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DORVAL, Quebec, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Lachine Hospital Foundation’s signature gala raised $322,115 in support of the Dream Big: Lachine Hospital campaign—a powerful collaboration with the MUHC Foundation to modernize health care across Montreal’s West Island. Launched in 2022, the $5 million campaign is helping equip Lachine Hospital with state-of-the-art technology and upgraded facilities, ensuring patients can access world-class health care closer to home. Held at the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel, this year’s gala brought together philanthropists, business leaders, and members of the health care community for an unforgettable evening inspired by the beauty of Santorini.…

Transaction results in one of the most comprehensive enterprise customer footprints in the conversational AI sector, including 25 of the Fortune 100Combined company expects a $500M revenue opportunity, accelerated path to profitability, strong balance sheet, and no debt SANTA CLARA, Calif. and NEW YORK, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice and conversational AI, and LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), a pioneer in enterprise conversational AI serving hundreds of enterprise and mid-market brands, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which SoundHound will acquire LivePerson. The combination unifies SoundHound’s industry-leading…

Kora Studio running inside Revit, automating facade design coordination NEW YORK, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dextall, the AI-powered prefabricated facade company headquartered in New York City, today opens Early Access to Kora Studio, a Revit-native facade design platform for architects on curtain wall and facade-intensive projects. The platform runs entirely inside Revit, requiring no new software, and automates the coordination that follows every facade design decision. Kora Studio’s AI eliminates an average of 315 hours of manual expert work per mid- and high-rise project. No New Software. No New Workflow.Kora Studio runs entirely inside Revit. There is no…

LAS VEGAS, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lingerie Fighting Championships (LFC) announced today that they have reached out to NFL reporter Dianna Russini to offer her a job as a cage side correspondent in the rapidly growing sports entertainment league. “I have long been of fan of Russini’s work covering the NFL for the New York Times and The Athletic,” LFC’s Chief Executive Officer Shaun Donnelly said, “so I know what she could bring to our promotion in a cage side reporter role.” Russini has been embroiled in a scandal after photos of her and New England Patriots head…

The Bevi Signature Countertop featuring an updated, intuitive user interface, set to roll out across machines this year. BOSTON, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bevi today announced a brand refresh designed to better reflect the company’s evolution from the creator of the Smart Water Cooler® to the leading connected beverage platform for commercial spaces. This next chapter is marked by the introduction of several new products that diversify Bevi’s offerings beyond water, cementing its position at the forefront of the commercial beverage category. Bevi Expands Functional Beverage Offerings, Delivering Nutrition with HydrationA recent EY Consumer Beverage Survey found that…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 21, 2026 9:03 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s new Premier Christine Fréchette is set to announce her cabinet Tuesday. Fréchette has had just over a week to put her team together after winning the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race April 12. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. In a recent appearance on Radio-Canada’s “Tout le monde en parle” television show, she teased her cabinet would be a mix of old and new.She confirmed…

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digits, the world’s first AI-native accounting platform, launched the Digits MCP Server, giving accounting firms, business owners, and finance teams direct access to their financial data inside AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. For years, accounting firms have relied on an ever-growing ecosystem of third-party apps to fill the gaps in legacy ledgers. Budgets, accruals, reconciliation, reporting – each gap meant another subscription, integration, and data silo to manage. When the bolt-on ecosystem fell short, the accountant became the fallback, manually exporting, reformatting, and shuttling data between disconnected systems. The Digits…

NEW YORK, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caseware, a global leader in AI-powered audit and financial reporting software, today announced that Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI), one of the largest accounting firms in the United States, will adopt the full Dynamic Audit Solution (DAS) Suite of applications. This milestone win marks a significant step in CRI’s transformation to a cloud-first, technology-driven audit practice. The agreement will see CRI deploy the complete DAS Suite, which includes DAS, DAS PCR and DAS EBP, as well as Caseware’s Taxflow and Sherlock, to support assurance and advisory practice transformation, with a full US rollout beginning in summer 2026. DAS is built on the Caseware…

TORONTO, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Compass Group Canada, the country’s leading food and support service provider, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2026, a national distinction that highlights organizations leading the way in environmental sustainability and workplace engagement. This recognition affirms Compass Group Canada’s sustainability journey, which gained momentum in 2021 with the launch of Planet Promise, a global sustainability commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. Since then, Compass Group Canada has continued to embed environmental responsibility into everyday decision-making; from implementing food waste reduction technology across its operations to celebrating associates championing…

John Ternus is going to be Apple’s next CEO. And while outgoing CEO Tim Cook was lauded for his approach to logistics, Ternus’ history is that of a product person.Ternus, Apple’s SVP of hardware engineering before being officially tapped to take over the top job, has been increasingly in the public eye to help Apple announce its latest products. Ternus helped introduce the iPhone Air last September, its flashiest new iPhone of the 2025 lineup. He’s also been the face of announcing new Macs for years, including Apple’s first Macs with Apple Silicon in 2020 that profoundly transformed Apple’s computer…