Professional Golfers and Digital Creators Step into Front-Office Leadership for

Dallas Franchise in a First for the Grass League

DALLAS and TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Horsemen and the Grass League announced today that professional golfers Alexis Miestowski and Marissa Wenzler have been named Co-General Managers of the Dallas franchise. The appointment marks the first women general managers in Grass League history.

Both have emerged as influential voices in the modern golf landscape as founding members of the Good Good Girls platform in 2025, one of the leading creator‑driven platforms in women's golf. Good Good Girls co-founders Yoonhee Kim and Hadley Walts will support Miestowski and Wenzler in their efforts to help strengthen the Horsemen's presence and impact across the league.

In their new roles, Miestowski and Wenzler will lead all franchise operations, player recruitment, roster management, and tournament pairings while serving as the primary public faces of the club. As women's sports continue to experience unprecedented growth in participation, viewership, and investment, the Horsemen are positioning themselves at the forefront of that momentum — building a franchise where women lead, compete, and define the team's identity.

"Alexis and Marissa taking the reins in Dallas further solidifies the inclusiveness of the Grass League," said Jason Pritchett, Grass League Commissioner. "Los Angeles Roses 2025 Grass League Champion Gabi Ruffels showed women can win here. Now two women are not only playing but running the franchise."

Both bring established competitive resumes and prominent national profiles to the Horsemen front office. Miestowski, a Schererville, Indiana native, competed collegiately at Indiana University before transitioning to the professional ranks on the Epson Tour. Wenzler, from Dayton, Ohio, concluded a standout collegiate career at the University of Kentucky in 2024 before turning professional and competing on developmental tours. Kim, originally from Seoul and now based in Southern California, has built a strong competitive and creator presence across women's golf. Walts, from Columbus, Ohio, brings a background in collegiate golf and a rapidly growing national profile.

"We loved competing for the Horsemen, and stepping into the front office gives us the chance to shape the identity of this team," said Miestowski and Wenzler. "The Grass League has made one thing obvious: fans want intense, high‑stakes golf — and women can lead that charge. We're here to build a roster that performs well, set a culture that reflects the League's energy, and collect trophies for Dallas."

Miestowski and Wenzler have paired up as teammates for the Horsemen across multiple Grass League events, giving them firsthand knowledge of the league's high-stakes, two-person scramble play.

"Alexis and Marissa know how this format works because they've played it under pressure," said the Dallas Horsemen Ownership Group. "They understand what it takes to build a competitive roster, they have the respect of players across the country, and they match the personality of this team. Handing them the keys is the right move to build a winning club that Dallas can rally around."

The move highlights the Grass League's open-access model, where elite men and women compete on the same stage under equal rules.

"Alexis and Marissa taking the helm of the Dallas Horsemen ushers in a new era for the franchise and creates an opportunity to bring female talent into the Grass League in a big way," said Jake Hoselton, Co-Founder and CEO of the Grass League. "They're both golfers and fierce competitors, and seeing that competitive spirit translate from the course to the business and leadership side of a franchise only adds to what makes the Grass League such a compelling platform."

About Dallas Horsemen

The Dallas Horsemen are a founding franchise of the Grass League, representing North Texas in high-stakes par-3 team golf. Operated by an ownership group committed to growing modern golf entertainment, the Horsemen compete in prime-time scramble formats against top regional clubs. For schedule updates and roster details, visit grassleague.com/franchises/franchises-dallas-horsemen.

About Grass League

Grass League is the world's first high-stakes professional par-3 golf league, combining franchise-based competition, team strategy, and primetime entertainment into a new form of professional golf. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the league features eleven city-based franchises competing across a season of championship events in a franchise-aggregate team format. Grass League's championship final rounds air live on Golf Channel through a broadcast partnership running through the 2027 season. Learn more at grassleague.com.

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Neros receives order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads after placing #1 in Close Quarters Battle and #3 in Deep Strike missions

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Neros has announced an order of 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Drone Dominance Program's Gauntlet II valued at over $100 million.

Through this award, the Department of War is prioritizing procurement of Archer AI, Neros' flagship autonomy-enabled 10" drone, built with Terminal Guidance functionality that allows the drone to fly itself to an operator-selected target, a critical feature in the comms-denied environments military operators face today. The department is also placing significant order volume for Archer 5" systems, Neros' smaller variant of Archer optimized for close quarters battle scenarios in urban and indoor settings.

"We've developed our Archer FPV system to be highly modular and easily adapted to end user needs. Pairing real warfighter feedback with our deep engineering talent is the reason Neros is the only manufacturer to have placed in the top three across two fundamentally different mission sets –deep strike and close quarters battle – with the same drone platform.

Ultimately, Drone Dominance is a test of two things: can competitors build high performance drones? And can they produce them in massive quantities with short notice? We're the only manufacturer to receive multiple bonus awards for Gauntlet I based on our delivery speed – and we're ready to fulfill this next batch of 14,000 drones, and more whenever the Department of War signals need for them."

— Soren Monroe-Anderson, CEO, Neros

In addition to this 14,000 drone order for Gauntlet II, Neros has received a second bonus order related to Gauntlet I for an additional 800 drones, reallocated from other competitors who could not meet the production deadline for their orders.

Gauntlet II also marks the first mass shipment of Neros APEX-enabled drones. APEX, short for Adaptive Payload Exchange, is an open-source and low cost standard for modular payload integration on small drones. Introduced by Neros, APEX is designed for simplicity, flexibility, and manufacturability – so that military operators can easily swap conventional, fiber, repeater, and future developed payloads in the field in real time.

About Neros

Neros Technologies designs and manufactures FPV drone systems for defense applications, and has major contracts with the Army, Marine Corps, as well as contracts with every component of SOCOM and half a dozen allied countries. They are rapidly scaling America's drone industrial base through a resilient, adversary-free supply chain.

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A HelloNation Article Reviews How Comparable Sales and Buyer Demand Shape an Effective Home Pricing Strategy.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- How should sellers price a home in today's Denver market? A HelloNation article addresses this question, walking through the research behind an effective home pricing strategy for current conditions.

The article explains that a sound home pricing strategy is not about choosing the highest number possible, since an overpriced home can discourage buyers before a showing.

Instead, the piece notes, sellers need to understand current buyer demand and how it relates to their specific property.

Demand can shift quickly depending on interest rates, seasonal trends, and overall inventory levels, according to the article.

Recent comparable sales are described as one of the clearest signals of true market value, since they reflect homes similar in size and condition that recently sold.

According to the article, reviewing this data helps sellers understand what buyers are actually willing to pay right now.

It also reveals how quickly similar homes are moving off the market, the piece adds.

Inventory levels matter as well, the piece explains, because fewer available homes often allow buyers to compete more actively for a listing.

When more homes are on the market, the article notes, an accurate home pricing strategy becomes even more important for standing out.

The piece points out that a carefully researched price attracts more qualified buyers from the very start and encourages stronger offers.

Erica Chouinard, a Real Estate Expert, is featured in the article discussing how condition, upgrades, and location all shift where a home should be priced.

These details often make a meaningful difference in final value compared to similar properties nearby, the article explains.

Timing is also addressed in the piece, which explains that a home listed during a high-demand season may support a different price than one listed later.

The article adds that sellers should watch how long similar homes stay on the market, since a shorter timeline often signals stronger demand.

A listing that lingers for months, the piece explains, can attract lower offers even after a price reduction, since buyers may assume something is wrong.

The article recommends an accurate price from the first day on the market, since first impressions matter in a competitive environment.

According to the piece, interest rate changes, local employment trends, and shifts in buyer demand can alter market behavior from one season to the next.

As a Real Estate Expert who works closely with Denver area sellers, Erica Chouinard's perspective informs much of the discussion in the article.

The article concludes that pricing a home well requires balancing data with a realistic understanding of buyer psychology.

A home priced accurately from the beginning tends to sell faster and closer to its original asking price, the piece explains.

Sellers who understand today's conditions make more confident decisions from listing through closing, according to the article.

Sellers who review comparable sales, inventory trends, and demand patterns, the piece notes, tend to see a smoother and more successful sale.

Smart Pricing Strategies for Denver Sellers Today features insights from Erica Chouinard, Real Estate Expert of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in HelloNation.

About HelloNation

HelloNation is America's Good News Network, a premier media platform built on the idea that good news travels faster when real people tell real stories. Through its community-focused digital publications and innovative "edvertising" approach, HelloNation delivers expert-driven, good-news content that informs, inspires, and spotlights the leaders making a meaningful impact in their communities.

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Healthcare organizations can now bring real-time, location-aware staff duress alerts into the clinical workflows caregivers already use, helping strengthen caregiver safety and emergency response.

VERSAILLES, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Midmark RTLS, a leading real-time locating system (RTLS) technology provider focused on clinical workflow solutions and data insights that improve the delivery of care, today announced that its staff safety solution, CareFlow RTLS Staff Duress, has joined the Epic Toolbox in the Staff Duress category for 2026, expanding Midmark's portfolio of Epic-integrated workflow solutions.

The designation reflects Midmark's commitment to connected clinical workflows and provides healthcare organizations with an integrated staff safety solution that helps security teams respond more quickly during workplace violence events.

Designed to work within the clinical workflows caregivers already use, CareFlow Staff Duress integrates with Epic using HL7 FHIR-based APIs, enabling Midmark RTLS badges to send real-time, location-aware staff duress alerts directly into Epic. With the discreet press of a badge button, caregivers can quickly request assistance while providing responders with critical information about who needs help and where they are located—helping accelerate response during workplace violence events.

When a caregiver activates a staff duress alert via their badge, Epic receives the staff member's identity and real-time location from CareFlow RTLS. Epic then notifies designated security response and informational groups through its push notification framework, helping teams quickly assess, coordinate and respond to the situation. Responders can also acknowledge or decline alerts directly within Epic, supporting a more efficient and connected emergency response workflow.

"Protecting caregivers requires more than a panic button—it requires connected technology that delivers the right information to the right people at the right time," said HT Snowday, senior director at Midmark RTLS. "Joining the Epic Toolbox with CareFlow Staff Duress helps healthcare organizations integrate staff safety into the clinical workflows caregivers already use, bringing real-time, location-aware duress alerts into Epic to enable faster, more informed emergency response."

Unlike standalone panic button solutions, CareFlow Staff Duress leverages the same RTLS badges many caregivers already wear for workflow automation and clinical communication, eliminating the need for additional devices while providing responders with the real-time location information needed to act quickly during an emergency.

CareFlow RTLS Staff Duress offers several key advantages:

- One badge, multiple workflows: Uses the same Midmark RTLS badge for staff safety and clinical workflow automation within Epic, reducing device burden for caregivers.

- Integrated workflows: Delivers real-time, location-aware staff duress alerts directly into Epic, helping accelerate emergency response.

- Actionable location intelligence: Provides responders with real-time information about who needs help and where they are located.

- Flexible deployment: Supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Infrared (IR) and Hybrid RTLS technologies, allowing healthcare organizations to leverage existing RTLS investments, start with easy-to-deploy BLE or adopt a hybrid RTLS approach to deliver the right level of location certainty where it matters most.

The addition of CareFlow Staff Duress to the Epic Toolbox marks the next step in the long-standing relationship between Midmark RTLS and Epic and reinforces the company's commitment to delivering interoperable solutions that help healthcare organizations improve caregiver safety, streamline clinical workflows and enhance the delivery of care. Since the first CareFlow RTLS-Epic integration was deployed in 2012, Midmark RTLS has continued to expand its Epic integrations to support real-time location visibility, patient flow, workflow automation and now integrated staff safety—bringing critical workflows together within the systems caregivers already use every day.

For more information, find Midmark CareFlow RTLS in the Staff Duress Toolbox category in Epic Showroom.

Epic and Epic Showroom are trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.

About Midmark RTLS

Midmark RTLS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Midmark Corporation, provides healthcare facilities with clinical workflow solutions and data insights using real-time locating system (RTLS) technology. Since its inception in 1988, more than 1,100 hospitals, clinics and oncology centers have used Midmark RTLS to enhance the patient experience and support the delivery of high-quality care. With solutions for patient flow, staff safety, asset tracking and automated contact tracing, Midmark RTLS helps improve communication and productivity to increase resource utilization and decrease waste. To learn more about Midmark RTLS, its technology, client successes, and how it can assist your facility, visit midmarkRTLS.com.

About Midmark

Founded in 1915, Midmark Corporation designs seamless clinical care experiences that millions of medical, dental and veterinary visits depend on every day. The company develops and manufactures a comprehensive ecosystem of products and solutions that harmonize space, technology and clinical workflow. Midmark is headquartered in Versailles, Ohio, which is also home to its Experience Center, Design Center, Technology Center and largest manufacturing facility. The company operates five additional U.S. locations and maintains subsidiaries in the United States, India and Italy. To learn more, visit midmark.com.

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New research fromHealthy Paws Pet Insurance andMoney.comfinds Gen Z owners are twice as likely as Baby Boomers to have pet insurance — and suggests that awareness, not affordability, is the biggest barrier to broader adoption.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising veterinary costs are reshaping who can afford to own a pet in America — and how younger generations plan for it. That's according to the third installment of a year-long research series from Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and Money.com, which has surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. pet owners in 2026 to track how the economics of pet ownership are shifting.

The new study finds that 45% of Gen Z pet owners spent $2,000 or more on their pet last year, compared with just 15% of Baby Boomers. Rather than being priced out, many younger owners are responding by treating pet ownership as a financial-planning decision from the start — budgeting, saving and insuring earlier than previous generations did.

"Across all three of our studies this year, one theme has held constant: the cost of caring for a pet has fundamentally changed, and it's changing who feels equipped to take one on," said Mike Ayers, executive editor of Money. "What's new in this data is generational. Younger owners aren't walking away from pet ownership because of cost — they're planning around it in ways older generations never had to."

The findings follow two earlier 2026 studies from Healthy Paws and Money.com: Soaring Pet Costs Are Pushing Household Budgets to the Limit, which found the average pet owner now spends more than $4,000 a year on routine care, and Love vs. Limits: The New Economics of Pet Care, which found that 76% of owners have a cost threshold at which they'd decline recommended veterinary treatment. Together, the three studies form the most comprehensive look to date at how rising vet costs are reshaping pet ownership in the U.S.

Key statistics at a glance

- 45% of Gen Z pet owners spent $2,000 or more on their pet last year, compared with 15% of Baby Boomers.

- 28% of Gen Z owners say pet ownership has influenced their financial planning or savings goals, compared with 10% of Baby Boomers.

- About half of Gen Z owners currently have pet insurance, compared with roughly 1 in 10 Baby Boomers.

- 56% of Gen Z feel financially prepared for a serious illness or end-of-life vet bill, compared with 36% of Gen X and Baby Boomers.

- Only 18% of uninsured Gen Z owners cite cost as the reason they lack coverage — compared with 41% of Baby Boomers — while 22% didn't know pet insurance existed and 28% simply hadn't gotten around to it.

- 60% of all pet owners say pet ownership is becoming a luxury that lower-income households can't afford.

- 55% of pet owners say rising costs have made them less likely to get another pet, rising to 61% of Millennials.

Pets are becoming a financial-planning priority for young owners

Younger generations are increasingly treating pet ownership less like a spontaneous addition to the household and more like a recurring line item that requires advance planning.

Gen Z owners are nearly three times as likely as Baby Boomers to say owning a pet has shaped their broader financial planning or savings goals (28% vs. 10%). That planning mindset shows up in how prepared they feel for a worst-case scenario: 56% of Gen Z owners say they feel financially prepared for a serious illness or end-of-life cost for their pet, compared with 36% of Gen X and Baby Boomer owners. Nearly a quarter of Gen Z owners describe themselves as "very prepared," with savings or insurance specifically set aside for that purpose.

Pet insurance adoption tells a similar story. About half of Gen Z pet owners currently carry a policy, compared with roughly 1 in 10 Baby Boomers — a gap that suggests insurance has become a default consideration for younger owners in a way it never was for previous generations.

Insurance changes both affordability and treatment decisions

The data suggests coverage does more than reduce out-of-pocket costs — it changes the decisions owners are willing to make at the vet's office.

Among currently insured owners, 72% feel prepared for a serious pet-health expense, and 70% of current or former policyholders say insurance covered at least part of their most recent significant vet bill. Perhaps most notably, 47% of currently insured owners say they would pursue every recommended treatment regardless of cost — roughly double the 24% of owners who have never had insurance who say the same. Gen Z owners are more likely than older generations to say they'd pursue all recommended care, regardless of insurance status.

Why don't more young pet owners have pet insurance?

Conventional wisdom suggests cost is the main obstacle keeping younger, often lower-income pet owners from buying insurance. This study finds otherwise: for Gen Z, the bigger barrier appears to be awareness, not affordability.

Among uninsured Gen Z pet owners, 22% say they simply didn't know pet insurance existed, and another 28% say they haven't gotten around to considering it. Only 18% cite expensive premiums as their reason for going without coverage — compared with 41% of Baby Boomers, for whom cost is the dominant barrier.

That gap may be closing quickly: 39% of uninsured Gen Z owners say they're likely to buy a policy within the next year, compared with just 16% of Baby Boomers.

Methodology

All three surveys here were conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of Money.com and Healthy Paws Pet Insurance between January and March 2026, among a national sample of 3,132 U.S. dog and cat owners across the surveys. Respondents were required to own at least one dog or cat to qualify for participation. Data was weighted to be representative of U.S. dog and cat owners based on key demographic factors, including generation. Results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

This is the third study in a 2026 research series from Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and Money.com examining the economics of U.S. pet ownership. Read the first two installments: Soaring Pet Costs Are Pushing Household Budgets to the Limit and Love vs. Limits: The New Economics of Pet Care.

About Healthy Paws Pet Insurance

Healthy Paws, a Chubb company, is a leading provider of pet health insurance in the United States, dedicated to helping pet parents give their pets the best medical care possible. Founded in 2009, Healthy Paws offers a simple, transparent plan that covers new accidents, illnesses, cancer, emergency care, genetic conditions, and more. With an easy-to-use mobile app, fast claims processing, and a customer-first approach, Healthy Paws delivers a seamless and compassionate experience. As part of Chubb, a world leader in insurance, Healthy Paws is backed by exceptional financial strength and industry expertise. Healthy Paws pet insurance products are offered through Chubb Insurance Solutions Agency Inc. (CISA) (California license no. 0D12120). Learn more at www.healthypawspetinsurance.com.

About Money.com

Money was founded in 1972 as a print magazine and today is read by more than 50 million people each year, and more than 600,000 daily through its newsletters. Money is a part of Money Group, LLC., located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its editorial mission is to give readers unbiased insights into the best ways to approach your financial life.

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Experienced physician executive Taejoon Ahn, MD, will lead one of Washington's largest multispecialty medical groups.

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Permanente Medical Group announced new leadership with Taejoon Ahn, MD, MPH, selected as its new CEO and executive medical director, effective September 30. Dr. Ahn now leads one of Washington's largest multispecialty medical groups, with over 1,200 clinicians caring for more than 550,000 Kaiser Permanente members.

WPMG is the independent, physician-owned medical group that provides care for Kaiser Permanente members in Washington state, working exclusively with Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Ahn succeeds Dorian Reid, MD, who has been serving in an interim capacity since September 2025.

"We're proud to welcome Dr. Ahn to lead WPMG. His leadership in the Washington market, in partnership with regional president Cynthia Dold, will allow Kaiser Permanente to continue delivering on its mission for our members, clinicians, and communities," said Viral Shah, MD, chair of the WPMG board of directors.

With more than 15 years of experience as a physician executive, Dr. Ahn has built a distinguished career leading health care organizations through growth, innovation, and transformation. His leadership spans clinical operations, governance, physician engagement, and care delivery innovation, with a consistent focus on improving the experiences of both patients and clinicians while advancing organizational performance.

"I am honored to join WPMG," said Dr. Ahn. "I believe deeply in the value of integrated care and coverage, and I see Kaiser Permanente as a model for the future of health care in America. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the talented and dedicated people of WPMG, Kaiser Permanente, and the KP Medical Foundation as we continue to bring high-quality, coordinated care to more people across Washington."

"I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Ahn to Washington and to Kaiser Permanente," said Cynthia Dold, regional president of Kaiser Permanente Washington. "His deep experience leading physician organizations will be an incredible asset to our organization and the members we serve. Together, we will build on the strength of our integrated care and coverage model, working closely with our physicians, care teams, and employees to expand access, advance high-quality care, and improve the health of the communities we are privileged to serve."

Dr. Ahn most recently served for 12 years as the president of John Muir Medical Group. Prior to that he served as vice president and medical director of urgent care services for John Muir Medical Group, faculty for the HIV/AIDS National Clinical Consultation Center at the University of California, San Francisco, and assistant clinical professor of Family & Community Medicine at UCSF. He served on the board of John Muir Health and was a founding director on the board of Canopy Health.

He also served on the California Academy of Family Physicians board of directors, medical practice affairs committee, audit and compliance committee, and chair of the legislative affairs committee, and on the California Medical Association's Specialty Delegation and Council on Legislation.

Dr. Ahn received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, where he also completed a residency in family and community medicine. He received his master's degree in public health with an emphasis on epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an alumnus of the California Health Care Foundation's Leadership Fellowship and is a certified physician executive with the American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly the American College of Physician Executives).

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for- profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.6 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry- leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health.

Contact:[email protected], 206-316-0224

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TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Franco-Nevada Corporation ("Franco-Nevada" or the "Company") (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV) notes that its partner, First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum"), has provided an update in respect of the submission of the report by the Panamanian Ministerial Commission in relation to Cobre Panamá. As reported by First Quantum, the Panamanian Ministerial Commission recommends as the first of its seventeen recommendations:

The authorising of formal opening of negotiations with Cobre Panamá / First Quantum to assess the feasibility of a new agreement that would allow the pending international arbitrations to be brought to an end and establish the conditions for a project to be put into operation that can achieve an orderly closure, at no cost to the Nation and with no possibility of extension, while giving absolute priority to the Nation's environmental, social and economic interests, ensuring full transparency, and complying with the Supreme Court of Justice ruling and seeking the benefit of all Panamanians.

For more detailed information, please refer to First Quantum's news release dated September 30, 2026.

A copy of the Panamanian Ministerial Commission's report can be found at their website at https://mici.gob.pa with a direct link to the report here:

https://mici.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260930VDEF_Comision_Interministerial_Informe_Final_Presidente.pdf 

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This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, respectively, which may include, but are not limited to, statements contained in the Panamanian Ministerial Commission's report and statements with respect to the future status and any potential restart of the Cobre Panamá mine. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

For additional information with respect to risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to Franco-Nevada's business and assets, please refer to Franco-Nevada's most recent Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on www.sedarplus.com and Franco-Nevada's most recent Annual Report filed on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date of this press release only and Franco-Nevada does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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New AI-native platform gives developers a unified foundation to build, deploy and operate AI agents and modern web applications

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, today announced Volcano, a new AI-native platform designed to give developers the infrastructure they need to build, deploy and operate AI agents and modern web applications. Volcano brings durable compute, branchable databases, file storage, user authentication, and real-time services together in one developer-friendly platform, providing a unified foundation for the AI era. The availability for sandboxing compute will follow shortly after this announcement.

"Volcano allows us to build in the AI era with a platform that is truly 'batteries included,'" said Marco Palladino, CTO and co-founder, Kong Inc. "Developers shouldn't have to stitch together infrastructure to turn an AI agent into a production application. We're bringing those capabilities together in one platform so developers can focus on building the experiences and applications of the future, rather than managing the infrastructure underneath them."

Volcano ships with first class integrations with popular agentic coding tools like Claude Code, OpenAI Codex and Cursor. "With Volcano we can go from zero to running an agent in production in one prompt," added Palladino.

Building an agent requires more than a model call. Agents need durable compute to execute, databases to remember, authentication to safely interact with users, storage to access files, workflows to coordinate tasks and observability to understand what is happening in production. Today, most developers assemble those pieces from separate providers, each with its own configuration, billing and failure modes. Volcano brings them together in one unified platform so teams can build applications and agents without needing to piece together infrastructure from multiple providers, thus greatly reducing complexity.

Key features include:

- Durable workflows and jobs: Create durable workflows for agents and applications, schedule jobs and ensure execution with built-in leader election.

- Branchable PostgreSQL databases: Provision PostgreSQL databases in seconds, with built-in backups and vector support for AI workloads, including branches.

- Edge Functions: Run code and AI agents at the edge across multiple regions and languages, with built-in autoscaling and geofencing for data-sensitive workloads.

- Frontend hosting: Deploy Next.js applications globally through Volcano's CDN, with built-in DDoS protection for agents and applications that need a UI.

- Authentication and SSO as a service: Add authentication to applications and agents with unlimited users and monthly active users, third-party SSO support, and anonymous signups built in.

- Real-time services: Listen for database events and coordinate applications and agents through real-time messaging, broadcast and presence tracking. Also useful for multi-agent coordination in real-time.

- Global file storage: Store application and agent files on Volcano's global CDN with configurable access policies.

- Locks, Queues and Human Approvals: Build single and multi-crew agents with advanced coordination and processing with optional human approvals where needed.

Volcano is compatible with the broader Kong Konnect platform, for enterprise governance at scale of AI agents and AI connectivity.

Through Volcano, Kong will continue expanding its cloud services for developers and AI builders, with additional capabilities planned across compute, data, application services and agent infrastructure.

To learn more about Volcano, visit www.volcano.dev

Note: The Volcano announced today is a new product and is separate from the VolcanoSDK announced in 2025.

About Kong Inc.

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong's unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.

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New intelligence layer uses a proprietary decision making system to recommend and direct execution of the most optimal path to the next dollar

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Whop, the company building the first end-to-end API for running a business, today introduced Economic Intelligence, an intelligence layer that uses context from millions of transactions on the platform to recommend and drive the next action an individual operator can take to grow. By answering 'what's next' for each individual business, the path to the next optimal dollar is fast and clear.

Recommended actions appear as buttons in the Whop dashboard. With a single click, Economic Intelligence creates a complex prompt to be sent to Whop AI or the operator's preferred agent. The front end makes the action simple, while Whop's API connects the agent to the business functions needed to complete it. The system curates recommendations by noting an operator's current business status and suggests a specific action based on pattern-matching data from the platform's $6.6B in annual commerce. Recommendations can include changing a product's price, launching an ad campaign, building a website, creating a recurring weekly customer message, improving a sales funnel, or retargeting customers to reduce churn.

"Every business owner wants to make money in a fast and easy way," said Ishan Garg, Head of Engineering at Whop. "With Economic Intelligence, we're making it easier to do just that by coding in suggestions on how to do the next logical thing for a business. We can marry agentic actions with Whop's data to unlock more value for people building businesses."

Economic Intelligence is designed as a reinforcing learning system and decision-making model that outputs an economic action rather than text. Whop's Economic Intelligence can evaluate whether a recommended action led to revenue through ledger activity, providing a verifiable signal of money earned or not earned. That feedback can help the system learn which actions work for different businesses and deliver stronger recommendations over time.

In beta testing, more than fourteen thousand businesses tried the new product. On average, the businesses experienced notable sales growth when using Economic Intelligence for one month, compared to the month prior without the use of Economic Intelligence: combined sales grew 31.8%, unique paying customers grew 26.3%, and transaction count grew 26.5%.

Whop's mission is to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Economic Intelligence extends the ways businesses can build their ventures and earn more, faster on Whop. It adds to the end-to-end API platform's existing offerings, including Whop CLI and MCP, Whop Cards, recent integrations with SpaceXAI and more. Looking ahead, Whop plans to expand the actions available through Economic Intelligence, bringing more of the work required to run and grow a business into a single click.

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Whop is a financial technology company building tools to deliver everyone a sustainable income. Whop centralizes core business primitives: website, products, payments, customer acquisition, and money movement. A ramping product velocity led by pioneers of internet markets equips a wide range of business operators across industries like services, platforms, and ecommerce. Every element of Whop is exposed via public API endpoints that users can call to run their businesses end-to-end. Today, people on Whop earn over $6.6 billion annually across 145 countries. For more information, visit whop.com 

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Five accomplished executives spanning technology, finance, operations, consulting and transformation will advise the independent IT sourcing firm as it continues to grow and evolve

BOSTON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UpperEdge, an independent IT sourcing and vendor negotiation advisory firm, today announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board. The five members are a former biopharma CIO, two former senior leaders from Accenture and EY, a former consumer products President and CFO, and a procurement and supply chain executive. Together they bring decades of experience leading, funding and delivering large-scale technology transformation.

The board's formation comes as large enterprises navigate a rapidly changing technology landscape, including major platform transformations, evolving cloud and AI strategies, and significant changes in how enterprise software and IT services are priced, packaged and contracted. Collectively, the five board members have experienced these decisions from multiple perspectives, including the buyer, the provider, and the business executives responsible for funding and delivering transformation.

The Advisory Board will work with UpperEdge leadership throughout the year on growth strategy, client relationships, new market opportunities and the continued evolution of the firm's offerings. It will support the firm as it expands its advisory services and invests in new, technology-enabled ways to deliver its negotiation expertise to clients.

"UpperEdge has built a strong business, but I believe we have significant opportunity ahead of us," said David Blake, CEO of UpperEdge. "I wanted to surround our leadership team with accomplished people who bring different experiences and perspectives, who understand the executives and organizations we serve, and who are willing to challenge our thinking. Their perspective will help us sharpen our strategy, identify new opportunities, and continue evolving UpperEdge as we enter our next phase of growth, while ultimately helping us deliver even greater value to our clients."

Advisory Board Members

Vince Ambrosino is a consumer products executive with operational, financial and strategic leadership experience at McCain Foods, Suntory and PepsiCo. At McCain Foods, he served as President of the North America Potato Division and Chief Financial Officer for the North America Region, where he helped restore growth and profitability. As Chief Operating Officer of Suntory Holdings in Japan, he led global initiatives to strengthen the company's operating model and expand across Asia. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance and operating roles at PepsiCo in the U.S. and Canada, contributing to turnaround efforts and sustained margin expansion.

David Davidson is an enterprise transformation executive with more than 35 years of experience in corporate strategy, large-scale ERP transformation and cost optimization. As a Senior Managing Director at Accenture, he served on the North America Leadership Team and led the firm's CFO & Enterprise Value Strategy & Consulting practice. Since retiring from Accenture in 2022, he has advised organizations in the music, wealth management and consumer products industries through David A. Davidson Consulting.

Lori Foster is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience leading supply chain organizations and business transformations across multiple industries. Throughout her career, she led complex, large-scale global SAP implementations at multinational organizations, driving improvements in processes, technology, operations, and organizational performance. Today, Lori is an entrepreneur and business owner, applying her decades of leadership experience to building her own ventures.

Todd Smith is a former CIO with more than 30 years of experience leading global IT organizations through growth, transformation, and M&A. As Chief Information Officer of Horizon Therapeutics, he built a cloud-first IT organization that supported the company's growth from $300 million to nearly $4 billion in revenue. He previously led Takeda Pharmaceuticals' global SAP Center of Excellence and IT integration efforts and began his career at Accenture. He brings the perspective of the enterprise technology leaders UpperEdge advises.

Michael Yadgar is a technology executive and transformation strategist with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations navigate growth and large-scale change. A former partner at Accenture and EY, he built and led global SAP and technology businesses, including growing EY's SAP practice to $2 billion in revenue. He advises C-suite executives and boards on complex transformation and operational challenges across a wide variety of industries.

The Advisory Board marks the latest step in UpperEdge's evolution as it expands its advisory services, invests in technology-enabled offerings and continues helping the world's largest enterprises get the most value from their technology investments.

About UpperEdge

UpperEdge is an independent IT sourcing and vendor negotiation advisory firm serving Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. UpperEdge helps enterprises plan, negotiate and manage their most significant technology investments across enterprise software, cloud, AI and IT services. Because it has no vendor affiliations, UpperEdge represents only its clients' interests. Learn more about the Advisory Board at https://upperedge.com/who-we-are/our-team/advisory-board/.

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