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Strategic Imperatives and X3T announce merger to accelerate connections between AltNets and ISPs

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Founded in 2006, Strategic Imperatives quickly established itself as the principal provider of fixed line solutions into the Openreach network, provisioning, ceasing and migrating millions of connections.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2006, Strategic Imperatives quickly established itself as the principal provider of fixed line solutions into the Openreach network, provisioning, ceasing and migrating millions of connections.
  • "This merger with Strategic Imperatives means we can share this knowledge and accelerate our support for customers in the UK and beyond.
  • As an investor, owner and operator, we know first-hand that the combined capabilities of X3T and Strategic Imperatives provides the blueprint for AltNets and ISPs to scale," concluded McCourt.
  • The merger was supported by Clarkslegal acting for X3T and Russell-Cooke on behalf of Strategic Imperatives.

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age, a New Book by Frank H. McCourt, Jr. to be Released March 2024

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, along with co-writer Michael Casey, has authored the book "OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age," which will be published by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, on March 12, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • For decades, thought leaders and policy experts have weighed in with suggestions for fixing the internet's ills, mostly through top-down regulation.
  • Information is the lifeblood of any society, and our current system for accessing, engaging and sharing it is corrupted at its heart.
  • They reimagine the internet as a place where the individual can choose whether or not to share their data.
  • Americans have an opportunity—perhaps the last one we'll ever get—to lead the world out of a mess we helped create.

OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age, a New Book by Frank H. McCourt, Jr. to be Released March 2024

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, along with co-writer Michael Casey, has authored the book "OUR BIGGEST FIGHT: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age," which will be published by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, on March 12, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • For decades, thought leaders and policy experts have weighed in with suggestions for fixing the internet's ills, mostly through top-down regulation.
  • Information is the lifeblood of any society, and our current system for accessing, engaging and sharing it is corrupted at its heart.
  • They reimagine the internet as a place where the individual can choose whether or not to share their data.
  • Americans have an opportunity—perhaps the last one we'll ever get—to lead the world out of a mess we helped create.

McCourt Global Welcomes Tomicah Tillemann as President of Project Liberty

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, today announced the appointment of Dr. Tomicah Tillemann as the first president of Project Liberty, a far-reaching effort to build an internet where individuals have more control over their data, a voice in how digital platforms operate, and more access to the economic benefits of innovation. Project Liberty is supported by a $500-million commitment by McCourt and encompasses the work of the Project Liberty Foundation – a 501(c)(3) with an international partner network that includes Georgetown University, Stanford University, Sciences Po, and other leading academic institutions and civic organizations – and Amplica Labs, a technology business launched by McCourt Global that is focused on developing the next generation of digital infrastructure. Tillemann's hire marks an important step by McCourt to strengthen Project Liberty's technology, policy and governance expertise and further its mission to build a better web and better world.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and Founder of Project Liberty, today announced the appointment of Dr. Tomicah Tillemann as the first president of Project Liberty, a far-reaching effort to build an internet where individuals have more control over their data, a voice in how digital platforms operate, and more access to the economic benefits of innovation.
  • "Never in my lifetime have we faced a more consequential inflection point for the future of democracy, technology and society," said McCourt.
  • Tillemann will also serve as Interim CEO of the Project Liberty Foundation, as its inaugural CEO, Martina Larkin, departs the organization this month.
  • McCourt Global initiated and incubated the Project Liberty Foundation, which publicly launched as "Project Liberty" in June 2021.

Ireland-U.S. Council Presents David McCourt with Outstanding Achievement Award

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Founded in 1962, the Ireland-U.S. Council is regarded as one of the foremost organizations building communications between business, political and opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 1962, the Ireland-U.S. Council is regarded as one of the foremost organizations building communications between business, political and opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Tom Higgins, president of the Ireland-U.S. Council, said: "We are delighted to present David McCourt with the Ireland-U.S. Council Award for Outstanding Achievement and continue our long tradition of celebrating those individuals who have shown vision and leadership to strengthen the bond between America and Ireland.
  • Having founded the first competitive phone company in America, McCourt invented the triple play that is voice, video and data – today considered the norm.
  • David McCourt commented: "I am honored to accept this award for Outstanding Achievement from the Ireland-U.S. Council and join a great line of visionaries and leaders before me.

McCourt Partners Announces $1 Million Commitment to Complete Communities Fund

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Monday, October 30, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McCourt Partners announced today a $1 million commitment to its newly-formed Complete Communities fund. Awarded through grants and contributions to local organizations, Complete Communities invests in programs that make a meaningful impact to a neighborhood's economic, social and environmental well-being. The funding announcement is an expansion of McCourt Partners' Complete Communities approach, a community-driven philosophy reflected across the real estate development, investment and management company's varied portfolio of projects.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McCourt Partners announced today a $1 million commitment to its newly-formed Complete Communities fund.
  • The funding announcement is an expansion of McCourt Partners' Complete Communities approach, a community-driven philosophy reflected across the real estate development, investment and management company's varied portfolio of projects.
  • "Establishing Complete Communities is the natural next step to extending the McCourt family's longstanding legacy and commitment to giving back," said Jordan K. Lang, President of McCourt Partners.
  • "For neighborhoods to thrive, it is critical to approach development through the lens of creating Complete Communities."

CME Group Realigns Foreign Exchange Businesses, Expanding Trading Opportunities and Efficiencies for Clients Across Futures, Cash and OTC Markets

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

CHICAGO and LONDON, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced a realignment of its FX futures, options, cash and over-the-counter (OTC) FX businesses into a single unit led by Paul Houston, who has overseen CME Group's futures and options business for seven years. 

Key Points: 
  • Jeff Ward, Global Head of EBS, will be leaving CME Group in September.
  • This new structure is the last step in that process and one that, we believe, will benefit our FX clients globally."
  • As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group ( www.cmegroup.com ) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities.
  • The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex ® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.

Project Liberty Action Network to Spotlight Harm of Social Media on Children's Mental Health

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Monday, July 17, 2023

NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Project Liberty Action Network (PLAN) launched a multimillion-dollar campaign to spotlight the impact of social media on children's mental health. PLAN was recently formed to address the societal harms of social media and technology by building a movement of citizens and making safer digital platforms a priority issue for the next election cycle.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Project Liberty Action Network (PLAN) launched a multimillion-dollar campaign to spotlight the impact of social media on children's mental health.
  • "The campaign will center its efforts on social media and technology, but its ultimate goal is to safeguard the future of children, families, and communities.
  • If we don't address the issues created by social media, AI, and technology in an increasingly digital world, everyone and everything is at risk."
  • PLAN will put a spotlight on harms caused by social media and technology by launching an eight-week TV and digital advertising campaign.

Project Liberty Expands Global Alliance to Strengthen Democracy and Responsible Technology

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Liberty today announced that Stanford University has joined Project Liberty's institute (formerly The McCourt Institute) as a founding partner, alongside Georgetown University and Sciences Po, to collaborate on advancing a more responsible approach to digital technology worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • Launched in 2021 by founder and civic entrepreneur Frank McCourt, Jr., Project Liberty is an independent, international nonprofit to advance responsible development of the internet of tomorrow, designed and governed for the common good.
  • "Project Liberty and its institute aim to foster a global network of the most innovative thinkers on technology for the common good.
  • "Tech companies have a disproportionate influence and power over our lives," said Martina Larkin, CEO of Project Liberty.
  • Working with Stanford and our other institute partners will accelerate research and the emergence of responsible technology."

PM360 Announces Winners of The Ninth Annual ELITE 100 Awards

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PM360, the premier information resource for marketing decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics, and medical device sectors, today announced the winners of its 9th Annual ELITE 100. The ELITE (Exceptional • Leaders • Innovators • Transformers • Entrepreneurs) represent the most influential people and teams in the healthcare and life sciences industries based on their career accomplishments. Out of more than 500 submissions, 100 winners are selected by the PM360 editorial staff across various categories that span every facet of the industry.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PM360, the premier information resource for marketing decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics, and medical device sectors, today announced the winners of its 9th Annual ELITE 100.
  • Out of more than 500 submissions, 100 winners are selected by the PM360 editorial staff across various categories that span every facet of the industry.
  • PM360 also selects one person as the "Uber ELITE," or the individual among the nominees who best personifies the criteria of a PM360 ELITE.
  • McCourt will serve as the keynote speaker at the annual ELITE 100 Awards Event to celebrate this year's winners.