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"HoneyBook, the leading clientflow management platform for independent businesses and freelancers, has announced a two-year partnership with Freelancers Union, the fastest-growing non-profit organization focused on advocacy, education, and resources to empower independent business success...Freelancers Union directly supports over 700,000+ freelancers in its membership and represents the interests of the 64 million independent American workers who made up around 1/3 of the total workforce in 2023. This number is expected to continue growing in 2024 and this partnership will help offer the essential business tools, education, and support that this rising segment of workers needs to be successful." https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/honeybook-and-freelancers-union-partner-to-advocate-for-independent-workers-pay-and-empower-business-success-302075070.html

"A Tier 1 electric utility operating in eight states has deployed Locusview Digital Construction Management (DCM) for their electric as-builting workflows. Locusview's pioneering DCM solution has streamlined the utility's electric as-builting process to provide timely and accurate asset data to their GIS system of record and better support their grid modernization programs and ADMS. With this deployment, the utility now uses Locusview's DCM solution to manage all electric and gas construction activities across eight states to improve safety, service, and reliability to their >1 million gas and electric utility customers...'Electric utilities are spending billions of dollars on grid modernization programs in the face of intensifying cost pressures, scarcity of personnel all while using paper and legacy systems and workflows,' said Shahar Levi, Co-Founder and CEO of Locusview. 'With Locusview, electric infrastructure construction projects are delivered fas...

"Whether you’re sending a bouquet to mark a holiday, celebrate a milestone, or make nice after an argument, we recommend The Bouqs Company as the best flower delivery service...We tested more than a dozen such services, and The Bouqs Company’s stylish arrangements were the most beautiful, the freshest, the best packaged, and the easiest to order." https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-online-flower-delivery/

"Israeli unicorn BioCatch recently completed its third secondary deal in less than a year, Calcalist has learned. Australia’s Macquarie Capital of the Macquarie Group, which has around $600 billion in assets under management, invested $32 million in the company's shares, which it purchased from its early investors at a value of slightly more than $1 billion...Founded in 2011 by Avi Turgeman and the late Benny Rosenbaum, BioCatch, currently led by CEO Gadi Mazor, employs 280 people, half of whom are based in Israel. The recent surge in the company's value follows accelerated growth, propelling it to a yearly revenue pace of $100 million, leading to a positive cash flow. This growth is fueled by a 51% revenue increase from its 152 clients, consisting of banks and financial institutions. Notably, 28 of the world's top 100 banks are on BioCatch's client list...Recently, BioCatch expanded its focus on the identification of accounts used for money laundering and terroris...