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AR-Enabled Manifest Work-Instruction Platform to Be Demonstrated at Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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Taqtile , Inc. will exhibit its industry-leading augmented reality (AR)-based work-instruction platform, Manifest , at the 2022 Department of Defense (DoD) Maintenance Symposium in Orlando, December 12-15.

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  • Taqtile , Inc. will exhibit its industry-leading augmented reality (AR)-based work-instruction platform, Manifest , at the 2022 Department of Defense (DoD) Maintenance Symposium in Orlando, December 12-15.
  • Showcased in the Magic Leap booth, P1405, the AR-enabled maintenance and inspection capabilities of Manifest will be demonstrated in operational and training scenarios.
  • Expert guidance through Manifest can increase maintenance and repair efficiencies, assist personnel in completing procedures more accurately, and improve safety.
  • Maintenance applications in the defense sector utilizing Manifest will be on display using the Magic Leap 2 headset.

U.S. Army Veteran and Family Received Keys to New Mortgage-Free Lennar Home in Inman, South Carolina

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Lennar and Operation Finally Home have teamed to build mortgage-free homes for veterans and their families across the countrysince 2017.

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  • Lennar and Operation Finally Home have teamed to build mortgage-free homes for veterans and their families across the countrysince 2017.
  • Prior to the ceremony, the Cassidy family was escorted to their new home by Rusty Carroll, Operation Finally Home president.
  • U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brian Cassidy and his family were initially surprised with the news they would be receiving the new Lennar home on June 22.
  • ABOUT LENNAR |Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations.

Good night. Sleep tight. Be sure to get your ad claims right.

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Even if bugs arent your bag, the cases are a reminder of the need to back up your claims with solid science.

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  • Even if bugs arent your bag, the cases are a reminder of the need to back up your claims with solid science.
  • The first case, which resulted in a settlement, challenged claims for Rest Easy, a liquid containing cinnamon oil, peppermint, clove oil, and the like.
  • Available from national retailers, Rest Easy was advertised to Kill & Repel Bed Bugs.
  • As the ads said, Rest Easy is HIGHLY effective, killing 90% of bedbugs within 2 seconds of contact, and the rest within 30 minutes .
  • In addition to eradicating pesky vermin, the marketers pitched the gallon size as an effective litigation repellant: For commercial use in apartments, hotels, and more.
  • According to the FTC, the companys prevention and treatment promises are unsubstantiated and its claims that the products effectiveness and superiority have been scientifically proven are false.
  • The FTCs lawsuit also challenges as false the defendants claims that BEST Yet!

GRAINGER NAMES NANCY BERARDINELLI-KRANTZ AS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced it has appointed Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective Jan. 30, 2023.

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions, today announced it has appointed Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective Jan. 30, 2023.
  • "Her distinguished career in the legal, business and government environment coupled with her ability to lead with integrity matches Grainger's purpose-driven culture.
  • Berardinelli-Krantz joins Grainger from Eaton Corporation, where she is Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer.
  • "For more than 20 years, John Howard has showed unwavering dedication and service to Grainger and our customers," said Macpherson.

4-Star General Thomas Schwartz, USA, Retired, Joins AR-Enabled Work-Instruction Software Innovator, Taqtile, as Strategic Advisor

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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Decorated 4-Star General Thomas A. Schwartz, USA, Ret., has joined Taqtile as a Strategic Advisor in Taqtiles growing global defense business.

Key Points: 
  • Decorated 4-Star General Thomas A. Schwartz, USA, Ret., has joined Taqtile as a Strategic Advisor in Taqtiles growing global defense business.
  • General Schwartz will advise and support the evolution and adoption of the companys trusted Manifest platform for use in the defense industry.
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    4-Star General Thomas A. Schwartz, USA, retired, joins augmented reality (AR)-enabled work-instruction software innovator, Taqtile, as a strategic advisor (Photo: Business Wire)
    Over his distinguished career, General Schwartz has held numerous leadership positions in Korea, Germany, and the U.S.
  • General Schwartz graduated from West Point in 1967 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry.

Empower AI Awarded $14 Million Cybersecurity Contract to Support U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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Empower AI (formerly NCI Information Systems), a leading provider of artificial intelligence and other technologies to U.S. government agencies, today announced that it has won a new contract to support the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Commands Mission Engineering Directorate.

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  • Empower AI (formerly NCI Information Systems), a leading provider of artificial intelligence and other technologies to U.S. government agencies, today announced that it has won a new contract to support the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Commands Mission Engineering Directorate.
  • The task order, awarded under ISECs Total Engineering and Integration Services IV contract, includes a one-year base period of performance and one option year, with a total contract value of $14 million.
  • With the task order, Empower AI will provide cybersecurity support services to ISEC-MED ranging from improving cybersecurity agility across operations to introducing process improvement measures to address the ever-evolving cybersecurity mission across the U.S. Army.
  • Specific support initiatives will include cybersecurity life cycle management, cybersecurity engineering assistance, security control assessor-validator services and additional IT support.

Amprius Technologies Passes Military Performance Specification Nail Penetration Test with Unprecedented 390 Wh/kg Cell

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Amprius Technologies, Inc. (Amprius) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, today announced that an independent third-party testing lab has validated Amprius 390 Wh/kg polymer electrolyte cell by successfully passing the nail penetration test per the requirements of section 4.7.4.4. of the MIL-PRF-32383 (Military Performance Specification).

Key Points: 
  • Amprius Technologies, Inc. (Amprius) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, today announced that an independent third-party testing lab has validated Amprius 390 Wh/kg polymer electrolyte cell by successfully passing the nail penetration test per the requirements of section 4.7.4.4. of the MIL-PRF-32383 (Military Performance Specification).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005397/en/
    Amprius Technologies Passes Military Performance Specification Nail Penetration Test with Unprecedented 390 Wh/kg Cell (Photo: Business Wire)
    The test is used to determine the feasibility of a specific product in combat scenarios.
  • When conducting the test, a 0.113-inch diameter stainless steel nail is driven through a fully charged cell at a prescribed speed.
  • The cell is deemed to have passed if there is no smoke or flame following the nail penetration.

Kumu Networks Demonstrates World’s Highest Performing Self-Interference Cancellation Technology to US Army

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Kumu Networks today announced that its K8 Canceller prototype has achieved the highest levels of radio self-interference cancellation to date.

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  • Kumu Networks today announced that its K8 Canceller prototype has achieved the highest levels of radio self-interference cancellation to date.
  • It is exciting to see Kumu Networks remarkable achievement in self-interference cancellation, said Prakash Sangam, Founder and Principal of Tantra Analyst.
  • Kumu Networks is a leading provider of radio self-interference cancellation and filtering technology for IoT, wireless infrastructure, and electronic defense.
  • Kumu Networks filtering and cancellation solutions, in the forms of RFICs and modules, are in use and testing with leading electronics, defense and aerospace manufacturers.

Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as New U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Armys Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

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  • Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Armys Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.
  • "We are honored that the U.S. Army has selected the Bell V-280 Valor as its next-generation assault aircraft," said Scott C. Donnelly, Textrons chairman and chief executive officer.
  • This is an exciting time for the U.S. Army, Bell, and Team Valor as we modernize the Armys aviation capabilities for decades to come, said Mitch Snyder, president and CEO of Bell.
  • Bell and its industry partners have systematically validated the V-280 aircraft and their modular open systems approach in collaboration with the Army.

Nucor Promotes Noah Hanners to Executive Vice President

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead doors; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that Noah Hanners will be promoted to Executive Vice President effective January 1, 2023.
  • Mr. Hanners began his career with Nucor in 2011 as Melt Shop Engineer at Nucor Steel South Carolina.
  • He next served as Shift Supervisor and was then promoted to Melt Shop Manager of Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc. Mr. Hanners later served as General Manager of Nucor Tubular Products and General Manager of Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc. and was promoted to Vice President in 2019.
  • He currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of The David J. Joseph Company.