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Blink Charging To Present at the ROTH Virtual Conference

economy and finances

Miami Beach, FL, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) ("Blink" or the "Company"), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today announced that Michael D. Farkas, Chief Executive Officer and Michael Rama, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the ROTH Virtual Conference on Monday, March 15, 2021. Messrs. Farkas and Rama will be available from 9:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. for one-on-one and small group meetings via teleconference.
Yahoo     Mar 08, 2021

Fresenius Medical Care Asia Pacific Continues to Forge Organization-Wide Inclusion and Diversity

Business

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, has today launched its Asia Pacific Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) as a catalyst
AP     Mar 07, 2021

Green Plains Announces Fluid Quip Technologies Awarded Technology Contract in Brazil

Tech

OMAHA, Mar 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- OMAHA, Neb., March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE), today announced that Fluid Quip Technologies (Fluid Quip) was selected and contracted to provide its global-leading Flex Plant Technology for installation at Sao Martinho's (B3:SMTO3) Boa Vista sugarcane facility. Deployment of Fluid Quip's technology solutions worldwide underscores the value of the investment made by BlackRock, Ospraie Management and Green Plains, and is further evidence of the opportunity to help advance transformational change using an array of cutting edge ag technologies.
Market Watch     Mar 05, 2021

Fiserv to Present at the 2021 Wolfe Virtual FinTech Forum

Business

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced today that Frank Bisignano, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Wolfe Virtual FinTech Forum on March 9, 2021 at 8:40 a.m. ET.
AP     Mar 04, 2021

Aurora Mobile Partners with Segway-Ninebot to Promote Smart Mobility Services for Personal Electric Transportation

labour

SHENZHEN, China, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) (“Aurora Mobile” or the “Company”), a leading mobile developer service provider in China, today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Segway and Ninebot, Inc. (“Segway-Ninebot”) (689009: SH), a well-known unicorn company in the short-distance transportation sector. Aurora Mobile will provide push notification services and smart operational analytics to Segway-Ninebot to improve user experience and upgrade their smart mobility services.
CNET     Mar 04, 2021

Best video conferencing software for business in 2021

Tech

Which video conferencing platform is right for your business? We've gathered details about 10 leading services, all capable of providing high-quality video with collaboration tools.
ZDNet     Mar 03, 2021

Seres Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

Health

Seres Therapeutics, Inc., (Nasdaq: MCRB), a leading microbiome therapeutics company, today reported fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results and provided business updates. “Seres continues
AP     Mar 02, 2021

We seek ‘likes’ online the way animals seek treats

"Our findings can help lead to a better understanding of why social media dominates so many people's daily lives and can also provide leads for ways of tackling excessive online behavior," says Björn Lindström. (Credit: Getty Images)
Futurity     Mar 02, 2021

Virtu’s RFQ-hub Announces Record-Setting ESG Derivatives Trades

Business

NEW YORK, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) a leading provider of workflow technology and analytics, today announced that RFQ-hub, Virtu’s bilateral multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote platform, recently facilitated two record-setting trades in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) options. The first, initiated on 9 February, was for 10,000 ESG option contracts of S&P 500 ESG Index with a value of nearly US$332M. The second, occurred on 11 February for 100,000 ESG option contracts of STOXX Europe 600 ESG-X Index with a value of €1.5B (US$1.67B).
AP     Mar 01, 2021

Combining Off and On-Policy Training in Model-Based Reinforcement Learning. (arXiv:2102.12194v1 [cs.LG])

Science

The combination of deep learning and Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) has shown to be effective in various domains, such as board and video games. AlphaGo represented a significant step forward in our ability to learn complex board games, and it was rapidly followed by significant advances, such as AlphaGo Zero and AlphaZero. Recently, MuZero demonstrated that it is possible to master both Atari games and board games by directly learning a model of the environment, which is then used with MCTS to decide what move to play in each position. During tree search, the algorithm simulates games by exploring several possible moves and then picks the action that corresponds to the most promising trajectory. When training, limited use is made of these simulated games since none of their trajectories are directly used as training examples. Even if we consider that not all trajectories from simulated games are useful, there are thousands of potentially useful trajectories that are discarded. Using information from these trajectories would provide more training data, more quickly, leading to faster convergence and higher sample efficiency. Recent work introduced an off-policy value target for Alp...
arXiv     Feb 25, 2021

Virtu Financial CEO Douglas A. Cifu to Participate in Interview on Market Structure Trends with ...

Business

Virtu Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:VIRT), a leading provider of global, multi-asset, financial services and products across the complete investment cycle, announced today that Virtu CEO, Douglas A. Cifu
AP     Feb 22, 2021

Cone snail venom shows potential for treating severe malaria

Science

Using venom from a cone snail, a new study suggests these conotoxins may potentially treat malaria. The study provides important leads toward the development of new and cost-effective anti-adhesion or blockade-therapy drugs aimed at counteracting the pathology of severe malaria. Similarly, mitigation of emerging diseases like COVID-19 also could benefit from conotoxins as potential inhibitors of protein-protein interactions as treatment. Venom peptides from cone snails has the potential to treat myriad diseases using blockage therapies.
Science Daily     Feb 19, 2021

WOW! Announces New Fiber Flex Data Service to Support Small, Mid-Sized Businesses

Business

WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone (NYSE: WOW), a leading broadband services provider, announced its new Fiber Flex data service, an alternative, cost-efficient high-speed data service, is now available to
AP     Feb 19, 2021

Bouknight scores 18 to carry UConn over Providence 73-61

Sports

James Bouknight and Tyrese Martin each scored 18 points to lead UConn to a 73-61 win over Providence on Tuesday night. R.J. Cole added 13
Sports Illustrated     Feb 17, 2021

Jasmonate biosynthesis arising from altered cell walls is prompted by turgor-driven mechanical compression

Science

Despite the vital roles of jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) in governing plant growth and environmental acclimation, it remains unclear what intracellular processes lead to its induction. Here, we provide compelling genetic evidence that mechanical and osmotic regulation of turgor pressure represents a key elicitor of JA-Ile biosynthesis. After identifying cell wall mutant alleles in KORRIGAN1 (KOR1) with elevated JA-Ile in seedling roots, we found that ectopic JA-Ile resulted from cell nonautonomous signals deriving from enlarged cortex cells compressing inner tissues and stimulating JA-Ile production. Restoring cortex cell size by cell type–specific KOR1 complementation, by isolating a genetic kor1 suppressor, and by lowering turgor pressure with hyperosmotic treatments abolished JA-Ile signaling. Conversely, hypoosmotic treatment activated JA-Ile signaling in wild-type plants. Furthermore, constitutive JA-Ile levels guided mutant roots toward greater water availability. Collectively, these findings enhance our understanding on JA-Ile biosynthesis initiation and reveal a previously undescribed role of JA-Ile in orchestrating environmental resilience.
Science Magazine     Feb 11, 2021

Emerging Asset Management reaches USD1bn AUM milestone

Investing

Emerging Asset Management reaches USD1bn AUM milestone Submitted 10/02/2021 - 5:36pm Emerging Asset Management Ltd (EAM), a provider of turnkey solutions for alternative fund launches, has reached the milestone of USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM). EAM provides the services required to support managers investing alternative asset classes so that they can focus their time and resources on their trading strategies and build a successful record of accomplishment. EAM’s clients include new and established, small to medium sized fund managers looking to start an alternative investment fund (including hedge funds, private equity, property, commodities funds) and/or launch new funds. EAM serves both onshore US and offshore jurisdictions, guiding clients through the fund launch process covering all Legal, Fund Administration, Prime Brokerage and Domiciliation requirements. As the market requires a continued focus on costs by managers, EAM’s solutions offer clients an attractive and cost effective proposition, reducing their total expense ratio and facilitating access to the leading global service providers offering fund administration, accounting and investor reporting, ...
Hedge Week     Feb 10, 2021

Young fathers in Ghana are expanding the meaning of manhood

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More Ghanaian men are becoming comfortable with family roles. Ronilo Jasareno/FlickrAs the world works towards the goal of gender equality, it’s widely recognised that reaching it requires working with boys and men. Getting men involved in gender equality programmes – as partners, fathers and community members – is the way to achieve and sustain progress on this issue. And it’s important to base these programmes on specific, local “ways of being a man”. These cultural understandings of gender norms provide clues as to how behaviour can be changed for everyone’s benefit. In Ghana, gender studies have shown that one of the main aspects of being a man is seen as the ability to have a biological child and provide for members of one’s household. Traditionally, men are expected to provide, lead and protect their families while women are expected to do housework and care for children. Men tend to exercise control and domination over their partners and children, and this sometimes culminates in domestic violence. Although women are traditionally expected to perform housework, studies have shown that they are increasingly participating in work outside the home. Over two decades ago, resear...
The Conversation     Feb 08, 2021

Late jumper by Wahab carries Georgetown over Providence

WASHINGTON (AP) - Qudus Wahab made a jumper with 1:16 remaining to give Georgetown the lead en route to a 73-72 win over Providence on Saturday. Chudier Bile registered 19 points to lead the Hoyas. Bile hit 10 of 12 free throws. Jamorko Pickett had 12 points for Georgetown (4-8,
Washington Times     Jan 30, 2021