SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FatPipe, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATN) ("FatPipe" or the "Company"), a pioneer in enterprise-class software-defined wide area networking, cybersecurity and network observability solutions, is pleased to announce that it will host an investor webinar to present its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027.

The investor webinar will be held on November 4, 2026, from 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Senior management will review the Company's Q2 financial performance and provide business updates, followed by a brief question-and-answer session.

Event Details

Date: November 4, 2026

Time: 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM ET

Format: Investor webinar

Registration details and access information can be found here and will be made available on the Company's investor relations channels.

Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b22a6837-3591-42b5-9333-afaa81e42fd4@51ec01b9-4755-406d-a5cf-be0d14b56e66

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Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements relating to the Company's expectations regarding its financial performance, business outlook, and future operations, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," or "continue," or other similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include those described in FatPipe's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to time. Except as required by law, FatPipe expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

About FatPipe, Inc.

FatPipe pioneered the concept of software-defined wide area networking and hybrid WAN technology that eliminates the need for cooperation from internet service providers and enables enterprises and service providers to control multi-link network traffic. FatPipe offers a single-stack networking and cybersecurity platform designed for highly distributed, mission-critical environments. FatPipe Constellation, the AI-assisted network observability software, provides full visibility for network managers. The Company holds 13 U.S. patents related to multipath and software-defined networking technologies, and its products are sold through more than 200 resellers worldwide.

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Presented by MoonPay and Venice, the inaugural Lumara Film Festival festival received more than 700 submissions from filmmakers worldwide and today reveals six finalists competing for the Grand Prize and Jury Selection, with winners announced live at the World Premiere at the Roxy Hotel Cinema in New York on October 26. The evening will also feature an exclusive extended prologue of jury member and AI filmmaker Gossip Goblin's new film "Gods Don't Give Gifts.", the first-ever AI film slated for a wide theatrical release at the end of this year.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumara Film Festival, an independent film festival for the artists defining a new era of filmmaking, presented by MoonPay and Venice, has announced the six finalists competing for its Grand Prize and Jury Selection awards and the 16 nominees for its five category awards.

Lumara was created to find and celebrate the films coming out of a transformative moment for cinema. AI has given filmmakers a new set of tools and a new creative language that opens the door to opportunities otherwise unavailable to many. Submissions were open from July 24 to September 15 and drew more than 700 films. Entry was free and open worldwide, and filmmakers could use any AI filmmaking platform available.

Films were evaluated by a jury of the world's leading AI filmmakers and internet-culture figures including Voidstomper, Gossip Goblin, Chris White (executive producer, A24's "Backrooms"), JBoogxCreative, Heavy Pulp, SÜNDERMANN, BLVCKL!GHT, Ansem and FaZe Banks. Films were judged on the strength of the idea, the quality of the storytelling, and how well the filmmaker used AI.

The six finalists will now move into competition for the Grand Prize of $32,000 and 3.2 million Venice AI credits and the Jury Selection award of $20,000 and 2 million Venice AI credits.

The finalists are:

- "Black Thunder" (Ryan Lightbourn)

- "Candy" (Jiaze Li)

- "Gabriel" (T Zhang)

- "Killabears – The Broadcast" (Mikael Tyrsen)

- "Living with a Merman" (Chris Capel)

- "Mianmian" (Yingjie Chen)

This year's categories and their nominees include:

- Terminal Award (best experimental film), $12,000 and 1.2 million Venice AI credits

- "REVIVER" (Aleksey Dor)

- "Stories My Great Great Great Grandmother Told Me" (Philippe Noguchi)

- "THE LAST TRIBE" (Stephane Benini)

- Serenissima Award (best film made with Venice), $12,000 and 1.2 million Venice AI credits

- "Black Thunder" (Ryan Lightbourn)

- "Er Loop" (Marco Magario)

- "Never Forget" (Allan Ecax)

- Get Shorty Award (best film under two minutes), $8,000 and 800,000 Venice AI credits

- "Ato de [Later]" (Luke Mazey)

- "COMPULSION" (Gyuseon Lee)

- "Do Not Disturb" (Adrian Daniel Botnariu)

- "Summer Afternoon, July 1994" (Charlie Park)

- Mouse Award (best film for children or young adults), $8,000 and 800,000 Venice AI credits

- "Far away home" (Siping Song)

- "FIX" (Eunha Lee, Sora Lee and Hakhoon Lee)

- "Roraima" (Ishan Devare Modi)

- Rekt Award (best satire, comedy or musical about finance, markets or crypto), $8,000 and 800,000 Venice AI credits

- "Great Pepe Wars" (Aiden Guo)

- "JUST SAY SOLANA" (Yassine Le Gall)

- "ROLL EVERYTHING" (Ashanth Phillips)

The winner of each category award will be announced on the Venice and MoonPay channels.

The finalists will be screened in full at the inaugural Lumara screening and awards night taking place on October 26 at the Roxy Hotel Cinema in New York City, with winners announced at the event.

The evening will also include screenings of the category-winning films, and new work previews from members of the jury, including an exclusive an exclusive extended prologue of Gossip Goblin's new film God's Don't Give Gifts, the first AI film slated for a wide theatrical release at the end of this year.

The winning films will premiere online on X and YouTube on October 27.

About MoonPay

MoonPay is a global financial technology company that provides infrastructure for moving value across traditional and digital financial systems. Founded in 2019, MoonPay serves more than 35 million customers in 180 countries and more than 1500 enterprise clients across crypto and fintech. Its products support payments, trading, commerce, stablecoin infrastructure and other services that connect conventional payment networks with blockchain-based financial rails. MoonPay maintains regulatory licenses and authorizations in multiple jurisdictions, including the United States and European Union. For more information, visit www.moonpay.com.

About Venice

Venice is a privacy-first AI platform built for unlimited creative freedom. It gives filmmakers unrestricted access to the world's leading video, image and audio models in one private workspace, alongside frontier text and code models, without censorship and without surveillance. Trusted by 5 million users, Venice runs leading video models including Seedance 2.5, image models from OpenAI, Google and xAI, and voice and music generation, so a filmmaker can make the story exactly as they envision it, rather than the one a platform allows. Venice is accessible through its app and API. Learn more at venice.ai.

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Behavioral data veteran joins as AI raises the value of real consumer signals

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MFour Data Research, provider of the largest, first-party mobile-app consumer panel in the U.S. and the only platform connecting surveys and behaviors for full journey intelligence from ChatGPT to checkout, today named Sean Miller Vice President, First-Party Data Engineering, reporting to Chief Technology Officer Aaron Wepler. Miller will lead engineering for all of MFour's first-party data, which consumers share through transparent consent. That data includes purchases and receipts, app usage, web browsing, location and store visits, desktop activity and LLM conversations, all connected to each consumer's own survey answers.

The appointment puts data at the center of MFour's business. As AI models and synthetic audiences multiply, credible insight depends on real, permissioned human data. Miller's mandate is to bring MFour's entire engineering stack in-house, from data collection through the company's own AI model. AI now makes that work possible in days, not months. The foundation won't change: behavioral and survey data collected with transparent consent and combined on a single platform. Through its Fair Trade Data® model, MFour compensates members of its 13M+ opted-in panel for the data they share. This approach connects multiple behavior channels back to the same consumer, so brands and researchers can get a full picture of what consumers do across the entire journey and even survey them to understand why.

Miller brings more than 16 years of experience building behavioral data products and panels. He was most recently Senior Executive Vice President, Operations at Luth Research.

"The race to understand the consumer journey will be won with real human data behind synthetic models, not the fraudulent data too much of this industry turns a blind eye to," said Chris St. Hilaire, Founder and CEO of MFour. "And consent can't be buried in fine print. People should know exactly what they're sharing and get paid for it. That's transparent consent, and it's the only ethical way to build this business. Validated, connected, and constantly calibrated data is the key to instant insights on demand. Sean has spent his career building exactly that kind of data."

"Sean knows behavioral data from collection to client deliverable," said Wepler. "He brings the discipline to grow our first-party data with quality we can measure, not just assert."

"I've spent my career building behavioral data, and I've never seen a foundation like MFour's: real people, real behavior and real survey answers, all collected with transparent consent and connected in one place," said Miller. "My job is to give clients data they can trust the moment they see it and to make sure panelists always know exactly what they're sharing."

About MFour

MFour Data Research, founded in 2011, provides validated, opt-in consumer behavior and survey data powered by its Surveys On The Go® app and Fair Trade Data® model. The company's 13M+ consumer panel generates nine deterministic data streams — ChatGPT conversations, location, app usage, web browsing, receipts, demographics, attitudes, survey responses and behavior-triggered surveys — all connected to a single identity.

Through MFour Studio™, organizations can access these behavioral and survey signals to understand consumer journeys and measure outcomes, with DANI™ (Data Analytics Navigation Instructor), MFour's AI assistant, providing on-demand analysis across 4 billion monthly buyer signals. MFour is trusted by Samsung, Google, Amazon Ads, Microsoft, Hulu, Keurig Dr Pepper, Papa Johns and hundreds of other global brands.

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LONDON, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The "ADHD Drugs Market – Growth, Share, Opportunities & Competitive Analysis, 2025–2035" report has been added to the Credence Research Inc. market intelligence offering.

The global adhd drugs market was valued at USD 14.11 billion in 2025. Revenue is projected to reach USD 22.79 billion by 2035, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.91% over the 2025–2035 market-value interval. North America held the largest regional share at 60.0% in 2025, while Asia Pacific is expected to record the fastest growth at 6.34% annually. These revenue forecasts and market shares are Credence Research estimates.

Key Takeaways

- The market increases from USD 14.11 billion in 2025 to USD 22.79 billion in 2035 at a stated 4.91% CAGR.

- North America contributed 60.0% of global 2025 value; Asia Pacific has the highest modeled regional growth rate at 6.34%.

- Methylphenidate represented 30.0% of drug-type revenue in 2025.

- Children and adolescents represented 56.0% of patient demographic value in 2025.

- Retail pharmacies represented 68.0% of channel revenue in 2025.

Scope & Segmentation - ADHD Drugs Market

Prescription drugs approved for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adults and children, including amphetamines, methylphenidate, lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine, guanfacine, clonidine and newer agents. Behavioral therapy, diagnostic services, supplements and digital therapeutics are excluded from pharmaceutical revenue.

- By drug type: Amphetamines; Methylphenidate; Lisdexamfetamine; Dexmethylphenidate; Atomoxetine; Guanfacine; Clonidine; Others.

- By demographics: Children and adolescents; Adults.

- By distribution channel: Hospital pharmacies; Retail pharmacies; Online pharmacies; Others.

- By geography: North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Middle East and Africa.

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Why This Report Matters

- Maps the commercial drivers of this market without treating forecasts as verified transaction totals.

- Separates leading applications and products from the regional opportunities and access constraints that affect revenue.

- Assesses supplier competition, recent regulatory or product developments and likely implications for business planning.

Market Overview

ADHD prescribing involves long-term decisions about efficacy, tolerability, dose scheduling and medication availability. Stimulants remain central to clinical practice, but alternatives are important for patients who cannot tolerate them or prefer different mechanisms.

Growing recognition of ADHD in adults is expanding the potential treated population. At the same time, generic versions of established stimulants reduce average prices, while new extended-release and nonstimulant medicines seek a premium based on delivery convenience or clinical differentiation.

Market Insights

- Methylphenidate represented 30.0% of 2025 drug-type value, supported by extended-release brands and generics.

- Children and adolescents accounted for 56.0% of demographic revenue, while adults represent the faster-growing patient group.

- Retail pharmacies generated 68.0% of channel value, while online fulfillment grows from a smaller base under controlled-substance rules.

Key Attributes

Market Segmentation

By drug type

Amphetamines; Methylphenidate; Lisdexamfetamine; Dexmethylphenidate; Atomoxetine; Guanfacine; Clonidine; Others

By demographics

Children and adolescents; Adults

By distribution channel

Hospital pharmacies; Retail pharmacies; Online pharmacies; Others

Market Drivers

Expanded diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood

Adult assessment and specialty mental health services have expanded the identified patient population. Patients diagnosed later in life often need treatment that supports both work and home functioning, which can lengthen the duration of medicine use. Demand still depends on clinical evaluation and continued access to appropriate prescribing.

Demand for differentiated dosing and nonstimulant options

Once-daily formulations, nighttime dosing and pediatric-friendly suspensions address adherence and dosing difficulties. New therapies can offer choices for people with poor response or intolerance to current products, though clinical evidence, safety labeling and reimbursement decisions determine uptake.

Market Trends and Opportunities

New mechanisms are entering an established market. Otsuka announced U.S. approval of Simtriyo (centanafadine) in July 2026 for eligible adults and children aged 6 and older, introducing a triple reuptake inhibitor.

Increased generic lisdexamfetamine availability has intensified competition for established branded stimulants. Differentiated long-acting products and reliable manufacturing may gain share where shortages limit routine prescribing.

Regional Analysis

Credence Research estimates the following 2025 revenue shares. All five regional figures are proprietary research-model allocations rather than independently audited sales totals.

North America | 60.0% share in 2025

The United States has high levels of diagnosis and branded extended-release pricing, while supply quotas and generic competition affect pharmacy availability and sales.

Europe | 20.0% share in 2025

Adult diagnosis and specialist services are expanding, but reimbursement systems and lower net medicine prices restrain value per patient.

Asia Pacific | 13.0% share in 2025

Japan, Australia and increasingly China support the fastest growth at 6.34%, reflecting better recognition and access from a comparatively small revenue base.

Latin America | 4.0% share in 2025

Methylphenidate dominates access in many countries, while specialist capacity, insurance and import controls affect uptake of newer products.

Middle East and Africa | 3.0% share in 2025

Gulf states are expanding pediatric mental health infrastructure, but affordability and diagnosis gaps limit treatment in many other countries.

Market Challenges

Stimulant production is subject to controlled-substance quotas, and periodic shortages can prevent patients from filling prescriptions. Suppliers must coordinate authorized active ingredient supply and local distribution while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Potential adverse effects and risks of misuse require ongoing clinical monitoring. In June 2025, the FDA required expanded warnings on weight loss risk with extended-release stimulants in children younger than six, an age group for which those products are not approved.

Future Outlook

The 2035 outlook rests on growth in adult diagnosis, availability of new treatment classes and wider use of differentiated delivery formats. Generic competition is likely to restrain market revenue per prescription.

Manufacturers with resilient supply chains, evidence-backed formulations and good payer access may be better positioned than suppliers dependent on a single legacy stimulant brand.

Competitive Landscape

Takeda, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis have important legacy stimulant franchises, with generic competitors challenging brand share. Supernus competes in nonstimulants and Otsuka has introduced a new triple reuptake inhibitor.

Tris Pharma, Collegium and other specialty firms concentrate on differentiated formulations. Generic manufacturers compete on price and reliable access to controlled active ingredients, which can be decisive when pharmacies experience shortages.

Key Players

- Takeda; Johnson & Johnson; Novartis; Otsuka Pharmaceutical

- Supernus Pharmaceuticals; Tris Pharma; Collegium Pharmaceutical; Lupin

- Mallinckrodt; Aytu BioPharma

Report Coverage

- Quantitative market size and CAGR through 2035, with base-year segmentation, regional shares and technology or product trends.

- Demand drivers, competition, market restraints, policy and reimbursement where relevant, and primary supplier dynamics.

- Recent industry events supported by original regulator or company sources.

- Credence Research forecasts, shares and segment models are proprietary estimates; they are not independently audited figures.

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the global Causal AI Market is estimated at USD 158.7 million in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 761.4 million by 2031, registering a 36.8% CAGR during 2026–2031.

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Causal AI Market Size & Forecast:

- Market Size Available for Years: 2021–2031

- 2025 Market Size: USD 110.7 million

- 2026 Market Size: USD 158.7 million

- 2031 Projected Market Size: USD 761.4 million

- CAGR (2026–2031): 36.8%

Causal AI Market Trends & Insights:

- Growth is being supported by demand for causal discovery, causal inference, counterfactual analysis, root-cause diagnosis, experimentation, and decision optimization across financial services, life sciences, marketing, industrial operations, and enterprise planning.

- Software is estimated to account for 77.8% of the Causal AI Market in 2026

- The decision intelligence & scenario planning segment is expected to register the fastest growth of 42.4% CAGR between 2026 and 2031

- The healthcare, pharma & life sciences segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment across the forecast period

- North America is estimated to account for the largest regional share of 37.1% in 2026

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Rising enterprise demand for AI systems that can determine why outcomes occur, estimate intervention impacts, compare alternative actions, and support decisions amid changing business conditions is driving growth. Organizations are increasingly using causal discovery, treatment-effect estimation, counterfactual analysis, root-cause diagnosis, experimentation, and decision optimization to complement conventional predictive analytics. Adoption is expanding across life sciences, financial services, marketing, industrial operations, and enterprise planning. Integrating Causal AI with generative AI, agentic AI, digital twins, and automated experimentation is further accelerating commercialization by embedding causal reasoning directly into recurring operational and strategic workflows, rather than confining it to specialist data-science projects.

Software is becoming the primary layer for operationalizing causal reasoning at enterprise scale.

Software is expected to account for the largest share of the Causal AI Market in 2026, supported by rising adoption of platforms and point solutions that combine causal discovery, inference, simulation, experimentation, and decision optimization within reusable enterprise environments. Organizations are increasingly moving away from isolated causal modeling projects toward software that can connect with existing data estates, support multiple decision workflows, and make causal analysis accessible to business users. Broad Causal AI platforms are expanding into counterfactual simulation, intervention analysis, optimization, and agentic execution, while point solutions are gaining adoption in focused areas such as life sciences, marketing measurement, IT operations, and industrial analytics. This transition toward production-grade software is strengthening recurring revenue opportunities, increasing deployment scale, and enabling causal capabilities to become part of day-to-day enterprise decision processes rather than one-time analytical engagements.

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Decision Intelligence & Scenario Planning is emerging as the strongest growth avenue for action-oriented Causal AI.

Decision intelligence & scenario planning is expected to be the fastest-growing application segment during the forecast period, as organizations increasingly seek to understand the likely consequences of alternative actions before committing capital or operational resources. The segment includes business-driver analysis, what-if modeling, counterfactual simulation, intervention-impact assessment, and resource-allocation optimization. Causal AI enables enterprises to move beyond forecasting what may happen toward estimating what could happen if controllable variables such as pricing, investment, promotions, capacity, or operating policies are changed. This is expanding adoption across strategic planning, commercial decision-making, capital allocation, and operational optimization. Vendors are consequently developing simulation-led environments that allow decision-makers to compare multiple courses of action, quantify potential trade-offs, and select interventions more closely aligned with desired business outcomes under changing market and operating conditions.

North America combines vendor concentration, enterprise AI maturity, and high-value causal use cases.

North America is expected to account for the largest share of the Causal AI Market in 2026, supported by a mature enterprise AI ecosystem, strong availability of advanced analytics talent, and high adoption of data-driven decision technologies across major industries. The region has particularly strong commercial activity in pharmaceutical research, marketing measurement, enterprise decision intelligence, explainable AI, and experimentation, where causal approaches are increasingly being integrated into production workflows. North America also hosts several prominent vendors, including Aitia, Alembic, LiftLab, Measured, Lifesight, and Howso, covering areas such as life sciences digital twins, enterprise causal intelligence, incrementality measurement, and understandable AI. High technology spending among pharmaceutical, financial services, retail, consumer goods, and technology companies, combined with an established ecosystem of data providers, cloud platforms, consulting firms, and AI developers, is expected to sustain the region's market leadership.

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Top Companies in Causal AI Market:

The Top Companies in Causal AI Market are causaLens (UK), Aitia (US), Alembic (US), LiftLab (US), Prophet (Australia), Measured (US), Causaly (UK), Lifesight (US), Causify (US), and Howso (US). These vendors illustrate the different commercialization models emerging across the market, ranging from horizontal Causal AI platforms and enterprise decision-intelligence systems to life sciences digital twins, scientific intelligence, marketing incrementality, scenario simulation, and explainable AI. Competitive differentiation is increasingly determined by the ability to operationalize causal reasoning within existing enterprise workflows, integrate with data and AI environments, support domain-specific decision processes, and demonstrate measurable business outcomes. Vendors that combine proprietary causal technology with strong implementation capabilities, domain expertise, enterprise integrations, and repeatable applications are better positioned to expand contract values and move from departmental deployments toward broader enterprise adoption as the market matures.

Causal AI Market - Investment & funding +Merger & Acquisition

Investment Funding Context

Investment activity in the Causal AI Market is increasingly concentrating on vendors that can convert causal models into scalable enterprise decision systems rather than offering causal analysis as a standalone data-science capability. Capital is being directed toward real-time decision intelligence, causal simulation, domain-specific applications, and infrastructure capable of operationalizing causal reasoning at enterprise scale. In November 2025, Alembic raised USD 145 million in Series B and growth financing, led by Prysm Capital and Accenture, with participation from WndrCo, NextEquity, Silver Lake Waterman, Liquid 2 Ventures, and other investors. The financing is supporting expansion of its Causal AI research and high-performance computing infrastructure for enterprise intelligence.

Funding is also reaching smaller Causal AI specialists targeting operational decision-making. In September 2025, Causify raised an additional USD 2.2 million in seed capital to expand its enterprise causal decision-intelligence platform across financial services, energy, supply chain, and industrial applications. FireAI has similarly raised multiple early-stage rounds since 2025 to develop its causal decision-intelligence capabilities, including Causal Chain analysis, enterprise data integration, and conversational analytics. Public funding records indicate cumulative funding of more than USD 1.4 million by July 2026. These investments show a two-tier funding pattern: substantial capital is supporting the infrastructure and commercial expansion of established platforms, while smaller rounds are financing application-focused entrants seeking to embed causal reasoning into specific enterprise workflows.

Revenue Shift Context

Revenue generation in the Causal AI Market is progressively shifting from individual causal modeling projects toward recurring software platforms, decision-intelligence systems, and application-specific point solutions. The market is estimated to increase from USD 158.7 million in 2026 to USD 761.4 million by 2031, at a CAGR of 36.8%. As deployments mature, commercial value is moving beyond causal discovery and model development toward counterfactual simulation, intervention analysis, decision optimization, automated experimentation, and recurring operational workflows. This favors vendors that can integrate causal reasoning directly into existing business systems rather than require enterprises to build bespoke causal models for each use case. Two monetization models are becoming increasingly visible. Broad platform vendors are expanding revenue through enterprise-wide deployments that support multiple functions and integrate causal reasoning with agents, knowledge systems, and workflow automation.

Doussan Music Group Expands with New Nashville Office and Leadership Appointments

NASHVILLE, Tenn. and COVINGTON, La., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Doussan Music Group (DMG Presents), an independent live entertainment and concert promotion company, is expanding its national presence with the opening of a second office in Nashville, Tennessee, and key leadership appointments.

The new office in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood complements the company's headquarters in Covington, Louisiana, strengthening its connections with artists, agents, venues, and industry partners nationwide.

DMG's expansion follows an extremely successful period of touring and concert promotion. In 2025 and 2026, the company promoted and produced seven college stadium dates featuring The Boys From Oklahoma package, featuring Turnpike Troubadours and Cross Canadian Ragweed, with all shows selling out or nearly selling out. DMG also co promoted Alan Jackson's final touring performance at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, capping Alan's previous two-year, 10-city arena tour. Upcoming engagements include a 16-date fall tour with platinum-selling country artist Jon Pardi and 10 November dates for Aaron Lewis's Acoustic Origins tour. Additional tours planned for 2027 are expected to be announced this fall.

To support its continued growth, DMG has strengthened its leadership team with three personnel updates:

- Anna Margaret Kilgore joined the company as Talent Buyer in April 2026. With experience in marketing, project management, and touring promotion, she will focus on expanding DMG's event portfolio and building relationships with artists, agencies, and venues.

- Hale Neitzschman has been named Director of Finance. He will oversee financial operations, event settlements, strategic planning, and financial processes supporting the company's growing touring schedule.

- Rebecca Saladis has been promoted to Director of Booking, Touring, & Artist Relations. She will lead booking strategy, tour execution, and artist relations.

"Opening our Nashville office, in Wedgewood Houston, the new music hub, is a natural next step in our evolution," said Russell Doussan, President and CEO. He emphasized the company's accomplishments over the past three years and its commitment to working with talented artists to create memorable live music experiences. Founded on artist-first partnerships and exceptional live entertainment, Doussan Music Group continues to expand its concert promotion, tour production, artist relations, and venue partnerships across the country.

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Partnership expands access to specialized lash and brow education across the Paul Mitchell Schools network nationwide.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BorboletaPro, a leading provider of professional lash and brow products and education, today announced its acquisition of Dulce Lash Artisry and its designation as the preferred lash and brow education partner of Paul Mitchell Advanced Education (PMAE).

Through the partnership, BorboletaPro will make its professional products, specialized curriculum, and hands-on training available across the Paul Mitchell Schools network. The initiative will help connect traditional cosmetology and esthetics education with specialized lash and brow skills, giving aspiring beauty professionals more opportunities to expand their expertise and career paths.

Advancing the Future of Beauty Education

"Our mission has always been to elevate the standard of education in the professional lash and brow industry," said Mike Alexander, CEO of BorboletaPro. "This acquisition allows us to scale our industry-leading curriculum and partner with a powerhouse like Paul Mitchell Schools to shape the next generation of top-tier beauty professionals. We are grateful to the Dulce Lash Artistry team for the strong foundation they have built and look forward to their continued guidance and expertise as BorboletaPro enters this next phase of growth."

For Dulce Lash Artistry, the acquisition creates an opportunity to build on a decade of lash and brow education through BorboletaPro's broader professional network.

"It has been an incredible privilege to inspire beauty professionals through lash and brow education over the past decade. Our decision to partner with BorboletaPro reflects our confidence in their exceptional team and bold vision for the future," said LeeAnn Lee, Director of Operations at Dulce Lash Artistry. "They are visionary leaders whose passion and innovation continue to raise the standard, and we believe this is an amazing opportunity for Paul Mitchell Schools and the beauty industry as a whole. They will take lash and brow education, products and service to new heights while helping shape the next generation of beauty professionals."

For Kimber Jaynes, founder of Borboleta, the partnership advances a vision she has championed since launching the brand: establishing lash artistry as a skilled, respected profession.

"When I started Borboleta, my dream was to see lash artistry recognized as the skilled, respected profession I knew it could be. Paul Mitchell Schools have long set a high standard for beauty education, and bringing Borboleta's lash and brow education into that environment is incredibly meaningful. Together, we can meet students at an already exceptional level and give them the specialized skills to take their artistry and careers even further. For me, that is what elevating this industry has always been about."

The partnership builds on an existing relationship between BorboletaPro and PMAE, grounded in a shared focus on quality products and educational resources.

"We've enjoyed building our relationship with BorboletaPro and appreciate their commitment to quality products, excellent customer service, and educational resources. We're pleased to see their products and curriculum available to our Paul Mitchell School network," said Erica Marshall, Senior Director of Education at PMAE

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Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, BorboletaPro is a professional lash and brow brand built by artists, for artists. The company offers premium lash extension, lash lift, and brow products, specialized education, and award-winning lash and brow care. Through its professional brand, BorboletaPro, and consumer brand, Borboleta, the company supports artists behind the chair and consumers in their everyday routines, with a commitment to advancing lash and brow artistry, education, and care.

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Tavares Collects $204,657 in Consecutive Sunday Banana Wins at Americas Cardroom

Brazilian player also advances to Day 2 of current $5 Million GTD NLH Venom PKO.

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazilian poker player Gabriel "kingqueensuited" Tavares collected $204,657 from back-to-back Sunday Banana victories at Americas Cardroom on Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. He has also secured a Day 2 stack in the $5 Million GTD NLH Venom PKO.

Tavares won $96,336 in the Oct. 4 Sunday Banana, a $1,050 buy-in event that attracted 436 entries and generated a $436,000 prize pool. He earned $108,321 the following Sunday, finishing first in a field of 502 entries competing for $502,000.

"When you play high stakes, consistency is very important, and winning tournaments like that is very important," Tavares said in an Americas Cardroom interview.

Tavares attributed his approach at the second final table to discipline while holding a medium stack against much shorter opponents.

His previous results include winning the $10 Million GTD NLH Venom in April 2025, overcoming 3,735 entries. In the current $5 Million GTD NLH Venom PKO, he qualified with 4,248,891 chips from the Oct. 4 opening flight, the second-largest stack to advance from Day 1A.

Two flights remain in the $2,650 direct buy-in tournament. Day 1D runs today, Oct. 15, and Day 1E takes place Sunday, Oct. 18, both at 1:05 p.m. ET. Day 2 begins Monday, Oct. 19, at 1:05 p.m. ET.

Brazilian players remain a major part of the Americas Cardroom community, with frequent deep runs and big results in top online events.

A feature on the Americas Cardroom blog includes further details about Tavares's wins and more of his interview comments.

About Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom is one of the world's leading online poker destinations, serving players since 2001. Known for major tournament series, innovative promotions, and a commitment to the poker community, the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026 while continuing to expand its tournament offerings and deliver world-class online poker experiences to players across the globe.

Media Contact:

Adam Neal

Americas Cardroom Pros Manager

Email: [email protected] 

Phone: +44 7845 582487

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Blank Slate Announces Expanded Restaurant Hours to Meet Demand at Their Encinitas Restaurant

Chef Aron and Pam Schwartz bustling new restaurant is the new hotspot in the North County restaurant scene and recently named one of the best new restaurants in Encinitas by Coast News Lick the Plate columnist David Boylan

ENCINITAS, Calif., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blank Slate is inviting North County diners to experience their world class cuisine with new expanded hours. Chef Aron Schwartz and co-owner Pam Schwartz bring decades of culinary and hospitality experience to an intimate setting near Moonlight Beach. Open for dinner Wednesday through Saturday, the restaurant pairs seasonal cooking with the personal attention of a husband-and-wife team whose careers span acclaimed restaurants and major hospitality venues.

Located at 101 N. Coast Highway 101, next to Encinitas Surfboards, Blank Slate offers an inviting destination for a date night, dinner with friends or an evening exploring the best of the Encinitas dining scene. Blank Slate gives guests an opportunity to experience the Schwartzes' food and hospitality, alongside the private dining and events that also take place in the space.

The restaurant has already earned an enthusiastic response from David Boylan, longtime host of Lick the Plate and culinary columnist for The Coast News. In his May 20 feature, "So much to love about Blank Slate in Encinitas," Boylan described his dinner as "a perfect meal." He has since named Blank Slate one of the best new restaurants in Encinitas: "I've covered Aron and Pam for years and loved every one of their projects based primarily on their combined culinary talent, not to mention their prowess at pairing wine with and fabulous winemaker dinners. I don't know another restaurant in Encinitas that has their level of culinary experience in the kitchen and updates their menu as frequently based on the best and freshest ingredients. All that combined makes Blank Slate one of the best restaurants in Encinitas."

Boylan's visit featured a wedge salad, pan-seared ocean trout with roasted potatoes, local vegetables and charred lemon, followed by mixed berry crisp with vanilla ice cream. That meal illustrates the restaurant's approach: familiar dishes prepared with care, seasonal ingredients and a chef's attention to flavor. Offerings evolve, so guests should check the current menu when reserving.

Both owners trained at the Culinary Institute of America. Aron's career includes L'Auberge Del Mar, Lutèce in Las Vegas and the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. He spent nearly 15 years at the Marriott Marquis, including eight as executive chef, developing a reputation for cooking that emphasized local farms and quality ingredients.

Pam brings an equally accomplished background spanning professional kitchens, wine service and restaurant leadership. Her experience includes Nobu in Las Vegas, Pamplemousse Grille in Del Mar, Arterra, General Manager at Hello Betty Fish House, co-founder of Ranch 45, and culinary director a Sur La Table in Carlsbad. She has worked as a sommelier, general manager and director of food and beverage, and her culinary career includes a dinner at the James Beard House. Together, they formed APS Hospitality Group and created Blank Slate.

At Blank Slate, that experience translates into a restaurant centered on seasonal food, wine and welcoming service. The couple's connections to growers and purveyors inform the cooking, while the intimate setting encourages guests to settle in and enjoy the evening. Wine dinners, community nights and visiting culinary collaborations add variety to the restaurant's calendar.

Expanded dinner hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Guests can view upcoming experiences and make reservations at www.blankslate101.com or contact 760-454-9991. Check the reservation calendar for availability and special events.

About Blank Slate

Blank Slate is a restaurant and private dining venue in Encinitas, California, created by chef Aron Schwartz and Pam Schwartz of APS Hospitality Group. Located near Moonlight Beach, it offers dinner service, wine experiences and private gatherings rooted in seasonal cooking and personal hospitality.

Media contact: Pam Schwartz | [email protected] | 760-454-9991

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Eventide Communications Achieves SOC 2 Compliance for Cloud-Based Mission-Critical Solutions

Independent SOC 2 Type 1 examination provides third-party assurance for the security and availability controls supporting Eventide cloud solutions

LITTLE FERRY, N.J., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eventide Communications, a provider of mission-critical recording and operational intelligence solutions, today announced that it has achieved SOC 2 compliance following completion of an independent SOC 2 Type 1 examination covering controls supporting the security and availability of its cloud-based solutions.

The examination encompasses Eventide's broader cloud environment and controls supporting cloud-based solutions, including Critical Insights AI™ and cloud-hosted and virtualized NexLog® DX-Series recording solutions. The engagement evaluated controls against the Security and Availability Trust Services Criteria and included an assessment of relevant HIPAA/HITECH safeguards. The independent examination was performed by A-LIGN, a cybersecurity compliance and audit firm.

"SOC 2 compliance represents a significant milestone for Eventide Communications products, NexLog DX-Series hosted recording and Critical Insights AI. This achievement demonstrates Eventide's commitment to delivering a highly reliable, easy-to-use and secure recording and analytics platform to the public safety market as well as the broader mission-critical industry," said Brad Basile, chief operating officer of Eventide Communications.

For public safety agencies, emergency communications centers and other mission-critical organizations, cloud adoption can place communications, recordings and operational data within hosted environments that must meet rigorous security expectations. SOC 2 gives security, IT and procurement teams independent information about the controls supporting those services and can serve as an important component of vendor due diligence.

Eventide's cloud portfolio extends its mission-critical recording ecosystem into hosted, virtualized and AI-powered environments. Critical Insights AI provides capabilities including automated QA/QM, transcription and search, analytics, and operational intelligence. NexLog DX-Series solutions support mission-critical recording across hardware, virtualized and cloud-hosted deployment models.

Eventide's supporting cloud environment incorporates applicable services from AWS and AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure and Azure AI, and Google Cloud Platform, supporting cloud and hybrid deployment models across its product portfolio.

"Security and availability are fundamental considerations when agencies evaluate technology that will support mission-critical operations," Basile said. "Completing this examination gives our customers additional independent assurance as they evaluate Eventide's cloud-based solutions."

To learn more about Eventide Communications, Critical Insights AI and NexLog DX-Series solutions, visit EventideCommunications.com.

About Eventide Communications LLC

For over 55 years, Eventide Communications has been a trusted provider of recording and operational intelligence solutions for mission-critical communications. With more than 9,000 installations in 82 countries and counting, their NexLog DX-Series and Critical Insights AI recorders and analytics platform support the complete communications lifecycle, from recording to intelligence.

Media Contact:

Brian Roberts

Vice President, North America Sales

Eventide Communications

+1 (704) 999-0878

[email protected]

www.eventidecommunications.com

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