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Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc. (“MPT”, https://www.micropt.com), a leader in complex micro-electronics, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of Stellar Manufacturing (“Stellar”), a provider of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). MPT partnered with private equity investment firm, Great River Capital Partners in mid-2024, with add-on acquisitions considered as one path to drive continued growth for the company. The acquisition of Stellar closed in early October. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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The Institutes CPCU Society announced the official formation of two new international chapters: the Romania CPCU Society Chapter and the West Africa CPCU Society Chapter, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Approved on Nov. 3, 2025, these chapters are the first new CPCU Society chapters to be formed in 20 years and mark a major milestone in the Society’s global expansion strategy.

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Abnormal AI, the leader in AI-native human behavior security, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security, marking the company’s second consecutive year in the Leaders Quadrant.

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Hallmark Health Care Solutions, the leader in Workforce Intelligence and Enablement, today announced the launch of its Locum Tenens Vendor Management functionality within its Total Workforce Vendor Management System (VMS). This new capability enables health systems to centralize sourcing and management of locum tenens providers, creating a more connected, transparent, and data-driven marketplace for contingent physician talent.

Stova, a leading event management platform, today unveiled its completely redesigned Stova Mobile App, delivering a faster, smarter, and more intuitive experience for both event planners and attendees.

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Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced a historic partnership with a coalition of the nation’s most trusted and influential nonprofit organizations to launch HOPE AI™, a groundbreaking national strategy to bring both financial literacy and artificial intelligence literacy to every community in America. The announcement was marked by a powerful moment on the main stage at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Hope Global Forums in Atlanta, where the leaders of these organizations stood together with Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant for a historic signing ceremony affirming their shared commitment to this national effort.

Algolia, the AI Retrieval Platform orchestrating over 1.75 trillion queries each year, trusted by more than 18,000 businesses, and used by millions of developers around the world, today reported a powerful surge in online holiday shopping activity, with search volumes climbing 13% year-over-year (YoY) during the Black Friday to Cyber Monday window. Shoppers generated an extraordinary 33.5 billion search queries over the long weekend—up from 29.5 billion last year.

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InspereX, the tech-driven distributor of fixed income, structured products, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative investments, today announced the launch of Aria – a technology portal providing streamlined access to fixed income, structured products, and alternative investments to meet the evolving asset allocation needs of Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs).

Luma Financial Technologies (“Luma”), a global platform for structured products, annuities, and life insurance solutions, today announced that InspereX , a technology-driven distributor of fixed income, structured products, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and alternative investments, has selected Luma to serve in two key roles that power structured note distribution for RIAs. Through this decision, Luma and InspereX are empowering financial professionals by simplifying complexity into efficient, scalable solutions.

Phoenix Manufacturing, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of evaporative cooling solutions for demanding climates, today announced the launch of Frigiking Rigid Media (Frigiking RM) for residential and light commercial uses. The coolers offer a higher-performing alternative to aspen media that’s more cost-effective than premium rigid media systems.

Aker Ink PR & Marketing, a full-service agency helping businesses increase awareness, thought leadership and leads, has launched a new service to help organizations strengthen their visibility across artificial intelligence platforms – now the emerging first stop for consumers and professionals seeking trusted recommendations.

NTT Research, Inc. and NTT R&D, divisions of NTT (TYO:9432), and NTT DATA, Inc. announced that NTT scientists and researchers have contributed to fifteen presentations at this year’s Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), a leading machine-learning (ML) and computational neuroscience conference. The eight papers associated with NTT Research mostly address foundational issues. The six papers generated by scientists in various NTT Inc. laboratories focus on system-level and applied-science themes. The paper from NTT DATA highlights the importance of trustworthy AI, directly relevant to enterprise adoption.

William Mills Agency, the nation’s leading financial services and fintech public relations firm, has been selected by PentEdge, the modernization partner for mid-tier financial institutions, to elevate its industry presence and support its mission to guide financial institutions through responsible, well-governed modernization.

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Supabase, the Postgres development platform, today announced two new Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)-based storage innovations and a new ETL1 feature that make building generative artificial intelligence (AI) agents and apps easier. Built on Apache Iceberg and Amazon S3 Tables, Supabase Analytics Buckets support analytics workloads, while Supabase Vector Buckets provide specialized storage that powers AI features like semantic search and personalization. Supabase ETL automatically moves data from Postgres databases to analytics tools with a single click, eliminating months of coding work. Built on AWS, Supabase has launched more than 10 million databases to date and has become the foundation of choice for startups, with over 60% of each Y Combinator batch building on the platform.

Terray Therapeutics (www.terraytx.ai), a chemistry-first, AI-native biotech company, today announced the achievement of a discovery milestone in the company’s multi-target collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY).

Seel, the leading agentic post-purchase platform, today announced new insurance and reinsurance partnerships with Lloyd’s of London, Great American Insurance Group, and Arch Insurance.

Una Software, the leader in AI-native Performance Planning, today announced it is one of only 11 organizations named a “Hot Company to Watch in 2026” by Nucleus Research. The analyst firm recognized Una for its ability to unify financial and operational workflows to drive meaningful business results.

VKS, a world leader in Connected Worker Technology, has recently launched IO Connect. This powerful new add-on bridges the gap between manual and automated processes, combining the precision of automation with the flexibility and insight of human operators. While Industry 4.0 brought machine monitoring, it failed to connect people to the process. Industry 5.0 and IO Connect change that, seamlessly linking workers to devices, machines, PLCs, AI, and other critical assets via VKS digital work instructions.

A research consortium led by Samsung Medical Center, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital and bioinformatics partner Inocras Inc. has published the most comprehensive whole-genome breast cancer study of its kind in Nature.

Sunflower Bank, an $8.5 billion financial institution headquartered in Dallas, is proud to announce its partnership with VerityPay, a leading provider of secure B2C digital payment solutions. This collaboration brings cutting-edge payment technology to Sunflower Bank’s customers, offering fast, flexible, and secure digital payment options designed to meet the evolving needs of businesses and consumers.

IMPACT Community Capital (“IMPACT”), an institutional investment manager that pioneered affordable housing debt, is pleased to announce that President and Chief Investment Officer Michael Lohmeier will become Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2026. Lohmeier succeeds Jeff Brenner, who has served as IMPACT’s CEO for over eight years and will retire from his day-to-day operational role, transitioning to a consulting position with the firm.

Acupath Laboratories, a leading provider of subspecialized anatomic pathology services, today announced a strategic partnership with Valar Labs to offer Vesta Bladder, Valar Labs’ AI-powered diagnostic test portfolio, to Acupath’s customers nationwide.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant. The grant will support PLTW’s efforts to create secure, education-specific AI tools to help teachers save time, elevate instruction, and deliver personalized learning to students nationwide.

Freed, the leading AI scribe and clinician assistant custom-built for the unique needs of small practices, today announced the launch of a suite of new features designed to further reduce the administrative burden on clinicians. Following the October 2025 release of EHR Push, which allows clinicians to transfer notes into any browser-based EHR with a single click, Freed is expanding its agentic capabilities to automate more components of the clinical workflow.

Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and the rapidly changing healthcare policy and regulatory environment are common threads weaved into many of the Top Risks for 2026 identified by Kodiak Solutions.

Cave Consulting Group, Inc. (CCGroup) was selected by a multi-state Medicare accountable care organization (Medicare ACO) to build, implement, and maintain their preferred specialist referral network (Specialist Golden Referral Network).

Otto, the veterinary technology company trusted by more than 5,000 clinics, today announced that Hill’s Pet Nutrition and The Veterinary Cooperative (TVC) are partnering with Otto to provide clinics with access free of charge to Otto AI Scribe, expanding the availability of veterinary-specific documentation tools to Hill’s Connect clinic partners and to TVC member clinics.

Zip Co (ASX: ZIP), the digital financial services company offering innovative, people-centred products, safely processed approximately 1.6m transactions at over 280,000 locations across the Group over the 2025 Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) weekend.

Horizon, a provider of highly customized investment and technology solutions designed to fuel the growth of financial advisors, has further expanded its lineup of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with three new additions offering both domestic and international strategies designed to provide targeted exposure and enhanced risk management for clients navigating today’s dynamic markets.

Brennen Bliss (March 22, 1999), a pioneering entrepreneur in travel-tech marketing, has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 USA list, highlighting young leaders transforming industries. Alongside this recognition, his Austin-based agency, Propellic, is distinguished as the sole AI-focused travel marketing agency on the list. Propellic leverages artificial intelligence across brand strategy, creative, search engine and LLM optimization, paid media, analytics, and performance marketing to help travel brands grow globally.

EnergyHub, a leading provider of grid-edge flexibility solutions, today announced its acquisition of Resideo Grid Services, a leader in demand response aggregation and program management. The acquisition reflects a growing industry shift toward using a single integrated edge distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) platform to manage all distributed energy resources (DERs) as utilities expand Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) to include EVs, batteries, and other DERs.

KBRA releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the November 2025 servicer reporting period. The delinquency rate among KBRA-rated U.S. private label CMBS was steady at 7.8% in November after registering 7.9% in October. While the distress rate—the total delinquent plus current but specially serviced loan rate—decreased to 10.5% from 10.9% last month. The 32 Avenue of the Americas loan ($142.5 million in two KBRA-rated conduits and $282.5 million in three non-KBRA rated conduits) turned nonperforming matured balloon this month after the borrower indicated it would not pay off the loan at maturity in November. However, a loan modification with an extension is being discussed. Further, 1211 Avenue of the Americas ($1.04 billion in AOTA 2015-1211) was returned to the master servicer after a modification that extended the loan’s maturity to August 2028.

HGreg opened its newest HGreg Lux pre-owned, luxury car boutique, located inside its flagship dealership in Orlando. The site, which follows HGreg’s successful dealership-within-a-dealership model, offers customers access to one of the widest assortments of top-quality, pre-owned luxury cars, at a fraction of what they would cost new. This marks the fifth HGreg Lux location for the company, with locations in Costa Mesa, Miami, West Palm Beach and Pompano Beach.

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FINRA has ordered Securities America, Inc. to pay $2 million in restitution to its customers and has fined the firm $1 million for failing to reasonably supervise Class A mutual fund recommendations, resulting in customers paying unnecessary fees through recommendations that were potentially unsuitable or not in customers’ best interest.

GXP-Storage®, a life sciences leader in compliant, visible and scalable material management, announced today the appointment of Chris Otto as an Independent Board Member, effective November 12, 2025. With over three decades of global clinical research and development experience, Otto brings deep operational expertise from his career at Eli Lilly and Company, where he most recently served as Global Leader and Associate Vice President of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, including accountability for clinical imaging and connected devices.

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TapNGo™, a leading provider of cashless and access-control technology for events and entertainment venues, has announced the addition of Wade Shows to its growing portfolio of clients. The transition marks a significant milestone for both organizations, as TapNGo successfully converted Wade Shows from their legacy system to its proprietary platform—mid-season—without disrupting operations.

CallMiner, the global leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence and customer experience (CX) automation, has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 18th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. This is the fourth time that CallMiner has made the list, and is ranked 22nd in the medium-size companies category, up four places from 2024.

Geviti, the longevity and diagnostics platform enabling clinician-designed health insights through advanced biomarker analysis and real-time data, today announced the rollout of its new Lite and Plus membership options and their availability in 47 states. Lite and Plus both provide members with access to Geviti’s high-fidelity diagnostics and data infrastructure without direct visits with the clinical team, while “Plus” additionally includes support from Longevity Specialists for lifestyle coaching and supplement recommendations. Together, these membership expansions represent a major step in the company’s effort to standardize proactive, evidence-based longevity care at national scale.

insitro, the AI therapeutics company built on causal biology, today announced the appointment of two scientific advisors: Stephen Hitchcock, Ph.D., a preeminent drug development leader and former Chief Scientific Officer of Takeda, and Vijay Pande, Ph.D., co-founder of VZVC and, previously, founder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz's Bio + Health fund.

eHopper today announced the launch of its fully unified point-of-sale and payments platform, developed through a direct integration with Valor PayTech, a leading fintech provider supporting more than 20,000 merchants nationwide with modern omnichannel payment solutions.

Roboteon, a leading innovator in intelligent warehouse robotics software, announced today that it has achieved Microsoft Commercial Marketplace certification for its Robotics Fulfillment and Orchestration Platform, now available on Microsoft AppSource.

Iterable, the AI-native customer engagement platform, today released its 2025 Black Friday Insights Report, revealing record-breaking messaging volume surges and unprecedented early-season marketing activity across its platform. This year, multichannel engagement surged to all-time highs — driven by brands pairing the power of email with mobile channels like SMS, Embedded Messaging, and WhatsApp to deliver 360-degree experiences that feel connected, consistent, and tailored across every step of the customer journey.

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LucyRx, an independent pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) known for simplifying access to prescription care, has introduced the LucyRx Women’s Health Benefit, launching January 1, 2026. The life-stage program is among the first from an independent PBM to combine an expanded menopause formulary, AI-powered analytics, and dedicated women’s health support in a single solution. It is designed to support women during perimenopause and menopause and to close gaps in medication coverage, education and proactive care.

NASA has awarded a competitive SBIR research contract to Targeted Convergence Corporation (TCC) to explore new ways mission teams can solve some of the most complex design and modeling challenges in aerospace engineering. The selection highlights the growing industry recognition of TCC’s Success Assured software, which has been gaining attention for its ability to accelerate early-stage mission and product design efforts.

Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful builders in the country, and Samuels & Associates, a leading Boston-based real estate development and investment firm, today announced that Lyrik, formerly known as Parcel 12, has been recognized with multiple prestigious industry awards celebrating the project’s excellence in planning, design and construction.

Baron Capital, a growth equity investment Firm with a 43-year track record of long-term, fundamental, research-driven investing, hosted a record-setting 32nd Annual Baron Capital Investment Conference at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House. More than 5,000 investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients from across the U.S. and abroad convened to explore this year’s theme, “Changing Lives,” hear from leaders including Starman Elon Musk, and discuss opportunities shaping the future of investing.

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters today announced one of their largest groups of new athletes in the organization’s history, six men and four women, who will join the returning players as part of The 100 Year Tour, the organizations 100th season. The group includes players from major Division 1 conferences including THE BIG EAST, the Northeast Conference, the Southland Conferences, a variety of HBCU schools and players with international experience, as well as freestyler Yoh Iwasaki, the Globetrotter’s first athlete from Japan and third from Asia. The Globetrotters are currently beginning training camp at Lakepoint Sports in Cartersville, GA, before the official tip off with a special event at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, December 14.

Columbia Sportswear unveils The Endor™ Collection, its largest special-edition Star Wars™-inspired release to date. This 20-piece lineup blends Columbia’s signature performance technologies with detailed designs inspired by the Rebel Alliance’s mission to Endor in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™.

iConnections, the leading platform for global alternative investments, today announced the launch of its Get Verified program in partnership with Citco, a leading asset-servicer to the alternative investment sector.

Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America, today announced the close of a multimillion-dollar interconnection facility provided by NY Green Bank (NYGB), a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The financing facility will help fund more than 10 of Convergent’s upcoming battery storage systems, designed to improve grid reliability and resiliency in New York City.

Lithic, the card issuing and processing platform powering next-generation financial experiences, today announced it has been selected by Coinstar®, LLC to power the new CINQ by Coinstar™ Debit Card, a general purpose reloadable (GPR) product. The card integrates with the CINQ by Coinstar™ digital wallet and converts physical currency into funds that can be accessed through both virtual and physical cards. The CINQ by Coinstar™ Debit Card is issued by Lead Bank.

Northmarq today announced that its Fund Management business has made its mid-market commercial real estate (CRE) subordinate debt strategy available on iCapital Marketplace.

CFP Board today announced the results of the November 2025 CFP® Certification Exam. The exam was administered during a November 3-12 testing window to 3,970 candidates. Following the largest ever July CFP® Certification Exam, this is the second largest number of people to ever sit for a CFP® Certification Exam in November. The pass rate for the November exam was 64%.

Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (“Catalyst”), a private medical technology company redefining shoulder arthroplasty through simplified, surgeon-focused innovation, today announced that its Catalyst Fracture Shoulder System has received FDA 510(k) clearance for additional indications that now include anatomic (total or hemi) shoulder procedures, giving surgeons flexibility to treat complex proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) with a single, streamlined platform for both anatomic and reverse replacements. In anatomic indications, the Catalyst Fracture System utilizes Catalyst’s ellipsoid head design, shown to better restore natural anatomy compared to traditional spherical head designs on the market today.

Bitwarden, the trusted leader in password, passkey, and secrets management, today announced the general availability of Bitwarden Access Intelligence for Enterprise plans. Access Intelligence provides visibility into weak, reused, or exposed credentials across critical applications, with guided remediation workflows for consistent credential updates at scale. The capability helps IT and security teams prioritize and address credential risks while enabling employees to take action through simple, in-context update prompts, strengthening overall enterprise security practices.

AGY, the leading U.S. manufacturer of high-performance glass fiber reinforcements, announces the addition of Ron Richardson to the role of Chief Operating Officer. As part of the executive team, Richardson will oversee AGY manufacturing production, engineering operations, supply chain performance, and capacity management.

Esker, the global authority in AI-powered business solutions for the Office of the CFO, today announced a strategic partnership with Horváth, a global management consultancy for transformation, performance management and digitalization. Together, the companies will help large-scale organizations optimize working capital and operational performance by combining Esker’s AI-powered cloud automation technology with Horváth’s strategic capabilities.

The Achievers Workforce Institute (AWI), the research arm of Achievers, the world’s most utilized recognition and reward software, today released the eighth edition of its annual Employee Engagement and Retention Report. This edition captures how employees and HR leaders around the world feel about the state of work, uncovering steps employers can take to strengthen culture in 2026 and beyond.

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Small Door Veterinary, the membership-based veterinary care company reimagining the pet health experience, today announced that it has hired Mikhayl Alam as its new Chief Financial Officer and Collin Russell as Head of People. The additions come on the heels of a record year of profitability and a $55 million capital raise, positioning the company to accelerate expansion with six new locations slated to open next year.

Bamboo Health™, the leader in Real-Time Care Intelligence™, has launched Bamboo Bridge®, a breakthrough behavioral health care navigation solution designed to connect high-need, high-cost patients to the right level of care. The AI-enabled platform uniquely combines intelligent patient care coordination with curated, high-quality behavioral health provider networks and dedicated expert care navigators to proactively close behavioral health gaps, reduce avoidable healthcare costs and support both value-based care (VBC) and fee-for-service (FFS) arrangements.

Pattern Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PTRN), a leader in accelerating brands on global ecommerce marketplaces by leveraging proprietary technology and AI, today announced that it has acquired ROI Hunter a.s., a performance-driven retail media platform for brands and retailers. ROI Hunter integrates product, marketing, and merchandising data into a single source of truth, enabling margin-informed, SKU-level advertising decisions across major walled-garden platforms including Google, Meta, and Snap.

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