DAYTON, Ohio, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Is online therapy as effective as meeting with a counselor in person? A HelloNation article explores this question and explains how telehealth counseling provides flexible therapy, accessible care, and the same quality of connection as traditional sessions. The piece highlights research showing that online therapy offers effective counseling for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, and depression. You can read the full feature in a HelloNation article.

The article notes that beginning therapy often comes with practical challenges. Travel, scheduling, and access to providers can make participation difficult. Telehealth counseling addresses these barriers by making therapy available from home, the office, or any private space. With secure platforms and encrypted video systems, online therapy extends the benefits of counseling while protecting client privacy.

Darcie Clark, Counseling Expert of Dayton, emphasizes that research consistently supports the effectiveness of online therapy. Studies show that telehealth counseling produces outcomes comparable to in-person care for many common mental health needs. Clients often discover that speaking from their own environment makes them feel more comfortable and open. Far from weakening the connection, the screen can sometimes create a greater sense of ease.

The HelloNation article also highlights the flexibility of telehealth. Without the need for commuting, clients save time and energy. Appointments can fit around work, school, and family responsibilities, which helps people attend more consistently. Consistent participation supports steady progress, making flexible therapy a valuable option for many.

Privacy is another major benefit. Some individuals feel anxious about walking into a counseling office and being seen by others. Telehealth counseling allows them to meet privately, often from their own home. This privacy helps reduce stigma and encourages people to begin therapy when they otherwise might not.

Clark also points out how telehealth supports accessible care in communities with fewer resources. In rural areas where long drives are common, online therapy offers a realistic alternative. Students can connect from campus, professionals can schedule sessions during breaks, and parents can attend therapy without arranging child care. These practical advantages expand access without reducing quality. 

The HelloNation piece addresses concerns that technology might feel awkward or distracting. Most clients adjust quickly to the format. Therapists guide the process and ensure the connection is smooth. After the first minutes, the focus naturally shifts to conversation, just as it does in an office.

Confidentiality remains a priority in telehealth counseling. Platforms used by professionals are encrypted and designed to meet healthcare privacy standards. Clients are also encouraged to choose a quiet, private location for sessions, ensuring the same level of confidentiality as in-person care.

The adaptability of online therapy is another strength. Cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based practices, and even couples counseling can all be delivered through telehealth platforms. This flexibility allows therapists to tailor sessions to a wide range of needs. For many people, the ability to access different styles of effective counseling without travel makes therapy more practical.

Still, the article makes clear that online therapy may not be right for every situation. Some clients prefer face-to-face interaction, and certain therapeutic methods are better suited to in-person settings. A counselor can help assess whether telehealth counseling is an appropriate fit. For many, though, it provides the accessibility and consistency needed to begin and continue healing.

Darcie Clark’s perspective in HelloNation underlines that the heart of therapy is the relationship between client and counselor. Whether in an office or through a video screen, that relationship remains central. Online therapy simply changes the setting, making counseling available in ways that fit daily life.

For residents of Dayton and beyond, telehealth counseling represents effective counseling that is flexible, private, and accessible. It reduces barriers to mental health care and creates opportunities for more people to benefit from therapy. As HelloNation shows, the choice between online and in-person sessions is less about effectiveness and more about preference and practicality.

Is Online Therapy as Effective as In-Person Sessions? features insights from Darcie Clark, Counseling Expert of Dayton, Ohio, in HelloNation.

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Founding members — including BNY, Chainguard, Cisco, Cloudflare, Corridor, DepthFirst, Docker, JPMorganChase, Kyndryl, LTIMindtree, and PwC — back a coalition for the orchestrated defense of open source software that has already processed more than 20,000 findings and shipped over 2,000 patches across 500 open source projects

KIRKLAND, Wash., June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chainguard, together with BNY, Cisco, Cloudflare, Corridor, DepthFirst, Docker, JPMorganChase, Kyndryl, LTIMindtree, and PwC, today announced Athena, an industry coalition for the orchestrated defense of open source software, built for the frontier-model era where AI systems can find serious flaws faster than anyone can patch them. Athena is operational today with more than two dozen member organizations. To date, it has processed more than 20,000 findings and generated over 2,000 patches across 500 open source projects. The first wave of disclosures begins next month.

Founding members span the full stack of the software ecosystem and include BNY, Chainguard, Cisco, Cloudflare, Corridor, DepthFirst, Docker, JPMorganChase, Kyndryl, LTIMindtree, and PwC. Many of the coalition’s submitting members surface these vulnerabilities using frontier AI programs they have access to — including Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and OpenAI’s Daybreak — and bring the resulting findings to Athena.

“The time to exploit has gone negative — exploits now land before a flaw is ever disclosed,” said Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder, Chainguard. “Athena’s whole job is to make the time to remediate even more negative, so the fix is already in place before the vulnerability is public. No one company can get ahead of this alone, and orchestrated defense is the only answer.”

The current system cannot keep up

Frontier AI models can now read code, reason across dependencies, and surface novel, chained zero-day vulnerabilities in open source software at machine speed — flaws that survived decades of expert review. In one recent case, a critical bug sat in media-processing code used by countless applications that automated fuzzers had run more than five million times without ever catching. The gap between a vulnerability being discovered and being exploited has collapsed from years to hours, and a growing share of exploits are weaponized before the bug is ever publicly disclosed. Coordinated disclosure was built for a world in which finding a serious flaw took weeks and the targets were few. That world is gone.

Left unaddressed, the shift pushes the industry toward fragmentation, with every cloud, vendor, and security team independently forking the same critical libraries and no shared understanding of what has actually been fixed. Athena is built as the alternative: it offers a single pipeline that pools findings, remediates them under embargo, and drives durable fixes back upstream, so a vulnerability is patched and protected before it is ever public.

Athena closes the full loop

Athena runs a shared, active platform that takes each vulnerability through its full lifecycle end to end. Within it, a clearinghouse pools and correlates findings from every member. Around that, Athena stacks independent layers of protection so that coverage exists even where a clean patch does not yet, and stays on every flaw until a durable upstream fix is in place:

Discovery. Vetted findings are pooled from across the coalition — including frontier research programs such as Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and OpenAI’s Daybreak. Athena accepts findings generated by all frontier models.Pre-embargo remediation. Private forks and rebuilt, hardened versions are made available to members through Chainguard Libraries before disclosure. Findings are addressed in batches across an entire library, hardening it against whole classes of issues rather than the single bug a model happened to surface first — so it stays quiet even when a more capable model arrives.Continuous reconciliation. Every finding is reconciled against upstream activity throughout the embargo, catching independent discovery and keeping fixes current as projects move at head.Platform, network, and infrastructure mitigations. Partners that operate infrastructure, platform, network, and security layers push non-patch mitigations ahead of disclosure: detection signatures, traffic-level rules, and platform-side blocks that neutralize a flaw without the affected software ever being touched, at machine speed and broad reach.Detections and vendor mitigations. Cybersecurity partners add their own detections, signatures, and virtual patching as a further independent layer.Upstream disclosure and hard forks. The coalition drives coordinated disclosure upstream, and Chainguard hopes to work with the Linux Foundation on a coordinated Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) for open source and a maintainer of last resort program.

No single layer is complete; together, they get as close to complete as the problem allows.

A significant share of Athena’s impact is invisible by design. Because a patch only protects systems that can apply it — and much of the world’s critical infrastructure cannot patch on an attacker’s timeline — Athena’s platform-level mitigations are intended to neutralize a vulnerability across the internet before public disclosure. The same open source libraries that run inside the largest technology companies also run inside facilities such as municipal water systems and regional hospitals that have little or no dedicated security staff; those organizations are protected without taking any action, and in most cases without ever knowing there was a threat.

A coalition across the software supply chain

With more than two dozen members, Athena’s coalition spans the layers the world’s software depends on, with each participant contributing a capability the others cannot. AI vulnerability-research teams and software consumers supply pre-disclosure findings; platform, network, and infrastructure providers extend protection at the layers exploits traverse; cybersecurity vendors build detections and virtual patches; and global system integrators carry fixes into client environments at scale. The coalition will coordinate disclosure upstream, and Chainguard hopes to work with the Linux Foundation on a coordinated Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) for open source and a maintainer of last resort program.

Supporting Quotes

“Trust is at the core of what we do. Our clients count on BNY to protect what matters most, including the software behind our systems. As AI speeds up the discovery of vulnerabilities, Athena may help us identify and address risks earlier.” – Dave Robinson, Chief Information Security Officer, BNY

“For decades, Cisco has helped secure the open-source ecosystem. That work now faces new urgency; frontier AI has accelerated the vulnerability discovery cycle beyond what traditional coordinated disclosure was built to handle. Chainguard’s Athena coalition represents an important evolution, the coordination of open-source vulnerability intelligence and defense at the pace these threats demand. As this space continues to evolve, Cisco is committed to protecting customers across their infrastructure and applications, including open source. Open source powers critical infrastructure worldwide. Securing it secures all of us.” – Anthony Grieco, SVP & Chief Security & Trust Officer, Cisco

“AI has fundamentally changed the speed of vulnerability discovery, and traditional, siloed patching simply can’t keep pace. Cloudflare is already using our global network to deploy automated, traffic-level mitigations before these flaws are ever made public. This collaboration allows us to better act as an industry to neutralize threats at the ecosystem scale, protecting critical infrastructure and businesses before an attacker even has the chance to exploit a bug.” – Blake Darché, Head of Cloudforce One, Cloudflare

Availability

Athena is open to vetted organizations through an application process. Members retain control of their findings — kept private, shared with a trusted subset of the coalition, or opened to everyone. Organizations that join before the first coordinated disclosure wave next month are covered under embargo ahead of it. Interested organizations can apply or start a conversation at chainguard.dev/athena.

About Chainguard

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. Its solutions provide engineers and AI agents with the hardened, trusted, and production-ready artifacts they rely on, so organizations can build fast while staying compliant and protecting against AI supply chain attacks. Customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital. For more information, visit: https://www.chainguard.dev/

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BERLIN, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NexLawn, a premium brand under MOVA leading the evolution of smart gardening, is proud to announce a historic achievement in the world of industrial design. The company has secured a total of six prestigious accolades for 2026, including two iF Design Awards and four Red Dot Awards, marking a significant milestone for its entire product ecosystem.

NexLawn Master X: The Future of Outdoor Robotics

The award-winning Master X, a standout at IFA 2025 with iF and Red Dot honors, marks a paradigm shift by evolving robotic mowers into multi-functional outdoor assistants. Built on a powerful 25 cm-high 4WD chassis, it features a sophisticated retractable arm that extends up to 77 cm to perform complex tasks with high precision. Through interchangeable tools like grippers and trimmers, the Master X transcends simple mowing to weed, pick up debris, harvest fruit, and even play with pets, seamlessly integrating high-end robotics into the fabric of modern outdoor living.

The Master X breaks from conventional tool-category design, combining advanced technology with a strong industrial aesthetic. Its body features flowing, curved surfaces finished in silver and black, with red accents that create a compelling balance between futuristic appeal and professional-grade authority.

NexLawn VIDAR Series: Smart Navigation Meets All-Terrain Power

The VIDAR series serves as the backbone of NexLawn’s current lineup, featuring NexDetect™ technology which combines AI stereo vision and 3D LiDAR for wire-free, out-of-the-box operation. The VIDAR 800 and 1600 models are the winners of both the iF and Red Dot awards celebrated for their compact design and the NexTrim™ system, which allows for industry-leading 3cm precision edging. Additionally, the VIDAR 3000 AWD is a Red Dot winner engineered for demanding landscapes. This All-Wheel Drive powerhouse handles steep slopes up to 38° (80%) with ease, ensuring a perfect cut on uneven or hilly terrain where traditional mowers often fail. The VIDAR 3000 AWD draws design inspiration from motorsport, with a grey top cover that incorporates the sharp, angular lines of a fighter jet. Clean geometric forms create a bold, cutting-edge aesthetic, while its low center of gravity, diving stance, and four-wheel off-road structure amplify its sense of athleticism, power, and planted confidence.

NexLawn NAVIA Series: Professional Excellence for Large Estates

The NAVIA 5000 and 5500 earned the Red Dot Award for their ability to handle massive yard areas with professional-grade efficiency. These models feature NexNav™ Integrated Positioning—fusing NRTK, AI Stereo Vision and 360° LiDAR—to deliver real-time positioning and flawless mowing, no signal worries. Beyond routine lawn care, the NAVIA series acts as an all-weather guardian for the home. It functions as a security sentinel, providing real-time video monitoring and autonomous patrol functions to ensure large estates remain safe and secure. Inspired by the streamlined silhouette of fighter aircraft, the NAVIA series merges professional-grade performance with refined aesthetics. Its dynamic, flowing contours hint at the power of the AWD drivetrain beneath, projecting fearless capability across any terrain.

The iF DESIGN AWARD and Red Dot Award are recognized as the world’s most prestigious seals of design quality. NexLawn’s multiple wins underscore its position as a global leader in the smart hardware and robotics sector.

To learn more about the NexLawn VIDAR, NAVIA Series and Master X, visit https://nexlawn.com.

About NexLawn

NexLawn is a cutting-edge consumer tech brand grounded in the multi-level needs of home users, professionals, and tech enthusiasts. Expanding beyond robotic lawn mowers into a broader range of intelligent outdoor technologies, NexLawn creates multifaceted experiences and inspires people to embrace a next-generation lifestyle.

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