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Cloudforce and Microsoft Bring AI to 10th Annual Bitcamp Hackathon at UMD

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Bitcamp 2024 attracted a record 2,000+ registered hackers to engage in the immersive 36-hour experience.

Key Points: 
  • Bitcamp 2024 attracted a record 2,000+ registered hackers to engage in the immersive 36-hour experience.
  • In addition to its AI focus, Bitcamp offered diverse learning paths across Quantum, Cybersecurity, and App Development.
  • "Our collaboration with Microsoft aims to expose young people to the transformative power of AI and cloud technologies crucial for their career success."
  • Through workshops and interactive sessions—including an innovative prompt-a-thon—Cloudforce and Microsoft team members provided hands-on mentorship to demonstrate industry-leading AI services, including the Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Copilot.

Verizon to award $25K crisis-response grant to Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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BALTIMORE, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the recent tragedy at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Verizon is donating $25,000 to the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund in collaboration with the Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF).

Key Points: 
  • BALTIMORE, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the recent tragedy at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Verizon is donating $25,000 to the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund in collaboration with the Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF).
  • Funding will also provide technical assistance to impacted small businesses in Southeast Baltimore City and County.
  • “That’s why BCF is grateful for Verizon’s generous support of the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Key Bridge Fund.”
    Verizon remains committed to keeping communities connected, especially during emergencies and disaster relief efforts .
  • Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $134.0 billion in 2023.

ADT Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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BOCA RATON, Fla., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT), the most trusted brand in smart home and small business security, today reported results for the first quarter of 2024.

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  • Solid CSB revenue growth, up 5%, and segment Adjusted EBITDA, up 8%
    BOCA RATON, Fla., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT), the most trusted brand in smart home and small business security, today reported results for the first quarter of 2024.
  • During the quarter, we continued rolling out our new professionally installed ADT+ platform, positioning us to expand nationally in the coming months.
  • ADT+ platform for professional installation – The Company continued the phased rollout of the ADT+ platform, with planned geographic expansion throughout the year.
  • In the first quarter, the ADT Safe Places program made $100,000 donations to new non-profit partners, Blacks in Green and Chicago CRED.

Coda Octopus Group Reports Sizable Sale of Echoscope PIPE® Sonars to Major Offshore Service Provider.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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ORLANDO, FL, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (“CODA” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CODA), a global market leader in 3D/4D/5D/6D imaging sonar technology for real time subsea intelligence and cutting-edge diving technology, today reported that a major offshore service provider recently purchased a number of Echoscope PIPE® sonars having a contract value of $1,000,000.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, FL, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (“CODA” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CODA), a global market leader in 3D/4D/5D/6D imaging sonar technology for real time subsea intelligence and cutting-edge diving technology, today reported that a major offshore service provider recently purchased a number of Echoscope PIPE® sonars having a contract value of $1,000,000.
  • Commenting on this, Blair Cunningham, CODA’s President of Technology, stated “we are excited that this global offshore service provider has recognized the value of investing in our real-time 3D Echoscope® technology.
  • They will use the technology for several major underwater construction projects such as breakwater construction, offshore renewables (cable laying and scour monitoring) and salvage operations.
  • The Echoscope® real-time 3D imaging sonar stands head and shoulders above other imaging sonars for these types of complex scene inspection applications and facilitates immediate and efficient decision making and real-time monitoring of all recovery and salvage operations.

Nexterus Helps Shippers Navigate the Channels Around the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexterus , a world-class supply chain management and third-party logistics (3PL) services provider, is available to help shippers navigate around the issues caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the closing of the Port of Baltimore.

Key Points: 
  • NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexterus , a world-class supply chain management and third-party logistics (3PL) services provider, is available to help shippers navigate around the issues caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the closing of the Port of Baltimore.
  • On the morning of March 26, 2024, the cargo ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River.
  • “There is always a ripple effect throughout supply chains when catastrophic disasters occur like the bridge collapse,” says Ryan Polakoff, President of Nexterus.
  • Nexterus has expertise and experience in creating supply chain strategies to move loads in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Baltimore Business Owners File Bridge Collapse Lawsuit

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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BALTIMORE, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman ("Milberg") have filed a class action lawsuit over the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and the losses it has caused to Baltimore businesses.

Key Points: 
  • BALTIMORE, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman ("Milberg") have filed a class action lawsuit over the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and the losses it has caused to Baltimore businesses.
  • Since the Key Bridge has been shut down indefinitely, the Austins say demand for their once-thriving business has dropped substantially.
  • Anyone who has similarly lost business income due to the bridge collapse may be able to join the lawsuit as a class member.
  • The Milberg Baltimore Bridge Taskforce hosted a virtual town hall on April 25 to help businesses affected financially by the Key Bridge collapse.

Black American Negro Freedmen Lineage Group Demands President Biden Focus Less on Renaming Francis Scott Key Bridge and Instead ENFORCE Legacy Environmental Policy & Public Works Laws That Let Americans Do the Work

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.

Key Points: 
  • Immediately after the Key Bridge crumbled, business interests (including the immigration lobby) positioned themselves to receive special consideration for this public works project.
  • The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen demands that the Biden administration not expedite work permits for illegal aliens to source labor for the bridge rebuild.
  • The Coalition also demands that President Biden enforce the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, as originally written.
  • Black civil rights groups have given little attention to the question of who will rebuild this critical infrastructure.

SBA Administrator Visits Baltimore for Bridge Collapse Aid

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Friday, April 5, 2024
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Administrator Guzman started the day hosting a roundtable alongside U.S.

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  • Administrator Guzman started the day hosting a roundtable alongside U.S.
  • Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, and County Executive Johnny Olszewski to meet with small business owners affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and hear about the challenges they are facing.
  • The leaders then joined Administrator Guzman for a tour of an SBA Business Recovery Center and spoke with local and national press about the SBA’s collaboration with federal, state, and local officials to mobilize resources to assist small businesses following the bridge collapse.
  • In the wake of the bridge collapse, the SBA has made low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to affected business owners in Maryland and contiguous counties in neighboring states to help them overcome temporary loss of revenue.

THURSDAY: SBA Administrator to Visit Baltimore, Discuss Economic Assistance Available for Businesses Affected by Bridge Collapse

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and Mayor Brandon Scott to meet with small business owners affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and hear the challenges they are facing.

Key Points: 
  • Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and Mayor Brandon Scott to meet with small business owners affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and hear the challenges they are facing.
  • Senator Cardin, Rep. Mfume, and Mayor Scott will then join Administrator Guzman for a tour of an SBA Business Recovery Center and media availability.
  • In the afternoon, Administrator Guzman will join a press conference with Governor Wes Moore to provide an update on the SBA’s economic recovery efforts.
  • In the wake of the bridge collapse, the SBA has made low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to affected business owners to help them overcome temporary loss of revenue.

SBA Opens Two Business Recovery Centers to Support Small Businesses Amid Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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“Our Business Recovery Centers are one of the most powerful resources at SBA’s disposal to support business owners in the midst of a disaster,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator for the SBA Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience.

Key Points: 
  • “Our Business Recovery Centers are one of the most powerful resources at SBA’s disposal to support business owners in the midst of a disaster,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator for the SBA Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience.
  • “Business owners can meet in person with our specialists to apply for SBA disaster loans and get information on the full breadth of our programs designed to help them navigate their recovery.”
    On March 30, the SBA issued a disaster declaration covering counties affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
  • The declaration applies to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses, and private nonprofit organizations.
  • Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance.