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CareConnect’s AI-Powered Workforce Optimization Platform is a Transformative Addition to the Home Care and Post-Acute Care Industries

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June 3, 2024

DANA POINT, Calif., June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today at Home Care 100, CareConnect, LLC, a leader in home care AI, software, and services, is proud to announce their new Workforce Optimization Platform built on their recently launched ShiftMatch.AI Platform. This latest offering is purpose-built for both the Home Care and Post-Acute Care Industries and is poised to accelerate revenue significantly while reducing costs on three of their main challenges with caregivers across care settings: Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention; all with a focus on maximizing WORK for Caregivers and WORKERS for agencies.

Analytics-Driven Optimization with ShiftMatch.AI Predictive Analytics
CareConnect is adding ShiftMatch.AI-powered workforce optimization analytics for Home Care and Post-Acute Care with the newly released ShiftMatch.AI Predictive Analytics. These analytics focus on recruiting, retention, and engagement insights to help Home Care and Post-Acute Care agencies better understand how to optimize workforce costs through targeted intelligence and feed the ShiftMatch.AI engine to maximize shift booking and applicant tracking activities to boost revenue, save money, and decrease time-to-hire. The data ShiftMatch.AI harnesses about work, workers, their desire to work, and when, where and how they operate is a key value driver for the new ShiftMatch.AI Predictive Analytics.

Ensure Smooth Hiring Processes with CareConnect Applicant Tracking 2.0
CareConnect’s next-generation Applicant Tracking System (ATS), CareConnect ATS 2.0, is now available. Using ShiftMatch.AI to fuel intelligent workforce hiring decisions and ensure all forms of caregivers have an excellent experience from the moment they contact their agency, CareConnect ATS 2.0 is the next step in the critical journey to getting caregivers working when, where, and how they’re needed. We asked what an ideal ATS 2.0 would look like, and our customers answered! New functionality includes upgraded applicant/progress tracking, custom applicant tagging, a candidate review rating system, job postings, referral sources, and recruiter activity/performance reporting. Everything you expect from an industry-leading ATS is encapsulated in the CareConnect ATS 2.0.

Reduce Recruitment Costs by 50% or more with CareConnect RPO 2.0
Worried about the skyrocketing cost of recruiting caregivers of all kinds? The CareConnect Team has over 100 years of combined experience with healthcare recruiting in both the Home Care and Post-Acute Care markets and is excited to announce CareConnect RPO (Recruiting Process Outsourcing) 2.0, which is now integrated with Predictive Analytics and CareConnect ATS 2.0, putting workforce intelligence at the center of this offering. The analytics gathered from recruiting and shift booking feed the ShiftMatch.AI engine, resulting in reduced time-to-hire, reduced recruitment costs (customers are seeing reductions of 50% or more) and, when paired with Shift Booking, an increase in accepted shifts.

Enhanced Integration with CareConnect’s Public HL7 FHIR-Compliant APIs
Today, CareConnect is proud to announce the general availability of their public HL7 FHIR-compliant APIs. You will be able to find those publicly available APIs on the CareConnect website in the coming weeks. The release of these APIs will enable integration access with virtually any EMR, EVV, or AMS platform in the full spectrum of healthcare, with a focus on Home Care and Post-Acute Care. This includes homegrown systems to ensure quick and easy access to CareConnect’s platform, products, and services, all focused on optimizing your workforce, driving revenue, and reducing costs. In addition, this will enable the expansion of the CareConnect partnership program, bringing new best-of-breed partners to the market to deliver Home Care and Post-Acute Care VALUE, and staying true to CareConnect’s corporate culture pillars.

“The team at CareConnect has been working feverishly for almost a year to develop and launch our Caregiver Optimization Platform. CareConnect has the vision of being the ‘brains’ behind how you recruit, engage, and retain your workforce in Home Care and Post-Acute Care. As the agency and/or provider, you know your caregivers best and always will. We empower you to expand your knowledge about everything that gets a caregiver to apply, take a visit/shift, and keep coming back over and over to provide exceptional patient care, and accelerate your understanding of your workforce through analytics, an AI-powered platform, and products/services that take workforce ops action to a new level,” said Matt McGinty, CEO of CareConnect. “We’re particularly excited about our APIs” said Andrew Packer, Chief Growth Officer. “Based on feedback from customers, I see this helping us enable enterprise customers that have their own platforms and tools and therefore need us to integrate within that framework vs. solely delivering another app or platform. This is an exciting day for CareConnect,” added Packer.

About CareConnect
CareConnect is an AI-powered workforce optimization platform that delivers a fresh, connected experience so agencies can recruit, train, retain, and grow through reduced costs and increased revenue while providing the best care possible. CareConnect provides all the tools to stay compliant on one platform and the choice to incorporate other vendors if desired. CareConnect’s suite of solutions includes caregiver-driven shift booking, AI-backed client matching, advanced workload optimization (reduce overtime), applicant tracking, recruiting services, eLearning, medical testing results integration, scheduling services, HR Compliance, and secure communications for field caregivers.
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Bryan Hilliard, marketing@careconnectmobile.com

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BlueNexus Technologies Unveils AquaX Hub at SIWW 2026 — AI Autonomous Operations Extended to Legacy Water Assets

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June 21, 2026

SINGAPORE, June 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026, BlueNexus Technologies unveiled the global debut of AquaX Hub™ — a compact plug-and-play edge device that brings full AI-powered autonomous operation to standalone water equipment and legacy treatment plants. The launch drew sustained engagement from utilities, industrial operators and engineering firms.

The water sector confronts converging pressures: aging infrastructure, a critical shortage of skilled technicians, and relentless operational cost escalation. AquaX Hub™ answers these directly — extending the AI autonomous operation already proven plant-wide by AquaX Robot™ to a single asset, and delivering comparable monitoring and operational management without a control-system overhaul.

“The industry cannot hire its way out of this problem,” said Jack Zhang, CEO of BlueNexus Technologies. “AI autonomous operation is no longer a future concept — the barrier to entry is gone.”

The AquaX Ecosystem

BlueNexus has built the industry’s first fully integrated AI autonomous water operation platform, spanning three complementary pillars:

AquaX Robot™ is the flagship plant-wide AI agent, built on large language models with proprietary vision, acoustic and infrared multimodal sensing. It optimizes treatment processes 24/7 and predicts equipment failures. Live deployments show up to 90% reduction in on-site staffing, a 50% drop in equipment breakdowns, and approximately 35% lower O&M costs.

AquaX Hub™, making its global debut at SIWW 2026, is a lightweight edge terminal extending that capability to any water system. With an independent local processing module, it monitors and inspects equipment through multimodal sensing and runs a self-contained processing loop. The device integrates seamlessly with existing SCADA, cloud and enterprise platforms via standardized APIs.

i-WaterHub™, the company’s standardized modular treatment plant, operated autonomously by AquaX Robot, delivers 2,500 to 40,000 m³/day for municipal and industrial applications.

Market Momentum

SIWW 2026 convened nearly 500 exhibitors from over 65 countries. BlueNexus has identified priority markets for AquaX Hub™ in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. “The conversations this week have already translated into concrete business opportunities and we expect rapid deployment in the coming months.” Zhang confirmed.

About BlueNexus Technologies

BlueNexus Technologies is a Singapore-based water-technology company building intelligent, AI-operated systems for the world’s most water-intensive industries. We design and deliver modular water treatment infrastructure that is smarter to run, faster to deploy, and built to operate autonomously.

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VIVATECH 2026 CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A RECORD EDITION SURPASSING 200,000 VISITORS

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9 hours ago

June 20, 2026

With the presence of Emmanuel Macron and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

PARIS, June 20, 2026 /CNW/ — From June 17 to 20, 2026 at Paris Porte de Versailles, VivaTech celebrated its 10th edition, surpassing the exceptional milestone of 200,000 visitors from 165 nationalities, with more than 15,000 startups present, 1,155 speakers and over 5 billion cumulative impressions on social media. Europe’s largest tech and innovation event has reached a new dimension, consolidating its status as an unmissable global gathering.

Exceptional speakers

VivaTech welcomed the greatest figures in global tech: Jeff Bezos (Amazon & Blue Origin), Dave Limp (Blue Origin), Bernard Arnault (LVMH), Henna Virkkunen (European Commission), Ekaterina Zaharieva (European Commission). Germany, Country of the Year 2026, was represented by a ministerial delegation, while India, AI Country Partner 2026, was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a continuation of the AI Summit in New Delhi.

Innovation and business at the heart of the event

More than 4,500 exhibitors, 61% of whom were international, showcased their latest innovations. Among the standout innovations: the smart contact lens by XPANCEO, the thought-controlled humanoid robot by Unitree x HABS, and the 3D-printed resorbable implants by Lattice Medical. New formats such as the Business Plaza and Investors Office Hours further accelerated business connections.

The VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards

For the first time, VivaTech presented the VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards, recognising the most influential figures in global tech, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Visionary Award), Joe Tsai (Leadership Award) and Yann LeCun (Momentum Award).

Innovation open to all

VivaTech also took over the Champs-Élysées on June 14th for an open-air technology showcase, before opening its doors to the general public on June 20th with astronaut Thomas Pesquet as guest star.

“This 10th edition was not a celebration of the 9 previous years, but the opening of a new decade full of promise.” — Maurice Lévy, Michèle Benbunan & François Bitouzet, VivaTech

See you from June 16 to 19, 2027 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles for VivaTech 2027!

About VivaTech

VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major companies, and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges.

Each year, over four exciting days in Paris, VivaTech creates Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, exploring the most disruptive topics in tech with world-premiere demos, launches, and conferences in a collaborative ecosystem. This is where business meets innovation. Join us for the eleventh edition of VivaTech 16-19 June 2027.

For more information go to our website at https://vivatech.com/media or follow us on social media @VivaTech.

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Pope Leo XIV embraces paediatric patients at CNAO in Pavia

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12 hours ago

June 20, 2026

PAVIA, Italy, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) served as the first stop today during Pope Leo XIV’s pastoral visit to the city of Pavia. His choice to begin his journey at this center reflects a profound commitment to fostering meaningful dialogue between advanced scientific progress and the alleviation of human suffering.

CNAO President Gianluca Vago and General Manager Sandro Rossi received His Holiness, illustrating the center’s distinctive capabilities. CNAO stands out as a unique reality in Italy, remaining one of the very few facilities worldwide capable of delivering hadrontherapy using both protons and carbon ions. The technological core of the facility is its synchrotron, a subatomic particle accelerator that generates ultra-high-precision beams to treat complex, inoperable and radioresistant tumours. This cutting-edge technology allows for the targeted eradication of diseased cells while meticulously preserving surrounding healthy tissues, drastically improving patients’ survival and quality of life.

Furthermore, CNAO is expanding its capabilities as a premier multi-center utilizing new ion species, like Helium, later Oxygen and Neon. Soon, treatments will incorporate the Leo Cancer Care upright positioning and imaging system. The immediate future also includes beginning therapies with a Hitachi dedicated proton accelerator and gantry and a BNCT system for metastatic diseases, equipped with an electrostatic accelerator produced by TAE Life Science. With these new technologies, CNAO will become one of the most technologically advanced center in the world.

To date, over six thousand individuals, including approximately three hundred children and adolescents, have benefited from these life-saving treatments.

During his visit, the Pope engaged with CNAO’s Board of Directors, a collaborative body uniting national universities, clinical institutions, and research centers. He also extended his heartfelt greetings to the two hundred employees of the center. These doctors, physicists, engineers, and researchers tirelessly operate the advanced technologies in the service of oncology patients.

The emotional pinnacle of the day was the Holy Father’s private gathering with a delegation of young children who underwent treatment. The paediatric patients and their families shared a deeply touching moment of closeness, receiving the Pope’s comforting embrace.

“The visit of Pope Leo XIV honours us and represents a moment of extraordinary human value”, stated CNAO President Gianluca Vago. “In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, the Holy Father emphasizes the necessity of a science that constantly safeguards the centrality of the person and directs technology toward the common good. In a time marked by global tensions, CNAO testifies daily how the incredible power of the atom can be used not to destroy, but to heal. The particle beams we utilize against disease are, symbolically, Rays of Hope, sharing and supporting the IAEA project bearing this name. The embrace the Holy Father reserved for our children reminds us that scientific research finds its most authentic purpose when it encounters listening, compassion, and hope”.

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