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2024 SaaS Management Index Reveals an Average of $18M in Annual License Waste, with Significant Security Risks from Employee-Expensed Apps

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zylo, the enterprise leader in SaaS Management, has unveiled findings from its 2024 SaaS Management Index, the industry's longest-running benchmark report focused specifically on SaaS spend, adoption, and management trends. Now in its sixth year, the 2024 report analyzes data from 30M SaaS licenses and $34B+ in SaaS spend under Zylo's management.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zylo , the enterprise leader in SaaS Management, has unveiled findings from its 2024 SaaS Management Index, the industry's longest-running benchmark report focused specifically on SaaS spend, adoption, and management trends.
  • Now in its sixth year, the 2024 report analyzes data from 30M SaaS licenses and $34B+ in SaaS spend under Zylo's management.
  • The 2024 SaaS Management Index highlights five opportunities for businesses to transform SaaS management pain points into strategic wins — from working cross-functionally to reinvesting savings into innovation.
  • To access the full SaaS Management Index Report and learn how Zylo helps organizations manage their SaaS applications, visit Zylo.com .

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 2023 GEORGE POLK AWARDS IN JOURNALISM

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Monday, February 19, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Five recipients of the 2023 George Polk Awards, announced today by Long Island University, were for coverage of the Israel/Gaza and Russia/Ukraine wars in a year when the university is marking the 75th anniversary of one of American journalism's prized honors.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Five recipients of the 2023 George Polk Awards, announced today by Long Island University, were for coverage of the Israel/Gaza and Russia/Ukraine wars in a year when the university is marking the 75th anniversary of one of American journalism's prized honors.
  • The George Polk Awards were established in 1949 by LIU to commemorate George Polk, a CBS correspondent murdered in 1948 while covering the Greek civil war.
  • The awards, which place a premium on investigative and enterprising reporting that gains attention and achieves results, are conferred annually to honor special achievement in journalism.
  • At the same time, sixteen outstanding journalists whose careers reflect a commitment to deep investigative reporting will be honored as "George Polk laureates."

Boat arrivals land on remote Western Australian coast

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Australian Border Force officials are investigating the arrival of a group of more than 20 men by boat near the remote community of Beagle Bay in northern Western Australia.

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  • Australian Border Force officials are investigating the arrival of a group of more than 20 men by boat near the remote community of Beagle Bay in northern Western Australia.
  • Beagle Bay is an Indigenous community about 100 kilometres north of Broome with a population of about 300 people.
  • The Australian government’s policy is to send people who arrive by boat to Nauru, where it has maintained a facility.
  • “Clearly there’s been a catastrophic failure in the system here because this boat has arrived undetected,” he said.

As the war in Gaza continues, Germany’s unstinting defence of Israel has unleashed a culture war that has just reached Australia

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

His work led him to being offered a stint at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.

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  • His work led him to being offered a stint at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
  • This came less than two months after the Max Planck Foundation, with war in Gaza raging, had announced “additional funding for German-Israeli collaborations”.
  • What to me is a fair, intellectual critique of Israel, for them is “antisemitism according to the law in Germany”.

A political ideal

  • As he succinctly writes:
    I have a political ideal that I have always struggled for regarding Israel/Palestine.
  • It is the ideal of a multi-religious society made from
    Christians, Muslims and Jews living together on that land.
  • I have a political ideal that I have always struggled for regarding Israel/Palestine.
  • It is the ideal of a multi-religious society made from
    Christians, Muslims and Jews living together on that land.
  • His criticism of current Israeli policy, he insists, stems from the Netanyahu government’s determination to “work against such a goal”.

Self-imposed red lines

  • It is worth pointing out that it is not just happening in Germany.
  • Universities in the United States are under siege from students and community groups variously accusing them of both antisemitism and Islamophobia.
  • Largely, however, what’s happening in Germany is a result of some self-imposed red lines the German press, the German courts and the German parliament have imposed on public debate.
  • Rather, it is a result of Germany’s current belief that its genocidal, antisemitic Nazi past implies future unwavering support for Israel.
  • It might equally be said that Germany has a special responsibility to stridently oppose ethnic cleansing, war crimes and genocide wherever they occur.

Enough?

  • Sharp words from German government officials about the renewed Israeli campaign in Rafah suggest this might be possible.
  • The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned recently “the people of Gaza cannot vanish into thin air”.


Matt Fitzpatrick receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

Town of Palm Beach Police Funded By Private Donors Federal Investigation Requested By McWhorter Foundation

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Friday, February 9, 2024

PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the heart of the Town of Palm Beach, a stirring incident unfolds, casting long shadows over the trust in its police guardians.

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  • PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the heart of the Town of Palm Beach, a stirring incident unfolds, casting long shadows over the trust in its police guardians.
  • In the town of Palm Beach, Florida, the local police and fire departments enjoy the support of the Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation, a charitable organization bolstered by contributions from town residents and the local community.
  • The Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to supporting the town's first responders through the management and disbursement of tax-deductible gifts and contributions.
  • McWhorter Foundation has not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and may operate under exemptions.

Seattle Author Explores Homelessness, Addiction, and Mental Illness in Three-Novella Series That Uncovers the City's Underbelly and Counterculture

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

SEATTLE, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Charming and loveable Jack was never "right." A Gen X punk growing up in the '80s and '90s in the Pacific Northwest, Jack is the byproduct of the music scene and drug culture of the time. A people magnet, Jack was the guy that girls wanted to be around. Even as he deteriorated before their eyes, people threw him lifelines because no matter how bad things got, Jack seemed close to salvageable. Those who loved him never stopped trying to pull him back from the brink. But he was always just out of reach.

Key Points: 
  • Even as he deteriorated before their eyes, people threw him lifelines because no matter how bad things got, Jack seemed close to salvageable.
  • Those who loved him never stopped trying to pull him back from the brink.
  • In his three-novella series, Seattle author Christopher J. Stockwell weaves the story of Jack, an alcoholic, drug-addicted, mentally ill homeless man who epitomizes the lonesome souls on the streets of Seattle.
  • The individual books – along with a hardbound edition of all three, "The Complete Down and Out in Seattle and Tacoma Series," are available on Amazon.com.

New Book by Michael Ashcroft 'Red Queen? The Unauthorised Biography of Angela Rayner'

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Monday, January 22, 2024

LONDON, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Angela Rayner is one of the most arresting figures in British politics today. A self-declared socialist, she pursued an unorthodox route into politics, leaving school aged 16 while pregnant having gained no formal qualifications. After becoming a care worker, she was a trade union representative before entering the House of Commons in 2015 as the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne. She served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Education for four years from 2016 and was elected deputy leader of the Labour Party in April 2020.

Key Points: 
  • A self-declared socialist, she pursued an unorthodox route into politics, leaving school aged 16 while pregnant having gained no formal qualifications.
  • After becoming a care worker, she was a trade union representative before entering the House of Commons in 2015 as the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.
  • Michael Ashcroft's new book follows the journey of a politician who has quickly become an outspoken and charismatic presence in British public life.
  • Lord Ashcroft is an award-winning author who has written twenty-seven other books, largely on politics and bravery.

The Los Angeles Film School Celebrates Alumni Work in 75th Primetime Emmy Awards Wins

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Many talented alumni of The Los Angeles Film School contributed to several award-winning productions at Monday night's 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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  • Monday's Emmys event recognized the year's hottest television series with award wins, many of which contributed to by The L.A. Film School alumni
    LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Many talented alumni of The Los Angeles Film School contributed to several award-winning productions at Monday night's 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
  • In all, The Los Angeles Film School had 44 alumni who worked on 39 different productions for 243 nominations and 42 Emmy wins.
  • Other individuals from The Los Angeles Film School alumni community made substantial impacts in their respective roles on Emmy-nominated projects.
  • For more information on The Los Angeles Film School or The Los Angeles Recording School, visit lafilm.edu .

Kolide Survey Finds 89% of Knowledge Workers Use AI, But Businesses Fail to Provide Governance or Education

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Kolide, a cybersecurity company, recently released the Shadow IT Report , which sheds light on the remarkable adoption of generative AI technologies within just one year.

Key Points: 
  • Kolide, a cybersecurity company, recently released the Shadow IT Report , which sheds light on the remarkable adoption of generative AI technologies within just one year.
  • Kolide partnered with Dimensional Research to survey over 300 knowledge workers and found that a staggering 89% use generative AI tools for work tasks at least once a month.
  • Many businesses are encouraging or requiring employees to embrace AI, but are failing to provide adequate training on responsible and safe usage.
  • Workers underestimate their colleagues' AI usage: Most (49%) of workers believe that fewer than 10% of their colleagues use AI-based applications.

Pharmaceutical distributor Mawdsleys unveils its expanded third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse in Doncaster - bigger and greener than before

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Friday, November 10, 2023

The footprint of the warehouse has been doubled to 300,000 sq ft, while major green upgrades have also been made to the site.

Key Points: 
  • The footprint of the warehouse has been doubled to 300,000 sq ft, while major green upgrades have also been made to the site.
  • William Sanders, Group CEO at Mawdsleys, said: "We are delighted to unveil our expanded pharmaceutical third-party logistics (3PL) facility at Redhouse.
  • It was clear that we urgently needed additional space to support our clients, as they service the NHS and UK pharmaceutical sector.
  • Mawdsleys is currently a Net Zero certified company and remains committed to its Net Zero agenda, 'Action not greenwashing'.