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NESN and Make An Impact Foundation Unveil New Playground at Boys & Girls Club of Boston’s Roxbury Location

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NESN and Make An Impact Foundation , a non-profit dedicated to promoting the education and well-being of underserved children nationwide, today announced the opening of a new playground at the Boys & Girls Club of Boston’s Yawkey Club of Roxbury.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NESN and Make An Impact Foundation , a non-profit dedicated to promoting the education and well-being of underserved children nationwide, today announced the opening of a new playground at the Boys & Girls Club of Boston’s Yawkey Club of Roxbury.
  • A public grand opening celebration is scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the Yawkey Boys & Girls Club, located at 115 Warren St., Roxbury.
  • The NESN Playground features play equipment from Miracle Recreation, a pioneer in manufacturing thrilling playgrounds for nearly a century.
  • “We are thrilled to unveil our first-ever NESN Playground in Roxbury, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Boston,” said NESN President and Chief Executive Officer Sean McGrail.

Verbit Releases New Generative AI Product Suite

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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New York, NY, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verbit, a leading provider of voice AI solutions, is proud to announce its new generative AI product suite.

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  • New York, NY, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verbit, a leading provider of voice AI solutions, is proud to announce its new generative AI product suite.
  • Verbit’s generative AI offering – “Gen.V” – was developed with the company’s proprietary, advanced technology.
  • “With Gen.V, we’re bringing generative AI to the customer, they never have to go looking for it.”
    Users simply need to click the “Use Gen AI” button that appears with their Verbit transcripts to activate the enhanced features.
  • As such, Verbit is focusing on generative AI and uncovering industry-specific applications in each of our industries.

ThetaRay Records 260% Revenue Growth in 2022, Appoints Eran Fishov to Lead Enterprise Customer Success

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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ThetaRay , a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology for banks and fintech, today announced 260% revenue growth in 2022, and the appointment of Eran Fishov as VP of Customer Success, Enterprise, to accelerate market momentum.

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  • ThetaRay , a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology for banks and fintech, today announced 260% revenue growth in 2022, and the appointment of Eran Fishov as VP of Customer Success, Enterprise, to accelerate market momentum.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230503005463/en/
    Eran Fishov joins ThetaRay to lead new Enterprise Customer Success Division.
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    Fishov joins the company to lead relationships with enterprise clients, leveraging his expertise in building long-term, value-based relationships.
  • Fishov brings over two decades of experience in the field of customer success in organizations such as AU10TIX and Verbit, and held senior positions at Nanorep and Clarizen building customer success systems.

Verbit Launches Human-Powered ASR Captioning Solution for Media & Entertainment

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verbit Company, which delivers the world's leading voice AI transcription and captioning solutions, announced today the release of a reliable, flexible and highly accurate automatic captioning product for the media industry. Verbit's new superior ASR and hybrid options mark the expansion of the company and its leading technologies into the broadcast, media and entertainment spaces.

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  • Verbit's new superior ASR and hybrid options mark the expansion of the company and its leading technologies into the broadcast, media and entertainment spaces.
  • Verbit first made its commitment to expanding into the media vertical with the acquisition of VITAC, the largest captioning company in North America, one year ago.
  • Verbit's ASR technology is built on a custom, adaptable and always-trained engine developed by captioning, speech and machine-learning experts.
  • The Verbit Company is comprised of Verbit, VITAC, Automatic Sync Technologies (AST), Take 1, Take Note and US Captioning.

Allyable and Verbit Partner to Accelerate AI-based Digital Accessibility Compliance for Enterprises and SMEs Worldwide

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry-leading digital accessibility SaaS technology company Allyable announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with Verbit, the foremost global transcription software corporation.

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  • Two global companies that innovate smart artificial intelligence (AI) digital enterprise technologyVerbit, the global AI transcription leader, and Allyable, a pioneer in AI digital accessibility automationjoin forces to streamline the process of meeting content accessibility benchmarks.
  • PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry-leading digital accessibility SaaS technology company Allyable announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with Verbit, the foremost global transcription software corporation.
  • Allyableis focused on helping global enterprises and small/medium enterprises (SMEs) to reduce the cost and complexity of meeting international compliance standards through automation, with its patented SaaS Allyable360 AI digital accessibility all-in-one project management platform.
  • Verbit employs the largest professional captioner workforce in the world and has emerged as the leader in the$30Btranscription industry.Learn more: https://verbit.ai .

ISF Raises $312 Million for a 3rd Secondary Fund Focusing on the Israeli High-Tech Market

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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The Fund is backed by major institutional investors from Israel, Europe, and the U.S.

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  • The Fund is backed by major institutional investors from Israel, Europe, and the U.S.
    TEL AVIV, Israel, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ISF (Israel Secondary Fund) announced today that it has raised its 3rd fund totaling 312 million dollars.
  • In 2017, ISF raised its 2nd fund of 100 million dollars and currently manages over half a billion dollars focused on secondary transactions in the Israeli technology market.
  • ISF (Israel Secondary fund) is a leading technology-focused secondary fund headed by Dror Glass, Nir Linchevski, and Eva Hubsman.
  • Nir Linchevski, a Managing Partner at ISF, adds: "ISF has played a crucial role in Israel's secondary market evolution.

ISF Raises $312 Million for a 3rd Secondary Fund Focusing on the Israeli High-Tech Market

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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The Fund is backed by major institutional investors from Israel, Europe, and the U.S.

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  • The Fund is backed by major institutional investors from Israel, Europe, and the U.S.
    TEL AVIV, Israel, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ISF (Israel Secondary Fund) announced today that it has raised its 3rd fund totaling 312 million dollars.
  • In 2017, ISF raised its 2nd fund of 100 million dollars and currently manages over half a billion dollars focused on secondary transactions in the Israeli technology market.
  • ISF (Israel Secondary fund) is a leading technology-focused secondary fund headed by Dror Glass, Nir Linchevski, and Eva Hubsman.
  • Nir Linchevski, a Managing Partner at ISF, adds: "ISF has played a crucial role in Israel's secondary market evolution.

CBS TO OFFER AUDIO DESCRIPTION FOR THE BLIND FOR "THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®"

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS, The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing will broaden access to THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® by providing, for the first time, audio description for the live telecast. The addition of audio description, which provides audio-narrated descriptions of a program's key visual elements, ensures that viewers who are blind and low vision will be able to take in all the action occurring on the screen, and provides a much richer experience of the event. The audio description will be provided on the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) channel by industry leaders VITAC and Audio Eyes.

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  • The audio description will be provided on the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) channel by industry leaders VITAC and Audio Eyes.
  • Since April 1, 2002, CBS has continuously provided audio description and is proud to have been an industry leader and innovator in the voluntary provision of the service.
  • "For over 20 years, CBS has continually improved upon and increased the availability of audio description in our programming.
  • We are proud to be able to offer THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDSto an even wider and more inclusive audience," said Mark Turits, vice president of captioning and audio description at Paramount Global.

Verbit Acquires U.S. Captioning Company, an Industry-Leading Closed Captioning Provider for National TV Networks

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verbit, the market leader in voice AI transcription and captioning solutions, today announced it has acquired U.S. Captioning to further its media vertical expansion efforts. U.S. Captioning is a renowned US-based provider of closed captioning services for national TV stations, networks, producers and programmers.

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  • U.S. Captioning is a renowned US-based provider of closed captioning services for national TV stations, networks, producers and programmers.
  • Established in 1999, U.S. Captioning offers post-production captioning in over 45 languages in addition to its real-time captioning capabilities.
  • It has developed long-lasting relationships with networks and stations that have become household names, such as Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  • U.S. Captioning has a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of people with hearing loss, among others.

Travel Insurance Startup Faye Raises $8M In Seed Funding, Poised for Travel's Rebound

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole-trip travel insurance startup Faye today announced it has raised $8M in seed funding, led by Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital, with participation from Portage Ventures, Global Founders Capital (GFC) and former NBA player Omri Casspi. The news comes on the heels of the company exiting stealth mode last month to introduce a more tech-driven, quick, person-first travel coverage and care offering to American consumers. 

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  • Co-Founder & CEO, Elad Schaffer: "Travel insurance has become synonymous with lengthy, jargon-filled policies that leave travelers confused rather than well-informed.
  • Faye is redefining insurance with the first 100% digital, consumer-centric travel insurance for Americans enabling smarter, faster, smoother assistance and claims resolutions.
  • Faye travel protection plans include insurance benefits underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company.
  • Zenner Insurance Services, LLC is the licensed producer of Faye travel protection plans.