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A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they’d ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minimalist, no-distractions ethos, but it was a phone-size rectangle with a phone-size touchscreen, a camera, and a number of other features. Some people loved having an almost-smartphone, but Kaiwei Tang, Light’s cofounder, says he started getting feedback he didn’t expect. Lots of users, particularly young ones, didn’t want a smartphone. More than that, actually: They didn’t even want something that looked like a smartphone. “We have users who tell us, ‘Hey, I hate smartphones. I don’t…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & WATERLOO, ON, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TextNow, an app-based phone service designed to give consumers more flexibility and control, released findings from a commissioned national survey that point to a wireless market moving beyond one-size-fits-all plans. The survey suggests Gen Z and Millennials are rejecting the outdated model, prioritizing functionality and value over platform-based perceptions, and expecting wireless service to better fit how they communicate.   Young Americans Are Rewriting the Rules of Digital Communication  Communication is increasingly fragmented across messaging apps, social platforms, and traditional phone service. Among Gen Z respondents, only 37% say their default phone number is their primary communication channel, while 53% prefer apps over…

Washington, DC, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following unanimous passage by the House Energy and Commerce committee in late May, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the DeOndra Dixon NIH INCLUDE Project Act (H.R. 3491) Monday evening. Led by Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Richard Hudson (R-NC), the bipartisan legislation would permanently authorize the National Institutes of Health’s Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions Across the Lifespan to Understand Down Syndrome, known as the INCLUDE Project. The NIH INCLUDE Project is the first-ever NIH-wide initiative dedicated to advancing research to improve the health and quality of life of people with…

LIVINGSTON, N.J., July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veritext Legal Solutions, the leader in technology-enabled court reporting solutions and alternative dispute resolution services, today announced the expansion of its Alternative Dispute Resolution leadership team with the appointments of Jeffrey T. Zaino, Esq., as vice president, Recruitment and Business Development, ADR, and Kristen Schuck as vice president, ADR Operations. These key hires come as Veritext continues to grow its ADR business, including the recent additions of BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services and Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions. Zaino joins Veritext after a 30-year career with the American Arbitration Association (AAA), where he…

GREAT RIVER, N.Y., July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Four restaurants operated by Lessing’s Hospitality Group have been recognized with the 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, one of the restaurant industry’s most respected honors for wine service. The recognition celebrates restaurants that build wine programs with purpose, offering carefully selected wines that complement their menus and enhance the overall dining experience. The 2026 recipients include Sandbar in Cold Spring Harbor, Mirabelle Restaurant & Tavern in Stony Brook, View in Oakdale and Bayberry in Islip. Together, the awards highlight Lessing’s continued investment in culinary excellence and beverage programs that place…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a collaboration with Siebly.io, a provider of professional-grade API SDKs for algorithmic traders and developers, to simplify integration with Bitget’s V3 Unified Trading Account and V2 Classic APIs. The collaboration gives developers access to the Bitget SDK by Siebly, enabling faster, more reliable connectivity across Bitget’s spot, futures, copy trading, and real-time market data infrastructure. Developers and algorithmic traders increasingly rely on stable API tooling to build, test, and deploy trading systems. However, fragmented API environments, inconsistent client libraries, and complex migration paths…

Atlanta, GA, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From the main stage at TED2026: All of Us in Vancouver, Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley made the case that safety should be treated as a fundamental right, and addressed head-on the privacy and surveillance questions that follow his technology into every community it enters. In a talk now live, Langley argues that objective evidence, not subjective policing, is reshaping how communities deter and solve crime. Langley opened with a case from rural Tennessee: a grandmother wakes to find her 11-year-old granddaughter gone overnight – no note, no sign of a…

July 21, 2026 New sensor advances pulse oximetry reliability for diverse patient populations through innovation and rigorous validation.Cambridge, MASS – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its next-generation reusable Philips SpO₂ clip sensor, reinforcing the company’s ongoing commitment to providing clinicians with trusted oxygen saturation measurements that support confident care for every patient.The enhanced sensor incorporates internal optical refinements to further improve signal quality and measurement consistency, supporting reliable SpO₂ measurements across diverse patient populations and clinical conditions.In desaturation studies, the reusable clip sensor achieved an Accuracy Root…

Consumers in Canada could be facing higher prices for some goods if newly announced U.S. tariffs go into effect next month, some experts and businesses say. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs Monday evening of up to 50 per cent on some Canadian imports that may have otherwise been shielded by terms in the current Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).Trump signed three executive orders on Monday, each one using a different justification for the new tariff: the provincial and territorial boycotts on American alcohol products, Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles and auto parts and quotas on American dairy imports under…

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s latest tariff threat against Canada is based on a nearly 100-year-old trade statute that has never been used to impose tariffs before — and not even goods covered under the Canada-U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) are safe. Trump signed three executive orders Monday to impose a 50 per cent tariff on many Canadian goods under Section 338 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930, which allows a president to tariff any country that “discriminates” against U.S. commerce.In this case, Trump took aim at Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. autos and the provincial and territorial…