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Leading developer of AI-guided ultrasound technology joins the ranks of Canva, Microsoft, SpaceX, and more EchoNous, the leader in portable AI-guided ultrasound tools and software, has been named to Fast Company ''s prestigious annual list of the World''s Most Innovative Companies for 2022. This year''s honorees are businesses that are making the biggest impact on their industries and culture as a whole—ultimately thriving in today''s ever-changing world. These companies are creating the future today with some of the most inspiring accomplishments of the 21st century. "Fast Company''s list of the World''s Most Innovative Companies is widely considered to be an astute view of the companies, brands, and technologies that are shaping society for the better. We''re honored to be among its prestigious winners, past and present," said Kevin Goodwin, CEO of EchoNous. "Our team at EchoNous has worked tirelessly to develop the industry''s leading handheld, AI-guided, diagnostic-quality ultrasound device; with many firsts in our category.

One of the most popular games on computers and mobile devices could see increasing engagement on consoles soon if a job posting leads to the expansion of the franchise. What Happened: A job posting from Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX ) is picking up steam across technology sites as it could mean the hit game could soon be added to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles from Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY ). Roblox is a free-to-play game that was launched in 2006 for the PC and was later added to mobile phones using the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iOS store and Google Play store from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG )(NASDAQ: GOOGL ) in 2012 and 2014, respectively. The game is also playable on the Xbox One console from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ). It was added in 2015. To date, the game has remained absent from Nintendo and Sony consoles. A … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Microsoft is supporting Steam Deck with most of its Xbox Game Studios titles. Halo, Gears 5, and Microsoft Flight Simulator won’t be supported on Steam Deck, though.

As the war in Ukraine continues, companies as varied as Exxon, Visa, McDonalds and Coca-Cola have suspended sales in Russia. Tech companies like Adobe, Apple, and PayPal have joined in over the last couple of weeks. We queried the world’s top cloud infrastructure vendors including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM and Cloudflare to find out how […]

As the war in Ukraine continues, companies as varied as Exxon, Visa, McDonalds and Coca-Cola have suspended sales in Russia. Tech companies like Adobe, Apple, and PayPal have joined in over the last couple of weeks. We queried the world’s top cloud infrastructure vendors including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM and Cloudflare to find out how […]

Alexandria, VA, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alexandria, VA, March 10, 2022 – Global Impact, a leader in growing global philanthropy, today announced the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors: Erik Arnold , Nicole Howe Buggs , Lisa Treviño Cummins , Dr. Charles Owubah , Karen Wawrzaszek . Elected at the March Board meeting, these individuals will begin serving in March. Each of these new Board members brings with them a unique perspective and the same unyielding drive to inspire greater giving and create a brighter future for the world''s most vulnerable people. "The directors and I are proud to welcome these five incredible leaders as new colleagues on the Global Impact Board," said Anita Whitehead, Global Impact''s Board Chair. "These individuals will add tremendous value to the organization with their philanthropic expertise from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors." As Global Impact''s Board continues to serve and influence the organization, its membership is developing in diversity of backgrounds and skills to reflect the organization and those they serve. "It truly takes all of us – corporations, nonprofits, foundations and individuals – to make a difference," said Global Impact''s President and CEO Scott Jackson. "As Global Impact continues to serve its partners with a spectrum of philanthropic services, I look forward to the additional expertise these individuals will offer our team." Erik Arnold ; Chief Technology Officer, Tech for Social Impact; Microsoft Philanthropies With a background at the intersection of digital technology and the nonprofit sector, Erik Arnold joined Microsoft in 2017 as the chief technology officer for the Tech for Social Impact team in Microsoft Philanthropies.

Nintendo has stopped shipping its products, including the Switch, to Russia for the foreseeable future. "This is due to considerable volatility surrounding the logistics of shipping and distributing physical goods," the company told Eurogamer . It made the decision two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, though it didn''t mention the crisis in its statement. The move follows Nintendo suspending sales of digital games in Russia last weekend. It said the Russian version of the eShop "is currently under maintenance following the suspension of transactions in Russian rubles by the payment provider." On Wednesday, Nintendo delayed Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp indefinitely . The game was supposed to be released on April 8th, but the company said it was pushing back the debut of the military strategy game following "recent world events." Other major gaming companies have withdrawn from Russia (and, in some cases, Belarus). Sony has halted PlayStation hardware and software sales there, while Microsoft put all sales in the country on hold .

The company aims to be “carbon negative” by the end of the decade, but its emissions rose sharply in the most recent year measured.

Amazon and Microsoft join sanctions on Russia and other tech clicks

Shares of companies in the broader technology sector, including Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD ), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ), are all trading lower amid overall market weakness following the collapse of … Full story available on Benzinga.com

HOLMDEL, N.J. , March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- etherFAX today announced that it will exhibit its patented hybrid-cloud fax technology at the HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition on March 14-18, 2022 in Orlando . This year at HIMSS, etherFAX will debut its new ''Weave'' solution suite. etherFAX Weave enables the healthcare industry to create the off-ramp to fax, while creating the on-ramp to interoperability. etherFAX will also be demonstrating its DirectFax integration with Microsoft Teams, firmware integrations with Lexmark, and the etherFAX Remote Integration Service (ERIS). Each of these secure document delivery solutions easily integrate with existing IT infrastructure and electronic medical record (EMR) applications without having to change a single workflow. etherFAX continues to improve data quality, care coordination, and interoperability across healthcare organizations with its Weave solutions for searchable PDFs, OCR, and data extraction. etherFAX Weave uses Microsoft''s Cognitive Services to extract and digitize data from a range of unstructured documents and forms, streamlining workflows and eliminating manual entry.

Microsoft''s sought-after Xbox Series X is currently in stock at Walmart Canada.

On Wednesday, Microsoft released a new Windows 11 preview build to Insiders on the Dev Channel, which includes several fixes under the hood, some cosmetic changes, and a new video editing tool that will supposedly fill the hole left by the discontinuation of Movie Maker.

Saturna Capital, an investment management firm, published its “Amana Funds” fourth-quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here.

Metacritic ranks its list of top publishers using several criteria: the average Metascore for all games released that year, the percentage of scored…