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Saba Launches Campaign to Improve the Boards of 10 Poorly Governed and Underperforming Closed-End Funds Managed by BlackRock

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Last year, a leading independent proxy advisory firm chastised BlackRock for its ‘ abusive’ governance.

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  • Last year, a leading independent proxy advisory firm chastised BlackRock for its ‘ abusive’ governance.
  • Saba also won a lawsuit against BlackRock that should have ended its illegal efforts to deprive shareholders of their right to vote all of their shares.
  • BlackRock acts as if federal law does not apply to its CEFs by blatantly ignoring the Investment Company Act.
  • Under the Entrenchment Bylaw, any share not voted in a contested election is counted as a vote for BlackRock.

Verizon Frontline bolsters its First Responder Advisory Council with newest member

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Frontline today introduced Michael Berkow, former director of the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), as the newest member of the Verizon First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC) .

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  • BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Frontline today introduced Michael Berkow, former director of the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), as the newest member of the Verizon First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC) .
  • Prior to his most recent leadership role as director of the CGIS, Berkow commanded the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department in Savannah, Georgia.
  • “I’m excited to take on this new role with the Verizon First Responder Advisory Council helping support public safety agencies across the country,” said Berkow.
  • Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $136.8 billion in 2022.

Global Leaders Join Hypori’s Strategic Executive Board of Advisors

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Hypori , the leading cybersecurity SaaS provider enabling bring-your-own-device (BYOD) capability and zero-trust access via any mobile device, proudly announces the establishment of its Executive Board of Advisors, comprised of distinguished leaders with extensive experience across various domains.

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  • Hypori , the leading cybersecurity SaaS provider enabling bring-your-own-device (BYOD) capability and zero-trust access via any mobile device, proudly announces the establishment of its Executive Board of Advisors, comprised of distinguished leaders with extensive experience across various domains.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240125822885/en/
    Global Leaders Join Hypori Executive Board of Advisors (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The esteemed members of the Hypori Executive Board of Advisors include:
    General (Retired) Richard D. Clarke - His General Officer Assignments include, the 12th Commander of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5) on the Joint Staff, Commander of 82nd Airborne Division, and Commandant of Cadets at West Point.
  • Jared Shepard, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Hypori, conveyed his gratitude for the dedication of these distinguished individuals who have agreed to serve on the Board of Advisors.
  • "I cannot overstate how proud and privileged we are to welcome General (Retired) Richard Clarke, Honorable Dana Deasy, and Honorable James 'Hondo' Geurts, to our Executive Board of Advisors,” said Jared Shepard.

Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck Joins Academy Securities’ Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck to its Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group.

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  • Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck to its Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240125439053/en/
    Vice Admiral Sean S. Buck retired from the United States Navy after more than 40 years of commissioned service.
  • His active-duty career culminated with his role as the 63rd Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
  • “We are honored to welcome Admiral Buck to Academy’s Advisory Board,” stated Academy’s Chairman and CEO Chance Mims.

COL. JOE DICHAIRO, USA (Ret.) JOINS SIGNIFICANCE INC. AS DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Significance Inc. announces today that Col. Joseph Dichairo, USA (Ret.), has joined the company as Director of Business Development for the Department of Defense, focusing on the Army. Joe is a seasoned C-Suite executive and supply chain expert with proven success developing client relationships in the government contracting sector. He joins Significance after having served as the Managing Director for the Aerospace & Defense Account at SGS Maine Pointe. Prior to that, Joe spent 10 years with Deloitte where he was a Specialist Leader in supply chain optimization. 

Key Points: 
  • ), has joined the company as Director of Business Development for the Department of Defense, focusing on the Army.
  • Joe is a seasoned C-Suite executive and supply chain expert with proven success developing client relationships in the government contracting sector.
  • He joins Significance after having served as the Managing Director for the Aerospace & Defense Account at SGS Maine Pointe.
  • "Significance continues to grow and evolve through the addition of exceptionally experienced and valuable experts like Joe.

Kettering Foundation Names Four Additional Senior Fellows

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Four inspirational leaders have accepted appointments as senior fellows, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation announced today. The new fellows are William Barber II, Neal Katyal, Kelley Robinson and Alexander Vindman, They join 9 senior fellows from diverse backgrounds and political views appointed since November to strengthen the Foundation's focus on encouraging civic participation and fighting the rise of authoritarianism and threats to democracy in the US and around the globe. The senior fellows have distinguished records in religion, law, civil rights and international relations.

Key Points: 
  • DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Four inspirational leaders have accepted appointments as senior fellows, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation announced today.
  • For more than 40 years, the Kettering Foundation has worked to strengthen citizen engagement in democratic societies around the globe.
  • The Kettering Foundation will tap the unique strengths, interests and bases of experience of each of its fellows.
  • The Charles F. Kettering Foundation , headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, operating foundation rooted in the American tradition of inventive research.

Ask-AI secures $11M for Generative AI assistant that brings siloed data into enterprise workflows

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask-AI, the generative AI answers and insights solution for enterprises, today announced the launch of its new Generative AI Sidekick, along with $11M in Series A funding. The round was led by Leaders Fund with participation from seed investors Vertex Ventures, State of Mind Ventures, GTMFund and others. The investment brings Ask-AI to $20M in funding.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Companies store data in multiple platforms and siloes: Slack, emails, CRMs, business documents, customer interactions, knowledge bases and more.
  • Getting all the relevant data when making a decision or interacting with a customer is almost impossible.
  • Generative AI can help, but companies struggle to build solutions that work accurately, are widely adopted, and have a positive impact on the business.
  • The platform enables employees to get answers from enterprise data and take smart actions to complete their work faster.

Breakout Ventures Announces Key Promotions and Expands Leadership Team

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, today announced the promotion of Dana Watt, Ph.D. to Partner and Nima Ronaghi, Ph.D. to Principal.

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  • Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, today announced the promotion of Dana Watt, Ph.D. to Partner and Nima Ronaghi, Ph.D. to Principal.
  • “Dana and Nima play vital roles in the sourcing and due diligence of new investments, as well as the ongoing support of portfolio companies,” said Julia Moore, Managing Partner, Breakout Ventures.
  • She has led due diligence on key Breakout investments including Canaery, Phantom Neuro, and Vitra Labs.
  • In 2021, Nima joined Breakout Ventures full-time as an Associate, using his scientific background to identify and support companies at the intersection of technology, biology, and chemistry.

McQ Inc.'s CJADC2 Global Command and Control Demonstration

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Combined All Domain Command and Control Communications (CJADC2) strategy is imperative for the U.S. military and its allies to continue dominating global military operations. The current increase in adversary military interventions is undermining U.S. interests and directly threatening U.S. forces and allies. Rapid changes to the international security environment have us facing enemies with new strategies and offensives impeding and possibly denying our command and control (C2) capabilities. This potential threat could debilitate our battlespace knowledge, undermining our ability to effectively act at the crucial speed of relevance. The CJADC2 system is necessary to provide decision-making superiority to command the Joint Forces across all warfighting domains to deter and defeat any adversary at any time at any location around the globe.

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  • McQ Inc. teamed with Iridium and AGIS to conduct a global demonstration of the new DoD mandated CJADC2 Command and Control messaging technology to show that near-term adoption is available.
  • FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Combined All Domain Command and Control Communications (CJADC2) strategy is imperative for the U.S. military and its allies to continue dominating global military operations.
  • Rapid changes to the international security environment have us facing enemies with new strategies and offensives impeding and possibly denying our command and control (C2) capabilities.
  • This global activity data was integrated on a military Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) server at McQ that relayed the target sensor data and images to the AGIS Command and Control System.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Christens Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville (LHA 8)

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) today.

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) today.
  • Ellyn Dunford officially christened Bougainville by smashing a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow of the ship.
  • She spoke proudly of the perseverance shown by the Navy and Ingalls Shipbuilding team the past few years of construction on Bougainville during the ceremony.
  • The shipyard delivered the first in the new America class of amphibious assault ships (LHA 6) in 2014.