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PodcastOne’s (Nasdaq: PODC) Baby Mamas No Drama Podcast Nominated For Best Lifestyle Podcast In the 28th Annual Webby Awards

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today that its podcast Baby Mamas No Drama has been nominated for Best Lifestyle Podcast in the 28th Annual Webby Awards.

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  • Honoree Distinction Bestowed Upon The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast for Best Podcast Host, Gals on the Go for Best Lifestyle Podcast and Coffee Convos for Best Lifestyle Podcast
    LOS ANGELES, CA, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – PodcastOne (NASDAQ: PODC), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today that its podcast Baby Mamas No Drama has been nominated for Best Lifestyle Podcast in the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
  • Baby Mamas No Drama, which was chosen as the 2023 Webby Awards People’s Voice winner of Best Lifestyle Podcast, is led by hosts Kail Lowry and Vee Rivera, two hosts who are both part of the cultural phenomenon MTV television show Teen Mom.
  • “Nominees like Baby Mamas No Drama are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said Nick Borenstein, General Manager of The Webby Awards.
  • As a nominee, Baby Mamas No Drama is also eligible to win a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by fans across the globe.

Attorneys Online, Inc. Honored for Law: Websites and Mobile Sites; in the 28th Annual Webby Awards

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Monday, April 8, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys Online, Inc. announced today that it has been honored for Law: Websites and Mobile Sites; in the 28th Annual Webby Awards, for their work in creating the Watts Law Firm website.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys Online, Inc. announced today that it has been honored for Law: Websites and Mobile Sites; in the 28th Annual Webby Awards, for their work in creating the Watts Law Firm website.
  • "Honorees like Attorneys Online are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said Claire Graves, President of The Webby Awards.
  • "Watts Law Firm is a great client and I have a great team at Attorneys Online.
  • Together we created a law firm website unlike any other, and we're thrilled that the Webby Awards recognized all our hard work," said Attorneys Online, Inc. founder Cheney Winslow.

Sidekick Honored For Best AI Product & Service and Best AI Work & Productivity App in the 28th Annual Webby Awards

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Monday, April 8, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sidekick announced today that it has been honored for  Best Product & Service and Best Work & Productivity App; AI, Metaverse & Virtual in the 28th Annual Webby Awards.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sidekick announced today that it has been honored for  Best Product & Service and Best Work & Productivity App; AI, Metaverse & Virtual in the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
  • Sidekick is an AI assistant purpose built to help real estate agents, teams, and brokerages increase their efficiency and grow their business.
  • "Honorees like Sidekick are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said Claire Graves, President of The Webby Awards.
  • "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 13,000 projects we reviewed this year."

Voiceitt puts its AI to work, making the remote workplace inclusive

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Monday, April 1, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel and STAMFORD, Conn. , April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Voiceitt, the Israel-based leader in speech recognition technology for non-standard speech, announces its collaboration with Virtualahan, a leading organization in the Philippines that recruits and trains individuals with disabilities for meaningful employment opportunities. Together, the two organizations leverage cutting-edge AI-driven technologies to give people with disabilities a voice and facilitate opportunities for employment.

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  • With Voiceitt, people with disabilities can get a job, keep a job, and enjoy greater productivity and satisfaction on the job.
  • Voiceitt and Virtualahan are committed to changing these statistics by creating inclusive workplaces where individuals with disabilities can contribute their unique talents and skills.
  • "Our tech expands employment opportunities and can improve workplace productivity," said Alyson Pace, CEO of Voiceitt.
  • Voiceitt partners with organizations such as the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Tennessee to evaluate how technologies like Voiceitt can advance critical employment opportunities.

Iktos opens a subsidiary in Japan and entrusts its management to Hideyoshi Fuji

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan), February 14, 2024 – Iktos, a company specialized in Artificial Intelligence for new drug design, announces the opening of Iktos K.K., its new subsidiary in Japan.

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  • Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan), February 14, 2024 – Iktos, a company specialized in Artificial Intelligence for new drug design, announces the opening of Iktos K.K., its new subsidiary in Japan.
  • Hideyoshi Fuji has been appointed Representative Director of Iktos K.K., and Vice-President, Japan Business Development and Operations.
  • Hideyoshi, 42, spent 13 years at Astellas Pharma Inc. (2009-2021) as an expert in computational chemistry and chemoinformatics.
  • After his career with Astellas Pharma, Hideyoshi became an entrepreneur in 2022 and supported business development and marketing efforts in Japan for overseas software companies.

VERSES Brings Natural Computing to the Center of AI Discussions on the World Stage at Davos 2024

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE:VERS) (OTCQB:VRSSF) ("VERSES'' or the "Company”), a cognitive computing company developing next-generation intelligent software systems joined industry and world leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from January 15th to 19th, and engaged in discussions surrounding the Future of AI and Computing.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE:VERS) (OTCQB:VRSSF) ("VERSES'' or the "Company”), a cognitive computing company developing next-generation intelligent software systems joined industry and world leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from January 15th to 19th, and engaged in discussions surrounding the Future of AI and Computing.
  • “We are thrilled with the level of interest we received at Davos this year,” said Gabriel René, founder and CEO of VERSES.
  • “As AI took center stage at Davos, the dominant narrative emphasized the drawbacks of existing large models.
  • The overwhelming theme was a clear and tangible interest in alternatives to the current AI trajectory.”
    Debate between Yann LeCun, one of the “Godfathers of AI,” Chief Scientist at Meta and Karl Friston, one of the world’s top neuroscientists and Chief Scientist at VERSES.

FlexGen's Yann Brandt Re-Elected as Chair of SEIA Energy Storage Division

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yann Brandt, Chief Commercial Officer of FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. ("FlexGen", or the "Company"), a leading energy storage solution and software technology provider, has been re-elected as the Chair of the Energy Storage Division of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) board. Brandt is serving his second term after being elected as the first-ever chair of its Energy Storage Division last year. SEIA added the Energy Storage Division to its membership offerings in 2019 as part of its Solar+ Decade mission to foster rapid deployment of energy storage and solar plus storage.

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  • DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yann Brandt, Chief Commercial Officer of FlexGen Power Systems, Inc. ("FlexGen", or the "Company"), a leading energy storage solution and software technology provider, has been re-elected as the Chair of the Energy Storage Division of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) board.
  • Brandt is serving his second term after being elected as the first-ever chair of its Energy Storage Division last year.
  • SEIA added the Energy Storage Division to its membership offerings in 2019 as part of its Solar+ Decade mission to foster rapid deployment of energy storage and solar plus storage.
  • Yann Brandt, COO of FlexGen, has been re-elected as the Chair of the Energy Storage Division of the SEIA board.

Individuals Who Paid a Parking Fine to the Parking Authority of River City ("PARC") Could Be Affected by a Class Action

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Monday, September 18, 2023

The Jefferson County, Kentucky Circuit Court has certified a class action against the Parking Authority of River City, Inc. ("PARC").

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  • The Jefferson County, Kentucky Circuit Court has certified a class action against the Parking Authority of River City, Inc. ("PARC").
  • Plaintiffs claim that the Defendant, PARC, unlawfully collected parking fines and related penalties from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2008.
  • Individuals are included if they paid one or more parking tickets more than 7 days after receiving the ticket from the Louisville/Jefferson County Parking authority (PARC) during 2002–2008.
  • Write to: PARC Class Action, c/o Rust Consulting Inc – 6347, PO Box 2599, Faribault, MN 55021-9599

Canadians in Carefree "Play Mode" with AI, Finds National Study of Social Media Sentiment

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Quebecers produced almost double the AI conversation online compared to other parts of the country (63 per cent versus 32 per cent).

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  • Quebecers produced almost double the AI conversation online compared to other parts of the country (63 per cent versus 32 per cent).
  • The public seems to be less aware of important concerns such as fairness and bias – essential considerations for responsible AI.
  • Canadians must hold policymakers and regulators to account, ensuring representation and inclusion among teams that are building and safeguarding AI.
  • This study also included search volumes and data from Google Trends and Google's People Also Ask (PAA) feature on AI-related queries searched online by Canadians.

Perplexity AI Launches iOS Version of Conversational Answer Engine, Announces $25.6M Series A Round Led by NEA

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Perplexity AI, the conversational AI-powered answer engine at the leading edge of results accuracy and transparency, today unveiled its next leap in product development with the launch of its iOS application, now available for immediate download on the App Store. The company also announced that it has closed on $25.6 million in Series A financing led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from Databricks Ventures and existing angel investors Elad Gil (co-founder Mixer Labs/Color Health), Nat Friedman (former CEO of GitHub) and Bob Muglia (former CEO of Snowflake and President of Microsoft) and Paul Buchheit (creator of Gmail). Prior investors —many of whom are pioneers in search, consumer products and artificial intelligence— include Yann LeCun (VP and Chief AI Scientist at Meta), Andrej Karpathy (founding member OpenAI & former Head of Tesla AI), Amjad Masad (Founder and CEO of Replit), Oriol Vinyals (VP of Research, DeepMind), and Clem Delangue (Founder, CEO of HuggingFace) among others.

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  • Perplexity AI revolutionizes the way people search and interact with the internet by providing concise, fully cited answers in real-time.
  • "We have built a first-of-its-kind conversational answer engine that is grounded in providing accurate and relevant information through citations.
  • The founders previously held positions at OpenAI, Meta, Quora, Bing and Databricks, inspiring Perplexity AI's core offering of clear citations alongside searches.
  • We're excited to partner with Aravind and the team as they continue to build out the product and accelerate growth."