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MRNA

UMass Chan Medical School has announced a study to examine the transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in early education settings. The study, in collaboration with biotech company Moderna, will investigate how CMV spreads among children and households. The findings will inform the design of CMV prevention strategies. CMV is the most common infectious cause of birth defects globally, and the study aims to reduce its spread in group settings.

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August 14, 2023 | 2:01 pm

DIS

Bob Iger, former CEO of Disney, is reportedly consulting Warren Buffett and others about his streaming options. This comes during a time when Disney is exploring all possible options, although there seem to be limited choices available.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:46 pm

BA

EADSY

Boeing Co is reportedly leading in negotiations with Indian carrier IndiGo for an order of approximately 25 wide-body aircraft. IndiGo is considering Boeing's 787 family of twin-aisle aircraft, which is competing against Airbus SE's A330neo jets. The decision has not been finalized yet. Recently, IndiGo placed an order for 500 Airbus narrow-body jets.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:30 pm

EPOW

Sunrise New Energy has announced that it has passed a factory inspection and has delivered an order to CATL. The company shipped 30 tons of graphite anode to CATL last week and plans to provide 80,000 tons of products over the next two years.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:27 pm

ACHR

ARKK

STLA

UAL

Archer Aviation Inc. (ACHR) is closing an oversubscribed PIPE as part of a $215M investment round led by Stellantis. Key investors in the PIPE include ARK Investment Management LLC (ARKK) and United Airlines (UAL). The investment round, combined with Stellantis' $70M acceleration, will bring Archer's total funding to over $1.1B. The funds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including the continued development of Archer's aircraft and related technology.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:22 pm

EVGRF

NWTN

NWTN Inc. has announced a strategic investment of $500 million in China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. (EVGRF), acquiring approximately 27.50% of the total number of enlarged issued ordinary shares of EVGRF. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023. This move aims to accelerate NWTN's development in the electric vehicle space and facilitate EVGRF's research, development, and mass production of new car models for export overseas.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:13 pm

PTON

Peloton (PTON) and YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing community health, wellbeing, and engagement. The specifics of the partnership were not detailed in the article.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:12 pm

GVP

GSE Systems, Inc. (GVP) has won two simulation awards totaling $4M. The first award, worth $2.5M, is for upgrading and integrating plant simulation models for a large, advanced reactor. The second award, worth $1.5M, is for qualifying and delivering a software-based reactor coolant system to support thermohydraulic models for a large international power industry supplier. This is a significant advancement in GSE's proprietary JADE JTopMeret simulation technology.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:11 pm

ARCT

Arcturus Therapeutics' joint venture mRNA manufacturing partner, ARCALIS, has won $115M in grants from the Japanese government. Additionally, the LUNAR-FLU collaboration with CSL Seqirus has achieved an additional $17.5 million development milestone.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:09 pm

HRYU

Hanryu Holdings has partnered with SALTLUX to develop an AI-powered conversational virtual assistant for its popular K-culture fandom application, FANTOO.

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August 14, 2023 | 1:07 pm