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Johnstown, PA, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is proud to announce its recent contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Energy Office under the Operational Energy and Installation Resilience Program. The competitively bid contract, valued at $18 million with options up to $25 million, will span a five-year period of performance. Under this contract, CTC will design, implement, and demonstrate a large-capacity energy storage system tailored to meet mission needs. Once the system is successfully tested, it will enable the transition of this large-capacity energy storage to the Department of the Air Force…
About five hours into Elon Musk’s testimony, I typed the following sentence into my notes: “I have never been more sympathetic to Sam Altman in my life.”Musk’s direct testimony was an improvement over yesterday — even if his lawyer kept asking leading questions to cue him in how to answer. But that memory was immediately obliterated by an absolutely miserable cross-examination. For hours, Musk refused to answer yes or no questions with yes or no, occasionally “forgot” things he’d testified to in the morning, and scolded defense lawyer William Savitt. I watched a few jury members glance at each other.…
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shapes.inc, the only app in the world where you can talk to AI with friends, emerged from stealth today with $8M in seed funding and a new fix for AI Psychosis: a place where AI and human friends can group chat together. The funding round was led by Lightspeed, with participation from AI Capital Partners (Alpha Intelligence Capital’s US-based fund), AI Grant and other leading Silicon Valley VCs and angel investors. The company will use the funds to accelerate development and user acquisition. Designed for Gen Alpha and Gen Z by Gen…
DENVER, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DXD Capital, a data-driven real estate private equity firm, today announced that its third self-storage fund is now available on iCapital Marketplace. By joining iCapital Marketplace, DXD Capital is expanding access for financial advisors to an asset class it believes has demonstrated resilient performance and consistent demand across economic cycles. “Our mission has always been to leverage data at scale to identify optimal investment opportunities. This collaboration allows us to empower more wealth managers to offer this high-performing asset class to their clients with the same efficiency and transparency they expect from traditional…
One in four fathers refinanced or sold their homes for care responsibilitiesHalf of fathers have picked up second or third jobs to make ends meetOver 60% of fathers work overtime to surviveThree in 4 fathers lose sleep over their financial futureOver half of parents have to tap into emergency funds for survival87% of fathers say time with their newborns is a source of health and happinessMore than half of both mothers and fathers say political activism for care matters to themFewer than half of fathers know that parenting support exists for themParents are making 6 to 8 separate sacrifices to…
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — G Hughes, the brand known for delivering bold, flavor-forward sauces with zero sugar, today announced a comprehensive brand relaunch across its full portfolio of sauces and condiments. The relaunch features refreshed packaging, an elevated brand experience, and reinforces its lifestyle-driven zero sugar promise designed to meet evolving consumer needs. The relaunch also introduces two new globally inspired BBQ sauces: Korean BBQ and Tex Mex BBQ. “This relaunch is rooted in how our consumers actually cook and eat today, with their insights and feedback directly shaping everything from our packaging to our…
Hyderabad, 29 April 2026 HEINEKEN STRENGTHENS GLOBAL CAPABILITY FOOTPRINT WITH OFFICIAL OPENING OF BUSINESS SERVICES CENTRE IN INDIA HEINEKEN today officially opened its HEINEKEN Business Services India (HBS India) Centre in Hyderabad, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global transformation and productivity agenda under its EverGreen 2030 strategy. By building global capability centres anchored in new technologies, HEINEKEN enables local operating companies to focus on execution and winning with customers and consumers in their markets. The Centre forms part of HEINEKEN’s growing global network of multifunctional Business Services hubs, alongside existing Centres in Poland, Mexico and Brazil. The addition…
A senior Iranian sports official with alleged ties to a listed terrorist organization was denied entry into Canada on Tuesday night, but there are questions as to why Mehdi Taj was allowed to get as far as he did. “He is inadmissible, as per our own laws,” said Negar Mojtahedi with Iran International.“So how is that even possible?”Mojtahedi broke the story that Taj was on his way to the FIFA congress in Vancouver on Thursday, but was put back on a plane shortly after landing in Toronto.While Taj is currently the head of Iran’s soccer federation, he also has links…
Conservative MPs are calling out the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney after its representatives failed to follow allies in proactively challenging Iran’s nomination to two United Nations bodies — including one tasked with reviewing a landmark treaty on nuclear weapons. On Monday, Iran was nominated to the vice-presidency of the UN’s month-long review conference on the global nuclear non-proliferation treaty, better known as the NPT.In the General Assembly on April 27, the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Australia and the United Arab Emirates either objected to or dissociated themselves from Iran’s nomination to the NPT conference. Canada did not speak…
MONACO, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AlphaPepe has opened Stage 15 of its presale, pushing the project deeper into its Q2 launch window as momentum continues building ahead of the exchange debut. The move comes as Bitcoin price prediction headlines keep the $250,000 bull case in play, with institutional demand returning to the center of the crypto market. Bitcoin remains the blue-chip benchmark in this setup, but its upside still depends on ETF flows, institutional accumulation, and broader macro support building over time. AlphaPepe is moving in an earlier window, where a new stage is now live and the…