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McDonald Hopkins Issues Commentary: Being Vigilant at Home - Attacks on Iran May Cause a Rise in Cyber Attacks
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by member Blair Dawson and associate Aimee Diehl:* * *
Being vigilant at home: Attacks on Iran may cause a rise in cyber attacks
Following the start of "Operation Epic Fury," the United States joint military operation with Israel against Iran, the UK advised organizations to be wary of cyberattacks from Iranian-related groups. Many in the cybersecurity industry foresee increased cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated groups that deviate from more common data exfiltration attacks, with ... Show Full Article CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by member Blair Dawson and associate Aimee Diehl: * * * Being vigilant at home: Attacks on Iran may cause a rise in cyber attacks Following the start of "Operation Epic Fury," the United States joint military operation with Israel against Iran, the UK advised organizations to be wary of cyberattacks from Iranian-related groups. Many in the cybersecurity industry foresee increased cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated groups that deviate from more common data exfiltration attacks, withsuch attacks possibly focusing on disruption, denial, or destruction. Iranian-affiliated groups may work to deface websites and conduct distributed-denial-of-service attacks. Other attacks may be more sophisticated, beginning with credential harvesting, exploiting known weaknesses, and spear phishing with the purpose of developing into intelligence gathering and then disruption, such as encrypting or deleting data. If it sounds familiar, it is. In June of 2025, the United States conducted Operation Midnight Hammer hitting three Iranian nuclear facilities. A few days following this attack, four different government agencies (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, and the National Security Agency) issued a joint statement advising groups to be alert for Iranian-related cyberattacks. However, with the current offensive that could extend for weeks, months or longer, the threat of cyberattacks is greatly increased as Iran attempts to leverage any available options for retaliation.
In the current threat landscape, it is imperative to be vigilant and take the proper precautions. Implementing measures to harden networks, such as updating software, patching known vulnerabilities, changing passwords periodically and enforcing multifactor authentication, is critical. Organizations should also improve monitoring and threat detection capabilities within their environments. An organization that routinely handles highly sensitive information, in particular, should reassess the software and devices it utilizes to determine whether they are still "up to snuff" and may even want to consider consulting with technology experts to consult on the current security posture and potential improvements. Security is always a going concern for organizations, but all the more so given the heightened threat landscape.
Just as important as preventing a cyberattack is knowing how to respond to one, and respond quickly. Incident response plans are helpful tools for organizations and their team members, outlining how to respond to a cyber incident and the contact information for a variety of critical parties, such as cyber insurance carriers, data privacy counsel, and forensics. It may also provide guidance for staff by delineating different levels of severity and the steps to take allocated to each. A formalized incident response plan can greatly improve response time, lessen financial burden, ensure experts are involved immediately and reduce anxiety and fatigue by staff responsible for doing the on-the-ground recovery work and reporting. Data privacy counsel can assist an organization in drafting an incident response plan from scratch or reviewing and revising an existing one.
Once an incident response plan is in place, tabletop exercises are a great way to practice responding to a security incident in a controlled environment, leading to increased familiarity and response time if an actual incident arises. These can be facilitated by data privacy counsel as well as insurance brokers and/or technology firms. These exercises allow staff to practice a cyber disaster scenario that speaks to that particular organization's risks, resources and operational needs. Such practice can mean the difference between a successful recovery from a cyber incident and suffering undue delays while the team attempts to learn the plan as they deal with a crisis.
Another consideration is limiting the risk footprint of an organization. While this falls outside the technical preparations for a cyber incident, it can be critical for limiting an organization's potential exposure to legal obligations to notify business partners, clients and individuals. An organization should periodically revisit its data retention policy and audit its data in order to determine how much sensitive data exists, where that data may live in the environment, and assess whether it is actually needed for business purposes. An organization that stays on top of its data can make the difference between having to notify a handful of individuals versus thousands in the case of keeping employee data going back decades, for example.
While threats are an ever-present concern for organizations, world developments, like the recent attacks on Iran, are a reminder that those threats are real, always evolving and may be increased due to efforts to retaliate against the U.S. off the battlefield.
When in doubt, businesses can consult with trusted external legal counsel for guidance on ensuring proper steps are taken in preparation for responding to a cyberattack. If you have any questions regarding your company's position and potential for improvement, reach out to McDonald Hopkins' national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group.
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Blair Dawson, MS CyS, FIP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM
Member
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Aimee Diehl
Associate
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Original text here: https://www.mcdonaldhopkins.com/insights/news/being-vigilant-at-home-attacks-on-iran-may-cause-a-rise-in-cyber-attacks
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
HPE Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results
SPRING, Texas, March 10 (TNSrpt) -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:* * *
HPE reports fiscal 2026 first quarter results
Strong Networking Q1 results and increased profitability in Cloud & AI drive higher fiscal 2026 outlook
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HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2026.
"HPE delivered a strong first quarter, outperforming in our networking business and posting one of our most profitable quarters on record," said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of HPE. "Our ... Show Full Article SPRING, Texas, March 10 (TNSrpt) -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * HPE reports fiscal 2026 first quarter results Strong Networking Q1 results and increased profitability in Cloud & AI drive higher fiscal 2026 outlook * HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2026. "HPE delivered a strong first quarter, outperforming in our networking business and posting one of our most profitable quarters on record," said Antonio Neri, president and CEO of HPE. "OurQ1 results reflect our newly combined networking innovation, and effective operational discipline in a dynamic commodity supply environment. Demand for our products and solutions was strong, with orders increasing double digits year over year across all segments."
"We successfully delivered on our commitments in the quarter, and exceeded our expectations for profitability and cash flow measures," said Marie Myers, executive vice president and CFO of HPE. "Strong demand, prudent cost management, and faster than planned Juniper and Catalyst synergies contributed to our performance and underscore our confidence that we will drive profitable, sustainable growth while transforming the way we operate."
First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
* Revenue: $9.3 billion, up 18% from the prior-year period
* Gross margins:
- GAAP of 35.9%, up 670 basis points from the prior-year period and up 240 basis points sequentially
- Non-GAAP(1) of 36.6%, up 720 basis points from the prior-year period and up 20 basis points sequentially
* Diluted net earnings per share ("EPS"):
- GAAP of $0.31, down $0.13 from the prior-year period and above our outlook range of $0.09 and $0.13
- Non-GAAP(1) of $0.65, up $0.16 from the prior-year period and above our outlook range of $0.57 - $0.61
* Cash flow from operations: $1.2 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from the prior-year period
* Free cash flow ("FCF")(1)(2): $0.7 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion from the prior-year period
* Capital returns to common shareholders: $348 million in the form of dividends and share repurchases
First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Segment Results
* Networking revenue was $2.7 billion, up 151.5% from the prior-year period, with 23.7% operating profit margin, compared to 29.7% from the prior-year period. This segment incorporates our former Intelligent Edge segment and Juniper Networks.
* Within Networking, revenue from:
- Campus & Branch was $1.2 billion, up 42.0% from the prior-year period.
- Data Center Networking was $444 million, up 382.6% from the prior-year period.
- Security was $255 million, up 114.3% from the prior-year period.
- Routing was $780 million, compared to $1 million in the prior-year period.
* Cloud & AI revenue was $6.3 billion, down 2.7% from the prior-year period, with 10.2% operating profit margin, compared to 8.4% from the prior-year period. This segment consolidates HPE's server, storage, and financial services businesses, representing a new financial segment for FY26.
* Within Cloud & AI, revenue from:
- Server was $4.2 billion, down 2.7% from the prior-year period.
- Storage was $1.1 billion, up 0.6% from the prior-year period.
- Financial Services was $0.9 billion, up 0.3% from the prior-year period.
* Corporate Investments and Other revenue was $261 million, down 2.2% from the prior-year period, with -4.6% of operating profit margin, compared to -3.0% from the prior-year period. This segment includes the Advisory and Professional Services business and Hewlett Packard Labs; the Telco and Instant On businesses have been incorporated into this segment, a change for FY26.
Dividend
The HPE Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.1425 per share on the company's common stock, payable on or about April 23, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 24, 2026.
Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Outlook
HPE estimates revenue to be in the range of $9.6 billion to $10.0 billion. HPE estimates GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $0.09 to $0.13 and non-GAAP diluted net EPS(1) to be in the range of $0.51 to $0.55. Fiscal 2026 second quarter non-GAAP diluted net EPS estimate excludes net after-tax adjustments of approximately $0.42 per diluted share, primarily related to amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition, disposition and other charges, and cost reduction program.
Fiscal 2026 Full Year Outlook
HPE is reaffirming its FY26 revenue growth outlook range of 17% to 22%, as previously provided at our Securities Analyst Meeting. HPE is raising revenue growth expectations for the Networking segment to 68% to 73%. HPE estimates GAAP operating profit growth to be 490% to 550% and non-GAAP operating profit growth between 32% to 40%(1)(3).
HPE is raising both GAAP diluted net EPS to be in the range of $1.02 to $1.22 and non-GAAP diluted net EPS(1)(4) to be in the range of $2.30 to $2.50. Fiscal 2026 full year non-GAAP diluted net EPS estimate excludes net after-tax adjustments of approximately $1.28 per diluted share, primarily related to amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition, disposition and other charges, cost reduction program, and adjustments related to the sale of H3C. HPE is also raising its free cash flow(1)(2)(4) guidance and now expects free cash flow to be at least $2.0 billion.
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1/ A description of HPE's use of non-GAAP financial information is provided below under "Use of non-GAAP financial information and key performance metrics."
2/ Free cash flow represents cash flow from operations, less net capital expenditures (investments in property, plant & equipment ("PP&E") and software assets less proceeds from the sale of PP&E), and adjusted for the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.
3/ FY26 non-GAAP operating profit excludes costs of approximately $2.7 billion primarily related to amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition, disposition and other charges, and cost reduction program.
4/ Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides certain guidance on a non-GAAP basis. In reliance on the exception provided by Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is unable to provide a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts, as the Company cannot predict some elements that are included in such directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These elements could have a material impact on the Company's reported GAAP results for the guidance period. Refer to the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures below for more information.
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About HPE
HPE (NYSE: HPE) is a leader in essential enterprise technology, bringing together the power of AI, cloud, and networking to help organizations achieve more. As pioneers of possibility, our innovation and expertise advance the way people live and work. We empower our customers across industries to optimize operational performance, transform data into foresight, and maximize their impact. Unlock your boldest ambitions with HPE. Discover more at www.hpe.com.
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Use of non-GAAP financial information and key performance metrics
To supplement Hewlett Packard Enterprise's condensed consolidated financial statement information presented on a generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides financial measures, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP operating profit (non-GAAP earnings from operations), non-GAAP operating profit margin (non-GAAP earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net earnings attributable to HPE and non-GAAP net earnings attributable to common stockholders, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, and free cash flow ("FCF"). Hewlett Packard Enterprise also provides forecasts of non-GAAP operating profit growth, non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share, and FCF. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for this quarter and prior periods are included in the tables below or elsewhere in the materials accompanying this news release. In addition an explanation of the ways in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its business, the substance behind Hewlett Packard Enterprise's decision to use these non-GAAP measures, the material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures, the manner in which Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons why Hewlett Packard Enterprise's management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide supplemental useful information to investors is included further below. This additional non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue, gross profit, gross profit margin, operating profit (earnings from operations), operating profit margin (earnings from operations as a percentage of net revenue), net earnings, diluted net earnings per share, and cash flow from operations prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Hewlett Packard Enterprise") may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "guide", "optimistic", "intend", "aim", "will", "estimates", "may","likely", "could", "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any statements regarding the ongoing integration of Juniper Networks, Inc., and any projections, estimates, or expectations of savings or synergy realizations in connection therewith; any projections, estimations, or expectations of addressable markets and their sizes, revenue (including annualized revenue run-rate), margins, expenses (including stock-based compensation expenses), investments, effective tax rates, interest rates, the impact of tax law changes and related guidance and regulations, the impact of changes in trade policies and restrictions and the uncertainty created thereby, component costs, commodity shortage, net earnings, net earnings per share, cash flows, liquidity and capital resources, inventory, goodwill, impairment charges, hedges and derivatives and related offsets, order backlog, benefit plan funding, deferred tax assets, share repurchases, currency exchange rates, repayments of debts including our asset-backed debt securities, or other financial items; recent amendments to accounting guidance and any potential impacts on our financial reporting therefrom; any projections or estimations of orders; any projections of the amount, timing, or impact of cost saving actions and anticipated benefits to be realized if any; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, as well as the execution and consummation of corporate transactions or contemplated acquisitions and dispositions (including but not limited to the disposition of shares of H3C Technologies Co., Limited ("H3C") and the receipt of proceeds therefrom), research and development expenditures, and any resulting benefits, cost savings, charges, or revenue or profitability improvements; any statements concerning the expected development, performance, market share, or competitive performance relating to products or services; any statements concerning technological and market trends, the pace of technological innovation, and adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence-related and other products and services offered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; any statements regarding current or future macroeconomic trends or events and the impacts of those trends and events on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and our financial performance, including but not limited to supply chain dynamics (including but not limited to worldwide memory shortages), uncertain global trade policies and/or restrictions, and demand for our products and services, and our actions to mitigate such impacts to our business; the scope and duration of geopolitical tensions, including but not limited to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, instability and conflicts in the Middle East, and the relationship between China and the U.S., and our actions in response thereto, and their impacts on our business, operations, liquidity and capital resources, employees, customers, partners, supply chain, financial results, and the world economy; any statements regarding future regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues, among others; any statements regarding pending litigation, investigations, claims, or disputes, including but not limited to the legal proceedings relating to the acquisition of Juniper Networks; any statements of expectation or belief, including those relating to future guidance and the financial performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Risks, uncertainties, and assumptions include the need to address the many challenges facing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; the competitive pressures faced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise's businesses; risks associated with executing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's strategy; the impact of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events, including but not limited to those mentioned above; the need to effectively manage third-party suppliers and distribute Hewlett Packard Enterprise's products and services; the protection of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's intellectual property assets, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with its former parent; risks associated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's international operations (including from geopolitical events and macroeconomic uncertainties); the development of and transition to new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends; the execution of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's ongoing transformation and mix shift of its portfolio of offerings; the execution and performance of contracts by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers, customers, clients, and partners, including any impact thereon resulting from macroeconomic or geopolitical events, including inflation and rising commodity costs; the prospect of a shutdown of the U.S. federal government; the hiring and retention of key employees; the execution, integration, consummation, and other risks associated with business combination, disposition, and investment transactions, including but not limited to the risks associated with the disposition of H3C shares and the receipt of proceeds therefrom and successful integration of Juniper Networks, Inc., including our ability to integrate and implement our plans and forecasts and realize our anticipated financial and operational benefits with respect to the consolidated business; the execution, timing, and results of any cost reduction actions, including estimates and assumptions related to the costs and anticipated benefits of implementing such actions; the impact of changes to privacy, cybersecurity, environmental, global trade, and other governmental regulations; changes in our product, lease, intellectual property, or real estate portfolio; the payment or non-payment of a dividend for any period; the efficacy of using non-GAAP, rather than GAAP, financial measures in business projections and planning; the judgments required in connection with determining certain financial metrics; utility of segment realignments; allowances for recovery of receivables and warranty obligations; provisions for, and resolution of, pending litigation, investigations, claims, and disputes; the impacts of tax law changes and related guidance or regulations; and other risks that are described in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and in other filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As in prior periods, the financial information set forth in this press release, including tax-related items, reflects estimates based on information available at this time. While Hewlett Packard Enterprise believes these estimates to be reasonable, these amounts could differ materially from reported amounts in the filings made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
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REPORT: https://www.hpe.com/content/dam/hpe/newsroom/2026/03/HPE_Q1FY26_earnings_infographic.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2026/03/hpe-reports-fiscal-2026-first-quarter-results.html
[Category: BizComputer Technology]
GlobalFoundries Announces Availability of AutoPro 150 EMRAM Technology on Enhanced FDX Platform for Advanced Automotive Applications
SANTA CLARA, California, March 10 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026:* * *
GlobalFoundries Announces Availability of AutoPro 150 eMRAM Technology on Enhanced FDX Platform for Advanced Automotive Applications
Highest performance, most reliable embedded memory technology in GF's NVM portfolio is now available for prototyping
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GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced the availability of Auto Grade 1 ready embedded magnetic RAM (eMRAM) technology on the company's ultra-low power FDX(TM) platform, a key enhancement ... Show Full Article SANTA CLARA, California, March 10 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * GlobalFoundries Announces Availability of AutoPro 150 eMRAM Technology on Enhanced FDX Platform for Advanced Automotive Applications Highest performance, most reliable embedded memory technology in GF's NVM portfolio is now available for prototyping * GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced the availability of Auto Grade 1 ready embedded magnetic RAM (eMRAM) technology on the company's ultra-low power FDX(TM) platform, a key enhancementto GF's portfolio of non-volatile memory (eNVM) technologies and AutoPro(TM) platform of automotive-ready solutions.
The new FDX+AutoPro150 eMRAM technology delivers essential advantages over competitive industry grade memories, including proven endurance up to 500k cycles, sub-10 nanosecond read speed, and superior scalability for larger memory density. The technology is designed to address known magnetic field effects and qualified for reliable operation in harsh environments up to 150 C, enabling high-performance, system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that meet the demands of critical automotive applications. On-chip integration with GF's enhanced FDX platform, manufactured in both Germany and the U.S., enables compact and versatile designs with exceptional energy efficiency and security.
eMRAM technology is widely used today by Tier 1 OEMs for microcontroller units in software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), enabling real-time processing for safety-critical functions and over-the-air updates for improved user experience with reduced downtime. As Physical AI systems continue to advance and scale, eMRAM's fast access times and low power consumption enable future-proof designs for self-learning entities, including autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
"With the introduction of our Auto Grade 1 ready FDX+AutoPro150 eMRAM platform, GF is raising the bar for embedded memory performance in the most demanding automotive and industrial environments," said Ed Kaste, senior vice president of GF's ultra-low power CMOS business. "By combining fast, reliable MRAM with our energy-efficient FDX platform, we're giving customers a powerful path to build the next-generation of SDVs and emerging Physical AI systems. This milestone underscores GF's commitment to delivering innovative, automotive-ready solutions at scale and empowering our customers to design future-ready solutions with greater speed and confidence from a trusted manufacturing partner."
"MRAM is a technology at the edge of automotive innovation, providing speed, endurance and reliability that will help next-generation MCUs for software-defined vehicles with real-time, distributed intelligence," said Dr. Dominik Erb, vice president of digital semiconductor roadmaps & operations at Bosch. "We welcome that GlobalFoundries delivers embedded MRAM technology on their FDX platform and creates a new solution that helps scale with the growing demand across the automotive industry."
A process design kit for FDX+AutoPro150 eMRAM is available through GF's self-service GF Connect portal to help jumpstart the design process. Volume production is slated for the second half of 2026 through GF's manufacturing site in Dresden, driven by several key customer engagements.
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About GF
GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors the world relies on to live, work and connect. We innovate and partner with customers to deliver more power-efficient, high-performance products for the automotive, smart mobile devices, internet of things, communications infrastructure and other high-growth markets. With our global manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and reliable source for customers around the world. Every day, our talented global team delivers results with an unwavering focus on security, longevity and sustainability. For more information, visit https://gf.com.
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Forward-looking information
This news release may contain forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. GF undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
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Original text here: https://gf.com/gf-press-release/globalfoundries-announces-availability-of-autopro-150-emram-technology-on-enhanced-fdx-platform-for-advanced-automotive-applications/
[Category: BizElectronic Products]
Citi Issues Inaugural Digitally Native Structured Note on Euroclear's D-FMI DLT Platform
NEW YORK, March 10 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release:* * *
Citi Issues Inaugural Digitally Native Structured Note on Euroclear's D-FMI DLT Platform
HIGHLIGHTS
* Citi has issued its inaugural digitally native structured note on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI) Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Platform
* This type of transaction is a first for Euroclear's D-FMI and the first of its kind within the wealth management industry, demonstrating Citi's commitment ... Show Full Article NEW YORK, March 10 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release: * * * Citi Issues Inaugural Digitally Native Structured Note on Euroclear's D-FMI DLT Platform HIGHLIGHTS * Citi has issued its inaugural digitally native structured note on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI) Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Platform * This type of transaction is a first for Euroclear's D-FMI and the first of its kind within the wealth management industry, demonstrating Citi's commitmentto enhancing efficiency, transparency, and innovation across the bank
* The deal showcases DLT's seamless integration into financial markets, accelerating digital transformation and creating new possibilities across asset classes
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Luxembourg - Citi has issued its first digitally native structured note on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure platform. This transaction marks a debut of a digitally native structured note being issued on Euroclear's D-FMI and represents the first of its kind being offered within the wealth management industry.
The digitally native structured note was issued under English Law. The issuer is Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg, reflecting Luxembourg's supportive environment for digital financial innovation.
"This pioneering issuance marks an important step forward as we lead the first digitally native structured note on Euroclear's D-FMI. This dual milestone demonstrates our commitment to leveraging DLT to enhance efficiency, transparency, and innovation across the Markets business and wider franchise," said Bhaavit Agrawal, Global Head of Financial Institutions Structuring, Markets, at Citi.
Russell Budnick, Head of Capital Markets, Investment Solutions for Citi Wealth, said, "Issuing this digitally native structured note on Euroclear's D-FMI platform demonstrates how we can deliver traditional structured products more efficiently by leveraging distributed ledger technology while preserving the full investment profile clients expect. This marks an important step in expanding digitally native solutions across our global wealth franchise."
"As issuing and paying agent, we are leveraging our experience in supporting the settlement of digital issuances while actively shaping the development of digital capital markets. Our role in this transaction exemplifies Issuer Services' commitment to connecting global issuers to new and emerging opportunities, particularly in facilitating the first structured note issuance on the D-FMI. This deal is made even more significant as it showcases the full breadth of Citi's capabilities, bringing together various businesses across the firm on this landmark transaction," said Dirk Jones, Head of Issuer Services at Citi.
"This note illustrates how trusted market infrastructure can evolve to support innovation at scale. It reflects our ambition to move digital issuance from experimentation into everyday market practice across various distribution channels, embedding digital at the core of the financial ecosystem to enable more efficient capital flows. Together with Citi, we are embedding distributed ledger technology into existing market frameworks while preserving the robustness, legal certainty and investor protections global markets depend on," said Isabelle Delorme, Head of Product Strategy and Innovation at Euroclear.
This transaction represents a significant step in the ongoing digital transformation of financial markets, illustrating how DLT can be seamlessly integrated into existing market structures to unlock new possibilities for various asset classes. Citi continues to develop digital asset solutions, utilizing a unified technology framework to enhance its product offerings.
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About Citi
Citi is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi does business in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions, providing corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals with a broad range of financial products and services.
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Original text here: https://www.citigroup.com/global/news/press-release/2026/citi-issues-inaugural-digitally-native-structured-note-on-euroclear-s-d-fmi-dlt-platform
Chinese Turbine Suppliers Seize the Spotlight as Global Wind Power Installations Hit All-Time High, BloombergNEF Report Shows
LONDON, England, March 10 (TNSxrep) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release:* * *
Chinese Turbine Suppliers Seize the Spotlight as Global Wind Power Installations Hit All-Time High, BloombergNEF Report Shows
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Wind power additions totaled 169 gigawatts globally in 2025.
* Chinese firms made up eight of the top 10 global wind turbine suppliers, as wind additions in mainland China hit a new high.
* Goldwind retained its position as top turbine supplier, while Danish turbine maker Vestas slipped to seventh in 2025.
* India edged out the US and ... Show Full Article LONDON, England, March 10 (TNSxrep) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Chinese Turbine Suppliers Seize the Spotlight as Global Wind Power Installations Hit All-Time High, BloombergNEF Report Shows KEY TAKEAWAYS * Wind power additions totaled 169 gigawatts globally in 2025. * Chinese firms made up eight of the top 10 global wind turbine suppliers, as wind additions in mainland China hit a new high. * Goldwind retained its position as top turbine supplier, while Danish turbine maker Vestas slipped to seventh in 2025. * India edged out the US andGermany as the largest market outside mainland China.
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Global wind capacity additions hit an all-time high in 2025, marking a third straight year of record installations, according to BloombergNEF's annual Global Wind Turbine Market Shares 2025, which ranks the world's top wind turbine suppliers.
Project developers brought 169 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines online last year, 38% more than in 2024. Some 161GW, or 95%, of global wind additions were onshore, while 8GW was installed offshore.
Mainland China's booming onshore wind sector underpinned most of the growth in 2025, becoming the first market to add over 100GW in a single year. As a result, Chinese turbine makers took the top six places in BNEF's market share ranking for the first time: Goldwind maintained its position as the world's leading wind turbine supplier, installing 29.3GW in 2025. Envision retained second place with 20.9GW, almost a quarter of which was outside mainland China. Mingyang and Windey followed, while Sany and Dongfang Electric rounded out the top six with around 13.5GW each.
"Thanks to stable long-term policy support, wind installations over the past decade have become increasingly concentrated in mainland China." said Cristian Dinca, wind associate at BloombergNEF and lead author of the report. "Chinese manufacturers consistently top the global rankings. They benefitted particularly in 2025, as companies and provinces rushed to commission projects ahead of power market reforms and to meet targets set out in the Five-Year-Plan."
Chinese turbine makers continued to rely heavily on their home market, with domestic installations accounting for 93% of all capacity added by these players in 2025. Yet this marked a notable drop from 99% in 2024, indicating the export push is starting to pay off. Envision and Goldwind led on non-domestic commissioned capacity.
"This moment marks the emergence of Chinese manufacturers as true global players, as their commissioned capacity abroad has increased eightfold over the last year." said Oliver Metcalfe, head of wind research at BloombergNEF. "Challenged by razor-thin margins at home, Chinese suppliers are leveraging lower-cost production and fast delivery to enter new markets and undercut established rivals across Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia."
Outside mainland China, new additions also rose, increasing 17% year-on-year to 43GW. For the first time since wind power emerged as a major global force, India edged out the US and Germany to claim the title of biggest wind market outside mainland China. India's climb is bolstered by complex auctions, which typically require developers to integrate multiple renewable technologies or oversize projects beyond their contracted capacity, particularly in wind.
"India fully deserves its place as the second-largest wind market in the world." said Siddharth Shetty, BNEF's lead wind analyst for India. "The sector is reaping the rewards of complex auctions, pioneered by India's clean power auctioning agencies in 2018. And this momentum is not fading. We expect wind build to continue at similar levels through the end of this decade."
Danish turbine maker Vestas retained its position as the largest supplier of commissioned projects outside mainland China. However, it slipped to seventh overall in 2025, the first time Vestas has been out of the top five since BNEF began publishing its rankings in 2013. The firm had the most diverse market exposure of any turbine maker last year, commissioning projects in 28 markets.
The wind unit of German giant Siemens Energy topped the offshore market for the second year in a row, edging out Chinese turbine maker Goldwind. After three consecutive years of growth, offshore wind build contracted by a third in 2025, adding only 8.1GW. Project delays in key markets like mainland China and France hit the sector hard, as did political headwinds in the US, where activity ground to a temporary standstill. BNEF expects offshore wind additions to rebound in 2026 as delayed projects come online and a fresh batch of industrial-scale projects in the North Sea start to commission.
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About BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Our expert coverage assesses pathways for the power, transport, industry, buildings and agriculture sectors to adapt to the energy transition. We help commodity trading, corporate strategy, finance and policy professionals navigate change and generate opportunities.
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About Bloomberg
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Medicare Beneficiaries Skipping Fewer Medications Due to Cost Since Drug Pricing Reforms
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news:* * *
Medicare Beneficiaries Skipping Fewer Medications Due to Cost Since Drug Pricing Reforms
More than one in four American adults struggle to afford their prescription medications. Those who can't are left with grim choices -- skipping doses, cutting pills in half, or abandoning prescriptions entirely -- that can come with serious health consequences. New research from the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) offers ... Show Full Article BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Medicare Beneficiaries Skipping Fewer Medications Due to Cost Since Drug Pricing Reforms More than one in four American adults struggle to afford their prescription medications. Those who can't are left with grim choices -- skipping doses, cutting pills in half, or abandoning prescriptions entirely -- that can come with serious health consequences. New research from the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) offersearly evidence that federal drug pricing reforms intended to help are beginning to do just that.
Published in JAMA Internal Medicine (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2846009) the study found that Medicare beneficiaries were less likely to report skipping, rationing, or foregoing medications due to cost after the IRA's prescription drug cost-cutting provisions took effect Jan. 1, 2024. The improvement was greatest among those managing multiple chronic conditions.
"For too long, Medicare patients have been forced to ration important medications because of cost. Our findings are an early signal that the Inflation Reduction Act is changing that - and the patients benefiting most are exactly those who need it most," said Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, associate director and section head of health policy at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at BIDMC and senior author of the study.
The IRA's 2024 provisions targeted two groups most burdened by drug costs. For Medicare beneficiaries with high medication spending, the law eliminated the five percent coinsurance requirement for catastrophic coverage, effectively capping annual out-of-pocket costs at approximately $3300 per year. For lower-income enrollees who had been receiving only partial assistance, it expanded access to full subsidies, significantly reducing what they pay for their medications.
To assess the real-world impact of these changes, researchers used a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences design, drawing on data from the National Health Interview Survey, an annual survey of more than 27,000 U.S. adults conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wadhera and colleagues compared Medicare Part D beneficiaries between the ages of 62 and 67 to a similar group of privately insured adults who were not subject to the IRA's provisions.
They found that Medicare beneficiaries experienced a 4.9 percentage point reduction in cost-related medication nonadherence relative to their privately insured counterparts. Specifically, fewer patients reported skipping doses, reducing doses, delaying prescription fills, or foregoing medications because of cost. The finding held up across multiple sensitivity analyses, including after adjusting for race, ethnicity, income, and educational attainment, and when compared to a different comparison group (dually-enrolled beneficiaries).
The effect was particularly pronounced among beneficiaries managing two or more chronic conditions -- including hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer -- who saw a 7.8 percentage point reduction in cost-related nonadherence. Compare that to privately insured adults, not covered by the IRA's provisions, for whom medication nonadherence rose more than two percentage points during the same period. As of June 30, 2024, 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries had saved close to $1 billion from the IRA's elimination of the catastrophic coverage coinsurance requirement alone.
"When someone with diabetes or heart disease stops taking their medications due to cost, the consequences can be severe. Our data suggest that the IRA's reforms are helping the highest-risk patients stay on the medications they need," said Lucas Marinacci, MD, a faculty physician investigator at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research and general cardiologist at BIDMC, and lead author of the study.
While the IRA's drug provisions are helping Medicare beneficiaries stay on their medications, they are not yet making a dent in their overall health care costs. The study found neither a corresponding improvement in Medicare beneficiaries' ability to pay medical bills nor a decrease in their anxiety about future health care costs.
Co-authors included Stephen Mein, MD, of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at BIDMC, and Benjamin N. Rome, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital.
This work was supported by the John S. LaDue Memorial Fellowship, the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association Established Investigator Award, and the Donaghue Foundation.
Marinacci reports personal fees from Echo IQ. Rome reports grants from Arnold Ventures, the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute, and Humana, and personal fees from Alosa Health. Wadhera reports personal fees from Abbott Cardiovascular and Chamber Cardio. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a leading academic medical center, where extraordinary care is supported by high-quality education and research. BIDMC is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and consistently ranks as a national leader among independent hospitals in National Institutes of Health funding. BIDMC is the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a healthcare system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
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Arduino Announces Arduino VENTUNO Q, Powered by Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series
SAN DIEGO, California, March 10 -- Arduino, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, issued the following news release:* * *
Arduino Announces Arduino VENTUNO Q, Powered by Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series
The new platform by the leading open-source hardware provider is purpose-built for generative AI, robotics, and actuation -- making advanced capabilities accessible to all.
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Ahead of Embedded World, Arduino announced the upcoming launch of its newest platform to democratize edge AI, Arduino(R) VENTUNO(TM) Q.
Named after the Italian word for twenty-one, VENTUNO Q builds on the iconic legacy of the popular ... Show Full Article SAN DIEGO, California, March 10 -- Arduino, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, issued the following news release: * * * Arduino Announces Arduino VENTUNO Q, Powered by Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 Series The new platform by the leading open-source hardware provider is purpose-built for generative AI, robotics, and actuation -- making advanced capabilities accessible to all. * Ahead of Embedded World, Arduino announced the upcoming launch of its newest platform to democratize edge AI, Arduino(R) VENTUNO(TM) Q. Named after the Italian word for twenty-one, VENTUNO Q builds on the iconic legacy of the popularArduino(R) UNO(TM) family and embodies the company's coming of age as it prepares to celebrate its foundation's 21st anniversary, later this month.
At the Edge of Intelligence: Where AI Takes Action
VENTUNO Q unites high performance AI compute with deterministic real time control, enabling systems that don't just interpret the world -- they interact with it.
The board builds upon a dual-brain architecture similar to Arduino(R) UNO(TM) Q, yet significantly upgrades capabilities leveraging the Qualcomm Dragonwing(TM) IQ8 Series for both traditional and generative AI workloads, supported by NPU acceleration delivering up to 40 dense TOPS, as well as a dedicated STM32H5 microcontroller for low latency actuation and motor control. In addition, VENTUNO Q comes with 16 GB RAM -- able to handle concurrent inference and complex multitasking -- and an expandable 64 GB of storage.
"With VENTUNO Q, AI can finally move from the cloud into the physical world. This platform makes it possible to build machines that perceive, decide, and act -- all on a single board." said Fabio Violante, VP & GM, Arduino, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Our goal is to make advanced robotics and edge AI accessible to every developer, educator, and innovator. VENTUNO Q is the natural evolution of Arduino's mission, and a major step toward bringing real world intelligence to everyone."
"VENTUNO Q reflects our shared commitment to make edge AI more powerful and more accessible," said Nakul Duggal, EVP and Group GM, Automotive, Industrial and Embedded IoT, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "By uniting Arduino's developer ecosystem with the power of Dragonwing processors, we are making advanced edge AI available to millions of developers worldwide. This platform paves the way for a fresh surge of creativity and innovation, where devices and solutions can instantly comprehend their surroundings and respond, all at the edge."
With VENTUNO Q, users will be able to prototype and build solutions for a variety of fields, running fully autonomous AI agents offline. For example:
* AI-powered systems: completely offline AI voice assistants running local LLM models; smart mirrors that respond to gestures; tourist kiosks, healthcare desks, or transport hubs that leverage automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) on the edge.
* Robotics and motion control: precise pick-and-place robotic arms guided by vision; service robots that recognize and follow their owners across dynamic environments; autonomous robots that navigate complex environments independently using Visual SLAM and path optimization.
* Edge AI vision and sensing systems: proactive security systems that spot hazardous behaviors; traffic monitoring devices that process complex data on the edge; automated quality inspection that use local VLMs to detect minute defects or missing components.
* Education & research: VENTUNO Q can serve as a key tool to teach anything from computer vision to generative AI on the edge, and is the ideal platform to quickly and easily develop functional prototypes in record time.
A Unified Development Experience that Removes Barriers
VENTUNO Q eliminates multi-device complexity because it delivers synchronized perception, decision, and action on a single board. The main processor runs Ubuntu and Linux Debian with upstream support, while the real time microcontroller runs the Arduino Core on Zephyr OS, ensuring deterministic behavior for time critical tasks.
What's more, it enables users to build complex AI systems faster than ever through the seamless Arduino(R) App Lab environment, offering a unified development experience across Arduino sketches, Python scripts, and a range of ready-to-use AI models -- including local LLMs, VLMs, automatic speech recognition, gesture recognition, pose estimation, and object tracking entirely offline powered by Qualcomm(R) AI Hub. And for advanced projects which require custom AI models, Arduino App Lab is now integrated with Edge Impulse Studio. More AI frameworks will be supported soon.
Designed to Democratize Innovation
VENTUNO Q can be connected to a PC or used as a single-board computer (SBC). Unlike general-purpose AI SBCs, it is engineered from the ground up for machines that move, react, and manipulate.
In addition to tightly integrating a real-time MCU and an NPU-accelerated MPU, on the hardware side it features:
* Industrial I/Os that include native CAN FD, PWM, and high-speed GPIO for precise physical control;
* ROS 2-ready workflows and robotics use cases are baked directly into the platform;
* High-speed connectors for multiple MIPI CSI cameras (with the ability to process multiple feeds with AI), advanced audio, displays, and 2.5 Gb Ethernet.
Combined with unmatched hardware compatibility -- VENTUNO Q works out of the box with UNO shields and carriers, Arduino(R) Modulino(TM) nodes and Qwiic sensors, as well as Raspberry Pi Hats -- these features make for one of the most flexible and developer friendly Edge AI ecosystems ever built.
Arduino VENTUNO Q will be available in Q2 2026 from the Arduino Store, as well as via our network of official resellers including DigiKey, Farnell, Macfos, Mouser and RS. Sign up today for updates at https://www.arduino.cc/product-ventuno-q
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About Arduino
Arduino (a Qualcomm company) is a leading open-source hardware and software provider and an accessible platform for creating interactive projects. With an estimated 33 million active users, the Arduino ecosystem has expanded over 20 years to address new demands and challenges, offering products for IoT, wearables, 3D printing, and embedded environments.
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Building on our 40 years of technology leadership in creating era-defining breakthroughs, we deliver a broad portfolio of solutions built with our leading-edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. Our Snapdragon(R) platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences, and our Qualcomm Dragonwing(TM) products empower businesses and industries to scale to new heights. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation to enrich lives, improve businesses, and advance societies. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress.
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