BURBANK, California, Sept. 13 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT - Bachelor in Paradise: "901" (901) (Season Premiere) Logline: It's almost paradise! Nearly a year since the last tropical rendezvous, "Bachelor in Paradise" returns with a cast of standouts and fan favorites from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." Extended Logline: It's almost paradise! Nearly a year since the last tropical r  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 13 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "Shark Tank," the critically acclaimed and multi-Emmy(R) Award-winning business-themed unscripted series that celebrates entrepreneurship in America, returns to ABC this fall for its 15th season. The hit reality show that has become a culturally defining series and inspires a nation to dream bigger has amassed an amazing $8 billion in retail sales from deals offered in the Tank. The Sharks - tou  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * * Online prices dropped 1.6% compared with July 2022, and 0.9% from June 2023 * Grocery price increases have now slowed for 10 consecutive months * Categories including appliances, furniture/bedding and electronics continue to see notable price drops * * * Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced the latest online inflation data from the Adobe Digital Price Ind  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, the California Senate passed AB 579 to accelerate the adoption of electric school buses and bring the benefits of clean air and cost-savings to communities statewide. The bill, sponsored by Advanced Energy United and CALSTART, represents the latest significant action from the California Legislature to accelerate the transition to clean and safe school transportation. The bill w  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 13 -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) and Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Resolution Bioscience to Exact Sciences. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are   more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today announced expanded progress to decarbonize its global supply chain, with more than 300 manufacturers now committed to using 100 percent clean energy for their Apple production by 2030. New commitments from more than 50 suppliers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia have driven recent growth in Apple's Supplier Clean Energy  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today announced iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, featuring an industry-first color-infused back glass with a stunning, textured matte finish, and a new contoured edge on the aluminum enclosure. Both models feature the Dynamic Island, and an advanced camera system designed to help users take fantastic photos of everyday momen  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today announced AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging (USB C), making the world's most popular headphones even better. AirPods Pro (2nd generation) continue to revolutionize personal audio by delivering incredible sound quality, up to double the Active Noise Cancellation of their predecessor, an advanced Tran  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today introduced Apple Watch Series 9, bringing new features to the world's best-selling watch and achieving a significant environmental milestone. Apple Watch Series 9 is more powerful than ever with the new S9 SiP, which increases performance and capabilities; a magical new double tap gesture; a brighter display; faster  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today introduced Apple Watch Ultra 2, bringing new features to Apple's most capable and rugged smartwatch, and achieving a significant environmental milestone. Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers all of the features users love about Ultra, plus the powerful new S9 SiP, a magical new double tap gesture, Apple's brightest display ev  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 13 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Apple today announced its first-ever carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup. Innovations in design and clean energy have driven dramatic reductions in product emissions of over 75 percent for each carbon neutral Apple Watch.1 This milestone marks a major step in the company's journey toward its ambitious Appl  more

TORRANCE, California, Sept. 13 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers. Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the U.S. and Canada,   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 13 -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced it has signed Chip One Stop, an Arrow Electronics company, as a new catalog distributor. Adding Chip One Stop to the Company's roster of leading sales channel partners is part of Bourns' continued strategic expan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Tristan Lemon, of Paso Robles, has been appointed Warden of Pleasant Valley State Prison, where he has served as Acting Warden since 2022. Lemon was Chief Deputy Warden at Salinas Valley State Prison from 2020 to 2022. He held several positions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Co  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: In the face of a worsening climate crisis that's causing more extreme flooding and droughts, Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted the distribution of nearly $300 million to make California's water supply more resilient and promote climate-smart agriculture. BOOSTING GROUNDWATER & STORAGE: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) awarded $187 million for 103 projects throu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is poised to make the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime -- $267,118,293. As part of a competitive grant process, staff are recommending the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) award funding to 55 local law enforcement agencies across California. If approved by the Board, the funding, pa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: As part of the state's ongoing efforts to prevent and end homelessness in California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced more than $81 million in Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grants for 11 communities. The funding will provide services to 2,693 persons experiencing homelessness to help them move out of encampments and into permanent housing. Six of the 12 projects fun  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater subbasins through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program. The funding will support 103 individual projects that enhance groundwater monitoring, water use efficiency, groundwater recharge, recycled water and water quality, including more than $160 million that w  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Caltech's hub for cutting-edge quantum research, the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, or IQIM, $13.8 million to support six more years of operations. IQIM is one of several Physics Frontiers Centers, which brings together a collection of research groups, often across disciplines, and is designed and supported by the NSF to "foster maj  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced the availability of Cisco Secure Application (previously Security Insights for Cloud Native Application Observability) on the Cisco Full-Stack Observability Platform, enabling organizations to bring together application and security teams to securely develop and deploy modern applications. The latest release of Cisco Secure Application helps customers to securely manage clo  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, Sept. 13 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: This fall, College of the Canyons has launched a new certificate program for veteran service providers, such as veteran counselors in higher education, government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations. Offered through the college's School of Personal and Professional Learning (PPL), the Supporting and Empowering Veterans certificate program can be completed entirely online, at no cost.   more

SAN RAMON, California, Sept. 13 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Less than a week before the start of Climate Week NYC, GE Vernova's Digital business today announced the early limited release of CERius(TM), a carbon emissions management software designed to help energy companies progress toward their net-zero goals using data precision and abatement planning capabilities. CERius is  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 13 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: During a special event at the 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland today, the Air Force Association (AFA) presented General Atomics' Chairman and CEO Neal Blue and Linden S. Blue with the John R. Alison Award. The award is given annually to recognize the most significant contributions by industry to U.S. National Defense. The award was presente  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 13 -- The University of San Diego issued the following news release: This month, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 699, which strengthens laws against non-compete clauses in California. Orly Lobel, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Employment and Labor Policy at the University of San Diego, led the drafting of the bill based on her decade of research on the harms of non-competes. Non-compete clauses in employment contrac  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, together with Brian Austin Green, Sharna Burgess, and Randy Spelling, announce "Old.ish". Audiences can expect an engaging and emotional exploration of the past, as these entertainers reflect on the pleasures, challenges, and personal growth that shaped their careers. Listeners can hear the premiere episode now here. Hosts Brian, Sharna   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- Intelsat, a provider of satellite and terrestrial network and inflight connectivity, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Livermore, California-based Aalyria, the advanced software-defined and optical networking communications pioneer, that includes f  more

SANTA ROSA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), announces the expansion of its industry-leading portfolio of Infiniium oscilloscopes with the new, hardware-accelerated Infiniium MXR B-Series, offering automated analysis tools that enable engineers to find anomalies quickly and shorten time to market. Engineers risk launching   more

COSTA MESA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Experian has today announced a deal with Konfir in a move that is set to transform the pre-employment checking process for both candidates and employers. By adding Experian's income and employment verification solution, Work ReportTM1, to its existing offering, Konfir becomes the first provider in the UK and Ireland to offer employers, with employees consent, dir  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 13 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has earned three honors in the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation's 39th annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition. The awards are named for Lowell Thomas, an acclaimed journalist, prolific author and modern-day world explorer whose dedicated spirit epitomizes that of the inquiring travel journalist. Times Staff Writer Julia Carmel earned first place in the ser  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 13 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: The University of California, Irvine and the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response Team are launching an innovative, mobile crisis intervention program aimed at supporting mental health within the campus community. It's expected to be fully operational in time for the fall quarter. "With the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response Team's deployment, UCI reaffirms its commitment to the well-being  more

FOLSOM, California, Sept. 13 -- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, issued the following news release: PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, and EAB, the leading provider of higher education research, technology, and enrollment solutions, today announced a partnership to provide high school students easy access to proactive offers of college admission and financial aid. The partnership expands  more

DAVIS, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: The University of California, Davis, exceeded $1 billion in new external research awards in the fiscal year 2022-23 following the record set the previous year. The funding, which totaled $1.006 billion, will enable scientific discoveries and new technologies through research addressing a wide range of needs in human and animal health, digital systems, the environment and more. "Once again, UC  more

DAVIS, California, Sept. 13 -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: UC Davis has expertise in bank failures in the fields of economics, business management and law. School of Law Peter Lee is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law and Director, Center for Innovation, Law, and Society. His scholarship covers, among other things, venture capital regulation. He spoke recently on Marketplace to Kai Ryssdal about Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. Contact: ptrlee@ucdavis  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on Sept. 12, 2023, with David Lo, distinguished professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine: * * * UC Riverside vaccine expert David Lo says there are no contraindications to taking the flu and COVID vaccines together * * * The U.S. has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines. How does this affect you? Should you get this new vaccine? Might it protect against long COVI  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Law School issued the following news: By Andrew Cohen Advanced legal writing skills often lead to rewarding careers in the law. Claudia Liss-Schultz '25 and Kayvon Seif-Naraghi '25 each took a recent leap forward on that path -- and received a $2,500 prize -- after winning this year's Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing at Berkeley Law. A joint committee of the Universi  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Materials will be digitized and made available online to researchers around the world * * * The Modern Endangered Archives Program, a UCLA Library initiative, has announced 30 new grants awarded to communities and archives around the world. The funds will help grantees document and digitize at-risk cultural heritage materials in order to preserve them and make them available to  more

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 13 -- The University of California Berkeley School of Public Health issued the following news: Berkeley students, long known for their drive to make a difference, now have a new avenue for partnering with communities--while receiving grant funding--to develop innovative solutions to public health challenges. Berkeley Public Health's newly launched Social Impact Innovation Grant Program--supported by a generous gift from Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao--empowers undergraduat  more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * ISI is committed to solving big problems in the world by leveraging differences and ensuring an inclusive environment. * * * By Julia Cohen "ISI values diverse thinking. To have diverse thinking you must have diversity within your researchers, students and staff," said Jamani King, DEI progra  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at USC used machine learning to explore the links between sedentary behavior and dementia, finding that the total time spent sedentary matters for brain aging. * * * Adults aged 60 and older who spend more time engaging in sedentary behaviors like sitting while watching TV or driving may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study   more

LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 12 -- California State University issued the following news release: California State University (CSU) Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester has appointed Dr. Vernon B. Harper Jr. to serve as interim president of California State University, Bakersfield. Harper currently serves as CSU Bakersfield's provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Harper will serve as interim president beginning on Dec. 31, 2023, for approximately 12 months while the CSU Board of Truste  more