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Apr 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
MusiCares® Launches Groundbreaking Suicide Prevention Training and Mental Health Resources for Music Professionals in Partnership With The Jed Foundation
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to rising rates of emotional distress and suicide risk across the music industry, MusiCares®, the leading charity supporting the health and well-being of the music community founded by the Recording Academy® in 1989, has partnered with The Jed Foundation (JED) to launch a groundbreaking digital microsite providing suicide prevention and mental health resources tailored to music professionals. For those in the music community, the hustle and irr...
Apr 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
IQM Advances AI-Driven Agentic Calibration, Opening Quantum Computing to the Enterprise With NVIDIA Ising
ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On World Quantum Day, IQM Quantum Computers today announced AI-driven agentic calibration, an automated approach to tuning quantum systems with NVIDIA Ising. The development marks a step toward making quantum computing operationally viable for enterprises, AI factories, and high-performance computing data centres — reducing dependence on dedicated quantum engineering expertise and bringing quantum infrastructure within reach of institutions that need to own and...
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Security 101 Launches Safe Learning 101TM
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Security 101 launches Safe Learning 101™, a first-of-its-kind program uniting school security expertise with national integration capabilities....
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Switch Automation and Berkeley Lab Advance Next Generation of Smart Buildings—From Analytics to Autonomous Operations
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Switch Automation, a global provider of smart building software, today announced the release of new product capabilities in Switch OpX (Operational Excellence), developed in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). These capabilities mark a major step forward in the evolution of smart building technology, from identifying issues to automating the implementation of operational improvements. The paper, “Switch Automation and Berkeley Lab Pa...
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Voyager Enables International Commercial Space Economy
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) expanded the Voyager Institute for Space, Technology and Advancement (VISTA) science park ecosystem with Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary, further enabling the commercial space economy. “This agreement reflects the global demand for in-space research and manufacturing capabilities,” said Jeffrey Manber, special representative to the Chairman and CEO, Voyager. “By partnering with leading institutions like Obuda University, we are en...
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Kaplan Educational Foundation Names 2026 Leadership Award Honorees: Alison Overseth and Giuseppe “Seppy” Basili
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kaplan Educational Foundation (KEF), an independent 501(c)(3) public charity which seeks to eliminate barriers to higher education for high-potential, low-income community college students and develop them as leaders and advocates for their communities, announces its 20th Anniversary Leadership Awards, honoring Alison Overseth, CEO, Partnership for After School Education, and Giuseppe “Seppy” Basili, Executive Director, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with this year’s...
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Graduate-Degree Seekers: Faster, Demand Provable Outcomes, Leverage AI to Search
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jenzabar today announced the findings of the annual 2026 Graduate School Intenders Survey conducted by Spark451, a Jenzabar Company, revealing that prospective graduate students are career driven, moving faster, expecting more flexibility, and demanding clearer proof of value than in previous years. Specifically, today’s graduate intenders are actively in “decision mode,” with nearly 78% of respondents planning to enroll within 12 months, and they are using social media...
Apr 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The Hartford And UConn Launch Collaboration To Advance Business Resiliency and Worker Safety
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford and The University of Connecticut (UConn) announced the initial phases of a collaboration focused on research related to energy innovation, business resiliency and extreme heat. The arrangement includes a philanthropic investment in the Korey Stringer Institute, bringing together two leaders in workers’ safety to gain insights that will help employers protect workers from acute and prolonged exposure to extreme heat. The Hartford will also partner...
Apr 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
TPG to Acquire Learfield, the Leading College Sports Media Sales and Technology Provider
DALLAS & SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Learfield, the nation’s leading media and technology company powering college athletics. Learfield is one of the largest at-scale commercial platforms in global sports. The company serves as the monetization engine for collegiate sports intellectual property (IP), linking more than 12,000 brands and over 1,200 inst...
Apr 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Sophia Learning Partners with NurseDash to Support Healthcare Career Advancement
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sophia Learning announces a partnership with NurseDash....
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