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Roadmap Writers Partners With Aevitas Creative Management

Roadmap Writers Partners With Aevitas Creative Management

Literary management company Aevitas Creative Management and Roadmap Writers, screenwriting education and training platform for writers, are launching an online education and professional development service geared towards authors. The service, Roadmap x Aevitas Authors, caters to new and emerging authors at various stages of their writing careers, according to a release. It will offer a variety of online courses and career development opportunities by dozens of literary industry professionals. Roadmap x Aevitas Authors’ programing includes one-on-one consultations, in-person meetings, contests, along with providing practical tools and insider knowledge for the publishing industry to aspiring authors. The program will service both nonfiction and fiction writers. “Roadmap Writers’ 10-year history of offering high-quality online and in-person courses to aspiring television and film writers and make them the perfect partner for Aevitas to establish this new premium educational service for aspiring authors, editors and publishing professionals,” Aevitas Creative Management co-CEOs David Kuhn and Todd Shuster. Roadmap Writers CEO Joey Tuccio and COO Dorian Connelley, “Aevitas Creative Management is one of the most dynamic and entrepreneurial literary agencies in …

Transforming wildfire management with geodesy and geospatial science

Transforming wildfire management with geodesy and geospatial science

Wildfire management can be improved through geodesy and geospatial science, offering proactive, evidence-based strategies and advanced technologies that enhance risk assessment, resource allocation, and response efforts. Geodesy and geospatial science are fundamental to wildfire management and can move the involved processes from reactive response to anticipatory, evidence-based action. Conventional measures such as fuel reduction, patrols, aircraft reconnaissance, emergency calls and firefighting crews remain essential, but geospatial systems add the spatial intelligence needed to act earlier and target resources more precisely. By integrating satellite, aircraft, drone and ground-based observations with other data on terrain, vegetation, and weather through classical and artificial intelligence (AI) methods, we can identify where risk is building, how a fire may evolve and which communities, infrastructure and ecosystems are most exposed. The geospatial data sets involved are vast. On the fundamental level, geodetic techniques provide all the reference systems for mapping, models and methods to operate the different platforms such as satellites, aircraft, and drones, as well as enable accurate positioning, navigation and timing. On the applied level, the geospatial technologies and …

Iran Poised To Finalize Hormuz Strait Management Plan, Brushing Aside Trump’s Threats

Iran Poised To Finalize Hormuz Strait Management Plan, Brushing Aside Trump’s Threats

Iran’s state Tasnim is saying the US naval blockade remains in effect, despite days of headlines of a ‘finalized’ US-Iran deal, which were clearly premature – though both sides still signal they are close to agreeing on a Memorandum of Understanding. But this is toward simply extending the ceasefire by 60-days in order to get back to the table, in hopes of finally ending the war based on a final deal. Despite President Trump’s latest warning which declared strict conditions on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran appears to be completely brushing his words aside, and is moving closer to formalizing its authority over vital energy shipping waterway. via Palestine Chronicle State-run Nour News is reporting that a bill outlining Tehran’s role in managing passage through the strategic waterway has been finalized and is expected to be brought to a vote soon. According to Bloomberg, Iranian lawmaker Alireza Salimi did not provide a specific timeline for the vote but said the legislation is on track to become law. Salimi said that “only Iran and Oman can …

The best inventory management software of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

The best inventory management software of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

If you’re still managing inventory in spreadsheets (or worse, on paper), you already know how quickly things fall apart. One stockout during a busy sales week can cost you thousands. A single miscounted stock keeping unit, or SKU, can snowball into a logistics nightmare that takes days to untangle. The good news is that inventory management software has come a long way. Whether you’re running a small retail operation, scaling a direct-to-consumer, or DTC, brand, or coordinating production across multiple warehouses, there’s a tool built for your specific situation. I’ve tested the top contenders to help you pick the right one. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Best personal data removal service deals of the week Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article. What is the best inventory management software right now? My top pick is Odoo. It has an inventory app that’s completely free as a standalone module with unlimited users, packing in real-time tracking, …

Apple Launches New All-in-One Apple Business Platform for Device Management, Email, and Customer Engagement

Apple Launches New All-in-One Apple Business Platform for Device Management, Email, and Customer Engagement

Apple today launched its new all-in-one Apple Business platform, debuting the refreshed Apple Business web portal and accompanying app. Apple Business aggregates several of Apple’s prior business-focused products, like Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect. The service offers organizations a unified platform for managing devices, employees, communications, and customer engagement across the Apple ecosystem. Companies can take advantage of built-in mobile device management tools (MDM) for configuring device settings, security policies, available apps, and user groups from one location. With a simplified “Blueprints” option, employers can preconfigure devices purchased from Apple or authorized retailers with settings and apps for zero-touch deployment. Employees can use Apple Business to install work-related apps, request support from employers, and contact colleagues through a company directory. Managed Apple Accounts provide “cryptographic separation” between personal and work data, so employees don’t need to deal with multiple devices. Provisioning can be automated with providers like Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID. Apple Business includes integrated email, calendar, and directory services linked to custom domains, plus customer engagement tools. …

Financial risk management platform Pillar raises M seed in round led by a16z

Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z

Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.  Others in the seed round include Crucible Capital, Gallery Ventures, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. The company has raised $23 million to date. Pillar, founded in 2023, automates hedging processes for such businesses. Hedging is when a company places a trade that can offset or cancel out losses from other priced trades. Geopolitics has not been kind to the commodities market, which has seen much volatility in the past year.  Harsha Ramesh, the company’s co-founder and CEO (founded alongside Chinmay Deshpande, the company’s CTO), said the company uses AI to ingest and parse data from client contracts, cash flows, inventories, ERP software, spreadsheets, and even WhatsApp messages to “continuously analyze exposure across commodities, FX, and freight.” It can then build and manage a hedge portfolio for its clients, and adjust positions automatically based on “market conditions, volatility, and the client’s risk tolerance,” Ramesh continued. The platform …

Iran issues chilling Strait of Hormuz ‘under new management’ threat | World | News

Iran issues chilling Strait of Hormuz ‘under new management’ threat | World | News

Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz could be under new management (Image: Getty) Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, declared that the Strait of Hormuz will be “under new management” in a landmark announcement on Thursday. “The enemy will compensate us for every damage inflicted,” he continued. “We will in no way relinquish our rights, and in this regard we consider the entire Resistance Axis as a unified whole.” The Iranian leader delivered the momentous statement in a written address read aloud on state television. This follows reports that only a small number of vessels have been permitted to navigate the Strait since the ceasefire was announced. The operation of the vital waterway, which is widely expected to ease pressure on the oil and gas industry, was a central component of the agreement. The statement further noted that Iran is awaiting an “appropriate reaction from our southern neighbors” — the Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf — so that Iran may “show you our brotherhood.” The leader also declared that the country is resolute …

New chip design could boost efficiency of power management in data centers

New chip design could boost efficiency of power management in data centers

In an effort to meet the rising energy demands of data centers, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new chip design that could improve how graphics processing units (GPUs) convert and manage power. The technology demonstrates a more efficient way to perform a critical task in electronics: converting high voltages into lower levels required by computing hardware. In lab tests, a prototype chip performed the type of voltage conversion used in modern data centers with high efficiency. The advance, published in Nature Communications, could lead to the development of smaller, more energy-efficient systems for advanced computing. A chip designed to convert high voltages into lower levels in electronics — a process known as DC-DC step-down conversion — more efficiently using a piezoelectric resonator. (CREDIT: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering) The chip design offers a new approach to improving the performance of a circuit component known as a DC-DC step-down converter, which is found in nearly all electronics. The step-down converter acts as a protective bridge between power sources …

John Legend Joins Roc Nation for Management

John Legend Joins Roc Nation for Management

John Legend is now being managed by Roc Nation, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, as the singer parts ways with longtime manager Ty Stiklorius and her firm Friends at Work. It’s unclear when the switch took place. Legend was listed on Friends at Work’s roster as recently as last month, as reflected in the Internet Archive’s Way Back Machine, and Stiklorius had spoken about her work with Legend in February during a panel discussion for a Global Citizen event in Beverly Hills. “Twenty years is a lifetime in this business, and I’m proud of the work John and I did together that was rooted in creativity, trust, love and ambition,” Stiklorius said in a statement to THR. “I’m energized by what’s ahead for both of us as I pass the music management baton to Jay Brown at ROC Nation. I continue to be John’s partner in the many for-profit and non-profit ventures we built together and John’s biggest champion.” Legend first broke out in 2004 with his much-lauded debut album Get Lifted, which quickly established …