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Harmonic Security Selected as Finalist for RSA Conference 2024 Innovation Sandbox Contest

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Harmonic Security has today been named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the RSA Conference™ 2024 Innovation Sandbox contest for its work in delivering secure AI adoption for global companies.

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  • Harmonic Security has today been named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the RSA Conference™ 2024 Innovation Sandbox contest for its work in delivering secure AI adoption for global companies.
  • Harmonic Security will present its technology to a panel of renowned industry judges and a live in-person audience on Monday, May 6 at RSA Conference 2024 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
  • “The submissions for this year’s RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest were both dynamic and inspiring.
  • Alastair Paterson, CEO of Harmonic Security comments: “There is a critical need for Harmonic Security.

Nature Communications Publishes Zapata AI Research on Generative AI for Optimization

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. (“Zapata AI”) (Nasdaq: ZPTA), the Industrial Generative AI company, today announced that its foundational research on generator-enhanced optimization (GEO) has been published in the esteemed Nature Communications journal.

Key Points: 
  • Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. (“Zapata AI”) (Nasdaq: ZPTA), the Industrial Generative AI company, today announced that its foundational research on generator-enhanced optimization (GEO) has been published in the esteemed Nature Communications journal.
  • The research, titled “Enhancing Combinatorial Optimization with Classical and Quantum Generative Models,” introduces Generator-Enhanced Optimization (GEO), a novel optimization method that leverages the power of generative modeling to suggest high-quality candidate solutions to complex optimization problems.
  • It is the second Zapata AI paper on generative AI to be published in Nature Communications since December 2023 .
  • The GEO paper reflects the results of a pioneering effort to apply generative AI to portfolio optimization and other optimization problems.

Marco Santos to become CEO of GFT Technologies SE

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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The Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE today appointed Marco Santos as the new CEO of the digitalization group.

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  • The Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE today appointed Marco Santos as the new CEO of the digitalization group.
  • In addition to his current role, Jochen Ruetz (56), CFO of GFT Technologies SE, will become Deputy CEO as of 1 January 2025.
  • Ulrich Dietz, Chairman of the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies, said: “Marco Santos is a guarantor of growth and innovation.
  • He has many years of capital market and business experience and has been CFO of GFT Technologies SE since 2003.

NTT Research PHI Lab Scientists Achieve Quantum Control of Excitons in 2D Semiconductors

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that scientists from its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab have achieved quantum control of exciton wavefunctions in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.

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  • NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that scientists from its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab have achieved quantum control of exciton wavefunctions in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors.
  • However, achieving fine control over their quantum mechanical state has been plagued with scalability issues due to limitations in existing fabrication techniques.
  • In particular, the control over position and energy of quantum dots has been a major hindrance to scaling up towards quantum applications.
  • The PHI Lab has also entered a joint research agreement with the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Breakout Ventures Welcomes Five New Venture Partners

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, is pleased to welcome five new venture partners.

Key Points: 
  • Breakout Ventures , the home for creative bioscience entrepreneurs, is pleased to welcome five new venture partners.
  • Walter advises numerous portfolio companies of VC and PE firms, including as a board member for Checkerspot, a Breakout Ventures investment.
  • Breakout supports our portfolio companies with more than just capital, and we are excited to welcome this group of insightful leaders.
  • To learn more about Breakout Ventures, visit: https://www.breakout.vc/ .

Politan Nominates Two Independent Candidates for Masimo Board

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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Politan Capital Management (together with its affiliates, “Politan”), an 8.9% shareholder of Masimo Corporation (“Masimo” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MASI), today announced that it is nominating two candidates for election to the Masimo Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

Key Points: 
  • Politan Capital Management (together with its affiliates, “Politan”), an 8.9% shareholder of Masimo Corporation (“Masimo” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MASI), today announced that it is nominating two candidates for election to the Masimo Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  • Quentin Koffey, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Politan, and a current director on the Masimo Board, stated:
    “When shareholders overwhelmingly elected Michelle Brennan and me to the Masimo Board last year, we were optimistic we could work productively with the rest of the Board to drive positive change.
  • However, at this stage the Board has been provided zero details, and Politan has serious concerns given the lack of basic governance and oversight we have observed since joining the Board.
  • The participants in the proxy solicitation are Politan, Politan Capital Management GP LLC, Politan Capital Partners GP LLC, Politan Capital NY LLC, Politan Intermediate Ltd., Politan Capital Partners Master Fund LP (“Politan Master Fund”), Politan Capital Partners LP (“Politan LP”), Politan Capital Offshore Partners LP (“Politan Offshore” and collectively with Politan Master Fund and Politan LP, the “Politan Funds”), Quentin Koffey, Matthew Hall, Aaron Kapito, William Jellison and Darlene Solomon (collectively, the “Participants”).

Foundry Raises $80 Million in Seed and Series A Funding to Build a New Breed of Public Cloud

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Today, Foundry , a new breed of public cloud for AI/ML workloads, announced $80M in seed and Series A funding to orchestrate the world’s compute capacity, rendering it universally accessible and useful.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Foundry , a new breed of public cloud for AI/ML workloads, announced $80M in seed and Series A funding to orchestrate the world’s compute capacity, rendering it universally accessible and useful.
  • Foundry is building to ensure humanity maximizes the utility of the computing power we already have, and will produce.
  • Foundry’s innovative methods are solving these issues by providing scalable GPU instances with unmatched price-performance ratios.
  • If you are interested in becoming a customer or partner, or joining the team, please visit the company’s website .

Amogy Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Amogy , provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Amogy , provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
  • Alongside the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company recognizes 606 organizations across 58 sectors and regions.
  • The World's Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company's hallmark franchise and one of the year's most anticipated editorial efforts.
  • Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies package is available online , as well as in-app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning March 26.

AffyImmune Therapeutics Appoints Matt Britz as Chief Executive Officer and Pete Gelinas as SVP of CMC

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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AffyImmune Therapeutics, Inc ., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel, first-in-class, affinity-tuned CAR T cell therapies, announced today the appointment of Matt Britz to Chief Executive Officer and Pete Gelinas as Senior Vice President of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls.

Key Points: 
  • AffyImmune Therapeutics, Inc ., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel, first-in-class, affinity-tuned CAR T cell therapies, announced today the appointment of Matt Britz to Chief Executive Officer and Pete Gelinas as Senior Vice President of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls.
  • Matt is well-suited to lead AffyImmune as CEO as the Company accelerates clinical development of AIC100 in thyroid cancer, and in other indications with high unmet medical need.
  • Matt Britz joined AffyImmune in June 2021 as Senior Vice President (SVP), Business Development and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in January 2022.
  • Pete Gelinas brings over 15 years of extensive experience in Manufacturing and CMC Product Development to AffyImmune.

2024 Gaming Survey: Open Source Wins Big, Split Opinions on AI

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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The survey also yielded rich data regarding developers’ views on multiple aspects of open-source game building, AI and adjacent technologies, job security, character diversity, online communities, and the psychology behind gaming.

Key Points: 
  • The survey also yielded rich data regarding developers’ views on multiple aspects of open-source game building, AI and adjacent technologies, job security, character diversity, online communities, and the psychology behind gaming.
  • Compared to proprietary software, a large majority of game developers pointed to better features, innovation, value, and adaptation with open source.
  • 74% recognized that open-source software is better suited to adapt to advancing technologies than proprietary software.
  • Concern about the rise of AI in game development was divided, with 44% expressing concern and 55% saying they had none.