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Philips extends leadership in virtually helium-free MRI with more than 1,000 systems installed, expanding patient access worldwide

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

As healthcare providers strive to deliver high-quality care to patients, at #ECR2024 Philips is partnering with its customers to improve productivity and access to more sustainable healthcare.

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  • As healthcare providers strive to deliver high-quality care to patients, at #ECR2024 Philips is partnering with its customers to improve productivity and access to more sustainable healthcare.
  • Philips BlueSeal magnet is the industry's first 1.5T fully sealed magnet and requires only 0.5% of the helium of a conventional Philips MR system.
  • MR systems equipped with Philips’ BlueSeal magnet technology have saved more than 1.9 million liters of helium since 2018 [4].
  • [4] The amount of liquid helium saved is calculated compared to a classic magnet with 1,500 liters of helium.

Sandfire Resources America Inc. Announces Win at the Montana Supreme Court with Complete Reinstatement of the Mine Operating Permit

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Montana Supreme Court granted the Company’s request for summary judgement allowing Black Butte Copper to move forward with construction of its highly engineered, underground copper mine.

Key Points: 
  • The Montana Supreme Court granted the Company’s request for summary judgement allowing Black Butte Copper to move forward with construction of its highly engineered, underground copper mine.
  • Additional intervenors in the suit supporting the MT DEQ and Tintina, include Meagher County, Broadwater County, and the Montana Department of Justice.
  • Lincoln Greenidge, CEO of Sandfire America shared, “Today’s victory in the Montana Supreme Court is a validation of the thoughtful and deliberate efforts of the Sandfire America team to design a world-class, environmentally safe mining project from the beginning.
  • The fact is, ours is the most reviewed and examined proposed project in the history of Montana mining.

VEON Launches Geolocation Gateway, Enabling Proximity-Based Digital Services

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Initiative builds on GSMA Open Gateway framework, ensuring international interoperability

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  • Initiative builds on GSMA Open Gateway framework, ensuring international interoperability
    Amsterdam and Tashkent, 21 February 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announced the launch of the Geolocation Gateway with the first implementation already in place in Uzbekistan.
  • The Geolocation Gateway, developed by VEON in partnership with Nokia and Infobip, allows applications to determine the location of devices.
  • "Mobile operators are at the forefront when it comes to enabling economic growth through digitalization, especially in the emerging economies where VEON operates.
  • The solution will be scaled to other digital operators of the VEON Group and is also available for licensing by other mobile operators.

NICE Expands Its Presence in Japan with Availability of CXone in Osaka

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has launched a second CXone Cloud Region in Japan.

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  • NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has launched a second CXone Cloud Region in Japan.
  • NICE will provide a business continuity (BCP) service for CXone in Osaka, enhancing the overall resilience of CXone cloud infrastructure for Japanese customers.
  • The new Osaka business continuity offering is designed to enable CXone customers in Japan to be able to operate contact center services within Japan observing regulatory requirements, in the event of a natural disaster.
  • NICE’s continued investment in Japan represents the company’s focus on delivering consistent and secure CX AI technology to its customers in the region.”

California Strengthens Emergency Preparedness with Motorola Solutions’ Rave Prepare for Enhanced Alerting

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that the state of California has bolstered its disaster preparedness and response capabilities by leveraging Rave Prepare to collect additional opt-in information that will help emergency managers, public safety authorities and public health preparedness officials more accurately target critical messages via the state’s Enhanced Alerting program.

Key Points: 
  • Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that the state of California has bolstered its disaster preparedness and response capabilities by leveraging Rave Prepare to collect additional opt-in information that will help emergency managers, public safety authorities and public health preparedness officials more accurately target critical messages via the state’s Enhanced Alerting program.
  • “The state of California has taken significant steps to address the emergency preparedness needs of those who may require alternative safety strategies through its NG 9-1-1 initiative,” said Todd Piett, corporate vice president of command center technologies at Motorola Solutions.
  • Our solutions enable the collaboration between public safety agencies and enterprises that’s critical for a proactive approach to safety and security.
  • Learn more about how we’re solving for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses – safer everywhere – at www.motorolasolutions.com .

SABA Announces $0.029 Dividend

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.029 per share on February 29, 2024, payable on March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2024.

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  • Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA) (the “Fund”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared a monthly dividend of $0.029 per share on February 29, 2024, payable on March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2024.
  • As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
  • The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s common shares.

BRW Announces $0.085 Dividend

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Friday, March 1, 2024

As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.

Key Points: 
  • As a result, long-term capital gains and/or return of capital may be a material source of any distribution.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
  • The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may amend the terms of the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to Fund shareholders.
  • The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s common shares.

CyberCube Analysis of 144A Cyber Catastrophe Bonds Demonstrates Potential for Risk Diversification

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Analysis of all the 144A cyber catastrophe bonds issued to date shows that diversification within cyber as an asset class is possible despite systemic cyber events not accumulating across easily visualized fault lines.

Key Points: 
  • Analysis of all the 144A cyber catastrophe bonds issued to date shows that diversification within cyber as an asset class is possible despite systemic cyber events not accumulating across easily visualized fault lines.
  • In a whitepaper published by CyberCube, the specific characteristics of the four 144A cyber catastrophe bonds issued in Q4 2023 and the potential correlation between them are examined.
  • For its analysis, CyberCube’s probabilistic cyber catastrophe model Portfolio Manager ran 50,000 simulation years to create the overall event set of potential systemic cyber events.
  • As the cyber (re)insurance market continues to mature, more nuanced approaches to managing systemic cyber risk will surface, unlocking innovative strategies for the transfer of cyber risk.”

SABA Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.

Key Points: 
  • Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.
  • 2The Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV through January 31, 2024.
  • 3Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV from October 31, 2023 through January 31, 2024, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.

BRW Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.

Key Points: 
  • Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.
  • 3Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV from October 31, 2023 through January 31, 2024, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid.
  • The above distribution was declared in accordance with the Fund’s currently effective managed distribution plan (the “Plan”), whereby the Fund will make monthly distributions to shareholders at a fixed amount of $0.085 per share.
  • No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.