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Texas and California Unite at EarthX to Acknowledge Milestone in Recycling and Circular Economy Initiatives

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

This gesture highlights the collaborative efforts between Texas and California to advance sustainability and recycling, showcasing a united front in the push towards a circular economy.

Key Points: 
  • This gesture highlights the collaborative efforts between Texas and California to advance sustainability and recycling, showcasing a united front in the push towards a circular economy.
  • The collaboration between Texas and California reflects a broader vision that transcends traditional recycling, aiming to integrate nature-based technologies that replicate the comprehensive recycling capabilities found in nature.
  • The upcoming acknowledgment at EarthX underscores the shared commitment between Texas and California to environmental stewardship and the development of sustainable solutions.
  • "In an era where division often defines our discourse, the collaboration between Texas and California on recycling is a beacon of unity and innovation.

Iterable Closes Banner Fiscal Year of Growth and AI Innovation; Surpasses $200 Million Annual Recurring Revenue

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Iterable, the AI-powered customer communication platform, today celebrated a banner fiscal year of growth and innovation.

Key Points: 
  • Iterable, the AI-powered customer communication platform, today celebrated a banner fiscal year of growth and innovation.
  • Marketers leveraged Iterable to deliver over 200 billion cross-channel messages and execute nearly 3 million campaigns last year alone.
  • What sets them apart is their commitment to delivering robust, user-friendly AI solutions designed to help today’s biggest brands scale their growth.
  • Through cross-channel marketing and AI capabilities, the Iterable team ensures we stay ahead of the curve in this dynamic industry.

Clerk Raises $30m Series B from CRV and Stripe to Expand into Authorization

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Clerk , the developer tools company known for its React-friendly authentication solution, raised $30 million in Series B financing led by CRV, with participation from Stripe, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Madrona.

Key Points: 
  • Clerk , the developer tools company known for its React-friendly authentication solution, raised $30 million in Series B financing led by CRV, with participation from Stripe, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Madrona.
  • The capital will be used to expand its service beyond authentication, which identifies who a user is, and into authorization, which determines the permissions a user has.
  • Since permission to access certain features typically depends on the user’s subscription plan, Clerk requires a tight integration with Stripe Billing to create a robust authorization solution.
  • In addition to the Stripe Billing integration, Clerk will exhibit at the upcoming Stripe Sessions conference in April, and has published a Stripe Atlas Guide, Optimizing your customer sign-up and sign-in experience .

Legit Security Announces Historic 2023 Year-End

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legit Security, the leading application security posture management (ASPM) platform that enables secure application delivery, today announced that 2023 delivered the most successful year in the company’s history, including most recently being named to the Fortune Cyber 60 list of the most important venture-backed startups.

Key Points: 
  • Legit’s platform enables security leaders, including CISOs, product security leaders and security architects, to gain comprehensive visibility into risks across the development pipeline from the infrastructure to the application layer.
  • Key milestones Legit achieved in 2023 include:
    Achieved nearly 250% ARR (annual recurring revenue) growth in 2023 and secured a net retention rate of 190% while doubling the company’s customer base.
  • Legit was included in the “growth stage” category for its notable growth in 2023.
  • Being named as a “sample vendor” in several Gartner research reports, including “Innovation Insight for Application Security Posture Management,” Emerging Tech Impact Radar: Security” (supply chain security), “Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2023 (ASPM),” and “How to Select DevSecOps Tools for Secure Software Delivery.”
    Launching a collaboration with CrowdStrike to offer customers an integrated solution encompassing both Legit’s platform and CrowdStrike’s cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform, ensuring the cloud environments are optimally configured and safeguarded.

Zip 2023 in Review: $100 Million Series C, Intake-to-Pay Expansion, Inaugural User Conference ‘Zip Forward’, and New Generative AI Advancements

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

The past 12 months have not only solidified our position, but also advanced Zip from a promising tech innovator to an established industry leader,” said Rujul Zaparde, CEO and Co-founder of Zip.

Key Points: 
  • The past 12 months have not only solidified our position, but also advanced Zip from a promising tech innovator to an established industry leader,” said Rujul Zaparde, CEO and Co-founder of Zip.
  • “We built Zip for the new world of procurement where people want more than just a better process.
  • They want a fully intuitive experience with strong visibility and control across the end-to-end cross functional process—made possible with intake and adoption.
  • In early November, Zip’s inaugural user conference Zip Forward premiered, bringing together over 400 attendees, including distinguished speakers from Snowflake, OpenAI, Discover, Figma and more.

Grayscale® Digital Large Cap Fund, Grayscale® DeFi Fund, and Grayscale® Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund Announce Rebalancing of Funds for Fourth Quarter 2023

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Friday, January 5, 2024

No single entity owns or operates the Avalanche network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base.

Key Points: 
  • No single entity owns or operates the Avalanche network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base.
  • Smart contract operations are executed on the Avalanche blockchain in exchange for payment of AVAX.
  • Like the Ethereum network, the Avalanche network is one of a number of projects intended to expand blockchain use beyond just a peer-to-peer money system.
  • At the end of the day on January 4, 2024, DEFG’s Fund Components were a basket of the following assets and weightings.

Flash News: OKX Wallet Users Can Now Access Prisma Finance, a Decentralized Borrowing Protocol

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Sunday, November 5, 2023

SINGAPORE, Nov. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKX , a leading Web3 technology company, has issued updates for November 5, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Nov. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKX , a leading Web3 technology company, has issued updates for November 5, 2023.
  • OKX Wallet Users Can Now Access Prisma Finance, a Decentralized Borrowing Protocol
    OKX Wallet is now integrated with Prisma Finance , a DeFi Project that aims to maximize the potential of Ethereum liquid staking tokens (LSTs).
  • With this integration, OKX Wallet users can now access Prisma Finance via web extension and do the following:
    • Mint: Users can choose their favorite LST, deposit it as collateral and mint their desired amount of mkUSD
    ○ mkUSD is fully collateralized by liquid staking tokens.
  • The stablecoin will be incentivized on Curve and Convex Finance to create a capital-efficient flywheel where users can receive trading fees, CRV, CVX and PRISMA - on top of their Ethereum staking rewards

Kroger Honors and Commits to Hiring Veterans and their Families

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

CINCINNATI, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced it will host a veteran and military family virtual career expo on Thursday, November 9 from 2-5 p.m. ET.

Key Points: 
  • Kroger is proud to honor our heroes by offering a meaningful career for those who have served, including military service members and their families," said Tim Massa, senior vice president and chief people officer at Kroger.
  • The virtual event will also spotlight Kroger veteran leaders to provide insight on the veteran experience within the organization.
  • Kroger is committed to providing opportunities that support the unique needs of our veterans, transitioning service members and their families.
  • Kroger will also honor active and former military members and their dependents with a 10 percent discount in stores nationwide on Veterans Day.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia announces selection of OnTime Network's Advanced Mission Management System and Ethernet Switch for the LAND 400 Phase 2 Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle program for the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The OnTime Networks Advanced Mission Management System uses a  Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) and will be configured as Video Processing Units for this application.

Key Points: 
  • The OnTime Networks Advanced Mission Management System uses a  Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) and will be configured as Video Processing Units for this application.
  • Between 2023 and 2026, OnTime Networks will deliver  the VPU and  Ethernet Switches for the 8x8 Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) for the Australian Army.
  • Øyvind Holmeide, OnTime Networks' CEO stated, "The selection by Rheinmetall is a significant milestone for OnTime Networks.
  • He continued, "Achieving highly accurate connectivity onboard can dramatically enhance vehicle communication, networking, and sensor integration for mission capability and critical decision-making."

Zeitgeist to Launch Revolutionary Prediction Markets Utilizing CoinDesk Indices

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

BERLIN, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeitgeist, the pioneering dApp for prediction markets, is thrilled to announce its strategic collaboration with CoinDesk Indices (CDI), the leading provider of digital asset indices by AUM since 2014. With this engagement, Zeitgeist aims to bring fresh signals to prediction markets for tradeable crypto sectors.

Key Points: 
  • BERLIN, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeitgeist , the pioneering dApp for prediction markets, is thrilled to announce its strategic collaboration with CoinDesk Indices (CDI), the leading provider of digital asset indices by AUM since 2014.
  • Utilizing CoinDesk Indices' expertise allows us to offer unparalleled prediction markets on one of the leading crypto index platforms in the world."
  • The company is set to run prediction markets on two prominent crypto sector indices: the CoinDesk DeFi Select Index and the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Index .
  • "We are excited to see two of our select sector indices support prediction markets at Zeitgeist," said Andy Baehr, CFA, Managing Director at CoinDesk Indices.