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Clover Health Appoints Healthcare Technology Veteran Peter Kuipers as Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, April 22, 2024

FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clover Health Investments, Corp. (NASDAQ: CLOV) (“Clover,” “Clover Health” or the “Company”), a physician enablement technology company, today announced the appointment of Peter Kuipers as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective as of the day after the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter-ended March 31, 2024.

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FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clover Health Investments, Corp. (NASDAQ: CLOV) (“Clover,” “Clover Health” or the “Company”), a physician enablement technology company, today announced the appointment of Peter Kuipers as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective as of the day after the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter-ended March 31, 2024.
With a wealth of experience and a proven track record in financial management, Mr. Kuipers will drive strategic financial initiatives around profitability, growth and potential new revenue streams.
"We are thrilled to welcome Peter to Clover as our new Chief Financial Officer," said Andrew Toy, Chief Executive Officer, Clover Health.
“I am honored to join Clover at such an exciting time in its journey,” said Peter Kuipers.

Lazard Reports First-Quarter 2024 Results

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

On April 24, 2024, Lazard declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on its outstanding common stock.

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On April 24, 2024, Lazard declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on its outstanding common stock.
Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, Lazard has updated the names of certain non-U.S. GAAP ("non-GAAP") measures and metrics.
We believe that presenting our results on an adjusted basis, in addition to the U.S. GAAP results, is a meaningful and useful way to compare our operating results across periods.
ET on April 25, 2024, to discuss the company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2024.

Salesforce Unveils Zero Copy Partner Network, an Ecosystem Committed to Secure, Bidirectional Zero Copy Integration with Salesforce Data Cloud

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) today announced the Salesforce Zero Copy Partner Network, a global ecosystem of technology and solution providers building secure, bidirectional zero copy integrations with Salesforce Data Cloud so that data can be actioned across the Salesforce Einstein 1 Platform .

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Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) today announced the Salesforce Zero Copy Partner Network, a global ecosystem of technology and solution providers building secure, bidirectional zero copy integrations with Salesforce Data Cloud so that data can be actioned across the Salesforce Einstein 1 Platform .
Salesforce previously introduced the concept of zero copy bidirectional integrations with Data Cloud via partnerships with Amazon Redshift , Databricks , Google Cloud’s BigQuery , and Snowflake .
Salesforce and Microsoft are jointly working to give customers the ability to access their critical business data in Azure Synapse and bidirectional zero copy data access with Microsoft Fabric and Salesforce Data Cloud.
Data Kits enable ISVs to distribute their high-value datasets to Data Cloud customers and land that data in Data Cloud pre-mapped into the Data Cloud customer data model, with no transformations required.

AMD Lead Independent Director Nora Denzel and Best Buy Board Chair-Elect David Kenny to Co-Chair the 2024 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Oversight of Technology

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NACD today announced it has appointed a commission to examine board oversight of technology, prompted in part by the emergence of disruptive technologies like generative artificial intelligence which are impacting all business operations. The 2024 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission will be spearheaded by the following co-chairs:

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The 2024 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission will be spearheaded by the following co-chairs:
Nora Denzel , NACD.DC™, Lead Independent Director, Advanced Micro Devices, Director, Gen Digital and NACD, and Former C-suite Technology Executive at Intuit, HPE and IBM.
David Kenny , Board Chair-Elect, Best Buy, Executive Chair, Nielsen and former CEO of Digitas, Akamai, Publicis, The Weather Company and Nielsen.
Directors cited the increasing pace of technological change as a top priority for 2024 in the most recent NACD Directors Outlook .
David Kenny , Board Chair-Elect, Best Buy; Executive Chair, Nielsen; and former CEO of Digitas, Akamai, Publicis, The Weather Company and Nielsen.

Broadcasters and Streaming Platforms Can Now Tell More Impactful, On-Demand Weather Stories at Scale with ReelSphere,™ a New AI-driven Innovation from The Weather Company

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

ATLANTA, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Weather is the main reason viewers tune in to their local news broadcast. In today's media landscape, weather content also drives eyeballs – and dollars – across digital and streaming platforms. Content creators today face an enormous challenge to stay relevant and engage viewers, who turn to multiple sources for weather information because no single source is effectively delivering all of what they want. Viewers expect accuracy, reliability and relevance with lightning speed, or they'll quickly move on to the next source.

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In today's media landscape, weather content also drives eyeballs – and dollars – across digital and streaming platforms.
Recognizing this challenge, The Weather Company today unveils ReelSphere , its newest innovation for the broadcast industry and streaming platforms.
For decades, The Weather Company has embraced AI and married it with expert human insight to improve weather forecasts and products.
Weather content is increased across all screens, including mobile, web and smart TVs, while improving workflows and controlling costs."

NVIDIA Announces Earth Climate Digital Twin

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Monday, March 18, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC -- To accelerate efforts to combat the $140 billion in economic losses due to extreme weather brought on by climate change, NVIDIA today announced its Earth-2 climate digital twin cloud platform for simulating and visualizing weather and climate at unprecedented scale.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC -- To accelerate efforts to combat the $140 billion in economic losses due to extreme weather brought on by climate change, NVIDIA today announced its Earth-2 climate digital twin cloud platform for simulating and visualizing weather and climate at unprecedented scale.
“Climate disasters are now normal — historic droughts, catastrophic hurricanes and generational floods appear in the news with alarming frequency,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.
It also includes GPU acceleration of numerical weather prediction models like ICON on the latest NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ systems.
Running on NVIDIA DGX GH200, HGX™ H100 and OVX™ supercomputers, Earth-2 may provide a path to simulate and visualize the global climate simulations at unprecedented speed and scale.

Chris Walters Named President & CEO of Pluralsight

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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SALT LAKE CITY, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, announced that Chris Walters has been named President and CEO, effective immediately. After more than 20 years of distinguished leadership, Aaron Skonnard will step down from his day-to-day operational duties as CEO but will continue to advise the company as Special Advisor to the Board and CEO.

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SALT LAKE CITY, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight , the technology workforce development company, announced that Chris Walters has been named President and CEO, effective immediately.
Walters has built a decades-long track record of driving innovation and scaling large software and technology companies.
Pluralsight is well positioned to address the critical technology skills gap that so many organizations are facing," said Walters.
"I look forward to joining the Pluralsight team and continuing to build upon its legacy as the leading technology workforce development company."

IDG Announces Key Foundry Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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NEEDHAM, Mass., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International Data Group (IDG), the leading market intelligence and data company, announced today two key leadership appointments in its Foundry division to accelerate its growth strategy and drive technological innovation. Seasoned digital media executive, Mike Finnerty, has been appointed as President of Foundry and a member of the IDG executive leadership team, reporting directly to Genevieve Juillard, IDG Chief Executive Officer. Ann-Christel Graham, a technology sales veteran, has joined Foundry as Chief Revenue Officer, where she will lead the company's commercial teams and help execute Foundry's strategy and drive further collaboration with IDG's IDC division.

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NEEDHAM, Mass., March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International Data Group (IDG), the leading market intelligence and data company, announced today two key leadership appointments in its Foundry division to accelerate its growth strategy and drive technological innovation.
Seasoned digital media executive, Mike Finnerty, has been appointed as President of Foundry and a member of the IDG executive leadership team, reporting directly to Genevieve Juillard, IDG Chief Executive Officer.
Finnerty and Graham's complementary expertise across digital media and technology sales will position Foundry to expand its unique offerings in the first-party demand generation market.
"Together, Mike and Ann-Christel will drive innovation across Foundry's full suite of media and marketing solutions, while unlocking new avenues for collaboration and alignment across the IDG platform."

Mapbox Selects Walt & Company as Public Relations Agency of Record

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Monday, March 25, 2024

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CAMPBELL, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt & Company, an award-winning, Silicon Valley tech public relations and social media agency, today announced it has been named PR agency of record by Mapbox, the leading maps and location platform powering a new generation of location-aware applications. Empowering industry leaders in the automotive, telecommunications, on-demand logistics, weather, and business intelligence markets, Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation for people, packages and vehicles everywhere.

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CAMPBELL, Calif., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt & Company, an award-winning, Silicon Valley tech public relations and social media agency, today announced it has been named PR agency of record by Mapbox , the leading maps and location platform powering a new generation of location-aware applications.
The company enables innovators to keep up with a changing world through using real-time data and map-rendering technologies.
"Mapbox has long been the innovative force behind many Fortune 500 companies that leverage location-based services to power their businesses.
Walt & Company is proficient in positioning and promoting cutting-edge technologies that are designed to simplify and enhance the user experience.

The Weather Company Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA to Advance AI-based Weather Forecasting and Visualization Capabilities

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Monday, March 18, 2024

ATLANTA, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to mitigate disruptions from future weather- and climate-related events, The Weather Company today announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA in the field of weather forecasting. Leveraging both companies' deep expertise and advanced science and technology capabilities, this collaboration will progress artificial intelligence-based weather prediction and provide improved simulation using real weather data from the world's most accurate weather forecaster1 to better visualize weather's potential impacts on businesses, personal safety and society.

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ATLANTA, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to mitigate disruptions from future weather- and climate-related events, The Weather Company today announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA in the field of weather forecasting.
"Working to build future climate resilience as a society starts with having accurate, reliable, actionable weather data," said Sheri Bachstein, CEO of The Weather Company.
Building on previous work, the expanded collaboration will focus on two main areas:
The Weather Company is working with NVIDIA to create a first-of-its-kind kilometer-scale, AI-based numerical weather prediction model.
The Weather Company's Weatherverse capabilities will be made accessible on NVIDIA Omniverse ,™ the platform for connecting and developing OpenUSD applications.