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Sydney Sweeney is facing backlash from athletes and sports fans after appearing in a commercial for a U.S. betting platform wearing minimal to no clothing. In it, she is seen posing with various sports equipment and sitting naked on top of a basketball hoop. The advertisement for prediction market company Novig has been widely criticized for sexualizing women’s sports and trivializing the work female athletes put in to reach the pinnacle of their professions. Australian swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus, who announced her retirement last year, called the content out in an Instagram story, saying it was…

Satellite Satellite Founded in 2015, Open Cosmos has grown into one of Europe’s leading satellite manufacturers, designing, building and operating missions at scale across the UK and EuropeCapable of manufacturing one satellite a day from its current four factories across Europe, it boasts a high success rate in orbit on all satellites launched to date$370 million+ of new contracts signed over the last three and a half years, and five consecutive years of profitable growthThe funding will expand Open Cosmos’s satellite mass-manufacturing capabilities while growing its intelligence and connectivity satellite infrastructure around Earth OXFORD, United Kingdom, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE…

KFSH Riyadh Records Zero High-Risk Findings Across Nearly 1,800 Measures in JCI Reaccreditation King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) in Riyadh has secured reaccreditation as an Academic Medical Center from Joint Commission International (JCI), recording zero high-risk findings and zero findings related to the International Patient Safety Goals across an assessment of nearly 1,800 measurable elements. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) in Riyadh has secured reaccreditation as an Academic Medical Center from Joint Commission International (JCI), recording zero high-risk findings and zero findings related to the…

Volunteer Board Leaders Bring Decades of Financial, Nonprofit and Community Leadership Experience in Service to Fellow VACU Members VACU Leadership Virginia Credit Union recently announced the election of new officers for its Board of Directors. Pictured (from left) are: Chair — L. Robert Bolling; Vice Chair — Penny Hodge; Secretary/Treasurer — Kimberly R. Baine; and Member-at-Large — Paul D. Thompson. Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virginia Credit Union recently announced the election of new officers for its Board of Directors. Newly elected officers are: Chair — L. Robert BollingVice Chair — Penny HodgeSecretary/Treasurer — Kimberly R. BaineMember-at-Large…

Join the Great Canadian Bioblitz using iNaturalist.ca. The iNaturalist platform is the data collection tool for the Great Canadian Bioblitz. Join the project, use iNaturalist.ca and have your wildlife observations count in the national tally. TRACKING BIODIVERSITY An endangered Bogbean Buckmoth was discovered during the 2025 Great Canadian Bioblitz. There are only 20 observations of this insect in all of Canada on iNaturalist.ca. The species is restricted to a few wetlands just outside of Ottawa. Join the 2026 Great Canadian Bioblitz Sept. 18-27 and add your observations to the national database. Photo by Peter Soroye, iNaturalist Canada. OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept.…

Named a 2026 Print & Promo Marketing Top Print Distributor and PPAI Greatest Company to Work For Proforma Earns Repeat Recognitions for Excellence in Print & Promo Industry Proforma named a 2026 Print & Promo Marketing Top Print Distributor and PPAI Greatest Company to Work For TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proforma, the largest family-owned and operated technology and business success leader in the print and promotional products industry, is proud to announce that it has recently earned recognition on both Print & Promo Marketing’s 2026 Top Print Distributors list and PPAI’s 2026 Greatest Companies to Work…

Leading CIOs honored for leadership, innovation, and business impact at the Carolina CIO ORBIE Awards on September 10, 2026, at The Westin Charlotte. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2026 Carolina CIO ORBIE Awards honored leading chief information officers (CIOs) from MetLife, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Armstrong Transport Group, Duke Energy, Beacon Mobility, Rodgers Builders, Hornets Sports & Entertainment, and North Carolina Rate Burreau for their exceptional leadership. Hosted by CharlotteCIO & TriangleCIO, two of over 50 Inspire Leadership Network chapters, the prestigious award honors CIOs who drive business transformation and industry impact. View finalists, partners, and more on…

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flashforge today launched the $3,999 CJ270 desktop full-color 3D printer, now available to order through Flashforge.com, with initial shipments scheduled to begin on October 15. Using material jetting and UV curing, the system produces detailed full-color models with smooth gradients, while water-soluble support material helps simplify post-processing. Color Is Printed — Not Painted In many workflows, producing a full-color physical model has traditionally involved separate printing, painting and finishing stages, particularly when a model includes gradients,color transitions or detailed surface graphics. The CJ270   integrates color directly into the printing process using cyan,…

BOSTON, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to slow the development of frontier AI models has received support from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Nishant Gupta, CEO and Founder of OneMetric, believes the discussion must also address the models enterprises already depend on. “Most AI users have encountered this: a model that previously worked reliably suddenly responds differently, even though the surrounding application remains unchanged,” says Nishant. “The model may have been updated, rerouted, restricted, or optimized for cost. From the user’s perspective, it is difficult to determine what actually changed.” This lack…

By Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2026 9:07 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia opens in Vancouver Monday with the province’s Indigenous rights legislation high on the agenda, along with housing and public safety, among other topics. The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention runs until Friday and president Cori Ramsay says the future of B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will be top of mind for many of the nearly 2,000 expected delegates.Ramsay says local governments are highly…