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Rapyd launches out of this world competition to ‘Hack the Galaxy’ for software developers to win a trip to the edge of space

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World renowned space enthusiast William Shatner has teamed up with Rapyd to offer developers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel aboard one of the first-ever carbon-neutral space flights to the edge of spaceMembers of Rapyd’s Software Developer Community will be given the chance to solve weekly challenges with the opportunity to win over $1 million in cash, prizes, trips and tickets

LONDON, June 7, 2022 /CNW/ — Rapyd, the leading fintech-as-a-service platform, today announces the launch of its Hack the Galaxy challenge; a series of virtual challenges for developers to win tickets to ride to the edge of space in a private capsule launching in 2026. Check out this video from Rapyd partner William Shatner announcing the challenge.

Developers will solve challenges with the opportunity to win over $1 million in cash, prizes, trips, and tickets.

Beginning today, challenges will be posted in the Rapyd Developer Community every week through October 3. Members will have an opportunity to compete in a total of 42 challenges. Each solution will reveal a password unlocking an entry to win tickets to the edge of space aboard the Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune.

The three individual winners – one each announced on July 11, September 2 and October 14, 2022 – plus one winning hackathon team named the Galaxy’s Greatest Fintech Developer will board the world’s only carbon-neutral spaceship for the six hour trip. The winners will enjoy 360 degree views, 450 miles in any direction, while relaxing in the capsule’s Space Lounge featuring plush reclining seats and the largest-ever panoramic windows to be flown to the edge of space.

In addition to the challenges for the developer community, there are additional opportunities to win via live events and four Hack the Galaxy-themed hackathons taking place throughout the year. The top team from each of these hackathons will be flown to Rapyd’s Developer Demo Day in Lisbon, Portugal in November 2022 to present their ideas in front of a panel of judges. The ultimate winning team will be crowned the ‘Galaxy’s Greatest Fintech Developers’ and be rewarded with the trip to the edge of space. Winners may also opt to choose a cash alternative prize of $130,000. Rapyd encourages anyone from eligible countries to join the developer community and participate.

All participants have opportunities to win dozens of other prizes throughout the challenge.

Arik Shtilman CEO at Rapyd says: “The Hack the Galaxy challenge is a once in a lifetime experience and contest for our growing community of over 50,000 software developers. Developers are the dreamers and doers of fintech innovation – at Rapyd, we’re on a quest to attract accomplished talent to welcome to our community. Millions of developers around the world are reimagining financial services bringing together new ideas and innovation to solve the problem of how businesses and consumers pay and want to be paid in markets across the planet. We’re committed to ensuring that they have access to the best tools, support and advice so that they can continue to make payment and fintech applications more frictionless. By launching this world-first contest, we are not only able to find and crown the greatest fintech developer on Planet Earth and beyond but also create a place for like-minded thinkers across the globe who are hungry to connect and share ideas”.

William Shatner, Film and TV icon and space enthusiast comments: “Having been to space myself, I can’t express how incredible an opportunity this is for software developers all over the world. It’s an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything. I’m excited to partner with Rapyd to spread the word to the developers worldwide to join the Rapyd Developer Community and complete the puzzles for a chance to win a trip to the edge of space!”

The Rapyd Developer Community is far more than a ticket to space. The community has become a hub for developers to learn, connect and share with others in the fintech world. From learning how to use Rapyd’s APIs, to collaborating on business ideas and local hackathons, the Rapyd Developer Community is a launching pad for creativity and success.

Can You Hack the Galaxy? Join the Rapyd Developer Community to solve unique puzzles and receive invitations to live and virtual developer events that can earn you entry into a Hack the Galaxy drawing. For full details, please visit https://www.hackthegalaxy.dev

About Rapyd

Rapyd is the fastest way to power local payments anywhere in the world, enabling companies across the globe to access markets quicker than ever before. By utilising Rapyd’s unparalleled payments network and Fintech-as-a-Service platform, businesses and consumers can engage in local and cross-border transactions in any market. The Rapyd platform is unifying fragmented payment systems worldwide by bringing together 900-plus payment methods in over 100 countries. Rapyd’s investors include Stripe, General Catalyst, Oak HC/FT, Coatue, Tiger Global, Durable Capital, Latitude, Target Global, and Tal Capital. To learn more about the company that is accelerating the Fintech-as-a-Service revolution, visit www.rapyd.net, join our developer community, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Connecticut-Based Operational Solutions Software Provider Lands a Technology Contract for the Texas Department of Information Resources

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Veoci, a national leader in digitizing and optimizing government procedures, brings its substantial expertise to the Lone Star State.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — This week, Connecticut-based company Veoci announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to offer technology to state and local governments through DIR’s Cooperative Contracts Program.

Adding our tools to DIR’s arsenal isn’t just a win for Veoci, but for government workers across Texas, one of America’s busiest states.

In receiving DIR contract #DIR-CPO-5533, Veoci, will make its services available to Texas’ state and local government bodies. As a result, community leaders there will have access to a no-code, cloud-based software platform empowering them to streamline emergency response, gain continuity in operations planning, manage critical events across multiple locations with agility, centralize inspection and incident reporting, and more.

“Adding our tools to DIR’s arsenal isn’t just a win for Veoci, but for government workers across Texas, one of America’s busiest states,” said Chris Ford, VP of Sales & Partnerships at Veoci. “Nationwide, we are a proven provider for cities, counties, state agencies, school systems, and healthcare institutions thanks to our always-on, customizable tools. Thanks to our DIR contract, even more organizations across the Lone Star State can easily access the operational benefits we provide.

With our ability to stand up centralized reporting and databases, improve situational awareness through real-time communications, and refine operations through after-action reporting and evaluations, we are one of the best tools DIR customers can adopt to enhance their emergency response capabilities.”

To learn more about Veoci’s partnership with DIR and how its operational software can improve your community, contact Mark Demski or visit www.veoci.com.

About Veoci

Veoci is a no-code, cloud platform for Crisis, Incident, and Emergency Management, Business Continuity and Resilience, Continuity of Operations Planning, Team Collaboration, and Daily Operations, designed to meet the decision-making and communication requirements of multiple teams at many locations. With stringent security, highest availability, and quickly scalable performance, Veoci is designed for institutions and organizations of every size and complexity.

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Draper to Develop an Advanced, Multi-Organ, Microphysiological System Architecture

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Draper’s ETHOS program will create a scalable microphysiological system (MPS) architecture consisting of interacting advanced immune-competent micro-organ (liver, lung, kidney) models, which will be used to predict disease/injury response in the body and medical countermeasure response.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The field of microphysiological systems has continued to evolve during the past 20 years, doing so in response to the tremendous challenges facing pharmaceutical development and national biodefense initiatives. This includes the high cost, lack of availability and limited human clinical relevance of animal models.

Draper looks forward to advancing these MPS-based capabilities for DTRA and their U.S. government partners in order to protect the warfighter against high-priority threats and accelerate our response to future threats.

Draper is responding to these national security challenges and announces the $34.1 million award of the Evaluation of Treatments using High-throughput Multi-Organ Systems (ETHOS) program.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO), Vaccines/Therapeutics Division (CBM) is the government sponsor for this program.

DTRA’s Research and Development Directorate provides science, technology and capability development investments that maintain the U.S. military’s technological superiority in countering weapons of mass destruction and emerging threats, mitigate the risks of technical surprise and respond to the warfighters’ urgent technical requirements. (Sources: https://www.dtra.mil/About/Mission/Research-and-Development/, https://www.dtra.mil/Portals/125/Documents/CB/DTRA-JSTO_E-book_PDF.pdf)

The overall objectives of the ETHOS program are to create a scalable microphysiological system architecture that consists of interacting immune-competent micro-organ (lung, liver, kidney) models to predict the body’s disease response and test medical countermeasure (MCM) responses.

Draper’s advanced models will include parenchymal, vascular and innate immune components to capture a broad range of biological responses. The technical approach will be to create a new multi-organ platform to understand disease progression of high-priority BSL-3 agents and determine the safety and efficacy of MCM treatments.

“Draper looks forward to advancing these MPS-based capabilities for DTRA and their U.S. government partners in order to protect the warfighter against high-priority threats and accelerate our response to future threats,” said Roger Odegard, the Draper ETHOS program manager.

DTRA has recognized that significant research and development in the MPS technology area will improve the state-of-the-art capability to analyze the pathogenesis of disease and injuries that result from exposure to high-priority pathogens and toxins.

Additionally, next-generation MPS technologies and systems will be critical in the evaluation of efficacious and safe medical countermeasures (MCM) to combat these threats and allow the military to be equipped to meet its mission. This will include investigating and characterizing the mechanisms of infection/inflammation/tissue damage across relevant population demographics (e.g., military age, sex, co-morbidities and previous exposure) and under varying conditions (e.g., exposure levels, drug doses and time scales) for a variety of threats. These technology innovations represent a state-of-the-art tool for pharmaceutical solutions that has the potential to significantly accelerate the process of evaluating effective and safe MCMs for emerging, naturally or engineered threats.

This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the Department of Defense (DoD); The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO), Vaccines/Therapeutics Division (CBM) through the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) Agreement No. MCDC2201-003.

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Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. with campuses located across the United States. The 2,300 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biotechnology, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

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OhWaiter and Stellar Menus Announce a Strategic Merger to Form MilesCX, Revolutionizing Hospitality with AI-Driven Solutions

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OhWaiter and Stellar Menus have joined forces to create MilesCX, a groundbreaking company redefining hospitality with AI-driven solutions that enhance guest experiences, optimize operations, and boost revenue. With cutting-edge tools like AI-powered guest communications and dynamic menus, MilesCX is empowering prestigious properties to deliver seamless, personalized service and stay ahead in a competitive market.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — OhWaiter and Stellar Menus, leading innovators in hospitality technology, have merged to form Miles Customer Experience (MilesCX), a company dedicated to transforming the hospitality industry through AI-driven solutions. By uniting Stellar Menus’ product expertise with OhWaiter’s strategic growth initiatives, MilesCX is poised to meet the evolving needs of hotels, private clubs, and golf courses.

“This merger unites innovation and expertise to deliver AI-driven solutions that transform guest experiences and drive growth,” said Steven Latasa-Nicks, CEO of MilesCX. “In today’s labor market, we help businesses exceed guest expectations, boost efficiency, and ease the burden on staff.”

MilesCX will deliver intelligent guest communications, business intelligence tools, dynamic menus, and AI-powered upselling, enabling hospitality leaders to enhance guest experiences, increase sales, and streamline operations.

“This merger allows us to combine our strengths and deliver a truly unique product that will redefine guest experiences in the hospitality industry,” said Steven Latasa-Nicks, CEO of MilesCX and Stellar Menus. “Our AI-driven platform will empower hotels and clubs to offer seamless, personalized service while optimizing their operations and reducing costs.”

Notable early adopters of the MilesCX platform include prestigious properties such as the Los Angeles Athletic Club (managed by Crescent Hotels & Resorts), The Chamberlain (operated by Springboard Hospitality), and Hotel Indigo (under StepStone Hospitality). These clients are leveraging AI-driven guest communications and personalized service to enhance satisfaction and streamline operations.

“With this merger, we’re not just expanding our product portfolio—we’re expanding the possibilities for our clients,” said Jonathan Chu, CEO of OhWaiter. “Our AI-powered solutions, combined with dynamic customer engagement tools, will help hospitality businesses increase revenue, reduce the cost of service delivery, and stay ahead of the competition.”

MilesCX will focus on proving market fit over the coming months, aiming to grow its client base and Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Leveraging the strengths of both companies, MilesCX is confident in its ability to capture new opportunities in the hospitality sector.

About MilesCX:

Miles Customer Experience (MilesCX) is a pioneering company at the forefront of AI-driven hospitality solutions. Formed through the merger of Stellar Menus and OhWaiter, MilesCX offers advanced tools that enhance guest communication, streamline operations, and boost sales through personalized, AI-powered recommendations. MilesCX is dedicated to empowering hospitality businesses, including hotels, clubs, and restaurants, to deliver exceptional service while optimizing efficiency and driving growth.

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