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InnerScope Hearing Technologies (OTC: INND) Acquires iHEAR Medical

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ROSEVILLE, Calif., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — InnerScope Hearing Technologies Inc. (OTC: INND) (“InnerScope”), an emerging and disruptive leader in the Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Technology space, announces today it has completed an asset purchase agreement (the “Acquisition”) and has acquired all assets and operations of iHEAR Medical Inc. (“iHEAR”) based in San Leandro, California. iHEAR, founded in 2010, pioneered online direct-to-consumer hearing solutions (iHear Medical on ABC7 KGO / 2013). The Acquisition bolsters InnerScope’s position as the leader in the emerging market of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) and over-the-counter (“OTC”) hearing products.

The Acquisition expands InnerScope’s products and services to include the iHEARtest™, the only FDA-Cleared home hearing screener (FDA Clears Home Hearing Test on ABC7 / 2018), advanced FDA-Registered hearing aids, and the TReO™ Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP). The Acquisition also expands InnerScope’s customer base and provides access to iHEAR’s established retail and contracted distribution channels, which include:

  • In-Store/Online Retail/Wholesale Distribution Partners

CVS Pharmacy, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, Western States Pharmacy Coalition (WSPC), Good Neighbor Pharmacy, FSA Store and Amazon.

  • Insurance Partners

VIA Benefits, Ameritas, Willis Towers Watson.

  • Direct Online Sales

The full range of iHEAR-branded products will continue to be offered online at http://iheardirect.com

“We are very pleased that InnerScope is committed to advancing iHEAR’s vision and mission of addressing the global demand of affordable hearing solutions,” stated Adnan Shennib, founder of iHEAR Medical Inc. “InnerScope’s business models, combined with iHEAR’s innovative online platform, will undoubtedly create the undisputed leader in the direct-to-consumer hearing products market.”

“The Acquisition of iHEAR Medical brings world-class innovation and access to over 40 patents in hearing technology,” stated Matthew Moore, president and CEO of InnerScope. “Our alliance with iHEAR and its technology partners allow us to rapidly expand sales and distribution, particularly through pharmacies and insurance partners.”

Assets acquired in the transaction include iHEAR’s FDA-Registered manufacturing facility, R&D center, and shipping operations in San Leandro, California.

“Leveraging the renowned R&D talents of iHEAR Medical, InnerScope plans to develop next-generation hearing products incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), advanced sound processing for improved hearing in noise environments, and seamless wireless connectivity to Internet-Of-Things (IoT) devices,” stated Moore.

About Hearing Loss

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hearing loss is a global problem of epidemic proportions affecting about 5% of the world’s population, or approximately 380 million people, who suffer from a disabling level of hearing loss. The vast majority of those suffering from hearing loss remain untreated due to persistent barriers, including high cost, complex dispensing processes, and lack of access to high-quality hearing products. Recent studies indicate a significant rise in hearing loss prevalence due to an aging population, increased environmental noise, and the widespread use of personal listening devices. In addition, untreated hearing loss is associated with a wide range of social, economic, and health problems (including a higher risk of early onset of dementia) caused by communication barriers and reduced access to health care for those suffering from hearing loss.

About InnerScope Hearing Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: INND):

InnerScope is a leading manufacturer and distributor of FDA-registered hearing products and Personal Sound Amplifier Products (PSAPs), dedicated to addressing the global demand for affordable hearing solutions. InnerScope’s products and business model break through the persistent barriers that prevent access to effective hearing solutions. With the Acquisition of iHEAR Medical, an FDA-Cleared cloud-based hearing solution provider with access to over 40 patents, InnerScope is positioned to expand its leadership in the direct-to-consumer hearing solutions market with advanced hearing products offered at a fraction of the cost of conventional hearing aids sold in hearing aid centers.  For more information, please visit www.innd.com.

Please be aware InnerScope social media accounts from time to time are used for additional information about material events.

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About iHEAR® Medical Inc.

iHEAR® Medical Inc. is a venture-backed firm dedicated to addressing the global need for affordable and accessible hearing solutions. iHEAR® is leading the shift from outdated business models in clinical settings to direct-to-consumer (DTC) and over-the-counter (OTC) distribution models. iHEAR® products are available online and at major drugstore chains, including CVS. For more information on iHEAR® Medical Inc., visit iHear Medical Inc.

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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this press release are also “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). Such statements may be identified by words such as “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “should,” “intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, involve known and unknown risks, a reliance on third parties for information, transactions or orders that may be canceled, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in our industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include risks and uncertainties related to the fluctuation of global economic conditions, the performance of management and our employees, our ability to obtain financing or maintain contractual relationships with vendors and customers, competition, general economic conditions and other factors that are detailed in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“S.E.C.”). We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA, Securities Act, and Securities Exchange Act.

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InnerScope Hearing Technologies, Inc.
Investor Relations           
[email protected]
833-788-0506
www.innd.com

Investor Relations Agency Contact:
Skyline Corporate Communications Group, LLC 
Lisa Gray, Senior Account Manager
One Rockefeller Plaza, 11th Floor 
New York, NY 10020 
Office: (646) 893-5835 
Email: [email protected]

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Hyperlinks:
iHear Medical Inc.
iHEARtest

iHear Medical on ABC7 KGO / 2013
FDA Clears Home Hearing Test on ABC7 / 2018
http://iheardirect.com

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AI-exposed sectors experience productivity surge as AI jobs climb and see up to 25% wage premium: PwC 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer

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Sectors more exposed to AI are experiencing almost fivefold (4.8x) greater labour productivity growth (‘AI exposed’ means AI can readily be used for some tasks)Postings for AI jobs are growing 3.5x faster than for all jobs. For every AI job posting in 2012, there are now seven job postingsJobs that require AI skills carry up to a 25% wage premium in some marketsAI-driven spike in productivity could allow many nations to break out of persistent low productivity growth, generating economic development, higher wages, and enhanced living standardsSkills sought by employers are changing at a 25% higher rate in occupations most exposed to AI. To stay relevant in these occupations, workers will need to demonstrate or acquire new skillsLONDON, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sectors more exposed to AI are experiencing almost five times (4.8x) higher growth in labour productivity, according to PwC’s inaugural 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer, published today.

The report, which analysed over half a billion job ads from 15 countries, suggests that AI could allow many nations to break out of persistent low productivity growth, generating economic development, higher wages, and enhanced living standards.
The report finds that for every job posting requiring AI specialist skills (i.e., machine learning) in 2012, there are now seven job postings.[1] PwC research also finds that growth in jobs demanding AI skills has outpaced all jobs since 2016, with postings for jobs requiring AI skills growing 3.5x faster than for all jobs.
The findings also highlight economic opportunity for labour forces: jobs that require AI skills carry up to a 25% average wage premium in some markets.
Skills sought by employers are changing much faster in occupations more exposed to AI, with old skills disappearing – and new skills appearing – in job ads at a 25% higher rate than in occupations less exposed to AI. To stay relevant in these occupations, workers will need to demonstrate or acquire new skills.
As questions abound around the technology’s impact on everything from job security to long-term business viability, the findings highlight positive news, even for workers in sectors most exposed to AI. The findings also reflect a good news story for workers and the global economy in which AI-enabled workers are more productive and more valuable, opening the door to rising prosperity for workers and nations.
Carol Stubbings, Global Markets and Tax & Legal Services (TLS) Leader, PwC UK, says:
“AI is transforming the labour market globally and presents good news for a global economy hindered by deep economic challenges and concerns around long-term business viability. For many economies experiencing labour shortages and low productivity growth, the findings highlight optimism around AI with the technology representing an opportunity for economic development, job-creation, and the creation of new industries entirely. However, the findings show that workers will need to build new skills and organisations will need to invest in their AI strategies and people if they are to turbocharge their development and ensure they are fit for the AI age.”
Near fivefold productivity growth in sectors more exposed to AI
The findings paint a positive picture of the impact of AI on labour markets and productivity. Sectors most exposed to AI – financial services, information technology, and professional services – are experiencing nearly five times higher labour productivity growth than sectors less exposed to AI.[2]
Jobs that require AI skills carry significant wage premiums
Across the five major labour markets for which wage data is available (US, UK, Canada, Australia and Singapore), jobs that require AI specialist skills carry a significant wage premium (up to 25% on average in the US), underlining the value of these skills to companies. Across industries (in the US for example), this can range from 18% for accountants, 33% for financial analysts, 43% for sales and marketing managers, to 49% for lawyers. While the wage premium differs by market, overwhelmingly this is higher in all markets analysed.
AI penetration is accelerating, particularly in knowledge work sectors
The study finds that knowledge work sectors are seeing the most rapid growth in the share of roles requiring AI skills. This includes financial services (2.8x higher share of jobs requiring AI skills vs other sectors), professional services (3x higher), and information & communication (5x higher).[3]
No going back to yesterday’s jobs markets: the skills building imperative
Companies, workers, and policymakers share responsibility for helping workers build the skills to succeed in a fast-changing jobs market. Skills demanded by employers in occupations more exposed to AI are changing at a 25% higher rate than in less exposed occupations. 69% of CEOs expect AI will require new skills from their workforce, rising to 87% of CEOs who have already deployed AI, according to PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey 2024. 
Pete Brown, Global Workforce Leader, PwC UK, adds:
“Businesses and governments around the world will need to ensure they are adequately investing in the skills required for both their people and organisations if they are to thrive in a global economy and labour market being transformed by AI. Equally, there is tremendous opportunity for people, organisations, and economies with expertise in new and emerging technologies such as AI. Ensuring a skills-first approach to recruitment as well as continued investment in workforce upskilling is imperative as no industry or market will remain immune to the impact of AI’s technological and economic transformation.”
Scott Likens, Global AI and Innovation Technology Leader, PwC US, concluded:
“AI provides much more than efficiency gains. AI offers fundamentally new ways of creating value. In our work with clients, we see companies using AI to amplify the value their people can deliver. We don’t have enough software developers, doctors, or scientists to create all the code, healthcare, and scientific breakthroughs the world needs. There is a nearly limitless demand for many things if we can improve our ability to deliver them – and limitless opportunity for organisations and individuals that invest in learning and applying the technology.”
Notes to Editors:
About the PwC 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer
PwC’s new Global AI Jobs Barometer uses half a billion job ads from 15 countries to examine AI’s impact on jobs, skills, wages, and productivity. Analysing data from the past decade and across a large number of sectors, the report provides insight on AI job penetration, salary premiums, vacancy rates and more. The report will be presented at the VivaTech Summit in Paris by PwC global leaders.
About PwC
© 2024 PwC. All rights reserved. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. Please see http://www.pwc.com/structure for further details. 
[1] Refers to six of the fifteen countries analysed: US, UK, Singapore, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[2] Due to the availability of OECD data, PwC analysis focused on just these six sectors profiled for the period 2018-2022 (2023 data has not yet been released).[3] Other sectors include: Agriculture, Mining, Power, Water, Retail Trade, Transportation, Accomodation, Real Estate, Administrative, Arts and Entertainment, Household Activities, Construction, Manufacturing, Education and Social Activities and ExtraCurricular Activities.
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Loyalty Juggernaut Receives US Patent for Innovative Technology Enabling Individualized Experiences at Scale

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3rd Patent Award Adds to Growing IP Portfolio and Reinforces Commitment to Innovation
CHICAGO, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CRMC Show – Loyalty Juggernaut, Inc. (LJI), the loyalty industry’s first cloud-native technology platform for Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Ecosystems, and Digital Marketing, today announced at CRMC that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent (#11978082) for LJI’s groundbreaking use of AI. This patented technology enables brands to deliver individualized offers to program members at scale.

“This transformative feature allows a single loyalty campaign to be personalized and tailored across an entire member base, effortlessly achieving what we call ‘mass individualization,’ which is the stated mission and #1 priority of loyalty programs globally,” said Shyam Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of Loyalty Juggernaut. “This patent marks a significant milestone for us and reinforces our vision of how loyalty programs engage customers by delivering experiences that are 1:1 personalized.”
This marks the third patent for LJI, making their GRAVTY® platform the only loyalty technology globally with patents for three essential capabilities required to future-proof today’s loyalty programs and ecosystems. The other two patents are for:
1.GRAVTY Visual Rules (GVR): The only patented “no-code” rules engine in the loyalty technology industry, empowering loyalty professionals by combining extreme sophistication with extraordinary simplicity  (watch GVR in action here).
2. Multi-dimensional Behavior (1st party data) Tracking: This feature is particularly significant in today’s age of cookie-less consumers, as the reliance on high-quality first-party data grows in driving individualized customer experiences and maximizing the effectiveness of digital marketing and data-driven initiatives.
“Loyalty marketers are always looking for ways to engage customers 1:1 at scale. This innovation is groundbreaking in its use of AI to drive mass personalization, the holy grail of loyalty programs,” said Bill Hanifin, Chief Executive Officer, Wise Marketer Group.
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About Loyalty Juggernaut
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Loyalty Juggernaut, Inc. is the next-gen customer engagement and loyalty solutions enterprise helping brands transform their loyalty programs into data-led businesses to maximize customer value and compete at scale. LJI’s GRAVTY® platform powers over 40 loyalty ecosystems globally, involving 4,000+ participating brands across 12 industries including Retail, CPG, Hospitality, Airline, BFSI, Telco, and multi-brand diversified business conglomerates. Customers include Majid Al Futtaim, Liverpool, Global Hotel Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, Viva Aerobus.
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Vantiva Powers New Vodafone Fiber Router and Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Extender to Enhance In-Home Broadband Experience

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CPE leverages Vantiva’s Wi-Fi antenna expertise to connect more than 100 smart devices at ultra-high speeds
PARIS, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI), a global technology leader enabling Network Service Providers (NSPs) to connect consumers around the world, today announced that it has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Vodafone UK, the largest full fiber provider in the UK, with the introduction of the Wi-Fi 6 enabled Power Hub router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster. The customer premises equipment (CPE) leverages Vantiva’s Wi-Fi antenna expertise to offer intelligent Wi-Fi auto-optimization that automatically provides the fastest connectivity across all devices. The router and booster are designed to cost-effectively deliver a superior whole-home Wi-Fi experience to end-users with the ability to seamlessly connect more than 100 smart devices at speeds up to 910 Mbps.

“The introduction of the Power Hub router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster are the latest examples Vodafone UK’s continued leadership in bringing advanced connectivity solutions to its customers,” said Mercedes Pastor, Senior Vice-President of the Customer Unit, Eurasia. “This is a step forward in our long-time partnership delivering cutting edge solutions in this market. The outstanding Wi-Fi performance leverages all of Vantiva’s expertise from antenna design to unique testing environments to offer the best in-home wireless experience.”
Vodafone UK’s new Power Hub router is built for fiber-to-the-home network configuration and is easily adaptable for current and future in-home connectivity demands. The Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster works seamlessly with the Power Hub to give reliable coverage throughout the home and is compatible with both existing and previous versions of Vodafone gateways. The extender’s mesh Wi-Fi capability adapts the connectivity to give customers comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage.
As part of Vantiva’s commitment to developing eco-friendly products with low-carbon intensity, the device housing for these products was made from 95% recycled plastic. The packaging was designed using 85% recycled paper, printed with soy ink and uses no plastics.
Vantiva and Vodafone UK have been collaboratively bringing innovative solutions to market in multiple product platforms since 2018 and in fiber since 2022, when the two organizations introduced the first Wi-Fi 6E gateway in the UK, bringing high speed connectivity to homes across the country. 
The Vodafone Power Hub Wi-Fi 6 router and Super Wi-Fi 6 Booster are the latest strategic milestones in Vantiva’s ongoing commitment to providing open and innovative technologies for NSPs and Pay TV operators. Vantiva’s goal is to bring seamless connectivity and premium entertainment experiences to consumers by creating best-in-class CPE and partnering with the most innovative companies in the connected home ecosystem.
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