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Saint Mark’s School and EF Academy Pasadena Unveil Temporary ‘Saint Mark’s Village’ with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

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PASADENA, Calif., April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In the wake of the Eaton Fire, Saint Mark’s School, an independent Episcopal school in Altadena, and EF Academy Pasadena, a private day and boarding high school, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially unveil Saint Mark’s Village, the newly completed temporary learning space for Saint Mark’s Developmental Kindergarten (DK) through 6th grade on the EF Academy campus. This milestone marks a stepping stone for Saint Mark’s recovery following the Eaton Fire, ensuring uninterrupted learning for students while the cleanup and eventual rebuilding of its permanent campus continues.

The partnership, which was initially announced three weeks after the fires, went from vision to reality in less than two months — making it the fastest local school rebuilding effort to date.

“This ribbon-cutting represents more than just a temporary solution—it’s a testament to our community’s resilience and the collective effort to keep education at the forefront,” said Jennifer Tolbert, Head of School at Saint Mark’s. “Thanks to the generosity of EF Academy, the dedication of countless supporters, and the critical state measures that expedited rebuilding efforts, our students can continue their education without disruption. We are confident that when we return to our permanent campus, it will be even stronger and better for the future.”

The new Saint Mark’s Village spans more than 12,000 square feet, featuring 22 classrooms, administrative offices, and dedicated outdoor space to foster a sense of continuity and community for Saint Mark’s students. Built on 32,000 square feet of previously unused land area at EF Academy, the Village was designed in collaboration with PjHM Architects and WillScot, to provide a high-quality learning environment while seamlessly integrating with EF Academy’s existing facilities.

“This partnership is a powerful example of what can happen when a community works together, supported by proactive leadership at every level,” said Dr. Sally Mingarelli, Head of School at EF Academy Pasadena. “With Saint Mark’s Village, we are ensuring students not only have a place to learn but also access to the resources and stability they need during this transition.”

U.S. Representative Judy Chu added, “As someone who visited EF Academy during its earliest days, I’ve seen firsthand the school’s deep commitment to education and community. The swift creation of Saint Mark’s Village is a remarkable testament to that spirit. I commend both EF Academy and Saint Mark’s for turning challenge into opportunity and ensuring that students continue to learn, grow, and thrive in the face of adversity.”

EF Academy Pasadena is providing Saint Mark’s Village with the land at no cost, underscoring its commitment to educational collaboration and community support. Beyond the dedicated learning space, Saint Mark’s students will also have access to EF Academy’s state-of-the-art STEM labs, arts spaces, gymnasium, and other campus resources—ensuring they can thrive academically and socially during this transitional period.

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger commended the partnership, adding, “The creation of Saint Mark’s Village in such a short time is a shining example of what can be accomplished when a community comes together. Pasadena has shown incredible leadership in ensuring students have a place to learn and grow, and this collaboration between Saint Mark’s and EF Academy Pasadena demonstrates the power of education to unite and uplift.”

Pasadena City Councilmember Rick Cole stated, “The rapid development of Saint Mark’s Village represents Pasadena’s commitment to step up and do all we can to ensure fire victims are rehoused, kids are back in school, businesses can reopen, and we can rebuild the fabric of our shared Altadena/Pasadena community. Kudos to the City staff and EF Academy for their speed and collaboration to get this done!”

Thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order, N-6-25, which cleared the way for rapid rebuilding efforts, the City of Pasadena was able to move quickly to issue permits and allocate resources to allow EF Academy to host Saint Mark’s on its high school campus. At the same time, the Village would not have been possible without the City of Pasadena’s whole-of-government approach, accelerating permits and assisting with essential infrastructure, enabling dozens of local architects, engineers, and contractors — many of whom donated their time – to help Saint Mark’s Village go from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting in approximately six weeks. 

Saint Mark’s School is raising funds to provide tuition assistance for displaced families, replace essential classroom materials and technology, support trauma-informed mental health services, and support teachers. Funds will also help cover the costs of operating the school’s temporary campus, as it prepares for the long-term rebuild of its permanent campus shared with Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church. Community members who wish to support the effort and help bring these pillars of the community back to Altadena can find information about donating on the school’s website.

About Saint Mark’s School

Saint Mark’s School is an independent school for students in preschool through 6th grade. We are committed to developing the unique intellect and character of each student in a nurturing environment committed to academic excellence and respect for diversity, responsibility, and spiritual growth. Since its founding in 1960, Saint Mark’s has upheld a deep-rooted dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), guided by our Episcopal values. 

About EF Academy
EF Academy is a private day and boarding school committed to preparing high school students to lead successful and happy lives. With students from 30+ countries, our welcoming global community sets students up to thrive in university and beyond.

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Mixx Technologies Acquires Sophic Silicon Technologies and Announces Manufacturing Collaboration with Kaynes Semicon

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A landmark dual announcement signals India’s emergence as a vertically integrated force in global AI semiconductor infrastructure, spanning design to deployment

BENGALURU, India, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mixx Technologies, Inc., a US based venture-backed deep-tech company building the interconnect layer for hyperscale AI infrastructure, today announced two simultaneous strategic moves that together mark a defining moment in India’s semiconductor journey. First, the acquisition of Sophic Silicon Technologies, a Bengaluru-based semiconductor IP design firm, beneficiary of India’s DLI and whose analog mixed-signal design expertise is now integral to Mixx’s co-packaged optics platform. Second, a manufacturing collaboration with Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) specialist and beneficiary of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, to establish a test and assembly facility that will support Mixx’s optical IC packaging roadmap. Taken together, the two announcements represent the first time an international deep-tech company has anchored both the design and manufacturing layers of a next-generation AI silicon platform in India, turning the country’s policy ambition into commercial reality.

The Acquisition: Completing the Full-Stack Foundation for Co-Packaged Optics
Every major cloud provider is deploying GPUs at a pace and scale that would have seemed implausible three years ago. But raw compute density is only half the equation. The harder problem is making sure those GPUs are working to its full potential and not waiting. In large AI clusters, accelerators spend a significant fraction of their time stalled on data waiting to move between chips fast enough to keep compute fed. The interconnect, not the GPU itself, is increasingly the binding constraint on utilization. And utilization directly determines the cost of a token and the energy burned to produce it. For hyperscalers running inference at billions of queries a day, the economics are unforgiving: every percentage point of GPU idle time is waste at scale. Introducing optics to declutter the data path improves efficiency. Co-packaged optics (CPO), the most effective solution to the interconnect bottleneck, integrates photonic engines directly alongside ASICs and accelerators, moving data at optical speeds and at a fraction of the power of conventional electrical interconnects. It unlocks the bandwidth density required to keep GPUs utilized efficiently and sustainably, bringing down both the cost of a token and the energy consumed to produce it.

The industry is focused, the demand is now, and Mixx is ready for real-world deployments.

Delivering CPO at hyperscale, however, requires precision across the full electronic-photonic stack; the hardest layer to design is the analog mixed-signal interface between the photonics and the digital system. That is precisely what Sophic Silicon Technologies has designed using advanced CMOS process nodes. Their IP now forms the electronic IC foundation of Mixx’s HBxIO™ platform – a multi-terabit, ultra-high-radix optical interconnect architecture purpose-built for large-scale AI inference and training. The acquisition brings Sophic Silicon’s full team and IP portfolio into Mixx, effective immediately.

“Our vision has always been to build the complete electronic-photonic stack. Sophic Silicon brings critical analog mixed-signal expertise that reinforces HBxIO and moves us closer to deploying optical connectivity at hyperscale.”

        — Vivek Raghuraman, CEO, Mixx Technologies

Sophic Silicon’s founders and core engineers, with backgrounds spanning advanced CMOS process design, EDA and IP development, and high-speed networking, will join Mixx’s core product development organization and continue expanding R&D operations in India.

“Sophic Silicon exists because optical connectivity at hyperscale demands more – lower power, higher bandwidth, seamless multi-protocol integration, and latency that lets networks perform at their absolute best. Mixx gives us the platform, the ecosystem, and the global reach to take that work where it was always meant to go. What we built in Bengaluru is now part of the infrastructure that the world’s largest computing deployments will run on.”

         — Deepak Pancholi, Founder, Sophic Silicon Technologies

The Collaboration: From Design to Deployment with Kaynes Semicon
Designing world-class semiconductor IP in India is a milestone. Manufacturing and testing it there is a transformation. Mixx Technologies’ collaboration with Kaynes Semicon Private Limited, a leading Indian OSAT provider and PLI beneficiary, is precisely that second step.

The collaboration brings together Kaynes Semicon’s advanced OSAT capabilities and Mixx’s optical IC design expertise to build a dedicated test and assembly capability for next-generation optical integrated circuits. Kaynes Semicon brings deep process knowledge in semiconductor assembly, packaging, and test, backed by the capital investment and institutional credibility of a PLI-supported program. For Mixx, the partnership creates a tightly integrated domestic manufacturing pathway for components of the HBxIO™ platform, enabling faster development cycles, closer collaboration between design and production teams, and the kind of end-to-end control that is essential when pushing the limits of optical IC performance.

“This multi-year collaboration with Mixx Technologies is a strong signal of where India’s semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem is headed. We have built the infrastructure and the process depth to support advanced optical IC packaging. Working with Mixx brings a world-class design partner into that ecosystem, demonstrating that PLI-backed Indian manufacturers can play at the leading edge of the global AI hardware supply chain.”

          — Raghu Panicker, CEO, Kaynes Semicon Private Limited

From India, for the World: A New Model for Semiconductor Globalization
Mixx Technologies has maintained R&D operations in India since its founding, alongside its San Jose headquarters and Taiwan facilities. The acquisition of Sophic Silicon deepens that presence significantly, embedding a team with leading-edge analog mixed-signal and photonics design experience into Mixx’s core product organization. The collaboration with Kaynes Semicon adds a manufacturing dimension: for the first time, a next-generation optical interconnect platform will have both its design and its assembly and test operations anchored in India. This is not an offshoring story. It is a story about India becoming a primary node in the global AI semiconductor value chain, with design, manufacturing, and IP origination happening here, at global scale.

“Mixx Technologies is committed to developing next-generation silicon photonics IP and system designs in India, contributing to the country’s ambition of becoming a global hub for semiconductor design and advanced manufacturing. The talent here is exceptional. The policy environment has matured to support it. And today’s announcements are what happens when both come together.”

           — Vivek Raghuraman, CEO, Mixx Technologies

The Road Ahead: Building the AI Interconnect Layer, in India
Sophic Silicon’s mixed-signal IPs is now being integrated across the HBxIO™ platform stack. Mixx is actively engaged with cloud service providers to qualify the platform across both scale-up and scale-out network, connecting servers and clusters across data center fabric.

The Kaynes Semicon collaboration is underway, focused on qualifying advanced optical IC assembly and test processes that meet the stringent performance and reliability standards hyperscale deployments demand. Mixx continues to expand its India R&D organization, with Bengaluru at the center of its global analog mixed-signal and photonics IC development.

The global AI chip market is projected to exceed $400 billion by 2030. The interconnect layer, tracking how data moves between chips, between accelerators and between clusters, is where the next wave of differentiation will be won. Mixx Technologies is building that layer. And it is building it in India.

About Mixx Technologies
Mixx Technologies, Inc. is venture-backed deep-tech company founded by the team that commercialized many zero-to-one silicon photonics products. The company is solving the data-movement bottleneck for AI compute infrastructure through its HBxIO™ platform, a multi-terabit, ultra-high-radix co-packaged optical interconnect architecture enabling cloud service providers to deploy large-scale AI inference at the speed and efficiency hyperscale demands. Headquartered in San Jose, California, with R&D operations in India and Taiwan. Visit: www.mixxtech.io.

About Sophic Silicon Technologies
Sophic Silicon Technologies is a Bengaluru-based semiconductor IP design firm specializing in analog mixed-signal, wireless and photonics ICs for AI-scale infrastructure. A beneficiary of India’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme under the India Semiconductor Mission, the company developed its IP at leading-edge CMOS process nodes to address the electro-optic interface challenges central to co-packaged optics and next-generation AI scale-up interconnects. Sophic Silicon Technologies is now part of Mixx Technologies.

About Kaynes Semicon Private Limited
Kaynes Semicon Private Limited is an Indian OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) company and beneficiary of the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductors. With infrastructure and advanced assembly capabilities at its Sanand, Gujarat facility, Kaynes Semicon is building India’s domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem for next-generation packaging and test requirements.

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Hydra X Launches HX Gateway API to Advance Institutional Adoption on the Canton Network

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The HX Gateway API supports financial institutions and developers building on Canton, reducing go-to-market timelines by up to 80% and deployment time by 50%.

SINGAPORE, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hydra X, a regulated market infrastructure operator for tokenised capital markets, today announced the launch of HX Gateway API, a REST API layer that supports financial institutions and application developers building on the Canton Network without requiring specialised expertise in Daml, Canton’s underlying programming language.

The API provides a straightforward integration layer that maps directly to familiar business workflows – onboarding participants, issuing and managing assets, and executing transfers. Now, institutions can go from decision to deployment without needing to build infrastructure from the ground up.

Built on Production Experience on the Canton Network

The HX Gateway API is built on Hydra X’s own production experience operating on the Canton Network. The firm has tokenised over US$100 million in assets for institutional clients across multiple regulatory frameworks on Canton through DA Registry – a secure tokenisation solution with regulatory-grade compliance built by Digital Asset, creators of the Canton Network.

That operational depth informed the design of the API, resulting in measurable gains for institutional deployments:

Rapid Go-to-Market: Up to an 80% acceleration in go-to-market timelines.Faster Path-to-Production: A 50% reduction in deployment time.Flexible Integration: Available as a hosted service or as an external deployment for clients with existing validator infrastructure.

“The HX Gateway API was designed to advance institutional adoption on the Canton Network.  It is built on the same infrastructure we run in production for regulated clients, and it means that banks, asset managers and exchanges no longer need to treat Canton integration as a specialist engineering project. It is a business decision now, and the timelines reflect that,” said Mark Tang, VP of Client Solutions, Hydra X.

A Broader Shift in Tokenised Capital Markets

The launch marks a broader shift in how regulated financial institutions can engage with the Canton Network. As tokenised capital markets around the world move from pilot programmes to production deployments, the ability to integrate quickly and reliably into shared network infrastructure is becoming a competitive differentiator. The HX Gateway API is designed to meet that moment, providing institutional-grade tooling that significantly accelerates the path from deciding to build on the Canton Network to achieving a live deployment.

About Hydra X

Hydra X is a regulated market infrastructure operator for tokenised capital markets, with live deployments across Asia-Pacific. The firm builds and operates the full lifecycle of digital capital market infrastructure, spanning tokenisation, distribution, trading, custody and settlement. Hydra X serves financial institutions seeking to issue, trade and custodise digital assets on regulated, institutional-grade infrastructure.

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Unfold Your Passions with a $0 Galaxy on StarHub 5G Unlimited+ Plans

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Pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8 with StarHub to unlock exclusive perks

SINGAPORE, 23 July 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Your next Galaxy upgrade just got easier. Whether it’s streaming Premier League action on the go, multi-tasking on a larger foldable display or enjoying immersive entertainment, StarHub is making it easier than ever to own Samsung’s latest Galaxy foldables.

From today, customers can pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, and Galaxy Z Flip8 on StarHub’s 5G Unlimited+ Plans, enjoying up to $1,688 in device savings, up to $2,880 in DeviceDollars (over 36 months) to offset interest-free device instalments, bringing the cost of owning Samsung’s latest foldables down to as low as $0.

More Value with Every Upgrade

Designed to make upgrading easier and more rewarding, StarHub’s 5G Unlimited+ Plans combine exclusive pre-order offers with perks, so customers get even more from Samsung’s latest Galaxy foldables:

Up to $2,880 in DeviceDollars (over 36 months) to offset interest-free instalments, with flexible payment options across 12, 24 or 36 monthsUpfront pay later device discounts with 5G Unlimited+ PlansUp to $350 off device for new lines and port-insGuaranteed $300 trade-in bonus on top of device’s base trade-in valueComplimentary Premier League Annual Pass worth $380 with Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra or Fold8Complimentary storage upgrade to 512GB at the price of 256GB worth $300, with 5G Unlimited+ Plus Plans and aboveComplimentary 3 months SmartSupport (worth $42.78) to lock in the 50% trade-in guarantee on your new Galaxy Z Foldable[1]$38 e-voucher for customers who registered their interestWatch add-on savings of up $250 off Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and $100 off Galaxy Watch9

More Freedom with 5G Unlimited+ Plans

Beyond the device, StarHub’s 5G Unlimited+ Plans include unlimited data, built-in global roaming across 165 destinations, and unlimited calls and SMS, giving customers greater peace of mind whether they’re staying connected at home or travelling overseas.

Pre-Order Details

Customers can pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Z Series, Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9 on StarHub’s 5G Unlimited+ Plans from 23 July 2026, 9am to 13 August 2026, 11.59pm via the StarHub App and online at starhub.com/samsung. Customers who prefer to pre-order in person can do so at StarHub Shops from 4 August 2026, during operating hours.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Series will be available for walk-in purchase at StarHub shops from 14 August 2026, 11am, and online via the StarHub eShop from 14 August 2026, 12am, while stocks last.

For more information, visit: starhub.com/samsung.

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