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Americraft Marine Appoints Peter Fetten as Chairman

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Monday, April 8, 2024

NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Americraft Marine, one of the maritime subsidiaries of Libra Group that owns and operates a Jones Act ship building facility in Palatka, Florida, has announced the appointment of Peter Fetten as Chairman of Americraft.

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  • NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Americraft Marine, one of the maritime subsidiaries of Libra Group that owns and operates a Jones Act ship building facility in Palatka, Florida, has announced the appointment of Peter Fetten as Chairman of Americraft.
  • A seasoned leader with four decades in the marine engineering and shipbuilding sectors, Fetten will help shape the strategic direction of Americraft Marine as it works to advance U.S. shipbuilding and the demand for Jones Act vessels.
  • Peter Fetten, Chairman of Americraft, said, "We are at a pivotal moment in American shipbuilding, which is the cornerstone of economic competitiveness.
  • Americraft Marine is one of three maritime subsidiaries of Libra Group, a privately owned business group whose 20 subsidiaries have assets and operations in nearly 60 countries.

Maxeon Solar Technologies Expands Patent Dispute Against Aiko

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

SINGAPORE, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced that its subsidiary Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. has filed a request to initiate preliminary injunction proceedings concerning patent infringement claims against Eironn Netherlands B.V. (Aiko Energy) and its wholesalers VDH Solar Groothandel B.V. and Libra Energy B.V. in the Hague District Court, Netherlands.

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  • SINGAPORE, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced that its subsidiary Maxeon Solar Pte.
  • New IP infringement action filed in the Netherlands, Cease & Desist letter sent regarding false claims
    The patent infringement claims concern Maxeon's European Patent No.
  • This patent relates to proprietary and fundamental solar cell architectures for rear or back contact solar cells, also known as All-Back Contact (ABC) solar cells or Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar cells.
  • In addition to the Dutch proceedings, Maxeon has a patent dispute pending against Aiko with respect to Maxeon's European Patent No.

Libra Consortium and Halliburton Landmark Collaborate to Develop Field Digital Twin

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it will work with Libra Consortium, lead by Petrobras, to develop a digital twin for a pre-salt field system in Brazil.

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  • Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it will work with Libra Consortium, lead by Petrobras, to develop a digital twin for a pre-salt field system in Brazil.
  • The Libra digital twin will help the consortium reduce capital expenditures, accelerate production times, and improve crude oil recovery rate using new insights obtained in a real-time environment.
  • Halliburton and Libra Consortium will develop an integrated and dynamic digital twin of the production system, including the reservoir, wells, and subsea network.
  • "The Mero unitized field digital twin reiterates Landmark's leadership in leveraging E&P cloud and digital solutions to revolutionize reservoir performance and asset optimization," said Nagaraj Srinivasan, senior vice president of Landmark, Halliburton Digital Solutions, and Consulting.

Labor and Employment Firms Zakay Law Group APLC & JCL Law Firm APC File Class Action Lawsuit Against Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale Alleging Failure to Pay Overtime Wages

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Libra Staffing Inc. and Samuel Hale, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, "Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit, Case No. 23STCV25896, is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. A copy of the Complaint can be read here.

Key Points: 
  • The lawsuit alleges Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale, violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked.
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC , filed a class action complaint against Libra Staffing Inc. and Samuel Hale, LLC (hereinafter, collectively, "Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale") for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks.
  • If you would like to know more about the Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale lawsuit, please contact Attorney Jackland Hom today by calling (619) 255-9047.
  • As a result of their allegedly rigorous work schedules and inadequate staffing , Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale's employees were from time to time allegedly denied their proper rest periods by Libra Staffing and Samuel Hale.

Libra Internet Bank, the top partner for fintechs in Romania, selects Temenos for Cross-Border Payments

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Libra Internet Bank has a reputation for innovation, having launched the country’s first 100% online accounts and loans.

Key Points: 
  • Libra Internet Bank has a reputation for innovation, having launched the country’s first 100% online accounts and loans.
  • Libra Internet Bank is already using Temenos for core banking and adding Temenos Payments will allow the bank to simplify and standardize its payments operations on a flexible, efficient platform, increasing Straight Through Processing (STP) rates and enhancing customer servicing.
  • Libra Internet Bank will also be able to improve its sanctions screening processes, for which it uses Temenos Financial Crime Mitigation solution, by standardizing on robust, scalable integration points with Temenos Payments.
  • With Temenos Payments the bank will have a modern payments platform enabling it to scale quickly and propel its growth plans.

Iris Energy Announces Appointment of Sunita Parasuraman to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

SYDNEY, Australia, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN ) (“Iris Energy” or “the Company”), a leading owner and operator of institutional-grade, highly efficient Bitcoin mining data centers powered by 100% renewable energy, today announced the appointment of Sunita Parasuraman to its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • SYDNEY, Australia, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN ) (“Iris Energy” or “the Company”), a leading owner and operator of institutional-grade, highly efficient Bitcoin mining data centers powered by 100% renewable energy, today announced the appointment of Sunita Parasuraman to its Board of Directors.
  • During her career as a senior technology executive, Ms. Parasuraman has built and scaled world-class teams at Meta (Facebook), VMware, Genentech, and Apple.
  • She also serves on the Board of the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation as well as its Finance, Governance & Nomination Committees.
  • David Bartholomew, Independent Chair of Iris Energy, commented:
    “We are excited that Ms. Parasuraman has agreed to join the Board of Iris Energy.

Lapis Energy and Denbury Form JV to Develop CO2 Sequestration Project in SE Louisiana

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Lapis Energy, LP (“Lapis”) announced today that it has formed a joint venture with a subsidiary of Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN, “Denbury”) to design, implement, and operate a carbon dioxide (“CO2”) sequestration (“CCS”) project at Lapis Energy’s 14,000-acre carbon storage site located in St Charles Parish, Louisiana, approximately 20 miles west of New Orleans.

Key Points: 
  • Lapis Energy, LP (“Lapis”) announced today that it has formed a joint venture with a subsidiary of Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN, “Denbury”) to design, implement, and operate a carbon dioxide (“CO2”) sequestration (“CCS”) project at Lapis Energy’s 14,000-acre carbon storage site located in St Charles Parish, Louisiana, approximately 20 miles west of New Orleans.
  • Each party will have a 50 percent interest in a newly formed project company, Libra CO2 Storage Solutions LLC (“Libra”).
  • Depending on the scale and pace of emissions agreements dedicated to the site, Denbury intends to connect the sequestration site to its existing CO2 pipeline network in southeast Louisiana with a 45-mile pipeline connection.
  • Lapis CEO Reg Manhas commented, “Lapis is pleased to welcome Denbury, a leading CCUS player, into this exciting project, and we look forward to working in partnership to fully develop the Libra Site.

transcosmos launches Web Accessibility Diagnostics & Renovation Service, a service which solves all challenges in enhancing corporate website accessibility

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Monday, March 6, 2023

TOKYO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has rolled out a web accessibility diagnostics & renovation service that ranges from performing a current status survey, defining the scope of renovation projects, developing necessary documents, to revamping the current websites to make all clients' site visitors enjoy a more pleasant user experience.

Key Points: 
  • To help businesses overcome such challenges, transcosmos will offer its website accessibility diagnostics & renovation service, which covers two phases – diagnostics and development & operations.
  • In the diagnostics phase, transcosmos will perform a current status survey on the client's website, define the scope of the website renovation project, and create documents such as a guideline for website development.
  • In the development & operations phase, transcosmos will not only renovate and evaluate the upgraded website, but also maintain enhanced web accessibility.
  • With this website accessibility & renovation service, transcosmos will assist clients in solving their challenges from all aspects.

AirMatrix Announces That It Is On-Track to Map 100 Worldwide Cities in the Next Year

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

These will span across continents, and will ultimately improve the platform's capacity to authorize drone flight paths.

Key Points: 
  • These will span across continents, and will ultimately improve the platform's capacity to authorize drone flight paths.
  • This will in turn provide cities the ability to enable commercial autonomous drone traffic.
  • As urban airspaces become more dense due to the rising number of drones in circulation, AirMatrix is providing software that helps cities to organize their drone flight-paths and minimize disruption.
  • As part of this announcement, the AirMatrix team highlights that it is en route to have successfully mapped one hundred cities by Q2 of 2023.

DAUGHTER OF ICONIC ARTIST PETER MAX FILES LANDMARK FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST NY COURT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS IN THE GUARDIANSHIP SYSTEM

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Libra Max, daughter of the 84-year-old ailing pop artist and beloved New Yorker, Peter Max, filed an unprecedented lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Deborah Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts, who oversees the New York guardianship court. Libra Max has sued for violations of her constitutional right to a fair trial under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.

Key Points: 
  • Libra Max has sued for violations of her constitutional right to a fair trial under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.
  • "This case issocritical because the constitutional right at stake issobasic: to hear and respond to all of the evidence that your adversary presents to the court," said Celli.
  • Thousands of Peter Max's supporters, including family, friends, victim's advocates, and lawmakers, have signed their support for Peter at FreePeterMax.com .
  • Libra Max and her attorneys, Andrew Celli and Jonathan Martinis, are available for interviews.