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Through the agreement, DXC will become principal partner of Manchester United focussed on the club's digital transformation and innovation. As principal shirt sleeve partner, DXC will have a global presence on the shoulder of the team's home, away and third kits. DXC will also become a partner of Manchester United Foundation, collaborating on the care it gives to the community.

"We are proud to welcome DXC as our principal partner for digital transformation, Manchester United Foundation and shirt sleeve in this exciting new era for the club," said Victoria Timpson, Manchester United's CEO of Alliances and Partnerships. "We are two organizations with a shared belief in the power of technology to win."

As one of the world's most globally recognized sports teams, Manchester United will work with DXC to become more data driven and optimize its digital offering to fans, helping to improve the way they engage and interact with the club.

"Through this partnership, Manchester United is turning to DXC for its experience in enterprise transformation as it strives to engage fans and inspire young people," said Chris Drumgoole, Chief Operating Officer, DXC Technology. "Whether it's running one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, or transforming business for Fortune 500 organizations, Manchester United and DXC are experts in running mission-critical activities. We stand united in delivering excellence."

The agreement, which commences July 2022, covers the following areas:

Manchester United's Digital PresenceDXC willdeliver and develop Manchester United's digital presence including the club's website and media platforms, bringing a global community of 1.1 billion fans and followers closer to the heart of the club.Starting immediately, DXC will manage Manchester United's app, which has users in 214 global territories and is the top downloaded sports app in 68 global markets. For example, DXC will streamline analytics data helping the club to deliver a more personalized experience for fans across the club's digital channels.

Data DrivenWith its experience in data analytics and engineering, DXC will help Manchester United to harness the power of datato enhance fan experience and certain business operations. In a first step, DXC and United will deliver a new data platform that will aggregate data across the club and enable new insights to inform strategic business planning and performance.

Partner to Manchester United FoundationDXC will also become the Presenting Partner of Manchester United Foundation. The partnership will focus on how technology can have a positive impact on people, the environment, and society, working together to educate and inspire a new generation of STEM students, through digital workshops, programs and in-person seminars.

Digital Transformation RoadmapDXC and Manchester United will work together to set a digital vision and strategy to help the club benefit from powerful emerging technologies as it prepares for opportunities of tomorrow. For example, DXC will work with the Man Utd Academy to support coaching staff with data analysis, tracking and reporting technologies.

Shirt Sleeve PartnerAs principal shirt sleeve partner for the 2022/23 season, DXC will be visible on the club's home, away and third kit, for the men's, women's and youth teams, receiving worldwide brand exposure to football's expansive global audience. DXC joins Teamviewer and adidas as principal partners on the new kit which will be launched later this week.

"DXC's technological expertise will help put Manchester United at the forefront of digital transformation, providing effective ways of working and new and exciting opportunities to interact with fans. The possibilities are endless, and we are looking forward to working with DXC on our future digital offerings," added Victoria Timpson.

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About DXC TechnologyDXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernising IT, optimising data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organisations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience.Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues atDXC.com.

About Manchester UnitedManchester United is one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, playing one of the most popular spectator sports on Earth. Through our 144-year football heritage we have won 66 trophies, enabling us to develop what we believe is one of the world's leading sports and entertainment brands with a global community of 1.1 billion fans and followers. Our large, passionate and highly engaged fan base provides Manchester United with a worldwide platform to generate significant revenue from multiple sources, including sponsorship, merchandising, product licensing, broadcasting and matchday initiatives which in turn, directly fund our ability to continuously reinvest in the club.

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The data activation company recognized out of over 3,900 nominations across more than 125 countries

SAM RAMON, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WANdisco, the data activation company, has been recognized as a finalist of the 2022 Microsoft Rising Azure Technology Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

"This recognition celebrates the continued successful collaboration between WANdisco and Microsoft Azure. Together, we have supported cloud migrations, implementations, and digital transformations of enterprises around the world," said Chris Cochran,VP Cloud Alliances at WANdisco. "Our innovative and turnkey integration with Microsoft continues to deliver exceptional speed, scale, and security for organizations migrating enterprise-scale datasets to the Azure cloud. As we celebrate this milestone achievement, our team is more encouraged than ever to continue delivering exceptional data activation services to our customers alongside Microsoft."

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services and devices during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 3,900 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide. WANdisco was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services while natively integrated into Azure.

"I am honored to announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards," said Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft. "These partners were outstanding among the exceptional pool of nominees and I'm continuously impressed by their innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies and the impact for their customers."

The recognition as a finalist of the 2022 Microsoft Rising Azure Technology Partner of the Year Award continues a landmark year for WANdisco. Earlier this year, the company launched WANdisco Edge to Cloud, an offering that supports enterprises in activating IoT and sensor data moving it from edge environments to the cloud to support AI and ML initiatives and unleash business value. Built on WANdisco's Data Activation Platform, Edge to Cloud extends WANdisco's data activation capabilities beyond traditional Hadoop to cloud migrations to support enterprise IoT initiatives.

Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced annually prior to the company's global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, which will take place on July 19-20 this year.

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WANdisco is the first and only data activation platform for accelerating digital transformation at scale. WANdisco makes infinite data actionable across clouds and enterprises in real time. WANdisco customers unleash the business value of the cloud with zero downtime, data loss, or disruption to fuel AI and machine learning, create new services, and transform businesses. For more information about WANdisco, visit http://www.wandisco.com

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TECNO's "sunlight drawing" technology more formally known as polychromatic photoisomer technology is a process that breaks through the technical limitations of single-color or dual-color discoloration, and inspired by the impressionist works of Mondrian, enabling the phone's shell to follow geometrical patterns of color change in the sun.

"We've taken everything our users love about CAMON series great camera, stylish look and super thin bezel - and created a smartphone experience that delivers a truly one-of-a-kind aesthetic never before seen on a mobile device," said Lucia Liu, Chief Brand Officer, TECNO. "Today, with the continuous development of the consumer experience economy, art and commercial products are now intertwined. We are so excited to partner with Boston MFA on Mondrian to reinforce our commitment to innovation both in the arts and in tech."

A Unique Partnership Formed From Artistic Inspiration

TECNO and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have joined to bring the unique vision of Piet Mondrian - the Dutch pioneer of abstract art best known for his bold and colorful block paintings - to a new format that is accessible to consumers in a way not previously explored

"Technology as a canvas is a medium we've been exploring for years, with the hope that we can - with the help of TECNO - bring our renown collections to a broader audience," said Debra LaKind, Senior Director, Intellectual Property & Business Development at MFA. "It's incredible to see the work of Piet Mondrian serve as inspiration for a completely new kind of smartphone design, one that embraces the true sentiment of abstract art brought to life through technology."

The Mondrian Edition is launched on the heels of the CAMON 19 Pro, with the same key features, including:

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TECNO SONIC 1 earbuds are another key product in TECNO CAMON 19 Pro Mondrian Edition Gift Set, for users who are pursuing valuable products that combine fashion look and elegance with the industry's most advanced technology. TECNO Sonic 1 applied the cutting-edge battery technology to to support double battery life with 50 hours ultra-long lasting battery life compared to competitors. Meanwhile, advanced magnetic absorption technology enables free switching between in-ear and half-in-ear wearing modes, to meet the needs in different scenarios, and ensure the comfort for long-lasting usage.

Pricing & Availability

The CAMON 19 Pro Mondrian Edition(Gift Set), CAMON 19 Pro and other models from the CAMON 19 series are expected to be broadly available in July across global regions including Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Southern Asia. Pricing varies by region.

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TECNO is a premium smartphone and AIoT devices brand operating in over 70 markets globally. With "Stop At Nothing" as itsbrand essence, TECNO is committed to unlocking the best contemporary technologies for progressive individuals across global emerging markets, giving them stylishly designed intelligent products that inspires consumers to uncover a world of possibilities. TECNO understands the needs of consumers from different markets and provides them with localized innovations and design breakthroughs demonstrated through their mastery of serving consumers who are "young at heart" and never stops pursuing excellence. TECNO's portfolio spans across smartphones, smart wearables and AIoT devices. For more information, please visit: http://www.tecno-mobile.com.

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SingleStore, the cloud-native database built for speed, scale and powering real-time data-intensive applications, announced it has been accepted as a Gold Status Partner in Intels Disruptor Initiative. The program helps companies push the limits of innovation through technical enablement and multi-channel go-to-market activities. As a result, SingleStore customers will benefit by realizing enhanced database performance and hardware-enhanced security to address real-time data challenges while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

"SingleStore is excited to join Intels prestigious Disruptor Initiative and to work closely with their engineers to optimize the performance of SingleStoreDB on current and future Intel architectures, said Oliver Schabenberger, chief innovation officer at SingleStore. This collaboration helps our customers reach new levels of data intensity with real-time analytical and transactional workloads.

In running internal benchmarks fueled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI accelerators, SingleStore has seen a performance improvement of up to 30%*. In addition, Intel and SingleStore are both members of the Bytecode Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a secure network software foundation, building on standards such as WebAssembly (Wasm) and WebAssembly System Interface. SingleStore recently brought Wasm technology to the database market and has collaborated with Intel to bring this unique optimized technology to market.

Arijit Bandyopadhyay, chief technology officer for enterprise analytics and AI and head of strategy for the enterprise and cloud, DCAI group at Intel Corporation, said: As the demand for all types of data and high intensity data applications increase, encapsulating complex queries with high ingest speed, high concurrency and low latency requirements, we couldn't be more excited about collaborating with SingleStore to deliver the next generation of real-time data technology on AI to enhance digital customer experience, improve operations and security, plus generate new revenue streams.

The effort with Intel is the latest that SingleStore has recently forged with other industry-leading technology companies. Earlier this year, SingleStore partnered with IBM and SAS to deliver ultra-fast insights to accelerate insights for data-intensive applications and reduce TCO. SingleStore growth continues to accelerate due to its unique ability to address real-time applications, strategic partnerships, and investments from leaders like IBM, HPE, Dell Technologies and now Intel.

Users and media see the value of SingleStore, too. SingleStore has been recognized with several industry awards, including San Francisco Business Times Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area and the Deloitte Fast 500 awards. SingleStore also was recently recognized when it won in four top-rated categories from verified user review site TrustRadius in May.

Christoph Malassa, managing consultant and head of analytics and intelligence solutions at Siemens, said this about SingleStore: With SingleStore, we no longer look at the database as a limiting factor in our business.

Finally, SingleStore is hosting a virtual launch [r]evolution 2022 on July 13, where the latest product release will be featured and demoed. Register for the event here.

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*Intel does not control or audit third-party data. Contact SingleStore for more information.

Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

About SingleStore

The worlds leading brands rely on data to make the right business decisions, to deliver exceptional customer experiences and to stay ahead of the competition. This reliance on data brings with it a need for simplicity, speed and scale. SingleStore delivers the worlds fastest distributed SQL database for real-time applications, SingleStoreDB. By combining transactional and analytical workloads, SingleStore eliminates performance bottlenecks and unnecessary data movement to support constantly growing, demanding workloads. Digital giants like Hulu, Uber and Comcast, and many more of the worlds leading SaaS providers choose SingleStore to unleash the power of their data supercharging exceptional, real-time data experiences for their customers. Follow us @SingleStoreDB and @SingleStoreDevs on Twitter or visit http://www.singlestore.com.

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First-ever application of vertical location data through an IoT-enabled connected workers solution

MCLEAN, Va., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --NextNav,a leader in next generation GPS, has partnered with VOS Systems to bring vertical location capabilities to its CoRe product line through NextNav's Pinnacle service. Together, the two companies will spearhead the first connected worker solution to have vertical location capabilities, providing increased employee safety, improving workplace efficiency, and allowing for faster emergency response to affected workers.

The addition of vertical location services through NextNav enhances VOS Systems' offerings without requiring additional localized or on-premise infrastructure and provides important location intelligence in multistory buildings and locations, even in areas without WiFi or internet access like construction sites. In industries like construction, vertical location capabilities provide information such as what floor a worker is on that can be critical in emergency situations and would otherwise be unavailable with traditional 2D location lone worker safety systems.

VOS Systems empowers businesses with internet of things (IoT) solutions designed to improve employee safety and increase workplace efficiency. Its technology provides location data on lone workers, including construction workers, warehouse employees, and school staff, which is critical in emergency situations and can be used to help businesses make decisions on staffing, safety, and privacy. CoRe, VOS Systems' all-encompassing platform that connects people, equipment and tools using 5G enabled wearables and sensors designed for construction and other complex environments, will integrate NextNav's Pinnacle service, adding vertical location data for enhanced monitoring of workers.

"At NextNav, we're enhancing location data to the three-dimensional world we live in," said Dan Hight, Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships at NextNav. "By bringing our Pinnacle service to VOS Systems' technology, we're helping businesses understand what floor their workers are on, improving safety and communication. Together, we're setting a path forward for a safer and more efficient workplace for personnel across several industries from construction to education."

"We design our solutions to be ultra-scalable without the need for complicated on-site infrastructure or the need to encroach on people's cellphones. And central to our offering is safety. We understand the immediate need for vertical location to improve lone worker safety," said Omar Ghazzaoui, founder and CEO of VOS Systems. "Many lone workers work in multi-story buildings, and this implementation will allow our customers to have precise vertical location data on their whereabouts in the event of an emergency. This technology will allow us to improve emergency response and, ultimately, save lives."

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About NextNavNextNav Inc. (Nasdaq: NN) is a leader in next generation GPS, enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon vertical location and resilient geolocation technology. The company's Pinnacle network delivers highly accurate vertical positioning to transform location services, reflecting the 3D world around us and supporting innovative, new capabilities. NextNav's TerraPoiNT network delivers accurate, reliable, and resilient 3D positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services to support critical infrastructure and other GPS-reliant systems in the absence or failure of GPS.For more information, please visit https://nextnav.com/ or follow NextNav on Twitter or LinkedIn.

About VOS SystemsVOS Systems is breaking new ground with revolutionary 5G-enabled solutions to solve industry challenges by improving safety and security, maximizing ROI, reducing losses, and connecting you to what's important. Our flagship platform, CoRe, enables the real-time flow of data from people, equipment, tools, and assets into one user-friendly platform for reliable insights and data-driven results. We also design, manufacture, and support a variety of ultra-scalable 5g-enabled solutions in partnership with industry experts worldwide. VOS Systems is proud of its commitment to create and manufacture all our hardware and firmware in the USA. The company is privately held with offices in Gainesville, FL and Dallas TX. For more information, please visit http://vosiq.com or follow VOS Systems on LinkedIn.

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- Multiple Podium and Poster Presentations on XIPERE and Gene Therapy Delivery Utilizing SCS Microinjector -

ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearside Biomedical, Inc.(Nasdaq: CLSD), a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space (SCS), announced today that several presentations will be delivered at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting and the Ophthalmology Innovation Source (OIS) Retina Innovation Summit taking place July 13 16, 2022 in New York, NY.

Together with our partners, we will have a strong presence at the prominent OIS and ASRS meetings next week as we showcase the versatility of our proprietary suprachoroidal delivery platform, said Thomas A. Ciulla, M.D., MBA, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Development Officer at Clearside Biomedical. Numerous podium and poster presentations will be given on U.S. FDA approved XIPERE, suprachoroidal delivery of gene therapy via our SCS Microinjector, as well as an overview of suprachoroidal delivery across preclinical and clinical studies.

OIS Retina Innovation Summit

ASRS Presentation

Dr. Glenn Yiu, et al. will deliver a podium presentation entitled, Biodistribution of suprachoroidal drug and viral vector delivery across animal models and human trials.

XIPERE (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use: ASRS Partner Presentations

Clearsides SCS Microinjector: ASRS Partner Presentation

About Clearsides Suprachoroidal Space (SCS) Injection Platform and SCS Microinjector

Clearsides patented, proprietary suprachoroidal space (SCS) injection platform offers unprecedented access to the back of the eye where sight-threatening disease often occurs. Clearsides patented technology is designed to deliver drug to the suprachoroidal space located between the choroid and the outer protective layer of the eye, known as the sclera. The companys unique platform is inherently flexible and intended to work with established and new formulations of medications. Clearsides proprietary SCS Microinjector can be used to inject a wide variety of drug candidates into the SCS. The SCS Microinjector provides targeted delivery to potentially improve efficacy and compartmentalization of medication to reduce or eliminate toxic effects on non-diseased cells. The SCS Microinjector is composed of a syringe and two 30-gauge hollow microneedles of varying lengths, each less than 1.2 millimeters, with a custom-designed hub that optimizes insertion and suprachoroidal administration of drugs.

About XIPERE (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use

XIPERE (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use, formerly known as CLS-TA, is a proprietary suspension of the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide for administration to the suprachoroidal space for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis. Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business of Bausch Health Companies Inc., has the exclusive license for the commercialization and development of XIPERE in the United States and Canada. Arctic Vision, a specialty ophthalmology company based in China, has the exclusive license for the commercialization and development of XIPERE, which they refer to as Arcatus, in Greater China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India and the ASEAN Countries. XIPERE was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October 2021 and is commercially available in the U.S.

Important Safety Information about XIPERE

Indication XIPERE (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATIONPatients should be monitored following injection for elevated intraocular pressure. See Dosage and Administration instructions in full Prescribing Information.

To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Bausch + Lomb at 1-800-321-4576or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or visit http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

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About Clearside Biomedical

Clearside Biomedical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company revolutionizing the delivery of therapies to the back of the eye through the suprachoroidal space (SCS). Clearsides SCS injection platform, utilizing the Companys proprietary SCS Microinjector, enables an in-office, repeatable, non-surgical procedure for the targeted and compartmentalized delivery of a wide variety of therapies to the macula, retina or choroid to potentially preserve and improve vision in patients with sight-threatening eye diseases. Clearside is developing its own pipeline of small molecule product candidates for administration via its SCS Microinjector and strategically partners its SCS injection platform with companies utilizing other ophthalmic therapeutic innovations. Clearsides first product, XIPERE (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) for suprachoroidal use, is commercially available in the U.S. For more information, please visit http://www.clearsidebio.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as believe, expect, may, plan, potential, will, and similar expressions, and are based on Clearsides current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential benefits of therapies using Clearsides SCS Microinjector. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially include uncertainties inherent in the conduct of clinical trials, Clearsides reliance on third parties over which it may not always have full control, uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks and uncertainties that are described in Clearsides Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 11, 2022, and Clearsides other Periodic Reports filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to Clearside as of the date of this release, and Clearside assumes no obligation to, and does not intend to, update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 07, 2022

The Financial Technology Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Financial Technology Leaders of New York for 2022. From founders to CEOs and COOs, this years awardees represent some of the most innovative technologists and bold operators ushering in the next generation of financial services.

Executives such as Andrew Reiser, CEO of Kapitus, who leads one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. And Jason Lee, CEO and Founder of DailyPay, has carved a path of his own while setting the highest standard for on-demand pay. Perhaps most fitting for todays economy, Nico Simco, CEO and Founder of Clair, has built a mission-driven digital banking platform that provides American workers with fee-free access to their earnings.

We recognize these notable individuals for their professional achievements in financial technology, their leadership of people and teams, and for cultivating company cultures that yield stability and growth. Please join us in celebrating The Top 25 Financial Technology Leaders of New York for 2022.

Sarah Levy (Betterment), Nico Simko (Clair), Edwina Johnson (Alloy), Jason Lee (DailyPay), Ran Landau (Splitit), Sean Ryan (NODE40), Francois Lame (Policygenius), Gaurav Suri (Arcesium), Chris Pento (Clear Street), Anneloes Hesen (Arcesium), Rohit Arora (Biz2Credit), Scott Galit (Payoneer), Andrew Reiser (Kapitus), Sam Bobley (Ocrolus), Jason Guss (Octane), Angela Ceresnie (Climb Credit), Sean Black (Knock), Gal Krubiner (Pagaya), Yvonne Wang (DirectBooks), David Sosna (Personetics), Brandon Krieg (Stash Financial), Ronnie Mateo (Trumid), Aaron Schumm (Vestwell), Lori Hotz (Lobus), Colin Sims (Forter).

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One of the great flags that Qatar 2022 is flying to conquer the hearts of millions of soccer fans around the world is that of innovation, as this edition of the FIFA World Cup will mark a milestone in the history of this tournament.

Never before has the FIFA World Cup been held in such a small country. Prior to Qatar 2022, the editions held on the smallest surfaces had been those of Italy in 1934 and 1990, and Switzerland in 1954. The host country of the edition to be played has an area of only 11,570 square kilometers. For the aforementioned reason, this is the first time that two matches will be played on the same day at the World Cup.

Also, Qatar 2022 will be the first edition to be held in the Middle East and to allow rosters of 26 players with 5 substitutions per match. However, there is one novelty that shook the world when it was announced: the date on which this FIFA World Cup will be held.

Since its establishment in Uruguay 1930, the FIFA World Cup has been held zealously every four (except at the time of the Second World War, from 1938 to 1947 approximately) in the months of May, June or July. However, in March 2015, the bomb exploded.

FIFA made it official that Qatar 2022 would not be held in the middle of the year, i.e. not in May, June and July, but from November 21 to December 18. This forced all the world's leagues to adjust their calendars to allow their players to participate in the upcoming World Cup.

The summer in the Middle East, and specifically in Qatar, delivers days with extreme temperatures, which would make it impossible to practice not only soccer but any sport: on average 106 degrees Fahrenheit, with the possibility of reaching temperatures of 132 degrees Fahrenheit.

While in the months of November and December, those attending the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will experience temperatures ranging from 68 degrees Fahrenheit to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, just 41 degrees higher than the highest temperatures experienced during the Russia 2018 edition.

Rarely in the history of the FIFA World Cup have the vast majority of the stadiums used to host the tournament's matches been new or purpose-built. In Qatar 2022, 7 of the 8 stadiums meet this condition. And in all of them there are technological details that would impress even the greatest skeptics.

For example, almost all the stadiums used in Qatar 2022 will be reduced to half their capacity, and one will be completely dismantled. However, there is one technological advance that will be surprising to experience: climate control.

In the upcoming FIFA World Cup will use a system called directed cooling, which was created by the engineer and doctor Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani Abdulaziz, whose purpose will be to maintain a temperature between 20 and 24 degrees inside the stadium regardless of the weather outside it.

"What we have done is to work on thermal comfort for the players and for 40,000 fans because it is not only a question of temperature. We have to be able to make sure that even if the temperature and the thermal sensation outside or the quality of the air is not good, inside the stadium vault it is," the scientist shared in an interview forDiario AS.

The really amazing thing about the targeted cooling system, for which Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani is already known in Qatar as the "Cold Doctor" is that it allows the stadium to be used 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, since its technology not only cools the air, but also purifies it.

"Thermal comfort is something with many details because each person inside the stadium has a particularity, is dressed in long-sleeved clothing, short, is more or less bulky. Each person perceives the temperature in a different way.... We control the temperature, the humidity, the air and the sensation that each person perceives. We have sensors scattered throughout the stadium because each area of the field is different..... Our obsession is not to cool the air, but to clean it. The most important thing is to keep the hot, dusty air outside and blocked, and the cleanest air possible inside," said the "Cold Doctor".

Thus, this advanced technology breaks FIFA's argument that the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be played at the end of the year because of the impossibility of holding it in summer due to the high temperatures experienced in the host country. Regardless of the above, the fate has already been decided and the 22nd edition of the tournament will be remembered as the first time it was played at the end of the year.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DBO Partners, an independent technology investment banking firm in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Founded in 2012, DBO Partners provides trusted, client-focused M&A and capital raising solutions to leading public and private companies, private equity, venture capital and alternative investment firms. The team has led many of the largest and most complex transactions for its clients in key technology verticals, including software, security, engineering, semiconductors & infrastructure and emerging technology. In addition, DBO Partners dedicated private equity general partner advisory services will add a new and growing capability to the Piper Sandler investment banking platform. Notable transactions include AMDs $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx, Dell Technologies $4 billion sale of Boomi and Thoma Bravos sale of a majority stake in Centrify to TPG.

The DBO team has built an exceptional practice advising leading global companies on their most important transactions. The addition of DBO significantly increases our presence and capabilities in the technology sector and is an important step towards building a leading technology investment banking practice, said Michael Dillahunt, global co-head of investment banking and capital markets at Piper Sandler.

DBO is co-led by three founding partners each with over 35 years of industry experience: Gordon Dean, Mark Bradley and Nick Osborne. Dean joined Morgan Stanley in 1986 where he rose to become a managing director, co-head of the western region and vice chairman of investment banking. Bradley started his career with Morgan Stanley in 1985 where he spent 25 years, including as the global head of the financial sponsors group from 20002012 and a member of the Investment Banking Management Committee. Osborne also joined DBO from Morgan Stanley where he was the head of global technology mergers & acquisitions. They are joined by Brian White, who has built a leading security investment banking business at DBO.

We chose Piper Sandler because we share a client-first culture and they have a proven track record of adding successful, industry-focused, advisory businesses and enabling them with more capabilities and resources to provide enhanced solutions for clients and opportunities for their teams, commented Nick Osborne, co-founder of DBO. Importantly, the partnership with Piper Sandler is highly complementary to our business, with Piper Sandlers existing team of talented technology banking professionals. Together we will continue to offer exceptional service and outcomes to our clients with more products, including debt and equity capital markets, more vertical expertise and more resources.

The team including the three co-founders will be integrated into the Piper Sandler technology investment banking group. Nick Osborne will be named co-head of technology investment banking alongside current technology group head Steve Schmidt. Together, they will lead a group of over 50 investment banking professionals. Gordon Dean will be named vice chairman, investment banking, Mark Bradley will be named chairman, financial sponsor coverage and Brian White will be named head of security and defense technology. Piper Sandlers expanded technology team will serve as an important pillar of growth for the firms investment banking business.

We are thrilled to add DBOs tenured team to our platform on the heels of what was a record-breaking year for our technology investment banking group in 2021. We look forward to combining our expertise to build a market-leading franchise, said Steve Schmidt, head of technology investment banking at Piper Sandler.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions

Piper Sandler was advised by Sullivan and Cromwell LLP. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz served as legal advisor and KBW served as financial advisor to DBO Partners in connection with the transaction.

About DBO Partners

DBO Partners is an independent technology investment banking firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose partners advise global leaders on their most important strategic and financial transactions. The team of veteran advisors have led many of the largest and most complex transactions for leading global companies and private equity firms in multiple key verticals across the technology landscape, including software, security, engineering, semiconductors & infrastructure and emerging technology. The firm offers expertise in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, debt and equity capital raising, shareholder relations and financing, and general partner advisory services. Learn more at dbopartners.com.

About Piper Sandler

Piper Sandler is a leading investment bank driven to help clients Realize the Power of Partnership. Through a distinct combination of candid counsel, focused expertise and empowered employees, we deliver insight and impact to each and every relationship. Our proven advisory teams combine deep product and sector expertise with ready access to global capital. Founded in 1895, the firm is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices across the United States and in London, Aberdeen and Hong Kong. Learn more at PiperSandler.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements cover, among other things, the future prospects and growth of the Company. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including the following: (1) the transaction described in this announcement is subject to customary closing conditions and may not close on the expected timing or at all; (2) the costs or difficulties relating to the combination of the businesses may be greater than expected and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition and our ability to realize anticipated synergies from the transaction; (3) the expected benefits of the transaction may take longer than anticipated to achieve and may not be achieved in their entirety or at all, and will in part depend on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its clients; (4) developments in market and economic conditions have in the past adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the business and profitability of the Company generally and its investment banking business specifically; and (5) other factors identified under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and updated in our subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These reports are available at http://www.pipersandler.com or http://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

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Investors lowered the valuations of the world's largest technology companies in the second quarter as central bankers ratcheted up interest rates to ward off inflation.

Big technology names became less valuable in the first quarter, with Russia's invasion into Ukraine cutting into business and adding to supply complications that appeared in the pandemic, sending the broad S&P 500 index down about 5%. The situation worsened in the second quarter as the Federal Reserve swung into action with rate increases. While the S&P tumbled another 16%, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index declined 22%.

U.S. stocks fell Thursday to end the second quarter, prompting the S&P 500's weakest first half of the year since 1970.

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla endured its largest quarterly decline since its 2010 initial public offering as the stock sank almost 38%. In the quarter CEO Elon Musk made a bid to acquire social-media company Twitter for $44 billion.

Amazon stock dropped almost 35%, the most since the third quarter of 2001. The company's first-quarter earnings fell short of analysts' estimates in April as revenue growth slowed. In early June, Amazon said Dave Clark, CEO of the e-commerce company's worldwide consumer business, was resigning. In September he will start as CEO of supply chain software startup Flexport.

Shares of Google's umbrella company, Alphabet, ended the quarter down almost 22%, the worst results since the fourth quarter of 2008. Microsoft shares dropped about 17%, the sharpest decline since the second quarter of 2010.

Apple's stock fell almost 22% in the second quarter in the stock's worst performance since the fourth quarter of 2018, when Apple reported light guidance and the stock market overall endured a steep selloff.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms whose ticker symbol changed to META from FB this month to match its new corporate identity reflecting a stronger emphasis on virtual worlds where people can transact and interact saw its stock fall more than 27%. That was a better outcome than the first quarter, when the stock's value compressed by about 34%. In February the social-network operator said its count of daily active users (DAUs) on Facebook had decreased quarter-over-quarter for the first time.

Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Merck, cereal manufacturer Kellogg and discount retailer Dollar General all outperformed these six companies, posting gains of at least 10% in the quarter.

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