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Rezolve Debuts On Nasdaq And Looks To Level Up E-commerce With AI-Powered Sales Engine

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By Gerelyn Terzo, Benzinga E-commerce has been around for decades, with early movers Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) still making their mark on the industry today. Over the years, the e-commerce landscape has ballooned, with the U.S. boasting nearly 14 million e-commerce platforms as of 2023. Predictions see the industry capturing 41% of global retail sales by 2027, compared with 18% in 2017, according to the Boston Consulting Group. However, in order for that growth to become a reality, the industry must integrate greater efficiencies, especially in this age of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that has spread like wildfire, owing to the rise of ChatGPT. But over the last decade or so, the e-commerce industry has struggled to change with the times. As a result, e-commerce sites are finding would-be customers abandoning their online carts more often than not. In a blow to online retailers, roughly 70% of shoppers who go through the e-commerce process wind up dropping out of the checkout flow before completing the purchase. Rezolve AI – Investor Presentation July 2024 from Rezolve on Vimeo. While this may be due to a change of heart, or finding the product cheaper elsewhere, it often comes down to the customer suddenly questioning an important product feature like power outlet compatibility, the answer to which they simply couldn’t find online. Rather than risk having to return the item later, they leave the site and the sale is lost. Generative AI, which powers chatbots like ChatGPT, has the potential to deliver the change that is needed to modernize the e-commerce industry and close more sales. However, as retailers grapple with AI development, they are often left paralyzed due to the massive amounts of investment in technology and talent that is required to bring their systems up to speed. Fortunately, UK-based Rezolve AI (NASDAQ: RZLV) has emerged to service small and mid-size merchants, large e-commerce platforms, and large retailers and Payment Service Providers with AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that can streamline the purchasing journey and address a costly problem that has plagued e-commerce for years. The company’s financial model is designed to generate attractive software revenue and margins from business customers with a monthly fixed SaaS fee structured around three tiers and based on their respective search volumes. Resolve intends to hit the ground running by scaling into the large geographic markets of North America and Europe, growth markets such as the Middle East, including a Memorandum-of-Understanding with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an AI-Center of Excellence, as well as established and new industries organically and through distributors and partnerships. Today, the company has agreements with Adobe, ACI Worldwide, Handlerbund, and others. Led by e-commerce and SaaS-veteran Dan Wagner, Rezolve AI has been around since 2016 and began trading on the Nasdaq on Aug. 11, 2024. E-commerce Challenges To further understand the disconnect between consumers and online retailers, it helps to envisage the traditional way of shopping. Upon visiting a men’s clothing store in search of a blue suit, a middle-aged customer explains their desire to the salesperson, including details on preferences like suit material, color, size, button placement, etc. In response, the sales representative brings back several options most closely fitting those criteria. However, when reintroducing this scenario to the e-commerce world, the results are much broader. Upon entering “blue men’s suit” into the search bar, the shopper is bombarded with infinite possibilities, some of which involve low-waisted pants that are popular with the Gen Z crowd. By attempting to drill down the results by filtering, they run the risk of omitting certain features that would be useful had the shopper known they existed. On the other end of the spectrum, let’s say an online shopper is in the market for a new mobile device. However, without knowing a megabyte from a gigabyte or a plasma screen from an OLED display, this customer may often be confused. Search results are presented by highlighting these very features, and without knowledge of them, chances are the customer won’t be able to make an informed decision. As a result, the online shopper could end up spending hours researching the differences between the latest iPhone and Samsung devices just to learn what Rezolve’s Brain chatbot could have told them conversationally and much shorter time spent. Rezolve’s Proprietary AI-Powered Brain Chatbot Rezolve’s proprietary AI solution, dubbed Brain Commerce, is designed to improve the e-commerce experience. The software solution has been programmed with foundational models involving search, technology, taxonomies and data that can recognize and respond to everyday questions, like, ‘Which device do you recommend, the iPhone 14 or Samsung Galaxy S24?’ in real time. Brain’s automated response recommends a product with supporting reasons for each choice. As a result, customers receive engagement similar to what they would find in a live setting. That’s because Brain knows almost everything about the products, as it has already consumed all of the information in the user manuals as well as customer reviews. “Brain Commerce is the best salesman for digital channels and it’s a real step up on what we have today,” stated Rezolve’s Wagner, adding that it solves real problems for merchants and e-tailers, like people dropping out of a retailer’s checkout flow. But that is not where the Brain solution ends. Brain Checkout, which is similarly powered by AI, supports fast and immediate checkout capabilities with a tap, making it convenient and seamless for customers to finish what they started. Brain Checkout also boasts watermark technology that can be embedded into images or audio, paving the way for customers to interact with ads that capture their attention from a mobile device, then enabling them to add grocery products to their cart or schedule a test drive for a BMW. Rezolve AI Looks To Capitalize On Transition To AI 2.0 Generative AI-related stocks have had the winds in their sales this year; a momentum that is expected to continue. The AI 2.0 theme focuses on adopters. Industries such as customer service, health care, finance and logistics are poised for significant transformation through AI. As a result, now is an advantageous time for merchants and companies associated with this proprietary technology to join the action and build their competitive advantage. That is precisely what Rezolve is pursuing under the leadership of Wagner, who has a history of bringing companies to both the Nasdaq and London Stock Exchange. Rezolve’s public listing on the Nasdaq was the result of a business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp ( NASDAQ: AACI), a special purpose acquisition company. Rezolve AI trades on the Nasdaq market under the ticker symbol RZLV. Featured photo by Mohamed_hassan on Pixabay Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

August 19, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Cboe Global Markets Announces Launch Of Options On VIX Futures

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By Cboe, Benzinga Innovation is a never-ending process, and Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (CBOE: CBOE) is demonstrating this principle with its latest planned launch of options on VIX futures. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX ® Index) is a popular measure of the stock market's expectation of volatility over the next 30 days. The index reflects investor sentiment and the level of uncertainty or risk in the market. While Cboe currently offers securities-based VIX Index options, which allow investors to manage or gain exposure to the S&P 500 ® Index – considered the leading indicator of the broad U.S. stock market – the new options on VIX futures will offer a similar utility but will be based on front-month VIX futures. The new options are expected to complement the existing VIX Index options, providing customers with more choice in expiration dates and enabling more granular hedging strategies. With futures as the underlying asset, these options will be Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated, enabling a wider array of market participants who may otherwise not be able to access U.S. securities-based options to use this product to express their views on equity market volatility. However, options on VIX futures will be European-style, meaning that they can only be exercised at expiration and will physically settle into front-month VIX futures. In speaking about the value proposition of this new product offering, Catherine Clay, Head of Global Derivatives at Cboe, stated, “We expect options on VIX futures will complement our existing product suite, appealing to a broad group of users, including Commodity Trading Advisors, customers of Futures Commission Merchants, and market participants currently active in VIX exchange-traded products and in Cboe's SPX option and VIX product ecosystems.” As investors become more knowledgeable and sophisticated in their use of derivative instruments, their demand for these products will likely continue to increase. The new options on VIX futures are expected to begin trading on the Cboe Futures Exchange on October 14, subject to regulatory review. Featured photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash. Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

August 19, 2024 08:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Crossroads Summit In Miami To Help Leaders Cut Through Chaos Amid Geopolitical Conflict And Tech Disruption

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By Anthony Termini, Benzinga How Can Insight Aid Investment Performance? Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google is up more than 6,100% since its August 2004 IPO. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is up more than 49,000% since then. Another outperformer is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), which has delivered a total return of over 14,000% since becoming a public company. Each of these companies created innovative solutions that changed the future. For some investors, those innovations became the catalysts for dramatic investment opportunities. But what insights might have benefitted investors who understood the potential early in their product lifecycle? This is what participants at the Crossroads Summit, to be held in Miami, Florida, on Nov. 21 and 22, can expect to hear. The summit is intended to explore current trends, how they might transform everyday life, and the potential investment opportunities they may create. It will also delve into the cyclical patterns of history, their implications for the present and future and the investment strategies one might consider during turbulent times. What Is The Crossroads Summit? The current global landscape is marked by chaos and disruption. From economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflicts to the disruptive rise of AI and the push towards decentralization through technology such as Bitcoin, the world is facing unprecedented challenges. Finance is changing, with many leaders feeling inundated with information – making future projections difficult. Billed as the nexus where foresight meets action, the Crossroads Summit aims to identify structural changes to the global economy and help leaders cut through the chaos using innovation. It will highlight the strategic insight of thought leaders across disciplines to enable better decision-making. The title sponsor of the Crossroads Summit is TradeStation Group, a global financial services company delivering comprehensive market access to traders across a broad spectrum of investment types, including stocks, options, futures, and futures options. TradeStation Group also provides active traders with a database to enable strategy creation and back-testing, as well as an institutional-quality suite of tools to customize the experience. Better Decision-Making Across Sectors With The Crossroads Summit Featuring subject matter experts in geopolitics, economics and technology, the two-day Crossroads Summit will include fireside chats and panel discussions that will help attendees anticipate change and navigate their investing future. Topics slated for discussion include the future of genetics, biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, alternative investments and the convergence of each of them. The Crossroads Summit, sponsored by TradeStation Group, is an opportunity for investors and leaders to network with stated visionaries who are focused on innovating solutions for the future. The conference was created to offer investors an opportunity to learn how to adjust their investing strategy to focus on the future, using future-focused themes such as the end of near-zero interest rates, new investable products such as fractional shares, immigration policy flows and more. Click here for tickets and information on hotel reservations at the Crossroads Summit. Featured photo by GrumpyBeere from Pixabay. Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

August 19, 2024 08:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Evergreen Money Lets People Bank Like Buffet By Moving Checking Account Balances Into Treasuries

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By Anthony Termini, Benzinga Paid advertisement The Associated Press recently reported that Minneapolis-based retailer Target (NYSE: TGT) "will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers.” While the written check, whose use dates back to the early eleventh century, may be going the way of the Dodo bird, the transaction accounts from which checks are drawn remain an important part of the American banking system. One Company’s Quest To Innovate The Humble Checking Account Checking accounts in America have not changed since 1974. That’s when a handful of small banks in New England began paying interest on checking account balances. While that was a significant innovation at the time, today, an interest-bearing checking account pays depositors almost nothing. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the average rate earned on money in a checking account is about 0.08% as of July 15, 2024. “Everyone thinks the checking account is a commodity,” says Bill Harris, founder of Evergreen Money. “What we have done is take the basic checking account that comes with a debit card and everything you expect and need, and sweep the balance into U.S. Treasury bills.” The result is that Evergreen Money is currently able to pay more than 5% on checking account balances because they are swept to U.S. Treasury Bills. Harris says that putting the cash you use for everyday expenses into Treasuries is “a strategy that the ultra-wealthy use.” Evergreen Money makes this strategy available for any reasonably affluent family through a product they call a Liquid Treasuries account. Liquid Treasuries accounts are available on deposits of $10,000 or more. What is interesting to note about the $10,000 minimum is that it isn’t far from what the U.S. Federal Reserve says the average checking account balance is in America. In its October 2023 Survey of Consumer Finances, the Fed estimated that the average checking account balance is right around $8,000. Evergreen Money created the Liquid Treasuries account because the company’s founder saw that many people were missing out on a significant opportunity for both checking and savings account balances. What Warren Buffett Does With His Idle Cash The Liquid Treasuries account uses the same approach that Warren Buffet does. According to reports, Buffett owns more than $158 billion in US Treasuries alone. By combining a checking account with an investment account established to hold only U.S. Treasury bills, the Liquid Treasuries Account simplifies both your transactional checking account needs and a small part of your investment portfolio. Balances in the account are swept into U.S. Treasury bills and begin earning a high yield and state and local tax exemption thanks to the T-bills. Depositors also have instant access to their funds. Liquid Treasuries balances are available to transfer, withdraw by debit card, ATM, ACH, or Wires the same way they are at a local or nationally-recognized large commercial bank. It is also noteworthy that the tax effective yield on a Liquid Treasuries account is typically higher than the coupon rate of the pool of Treasury bills generating income. This is because the interest paid by Treasury bills is exempt from both state and federal income tax. This makes a Liquid Treasuries account more tax-efficient than a typical bank checking account in states with high state and local income taxes, such as NYC or California. An additional benefit to consumers is the lower cost of maintaining a Liquid Treasuries account. The fee to maintain an account at Evergreen Money is just 0.03% of the account’s average daily balance. Evergreen Money Is A Technology-Driven Financial Services Provider Evergreen is innovating traditional banking, investment advisory and wealth management services by using digital technology to reengineer traditional banking and investment products. Evergreen plans to offer enhanced financial advisory capabilities in the near future for clients to manage their investments in a tax-efficient manner. The checking account is provided by Evergreen’s banking partner, Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC. The Evergreen Visa Debit Card is issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to licensing by Visa U.S.A. Inc. Investment advisory services are provided by Evergreen Money Advisors, an SEC-registered investment advisor. The brokerage account holding U.S. Treasuries is offered by Jiko Securities, INC., Member FINRA and SIPC. INVESTMENTS IN TREASURY BILLS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS ARE NOT DEPOSITS, NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC, NOT BANK GUARANTEED, AND MAY LOSE VALUE INCLUDING LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. The firm was founded by Bill Harris, who ran TurboTax and led both PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) as CEO. A serial entrepreneur, Harris also founded Personal Capital, an investment firm he grew to over $23 billion in assets under management. For more information about how Evergreen Money is transforming financial services, visit their website at www.evergreenmoney.com. Featured photo by Money Knack on Unsplash. Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Client Disclaimer: Benzinga is not a client of Evergreen Money Advisors and is being compensated for sharing their opinion and experience with Evergreen Money Advisor. Any compensation creates a conflict of interest and Benzingaâs comments may not be representative of any other person's experience with the firm. This endorsement may not be representative of the experience of other customers, is no guarantee of future performance or success and has been paid for. Evergreen Money Corporation is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor. The Evergreen Visa Debit Card is issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to licensing by Visa U.S.A. Inc. Investment advisory services are provided by Evergreen Money Advisors, an SEC-registered investment advisor. Evergreen Money, Evergreen Money Advisors, and Coastal Community Bank do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Information stated is not intended to provide nor should it be relied on for tax, legal, or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal, and accounting advisors before engaging in transactions. INVESTMENTS IN TREASURY BILLS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS ARE NOT DEPOSITS, NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC, NOT BANK GUARANTEED, AND MAY LOSE VALUE INCLUDING LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. Treasury services provided by Jiko Securities, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, member FINRA and SIPC. Securities in your account protected up to $500,000. For details, please see www.sipc.org.The Jiko bank account is offered by Jiko Bank, a division of Mid-Central National Bank. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Jiko Group, Inc. and its affiliates do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. You should consult your legal and/or tax advisors before making any financial decisions. This material is not intended as a recommendation, offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security or investment strategy. See FINRA BrokerCheck, Jiko U.S. Treasuries Risk Disclosures, and Jiko Securities Inc. Form CRS. Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

August 19, 2024 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Investors Could Increase Exposure To Small- and Micro-Caps Over The Next Year: Research Published By New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR)

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By James Blacker, Benzinga With interest rate cuts expected soon and other market conditions potentially set to improve, savvy investors are turning their attention to small-cap and micro-cap stocks, a new study suggests. According to the research, which was commissioned by advanced aerospace engineering company New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR), both institutional and retail investors might significantly boost their allocation to these market segments over the next 12 months. Visit New Horizon Aircraft’s website to learn more about its approach to innovating and how it is building its position as a key player in the advanced air mobility market. Growing Appeal Of Small- And Micro-Cap Stocks The study, carried out by PureProfile, surveyed fund managers in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia with a collective $82.4 billion in assets under management. A notable 76% of the respondents said they anticipate that institutional investors will increase their exposure to small- and micro-caps over the next six to 12 months. Of this number, 34% think the allocations will increase by 25% or more. Furthermore, retail investors are also expected to allocate more to micro- and small-caps, with 83% of the study’s respondents saying this will be the case. Around half said retail investors will boost their investments by more than 25%, while 12% think retail investors could increase their exposure by as much as 50%. The study also found there to be a perception among some fund managers that current exposure to small- and micro-cap stocks is underweight. Approximately one-third of respondents described institutional investor exposure to these segments as underweight, while 59% expressed this sentiment regarding retail investors. However, the research also found that 27% of respondents consider institutional investor exposure to these stocks as overweight, while 30% think the same for retail investors. According to Horizon Aircraft CEO Brandon Robinson, this shift in investment strategy could be driven by the potential for higher growth rates in small-cap companies compared to their larger counterparts. “As the economy rebounds, small and micro-cap companies are likely to have higher growth potential than large-cap companies. This is due to their agility in capitalizing on new technologies alongside investors looking for significantly higher growth potential over the magnificent seven and other ultra-large cap stocks that are showing signs of being overbought,” Robinson notes. Lessons From The Dot-Com Bubble The late-1990s/early 2000s period provides an interesting parallel to today’s market environment, showcasing how small-cap stocks can rebound strongly after a period of underperformance. During the dot-com bubble, large-cap stocks, particularly those tied to the internet boom, significantly outpaced small caps. These tech giants, much like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) today, saw their valuations skyrocket, creating a significant valuation gap between large and small-cap stocks. However, in the years after the dot-com bubble burst, small caps began to outperform large caps as the market recovered. Those who invested in stocks in the S&P 500’s Information Technology index in 2000 lost 29% cumulatively over the next five years. In contrast, those who continued to invest in small-cap value gained 89%, based on the Russell 2000 Value Index from the start of 2001 through 2005. Today, the valuation gap between small and large caps is the widest it has been since the dot-com era. In terms of forward price-to-earnings, small caps are currently trading at 14 times earnings, while large caps are trading at 20 times. This disparity suggests that small caps could potentially be once again poised for a period of outperformance. Horizon Aircraft: A Small-Cap Stock In The Advanced Air Mobility Space One small-cap stock that could benefit from this reallocation of investments is HOVR. New Horizon Aircraft is promising to shake up the advanced air mobility industry with its hybrid electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, called the Cavorite X7. With a projected useful load of 1,500 lbs, an anticipated maximum speed of 250 miles per hour and a range of 500 miles, the Cavorite X7 is designed for a wide range of applications ranging from medical evacuation to critical supply delivery, disaster relief, special military missions and regional air mobility. For those looking to stay ahead of the curve, keeping an eye on New Horizon Aircraft and similar small-cap innovators could be a smart move. Read more about New Horizon Aircraft: On The Horizon: How One Company Plans To Use Its Innovative Aircraft Design To Revolutionize Regional Air Travel New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR) Announces Key Technical Updates On Development Of eVTOL Prototype From Stage To Stage: How New Horizon Aircraft's eVTOLs Could Simplify Tour Logistics For Taylor Swift Sustainably Featured photo by Sergei Tokmakov on Pixabay. Benzinga is a leading financial media and data provider, known for delivering accurate, timely, and actionable financial information to empower investors and traders. This post contains sponsored content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Benzinga +1 877-440-9464 info@benzinga.com Company Website http://www.benzinga.com

August 19, 2024 08:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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ATFX Launches MetaTrader 5 (MT5), Offering Enhanced Trading Experience for Global Users

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ATFX, a leading global CFD broker, proudly announces the launch of MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform. This milestone not only underscores ATFX's unwavering commitment to continually upgrading its customer service quality but also marks a significant leap forward in the brand’s mission to create an exceptional trading environment for investors worldwide. Over the years, ATFX has earned high recognition and widespread acclaim from clients globally, setting industry benchmarks with its superior product range, meticulous customer service, optimized user experience, and relentless platform innovation driven by intelligent technology. Now, MT5, as the outstanding successor and innovator to MT4, brings with it deep performance optimization and comprehensive technical upgrades, promising to open a new chapter in trading for investors. With MT5, users can enjoy intelligent trading systems, advanced charts and technical analysis, various order types and execution modes, and robust data protection features, ensuring a faster, stronger, and more convenient service experience. Moving forward, ATFX will continue to focus on the needs of global investors, consistently setting new industry standards. In the ever-evolving financial sector, ATFX ensures that each technological advancement precisely meets the traders’ needs, collectively charting the grand blueprint for the future financial landscape. About ATFX ATFX is a leading global fintech broker with a local presence in 23 locations and licenses from regulatory authorities, including the UK's FCA, Cypriot CySEC, UAE's SCA, Australian ASIC, and South African FSCA. With a strong commitment to customer satisfaction, innovative technology, and strict regulatory compliance, ATFX provides exceptional trading experiences to clients worldwide. For further information on ATFX, please visit ATFX website https://www.atfx.com. Contact Details ATFX sales.uk@atfx.com Company Website https://www.atfx.com/

August 19, 2024 04:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Make Your Puzzles Launches New Platform for Personalized Photo Puzzles

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Make Your Puzzles is thrilled to announce the launch of its newest online platform, allowing users to create custom photo puzzles from their favorite photos. This new service offers a creative and unique way to turn cherished memories into custom puzzles, making them the perfect gift or keepsake for any occasion. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, enabling customers to easily design their own puzzles. Whether choosing a single photo, creating a collage with multiple images, or selecting from a vast library of professional pictures, Make Your Puzzles provides all the tools needed to craft a truly personalized product. Additionally, customers can customize the puzzle box, adding text or graphics to enhance the gift's personal touch. Sustainability is at the core of Make Your Puzzles' mission. All puzzles are produced using 100% recycled materials, eco-friendly inks, and biodegradable packaging, ensuring that each product is as environmentally responsible as it is beautiful. With this new launch, Make Your Puzzles is set to become the go-to destination for custom puzzles that celebrate life’s special moments. The platform offers an enjoyable way to create meaningful, high-quality puzzles that are sure to be treasured for years to come. About Make Your Puzzles Make Your Puzzles specializes in high-quality, eco-friendly personalized photo puzzles. Proudly manufactured in the USA, the company combines creativity and sustainability to offer unique gifts that capture and celebrate life’s most cherished memories. For more information, visit MakeYourPuzzles.com. Contact Details Make Your Puzzles Steven Kosir info@makeyourpuzzle.com Company Website https://makeyourpuzzles.com/

August 18, 2024 11:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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CPV Expands Partnership with Harrison Street; Announces Investment in CPV Renewables

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Competitive Power Ventures Group (“CPV Group”), a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale renewable and low emission electric generation, and Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets with approximately $55 billion in assets under management, today announced that the firms intend to expand their strategic partnership, with Harrison Street executing an agreement to acquire one-third of CPV Renewable Power, LP (“CPV Renewables”), a CPV Group affiliate. Through this investment, Harrison Street will support and accelerate CPV Renewables’ growing renewable energy development business, which comprises nine operating and under construction projects. Together, these projects total over 700 MW-ac of wind and solar capacity, sufficient to power over 570,000 households. CPV Renewables has also identified a near-term pipeline totaling ~4 GW-ac and consisting of more than 15 wind, solar, and co-located battery storage projects. “We have a longstanding relationship with Harrison Street and this next step shows the strong commitment from all sides to drive decarbonization efforts forward. This partnership will accelerate the buildout of our 4 GW pipeline of renewable development projects,” said Sean Finnerty, President of CPV Renewables. “By bringing together OPC, CPV Renewables, and Harrison Street, we have successfully formed one of the most formidable renewables businesses in the country. All parties worked seamlessly throughout the execution of this process, and we look forward to building on our partnership for years to come.” “Our investment in CPV Renewables represents a significant opportunity for Harrison Street to expand our relationship with a trusted partner and support a premier renewable energy platform that can quickly scale within the U.S. power markets”, Carolyn Arida, Senior Managing Director at Harrison Street, added. “Backed by Harrison Street’s industry-leading renewables expertise and CPV’s 25-years of unprecedented success, CPV Renewables is well positioned to capitalize on sector tailwinds and address increasing energy demands across the U.S.” About CPV CPV Group LP, a partnership majority owned by OPC Energy Ltd., has 25 years of unprecedented success in the development and operation of highly efficient and low emitting electric generation and renewable projects in the United States. CPV is focused on applying its development, financial and project management expertise to advance the next generation of technologies. After bringing on 5.3 GW of natural gas, wind, and solar generation since 2010 and with a current pipeline of over 10 GW of renewable and dispatchable generation projects, including utility-scale carbon capture, CPV is well positioned to help drive the nation’s decarbonization goals forward.For more information: please visit www.cpv.com and follow CPV on LinkedIn. About OPC Energy OPC Energy Ltd. (OPCE:Tel Aviv), is an energy company leading the Energy Transition revolution in Israel and the USA, and provides electricity in an efficient, reliable and environmentally friendly manner while combining solar energy, wind and natural gas with high efficiency. In Israel, OPC is the first and leading private electricity producer, offering its customers an integrated energy solution that includes the supply of all energy needs through the company's production sites and in the customer's yard using natural gas and solar energy, as well as charging electric vehicles. In the USA, the company operates through the CPV Group, which supplies electricity using efficient natural gas and wind energy, and also builds and develops Powerhouse using natural gas, natural gas with reduced emissions, as well as solar and wind energy. For more information: please visit www.opc-energy.com/en. About Harrison Street Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The Firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the Firm has more than 280 employees and approximately US $55 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors across the globe. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for nine years (2014-2020, 2022, 2023) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. (Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients, and is inclusive of the Firm’s regulatory AUM reported in its Form ADV.) Contact Details Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Sam Loftus +1 617-347-8094 sloftus@cpv.com Harrison Street Doug Allen/Ellie Johnson +1 646-722-6530 Harrisonstreet@DLPR.com Company Website http://www.cpv.com

August 18, 2024 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

CRWD Investor Reminder: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Reminds Investors of Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD)

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The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP ( www.ktmc.com ) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (“CrowdStrike”) ( NASDAQ: CRWD ) on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired CrowdStrike Class A common stock between November 29, 2023 and July 29, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lead plaintiff deadline is September 30, 2024. CONTACT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP: If you suffered CrowdStrike losses, you may CLICK HERE or go to: https://www.ktmc.com/new-cases/crowdstrike-holdings-inc?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=crwd&mktm=r You can also contact attorney Jonathan Naji, Esq. by calling (484) 270-1453 or by email at info@ktmc.com. Please CLICK HERE to view our video or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://youtu.be/Z-ZWi3gKhIY DEFENDANTS’ ALLEGED MISCONDUCT: The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) CrowdStrike had instituted deficient controls in its procedures for updating its Falcon software platform, and was not properly testing updates to Falcon before rolling them out to customers; (2) this inadequate software testing created a substantial risk that an update to Falcon could cause major outages for a significant number of the company’s customers; and (3) such outages could pose, and in fact ultimately created, substantial reputational harm and legal risk to CrowdStrike. As a result of these materially false and misleading statements and omissions, CrowdStrike stock traded at artificially high prices during the Class Period. THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: CrowdStrike investors may, no later than September 30, 2024, seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages CrowdStrike investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE CASE OR GO TO: https://www.ktmc.com/new-cases/crowdstrike-holdings-inc?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=crwd&mktm=r ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com. CONTACT: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Jonathan Naji, Esq. (484) 270-1453 280 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087 info@ktmc.com May be considered attorney advertising in certain jurisdictions. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Contact Details Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Jonathan Naji, Esq. +1 484-270-1453 info@ktmc.com Company Website https://www.ktmc.com

August 16, 2024 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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