NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 60 years of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) - outdated or evergreen? While the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) turns 60 this year, the German stock corporation is at risk of falling behind internationally: limited flexibility to design its corporate governance, a mandatory two-tier board and a need to reform the approach to challenge shareholders resolutions to strengthen the annual general meeting as a forum of imp more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A&S undergrad unearths miniature Hercules statue in Italy Alexander Cooper-Bohler '25 unearthed a miniature Hercules statue in Montaione, Italy at a Roman mansio ("rest house") and bathhouse complex during the Montaione Excavation 2024 season. Cooper-Bohler is an archaeology major with a minor in East Asian studies., Click to open gallery view Credit: provided Alexander Cooper-Bohler '25 and Rutger Loof, M.A. Student, University of Amsterdam, with the fresh more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously and in real time track fingerspelling in American Sign Language (ASL). In its current form, SpellRing could be used to enter text into computers or smartphones via fingerspelling, which is used in ASL to spell out words without corresponding signs, such as proper nou more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Alumna's book wrestles with society's expectations of women Alumna Nicole Lipson '98 was inspired by many of her literary heroes as she wrote her new book, Mothers and Other Fictional Characters, which came out March 4. "One of my essays, 'As You Like It,' is about my experience witnessing my oldest child migrate from the identity of a girl to the identity of a boy, and trying to figure out in real time, having no experience of this, how to parent in this situ more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, March 18 -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * Amazon Web Services Announces Multi-Year Strategic Collaboration with Fitch Group Agreement Aims to Enhance Digital Transformation with Amazon Q Developer Generative AI technology NEW YORK, March 17, 2025 -- Amazon Web Services (AWS) , Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced an expanded multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with the Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services, to advance Fitch's technological in more PR

PALO ALTO, California, March 18 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Araris Biotech's up to $1.14 Billion Acquisition by Taiho Pharmaceutical New York - March 17, 2025 - Cooley advised Araris Biotech, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical for up to $1.14 billion in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Taiho Pharmaceutical will pay Araris $400 million upfront, with the potential for additi more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Architecture students set to show 'how to build your dragon' The appearance of a 6-foot-tall wooden egg on the Arts Quad soon will herald the approach of Dragon Day on March 28, a more than century-old tradition led by first-year architecture students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. Once hatched, a full-bodied dragon, undulating some 80 feet from outstretched nose to tip of flared tail, will begin gliding through campus aided by sail-like wi more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * As Tariffs and Supply Chain Challenges Dominate Headlines, Pillsbury Expands International Trade Practice with Addition of Three-Partner, Fourteen-Member Team In a move that significantly expands Pillsbury's market-leading International Trade capabilities, the firm has recruited leading practitioners Daniel Porter, Matthew McCullough and James Durling as partners in Washington, DC. The Chambers- and Legal 500-ranked trio join from C more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Coalition Opposing Changes to New Federal Passport Rule Harming Transgender Individuals March 17, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Department of State's proposed changes to passport application requirements, which would prevent transgender and non-binary individuals from obtaining passports that accurately r more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Settlement with the NCAA to Protect Student Athletes' Careers March 17, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general today secured a settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that will protect student athletes' rights to benefit from the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). In May 2024, Attorney General Jame more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Bill Weir Reports in "Adaptation Nation" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper March 17th, 2025 EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 23 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (March 17, 2024) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an exploration into how human life as we know it is adapting with our changing climate. "Adaptation Nation" with Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir premieres Sunday, March  more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Boosting mental muscle leads to better performance If lifting weights to build muscle can improve performance for weightlifters, can increased stamina in learning lead to smarter students? A new study from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business finds that when elementary school children extend their ability to focus on either academic or non-academic tasks in the classroom, they boost their mental muscle, and this new level of enhanced stamina can lead to more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Changes to EPA's Endangerment Finding Could Unleash Wave of Litigation Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would revisit the 16-year-old conclusion--the so-called endangerment finding--that greenhouse gases threaten human health. According to a recent article in Law360, any changes to the finding could open the door to "arduous" litigation. Matthew Morrison, an Environmental and Natural Resources p more PR

LONDON, England, March 18 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Chinese Manufacturers Lead Global Wind Turbine Installations, BloombergNEF Report Shows London and New York, March 17, 2025 - Wind turbine installations hit a record for a second year in 2024, driven by rapid growth in mainland China, according to a new report by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF). Globally, developers brought online 121.6 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines worldwide last year, double the capacity commissioned in 2019,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Covington, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Covington Represents Siris Capital in Equinitis Acquisition of Notified NEW YORK--Covington advised Siris Capital Group, LLC in its entry into a definitive agreement, through its portfolio company, Equiniti Group plc, to acquire Notified, a global provider of public relations and investor relations solutions and services, for $534.5 million, inclusive of an $80 million earnout. Siris is a private equity firm that invests primarily in mature technology an more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 -- Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Curtis Advises LiquidityBook in $246.5 Million Sale to FactSet Curtis represented LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud-native trading solutions, in its sale to FactSet (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS) for $246.5 million in cash. The transaction closed on February 7, 2025. LiquidityBook provides sophisticated order management systems and trading solutions to hedge funds, asset managers, and sell-side institutions. The company's platform  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Counsel Matt Kelly Named an "AI Visionary" by Relativity Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigation counsel Matt Kelly has been named an "AI Visionary" by Relativity, a global legal technology company, in its annual list of forward-thinking industry leaders who are responsibly advancing the field of AI and its use. From general counsel to data governance, privacy, compliance and diversity professionals, the list highlights c more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Driving Trust in Data with Dean Meloney at the Emerging Tech Dialogues Event on April 2, 2025 Dean Meloney, Director of Academic Affairs at the SC Johnson College of Business, currently oversees the team that runs the faculty activity database. For nearly five years he has helped to develop that database, shaping it into a powerful tool for their college. On April 2, 2025, at the Emerging Tech Dialogues: Trust & Data event, attendees can explore the challenges, more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Drug found 'remarkably' effective in treating common canine oral cancer Dogs that have oral squamous cell carcinomas often need surgeries that disfigure their jaws and lower their quality of life - and in 20% of dogs diagnosed, the cancer has metastasized to a point where surgery is no longer an option. A team, including Cornell researchers across five departments and institutes, has found that an FDA-approved drug used in humans can be "remarkably effective, more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release: * * * Economic Concerns Lower U.S. Workforce Health and Productivity, Raising Need for Employee-Employer Trust: New MetLife Study As economic stress takes its toll, MetLife's 23rd annual Employee Benefit Trends Study finds employees are placing greater trust in employers to provide stability and support NEW YORK, NY, March 17, 2025 -- MetLife's 2025 U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study reveals notable drops in ho more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Fried Frank to Expand Tax Department in London Fried Frank announced today that Oliver Currall will join the firm as a partner in the Tax Department in London. He will join from Sidley, where he led the firm's UK Tax practice and co-headed the Tax group in Europe. Currall advises on UK and international tax structuring, with a particular focus on cross-border private equity and M&A transactions, and th more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * History of art staff member publishes research on face pots Danielle Vander Horst M.A. '19 fell hard for face pots, a type of ancient pottery found throughout the former Roman empire, when she first encountered them in a Cornell course. "They're normal looking pots that some potter decided to slap a little anthropomorphic face onto," said Vander Horst, undergraduate and graduate coordinator in the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies in the College  more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How CEO political activism can hurt (or help) business One might wonder why a CEO would talk about a divisive political topic - especially when it's unrelated to their core business model. After all, why would you want to hear what the guy selling beans has to say about politics? New research coming out of Cornell Tech suggests you might be on to something. In a paper titled " When (Not) To Talk Politics in Business," published Feb. 25 in Strategic Manageme more PR

PURCHASE, New York, March 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Mastercard issued the following news release: * * * ICBA Payments and Mastercard partner to upgrade customer payment experiences for community banks ICBA Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America(r) (ICBA), announced today its new partnership with Mastercard to offer upgraded and enhanced card and payment services for 1,400 community banks. The strategic alliance with Mastercard will help community bankers bolster and modernize their car more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Introducing Turner Ventures: Turner's Venture Capital Program for the Built Environment Turner Construction Company proudly introduces Turner Ventures, an ambitious program to support early-stage startups transforming the built environment through decarbonization and digitalization. Turner Ventures invests in tangible solutions that have a measurable impact on our projects, our clients, and the environment. Through the program, Turner will make strategic investm more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, March 18 -- Kodak issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Kodak Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Fourth quarter 2024 highlights include: * Consolidated revenues of $266 million, compared with $275 million for Q4 2023, a decrease of $9 million or 3 percent * Gross profit of $51 million, compared with $47 million for Q4 2023, an increase of $4 million or 9 percent  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Kicks Off "Mental Health Week" by Celebrating One Year of Behavioral Health Blueprint, $33 Million in Funding to Enhance City's Behavioral Health Services Newly-Announced $33 Million From New York State Behavioral Health  Centers of Excellence Program Expands on $41 Million Investment from Last Year In First Year of Behavioral Health Blueprint, NYC Health + Hospitals Maximized Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity, Expanded Outpatient Access, Incre more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: * * * MMC's 2025 Social Justice Academy Explores Housing Justice MMC's Social Justice Academy, a college-wide series of talks and workshops led by the Department of Politics and Human Rights, returns this semester with a focus on an issue that has long since reached crisis proportions in New York City: housing. Now in its fifth year, the academy kicked off in February under the theme "Home, Place, and Housing Justice," exploring the relationship between land and ho more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Superintendent Harris Transforms Consumer Experience and Regulatory Processes with Launch of DFS Connect Superintendent Harris's Operations and Technology Transformation Hits Major Milestones with DFS Connect Launch and 1000 Hires and Promotions Since January 2022 The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today launched the DFS Connect platform, marking a significant milestone in the De more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces New York State's Comments in Response to Request for Information on Development of Artificial Intelligence Action Plan Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York State's comments in response to the request for information on the development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan from the Trump Administration. As a global leader in AI and related technologies, New York has driven advancements that have further more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 17 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces New Measures to Simplify Reporting of Drug Price Spikes Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of DFS Connect; a new digital program launched by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) that will centralize the Department's interactions with both regulated entities and consumers and ensure better service to businesses and consumers. Building on the State's actions to protect New Yorkers from rising drug  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:  Reverend Al Sharpton, MSNBC: Just two months into Trump's second term, the administration's unprecedented policy moves on trade, immigration and civil rights put the President on a political collision course with the state he was born in and the city he once called home. Joining me now to talk about it in the studio is New York's Democratic Governor, Kathy Hochul. Governor, fi more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced public statement hearings and is requesting public comments regarding broadband availability, reliability, and affordability across the state, as mandated by the Comprehensive Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021. Case 22-M-0313, concerning the Commission's Broadband Study and Mapping, aims to gather data for the PSC's fourth annual report to the Governor and Legislature. The PSC is seeking input from residents, internet service providers, and various  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * State Department of Transportation Announces State of $60.8 Million Bridge Replacement Project Along I-490 in Monroe County New Bridges Over Erie Canal and Kreag Road in Town of Perinton Will Enhance Safety and Improve Resiliency Zipper Merge to Mitigate Impacts of Long-Term Lane Closures, Motorists Urged to Plan Ahead B-Roll of the Project Area and Soundbites from NYSDOT Regional Director Chris Reeve Av more PR

BRONX, New York, March 18 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * New Cybersecurity Course at Fordham Prepares Students for Emerging Tech Roles By Anna Currell Dean Joseph Landau has identified law and technology as a strategic priority for legal education at Fordham Law. One of the ways law students are learning about the topic is through Professor Aniket Kesari's new Cybersecurity Law class, which provides hands-on training for students to immerse themselves in cutting-edge cyber issues. The U.S. Bureau of La more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a notice soliciting public comments on proposed changes to the methodology used to calculate Standby and Buyback Charges for distributed energy resources (DERs). The move comes as the Commission seeks to refine its existing framework to ensure fair and accurate cost allocation. Case 15-E-0751, concerning the Value of Distributed Energy Resources, has been reopened to address issues identified in previous orders. Specifically, the PSC acknowledged that t more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Provides Update on Latest CDPAP Transition Progress, Including New Testimonials Demonstrating Positive Transition Experience Nearly 140,000 Consumers and Nearly 150,000 Workers Have Either Started or Completed the Registration Process State Estimates Additional 40,000 Consumers in Process of Transitioning from CDPAP to Personal Care Services New Video Testimonial Details Positi more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * NICE Launches CXone Mpower Orchestrator to Deliver the First True End-to-End AI Automation in Customer Service New solution orchestrates and automates customer service workflows with agentic AI to reduce cost and accelerate resolution across front-office care and back-office operations Hoboken, N.J., March 17, 2025 - NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced the launch of CXone Mpower Orchestrator, th more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, March 18 -- Optimum Mobile, a brand of Altice USA, issued the following news release: * * * Optimum Mobile Reveals Key Shopping Trends and Exclusive Offers this Tax Season Mobile provider highlights how consumers can maximize their savings and upgrade their mobile experience As tax season approaches and thousands of Americans are expected to receive a refund, it's the perfect time for consumers to think about upgrading their mobile device. Recent trends found on behalf of Optimum, a leading provider of internet, more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury Joins Texas Nuclear Alliance as a Founding Member to Spur Further Advances and Innovations in Nuclear Energy With the world's leading nuclear energy practice and deep ties and connections in Texas, Pillsbury has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance as a founding member. Founded in 2020, the TNA is the only industry association in Texas dedicated to the advancement of nuclear technology in the state. TNA members span all facet more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Real Estate Will Be a Bigger Focal Point Under Trump's CFIUS President Trump's initial policy directives show that real estate will be an area of heightened focus for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). A February memorandum titled "America First Investment Policy" noted that the U.S. will protect its farmland and real estate located near "sensitive facilities" and strengthen CFIUS' authority to revie more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Reducing plastic's environmental impact with machine learning About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are produced annually, using more than 15 times the energy needed to power New York City for a year and adding enormous amounts of plastic waste to landfills and oceans. Cornell chemistry researchers have found ways to reduce the environmental impact of this ubiquitous polymer - found  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Regents Actions in 31 Professional Discipline Cases and 2 Restoration Petitions The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the surrender of 2 licenses, and 27 other disciplinary actions, including 2 reconsiderations. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct outlined in that particular case. In addition, the Board acted upon 2 restoration petitions. I. SURRENDERS  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TLC UNVEILS NEW SERIES "POLYFAMILY": A LOOK INTO THE DYNAMICS OF POLYAMOROUS FAMILY LIFE Trailer HERE and Photos HERE (Los Angeles, CA.) - Marking one of television's first series to document the fascinating life of a real-life quad relationship dynamic, TLC's POLYFAMILY dives deep into the world of polyamory and non-traditional family structures. The show follows two married couples, Alysia & Tyler more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Holds In-Person Media Availability Mayor Eric Adams: Good afternoon. It is great seeing some of you, and- Where's everyone? At the parade? This place is...That's right, Mondays. I forgot you do, you know, breaks. Good to be here. And good to- [Crosstalk.] Okay.  You know, making New York the best place to raise a family. We say that over and over again, and we're excited about some of the things we're doing. Again, for tenth time,  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day Tanaiste Simon Harris: Good morning, everybody. Good morning, there we go. Well, happy St. Patrick's Day. It's a great honor to be here, to be here in New York, to be here in Gracie Mansion as the deputy prime minister, the Tanaiste of Ireland, to wish you all a very happy St. Patrick's Day. Thank you so much for joining us as we celebrate our national day. I want to thank Mayor Adams  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 18 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB dental school names Brett Chiquet as chair of pediatric and community dentistry BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brett T. Chiquet, DDS, PhD, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, effective March 27. Chiquet will lead the department which, in addition to educating the next generation of pediatric dentists, delivers commun more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Universal Orlando Resort Unveils Official First Look Inside Universal Epic Universe Universal Orlando Resort is sharing an official first look inside Universal Epic Universe - the destination's fourth incredible theme park grand opening on May 22, 2025. The new theme park will present a level of immersion and innovation that is unmatched as it unlocks the portals to five astounding worlds: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises AirHelp group on equity investment by Abry Partners Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the AirHelp group, the market leader in flight disruptions management, on an equity investment by investment fund Abry Partners. The investment is structured through Abry Capital's acquisition of stocks in AirHelp Inc., followed by a tender offer for other stocks owned by minority investors in AirHelp Inc. on  more PR