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FICO Joins Marsai Martin’s Foundation and Seeds of Fortune Inc. to Expand National Financial Empowerment Initiative for Families and College Students

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Seeds of Fortune Inc. Partners with FICO to Launch FICO Financial Empowerment Fellowship

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Seeds of Fortune Inc. and Marsai’s Way Foundation are deepening their partnership to advance financial empowerment, building on a successful inaugural year that reached more than 2,000 students with financial education, college readiness, and community engagement programming. 

Seeds of Fortune Inc., a national nonprofit and education technology platform preparing students for college, career, and financial success through financial education, scholarships, and leadership development, will extend its impact through a partnership with FICO, a global analytics software leader widely known for the FICO® Score, used by 90% of top U.S. lenders.

Together, the organizations are launching the FICO Financial Empowerment Fellowship, a new initiative that prepares college students to become peer ambassadors. As part of the Fellowship, ambassadors will help fellow college students better understand the importance of building healthy credit, checking and monitoring their credit scores, and connecting with trusted financial institutions and educational resources that can help them establish strong financial foundations early in adulthood. The Fellowship will award ten $1,500 scholarships to college students who demonstrate leadership and a passion for financial empowerment. Selected Fellows will receive training in credit education, financial wellness, and community engagement before leading campus activations throughout the academic year.

Building on the momentum of the inaugural partnership with Marsai’s Way Foundation, this second year represents a significant expansion of the initiative by combining celebrity influence, nonprofit expertise, and industry leadership to address one of the nation’s largest financial education gaps.

“Financial empowerment is core to FICO’s mission. Partnering with Seeds of Fortune and Marsai’s Way Foundation shows what’s possible when strength in numbers meets shared purpose — reach and impact multiply when the right partners come together,” said Rukiya Kelly, Global Head of Corporate Impact & Engagement at FICO.

Throughout the partnership, students and families will participate in a series of educational experiences, including the Credit Starts at Home family workshops, digital financial education campaigns, campus-based Fellowship activations, and an exclusive Ask Marsai Anything virtual conversation where Marsai Martin will discuss financial wellness, career growth, and the importance of building healthy financial habits.

“Knowledge creates opportunity,” said Marsai Martin. “We’re excited to continue this journey with Seeds of Fortune and welcome FICO into the partnership. Together we’re helping students build confidence around money, understand their financial future, and become leaders who can bring that knowledge back to their own communities.”

Applications for the inaugural FICO Financial Empowerment Fellowship are currently open. The deadline to apply is September 21, 2026, with Fellows participating in programming throughout the fall before being recognized during the Resolution Brunch hosted by Marsai Martin in Atlanta on January 18, 2027.

For more information about the Fellowship, visit https://www.seedsoffortune.org/marsai.

About Seeds of Fortune Inc.

Seeds of Fortune Inc. is a national nonprofit organization and education technology platform that prepares students for college, career, and financial success through financial education, scholarships, leadership development, and workforce readiness programming. Since its founding, the organization has helped students secure more than $114 million in scholarships and grants while serving thousands of students nationwide.

About Marsai’s Way Foundation

Marsai’s Way Foundation empowers young people by creating opportunities that support leadership, education, wellness, and personal growth through transformative programming and partnerships.

About FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 200 U.S. and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 4 billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top U.S. lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the U.S. and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.

Raven Robinson, raven@pr2politics.com 

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General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend

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RESTON, Va., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.59 per share on the company’s common stock, payable November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 9, 2026.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapon systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at www.gd.com.

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Colangelo & Partners Named Agency of Record for Finger Lakes Wine Alliance

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Strategic Partnership Leverages the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance FLX Media Summit to Expand National Awareness of North America’s Premier Cool-Climate Wine Region

GENEVA, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Finger Lakes Wine Alliance (FLWA), the preeminent voice and champion for the Finger Lakes American Viticultural Area (AVA), is proud to announce Colangelo & Partners, leading fine wine, spirits, and lifestyle public relations agency, as its agency of record.

This partnership marks a strategic milestone for the Finger Lakes AVA as it seeks to strengthen its national reputation and build long-term credibility among trade, media, and wine enthusiasts. By combining regional storytelling with a high-impact activation, the collaboration aims to elevate the Finger Lakes’ profile as a premier cool-climate wine destination while amplifying the remarkable story of the region, its people, and its wines in order to inspire greater awareness and adoption nationwide.

“The Finger Lakes has an extraordinary story to tell, and we’re thrilled to partner with Colangelo & Partners to help bring that story to a broader national audience,” said Amy Navor, Executive Director of the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance. “Together, we’ll deepen our relationships with trade and media while continuing to elevate the visibility, reputation, and long-term success of the Finger Lakes AVA.”

A key priority of this engagement is the execution of the FLX Media Summit, an immersive media tour designed to provide media with an exclusive, firsthand look at the region’s winemaking excellence. Through curated tastings, interactive educational masterclasses, and site-specific experiences, the Summit will highlight the region’s benchmark varieties—including Riesling, Cabernet Franc, and traditional-method sparkling wines—while showcasing the dedication to innovation through unique varietals, hospitality, and sustainability. The experience will underscore why the Finger Lakes continues to be recognized as one of America’s most exciting and dynamic wine regions, driven by producers who are committed to advancing the region together.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance to our portfolio of clients during our 20th anniversary year,” said Michelle Erland, Junior Partner and Vice President of the Domestic Division at Colangelo & Partners. “Partnering with such a dynamic organization in our own backyard makes this collaboration particularly meaningful. As the Finger Lakes continues to solidify its standing as a world-class cool-climate wine region, we are honored to help amplify its story and champion its ongoing success.”

By formalizing this partnership, the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance and Colangelo & Partners are creating a unified platform for regional advocacy. With a shared commitment to quality and collaboration, the two organizations will focus on building long-term relationships with key trade and media, ensuring that the Finger Lakes remains a consistent and respected presence in the national conversation. Together, the organizations will champion the region’s continued evolution and reinforce the Alliance’s role as the leading voice advocating for Finger Lakes wine and the future of the AVA.

About the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance
The Finger Lakes Wine Alliance is dedicated to increasing the visibility and prominence of the Finger Lakes AVA, its wines, and its wineries. Through collaboration, education, and regional leadership, we create opportunities that no single winery could achieve alone, advancing North America’s premier cool-climate wine region. We are the collective voice of the Finger Lakes, championing the wines, the growers, and the winemakers shaping the future of American wine.

About Colangelo & Partners
Colangelo & Partners is the leading fine wine and spirits integrated communications agency in the United States, sought after by top brands and industry players for quality results, creativity and a return on investment. The professionals at Colangelo & Partners work with integrity and passion to influence how US audiences perceive their clients: earning consistent, high-quality positive media coverage; organizing signature events; strategizing and executing standout digital campaigns, and implementing trade programs that strengthen relationships within the industry. Colangelo & Partners’ clientele includes global, instantly recognizable brands, and passionate, up-and-coming vignerons and distillers, regional and national institutions and technology and e-commerce companies innovating in the beverage alcohol sector.

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Colangelo & Partners
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Cephia Appoints Mike McAuliffe as CEO to lead company growth of AI-Native Image Sensors for Physical AI World

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Semiconductor industry veteran takes the helm to scale the multimodal imaging sensor company serving growing physical AI machine vision needs from robotics and auto to defense.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cephia, a pioneer in AI-Native Image Sensor Products today announced the appointment of semiconductor and computer vision industry veteran Mike McAuliffe as President and Chief Executive Officer.

McAuliffe brings extensive experience in building global semiconductor and deeptech companies, spanning startups and scale-ups to public company leadership. He recently served as CEO of Luminar Semiconductor Inc., driving M&A growth leading to its acquisition by Quantum Computing Inc. He served as CEO of Seeing Machines (LSE: SEE), establishing the computer vision company as global market leader in automotive Driver Monitoring Systems now deployed in over six million vehicles on the road today. He has variously co-founded or led several semiconductor startups, including leading Powervation Ltd., to an acquisition by Rohm Semiconductor.

“Cephia’s platform technology uniquely enables rich multimodal sensor perception in ultra-compact form factors addressing the critical needs of physical AI machine vision,” said Mike McAuliffe, incoming CEO of Cephia.” I am thrilled to join the exceptional founder team as we accelerate our product roadmap and customer deployment traction to establish Cephia as a leading AI-native sensor engine for the diverse and growing world of physical AI applications.”

Cephia’s proprietary platform fuses AI co-design of silicon metasurface optics with computational image processing to deliver rich multimodal perception capabilities, including RGB (human visible), polarization, 3D depth and hyperspectral data beyond human vision. This is delivered in ultra-compact form factors, a fraction of the size of traditional cameras, achieved by eliminating traditional optical lens. By eliminating bulky lens stacks and maximizing photon and multispectral sensor efficiency, Cephia redefines the camera cost, size, weight, and power (C-SWAP) paradigm.

“We are excited by the potential of Cephia under Mike’s leadership as he brings deep experience in building semiconductor, deeptech and computer vision companies into category leadership,” said Conrad Burke, Managing Partner at MetaVC Partners. “Mike’s blueprint expertise makes him ideally equipped to lead Cephia’s next stage of product and go-to-market growth which is at an inflection point as demand accelerates across multiple expanding markets.”

Backed by leading venture and strategic investors – including Incharge Capital, MetaVC Partners NRM Partners, Radiant Opto-Electronics and SOSV – Cephia is actively expanding its pilot programs with global industry leaders, addressing diverse needs from automotive, robotics and health to satellite imaging, defense and diverse drone applications.

Earlier, Mike served in multiple executive leadership positions in helping build Pulse Electronics into a billion-dollar revenue market leader preceded by chip design and marketing roles with NXP and Texas Instruments. He holds a B.E (Elec) from UCC (Ireland), MBA from Henley Business School (UK) and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

About Cephia

Founded in 2024 as a Princeton University spinout, Cephia is building AI-native multimodal sensors for the physical AI world. By co-designing silicon metasurfaces with computational imaging through AI, Cephia creates ultra-compact sensors that bring superhuman perception to machine vision. Superhuman vision means going beyond human limits: beyond human resolution, beyond human speed, and beyond human spectral intelligence, enabling better, faster decisions for physical AI systems. Cephia is headquartered in San Francisco. To learn more, visit www.cephia.ai

Media Contact:

Tim Turpin, CodePR

tim@codepr.com

Cephia Contact:

Mike McAuliffe, CEO

mike.mcauliffe@cephia.ai

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