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WaveSense Appoints Former Ford Automotive President Joe Hinrichs to Board of Directors and Adds Former General Motors CFO Charles “Chuck” K. Stevens III and Kurt Lehmann, former CTO of Continental, to its Advisory Board

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SOMERVILLE, Mass., July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WaveSense, Inc. today announced that Joe Hinrichs, former Ford Motor Company Automotive President, has joined its Board of Directors effective immediately. The company also appointed Charles “Chuck” Stevens III, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Motors, and Kurt Lehmann, former CTO of Continental to its Advisory Board. These renowned automotive industry veterans join WaveSense at a time where the technology which originated in the military is moving to commercialization.
“WaveSense is delivering the most precise and reliable vehicle positioning system at a cost that allows broad adoption. Knowing where you are is fundamental to enabling the next generation safety and performance features the automotive industry is looking for,” said Hinrichs. “WaveSense’s Ground Penetrating Radar provides always available, precise positioning that cameras, traditional radar and Lidar simply have not achieved. I am excited to contribute to WaveSense’s rapid and broad adoption so that new and improved safety and performance features become available to drivers around the world.”WaveSense works by mapping and tracking to the road’s subsurface. A radar signal is sent 10 feet into the ground and the reflection creates a unique “fingerprint“ of every inch of roadway. Together, these fingerprints form a map that allows precise positioning in any condition, including snow, heavy rain, fog, or on roads with poor lane markings – all of which cause other positioning technologies to degrade or fail. WaveSense is working closely with leading automakers on next generation autonomous features for passenger vehicles. The company has completed pilots with Top 10 OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers who are looking to deploy WaveSense technology in assisted and autonomous driving products at scale. “Joe, Chuck and Kurt are world class leaders in the automotive industry, and they will be invaluable assets as WaveSense navigates customer partnering and scale up. Their guidance will help us move faster and smarter and we’re thrilled to have them as part of the team,” said Tarik Bolat, CEO and co-founder of WaveSense.About Joe Hinrichs
Joe Hinrichs, 53, is an automotive industry veteran who spent 19 years at Ford Motor Company, most recently as Automotive President. In this role he oversaw all of Ford and Lincoln global automotive business, including the global business units of North America, South America, China, Europe, and the International Markets Group. He also led the global automotive skill teams of Product Development, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Labor Affairs, Marketing and Sales, Information Technology, Government Affairs, Enterprise Product Line Management, Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD), Customer Experience, Quality and New Model Launch, and Sustainability, Environmental and Safety Engineering.
Hinrichs’s oversight of manufacturing played a key role in building strong UAW relationships that contributed to effective contract negotiations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering Magna Cum Laude from the University of Dayton in 1989. Hinrichs also earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School in 1994 as a GM Fellow while working for General Motors. He was GM’s youngest plant manager at the age of 29 when he was leading the GM Powertrain Plant in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1996. The turnaround of that plant is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study.About Charles “Chuck” K. Stevens III 
Chuck Stevens retired as Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor for General Motors in March 2019, after a 40-year career at the company. From 1994 to 2005 he held several leadership positions in General Motors’ Asia Pacific Region. He returned to North America in 2006 and assumed the role of CFO for General Motors Canada and later GM Mexico in 2008 and CFO of GM North America in 2010. In 2014, Stevens was named Executive Vice President and CFO of General Motors Corporation, where he was responsible for leading the company’s financial and accounting operations worldwide. He served in this position with GM until September 2018. Stevens also serves as a director on the boards of Masco Corporation, Flex Ltd, and Tenneco. He received his Bachelor of Industrial Administration from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Flint.
About Kurt Lehmann 
A graduate of Michigan Technological University with 34 years in the automotive industry, Kurt spent the last 15 years in Europe with his most recent position as Corporate Technology Officer (CTO) reporting to the CEO of Continental Corporation. In this role his organization shaped the direction and vision of Continental’s future technology and innovation portfolio in order to maintain Continental´s role as a global technology leader. His tasks included further developing research and development processes, methods, and instruments in relation to embedded software and coordinating the ongoing optimization of Continental’s global research and development network. Key innovation targets were pursued by technology trend scouting centered on the future-related fields of artificial intelligence, automation, electrification, connectivity, wireless technologies, cybersecurity, and new mobility services for future products.
About WaveSense: 
WaveSense is the first company in the world to offer centimeter-level vehicle navigation in all conditions based on ground penetrating radar. Its mission is to enable autonomous navigation safely, precisely and reliably in any condition. It is the worldwide exclusive licensee of IP generated at MIT Lincoln Laboratory while the technology was being developed for the military applications. WaveSense was founded in 2017 and is funded by Rhapsody Venture Partners, a Cambridge, MA-based venture fund focused on investing in and bringing to market breakthrough innovations in hard science and technology. WaveSense was named the Top Autonomous Driving Project at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, and received the “Best in Show” award from PlanetM, the mobility initiative of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. For more information please visit https://wavesense.io/.
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DCI Indonesia Awarded by Frost & Sullivan for World-class Operational Excellence, Enabling Customers to Grow and Thrive, and Securing a Market-leading Position

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DCI Indonesia’s expansions, backed by its focus on industry best practices, sustainability, and alignment with customer trends, reinforce its strategic advantage.
SAN ANTONIO, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the data center services industry and, based on its findings, recognized DCI Indonesia with the 2024 Company of the Year Award for a fifth consecutive time. The company is the leading data center services provider in Indonesia, offering best-in-class, scalable, and reliable data center colocation services and solutions. Its portfolio includes colocation, bare metal, physical security, data center connectivity, cooling, and power management to improve operational excellence, enabling customers to grow and thrive. The company supports a diverse client base, including global cloud service providers, major e-commerce and social media companies, telecommunication service providers, financial services industries, and enterprises from various verticals.

DCI currently offers 83 megawatts (MW) of power capacity across Cibitung, Karawang and Jakarta, where clients can directly connect with 4 of the world’s biggest cloud platforms. The DCI Indonesia Platform maximizes headcount efficiency in data center operations and provides customers with improved power usage effectiveness and energy cost stability. Furthermore, DCI offers Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), as well as green energy from biomass and solar farms as they lead the sustainability front in the industry.
Nishchal Khorana, global vice president and program leader for ICT at Frost & Sullivan, observed, “DCI Indonesia reinforces its strategic advantage with a compelling value proposition of tailored solutions and carrier-neutral facilities–the highest Tier IV service quality, best practice AI-driven operations, and competitive pricing. The company is an established data center operator with a 100% power uptime track record for over a decade, trusted by hundreds of clients in its portfolio to house their most critical IT infrastructure.”
DCI Indonesia is a member of a global business community that meets high social and environmental impact standards. With its sterling reputation and a client-centric approach at its core, it establishes ongoing trust with customers and fosters long-lasting relationships that extend throughout the data center service lifecycle. The company generates over USD $90 million in revenue, achieving at least 25% year-on-year growth with an impressive net profit margin. Its stellar growth momentum and trajectory are a testament to its service leadership, its ability to earn client trust and loyalty, and its capability to capture market share. The company is well-positioned to drive the data center service space into its next growth phase, capturing market share and sustaining its strategic leadership in the coming years.
“DCI Indonesia pioneers the highest standards, enabling its scalable, reliable, and carrier-neutral capabilities and services to meet clients’ ever-evolving digital infrastructure needs. Backed by its focus on operational excellence and sustainability, the company continues to expand in Indonesia,” added Riana Barnard, Best Practices Research Analyst.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year Award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare industry participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the sector.
About Frost & SullivanFor six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.
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About DCI Indonesia PT DCI Indonesia Tbk (DCI) is the first Tier IV data center in Southeast Asia that provides secure data center infrastructure services, guaranteeing a 99.999% SLA colocation or only five minutes of downtime per year. As a neutral data center operator, DCI is supported by 70+ network service providers. DCI Platform has 7 data centers in 3 locations: Cibitung, Karawang, and Jakarta with a total potential power capacity approaching 1,000 megawatts (MW).
With world-class operating standards, and equipped with state-of-the-art data center equipment, DCI provides maximum availability for customers to access their critical assets. This includes financial institutions, network service providers, e-commerce players, cloud service providers, and companies from other sectors. DCI has maintained a 100% uptime track record since its establishment. This performance stems from the proven experience of the leadership team in information technology, data center services, and infrastructure management, spanning over 25 years.
The demand for data centers in Indonesia continues to grow rapidly. DCI responds to this by committing to build sustainable data centers across its existing and new locations.
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Grant Cardone Lists $42M Miami Mansion on Blockchain Real Estate Platform Propy

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American best-selling author, businessman, and investor chooses Propy’s onchain real estate platform to list Golden Beach, Florida, house.
MIAMI, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Propy, a technology company revolutionizing real estate via blockchain and AI, today announced that high-profile American entrepreneur Grant Cardone has listed a Golden Beach, Florida, private property for sale on Propy’s blockchain-based real estate platform with an asking price of $42,000,000 accepting cryptocurrency. This marks the first venture into emerging technologies in proptech for Cardone, a serial founder, best-selling author, equity fund manager, and business and real estate investor. The home is listed on the Propy marketplace with the deed minted onchain.

Propy simplifies the home-purchasing experience and eliminates fraudulent transactions by using a decentralized title registry and an escrow settlement protocol for securely storing land records and facilitating transactions, as well as accepting or converting cryptocurrency if a buyer chooses this form of payment. Leveraging the immutability of the blockchain, Propy ensures that buyer and seller private information is secure throughout the transaction. Automating and bringing the entire process online and onchain enables closing on a property to be faster, easier, and more secure than the outdated, traditional real estate transaction model.
Commenting on the listing, Grant Cardone said, “We are all in on blockchain revolutionizing real estate. We are leveraging top-tier technology to make transactions seamless and unstoppable. This is the future of real estate, and we’re leading the charge!” 
The private address is minted on PropyKeys protocol – an onchain tokenized address market developed on the Base network (Coinbase Layer 2 on Ethereum). PropyKeys brings real estate onchain through NFT home addresses and aims to bring one million home addresses onchain by 2025. The Propy marketplace also grants prospective buyers the option to pay using Bitcoin or US dollars.
Natalia Karayaneva, Founder and CEO of Propy, said, “It is a privilege for us to be the platform of choice for high-end property sellers, enhancing our offering to our community of high net-worth individuals, investors, and crypto buyers. With Propy’s advanced blockchain rails, compliant crypto and dollar payments, and unwavering focus on privacy, our clients can confidently navigate the closing process. The inclusion of Cardone’s listing in BTC and USD on Propy, minted with our latest privacy deed feature, highlights our leadership in the intersection of real estate and crypto.”
Additional details on the Cardone property are available on Propy’s website. Interested parties should contact the listing agent for viewings and further details.
Natalia Karayaneva, Founder and CEO of Propy, is available for interview upon request.
About Propy:
Propy is a US-licensed title company and a pioneering platform leveraging blockchain and AI technology to facilitate seamless transactions of real-world assets (RWA), specifically focused on revolutionizing global real estate markets. As an industry leader, Propy specializes in providing secure and efficient solutions, ensuring an enhanced experience for buying and selling properties worldwide.
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DataLend: Securities Lending Revenue Down 16% Year-Over-Year to $2.53 Billion in Q2 2024

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Global revenue declines year-over-year due to lagging equities performance in the U.S. and EMEA
NEW YORK, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The global securities finance industry generated $2.53 billion in revenue for lenders in the second quarter of 2024, according to DataLend, the market data service of fintech EquiLend. The figure represents a 16% decrease from the $3.00 billion generated in Q2 2023.

Global broker-to-broker activity, where broker-dealers lend and borrow securities from each other, generated an additional $696 million in revenue during Q2, a 9% decrease year-over-year.
Regionally, equity revenue fell 33% in EMEA and 19% in North America compared to the same period last year. A 22% decline in fees in North America and a 23% dip in EMEA accounted for the majority of the decreased revenue. Equity revenue in APAC increased 8% thanks to a 13% increase in fees.
Global fixed income performance declined by 11% in Q2 year-over-year. While revenue from government securities was roughly flat, corporate debt revenue fell by 32%, a regression of a trend which saw corporate bonds running hot through much of 2022 and 2023.
In June 2024, the global securities finance industry generated $790 million in revenue for lenders. The figure represents a 11% decrease year-over-year from the $888 million generated in June 2023. Broker-to-broker activity totaled an additional $207 million in revenue in June, also an 11% decrease year-over-year.
The top five earners in June 2024 were Lucid Group (LCID US), Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT US), Canopy Growth Corporation NPV (CGC US & WEED CN), Beyond Meat Inc. (BYND US) and ImmunityBio Inc. (IBRX US). In total, the group generated $56 million in revenue in the month.
Bloomberg Terminal users can subscribe to EquiLend’s exclusive Orbisa securities lending data by entering terminal shortcut APPS ORBISA or clicking the following link: https://blinks.bloomberg.com/screens/apps%20orbisa.
About DataLend 
DataLend, the market data service within EquiLend’s Data & Analytics Solutions group, tracks daily market movements across more than 200,000 securities, covering $35 trillion in lendable assets and $2.6 trillion in on-loan assets for the securities finance market. www.datalend.com
About EquiLend
EquiLend is a global financial technology firm offering Trading, Post-Trade, Data & Analytics, RegTech and Platform Solutions for the securities finance industry. With offices in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, EquiLend operates across various jurisdictions worldwide, adhering to the highest regulatory standards. The company is committed to excellence and innovation and is consistently recognized for its contributions to the industry. EquiLend is Great Place to Work Certified™ in the U.S., UK, Ireland and India and has been honored as the Best Post-Trade Service Provider Globally, Best Market Data Provider Globally and for its outstanding Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards 2023. www.equilend.com
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