and opinion websites holds steady at an ACSI score of 74.
  • ACSI and its logo are Registered Marks of American Customer Satisfaction Index LLC.

sTraffic Chooses BlackBerry QNX OS for Safety for Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC)

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

WATERLOO, Ontario and SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX OS for Safety will be deployed in sTraffic 's Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC).

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  • WATERLOO, Ontario and SEOUL, South Korea, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX OS for Safety will be deployed in sTraffic 's Communications-based Train Control System (CBTC).
  • QNX OS for Safety is embedded with software solutions certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and IEC 61508 SIL3.
  • "Both BlackBerry and its QNX OS for Safety have an unparalleled reputation and proven safety pedigree.
  • We're planning to use QNX OS for Safety as a foundational platform for the KORAIL Korea Train Control System Metro (KTCS-M) for unmanned train operation," said KH.KIM, project manager of sTraffic.

Klutch Sports Group To Launch First-Ever NFT Collection With New Premium NFT Platform, Notables

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The collection will be released on Notables , a new premium NFT marketplace.

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  • The collection will be released on Notables , a new premium NFT marketplace.
  • "And more importantly, we're thrilled that this collection also honors Terrence's legacy and provides some support to his family throughout this process."
  • Follow Klutch Sports Group , Notables , Moses Moody , Jalen Johnson , Kai Jones , Brandon Boston Jr , Jericho Sims , and Scottie Lewis on Twitter to learn more about the collection and follow their journey to the NBA.
  • Notables is a highly-curated NFT platform and marketplace, committed to the world of premium content.

Big Tech Receives Collective "F" in Online Freedom

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Media Research Center's Free Speech America (FSA) released its second quarter Big Tech Report Card on Tuesday, grading the big tech companies with a collective "F" in online freedom.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Media Research Center's Free Speech America (FSA) released its second quarter Big Tech Report Card on Tuesday, grading the big tech companies with a collective "F" in online freedom.
  • FSA's quarterly report card grades Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Google, YouTube and Apple based on five categories relating to online freedom: free speech, user transparency, bias, responsiveness to user complaints and fact-checking.
  • Big Tech performed worse in this quarter's report card, despite appalling scores in Q1 following the widespread censorship of former President Donald Trump.
  • Free Speech America is a project of the Media Research Center dedicated to recording and exposing bias and censorship by Big Tech.

ComplianceQuest Appoints Bill Farley as New Senior Vice President of Sales, Positioning Itself to Accelerate Its Growth and Expansion Plan

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Bill brings over 30 years of experience in sales with almost 15 years in SaaS companies.

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  • Bill brings over 30 years of experience in sales with almost 15 years in SaaS companies.
  • Prior to joining ComplianceQuest, Bill gained expertise fueling global growth, competitive advantage and transformative change for diverse industries at AssurX, ProcessMap, ETQ, Prosys, Simple Com Tools, 2nd Century Communications and Verizon.
  • Suitable for emerging growth companies and scalable and flexible to meet the needs of all enterprise organizations, ComplianceQuest is easy to implement, validate, and use.
  • For more information, visit ComplianceQuest's website at www.compliancequest.com .Follow us on LinkedIn @https://www.linkedin.com/company/3653494 , on Facebook @compliancequest or Twitter @compliancequest

The Linux Foundation, Prometeo, IBM, and Partners Announce New Firefighter Safety Open Source Project

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Through the Pyrrha open source project, Prometeo, the Linux Foundation, and IBM aim to accelerate innovation around firefighter health monitoring and safety.

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  • Through the Pyrrha open source project, Prometeo, the Linux Foundation, and IBM aim to accelerate innovation around firefighter health monitoring and safety.
  • "As a huge proponent of open source technology, we see Call for Code as a unique opportunity to deploy real world solutions based on open source technologies.
  • Through the contributions of our partners and the open source community, that dream is becoming a reality through the Pyrrha open source project."
  • Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation is supported by more than 1,000 members and is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware.

harmati Harnessess Successful Amazon Debut To Launch Brand Owned E-Commerce

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

After a successful debut with Amazon in early 2021, the pandemic-born brand will feature dcor and DIY tips from the harmati design team, in addition to offering their functional, stylish home products for purchase.

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  • After a successful debut with Amazon in early 2021, the pandemic-born brand will feature dcor and DIY tips from the harmati design team, in addition to offering their functional, stylish home products for purchase.
  • "We are thrilled to announce the launch of harmati's own e-commerce platform," said Marina Fernandez, harmati Brand Director.
  • To celebrate the website launch, harmati will offer free shipping on all items for the first month.
  • For more information, you can check out harmati's storefront on Amazon and stay up to date with the brand on Instagram and Facebook (@harmatihome).