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Miami, Florida, United States, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The world’s first autonomous football universe is coming. LegaBot, a new category of sports entertainment in which AI runs entire leagues in real time, kicks off its inaugural season on Saturday, August 8. Unlike traditional football, which stops between matches and seasons, LegaBot never stops, giving fans a living football world that keeps running 24/7. LegaBot’s first season features 20 original city-based clubs, including New York Nythrix, Paris Luxe, Berlin Steel and Tokyo Neon, each with full rosters, rivalries and season-long storylines. Across them are more than 500 AI-generated players, each…

As Canada’s economy continues to grapple with U.S. tariffs, a recent survey found the majority of Canadian large and mid-sized businesses have adjusted prices because of those additional costs. The KPMG National Business and Trade Outlook survey was released Wednesday, with 359 business leaders and decision makers from the Angus Reid Forum participating. Those participants represented companies with annual revenues ranging from $10 million to $20 billion.Two-thirds (66 per cent) of those business leaders said they have made pricing adjustments to account for some or all of the added costs associated with tariffs, while 39 per cent said they made…

Apple’s most affordable laptop, the MacBook Neo, is available once again at its pre-price hike price. All four colors are currently discounted and available refurbished through the company, with the base 256GB model listed for $599 (usually $699 new), and the upgraded version with 512GB of storage and TouchID selling for $679 (usually $799). The laptops have a one-year manufacturer warranty, with the option to purchase an extended AppleCare plan.My colleague Antonio G. Di Benedetto reviewed the MacBook Neo, and was impressed with its performance given that it’s running on the A18 Pro – an iPhone 16 Pro processor. While…

COLUMBIA, S.C. and MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ken Holloway has doubled his President’s Club success, earning the prestigious distinction for both of his Minuteman Press franchise centers in Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now celebrating his fourth year with Minuteman Press, Ken has built high-performing businesses by investing in his team, expanding in-house capabilities, strengthening marketing efforts, and creating a culture rooted in trust and accountability. Ken shares the strategies, support, and leadership principles that helped both locations reach this impressive milestone. What does it mean to you to achieve the President’s Club milestone for…

Windsor, ON, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trans Canada Trail is proud to welcome the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the first-ever international border crossing to join its network. With the new bridge’s multi-use path officially open to cyclists and pedestrians, trail users can cross the Canada-U.S. border entirely on foot or by bike.   The toll-free, 2.5-kilometre path is 12 feet wide and accommodates two-way pedestrian and cyclist traffic. It links the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail in Windsor, Ontario — part of the Trans Canada Trail — directly to the Iron Belle Trail and the Great Lakes Way in Detroit, Michigan. Separate processing facilities…

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Julie Thomas, president and CEO of ValueSelling Associates, will lead a working session for the Sales Enablement Collective on August 11 titled “Clone Your Best Reps.” The session takes on a question every revenue leader is asking: after buying every tool on the market, why is the middle of the pack still stuck? Julie’s answer: The differentiator was never the technology, but the selling behaviors underneath it. Building on this thesis, she’ll show leaders how to turn what their best reps do instinctively into a standard the whole team can run. Why It…

Atlanta, GA, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) recognized 11 outstanding organizations and individuals for their contributions to the HBCU community during UNITE 2026 held July 17-23. The honorees were saluted during an awards ceremony, held as part of UNITE 2026, the largest national convening of HBCU leaders, faculty, students, advocates and funders. The awards honored achievement across institutional excellence, faculty leadership, innovation, advocacy, organizational transformation and community impact. “These honorees represent the very best of what our institutions can achieve when vision, leadership and unwavering commitment come together,” said Dr. Walter Kimbrough, executive…

SUMMERFIELD, N.C., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the creator economy continues to evolve, many digital entrepreneurs are looking beyond social media to build businesses with long-term value. Rebecca Jackson LLC is one of the companies embracing that shift by expanding from content creation into publishing, education, strategic partnerships, and entrepreneurial ventures designed to create lasting impact. Founded in 2026, Rebecca Jackson LLC is a creator-led media and education company that develops faith-based, family-focused content while building businesses across digital media, publishing, speaking, education, and real estate. Its mission is to inspire and equip families to live with faith,…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, a self-custodial crypto wallet for everyday finance, has opened its execution infrastructure to professional solvers through the Bitget Wallet X Solver Partner Program, providing dedicated quoting and execution capabilities across intent protocols including CoW Swap, 1inch Fusion, and UniswapX. The launch comes as decentralized trading hits a record high — and as the execution layer underneath it struggles to keep up. Decentralized exchanges now account for a record 24% of global crypto spot trading volume as of July 2026 — the highest share since tracking began in 2019…

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pulse Security AI calls for boards and security leaders to define cyber risk appetite in new report: The CISO-Board Communication Gap Boards of directors believe they understand their company’s security posture and what it means for the business. The security leaders presenting to them are far less sure. Only 12.5% of security leaders are very confident their board walks away understanding the true state of the program, and 55% of boards have never formally defined what cyber risk the company is willing to accept.  Pulse Security AI unveiled these findings today in…