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Young Futures to Launch Student-Led Challenge to Rethink Phone Use in Schools

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The Call Me Maybe Challenge is a $500,000 funding initiative from Young Futures seeded by Pinterest and supported by Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates, and the Susan Crown Exchange. The challenge calls for innovative, student-led solutions to help schools navigate phone use in ways that are practical, effective and support positive tech habits for young people–going deeper than simply issuing blanket bans and restrictions.

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — For over a decade, cell phones have created distractions, harmed learning outcomes, reduced in-person social connection, and strained relationships between students, teachers, and parents. With the launch of the Call Me Maybe Challenge, Young Futures, in partnership with Pinterest (supported by Pivotal and Susan Crown Exchange), offers a unique opportunity to fund and help scale innovative and sustainable solutions that empower students, educators, and families to navigate the complexities of phone use in schools.

“As phones grow more prevalent in our nation, we have an opportunity to proactively shape a future where young people learn to engage with technology in safe, responsible ways.” – Alise Marshall, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Pinterest.

Research conducted by Young Futures in collaboration with challenge partner In Tandem highlights a critical need for more nuanced, student-centered approaches to phone policies: 88% of teens surveyed reported attending schools with phone policies, yet these policies were rated only 5.7 out of 10 for effectiveness.

The Call Me Maybe challenge, a rapid-response funding initiative, comes at a critical moment as schools are actively shaping phone policies that will shape student experiences for years to come.

“What we’ve found in our research with young people and educators is that schools take vastly different approaches to phone policies—some have full bans, others rely on student devices due to lack of funding for Chromebooks, and some fully integrate technology into their pedagogy,” said Katya Hancock, Executive Director of Young Futures. “What’s consistent across the board is that educators need support in shaping and enforcing policies, and young people need a seat at the table in designing them. When students are involved, policies are more practical, more effective, and more likely to be followed. This challenge is about helping schools create solutions that actually work.”

The challenge invites applications from nonprofits, including schools, to develop solutions that strike the right balance between learning, safety, and connectivity. It is informed by insights gained from Young Futures’ Youth Listening Tour, which included interviews with high school students and confirmed the urgent need for actionable, community-driven solutions.

The Call Me Maybe Challenge emphasizes youth-led collaboration to create solutions that align with their experiences and needs and is seeking solutions that:

Address key challenges related to gaining community buy-in or resourcing policy enforcement.Are co-designed with or led by students to ensure their needs are prioritized.Address the challenges phones pose as a learning distraction and/or a disruptor of social connectionConsider the developmental needs of students across grade levels.

“Teenagers are immersed in an ever-present world of technology – and we need to find a way for them to balance healthy engagement with technology that doesn’t avoid it altogether,” said Kelsey Noonan, Adolescent Mental Health Program Director at Pivotal. “This funding challenge creates a space for teens, educators, and families to design lasting solutions together—ones that are practical, effective, and built with everyone’s voice in mind. Pivotal looks forward to seeing the evidence-backed solutions and resources that will support young people and the people who care for them in the digital era.”

“At Pinterest, we believe that in the hands of students, smartphones should be tools, not distractions,” said Alise Marshall, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Pinterest. “As phones grow more prevalent in our nation, we have an opportunity to proactively shape a future where young people learn to engage with technology in safe, responsible ways. This challenge empowers students and schools to find solutions that work for them.”

Grant recipients, or Young Futures Innovators, will join the Young Futures Academy, a five-month program designed to help scale their impact through funding, mentorship, and a nationwide network of like-minded leaders. Up to 10 solutions will receive funding, with a goal to enhance learning environments and address the growing tension between technology use and student well-being.

Key Dates:

Application Period: March 20 – April 4, 2025Prospective Applicant Info Session: March 31, 2025Finalist Interviews: April 28 – May 9, 2025YF Innovators Announced: July-August 2025YF Academy Programming: October 2025 – February 2026

For more information or to apply, visit https://www.youngfutures.org/funding-challenge/.

About Young Futures

Young Futures (YF) is a nonprofit seeking to make the digital world an easier place to grow up. YF provides a social compass for teens and families navigating the tech-driven world by supporting emerging nonprofits working tirelessly to help young people and their families not just survive but flourish as a team when navigating the uncertainties of the digital wilderness. Young Futures is a project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity. Its principal sponsors include Pivotal Ventures, Susan Crown Exchange, and The Goodness Web.

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Brooke Messaye, Young Futures, 1 (323) 240-6653, brooke@youngfutures.org, https://www.youngfutures.org/

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Mastech Digital to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results; Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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PITTSBURGH, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mastech Digital, Inc. (NYSE American: MHH) (“Mastech Digital”), a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services, today announced the date for the release of its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and its participation in an upcoming investor conference.

Second Quarter 2026 Earnings:

Mastech Digital will report its financial results for the second quarter 2026 before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Management will host a live conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that day to discuss the Company’s financial performance and operating results.  The conference call will be hosted by Nirav Patel, President and CEO, and Kannan Sugantharaman, Chief Financial and Operations Officer.

Those wishing to participate via webcast should access the call through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.mastechdigital.com. Those wishing to participate via telephone may dial in at 1-800-715-9871 (USA) or 1-646-307-1963 (International) with the passcode 7506988. The replay will be available via webcast through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website.

Upcoming Investor Conference:

Mr. Sugantharaman will host a fireside chat at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Investor Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

Mastech Digital management is scheduled to host virtual one-on-one and small group meetings with investors during the conference on August 19-20, 2026. Investors interested in arranging a meeting should contact their Sidoti representative or reach out to the Mastech Digital investor relations team at investors@mastechdigital.com.

About Mastech Digital, Inc.

Mastech Digital (NYSE American: MHH) is a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services. The Company offers Data Management, Analytics & AI Solutions, and IT Staffing Services with a digital-first approach. A minority-owned enterprise, Mastech Digital is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India. Visit us at www.mastechdigital.com.

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investors@mastechdigital.com 

 

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SOLAI Limited Announces Extraordinary General Meeting

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AKRON, Ohio, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SOLAI Limited (NYSE: SLAI) (“SOLAI” or the “Company”) (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”), a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider, today announced that it will hold its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at 428 South Seiberling Street, Akron, Ohio, US on August 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., New York time.

Holders of record of ordinary shares and preference shares of the Company at the close of business on July 20, 2026, New York time (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the extraordinary general meeting or any adjournment thereof. Holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying ordinary shares must act through the depositary of the Company’s ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

The notice of the extraordinary general meeting, which sets forth the resolutions to be submitted to shareholder approval at the extraordinary general meeting is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.solai.com. 

About SOLAI Limited

SOLAI Limited (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”) (NYSE: SLAI) (previously traded under “BTCM”) is a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider. Building upon its historical legacy in digital asset mining and blockchain network operations, the Company is leveraging extensive experience in large-scale hardware deployment, data center operations, and high-performance computing to build the foundational infrastructure for personal AI computing and digital asset ecosystems globally.

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This release has been updated to include new information provided by TrendAI. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

TrendAI™ Adopts Claude Opus 5 to Advance Vulnerability Prioritization and Virtual Patching

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, TrendAI applies frontier reasoning to convert vulnerability intelligence into faster protection across hybrid environments

DALLAS, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it is adopting Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s latest and most capable Opus model, to help security teams convert vulnerability intelligence into immediate protection, from prioritization to virtual patching. The move builds on TrendAI’s collaboration with Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.8, extending the same defensive focus to a model that delivers step-change gains in advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and long-horizon analysis. As AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, the harder problem becomes protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and that is where TrendAI is putting Opus 5 to work.

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, which credentials organizations for the defensive use of frontier AI models, TrendAI is positioned to apply Claude Opus 5 to defensive security as access becomes available. The model is Zero Data Retention compatible, supporting TrendAI’s governance and data-protection requirements as it scales AI across security operations.

The work extends to TrendAI Threat Research, where frontier AI models are combined with our proprietary frontier intelligence engine and human expertise to generate pre-disclosure intelligence. Those insights power TrendAI Vision One™, delivering stronger detection, deeper forensic insights, and proactive protection through virtual patching.

Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™:
“With Claude Opus 5, TrendAI can move from vulnerability intelligence to action faster than ever, prioritizing what matters most by exploitability and business impact. Finding the vulnerability was always the hard part. Now the challenge is protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and frontier reasoning is what changes that equation, extending all the way to virtual patching that protects customers before a vendor fix ships. This is what it means to secure the AI age, fearlessly.”

These capabilities support TrendAI Vision One™ in helping security analysts, AppSec teams, and SOC teams prioritize exposure, map attack paths, and accelerate mitigation, including virtual patching, across hybrid environments, moving vulnerability management from a static scanning process into a faster, context-aware risk mitigation workflow.

About TrendAI™
TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. Through deep ecosystem partnerships with market leaders like NVIDIA, Anthropic, AWS, Google, and Microsoft, TrendAI™ empowers your organization to securely drive forward at the speed of AI. AI Fearlessly. Learn more: trendaisecurity.com

About Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models, including Claude Opus 5, enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis.

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