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The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study. University of Alberta researchers studied the cast of a partial skull impression that was left about 76 million years ago and discovered it belonged to a horned dinosaur known as Gorgosaurus.Their findings, published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology last month, give new insight into a species that once roamed what is now Western Canada, said lead author Colton Coppock.“We were able to identify (Gorgosaurus)…

Washington, DC, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNCF Board Chair Milton H. Jones, Jr., announced Dr. Michael L. Lomax, who has served as president and CEO since 2004, will conclude his historic tenure in June 2027, completing a leadership journey that transformed UNCF into one of the nation’s most influential champions of educational opportunity for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). “This announcement reflects years of thoughtful succession planning between the UNCF Board of Directors and Dr. Lomax to ensure a seamless leadership transition while maintaining the organization’s strategic momentum and unwavering commitment to students and member institutions,” said…

AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine for violating Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products from being sold on the e-commerce platform. The European Commission ruled that AliExpress didn’t take effective measures to reduce the dissemination of illegal products, noting the company “allocated insufficient staff” to verify products, and failed to remove unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics for “multiple weeks” after they were detected.“The spread of counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys, dangerous cosmetics and other illegal and harmful products is not an unavoidable cost of shopping online…

Toronto, ON, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This gift brings their total lifetime investment in Sinai Health to more than $50 million. With these funds, SREMI aims to expand its research and scale proven solutions across Canada – helping transform emergency care for patients and providers alike. Emergency departments across Canada are under unprecedented strain – from an aging population in need of specialized care, to rising mental health and substance-use crises, to an increasing number of cancer diagnoses made in the ER.  These are just a few of the many challenges that researchers at The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Emergency Medicine (SREMI), based at Mount Sinai Hospital, are trying to address. This $15-million gift will allow SREMI to scale existing…

HPQ ENDURA+ Gen4 21700 lithium-ion cells have successfully achieved UL 1642 safety certification from an accredited independent testing laboratory.UL 1642 certification validates compliance with one of the industry’s most widely recognized U.S. safety standards for commercial lithium-ion cells.Gen4 platform certified at 6,500 mAh, representing an 8.3% increase in capacity over HPQ’s previously certified Gen3 platform.Certification supports customer qualification programs, battery pack integration, commercial evaluations, and industrial partnership discussions. MONTREAL, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: HPQ, OTCQB: HPQFF, FRA: O08), a technology company specializing in advanced materials innovation and the development of next-generation processes,…

Newark, USA, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boundeal, a virtual data room provider for M&A and other confidential transactions, today announced the availability of a controlled-disclosure deal environment configured for financial-sector M&A, as a rebound in private equity exits and cross-border dealmaking pulls more parties into each transaction and widens the sensitive-data perimeter.  The offering responds to a sharp recovery in dealmaking. Global buyout-backed exit value rose 47 percent to $717 billion in 2025, according to Bain & Company’s 2026 Global Private Equity Report, even as the total number of exits slipped 2 percent. Morgan Stanley separately reported that…

BOSTON, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Neo, the Agentic Software Control company, today emerged from stealth with $100M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Merlin Ventures. Built by former SentinelOne, Wiz, and Palo Alto Networks veterans, Neo gives SecOps teams the inventory, posture intelligence, attribution, and policy control to manage enterprise-wide agentic transformation and secure AI agents, AI-enabled applications, browsers, identities, and traditional software with newly introduced agentic capabilities. Neo will use the capital to rapidly scale its go-to-market and engineering teams as enterprises prioritize security initiatives to manage rapid…

Enterie, the Europe-headquartered collective of independent PR agencies, announced a strategic partnership with another PR network United Partners, and Glass House PR, one of Africa’s leading communications agencies. The move expands Enterie’s footprint across 77 markets on 6 continents. WARSAW, Poland, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enterie Collective was founded in 2017 in Europe by a leading Polish PR and strategic communication agency Profeina, operating for 15 years and combining strategy with effective execution. Profeina mainly supports companies in the fields of technology, innovation, finance, fintech, science, clean industry, energy transformation. Now, the mission of both Profeina and Enterie…

RED BANK, N.J., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global technology public relations leader The Devon Group today announced its founder, Jeanne Achille, has been appointed to Rutgers Business School Center for Women in Business (CWIB) Board of Advisors. CWIB is a powerful alliance of academic and corporate thought leaders committed to advocating and providing solutions for more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Its data-driven insights and primary research inform workforce inclusion, specifically keeping talented, skilled and qualified women in the workplace. Achille founded The Devon Group in 1994 without formal funding, following a successful career as an enterprise sales representative…

Fort Collins, CO, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innosphere, a Colorado-based venture development organization, today released its inaugural Regional Venture Capital Comparison Report, a data-driven benchmarking analysis comparing the Colorado Front Range venture capital ecosystem against three peer markets: the Research Triangle, NC; Twin Cities, MN; and Atlanta Metro, GA. Peer markets were selected for their similar metro populations and levels of industry development.  The report draws on PitchBook data covering calendar years 2021 through 2025 and offers the most comprehensive cross-regional venture capital (VC) comparison of the Colorado innovation economy to date.  The report shows that Colorado startups attracted $7.37 billion in venture capital investments in 2025, marking the second-highest year on record and…