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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USA TODAY Sports, part of USA TODAY Co., Inc. (NYSE: TDAY) and PlayVS, North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, today announced the official launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Championship. The event builds on the momentum of the USA TODAY SUPER 25 Esports Rankings, launched by USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS in 2024, to recognize North America’s top high school esports teams. As part of USA TODAY Sports’ expanding commit...

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, today announced the winners of the sixth International Quant Championship (IQC), its flagship global quantitative research competition. This year’s IQC marked another year where registrations have nearly doubled year over year since 2024 – growing from ~38,000 participants in 2024 to ~80,000 in 2025 to ~156,000 in 2026. The winners were selected following the Global Finals in Singapore on October 6–7...

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifteen ROTC seniors from across the country are taking the next step toward their futures with the help of Navy Federal Credit Union....

BARCELONA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--King, the interactive entertainment company behind Candy Crush Saga® , has achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people playing a mobile game simultaneously. A total of 1,146 employees came together to play Candy Crush Saga simultaneously and played the game continuously for five minutes.This record offers a playful way to celebrate a game that has continued to bring enjoyment to millions of players around the world for almost 15 years, as well as the...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced its fourth annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, a global program for startups building the future of cybersecurity for the agentic era, with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA. Applications are now open worldwide. Applications are open through Monday, November 2, 2026, with the eight-week program running from Monday, January 11 through Monday, March 8, 2027. The Accelerator connects early-stage startups with techn...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boost Run, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRUN) (“Boost Run” or the “Company”), an NVIDIA Preferred Cloud Partner operating in adherence with NVIDIA Reference Architecture standards, today announced it has signed a five-year AI cloud services agreement with a leading sovereign AI company. The agreement carries a total contract value (TCV) of $525.6 million along with acceptance of the initial infrastructure expected to begin in early Q2 2027. Under the agreement, Boost Run wil...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Canada, in partnership with Collective Arts, today named the three inaugural grand finale winners of Samsung True North Tunes along with three curator picks, marking a new chapter for a national artist-development program that attracted over 2,000 artist submissions from across the country. The three winners were recognized as Fan Favourites selected based on votes across social media and the Samsung True North Tunes website. Apart from the grand finale winners...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--America250, the nonpartisan organization charged by Congress with leading the national celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, today named 10 new members to the Investor Council for America's Startup, its national collegiate startup competition. America's Startup is one of America250's signature tentpole programs, built to recognize the ideas that will shape America's next 250 years. No other national initiative brings...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luvs is bringing an interactive diaper giveaway to Jersey City on Saturday, October 3, as part of its commitment to providing high-quality diapers at an affordable price. From 12–6 p.m. at Mary McLeod Bethune Park, Luvs is asking parents to “Please Take Our Ad” – an interactive billboard constructed of free diaper packs local families can take1. As the packs are removed, the billboard will gradually reveal the message: “Leak protection shouldn’t be a luxury.” “For 5...

HEFEI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 48th WorldSkills Competition, hailed as the "Skills Olympics," concluded in Shanghai on the evening of September 27. China topped both the gold medal tally and the overall team standings for the fifth consecutive time, securing a total of 41 gold, 11 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Among them, three teachers and students from China East Education won two gold medals and one silver medal. Yang Xiaojian, a teacher at Anhui New East Senior Technical School, won gold...