Finance · AI
JOHANNESBURG Friday Oct 23, 2026 @ 2:00 AM UTC —
Life Masters, the Johannesburg-based high performance team development company led by founder Tony Dovale, has launched the Revolutionary Workplace® Leadership Alignment Accelerator, a programme and diagnostic process for repairing and aligning fractured executive, exco, management and board teams. Programmes are offered in Gauteng, South Africa, with bookings opening in January 2027.
The launch addresses a common yet often unmeasured issue in South African organizations: misaligned leadership leading to strain throughout the company. Decision-making slows, strategies falter in execution, and board-level tension affects company culture and performance.
"When an executive team is pulling in different directions, everything below it feels the strain, " said Tony Dovale, CEO, Life Masters. "We built the Leadership Alignment Accelerator so management, executive and board teams can see clearly where they are out of step and work through it together. Starting with talks and board interview meetings lets us meet each team where it actually is."
What the Accelerator is
Life Masters' Accelerator integrates leadership team diagnostics with guided sessions. These diagnostics reveal fractures within the team and highlight misalignments among members concerning priorities, decision rights, trust, and communication. The facilitated sessions then work through those gaps with the whole team together, rather than with leaders one by one. The result is a shared, tested understanding of what the team is there to achieve and how it will make decisions, resolve conflict and hold each other to account.
Who it is for
The Accelerator is designed for management teams, executive teams and boards, particularly where:
Decisions are slow or repeatedly reopened
Strategy execution has stalled
There is tension or distrust at board or exco level
Leaders are pulling in different directions or working to competing priorities
A new CEO, merger or restructure has left the leadership team unaligned
How engagements work
Each engagement is tailored to meet the specific outcomes desired by the client. Some run as a two-day leadership retreat. Others run as multi-month alignment and optimisation projects. The format depends on the organisation’s structure, locations, number of participants and the depth of process needed to resolve the fractureLeadership teams face mounting pressure to adapt swiftly amidst technological shifts, economic unpredictability, and evolving stakeholder demands. Without internal alignment, leading change becomes a formidable challenge. Life Masters' solutions are designed to address these challenges effectively.ns. A team that cannot align internally cannot lead changLeadership teams often fail not due to lack of talent but because they drift apart without measurement or resolution.rs.
Where it fits
The Accelerator is part of the Revolutionary Workplace® HPO Labs System and High Performance Teams experience. It extends Life Masters’ work on psychological safety, trust, collaboration and communication to the top of the organisation, where leadership teams are divided and need a structured way to work through the issues. Teams can move from the Accelerator into deeper work, including the High Performance Team Sprint, Execution Accelerator, Culture Reset or Executive Strategy Facilitation.
Frequently asked questions
What is leadership alignment? A leadership team is aligned when its members share priorities, decide and communicate consistently, and support decisions once made.
How do you fix a divided executive team? By measuring where the team is out of step, then working through those gaps together in facilitated sessions, as the Accelerator does.
How much does leadership alignment cost in South Africa? Entry-level interventions with Life Masters start from R35,000, with investment depending on the format, participants and depth of process.
How long does an exco retreat take? Engagements range from a two-day retreat to multi-month projects.
Start now
Business Leadership Keynote talks and board or exco interview meetings are available immediately, ahead of programme bookings in January 2027. The interview meeting is the first step: a focused conversation to understand the team’s challenges and recommend the right format.
Book a talk or interview meeting: revwork.lifemasters.co.za | Email Contact | +27 83 447 6300
Key facts
Programme: Revolutionary Workplace Leadership Alignment Accelerator and diagnostics
Entry level intervention investment starts from R35,000
Bookings begin January 2027, offered in Gauteng, South Africa
For management, executive and board teams
Founder: Tony Dovale. Website: lifemasters.co.za
Questions about this announcement
What is the Life Masters Leadership Alignment Accelerator?
It is a new programme and diagnostic process from Life Masters for repairing and aligning fractured executive and business teams. It forms part of the Revolutionary Workplace HPO Labs System and High Performance Teams experience.
How much does the Leadership Alignment Accelerator cost?
Entry-level intervention investment starts from R35,000. The final scope depends on the client's structures, locations, participant numbers, and the depth of process facilitation required.
When and where can teams book it?
The launch begins now with talks and board or Exco interview meetings, with bookings starting in January 2027 in Gauteng, South Africa.
Oct 23 · 02:00·Newsworthy.ai
Finance · AI
California Thursday Oct 22, 2026 @ 8:00 PM Central —
My MMJ Doctor, a leading telehealth platform in the US connecting patients with state-licensed medical cannabis physicians, announced the launch of its Dispensary Partner Program. The program is designed to empower licensed cannabis retailers to earn affiliate commissions on every patient evaluation while offering exclusive discounts and rewards.
As cannabis dispensaries face falling product prices and tighter profit margins, many are looking for new ways to generate revenue without adding high costs. My MMJ Doctor’s Partner Program offers dispensaries another potential income source through recurring referral commissions on qualifying medical marijuana card evaluations and renewals, without requiring upfront program fees.
Under the new program, participating dispensaries receive customized promotional portals, QR code displays, and co-branded digital collateral. When dispensary customers sign up to obtain or renew their medical marijuana card, the dispensary earns a competitive affiliate commission for every completed evaluation. Simultaneously, customers benefit from discounted evaluation rates and gain access to the financial advantages of holding a state medical card-including state excise tax exemptions, higher daily possession limits, and access for qualifying young adults. This way, both dispensaries and customers benefit from this alliance.
Program Highlights for Dispensary Partners:
Recurring Affiliate Commissions: Every patient who evaluates or renews their medical marijuana card via the dispensary's dedicated portal earns direct commissions. With MyMMJDoctor, participating dispensaries can earn 10-15 % for each qualifying referral.
Customer Loyalty & VIP Perks: Store Customers get rewarded with discounted online evaluations, creating immediate goodwill and trust. It positions the dispensary as a trusted patient advocate.
Increased Customer Lifetime Value: Anyone who holds a medical marijuana card has benefits like tax savings, higher purchase limits, etc. This leads to high visit frequency and comparatively larger purchases from dispensaries
No Upfront Program Fee: Requires no upfront fees, software integration costs, or inventory risk, maintaining complete clinical independence and healthcare compliance.
Full-Circle Patient Shopping Journey: Bridges online medical evaluations directly with physical and online dispensary retail, turning health-conscious consumers into active buyers. Patients complete their online physician evaluation via smartphone or desktop and return directly to the partner dispensary to purchase products tailored to their qualifying conditions.
“Dispensary operators today are working harder than ever to protect their margins while providing exceptional care to their communities, " said the Director of Partnerships at My MMJ Doctor.. Our Affiliate Program is built to solve that exact equation. By removing financial friction and automating the medical certification journey, we give dispensaries a turnkey strategy to increase patient foot traffic, elevate customer lifetime value, and build a sustainable healthcare bridge in their local markets."
The My MMJ Doctor Affiliate Partnership Program is now open to licensed medical and dual-use dispensaries across all active medical cannabis states.
Oct 23 · 01:00·Newsworthy.ai
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Independent data on Margin Trade's 27 perpetual markets and its Pearl (PRL) spot market is now available through CoinGecko's exchange pages and API
Independent data on Margin Trade's 27 perpetual markets and its Pearl (PRL) spot market is now available through CoinGecko's exchange pages and API
Oct 23 · 00:42·GlobeNewswire
Finance · AI
ORLANDO, FL, Oct 23, 2026 - MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in advanced perception solutions for industrial, security and defense, intelligent infrastructure, and automotive applications, today announced the much-anticipated commercial production launch of MOVIA™ Pro, shipping sensors to meet customer demand. MOVIA Pro is the company’s next-generation short-range lidar sensor uniquely engineered to deliver differentiated sensing performance and onboard perception capabilities, with flexible integration across intelligent infrastructure, unmanned aerial, industrial robotics, and other emerging autonomous applications.
As the lidar industry transitions toward solid-state architectures that enable cost-effective sensing solutions, MicroVision’s MOVIA Pro is designed to deliver enhanced short-range detection performance for demanding applications. By combining advanced sensing capabilities with onboard perception, MOVIA Pro makes high-performance lidar more accessible across a broader range of autonomous and intelligent systems.
MOVIA Pro joins the company's broader portfolio of short- and long-range lidar technologies, airborne sensing solutions and advanced perception software, providing customers with configurable solutions for a growing range of operating environments. The launch of MOVIA Pro reinforces MicroVision's transformation into a diversified perception technology company focused on delivering commercially ready solutions for industrial, intelligent infrastructure, security and defense, and emerging autonomous applications.
"We’re thrilled to meet pent-up customer demand with this production launch of MOVIA Pro,” said Glen DeVos, CEO of MicroVision. “Customers are ready to progress from evaluation of prototypes to launching commercial programs, and we are pleased to support their progression. Our Orlando-based state-of-the-art production facility is manufacturing MOVIA Pro to meet the increasing demand.
DeVos continued, "With MOVIA Pro, we've combined high-performance sensing with onboard computing, an open software framework and industrial-ready connectivity. This is one device that can sense, perceive, and act, providing customers with a more integrated and adaptable solution."
One Sensor That Sees, Understands, and Enables Solutions at the Edge
MOVIA Pro is MicroVision’s production-ready version of MOVIA S, loaded with high-performance features and a differentiation that extends beyond sensing hardware. Built around an integrated processing architecture, MOVIA Pro enables perception software to run directly on the sensor through MicroVision's Open Software Framework. This allows developers and customers to build, deploy, and update applications on the device, rather than relying exclusively on external computing hardware to interpret point-cloud data. The architecture enables MOVIA Pro to generate sensing information, process that information into actionable perception outputs, and communicate results directly to connected systems.
Key capabilities include:
Onboard perception, edge AI, and open software: Processes point-cloud data directly on the sensor to generate object-level information, supporting AI at the edge and reducing reliance on external computing devices. Multi-echo sensing enhances perception by capturing multiple returns from a single emitted pulse, helping detect objects in challenging conditions. An open, Linux-based software framework enables customers to develop, deploy, and update perception applications.
Flexible connectivity and industrial integration: Supports CAN, Gigabit and 100Mbit Ethernet, and industrial-ready I/O and connectors to simplify integration with industrial equipment, vehicles, and control systems.
Software-defined evolution: Enables capabilities and enhancements through software updates, with a foundation for future-edge computing and AI-ready capabilities.
By combining sensing and perception in a single device, MOVIA Pro is designed to reduce system complexity, cabling and external hardware requirements while supporting more efficient integration, maintenance and future upgrades.
Movia Pro is MicroVision’s next-generation short-range lidar sensor that delivers integrated perception and multi-echo sensing, built for flexible integration across various commercial applications.
Purpose-Built for High-Value Commercial Applications
MOVIA Pro is designed to support a broad range of commercial and defense applications, with MicroVision prioritizing markets where advanced short-range perception can address immediate operational challenges and enable new levels of automation. Its configurable sensing and perception architecture supports applications across:
Aerial Systems – Civil and Defense: Supporting navigation, obstacle awareness, mapping, environmental perception and autonomous operations for unmanned platforms, where compact sensing, onboard processing and reliable perception are critical.
Intelligent Transportation and Smart Infrastructure: Enabling intelligent intersections, traffic monitoring, automated traffic enforcement, infrastructure surveillance and connected transportation systems through high-resolution sensing, broad field of view, and industrial connectivity. Anonymized sensing capabilities can support monitoring applications where privacy is a consideration.
Warehouse and Industrial Automation: Supporting obstacle detection, environmental awareness and automated navigation for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), forklift advanced driver-assistance systems and other intelligent industrial equipment. Continuous near-field coverage, multi-echo capabilities and onboard perception help address dynamic environments where people, equipment and autonomous machines operate in close proximity.
Security, Defense, and Emerging Applications: Supporting infrastructure protection, autonomous ground systems, off-road unmanned ground vehicles, marine systems, commercial vehicles and selected automotive applications, including low-speed autonomy, blind-spot detection and off-road assistance.
Availability and Product Information
MOVIA Pro is now available for customer orders. For additional product information, visit https://microvision.com/sensors/movia-pro. For inquiries, please contact us here.
About MicroVision
MicroVision is defining the next generation of lidar-based perception solutions for industrial, security & defense, infrastructure, and automotive markets. As the industry moves beyond proof of concept toward value, deployment, and commercialization, MicroVision delivers integrated hardware and software solutions designed for real-world performance, automotive-grade reliability, and economic scalability. With engineering centers in the U.S. and Germany, MicroVision leads the industry in depth and breadth of its portfolio, with both short- and long-range lidar solutions, featuring solid-state sensors, advanced sensor architectures, design-to-cost engineering, and open software solutions.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.microvision.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/microvisioninc, and LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/microvision/.
MicroVision, MicroVision HALO, IRIS, MOVIA, MOSAIK, and SENTINEL are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc., and SCANTINEL is a trademark of Scantinel GmbH, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Investor Relations Contact:
Jeff Christensen
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
MVIS@darrowir.com
Media Contact:
Heidi Davidson - For MicroVision
heidi@galvanizeworldwide.com
(914) 441-6862
Oct 23 · 00:30·ACN Newswire
SaaS · Agriculture
The Business Research Company Smart Farming And Precision Agriculture Platform Market Overview The Business Research Company's Smart Farming And Precision Agriculture Platform Market Size, Share, Trends, And Forecast To 2030 Expected to grow to $37.43 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%” — The Business Research Company LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 23, 2026 / EINPresswir
Oct 23 · 00:30·EIN Presswire
Finance · AI
Orlando, Florida, Oct 23, 2026 - MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in advanced perception solutions for industrial, security and defense, intelligent infrastructure, and automotive applications, today announced the much-anticipated commercial production launch of MOVIA™ Pro, shipping sensors to meet customer demand. MOVIA Pro is the company’s next-generation short-range lidar sensor uniquely engineered to deliver differentiated sensing performance and onboard perception capabilities, with flexible integration across intelligent infrastructure, unmanned aerial, industrial robotics, and other emerging autonomous applications.
As the lidar industry transitions toward solid-state architectures that enable cost-effective sensing solutions, MicroVision’s MOVIA Pro is designed to deliver enhanced short-range detection performance for demanding applications. By combining advanced sensing capabilities with onboard perception, MOVIA Pro makes high-performance lidar more accessible across a broader range of autonomous and intelligent systems.
MOVIA Pro joins the company's broader portfolio of short- and long-range lidar technologies, airborne sensing solutions and advanced perception software, providing customers with configurable solutions for a growing range of operating environments. The launch of MOVIA Pro reinforces MicroVision's transformation into a diversified perception technology company focused on delivering commercially ready solutions for industrial, intelligent infrastructure, security and defense, and emerging autonomous applications.
"We’re thrilled to meet pent-up customer demand with this production launch of MOVIA Pro,” said Glen DeVos, CEO of MicroVision. “Customers are ready to progress from evaluation of prototypes to launching commercial programs, and we are pleased to support their progression. Our Orlando-based state-of-the-art production facility is manufacturing MOVIA Pro to meet the increasing demand.
DeVos continued, "With MOVIA Pro, we've combined high-performance sensing with onboard computing, an open software framework and industrial-ready connectivity. This is one device that can sense, perceive, and act, providing customers with a more integrated and adaptable solution."
One Sensor That Sees, Understands, and Enables Solutions at the Edge
MOVIA Pro is MicroVision’s production-ready version of MOVIA S, loaded with high-performance features and a differentiation that extends beyond sensing hardware. Built around an integrated processing architecture, MOVIA Pro enables perception software to run directly on the sensor through MicroVision's Open Software Framework. This allows developers and customers to build, deploy, and update applications on the device, rather than relying exclusively on external computing hardware to interpret point-cloud data. The architecture enables MOVIA Pro to generate sensing information, process that information into actionable perception outputs, and communicate results directly to connected systems.
Key capabilities include:
Onboard perception, edge AI, and open software: Processes point-cloud data directly on the sensor to generate object-level information, supporting AI at the edge and reducing reliance on external computing devices. Multi-echo sensing enhances perception by capturing multiple returns from a single emitted pulse, helping detect objects in challenging conditions. An open, Linux-based software framework enables customers to develop, deploy, and update perception applications.
Flexible connectivity and industrial integration: Supports CAN, Gigabit and 100Mbit Ethernet, and industrial-ready I/O and connectors to simplify integration with industrial equipment, vehicles, and control systems.
Software-defined evolution: Enables capabilities and enhancements through software updates, with a foundation for future-edge computing and AI-ready capabilities.
By combining sensing and perception in a single device, MOVIA Pro is designed to reduce system complexity, cabling and external hardware requirements while supporting more efficient integration, maintenance and future upgrades.
Movia Pro is MicroVision’s next-generation short-range lidar sensor that delivers integrated perception and multi-echo sensing, built for flexible integration across various commercial applications.
Purpose-Built for High-Value Commercial Applications
MOVIA Pro is designed to support a broad range of commercial and defense applications, with MicroVision prioritizing markets where advanced short-range perception can address immediate operational challenges and enable new levels of automation. Its configurable sensing and perception architecture supports applications across:
Aerial Systems – Civil and Defense: Supporting navigation, obstacle awareness, mapping, environmental perception and autonomous operations for unmanned platforms, where compact sensing, onboard processing and reliable perception are critical.
Intelligent Transportation and Smart Infrastructure: Enabling intelligent intersections, traffic monitoring, automated traffic enforcement, infrastructure surveillance and connected transportation systems through high-resolution sensing, broad field of view, and industrial connectivity. Anonymized sensing capabilities can support monitoring applications where privacy is a consideration.
Warehouse and Industrial Automation: Supporting obstacle detection, environmental awareness and automated navigation for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), forklift advanced driver-assistance systems and other intelligent industrial equipment. Continuous near-field coverage, multi-echo capabilities and onboard perception help address dynamic environments where people, equipment and autonomous machines operate in close proximity.
Security, Defense, and Emerging Applications: Supporting infrastructure protection, autonomous ground systems, off-road unmanned ground vehicles, marine systems, commercial vehicles and selected automotive applications, including low-speed autonomy, blind-spot detection and off-road assistance.
Availability and Product Information
MOVIA Pro is now available for customer orders. For additional product information, visit https://microvision.com/sensors/movia-pro. For inquiries, please contact us here.
About MicroVision
MicroVision is defining the next generation of lidar-based perception solutions for industrial, security & defense, infrastructure, and automotive markets. As the industry moves beyond proof of concept toward value, deployment, and commercialization, MicroVision delivers integrated hardware and software solutions designed for real-world performance, automotive-grade reliability, and economic scalability. With engineering centers in the U.S. and Germany, MicroVision leads the industry in depth and breadth of its portfolio, with both short- and long-range lidar solutions, featuring solid-state sensors, advanced sensor architectures, design-to-cost engineering, and open software solutions.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.microvision.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/microvisioninc, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/microvision/.
MicroVision, MicroVision HALO, IRIS, MOVIA, MOSAIK, and SENTINEL are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc., and SCANTINEL is a trademark of Scantinel GmbH, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Investor Relations Contact:
Jeff Christensen
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
MVIS@darrowir.com
Media Contact:
Heidi Davidson - For MicroVision
heidi@galvanizeworldwide.com
(914) 441-6862
Oct 23 · 00:30·ACN Newswire
AI · SaaS
Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA Accelerates Agentic AI Security Capabilities Across the Open Hybrid CloudRed Hat and NVIDIA expanded their collaboration around Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA, spanning agent security through OpenShell, optimized open weights inference, and Day 0 enablement for NVIDIA Vera Rubin infrastructure to support safer agentic AI across the open hybrid cloud. Learn more BizTech Magazine - How Project Lightwell Protects the Modern Open-Source Enterprise From Emerging ThreatsRed Hat's Ben Breard explains how IBM and Red Hat's Project Lightwell uses AI and a trusted cleari
Oct 23 · 00:00·Red Hat
SaaS
SINGAPORE, Oct. 23, 2026 -- Seatrium Limited and its strategic partner, floating power leader Karpowership, have strengthened their longstanding collaboration with the award of a contract for the development, major conversion and integration of Karpowership's third-generation...
Oct 23 · 00:00·PR Newswire
Finance · SaaS
CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2026 -- XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) today announced that it plans to host the Trust’s Quarterly Webinar on November 2, 2026, at 3:00 pm (Eastern Time). Kevin Davis, Managing Director at XA Investments will moderate the Q&A style webinar with Kimberly Flynn, President at XA Investments, and Young Choi, Partner and Global Head of Trading at King Street Capital Management. Young Choi also serves as the Portfolio Manager of Rockford Tower Capital Management, King Street’s CLO, CBO and SMA platform.
Oct 22 · 23:41·GlobeNewswire
SaaS · Software & IT
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 22, 2026 -- MiniTool® Software Limited has announced the release of MiniTool ShadowMaker 5.0, the latest version of its Windows backup and file sync software. The update introduces a new Cloud Sync feature for Google Drive and OneDrive, along with...
Oct 22 · 23:33·PR Newswire
AI · SaaS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- OpenArt AI , the all-in-one AI creative platform and AI video generator that is changing the way visual stories are told for over 8 million monthly active users, today announced the appointment of Scott Larson, the former Global Head of Brand and Creative at Salesforce, as Vice President of Brand Marketing & Creative. Larson joins OpenArt afte
Oct 22 · 22:48·EIN Presswire
SaaS · Sports
MIAMI, FL / October 22, 2026 / InsuredChamp.com , an online insurance comparison marketplace, today announced the expansion of its intelligent coverage-matching platform designed to bring the concept of professional sports "free agency" to personal finance. By providing a streamlined, side-by-side compar
Oct 22 · 22:27·ACCESS Newswire