Recent Articles from ACCESS Newswire

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / A Georgia-based law firm is raising alarms about what it describes as an emerging threat to patient privacy: the use of litigation tactics by large national insurers to obtain and permanently retain private medical information from individuals who are not involved in any lawsuit.

Following Purpose-Built AI Innovations in Legal, Finance and HR, ECLab Brings Domain-Specific Automation to U.S. College Consulting - Replacing Workflows, Not Consultants

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Vendict, the first AI-native, hallucination-free platform for automating and accelerating GRC operations, today announced an extremely strong 2025 fiscal year, marked by accelerating customer adoption, expanded product capabilities, and continued execution following its recent Series A funding.

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / LaTosha Kerley's path to leadership has been shaped by lived experience, steady growth, and a deep respect for the human side of work. Her career in Human Resources is grounded in the belief that strong organizations are built when people feel heard, treated fairly, and supported by clear, consistent systems.

Spaces Designer Homes of Grand Rapids, Michigan, calls for clearer communication, earlier design planning, and people-first practices in custom home building.

Neoster Global announced that it will continue to advance core technology research and system capability development throughout 2026, further enhancing platform scalability and long-term operational stability.

Strategic acquisition expands tax advisory, estate planning, and high-net-worth client capabilities

Partnership enhances regional service coverage and support for Komptech customers

SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / CMG Financial, one of the nation's leading privately held mortgage lenders, today announced it has been named a 2026 Tech100 Mortgage winner by HousingWire for the third consecutive year.

New platform connects users with a licensed skincare professional for virtual consultations, guidance, routine building, and curated product solutions

MARTINS FERRY, OH / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / United Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBCP) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.35 and net income of $2,035,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2025, UBCP reported diluted earnings per share of $1.34 and net income of $7,753,000.

Cable Matters extends Thunderbolt 5 connectivity to 2 meters with an active design supporting 80Gbps data, dual 8K displays, and up to 240W charging.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Linkup, a platform that enables AI product to search and retrieve real-time information from the web, today announced a $10 million seed round led by Gradient, with participation from Elaia, Leblon Capital, Weekend Fund, existing investors Seedcamp, Axeleo Capital, Motier Ventures, OPRTRS CLUB and leading angel investors including Olivier Pomel (Datadog), Arthur Mensch (Mistral), Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang (Deel), and Florian Douetteau (Dataiku). The funding will enable Linkup to expand its team and push the boundaries of its product even further, in order to serve the rapidly growing demand from AI products worldwide.

Salon Science. Everyday Access.

Nominees for three-year term sought from constituencies reflecting organization's diverse membership

Proven Software Leader Takes Helm to Accelerate Innovation and Scale

Romania's Binghatti Aerocity airport advances with global partnerships, €2.5 billion investment, and strong government support to boost regional connectivity and relieve aviation capacity challenges.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars flow through venture capital, shaping which ideas get built, which founders get funded, and which futures become real. As artificial intelligence accelerates the pace of company creation, the venture industry is being forced to confront a hard truth: the traditional funnels for identifying exceptional founders are breaking under the weight of scale.

ROCKY MOUNT, NC / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Ted E. Whitehurst, President and CEO of PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX:PBNC), the holding company for Providence Bank, announced today the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.61 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 18, 2026. The dividend is payable March 5, 2026. This is an increase of 7.02% from the dividend paid during the 1st quarter of 2025. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annual basis and a yield of 4.07% (based on closing price on February 2, 2026, of $60.00/share).

Tammi Montgomery Recognized as Top Real Estate Agent in Bossier City, LA With $1B+ in Lifetime Sales, 2,800+ Career Transactions, $82.5M in Recent Annual Volume, and 2024 NWLA Realtor of the Year Honors

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / If 2024 was the year of the ETF and 2025 was the year of regulatory friction, the first month of 2026 has sent an undeniable signal: The infrastructure wars are over. The utilization era is here.

MIAMI, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Remergify, a leader in blockchain-based security solutions, today announced the release of a comprehensive white paper through its TrustNFT.io division addressing the growing crisis of brand impersonation scams and collapsing customer communication effectiveness.

NFL Quarterback Bryce Young to present Legacy Award to his mother Julie Young

Registration is open for the inaugural webinar on February 12 in a new series from The CE Shop

Strategic Partnership Accelerates Credential Sharing as Construction Industry Faces Unprecedented Labor Demand

CLEARWATER, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Mercury Medical, headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Vizient® contract for Disposable Manual Resuscitators and Accessories. The agreement is effective February 1, 2026, and provides Vizient client hospitals and health systems enhanced access, at their discretion, to pre-negotiated pricing and terms for Mercury Medical's clinically differentiated resuscitation portfolio.

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Alesco Data, a leading provider of comprehensive and accurate third-party data solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to deliver secure, enterprise-grade third-party data directly on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. This collaboration will enable businesses to leverage high-quality, actionable data assets for marketing, analytics, and AI initiatives while maintaining robust security and governance. All datasets will be discoverable on Databricks Marketplace via Delta Sharing, Databricks' open source approach for securely sharing live data and AI assets across platforms.

JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / A new eBook offers a grounded, experience-based examination of manifestation, revealing how the same internal patterns that drive success can also contribute to unintended and difficult outcomes.

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Club Car Wash, one of the nation's fastest-growing express car wash brands, today announced it has acquired one of In & Out Car Wash's locations at 32nd Street, a well-established and locally operated car wash serving the Joplin, Missouri community.

AMBLER, PA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Clutch, a leading provider of customer marketing technology, has announced a strategic partnership with GoTab, an entertainment commerce platform redefining the point-of-sale experience. This collaboration enables hospitality brands to unify guest interactions across the transaction and engagement layers, delivering unprecedented personalization, convenience, and insight across every touchpoint. The Clutch + GoTab integration links every customer transaction-whether it's a mobile order, a QR-code tab, or an in-venue payment-to a centralized Clutch customer profile. This seamless identity framework allows for real-time loyalty rewards, omni-channel offer redemption, and automated marketing journeys. Operators benefit from a connected ecosystem where every brand interaction is recognized, measured, and enhanced - leading to smarter engagement and measurable revenue impact. "This partnership bridges the gap between how guests pay and how they engage," said Joe Pino, SVP of Strategy at Clutch. "We're giving operators a unified lens to recognize, reward, and retain customers across every channel and concept." One standout example is The Fifty/50 Group, a Chicago-based hospitality group operating over a dozen unique concepts. Since implementing the integrated Clutch and GoTab solution, they've experienced transformative results: a 67% increase in loyalty membership, a 764% rise in activations, and more than $5.7 million in loyalty-attributed revenue. Now, over 20% of their total transactions are tied to identified loyalty members. "Our ability to recognize guests across brands and deliver consistent experiences both online and in-person has changed the game," said Scott Weiner, Group Co-Founder at The Fifty/50 Group. "We're operating smarter and we're creating meaningful, repeatable moments that drive loyalty and lifetime value."

PTOP is The legal, technical, and public-market consolidator of the digital business card industry.

RAMSEY, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), is proud to announce CRN® - a brand of The Channel Company - has selected Laura Blackmer, President, Dealer Sales for inclusion on the prestigious 2026 CRN® Channel Chiefs list. This annual recognition celebrates IT vendor and distribution executives who are shaping channel strategy and driving innovation and partnership across the industry. This honor represents Blackmer's sixth time as a CRN Channel Chief, and she is a seven-time honoree of CRN's Women of the Channel list.

Historical Reach to More than 200 Million Viewers Across FAST, VOD, and Major App Platforms Aligns Directly with NextTrip's Media-Driven "Inspiration-to-Booking" Business Model

All amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID), a leading producer of innovative precast concrete products for infrastructure, transportation, and building construction, was awarded and has begun production on a $1.9 million contract to manufacture SoftSound® sound absorptive noise wall panels, precast retaining wall systems and pre-stressed posts for the Elbow Road improvement project in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Shore Fire Media and 42West, subsidiaries of Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), congratulate their clients who presented, performed and earned awards or honors at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles.

Cruz, a Columbia Law School student, will receive $2,500 to dedicate toward her academic future.

New contract expands Ondas' geographic and defense footprint in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region

With the Appointment of Juan M. Sese as CFO, Luminar Media Group - Fortun Continues Strengthening Corporate Governance to Support Capital Markets Strategy and Long-Term Growth

PHOENIX, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Crexendo, Inc. (NASDAQ:CXDO) announced it will hold its fourth quarter and year end 2025 financial results conference call on March 3, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Jeff Korn, Chief Executive Officer, Doug Gaylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Ron Vincent, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver prepared remarks and conduct a question-and-answer session.

Management Plans To Take Advantage Of Projected Growth In The AI In Healthcare Market Which Is Projected To Reach USD 505.59 Billion By 2033, Growing At A CAGR Of 38.81% To 2033i

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / The concept of financial stability, long defined by steady employment and predictable expenses, increasingly appears mismatched to contemporary economic reality. As inflation volatility, employment disruption, business fluctuations, and cost-of-living tightening become normalized features rather than exceptional events, the traditional markers of financial security seem less reliable as guides. Alex Kleyner, CEO and Co-Founder of National Debt Relief with close ties to Miami, Florida, argues that this mismatch demands not just new financial strategies, but a fundamental reconception of what stability means.

PALO ALTO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Typeface, the agentic AI marketing platform, today announced an integration with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. The integration brings Getty Images' licensed, high-quality creative imagery directly into the Typeface platform, enabling enterprise marketing and creative teams to discover and use trusted visual assets as part of their orchestrated, end-to-end campaign workflows.

Juno Health Rated Highest Overall in Key "Future-Ready" Measures for Small and Rural Hospitals; RHT Program Funding Expected to Accelerate Modernization Decisions

NAPLES, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Stemtech Corporation, the global leader and pioneer in stem cell nutrition, is proud to appoint Dr. Zahooruddin, MBBS (MD), DAASCP to the Life Sciences Advisory Board.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / The OLB Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:OLB) ("OLB" or the "Company"), a diversified fintech firm specializing in payment solutions and digital asset technology, today announced the planned structure for the spin-off of DMint, Inc. ("DMint"), its high-growth digital asset mining subsidiary.

TOKYO, JP / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Perpetuals.com Ltd. (Nasdaq:PDC) ("Perpetuals.com" or the "Company"), a regulated financial technology company combining blockchain infrastructure and artificial intelligence to transform digital asset trading, today announced the successful completion of a BayesShield™ AI pilot program(the "BayesShield™ AI Pilot Program"). The pilot has demonstrated the system's ability to filter out 92% of losing retail trades in the BTC-USD-PERP perpetual futures market, based on backtesting against a full year of actual retail trading data.

New Alliance Targets Department of War (DOW), FEMA and Global Commercial Fleet Sectors for SOLIS™, COR™ and Aetherlux™ ZeroFrost™ Technologies

The Latest Release Moves Beyond Traditional Interfaces to Deliver Unprecedented Transparency, Speed, and Human-Centric AI Interaction

Clinical progress, pipeline expansion, and operational momentum underpin leadership continuity as the Company advances into 2026 and beyond

Revolutionary Platform Deploys Autonomous AI Agents to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cancer, Alzheimer's, and Rare Disease Research

Cigar Association of America Reports 4.6% Increase in Q3 2025 Imports; Nicaragua Leads with 190.4 Million Cigars

BELLEVUE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / For three decades, Classmates® has preserved yearbooks and hosted user-submitted photos and memories that reflect real schools, real communities, and shared history across generations.

ESTERO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASBP) ("Aspire" or the "Company"), wholly owned subsidiary, Buzz Bomb Caffeine Company, today announced a strategic brand management and distribution agreement with Blue Shark Beverages. Effective February 1, the relationship is expected to drive the retail expansion of BUZZ BOMB™, a proprietary 50mg sublingual caffeine stick pack in four flavors, across key Southern California markets.

FAIRFIELD, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (Nasdaq:JRSH) (the "Company" or "Jerash"), which manufactures and exports custom, ready-made, sportswear and outerwear for leading global brands, announced today that its board of directors approved the payment of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on or about February 20, 2026, to the stockholders of record as of February 13, 2026.

Beyond the Point-in-Time Login: Ninth Patent Synchronizes Real-Time Identity Verification for Human and Machine Assets Across Connected and Disconnected Domains. SOFTwarfare Delivers Continuous, Session-Long Authentication to Counter Next-Generation Quantum Threats and Automated Hijacking.

Partnership success is measured by tangible outcomes for clients, realizing proven operational improvement within complex power markets.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / HNO International, Inc. (OTC:HNOI), a leader in decentralized hydrogen energy solutions, changes the energy landscape for Mid-Range Bitcoin mining and datacenter needs with 1/5 the cost per kilowatt energy via a rapid deployment turnkey setup.

The collaboration brings together care delivery operations and healthcare-specific financial intelligence to help home-based care agencies improve margins, manage cash flow, and grow sustainably.

Collaboration enables Volvo Cars to deliver premium, software-driven audio experiences in its new infotainment SPA3 platform

QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC PINK:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN), a leading provider of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure, announces that further to its press release dated December 30, 2025, the Company closed an additional tranche of debt settlements resulting in the Company issuing an aggregate of 26,297 Units, at $2.89 per Unit, representing debt settlements of $76,000. In addition, the Company issued 5,634 common shares of the Company to members of the Board of Directors of the Company for consideration relating to services provided in 2022 and 2023.

Investor flows rotate toward small companies with improving earnings; Capstone advances toward EBITDA profitability and scale monetization

Enterprise-Grade Global Event Platform Now Supports International In-Person Delivery for Distributed Teams

Advanced ANT-based modeling indicates mineralization extending to approximately 900 metres depth and over 2 kilometres of strike, remaining open beyond current survey limits; Company plans expanded geophysical coverage and step-out drilling as Montauban continues to advance toward production in 2026

Expected to Generate $1 Million of Recurring Revenue on an Annualized Basis

Company to Participate in BIO Partnering Summit and Present Phase 1 Ketamir-2 Data at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)Annual Meeting

SS Support Network is a U.S.-based BPO and call center helping NEMT providers grow through dispatching, billing, credentialing, and operational support, enabling efficiency, compliance, and scalable transportation business growth nationwide.

The pre-seed funding will be used to expand into additional payment corridors, deepen liquidity partnerships, and support senior team hires

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / In the global commodities trading market-valued at approximately USD 20 trillion-core sectors such as agricultural commodities, energy commodities, metals and minerals have long been dominated by established trading houses with extensive global sourcing networks and strong trade execution capabilities. International commodity trade typically involves complex and time-intensive processes, including sourcing, logistics, settlement, and risk management, resulting in high structural barriers that have historically limited direct participation by individuals.

SINGAPORE, SG / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Alibaba today announced the release of Qwen- Coder-Qoder, a large language model custom-trained end-to-end for an agentic coding platform.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Lobe Sciences Ltd. (CSE:LOBE)(OTCQB:LOBEF)(Frankfurt:LOBE.F) ("Lobe" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company advancing programs in diseases with unmet medical needs, today reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended November 30, 2025 (Q1:2026) and provided an update on operational progress for the quarter.

With the global functional mushroom market projected to exceed $30+ billion and forecasted to grow at an estimated 9-12% CAGR, this strategic Bronx, New York distribution expansion positions CBDL to capture accelerating consumer demand, drive repeat retail velocity, and unlock scalable, high-margin revenue channels.

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2026 / Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. ("Patterson-UTI") today announced that its subsidiary, NexTier Completion Solutions ("NexTier"), launched the eos™ Completions Digital Platform at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition in The Woodlands, TX. The eos platform delivers enriched, real-time data transmission from sensor to screen, providing customizable and actionable insights that enable deeper operational visibility and control throughout the completions process.

90.1% Ni and 89.6% Co extraction achieved at day six