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An Irreverent Remix of the Classics: A BATHING APE® and Bored Ape Yacht Club Reveal their Collection

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

MIAMI, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs and A BATHING APE® (BAPE®) today unveiled the full collection of their collaboration, announced in September.

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  • MIAMI, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuga Labs and A BATHING APE® (BAPE®) today unveiled the full collection of their collaboration, announced in September.
  • Key garments include a coach's jacket mashing up their logos and names as A Bored Ape.
  • The BAPE® X BAYC collection drops exclusively for BAYC members at ApeFest and online, with token-gated access on November 4th.
  • You can preview the BAPE® X BAYC collection designs, along with a sizing chart here .

SIGGRAPH 2023 Announces Its Lineup of Sponsored Keynote Speakers

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2023, the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, celebrates its 50th year of breakthroughs and innovation. The conference announces its lineup of Sponsored Keynote Speakers from NVIDIA, Sony, Unity Technologies, and Vast. Their talks will address the latest developments in technology, including AI and how it impacts creativity, assisting artistry, and pushing boundaries for imagination. The 50th annual conference runs 6–10 August 2023 in person in Los Angeles, with a companion Virtual Access component.

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  • Prior to that, she led the graphics team at Unity, as VP of Graphics for the Unity Editor and Engine.
  • Allan Poore has over 25 years of leadership experience building products and services for the media and entertainment space.
  • In this time, he has brought more than a dozen innovative products to help artists and developers achieve their artistic vision.
  • Joe is currently working on the upcoming "Avatar" sequels and continues to drive the advancement of Wētā's technological and artistic innovations.

AMC Stockholders Secure Major Settlement Providing Investors Additional Shares as Part of Recapitalization

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Monday, April 3, 2023

By providing meaningful consideration to common stockholders in exchange for the conversion and reverse split, the settlement will preserve over $100 million of common stockholders’ stake in the company.

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  • By providing meaningful consideration to common stockholders in exchange for the conversion and reverse split, the settlement will preserve over $100 million of common stockholders’ stake in the company.
  • The settlement consideration, comprising approximately 6.9 million post-reverse split shares, will be distributed to pre-conversion holders of AMC common stock.
  • Absent this case and settlement, those amendments would have gone through without any additional consideration to common stockholders.
  • “Our clients are pleased to have reached this successful agreement on behalf of all AMC common stockholders,” lawyers from the firms said.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Announces Results of Special Meeting of Stockholders

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC and APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the world, announced today that its shareholders approved both the Share Increase Proposal and the Reverse Split Proposal at its Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, March 14, 2023.

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  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC and APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the world, announced today that its shareholders approved both the Share Increase Proposal and the Reverse Split Proposal at its Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, March 14, 2023.
  • Commenting on the results, Adam Aron, AMC Entertainment Chairman and CEO said, “AMC’s shareholders exercised their rights today to have their voices be heard.
  • If implemented, AMC should have an ability to raise a significant amount of equity capital in the months and years ahead.
  • Stockholders voted in favor of each proposal, as follows:
    The Share Increase Proposal was approved.

Easy-to-use app to simplify branding with always on-brand design templates

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Entrepreneur and Baseline Founder, Developer, and Designer Gilli Sigurdsson recently launched the easy-to-use app to simplify the brand design process with design tools that apply brands automatically to templates."I wanted to launch a product that makes it easy to manage and keep projects on-brand across multiple platforms," Sigurdsson said. "A strong brand presence is what sets brands apart from the rest and Baseline's design tools help simplify the brand design process by automatically adding your brand assets, such as logos and colors to templates and designs. Baseline continues to evolve and roll out new features that meet the needs of their customers so that it is easier than ever to stay on-brand."

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  • Baseline is a new app that simplifies brand management and design process by automatically applying brand assets, such as logos and colors, to templates.
  • REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Entrepreneur and Baseline Founder, Developer, and Designer Gilli Sigurdsson recently launched the easy-to-use app to simplify the brand design process with design tools that apply brands automatically to templates.
  • "I wanted to launch a product that makes it easy to manage and keep projects on-brand across multiple platforms," Sigurdsson said.
  • "A strong brand presence is what sets brands apart from the rest and Baseline's design tools help simplify the brand design process by automatically adding your brand assets, such as logos and colors to templates and designs.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Raises $162 Million Through Sales of AMC Preferred Equity Units (“APE”) Since Launching Its At-The-Market Program and Provides Business Update

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Monday, December 19, 2022

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC and APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”) today provided a business update for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022.

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  • AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC and APE) (“AMC” or “the Company”) today provided a business update for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2022.
  • During the fourth quarter of 2022 to date, AMC has raised approximately $153.2 million of gross cash proceeds before fees and commissions, through the sale of 123.2 million AMC Preferred Equity Units.
  • This theatre is brand new, having opened in December 2019 and closed only three months later due to COVID-19.
  • AMC does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update any information contained herein to reflect future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

Timex Goes Ape

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

MIDDLEBURY, Conn., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Timex®, the #1 selling watch brand in the United States*, is going bananas over its partnership with select community members involved in one of the world's biggest NFT projects, the Bored Ape Yacht Club.  Timex, the watch of the metaverse, enters Web3, with a first-ever collection of ultra-rare one-of-one timepieces and corresponding digital twin NFTs, exclusively available to members of the Bored Ape and Mutant Ape community. 

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  • Timex, the watch of the metaverse, enters Web3, with a first-ever collection of ultra-rare one-of-one timepieces and corresponding digital twin NFTs, exclusively available to members of the Bored Ape and Mutant Ape community.
  • Developed in partnership with long-term ape holders, each stunning, custom created digital collectible and hand assembled watch is based on the iconic Timex Waterbury Classic design to showcase the Ape or Mutant on full display.
  • Creative direction, design and Web3 utility for the Timex Goes Ape project was consulted by Josh Ong , CryptoVonDoom , The Miami Ape , LOGIK , BaronVonHustle and Zeneca , long-time Bored Ape holders who have been in the club since the beginning, when Yuga Labs first launched the collection.
  • Timex teamed up with best-in-class partners to Go Ape including Daz3D, a leader in web3 strategy, marketing, and full-stack development, as well as long-term Bored Ape members.

Yuga Labs Co-Founder Greg Solano, AKA Garga, Coming To Benzinga's Future Of Crypto Event: Here Are The Details

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Prior to launching Yuga Labs, Greg was working in the publishing industry.

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  • Prior to launching Yuga Labs, Greg was working in the publishing industry.
  • Greg teamed up with Wylie Aronow (aka Gordon Goner) on Yuga Labs after developing a friendship from a shared love of books, movies and playing "World of Warcraft" online.
  • About Yuga Labs: Launched in 2021, Yuga Labs is the home of Bored Ape Yacht Club,Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, CryptoPunks, Meebits and Otherside.
  • There's a lot to come," Yuga Labs CEO Nicole Muniz said in a statement at the time of the funding.

Maxon Announces Packed Upcoming October 2022 Events Schedule

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Oct. 4, 2022   /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers and visual effects artists, today announced their October schedule of live events, including LightBox Expo 2022 (October 14-16), Adobe MAX 2022 Creativity Conference (October 18-20), and NAB Show New York (October 19-20). Hot off the heels of a successful IBC showcase, Maxon will be returning to more live events to showcase their toolset and support artists using Cinema 4D, Red Giant VFX and motion graphics tools, ZBrush, Forger, and Redshift. Attendees can expect to see demonstrations of the entire Maxon One suite, including presentations from yet another lineup of crowd favorite graphic and motion design artists.

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  • BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon , developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers and visual effects artists, today announced their October schedule of live events, including LightBox Expo 2022 (October 14-16), Adobe MAX 2022 Creativity Conference (October 18-20), and NAB Show New York (October 19-20).
  • Artists will be hanging out at Maxon's booth, creating with Maxon products for approximately an hour.
  • Maxon will be conducting mini workshops from their Adobe MAX booth #909 on the exhibition showfloor from 9am to 5pm PDT each day.
  • Dell Giveaway In parallel with these events, Maxon is also running an exciting giveaway with the leading manufacturer for high-performance workstations and laptops, Dell.

World premiere: Humans.ai has brought the first Bored Ape NFT to life on stage at Comic Con

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

LONDON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's East European Comic Con edition welcomed a special guest, the first NFT brought to life by artificial intelligence startup Humans.ai. The event was a world premiere for NFT enthusiasts, with Bored Ape #223 being the first NFT to present on a Comic Con stage worldwide.

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  • Bored Ape NFT #223 from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection created by Yuga Labs, was brought to life by European tech startup Humans.ai at East European Comic Con
    LONDON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's East European Comic Con edition welcomed a special guest, the first NFT brought to life by artificial intelligence startup Humans.ai .
  • The event was a world premiere for NFT enthusiasts, with Bored Ape #223 being the first NFT to present on a Comic Con stage worldwide.
  • The Bored Ape #223 NFT, named Elon Munskey, is part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection, created by Yuga Labs and was invited to speak on stage at Comic Con and answer tens of questions from audience members interested in learning more about the NFT universe.
  • Bored Ape #9184 also delighted tens of thousands of attendees at the Tomorrowland music festival in Belgium after appearing as one of the event's surprise DJs.