Representation

Raiders' Head Coach, Antonio Pierce to be awarded Leader of the Year at Andre Farr Million Dollar Dinner presented by Executive Member Group during Big Game Weekend

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Friday, February 2, 2024

In keeping with an unswerving standard of excellence, this event is curated specifically for influential leaders in sports, entertainment, and business.

Key Points: 
  • In keeping with an unswerving standard of excellence, this event is curated specifically for influential leaders in sports, entertainment, and business.
  • "I am honored to annually host dynamic and accomplished Black leaders of the global intersection of sports, entertainment, and business.
  • In addition to Antonio Pierce receiving the Leader of the Year Award, Vada O.
  • – Larry Miller, Chairman, Jordan Brand Advisory Board
    "The Super Bowl Executive Dinner is literally the tide that lifts culture and community.

Sands Point Risk Launches Managing General Agent Platform with Flagship Transaction Liability Insurance Practice

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An underwriting team that is widely recognized as leaders in the Transaction Liability Insurance (“TLI”) industry is pleased to announce the launch of Sands Point Risk (“Sands Point'' or “the Company”).

Key Points: 
  • JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An underwriting team that is widely recognized as leaders in the Transaction Liability Insurance (“TLI”) industry is pleased to announce the launch of Sands Point Risk (“Sands Point'' or “the Company”).
  • Sands Point is a managing general agent (“MGA”) focused on supporting expanded opportunities across financial and property and casualty insurance lines.
  • With its flagship TLI practice, Sands Point will offer a full suite of products in TLI, including Representation and Warranties, Tax Liability and Contingent Liability Insurance.
  • We will also be looking for opportunities to deliver this same level of best-in-class underwriting and customer service in other specialized insurance lines as we build out the Sands Point platform.”

Seagate Reports on Progress Towards Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Objectives

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

The report outlines Seagate’s continued progress in the areas of Representation, Inclusion, Social impact, and Equity (RISE).

Key Points: 
  • The report outlines Seagate’s continued progress in the areas of Representation, Inclusion, Social impact, and Equity (RISE).
  • Results in these focus areas include:
    Representation – Increased representation of women across all levels of leadership (33.6% global women in leadership, up over 3% since FY21).
  • Inclusion – Added new employee-led resource groups tallying 29 chapters in seven countries with more than 3,700 participants worldwide.
  • “Seagate is fully committed to a thriving workplace that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive for everyone,’” said Heather Howell, Seagate’s director of diversity, equity and inclusion.

23andME CANADIAN CONSUMER DATA BREACH CLASS ACTION

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, ON, Dec. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a Representation Order subject to proposed class proceedings brought in the matter of J. R. v 23andMe Holding Co et al, Vancouver Registry, S-237147.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, ON, Dec. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a Representation Order subject to proposed class proceedings brought in the matter of J. R. v 23andMe Holding Co et al, Vancouver Registry, S-237147.
  • This class action has been brought on behalf of a proposed Class comprising of all Canadian customers of 23andMe who were affected by the data breach reported by the company in October 2023 ("Class"), excluding certain individuals affiliated with the Defendants.
  • 23andMe's Terms of Service dated November 30, 2023 include provisions for alternative dispute resolution and individual arbitration procedures and a class action waiver, and require that customers opt out if they wish to not be bound by those terms.
  • Pursuant to the Representation Order, Representative Plaintiff and Representative Counsel are empowered to address those issues on behalf of putative members of this class action.

WiMi Proposed Multi-View Fusion Algorithm Based on Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that its R&D team applied machine learning algorithms to image fusion and introduced a multi-view fusion algorithm based on artificial intelligence machine learning.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that its R&D team applied machine learning algorithms to image fusion and introduced a multi-view fusion algorithm based on artificial intelligence machine learning.
  • Multi-view fusion algorithm based on artificial intelligence machine learning is algorithm that utilize machine learning technique for joint learning and fusion of multiple views obtained from different viewpoints or information sources.
  • Multi-view fusion algorithm studied by WiMi usually include steps such as data pre-processing, multi-view fusion, feature learning, model training and prediction.
  • Multi-view fusion algorithm based on artificial intelligence machine learning have technical advantages such as data richness, information complementarity, model fusion capability, and adaptivity, which make multi-view algorithm has great potential and application value in dealing with complex problems and multi-source data analysis.

Entrada Therapeutics Awards Funding to Non-Profit Organizations Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility within the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Community

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

BOSTON, Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRDA), a biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the lives of patients by establishing intracellular Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEVÔ) therapeutics as a new class of medicines, today announced recipients of its inaugural Entrada Diversity, Representation, Equity and Advocacy MatterS (DREAMS) Grant Program. Entrada DREAMS grant recipients – The Akari Foundation, Neurology and Neuromuscular Care Center and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) – will each be awarded $25,000 to support initiatives that aim to better identify, understand and reach those within the Duchenne community who are currently underrepresented or underserved.

Key Points: 
  • Funding provided by Entrada will support the clinic in hiring its first mental health professional.
  • This individual will help to address gaps in socioeconomic health needs by providing emotional and social support to people and families living with Duchenne.
  • Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) Foundation is a patient advocacy organization fighting to end Duchenne by helping those living with the condition to lead longer, stronger lives.
  • On behalf of the DREAMS Review Committee, we congratulate these three vital organizations and we look forward to seeing the lasting impact that their work will continue to have on the Duchenne community.”

Sarah Jakes Roberts' Woman Evolve is Fastest-Selling Women's Conference at Texas' Globe Life Field

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 40,000 attendees will descend upon Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, this week, Sept. 14 – 16, for the global women's conference Woman Evolve, presented by Wells Fargo. Powered by Sarah Jakes Roberts' authentic and dynamic voice, attendees will be led through areas of enrichment for women that include having courage, loving your body, mental health struggles, finances, a man's perspective and ministry. The nearly sold-out event will include more than 1,600 volunteers hailing from Texas with attendees coming from all over including Australia, Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Key Points: 
  • Sarah Jakes Roberts' Woman Evolve is the fastest selling women's conference in the history of Globe Life Field.
  • The fifth annual Woman Evolve conference showcases a growing trend in America: how women are leading the charge in economic impact.
  • Jakes Roberts' Woman Evolve is the fastest selling women's conference in the history of Globe Life Field.
  • Woman Evolve will feature speakers including:
    Jakes Roberts is redefining what it means to be a modern woman of faith.

BOSTON TEA PARTY SHIPS & MUSEUM LAUNCHES NEW EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Engaging Students Throughout the United States on the Boston Tea PartyAs part of a new initiative during the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party's commemorative year, students across American are invited to express their personal thoughts and connections to the themes centered around the ideas of the Boston Tea Party -- Civic Engagement, Representation, Protest and Commemoration -- through creative writing projects (essays, poetry etc.), videography, or artistic design. The goal is to not only educate students on the iconic events that helped shape America, but also allow them to connect these ideals and relate to what they mean to them today.

Key Points: 
  • Schools/Students Across America Invited to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party [December 16, 2023]
    "The Boston Tea Party is the 'single most important event leading up to the American Revolution'," says Shawn Ford, Executive Director of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
  • A tea donation drive is currently underway where schools/students across the United States can participate by sending loose-leaf tea to Boston be thrown into Boston Harbor as part of the 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary reenactment.
  • Send dried loose-leaf tea (NO used tea bags) to: Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, 306 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210.
  • 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary LIVE Reenactment - Saturday, December 16, 2023
    The 250th anniversary year will culminate in a grand-scale, live reenactment of the Boston Tea Party on the actual anniversary of the Boston Tea Party - Saturday, December 16, 2023.

COMCAST RISE, A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN SMALL BUSINESSES, AWARDS ANOTHER 100 PHILADELPHIA BUSINESSES WITH COMPREHENSIVE GRANT PACKAGES

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Comcast announced the names of the 100 additional businesses in Philadelphia that will receive comprehensive Comcast RISE grant packages, which include business consultation services, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, creative production, media schedule, and a technology makeover. The recipients are among more than 13,500 entrepreneurs nationwide who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program to date. In Philadelphia, Comcast RISE has awarded 716 businesses with $7 million in total grants and services since the program launched in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • "As we continue to move forward, I am excited to be a Comcast RISE recipient and part of this resilient group of small business owners.
  • The program has evolved from helping businesses survive the pandemic, to helping businesses and their communities achieve stronger economic growth.
  • In addition, any small business owner can visit the Comcast RISE destination on the X1 platform featuring aggregated small business news, tips, insights, and more.
  • Comcast RISE is part of Project UP , the company's comprehensive initiative to advance digital equity and help build a future of unlimited possibilities.

Comcast RISE, Initiative to Support and Strengthen Small Businesses, Awards 100 Memphians With Comprehensive Grant Packages

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The recipients are among more than 13,500 entrepreneurs nationwide, and more than 200 small businesses in Memphis, who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program to date.

Key Points: 
  • The recipients are among more than 13,500 entrepreneurs nationwide, and more than 200 small businesses in Memphis, who have been selected through the Comcast RISE program to date.
  • Comcast RISE is committed to supporting the growth of all small businesses, while advancing the objectives of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as community investment.
  • "Congratulations to each of the 100 Comcast RISE winners and thank you to Comcast for their continuous support of our communities."
  • In addition, any small business owner can visit the Comcast RISE destination on the X1 platform featuring aggregated small business news, tips, insights, and more.