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Dr. Stephen Bane, an ENT specialist, said that a septoplasty procedure is the best solution for a deviated septum. Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz had similar procedures done to help with breathing and overall health. Dr. Bane, a former U.S. Navy flight surgeon, trained in general surgery in New York at NYU and Bellevue Hospitals and was recognized as one of Northern Virginia Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2020.

Thoma Bravo announced that Nasdaq has successfully concluded the acquisition of Adenza from Thoma Bravo. Adenza is recognized for delivering essential risk management, regulatory reporting, and capital markets software to the financial services sector, according to a press release by Thoma Bravo.

The Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust, affiliated with the Flying Food Group (FFG), has made a generous donation of $20 million to the Field Museum of Chicago. The donation was announced during the museum's annual gala by David L. Cotton, CEO of FFG and a Museum Trustee. The gift is intended to support the museum's educational programs and initiatives, which benefit thousands of students in Chicago and beyond.

Wells Fargo & Company has teamed up with Allspring Global Investments to introduce a Tribal Inclusion share class for the Allspring Government Money Market Fund. According to Wells Fargo, this share class will be exclusively available to its corporate clients.

In a recent development, T-Mobile, the leading telecommunications company, has outperformed industry expectations with its Q3 2023 results. This success is attributed to significant customer growth propelled by exceptional network quality and value proposition within its unique growth areas.

The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has declared Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, as the recipient of their 2023 Bassar Global Prize. "It is an honor to be recognized with this award from the Basser Center, which is making a difference for patients with inherited BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations across the world," said Kenneth Offit.

Apple has announced a new lineup of MacBook Pro laptops featuring the all-new family of M3 chips. The M3 family incorporates advanced GPU architecture and enhanced CPU speed, resulting in improved performance and impressive new features.

A new study conducted by Klick Labs has discovered a groundbreaking method for an AI model to analyze short voice recordings and diagnose patients with Type 2 diabetes. This breakthrough has the potential to significantly reduce the time and cost associated with diagnosing the disease.

Microsoft and Siemens are strengthening their collaboration to introduce the benefits of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to global industries. The partnership involves Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service, which powers Siemens Industrial Copilot, drastically reducing simulation times from weeks to minutes while maintaining user control over data.

Adobe, the multinational software company famed for its creative and document management solutions, has appointed Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, to its board of directors. This appointment expands the Adobe Board to 12 members.

Oracle has been acknowledged as a Leader in the 2023 "Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure" by Gartner, after a thorough examination of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solutions.

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has solidified its position in Spain by obtaining an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) registration from the Bank of Spain. The company announced this development at the European Blockchain Convention held in Barcelona. "Our foothold in Spain comes as part of a series of developments across Europe," said Coinbase.

CompTIA, a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the tech industry and workforce, is offering new technology training options to individuals and organizations. They have been added to Montana's Eligible Training Provider Lists, allowing workforce development agencies to utilize Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds for CompTIA's tech workforce training programs. This initiative aims to address the perception that individuals may lack the background, experience, or skills needed for success in the tech workforce.

Lightspeed Venture Partners has announced the addition of Aaron Frank as a Venture Partner. Frank, a former fintech operator and angel investor, brings his deep operational expertise to the prominent venture capital firm. With a focus on sustainable growth, AI-powered consumer fintech solutions, and the impending transfer of generational wealth, Frank's experience will be invaluable in identifying the next unicorns in the fintech industry.

Bottomline, a leading provider of financial technology solutions, has announced its initiative to offer access to its B2B payment network for approved financial institutions, fintech companies, and other entities aiming to enhance payment acceptance. This move allows these organizations to connect their clients to a network encompassing over 550,000 authenticated and validated suppliers, according to a press release by Bottomline.

A new research paper titled "Ring Attention with Blockwise Transformers for Near-Infinite Context" has proposed a solution to the memory limitations faced by AI models. The paper, co-authored by UC Berkeley PhD student Hao Liu, UC Berkeley professor Pieter Abbeel, and Databricks CTO Matei Zaharia, aims to eliminate the memory "bottleneck" that restricts the amount of input AI models can handle.

Visa has announced the upcoming pilot launch of Visa AR Manager, a new solution aimed at streamlining virtual card acceptance for commercial merchants. The company plans to automate virtual card payments to suppliers, streamlining payment experiences for merchants, according to a press release by Visa.

Earlier this month, surgeons at Mayo Clinic's Rochester location performed the first-ever robotic-assisted kidney transplant in the state of Minnesota. The procedure was completed by Timucin Taner, M.D., Ph.D., division chair of Transplant Surgery and Patrick Dean, M.D., according to a press release from Mayo Clinic.

Users of Microsoft's Edge who attempt to download an alternative browser are reportedly being met with a popup poll temporarily distracting them from proceeding to load a competing browser. According to Neowin, the options in the poll include specific reasons that a user would be switching browsers, such as difficulty searching on Google, inaccessibility to Google documents, missing favorites or passwords, too many ads and pop-ups, dislike for the news feed, slow performance, website compatibility issues with Edge, and more.

The University of Texas Health Houston is conducting a five-year project to study the impact of sounds as triggers for trauma and explore methods to reduce the power of those triggers. Led by Dr. Mohammed Milad, a professor in the Louis A. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School, the project aims to enhance the capacity to regulate fear in individuals.