Saturday, January 8, 2022

Apollo Names Louis-Jacques Tanguy Chief Accounting Officer

NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Louis-Jacques Tanguy has been appointed Chief Accounting Officer and Controller for Apollo Global Management, Inc. and Apollo Asset Management, Inc., effective January 11, 2022, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Martin Kelly. Tanguy joins Apollo from Deutsche Bank where he was most recently Managing Director, Head of Group Finance Americas and Global Head of Business Finance for Origination and Advisory.

Apollo CFO Martin Kelly said, “We are pleased to welcome L.J. to

Friday, January 7, 2022

‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ RETURNS JAN. 15 ON NBC AND PEACOCK WITH HOST ARIANA DEBOSE AND MUSICAL GUEST RODDY RICCH

NEW YORK – Jan. 6, 2022 – Tony Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on Jan. 15. DeBose stars as Anita in the critically acclaimed “West Side Story,” currently in theaters.


Roddy Ricch will make his “SNL” musical

‘THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON’ LISTINGS: JANUARY 7 – JANUARY 14

Friday, January 7: Guests include the co-hosts of “Queer Eye,” JB Smoove and stand-up comedian Matthew Broussard. Show #1579

Monday, January 10: Guests include John Cena, Bridget Everett, Cordae and musical guest Cordae. Show #1580

Tuesday, January 11: Guests include Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jacob Elordi and musical guest Joshua Ray Walker. Show #1581

Wednesday, January 12: Guests include Sarah Silverman, Lewis Black and musical guest Fontaines D.C.. Show #1582

Thursday, January 13: Guests include Willem Dafoe, Ariana DeBose and musical The Lumineers. Show #1583

**Friday, January 14: Guests include Cecily Strong and stand-up comedian Raanan Hershberg. Show #1584

These listings are subject to change

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LISTINGS FOR NBC’S ‘LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS’ JANUARY 7 – JANUARY 14

Friday, January 7: Guests Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Anna Konkle & Maya Erskine (Pen15). Nikki Glaspie sits-in with the 8G Band. (OAD 12/9/21)

Monday, January 10: Guest Bernie Sanders. Bianca Richardson sits-in with the 8G Band. Show 1239.

Tuesday, January 11: Guest John Cena (Peacemaker), Ana Gasteyer (American Auto) and Hanya Yanagihara (“To Paradise”). Bianca Richardson sits-in with the 8G Band. Show 1240.

Wednesday, January 12: Guest Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me) and James Wolk (Ordinary Joe). Bianca Richardson sits-in with the 8G Band. Show 1241.

Thursday, January 13: Guest Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish). Bianca Richardson sits-in with the 8G Band. Show 1242.

**Friday, January 14: Guests Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz & Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and David Byrne (David Byrne’s American Utopia). Gustavo Di Dalva sits-in with the 8G Band. (OAD 1/3/22)

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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 1/7-1/14

The #1 late-night series airs Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM – 12:37 AM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, streams live and on demand on Paramount+, and is available in audio form as a daily podcast, THE LATE SHOW POD SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT.

Friday, Jan. 7

  • Keanu Reeves (OAD: 12.13.21)

  • Performance by Genesis Owusu

Monday, Jan. 10

  • Gayle King; Tig Notaro

E! DAILY POP EXCLUSIVE: DOES ZENDAYA WANT TOM HOLLAND TO MAKE A EUPHORIA CAMEO? SHE SAYS...

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"DAILY POP" AND LINK: https://www.eonline.com/news/1315586/does-zendaya-want-tom-holland-to-make-a-euphoria-cameo-she-says

We're not in the Marvel Cinematic Universe anymore!


Zendaya is already eyeing her next onscreen collaboration with boyfriend

“WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN” LISTINGS JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 13

JANUARY 

Sunday, January 9 – JENNIE NGUYEN and DANIELLE SCHNEIDER Show 19003

Monday, January 10 – WES O'DELL and FRASER OLENDER Show 19004

Tuesday, January 11 – LALA KENT and JAMES KENNEDY Show 19005

Wednesday, January 12 – EMILY SIMPSON and ADRIANA DE MOURA Show 19006

Thursday, January 13 – ISLA FISHER and NICOLE ARI PARKER Show 19007

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GM Brings Powerful New Compute Architecture to Ultra Cruise to Help Enable Door-to-Door Hands-Free Driving


GM and Qualcomm showcase collaboration at CES that brings first dedicated Snapdragon system-on-chips to GM’s upcoming advanced driver assistance system for fast, robust data processing


DETROIT  – GM announced this week that its next-generation hands-free driver assist system, Ultra Cruise, will be powered by a scalable compute architecture featuring system-on-chips developed by American semiconductor company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. GM will be the first company to use the Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Ride™ Platform for advanced driver assistance technology, which features an industry-leading 5-nanometer  Snapdragon™ SA8540P SoC and SA9000P artificial intelligence accelerator.

Ultra Cruise’s compute, which is about the size of two laptops stacked together,

Soluna Holdings’ MTI Instruments Division Announces Multi Million Dollar U.S. Air Force Contract


NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Soluna Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNH), MTI Instruments division, a manufacturer of precision tools and testing equipment for electronics, aviation, automotive, power and other industries, today announced a multi-year and multi-million-dollar contract with the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The total value over the life of the contract is anticipated to be well over $10 million.

The contract includes a one-year base with four extension years and reflects a

acacia blue Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares, Rights and Redeemable Warrants Commencing January 10, 2022


NEW YORK, Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- bleuacacia ltd (Nasdaq: BLEUU) (the “Company” or “acacia blue”) announced that, commencing January 10, 2022, holders of the 27,600,000 units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares, rights and redeemable warrants included in the units. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “BLEUU,” and the Class A ordinary shares, rights and redeemable warrants that are separated will trade on Nasdaq under the symbols “BLEU,” “BLEUR” and “BLEUW,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares, rights and redeemable warrants.

The Company is focused on partnering with dynamic leaders to accelerate the

Thursday, January 6, 2022

“BET HER PRESENTS…BECOMING: MICHELLE OBAMA IN CONVERSATION” PREMIERES ON MONDAY, JANUARY 17 ON BET AND BET HER AT 7 PM ET/PT

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NEW YORK, NY – (January 5, 2022) – Today, BET Her and BET announced the exclusive special edition “BET Her Presents…Becoming: Michelle Obama In Conversation” premiering Monday, January 17, on BET and BET Her at 7:00 PM ET/PT.  Moderated by Yara Shahidi and joined on stage by students from 22 participating colleges from across the country, Mrs. Obama discusses with students the themes

“60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 9

7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT

THE BIG QUIT – As employers try to fill millions of open positions – for everything from restaurant dishwasher to software engineer – workers who have jobs are leaving them. People are quitting jobs at an unprecedented rate, and some are simply taking a “time out” from work entirely. Many are calling it “The Great Resignation,” but few have been able to explain what’s behind it. Bill Whitaker gets answers from the chief economist at the huge jobs site LinkedIn, who says that we are amid a historic shift in people’s attitudes toward and expectations from their jobs. Rome Hartman is the producer.

ONE SMALL STEP – Norah O’Donnell interviews Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps,

New York January 7th-12th Forecast

 Northern

Tonight

A slight chance of snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -21. West wind 11 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

SFIO announces $50-M eco-luxury community project in world-renowned Puerto Princesa, Palawan


With stunning views of Ulugan Bay, the eight-hectare seaside community will feature world-class resort amenities and pioneer health and wellness offerings in one of the world’s most iconic islands


NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last month, global asset management company Starfleet Innotech, Inc. (OTC: SFIO) closed off 2021 by signing a joint venture with Filipino partners to build a world-class eco-luxury, health and wellness community on their bayside property in globally-renowned Philippine destination Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

The project will be owned and developed by SFIO Leisure and Development, Inc., a

Green Stream Holdings, Inc. Announces Its Innovative Solar Canopy Designed By Morali Architects and Amergy Solar Inc., and Financed By Green Stream Holdings


• New Canopies have been approved by NYC Department of Buildings for Compliance with Zoning and Construction • All Faiths Cemetery Solar Project Clears First Phase Towards Completion Of A 3.3 Mega Watt Solar Facility in Middle Village, Queens NY


NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Stream Holdings Inc. (OTC PINK: GSFI) (“the Company”) (greensolarutility.com), an emerging leader in the solar utility and finance space, today announced that its All Faiths Cemetery Solar Facility Project has been approved by The New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings for compliance with all applicable zoning and construction regulations.

The multi-million dollar deal is being financed by Green Stream Holdings, Inc. to

BetaMars-a Metaverse Project of Human Nature

BetaMars is a metaverse game themed on “Mars Migration”. It will provide limited virtual land resources of the future world in the game.


New York, NY, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2021, the global metaverse boom had reached its peak as FaceBook was renamed Meta. As a typical case, virtual land has become a new starting point for capital to enter the metaverse world.

According to statistics from Dapp Radar, the total number of virtual land

Industry Veteran Wayne Leonard Joins Gaming and Esports Agency OS Studios as Head of Accounts


The New York-Based Agency Announces the Hire Amid its Efforts to Double Down on Gaming and Culture


NEW YORK, Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Esports Agency OS Studios, a member of the Project Worldwide agency network, is excited to announce the addition of Wayne Leonard to OS Studios as Head of Accounts. Leonard will be the liaison between internal teams and clients such as Twitch, Nexon, Konami and eMLS, while being a bridge for OS Studios and clients to deliver on objectives and goals. The news comes as the Project Worldwide network looks to consolidate all gaming expertise under one roof, setting up OS Studios as the front door of gaming.

Wayne Leonard first got his start in the gaming space two decades ago, as

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Proactive news headlines including Apple, Albert Labs, Pure Gold Mining, FansUnite Entertainment and One World Lithium

New York, Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Proactive, provider of real-time news and video interviews on growth companies listed in the US and Canada, has covered the following companies:

 

  • One World Lithium reveals sample results from its drill program at the Salar del Diablo property click here
  • Vuzix launches M400-C as new addition to its M-Series smart glasses click here
  • Avalon GloboCare well poised for growth this year; intended SenlangBio acquisition terminated click here
  • FansUnite Entertainment taps Dennis Williams for payments director as it eyes rapid

TEAM USA SENDS TWO TEAMS TO CHALLENGER SERIES EVENT AT 2022 HEVELIUS CUP


Team USA will send two teams to compete in the junior event in Gdansk, Poland, this week at the 2022 Hevelius Cup. The event is scheduled for Jan. 6-8 and is the first stop on the 2022 ISU Challenger Series Synchronized Skating. Synchronized skating returns to the international stage after all events were canceled during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams Elite headlines the Team USA contingent in the junior competition. The 2020 U.S. junior silver medalists earned the silver medal at 2020 Spring Cup in Milan, Italy, and

Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Deliver GM’s 2nd Consecutive Year of Full-Size Pickup Sales Leadership in 2021

  • GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban sales up a combined 26 percent for the year
  • Cadillac Escalade sales rose 65 percent versus 2020
  • Enclave, Envision and Encore GX drove Buick sales up 10 percent versus 2020

DETROIT — General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and its dealers delivered 2.2 million vehicles in 2021, with Chevrolet and GMC cementing the company’s eighth consecutive year of combined full-size and midsize pickup sales leadership, second consecutive year as the full-size pickup sales leader and its 21st consecutive year as the market leader in full-size SUVs.

In addition, Cadillac Escalade deliveries rose 65 percent versus 2020 and a bevy of new and redesigned models helped drive Buick sales to the highest level since 2019. GM’s