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LOS ANGELES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zefr, a global leader in brand suitability technology for social platforms, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a new patent covering its proprietary AI-driven process for content annotation and model distillation. The patent recognizes Zefr’s breakthrough use of large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to dramatically improve the precision, scalability, and transparency of digital content analysis, while redu...

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today reported that independent industry analysts have recognized the value provided to STAAR stockholders by the Company’s amended merger agreement with Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC) and the merits of the Alcon transaction. The Alcon merger agreement, as revised on December 9, 2025, provides that STAAR stockh...

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Typewriter Ascend Ltd, an entity controlled by Stonepeak and an affiliate of Textainer, has completed its acquisition of marine container leasing company Global Sea Containers Limited (“Seaco”) from Global Sea Containers Two Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. The acquisition demonstrates Stonepeak’s ongoing commitment to container leasing and reinforces Textainer’s long-standing strategic objective to be customers’ “first call” for...

ALPENA, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PteroDynamics, an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, and AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leading provider of Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities, recently collaborated for a joint technology demonstration at Silent Swarm 25, hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan. The companies integrated multiple industry-leading E...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners (“OnePoint BFG”), a premier financial planning and wealth management firm dedicated to delivering tailored financial strategies to individuals, families and businesses, today announced a year of dynamic growth and transformation, marked by a major increase in assets under management (AUM), the addition of seasoned industry leadership, strategic acquisitions, accelerated national expansion and enhancements to its advisor platform. O...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elvis Presley's Graceland will celebrate the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s birthday this year with five days of events in Memphis, January 7-11....

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrated Partners (“Integrated”), a national financial planning and registered investment advisory (RIA) firm serving more than $23.8 billion in assets under advisement (AUA), today announced that Morrison Nordmann Wealth Management (“Morrison Nordmann”) has joined its platform. The Lansing, Michigan-based team brings approximately $200 million in client assets and is led by President Matt Nordmann and Managing Director Scott Morrison. Morrison Nordmann serves high-ne...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) has been named Bank of the Year 2025 for the U.S. by The Banker, an outlet of The Financial Times. This is the second time Citizens has received this award as part of the publication’s annual global banking awards, having previously been honored in 2022. The Banker cited Citizens’ focus on strong customer relationships and steady, sustainable growth potential as setting it apart from its competitors. This includes the...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nauta, the AI-native operating system for global supply chains, today announced the AI-powered Nauta Inventory Optimization Engine, designed to enable shippers to predict stockout risk and plan inventory with the context of their own proprietary supply chain data ahead of the peak holiday season. Powered by Nauta, which integrates and structures a shipper’s data across all systems down to the SKU level, the Nauta Inventory Optimization Engine allows shippers to antici...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), a market leader in the pet and garden industries, today announced that it has acquired the U.S. assets of Champion USA, a well-established cattle fly-control company known for its proprietary JustiFLY® line of products. Champion USA has served the livestock industry for more than 15 years, providing ranchers with cost-effective, EPA-approved feed-through fly-control solutions engineered t...