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Fire Prevention Safety: As Wildfire Season Peaks, Prism Specialties Experts Share Top Ways to Stay Safe

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Specialty Restoration Franchise Shares Industry Secrets for Protecting Homes from Flames

LIVONIA, Mich., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to make sure all residents are safe throughout the Wildfire season Prism Specialties, the leader in specialty residential and industrial restoration projects, is sharing the best ways to protect your home and livelihood. According to an article on Forbes, California wildfire season has already resulted in 3,500 wildfires across the state, affecting 207,000 acres of land—20 times more acres burned than around this time last year. Record breaking numbers are already upon us as we reach what the Western Fire Chiefs Association calls peak season.

As vegetation across the country dries from heatwaves, fires that spark in August – October are the most destructive.

As vegetation across the country dries out from summer heatwaves, fires that spark in August through October are known as the most destructive and burn through the most acres. This time of year creates the perfect storm with wind, heat, and dry conditions.

As the experts in a wide range of electronic, textile, art and document restoration services, Prism Specialties has put together a ‘Wildfire To-Do List” that will help prevent damage and protect your home.

Creating a Defensible Space: This is a crucial part of wildfire preparedness, offering vital protection to homes and also aiding firefighters as they fight wildfires each season. The barriers can reduce the spread of fire, preventing additional fuel for fires, while protecting homes. 

Within a 5ft area around your home, make sure all dead vegetation is removed, no branches are overhanging above your roof, grass and plants are well- watered and short, and there are no pine needles, leaves or debris in your gutters and roof.Within a 30ft area around your home, make sure there are breaks in your vegetation and that all tree branches are at least 6ft off the ground.

Home Hardening: This involves making improvements to homes to make them a powerhouse against fire growth. The process prioritizes fire-resistant materials and construction techniques to prevent your home from igniting quickly.

When updating your roof, it is important to prioritize fire-resistant roofing materials such as metal or tile to prevent your roof from catching fire.For walls and siding, it is important to seal gaps and cracks around your home to prevent embers from entering.Make sure your windows are dual-pane tempered glass windows and that your doors are made of fire-resistant materials.

Plan for a Wildfire Emergency: While we can do everything possible to protect our homes, it is also important to prepare for the worst-case scenario. 

Make sure you have an emergency kit ready to go with water, non-perishable food, medicine, important documents and personal items.Talk with your entire family and map out an evacuation plan with multiple routes and scenarios. Make sure you are watching your local news for the latest news on fires this season.Do NOT ignore evacuation orders. It’s a matter of life and death.

“We hope all homeowners take to heart these lifesaving measures this wildfire season,” said James Copeland, Director of Technical Services at Prism Specialties. “In the past few years, wildfires have devastated communities and we hope everyone remains safe this season. If your home is impacted by a fire, please know we can help with appliances, works of art, or textiles at your local Prism Specialties.”

Since 1993, Prism Specialties has been committed to providing expert restoration services for more specialty categories than anyone in the market. Its strength and value stems from the original pursuit to create deep competency in each specialty. As these services continue to transition to one brand, the way will be paved to serve a larger market.

To learn more about Prism Specialties, visit https://www.prismspecialties.com.

About Prism Specialties:
Prism Specialties provides the most robust range of electronic, appliance, textile, art, collectibles and document restoration services in residential and industrial markets and has been since 1993. The teams of experts at Prism Specialties are committed to world-class recovery and restoration in the wake of their customer’s needs. Available 24/7, its brands offer optimized business services to minimize interruption at a competitive cost. To learn more about franchise opportunities, visit https://www.prismspecialties.com/franchising-opportunity/

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The Denver Post Names Luminate Bank the #1 Large Top Workplace in Colorado for 2026

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MINNEAPOLIS, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Luminate Bank® earned the #1 ranking among large companies in The Denver Post’s Colorado Top Workplaces 2026 awards. The company also received the Special Award for Appreciation, recognizing its culture of employee support and recognition. This distinction is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes, including that employees feel Respected & Supported, Enabled to Grow, and Empowered to Execute, to name a few.

“Being named a Top Workplace is incredibly meaningful because it comes directly from the individuals who choose to grow their careers with us and show up every day with purpose and conviction. They are the foundation of our success,” said Eric Lovins, President of Mortgage Lending at Luminate Bank. “We don’t take the responsibility of earning their trust lightly, and we remain committed to creating an environment where they can thrive, succeed, and feel proud of the work they do.”

Luminate Bank traces its roots to 1937, when it first opened as Equity Bank. In 2020, the organization was acquired and reintroduced as Luminate Bank and Luminate Home Loans, reflecting a renewed commitment to guiding customers through complex financial moments with clarity and care. In 2025, Luminate Home Loans and Luminate Bank unified under one brand, combining full-service banking with a strong mortgage platform to expand offerings and better serve customers. Today, Luminate Bank’s team of more than 700 professionals nationwide continues to focus on relationship-based banking paired with digital innovation, supporting responsible growth and long-term customer success.

“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”

About Luminate Bank® — At Luminate Bank, We Open Doors—empowering individuals and families to achieve their financial dreams through personalized service and innovative digital solutions. As a nationwide bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, we are committed to helping our clients meet their financial goals with a blend of modern technology, traditional values, and the trusted guidance of experienced professionals. Known for our exceptional commitment to customers, we take pride in delivering a seamless, supportive experience for every step of the journey. Our dedicated mortgage division has branches and a team of loan originators across the US, making expert home financing solutions accessible to communities nationwide.

Luminate Bank is committed to safeguarding your money and accounts with FDIC insurance coverage up to applicable limits. Learn more about how we can open doors for you at www.luminate.bank, follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, or call (952) 939-7200.

ABOUT ENERGAGE
Making the world a better place to work together.™
Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 20 years of culture research and the results from 30 million employees surveyed across more than 80,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.

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debbie.schwake@luminate.bank
952-698-3300

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InfoSight Launches AI-Enabled Purple Team SOCaaS: Machine-Speed Defense, Human-Led Control

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Purple SOC Unifies Offensive Testing, Defensive Monitoring, and AI-Driven Detection Engineering Into a Single Human-Led Security Program

MIAMI, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — InfoSight today announced the general availability of its AI-Enabled Purple Team Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS)—a managed security solution that combines AI-driven attack path intelligence with human-led security governance. The service redefines how organizations detect, validate, and respond to modern cyber threats by unifying offensive adversary emulation and defensive monitoring into a single, continuously operating program.

AI-Enabled Purple SOC: Offensive Testing, Defensive Monitoring & Detection Engineering in One Human-Led Security Program

Modern enterprises face a growing mismatch between attacker speed and defender capability. AI-driven attack tools now operate at scale—testing controls, chaining vulnerabilities, and adapting faster than traditional SOC workflows can respond. Meanwhile, many Security Operations Centers (SOC) remain constrained by human-speed processes, where alert queues backlog, tickets accumulate, and threats progress before action is taken.

The challenge is no longer visibility—it is speed, correlation, and execution.

InfoSight’s Purple Team SOCaaS addresses this gap by delivering continuous threat exposure management across the full attack lifecycle. Rather than reacting to alerts alone, the AI-enabled experts continuously hunt for Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and indicators of compromise (IOC)while decoding real-time threat signals to anticipate adversary behavior before incidents occur.

Core Capabilities

AI-driven attack path correlation across identity, cloud, and critical systemsAdversary emulation aligned to real-world MITRE ATT&CK techniques TTPsReal-time validation of SIEM, XDR, and EDR detections and response workflowsDynamic feedback loops that continuously update rules, telemetry, and playbooksHuman-led oversight for threat modeling, risk acceptance, and executive reporting

By fusing traditionally siloed red team and blue team functions with AI enablement, Purple SOCaaS creates a continuously learning security program. When detection gaps are identified, rules, telemetry configurations, and response playbooks are refined continuously instead of waiting for scheduled review cycles.

When analysts engage, alerts are already enriched, correlated, and prioritized. Evidence is pre-assembled across identity, endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry, allowing security teams to shift focus from manual triage to higher-value decisions such as determining scope, assessing control weaknesses, and directing response actions.

Purple SOCaaS delivers measurable business outcomes, including:

Reduced Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)Expanded detection coverage across high-risk attack vectorsReduced blast radius through continuous control validationStrengthened identity and privileged access controls based on proven adversary pathwaysBoard-level reporting tied to quantified exposure reduction over time

InfoSight’s Purple SOCaaS is delivered through a structured 30–60-day onboarding and launch program, followed by continuous validation cycles.

“Bad actors can operate at machine speed on a scale like never before, so organizations no longer have the luxury of reactive 8-5 security operations. Adversaries operate continuously, so defenses must too. Purple SOCaaS allows security teams to go on the offense and anticipate threats bases upon intent signals to stay ahead of modern threats. Attacks are running at machine speed so modern SOC operations must match the new pace. — Tom Garcia, President & CEO, InfoSight

InfoSight’s AI-Enabled Purple Team SOCaaS is available immediately for enterprise and mid-market organizations. Organizations can request an executive overview or technical brief by contacting InfoSight directly.

About InfoSight

InfoSight, Inc. is a cybersecurity services firm helping organizations reduce cyber risk across healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, energy, and government sectors. Founded in 1998, InfoSight delivers advanced security operations, risk management, and compliance solutions that help organizations strengthen defenses, reduce exposure, and protect critical systems and digital assets.

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Yendi Valdes
Marketing Director, InfoSight
Yendi.Valdes@infosightinc.com 
1-305-828-1003

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Tuya Inc. to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2026

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tuya Inc. (“Tuya” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391), a global leading AI cloud platform service provider, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of the Company’s shareholders (the “AGM”) at 2:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Huace Center, Building A, 3/F VVIP room, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 310012, China, for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing each of the Proposed Resolutions as defined and set forth in the notice of the AGM (the “AGM Notice”). The AGM Notice and the form of proxy for the AGM are available on the Company’s website at ir.tuya.com. The board of directors of the Company fully supports the Proposed Resolutions and recommends that shareholders and holders of American depositary shares (“ADSs”) vote in favor of the Proposed Resolutions.

Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares as of the close of business on May 22, 2026 (Hong Kong time) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of record of ADSs as of the close of business on May 22, 2026 (New York time) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the ADSs underlying Class A ordinary shares must give voting instructions directly to The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary of the ADSs, if ADSs are held directly by holders on the books and records of The Bank of New York Mellon or indirectly through a bank, brokerage or other securities intermediary if the ADSs are held by any of them on behalf of holders.

The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited financial statements, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on the Company’s website at ir.tuya.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

About Tuya Inc.

Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA; HKEX: 2391) is a global leading AI cloud platform service provider with a mission to build an AI developer ecosystem and enable everything to be smart. Tuya has pioneered a purpose-built AI cloud platform with cloud and generative AI capabilities that delivers a full suite of offerings, including Platform-as-a-Service, or PaaS, AI application & others and Smart home & robot products for developers of smart device, commercial applications, and industries. Through its AI developer platform, Tuya has activated a vibrant global developer community of brands, OEMs, AI agents, system integrators and independent software vendors to collectively strive for smart solutions ecosystem embodying the principles of green and low-carbon, security, high efficiency, agility, and openness.

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Tuya Inc.
Investor Relations
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Haiyan LI-LABBE
Email: hl@hl-strategy.com

Piacente Financial Communications
China Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
U.S. Tel: +1-212-481-2050
Email: tuya@thepiacentegroup.com

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