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Hover Launches Instant Design: AI-Powered Home Visualization in Seconds

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App empowers home improvement pros and homeowners alike to transform ordinary photos into professional quality, photo-realistic home designs instantly, no design skills needed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hover, a leader in 3D property data, today announced the launch of Instant Design, an AI-powered design product that construction pros and homeowners can use to instantly visualize any home remodeling or new construction project.

Leveraging years of development in machine learning, and proprietary advances for generative AI built with Hover’s 3D spatial database of millions of residential properties, Hover Instant Design is at the forefront of a new era in home design – bridging the gap between construction pros frustrated with complicated design software and today’s homeowner, who increasingly expects to see what a project will look like before moving forward.

Bringing the Visual Economy to Home Renovation

While previously, homeowners might approve a construction project based on sketches or sample boards, today we live in a visual economy where seeing is believing. According to Hover’s 2025 Design Sentiment Survey, two thirds of construction professionals say that homeowners have higher design expectations than just five years ago.1 Yet despite these expectations, less than one third of projects ever receive a visualization2.

Even for pros who are visualizing projects, current options are lacking. To date, design software has generally been challenging to learn and time consuming to use, which may be why nearly half of pros (46%) still rely on outdated methods such as product samples and photos of past projects, instead of more advanced solutions.3 Speed is also a painpoint, with 1 in 3 pros saying it currently takes too long to show a design to a homeowner.4

“Home renovations are expensive and emotional, and homeowners today expect to see what they’re buying before they commit,” said A.J. Altman, founder and CEO at Hover. “While industries like e-commerce, automotive, and real estate have embraced the visual economy, much of home improvement has lagged behind. For pros, their time is money. They can be reluctant to learn how to use complicated design software to visualize projects, but that leaves homeowners stuck in a ‘buy and hope’ scenario. Hover changes that, making it easy for pros and homeowners to see exactly what their project will look like before paying for it – in real time.”

When homeowners can see their renovation before they buy, everyone wins.

Unlimited Inspiration From a Single Photo, in Real Time

With a decade spent amassing 3D spatial property data, combined with proprietary advances for generative AI, Hover turns the phone in anyone’s pocket into a powerful yet user friendly design solution. No design skills needed.

Key Benefits of Hover Instant Design:

Instantly Generate Designs – Upload a single photo of a home’s exterior or interior, and generate professional-grade, photo realistic designs in multiple styles – from coastal to contemporary, and everything in between – in seconds. Users can upload as many photos as they like to design one room or a whole house.Visualize Real Products & Colors – Virtually try-before-you-buy siding, roofing, windows, flooring, paint, cabinets and more with real materials from leading manufacturers such as James Hardie, GAF, Pella, and others.Easy to Use and Customize – Designed for people with no formal design skills and tested with real consumers, Hover Instant Design is built for intuitive use by anyone. Unlike other AI design apps, Hover makes it easy to edit any element with just a few clicks.Quick Communication for Better Collaboration – With Hover, construction pros can invite homeowners to view and edit projects, speeding up the time-consuming back and forth communication and approval cycle, and reducing potential confusion throughout the lifecycle of a project. The visual interface ensures that homeowners and pros are on the same page with their ideas and changes.Pros Win More Jobs, Faster – Whether it’s to provide confidence before signing a contract, quickly visualize final choices before moving to production, or upgrading to premium materials, Hover speeds up the process at every step.

“We know that one of the biggest hurdles of any home renovation is just getting started,” said Sumeet Howe, VP of Product at Hover. “From the earliest stages of finding inspiration from a wide variety of designs, to narrowing those down with real products, we built Instant Design to enable construction pros and homeowners to translate homeowners’ dreams into reality, more confidently and quickly than old school product samples ever could, and so much more effortlessly than legacy, complicated design software.”

Proven Success: Contractors Are Already Winning with Hover

Early adopters of Hover Instant Design are already reporting higher close rates, higher project values, and fewer change orders. “Homeowners can’t make a big decision based on color chips – it’s too much money and not enough certainty,” said Paul Trautmann, Hover customer and founder of Timberland Exteriors. “This tool helps me empower homeowners to make decisions they like, and opens up more collaboration. It also opens up more opportunities with the client, because when they see their home designed in different styles or materials, they get excited to invest in more. With Hover, we’re building wow moments.” 

Hover Instant Design is already deployed at a growing number of the country’s largest and most well known manufacturers of exterior home products. “This tool is a total game-changer — it has helped by building an emotional connection to a homeowners vision,” said Rebecca Hicks, spokesperson at Pella. “Since embedding Hover on the Pella site, we’ve seen higher intent homeowners schedule more in-home consultations and close on higher ticket projects. Windows can be hard to visualize, but with Hover we can show the homeowner exactly what their home will look like.”

Free to Try, Easy for All

Hover Instant Design is completely free for homeowners. Pros can get started with up to five free projects per year, and can then upgrade to a paid subscription. Learn more about Hover Instant Design here.

About Hover

Hover brings a transformative digital experience to the built world. With a mobile app that designs, measures, and estimates home improvement and construction projects all in one place, Hover provides a faster, easier, and more transparent experience for homeowners and drives workflow efficiencies for contractors. With stunningly easy-to-use 3D visualizations, reliable measurements, and precise project estimates, Hover offers contractors solutions and customizable automation for exterior and interior trades, jobs, or teams.

Every three seconds, a property is captured with Hover. Over 300,000 contractors and home improvement professionals, and over 500,000 homeowners have captured millions of properties and modeled billions of square feet using Hover’s technology. For more information, visit Hover.to.

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Hover
pr@hover.to

1 Hover 2025 Design Sentiment Survey
2 Ipsos and Hover Home Renovations Expectations Report, March 2024 to 500 U.S. adults
3 Hover 2025 Design Sentiment Survey
4 Hover 2025 Design Sentiment Survey

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LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN AND INCOME FUND DECLARES MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION AND ISSUES ESTIMATED SOURCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER

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NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:LGI) is confirming today, pursuant to its Managed Distribution Policy, as previously authorized by its Board of Directors, a monthly distribution of $0.15340 per share on the Fund’s outstanding common stock. The distribution is payable on November 24, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 10, 2026. The ex-dividend date is November 10, 2026.

The Fund will pay a previously declared distribution today, October 22, 2026. The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid, including today’s distribution, from the following sources: net investment income, net realized capital gains (short-term and long-term), and return of capital. All amounts are expressed per share of common stock and are based on accounting principles generally accepted in the US, which may differ from federal income tax regulations.

Current Distribution

% of the Current Distribution

Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year to Date

% of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the Fiscal Year to Date

Net Income

$0.02003

13 %

$0.20541

13 %

Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains

$0.00000

0 %

$0.00000

0 %

Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains

$0.13337

87 %

$0.80950

53 %

Return of Capital

$0.00000

0 %

$0.51909

34 %

Total

$0.15340

100 %

$1.53400

100 %

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on September 30, 2026

6.36 %

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of September 30, 2026

10.22 %

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through September 30, 2026

5.81 %

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of September 30, 2026

7.66 %

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Managed Distribution Policy.

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund provides financial intermediary firms the information necessary to produce the Form 1099-DIV, and then the relevant financial intermediary firm will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please call us at 1-800-823-6300.

Portfolio data as of September 30, 2026, including performance, asset allocation, top 10 holdings, sector weightings, regional exposure, and other Fund characteristics have been posted on Lazard Asset Management’s (“LAM”) website, www.LazardAssetManagement.com.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund’s net assets are invested in a portfolio of approximately 60 to 80 US and non-US equity securities, including American Depository Receipts, generally of companies with market capitalizations greater than $2 billion, and may include investments in emerging markets. The Fund also invests in emerging market currencies (primarily by entry into forward currency contracts), or instruments whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying emerging market currency, and also may invest in debt obligations, including government, government agency and corporate obligations and structured notes denominated in emerging market currencies.

An indirect subsidiary of Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), LAM, the Fund’s investment manager, offers a range of equity, fixed-income, and alternative investment products worldwide. As of September 30, 2026, LAM and affiliated asset management companies in the Lazard Group managed $284.0 billion worth of client assets. For more information about LAM, please go to www.LazardAssetManagement.com.

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Aziz Nayani, +1 212 632 6042

Ben Wulfsohn, +1 800 823 6300

aziz.nayani@lazard.com

ben.wulfsohn@lazard.com 

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Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions Introduces Norton Money Workplace

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New offering combines financial visibility and protection with personalized guidance, planning and earned-wage access for life’s most important financial moments

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions, the employee benefits division of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), has announced the launch of Norton Money Workplace, a new financial wellness benefit employers can offer employees to help them better understand, protect and grow their financial lives through one connected experience.

As employees navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape — from managing everyday expenses and debt to planning for retirement, education, and major life events — they’re also facing growing exposure to scams, fraud and identity threats. At the same time, employers are looking for benefits that deliver meaningful everyday value while helping reduce the financial stress that impacts employee wellbeing. Norton Money Workplace is designed to meet both needs by bringing together financial visibility, protection, personalized guidance, and planning into one experience. It helps employees manage debt, plan for education expenses, prepare for retirement, and navigate major financial decisions at every stage of life.

“Most financial wellness benefits solve one problem or serve one moment in an employee’s life. We saw an opportunity to do something different,” said Tim Hong, Global Head of Financial Wellness Technology at Gen. “Employees need support that’s just as relevant when they’re building financial habits as when they’re buying a home, navigating student loans or preparing for retirement. Our goal is to give employers a benefit that grows with their workforce and helps employees feel more confident navigating whatever life brings. That’s the future we’re building toward.”

Norton Money Workplace delivers that support for employees through four core capabilities. Together, they help employees understand where they stand financially, identify the steps they can take next, and build greater financial confidence over time:

Financial Visibility: Securely connect accounts to understand spending, cash flow, net worth, and credit in one place so employees have a clearer picture of their overall financial position.Financial Protection: Helps catch potential issues earlier and guides employees to take action before they become a larger issue.Guidance & Education: Employees receive personalized financial insights and expert-created education so they can better understand their options and determine appropriate next steps.Planning & Action – Employees can build personalized financial and retirement plans, navigate education costs and student debt, connect with Certified Financial Professional coaching, and receive actionable direction for important financial decisions.

Gen has spent decades helping people stay safer in an increasingly connected world through Cyber Safety, online privacy and identity protection. Today, its solutions also support people’s financial lives, from understanding spending and credit to planning for major decisions. Norton Money Workplace builds on that foundation, bringing Cyber Safety, identity protection and financial wellness together in a single benefit. Rather than employers and their payroll partners stitching together separate point solutions, they get one connected experience, and employees get support that protects their finances, identity and safety online, all in one place. 

“Employees are managing more of their financial lives online than ever before, and they need benefits that reflect that reality,” said Casey Cullinan, Head of Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions at Gen. “By bringing together trusted cyber protection with proven financial technology, we’re helping employers deliver support that’s more relevant, more useful and built for the way people live today. It’s another example of how we’re delivering more value by connecting Gen’s strengths across our portfolio.”

Norton Money Workplace marks the next chapter in Gen’s journey to protect and empower people’s digital and financial lives. For decades, Norton and LifeLock have helped people stay safer online through Cyber Safety and identity protection — and more recently, through tools that help them understand and manage their money. Norton Money Workplace builds on that foundation, bringing these capabilities together in a single employee benefit, with more to come as Gen’s employee benefits division works toward an even more connected, all-in-one solution for employees’ digital and financial lives. Norton Money Workplace will be available beginning in December 2026. Learn more here.

About Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions, part of Gen 

Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions helps employers equip their employees with digital and financial protection through comprehensive benefits that combine award-winning technology with expert restoration support. Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions is part of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted consumer brands including Norton, LifeLock and MoneyLion. Gen empowers nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries through its products and services that span cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness. Through Norton LifeLock Benefit Solutions, Gen brings that protection into the workplace, partnering with more than 12,000 employers to help employees safeguard their identities, navigate digital risks and take greater control of their financial lives. Learn more at GenDigital.com. 

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Audra Proctor
Gen
Press@GenDigital.com 

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Quantinuum to Report Third Quarter Financial Results on November 5, 2026

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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantinuum Inc. (NASDAQ: QNT) (“Quantinuum”) today announced it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, on November 5, 2026, after market close.

Quantinuum will host a conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern time that same day to discuss its financial results. The call will be available through a live webcast available here.

An archive replay of the webcast will be made available on the Quantinuum Investor Relations website following the call and will remain available for one year.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity as of December 31, 2025. Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Singapore.

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