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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).

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.

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.

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Proven Software Leader Takes Helm to Accelerate Innovation and Scale

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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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

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

New contract expands Ondas' geographic and defense footprint in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) regionReinforces growing demand for autonomous UAS capabilities with governmental entities in APAC

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

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 2033iThe Company Intends To Use The Net Proceeds From The Offering To Expand Its Existing Core Operations And To Accelerate Its AI-Enabled Health Platform Initiatives

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

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.

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.

PTOP is The legal, technical, and public-market consolidator of the digital business card industry.Our patents establish legal primacy.Our technology establishes technical credibility.Our public-company status establishes acquisition currency.

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

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.

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

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.

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