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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) (“QuickLogic” or the “Company”), a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, ruggedized FPGAs and Endpoint AI solutions, today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter that ended March 30, 2025.

Recent Highlights

Delivered design-specific eFPGA Hard IP for Intel 18A customer Test ChipAnnounced eFPGA integration into Faraday Technology Corporation’s FlashKit™-22RRAM SoC Development PlatformAwarded $1.4 million Incremental Funding Modification (IFM) for its Strategic Radiation Hardened ProgramExtended $20 million credit facility maturity date from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026 for enhanced operational flexibility

“Following significant investments during the last year, we developed and in April, delivered design-specific eFPGA Hard IP for a customer’s Test Chip, on Intel 18A,” said Brian Faith, CEO of QuickLogic. “We believe that being the first, and currently, only company to offer eFPGA Hard IP for Intel 18A puts us in a very strong position to capitalize on the increasing interest from United States Military, Aerospace, and Government (“USMAG”) and commercial companies initiating new designs on Intel 18A technology. With this, the new Faraday Technologies FlashKit™ Development Platform in the market, and several contracts charted for Storefront, we believe our business model is building momentum.”

Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Total revenue from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was $4.3 million, a decrease of 23.7% compared with the first quarter of 2024 and a decrease of 23.8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.

New product revenue from continuing operations was approximately $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of $0.8 million, or 17.4%, compared with the first quarter of 2024 and a decrease of $0.9 million, or 19.1%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2024. The decreases in total revenue and new product revenue from continuing operations from the same period a year ago were mostly due to the timing of awards for certain large eFPGA IP contracts.

Mature product revenue from continuing operations was $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. This compares to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $1.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 GAAP gross margin from continuing operations was 43.4% compared with 67.1% in the first quarter of 2024 and 62.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 non-GAAP gross margin from continuing operations was 45.6% compared with 72.4% in the first quarter of 2024 and 65.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 GAAP operating expenses from continuing operations were $3.9 million compared with $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 non-GAAP operating expenses from continuing operations were $3.0 million compared with $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 GAAP net loss was ($2.2 million), or ($0.14) per share, compared with net income of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of 2024, and a net loss of ($0.3 million), or ($0.02) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First quarter 2025 non-GAAP net loss was ($1.1 million), or ($0.07) per share, compared with net income of $1.7 million, or $0.12 per share, in the first quarter of 2024, and a net income of $0.6 million, or $0.04 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Conference Call

QuickLogic will hold a conference call at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, May 13, 2025, to discuss its current financial results. The conference call will be webcast on QuickLogic’s IR Site Events Page at https://ir.quicklogic.com/ir-calendar. To join the live conference, you may dial (877) 407-0792 and international participants should dial (201) 689-8263 by 2:20 p.m. Pacific Time. No Passcode is needed to join the conference call. A recording of the call will be available approximately one hour after completion. To access the recording, please call (844) 512-2921 and reference the passcode 13753277.

The call recording, which can be accessed by phone, will be archived through May 20, 2025, and the webcast will be available for 12 months on the Company’s website.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, discrete FPGAs, and endpoint AI solutions. QuickLogic’s unique approach combines cutting-edge technology with open-source tools to deliver highly customizable low-power solutions for aerospace and defense, industrial, computing, and consumer markets. For more information, visit https://www.quicklogic.com.

QuickLogic uses its website (www.quicklogic.com), the company blog (https://www.quicklogic.com/blog/), corporate Twitter account (@QuickLogic_Corp), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/QuickLogic), and LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/13512/) as channels of distribution of information about its products, its planned financial and other announcements, its attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters. Such information may be deemed material information, and QuickLogic may use these channels to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Therefore, investors should monitor the Company’s website and its social media accounts in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

QuickLogic reports financial information in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or U.S. GAAP, but believes that non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in evaluating its operating results and comparing its performance to comparable companies. Accordingly, the Company excludes certain charges related to stock-based compensation, in calculating non-GAAP (i) income (loss) from operations, (ii) net income (loss), (iii) net income (loss) per share, and (iv) gross margin percentage. The Company provides this non-GAAP information to enable investors to evaluate its operating results in a manner like how the Company analyzes its operating results and to provide consistency and comparability with similar companies in the Company’s industry.

Management uses the non-GAAP measures, which exclude gains, losses, and other charges that are considered by management to be outside of the Company’s core operating results, internally to evaluate its operating performance against results in prior periods and its operating plans and forecasts. In addition, the non-GAAP measures are used to plan for the Company’s future periods and serve as a basis for the allocation of the Company’s resources, management of operations and the measurement of profit-dependent cash, and equity compensation paid to employees and executive officers.

Investors should note, however, that the non-GAAP financial measures used by QuickLogic may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures and may not be calculated in the same manner as that of other companies. QuickLogic does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures alone or as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of U.S. GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures is included in the financial statements portion of this press release. Investors are encouraged to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures with their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our future profitability and cash flows, expectations regarding our future business and statements regarding the timing, milestones, and payments related to our government contracts, and statements regarding our ability to successfully exit SensiML, and actual results may differ due to a variety of factors including: delays in the market acceptance of the Company’s new products; the ability to convert design opportunities into customer revenue; our ability to replace revenue from end-of-life products; the level and timing of customer design activity; the market acceptance of our customers’ products; the risk that new orders may not result in future revenue; our ability to introduce and produce new products based on advanced wafer technology on a timely basis; our ability to adequately market the low power, competitive pricing and short time-to-market of our new products; intense competition by competitors; our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel; changes in product demand or supply; general economic conditions; political events, international trade disputes, natural disasters and other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, the Company’s products; and changes in tax rates and exposure to additional tax liabilities. These and other potential factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated or implied are described in more detail in the Company’s public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in the Company’s prior press releases, which are available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.quicklogic.com/, and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov/. In addition, please note that the date of this press release is May 13, 2025, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We are not obliged to update these statements due to latest information or future events.

QuickLogic and logo are registered trademarks of QuickLogic. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

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QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited) 

Three Months Ended

March 30, 2025

March 31, 2024

December 29,
2024

Revenue

$

4,325

$

5,669

$

5,677

Cost of revenue

2,448

1,865

2,119

Gross profit

1,877

3,804

3,558

Operating expenses:

Research and development

1,268

1,321

1,514

Selling, general and administrative

2,536

2,351

2,028

Restructuring costs

54

—

—

Total operating expense

3,858

3,672

3,542

Operating income (loss)

(1,981)

132

16

Interest expense

(97)

(69)

(111)

Interest and other (expense) income, net

(7)

17

29

Income (loss) before income taxes

(2,085)

80

(66)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

5

7

(11)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

(2,090)

73

(55)

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes and

       inclusive of $87 in restructuring costs for the three months ended

       March 30, 2025

(101)

35

(250)

Net income (loss)

$

(2,191)

$

108

$

(305)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share:

Basic

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

0.00

Diluted

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

0.00

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

(0.02)

Diluted

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

(0.02)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

15,290

14,177

14,869

Diluted

15,290

14,545

14,869

Note: Net income (loss) equals total comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented. Additionally, the Company notes that income taxes related to discontinued operations were immaterial in nature for the periods presented and as such, only net income (loss) from discontinued operations was reported herein.

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

March 30, 2025

December 29,
2024

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

17,546

$

21,859

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1 and $0, as of March 30,

2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively

1,586

2,426

Contract assets

4,133

2,682

Inventories

905

940

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,152

1,666

Assets of business held for sale, net

15

31

Total current assets

25,337

29,604

Property and equipment, net

17,028

15,699

Capitalized internal-use software, net

842

711

Right of use assets, net

687

758

Intangible assets, net

369

378

Non-marketable equity investment

300

300

Inventories, non-current

718

718

Note receivable, non-current

1,323

1,292

Other assets

117

117

Assets of business held for sale, net

2,356

2,356

TOTAL ASSETS

$

49,077

$

51,933

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Revolving line of credit

$

15,000

$

18,000

Trade payables

2,601

3,097

Accrued liabilities

1,184

1,587

Deferred revenue

701

444

Notes payable, current

1,703

1,928

Lease liabilities, current

293

284

Liabilities of business held for sale

—

57

Total current liabilities

21,482

25,397

Long-term liabilities:

Lease liabilities, non-current

363

447

Notes payable, non-current

915

1,202

Total liabilities

22,760

27,046

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and

outstanding

—

—

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000 authorized; 15,824 and 15,336 shares issued

and outstanding as of March 30, 2025 and December 29, 2024, respectively

16

15

Additional paid-in capital

337,888

334,268

Accumulated deficit

(311,587)

(309,396)

Total stockholders’ equity

26,317

24,887

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

49,077

$

51,933

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF US GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 30, 2025

March 31, 2024

December 29,
2024

US GAAP operating income (loss)

$

(1,981)

$

132

$

16

Adjustment for stock-based compensation within:

Cost of revenue

95

298

178

Research and development

205

199

136

Selling, general and administrative

636

969

575

Restructuring costs

54

—

—

Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

$

(991)

$

1,598

$

905

US GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations

$

(2,090)

$

73

$

(55)

Adjustment for stock-based compensation within:

Cost of revenue

95

298

178

Research and development

205

199

136

Selling, general and administrative

636

969

575

Restructuring costs

54

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations

$

(1,100)

$

1,539

$

834

US GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations

$

(101)

$

35

$

(250)

Adjustment for stock-based compensation within:

Research and development

(32)

158

35

Adjustment for restructuring costs

87

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations

$

(46)

$

193

$

(215)

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

$

(1,146)

$

1,732

$

619

US GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per share, basic

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

—

Adjustment for stock-based compensation

0.06

0.10

0.06

Adjustment for restructuring costs

0.01

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per share, basic

$

(0.07)

$

0.11

$

0.06

US GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, basic

$

(0.01)

$

—

$

(0.02)

Adjustment for stock-based compensation

—

0.01

—

Adjustment for restructuring costs

0.01

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, basic

$

—

$

0.01

$

(0.02)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic

$

(0.07)

$

0.12

$

0.04

US GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per share, diluted

$

(0.14)

$

0.01

$

—

Adjustment for stock-based compensation

0.06

0.10

0.06

Adjustment for restructuring costs

0.01

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations per share, diluted

$

(0.07)

$

0.11

$

0.06

US GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, diluted

$

(0.01)

$

—

$

(0.02)

Adjustment for stock-based compensation

—

0.01

—

Adjustment for restructuring costs

0.01

—

—

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share, diluted

$

—

$

0.01

$

(0.02)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted

$

(0.07)

$

0.12

$

0.04

US GAAP gross margin percentage

43.4

%

67.1

%

62.7

%

Adjustment for stock-based compensation included in cost of revenue

2.2

%

5.3

%

3.1

%

Non-GAAP gross margin percentage

45.6

%

72.4

%

65.8

%

 

QUICKLOGIC CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

(Unaudited)

Percentage of Revenue

Change in Revenue

Q1 2025

Q1 2024

Q4 2024

Q1 2025 to
Q1 2024

Q1 2025 to
Q4 2024

COMPOSITION OF REVENUE

Revenue by product: (1)

New products

87

%

75

%

81

%

(17)

%

(19)

%

Mature products

13

%

19

%

18

%

(49)

%

(45)

%

Discontinued Operations:

New products

—

%

6

%

1

%

(97)

%

(61)

%

Revenue by geography:

Asia Pacific

8

%

12

%

10

%

(51)

%

(33)

%

North America

90

%

78

%

85

%

(17)

%

(20)

%

Europe

2

%

4

%

5

%

(67)

%

(72)

%

Discontinued Operations:

Asia Pacific

—

%

—

%

—

%

—

%

(60)

%

North America

—

%

6

%

—

%

(98)

%

(67)

%

Europe

—

%

—

%

—

%

100

%

100

%

_____________________

(1)

New products include all products manufactured on 180 nanometer or smaller semiconductor processes, eFPGA IP intellectual property, professional services, and QuickAI and SensiML AI software as a service (SaaS) revenue. Mature products include all products produced on semiconductor processes larger than 180 nanometer and includes related royalty revenue.

 

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Care Career Announces Acquisition of MAS Medical Staffing, Completing Its First Acquisition Phase and Expanding Annual Revenue Beyond $150 Million, with a Path to Exceed a Quarter Billion by the End of 2026 Through Additional Acquisitions and Organic Growth

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WOODBRIDGE, N.J., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Care Career, a rapidly growing healthcare workforce technology organization, today announced the acquisition of MAS Medical Staffing, one of the Northeast’s leading healthcare workforce organizations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition represents Care Career’s seventh strategic acquisition in the past 24 months, further strengthening the company’s position as one of the largest healthcare workforce organizations in the United States while accelerating its strategy to redefine the future of healthcare workforce management through artificial intelligence, enterprise technology, and workforce innovation.

MAS Medical Staffing has built an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality workforce solutions through strong client relationships, exceptional clinician engagement, and deep regional expertise throughout the Northeastern United States. The acquisition significantly expands Care Career’s geographic footprint while broadening its access to healthcare professionals, client relationships, workforce data, and regional market intelligence.

Care Career is building a technology-enabled workforce ecosystem powered by its AI-powered workforce platform, where every acquisition contributes not only additional market presence, but also expanded data, enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities, digital innovation, and operational scale that continuously improve the experience for clients and clinicians alike. As the platform grows, every clinician engagement, client interaction, credential, placement, and workforce trend strengthens the intelligence of Career’s technology, creating a continuously improving ecosystem designed to deliver faster, smarter, and more effective workforce solutions.

The acquisition also brings MAS Medical Staffing’s MAESTRA® engagement technology, along with its client relationships and clinician network, directly onto Career’s AI-powered workforce platform. MAESTRA’s scheduling, credentialing, and communication capabilities will be integrated into Care Career’s existing technology stack, further enhancing clinician engagement across onboarding, scheduling, and career management while providing healthcare organizations with greater workforce visibility and operational efficiency.

“Our vision is to build the AI-powered infrastructure that modernizes healthcare workforce management,” said Siva Konatham, Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Care Career. “Under my leadership, Care Career is focused on transforming a fragmented, labor-intensive industry into a data-driven, technology-enabled ecosystem that improves speed, efficiency, and workforce visibility for healthcare providers. Each acquisition strengthens our platform intelligence, expands our scale, and enhances our margin potential. By integrating advanced analytics, AI automation, and digital engagement tools, we are not just growing revenue—we are building a smarter, more scalable model positioned to lead the next era of healthcare workforce solutions.”

The combined organization will leverage expanded recruiting resources, centralized credentialing, advanced workforce analytics, AI-enabled automation, and digital engagement technologies—all powered by Care Career’s AI-powered workforce platform—to deliver broader recruiting capabilities, faster response times, enhanced workforce insights, and expanded national coverage. Clinicians will benefit from a seamless digital experience that simplifies every stage of their careers—from job discovery and credentialing to onboarding, scheduling, communication, and long-term career development.

With seven strategic acquisitions completed in less than two years, representing the first round of acquisitions now totaling more than $150 million in annual revenue, Care Career has rapidly expanded its national presence while executing a disciplined growth strategy focused on technology integration, operational excellence, and workforce innovation. The company has also signed additional Letters of Intent with other entities with expected close dates in the third quarter of 2026. Upon completion of these transactions, coupled with organic growth, Care Career expects consolidated annual revenue to exceed a quarter of a billion dollars by the end of 2026.

The addition of MAS Medical Staffing further strengthens the organization’s ability to serve healthcare systems, hospitals, long-term care providers, outpatient facilities, and other healthcare organizations across an increasingly diverse geographic footprint.

“The healthcare workforce industry is entering a new era where technology, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making will define the market leaders,” Konatham added. “Every acquisition we complete expands the intelligence of our AI-powered workforce platform, enhances the value we deliver to our clients, and creates more opportunities for clinicians. We believe the combination of exceptional people, innovative technology, and strategic scale positions Care Career to lead the next generation of healthcare workforce solutions.”

About Care Career

Care Career is a technology-enabled healthcare workforce solutions company dedicated to transforming how healthcare organizations recruit, engage, credential, deploy, and retain clinical talent. Powered by its proprietary AI-powered workforce platform and supported by advanced artificial intelligence, enterprise technology, and workforce analytics, Care Career is building an intelligent healthcare workforce ecosystem that connects providers and clinicians more efficiently while improving workforce performance, operational effectiveness, and patient care. Following seven strategic acquisitions over the past 24 months the first round of acquisitions totaling more than $150 million in annual revenue and with additional signed LOIs under contract expected to complete shortly, positioning the company to surpass a quarter of a billion dollars in consolidated annual revenue by the end of 2026, Care Career has become one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing healthcare workforce organizations, serving healthcare providers and clinicians across the United States.

About MAS Medical Staffing

MAS Medical Staffing is a premier healthcare workforce organization recognized for exceptional service, strong client partnerships, and a commitment to connecting healthcare professionals with rewarding career opportunities. With an established presence throughout the Northeastern United States, MAS Medical Staffing has earned a reputation for quality, responsiveness, and delivering workforce solutions that help healthcare providers meet their evolving workforce needs while supporting clinicians throughout every stage of their careers.

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PointsKash Demonstrates How Businesses Can Build on Bitcoin Without Burdening the Blockchain

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As industry debate surrounding Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) intensifies, PointsKash unveils an architecture designed to work regardless of the proposal’s outcome.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the global Bitcoin community debates Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110) and the future of data stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, PointsKash, Inc. today announced that its next-generation kiosk infrastructure was intentionally designed to operate efficiently under any outcome of the proposal.

Rather than storing operational data directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, PointsKash utilizes a layered architecture that combines Bitcoin‘s unmatched security with modern decentralized communications technology. Every transaction, machine event, system update, and operational record generated across the PointsKash network is cryptographically verified, securely maintained off-chain, and anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain through a single immutable cryptographic proof.

This approach allows thousands of operational events to be permanently verified while utilizing only a minimal amount of blockchain data.

As discussion surrounding BIP-110 has intensified across the digital asset industry, PointsKash believes the debate does not require choosing between innovation and responsible blockchain stewardship.

“The industry has been debating whether businesses can build meaningful applications on Bitcoin without unnecessarily consuming blockchain space,” said Michael Herron, Chief Executive Officer of PointsKash. “We believe we’ve demonstrated that the answer is yes. Bitcoin provides the world’s most trusted immutable timestamp and security layer, while higher-volume operational data belongs on technologies specifically designed to manage it. By combining both, we’ve built an architecture that is scalable, transparent, and future-ready regardless of how the BIP-110 discussion ultimately evolves.”

The company’s infrastructure assigns every kiosk its own unique cryptographic identity, allowing each machine to securely authenticate every transaction and operational event. Those records are then independently verifiable through cryptographic proofs while remaining resistant to alteration or manipulation—even by PointsKash itself.

According to the company, this architecture delivers several significant advantages:

Mathematically verifiable transaction records for regulators, banking partners, auditors, and enterprise customers.Improved network reliability, allowing kiosks to continue operating during temporary connectivity interruptions without losing transaction history.Enhanced cybersecurity, with every machine maintaining its own authenticated identity and secure communications.A scalable blockchain architecture that minimizes on-chain data while preserving complete auditability.

“Bitcoin was created to provide trust, security, and permanence—not to become a storage system for every piece of application data,” Herron added. “Our philosophy has always been simple: use Bitcoin for what it does better than anyone else—creating immutable proof that records have never been altered—and leverage modern decentralized technologies for everything else. We believe that’s the future of enterprise blockchain infrastructure.”

PointsKash believes this architecture positions the company among a new generation of fintech innovators utilizing Bitcoin as a secure trust layer while developing scalable financial applications for enterprise deployment.

The technology also establishes the foundation for future blockchain-based financial products currently under development, including enhanced digital audit capabilities, verifiable financial records, enterprise licensing opportunities, and next-generation digital asset infrastructure.

As the Bitcoin ecosystem continues to mature, PointsKash believes its technology demonstrates that responsible innovation and blockchain scalability can successfully coexist—providing enterprise organizations with the confidence to build on Bitcoin without contributing unnecessary data to the network.

About PointsKash, Inc.

PointsKash, Inc. is a financial technology company developing an integrated ecosystem of AI-enabled self-service financial centers, digital banking, digital payment solutions, cryptocurrency services, loyalty rewards, enterprise merchant technologies, and mobile financial applications. Through proprietary software, Artificial Intelligence, and strategic partnerships, PointsKash is building innovative financial solutions designed to empower consumers, merchants, and enterprise organizations throughout North America.

For more information, visit www.pointskash.com.

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As ADA Anniversary Approaches, University of Phoenix Survey Highlights AI’s Potential to Advance Accessibility in Work and Learning

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Survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of University of Phoenix finds among those already using AI in the workplace, 60% say AI has improved their knowledge of and ability to use accessibility standards and guidelines.

PHOENIX, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As artificial intelligence becomes part of how people work, learn and solve problems, a new University of Phoenix survey conducted by The Harris Poll finds that recent working learners see meaningful opportunities for AI to support accessibility. The survey was designed to understand the impact of AI in the workplace and learning environments on accessibility, defined as ensuring digital content, tools and resources, including AI tools and output, are usable by people with different abilities through inclusive design, use of assistive technology or conformance with accessibility standards, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The findings are being released ahead of the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26.

The survey, conducted among 1,019 U.S. employed adults who completed a professionally presented training or school course in the past 12 months (“recent working learners”), found that, among workers already using AI in the workplace, 3 in 5 (60%) say AI has improved their knowledge of and ability to use accessibility standards and guidelines, including nearly 1 in 5 (19%) who report significant improvement. 

While the findings point to optimism about AI’s accessibility potential, they also reveal an opportunity for clearer organizational guidance: 45% of respondents say accessibility is absent from, unclear in, or they are uncertain whether it is covered by their workplace AI policies.

“The reality is that accessibility benefits everyone,” shares Kelly Hermann, Vice President of Accessibility and Student Affairs at University of Phoenix. “If accessibility is built in from the beginning, organizations are more likely to create AI-enabled environments that are universally usable. Clearer content, better summaries, accurate captions, and multiple formats can help workers and learners with disabilities, but they also help busy adults, multilingual learners, mobile users, and anyone trying to absorb information quickly.”

Key findings from the survey include:

Workers see AI’s accessibility potential: 89% of recent working learners identify workflows that could benefit from AI and accessibility tools, especially creating accessible documents, presentations, websites or learning materials (38%), presenting information in different formats such as plain language, audio, summaries or translations (33%), and training employees or learners on accessibility practices (30%).AI may help build accessibility awareness: Among those already using AI in the workplace, 60% say AI has improved their knowledge of and ability to use accessibility standards and guidelines.Accessibility is not always clear in workplace AI policies: 45% of recent working learners say accessibility is absent from, unclear in, or they are uncertain whether it is covered by their workplace AI policies.AI tools may not yet fully support different access needs: Among those who use workplace AI tools, only about a quarter of survey respondents (27%) say AI tools available through their workplace or professional learning environment support people with disabilities very well.Human oversight remains important: 36% of recent working learners say human review for important decisions or high-impact work should be part of responsible AI use at work or school.Workers also recognize how AI and accessibility can have an impact on their own career journey: 90% of recent working learners identify AI and accessibility skills that would be valuable in their current or desired career field, including 45% who see value in understanding when AI-generated content needs human review.

Why accessibility is essential to responsible AI adoption

As AI tools are used to draft documents, summarize information, generate captions and transcripts, create image descriptions, support learning and assist with workplace tasks, accessibility becomes central to responsible use. Poorly implemented AI can also create or amplify barriers, including inaccessible content, inaccurate summaries, biased outputs and tools that do not work effectively with assistive technologies.

“Responsible AI is not only about productivity,” Hermann said. “It is about whether the technology works for the people who need to use it. AI can help create more accessible materials and more flexible ways to engage with information, but it still requires clear policies, practical training and human judgment to make sure the outputs are accurate, applicable and usable.”

What the findings mean for employers and educators

The survey suggests that organizations have an opportunity to align AI adoption with supportive design, accessibility practices and workforce training. Employers and educators can take immediate steps by:

Naming accessibility directly in AI policies and guidance.Choosing AI tools with accessibility and assistive technology compatibility in mind.Training workers and learners to create, check and improve accessible AI-generated content.Making support pathways clear for people who experience barriers using AI tools.Keeping human review in place for important decisions, high-impact work and accessibility-sensitive outputs.

The survey also found workers want practical AI training. The most helpful resources identified by recent working learners include real-world examples from their field or industry (36%), hands-on practice using realistic workplace scenarios (34%) and step-by-step demonstrations of common tasks (33%).

Accessibility insights from University of Phoenix

Hermann shared the survey findings ahead of the ADA anniversary in recent media interviews. Hermann oversees the University’s accessibility initiative, including evaluation and remediation of curricular resources, the Center for Access, Resources, Engagement and Support Services (CARES), and the Office of Collaborative Learning and Educational Engagement. Her work focuses on fostering accessible and welcoming educational environments for students, faculty and staff.

Hermann’s office at University of Phoenix also convenes accessibility conversations through initiatives such as Access Amplified™, a free, annual virtual event focused on advancing digital accessibility in web development. The event brings together engineers, developers, designers, content authors and digital strategists for practical strategies and human-centered conversations that address the gap between coding practices and how users with assistive technology experience the web.

About the survey

The survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of University of Phoenix from June 22–29, 2026, among 1,019 employed adults ages 18 and older who have taken a professionally presented training or a school course in the past 12 months, referred to as “recent working learners.” Data were weighted where necessary by age, gender, race/ethnicity, region, education, employment, marital status, household size, household income and smoking status to bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population.

Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in surveys. The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 3.8 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest.

Review the complete survey at phoenix.edu/aiaccessibility.

About University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix is Built for Real Life. 50 Years Strong. The University innovates to help working adults enhance their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world through flexible online learning, relevant courses, academic AI pillars, and skills-mapped curriculum for associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Active students and alumni have access to Career Services for Life® resources including career guidance and tools. For more information, visit phoenix.edu. 

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