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Command Security Corporation – Aviation Safeguards Announces $23 Million Contract Award With LaGuardia Gateway Partners for LaGuardia Airport New Central Terminal Building

Apr 23, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Business

HERNDON, Va., April 23, 2018 -- Command Security Corporation (NYSE MKT:MOC) through its Aviation Safeguards Division today announced the award of a new five-year contract to provide security and merchandise screening...

Sorrento Therapeutics CEO Dr. Henry Ji Invited to the Fourth International Vatican Conference on “Unite to Cure”

Apr 23, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Business

SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2018 -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRNE) ("Sorrento"), announced today that Dr. Henry Ji, Chairman and CEO, has been invited to participate as an expert panelist at the Fourth International...

Melinta Therapeutics Presents Results from VABOMERE TANGO II Trial at ECCMID 2018, Highlighting Outcomes in Vulnerable Patient Populations

Apr 23, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Business

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 23, 2018 -- Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLNT), a commercial-stage company discovering, developing and commercializing novel antibiotics to treat serious bacterial infections, has presented...

Beacon Health Selects R1 RCM for Expanded Revenue Cycle Services

Apr 23, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Business

CHICAGO, April 23, 2018 -- R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ:RCM), a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) services to healthcare providers, today announced that Beacon Health based in South Bend,...

Brad Kreger Joins Fluidigm as Senior Vice President, Global Operations

Apr 23, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Business

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2018 -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the appointment of Brad Kreger as Senior Vice President, Global Operations. In this role, Kreger leads global...

Gratomic and Perpetuus Carbon Technologies Limited Enter Into an Agreement for the Exclusive Development and Marketing of Material Enhancing Graphenes Derived From Gratomic Aukam Graphite

Apr 23, 2018 12:00 pm UTC| Business

TORONTO, April 23, 2018 -- Gratomic Inc. (“GRAT” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:GRAT) (FRANKFURT:CB81) (WKN:A2JAP3). Gratomic Inc., is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a letter of collaboration (“Agreement”)...

Cypress Commences Trading on the OTCQB Marketplace

Apr 23, 2018 12:00 pm UTC| Business

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2018 -- Cypress Development Corp. (TSX-V:CYP) (OTCQB:CYDVF) (Frankfurt:C1Z1) (“Cypress” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has commenced trading on the OTCQB...

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Economy

RBA Raises Interest Rates to 3.85% as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted its cash rate by 25 basis points in February, citing persistent inflation and financial conditions that were no longer restrictive enough to curb rising prices. According to the...

Asian Currencies Trade in Tight Range as Dollar Steadies; Yen Slips on Weak Japan GDP

Asian currencies moved within a narrow range on Monday as thin holiday trading and steady U.S. dollar performance limited major price swings. Market closures in China, Taiwan, and South Korea reduced regional liquidity,...

Asian Stock Markets Trade in Narrow Range as Japan GDP Misses Forecasts, Hang Seng Gains

Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Monday as a week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China reduced regional trading volumes, while weak Japanese GDP data pressured Tokyo equities. Market participation was further...

Ukraine Secures $8.2 Billion IMF Loan as Tax Conditions Are Eased

Ukraines government has reached a revised agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new $8.2 billion lending program, easing several previously proposed conditions, including politically sensitive tax...

BOJ Governor Ueda Meets PM Takaichi as Markets Eye Possible Rate Hike

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are set to hold their first bilateral meeting on Monday since the ruling partys landslide election victory, a discussion that could shape expectations for...

Politics

Trump Signals Indirect Role in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks as Tensions Rise

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will be indirectly involved in high-stakes nuclear talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva, expressing cautious optimism that Tehran is ready to...

Trump Signals Indirect Role in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks as Tensions Rise

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Geneva Focus on Land Disputes and Donetsk Control

Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks aimed at ending Europes largest conflict since World War II. The Kremlin has indicated...

Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration Plan, Palestinians Warn of ‘De-Facto Annexation’

Israels cabinet has approved new measures aimed at strengthening its control over the occupied West Bank, including a landmark decision to begin formal land registration in the territory for the first time since 1967. The...

Australia Refuses Repatriation of Citizens Held in Syrian ISIS Camp

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the government will not repatriate Australians currently detained in a Syrian camp housing families of suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Speaking to ABC...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Launches GDPR Investigation Into X’s AI Chatbot Grok

Irelands Data Protection Commission (DPC) has opened a formal investigation into Xs AI chatbot, Grok, over concerns about personal data processing and the generation of harmful sexualised images, including manipulated...

Disney Issues Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the Chinese tech giant of using copyrighted Disney characters to train and power its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator without authorization, according to a...

Anthropic’s Claude AI Reportedly Used in U.S. Operation to Capture Nicolas Maduro

Anthropics artificial intelligence model, Claude, was reportedly used in a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing...

OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger to Advance Next-Generation AI Agents

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw, according to CEO Sam Altmans announcement on social media Sunday. The move follows OpenClaws recent surge in...

Vietnam Approves SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Service Amid U.S. Trade Talks

Vietnam has officially granted SpaceX permission to deploy its Starlink satellite internet service in the country, marking a significant step in expanding high-speed connectivity across Southeast Asia. According to state...