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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates more than $7 million to the American Red Cross

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Gift supports Blood Services and Disaster Relief, with a separate contribution to help those affected by Super Typhoon Sinlaku

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The American Red Cross today announced a $7.047 million contribution from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that will strengthen blood collection, expand work supporting people living with sickle cell disease and increase Red Cross disaster response capacity across the country.

In addition to the more than $ 7 million contribution, the Church is providing $850,000 to support the ongoing Red Cross disaster relief operation following Super Typhoon Sinlaku in April.

“For more than a century, The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints has led the way in helping the Red Cross deliver our mission,” said Cliff Holtz, president and CEO of the American Red Cross. “We are deeply grateful for The Church’s unwavering partnership and extraordinary generosity year after year, helping us provide critical disaster relief and lifesaving blood to those in need.”

The largest portion of the donation will support Red Cross Blood Services through investments in medical equipment, including 50 new Power Red collection machines. Power Red equipment allows eligible donors to give two units of red blood cells during a single donation while their plasma and platelets are returned to them.

The contribution also includes $2 million for the Red Cross Sickle Cell Initiative, which helps increase the availability of closely matched blood for people living with sickle cell disease. Since the initiative began in 2021, the Red Cross has worked with community partners to increase the number of annual donors who are Black or African American by more than 89%, while the number of blood donations made by those donors that are used to support people with sickle cell disease have increased 91%.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to strengthen the American Red Cross’s ability to care for people facing serious illness and communities recovering from disasters,” said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to care for our neighbors, lift burdens and bring hope to individuals and families in times of need.”

Additionally, the donation will fund four new Red Cross emergency response vehicles. These vehicles are deployed into communities following disasters, allowing Red Cross volunteers to deliver meals, water, relief supplies and information directly to neighborhoods where help is needed.

The relationship between the Red Cross and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dates to the late 1800s, when Red Cross founder Clara Barton and Relief Society President Emmeline B. Wells corresponded about humanitarian aid during the Spanish-American War.

The Church held its first Red Cross blood drive in 1996 and has since become the largest single contributor to Red Cross blood drives. Last year, Church members donated more than 94,100 units of blood through nearly 3,000 drives.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.

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Aviro360 Launches Third-Gen Mobile Inventory Product to Advance Yard Inventory Visibility and Intelligence

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Years of real-world yard operations led to the third-generation design that is 50% smaller, 75% lighter, and features faster deployment time

CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aviro360, a leading global provider of yard visibility solutions for the logistics and material handling industries, is launching the third generation of its mobile inventory product, marking the evolution of a computer-vision solution refined through years of real-world operations. The latest generation retains the capabilities developed in previous versions while reducing hardware size by 50%, weight by 75%, and power consumption by 50%, with a mobile design that reduces installation time by 75%.

Through continued development and innovation, this third-generation mobile inventory product features an improved software layer that optimizes asset identification, location intelligence, and exception handling. The software remains fully backward-compatible with previous hardware generations, ensuring existing customers benefit from continued software innovation without requiring a hardware upgrade.

“In early deployments, we focused on automating the gate, but customers quickly showed us that the bigger problem started after the truck entered the yard,” said Ilhan Kolko, President and Managing Director at Aviro360. “That feedback pushed us beyond event capture into mobile inventory and full-yard visibility. The newest version reflects years of real-world operating data and refinement, turning continuous physical-world visibility into a more mature, integrated platform for yard operations.”

The next-generation mobile inventory product was built for continuous yard operations and provides reliable, 24/7 inventory visibility to meet modern yard demands. Its edge processing supports low latency, resilience, and operation during network disruptions, ensuring performance regardless of network conditions. Key features include improved vision-based AI scanning that works in all weather and lighting conditions, digital twin capabilities for yard assets, and universal vehicle compatibility.

“We realized we were losing minutes on every move just trying to find equipment. With automated yard checks, we are saving about five minutes per asset — and across a full day, that adds up fast,” said Scotty Fletcher, Ops Manager of Inter Metro Properties. “When that level of yard visibility is combined with gate automation, the whole flow improves because we know where things are at any given time, from the moment they show up.”

The Aviro360 mobile inventory unit achieves value through the following performance enhancements and metrics:

Reducing shrinkage / spoilage by >95%Reducing human labor by >80%Reducing asset search time by 90%Reducing admin errors & workload by >70%Maximizing dock and parking efficiencies

Units arrive configured and ready to deploy. Installation is typically completed in hours once vehicle mounting is in place, with the mobile inventory unit feeding into the larger visibility system. Early production proved computer vision could capture the yard; the previous generation hardened it for real operations; this newest model turns that accumulated physical-world intelligence into integrated, scalable yard-visibility innovation.

The latest generation gives 3PLs, distribution centers, depot storage facilities, and other yard operations real-time yard visibility, reducing data entry errors and inventory discrepancies that create costly exceptions and operational delays.

For more information on Aviro360’s mobile inventory product or to see how Aviro360 is equipping facilities with automated yard visibility and intelligence systems, please visit www.aviro360.com.

About Aviro360
Aviro360 is an AI-powered visibility platform transforming how yards and terminals operate. Created and incubated inside ConGlobal – one of North America’s largest container depot and terminal operators, with nearly 60 years of operational experience – Aviro360 was built by operators, for operators. Its ecosystem of solutions – automated checkpoints, mobile inventory scanning, and stacked inventory intelligence – captures real-time data, understands context, and orchestrates movement. Trusted by leading 3PLs, carriers, Fortune 500 shippers, and logistics hubs, Aviro360 helps reduce dwell time, increase throughput, and improve site productivity. Learn more at www.aviro360.com.

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As Vacation Rental Booking Platforms Evolve, Holiday Travelers Are Rethinking How They Book

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Savvy survey finds 81% of travelers encountered surprise fees when booking vacation rentals and 67% are very likely to switch from traditional to direct booking platforms to save hundreds.

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Holiday travelers are not giving up their plans as costs rise; they are finding ways to stretch their budget further. New survey data from Savvy, a direct booking marketplace for short-term vacation rentals, finds that more than 70% of travelers plan to take a leisure trip between October and February, but rising accommodation costs and booking fees are prompting consumers to look for greater value and transparency.

Among the survey’s most notable findings, more than 67% of travelers say they would be very likely to use a direct booking platform if they could save about 15%, potentially hundreds of dollars per trip, compared with booking through a traditional online travel agency (OTA) such as Airbnb or Vrbo. At the same time, 81% say they’ve been surprised by fees when booking accommodations on major travel sites.

The findings are based on a survey of 1,002 Savvy database respondents, conducted in September 2026. The survey captures how travelers are approaching holiday travel costs, booking fees, and accommodation decisions as they plan trips for the upcoming season.

“Travelers are not giving up their holiday trips because prices are higher. They are getting savvier about where they spend their money,” said Eric Goldreyer, founder and CEO of Savvy. “If a booking platform adds fees and the price keeps climbing, people are going to look elsewhere. Booking direct gives them another option, one where they can see the real price upfront and connect directly with a professional property manager. Direct booking is all about less stress, less surprises, and more value.”

Travelers Are Watching Their Accommodation Budgets

For most travelers, accommodations represent a significant portion of the holiday travel budget. Per the survey results, nearly 64% plan to spend about $2,500 on accommodations per trip.

With that budget in mind, travelers are looking for ways to cut costs. Booking directly with a hotel, vacation rental company, or host is the most popular cost-saving strategy, cited by 43.7% of respondents. Other top strategies include traveling during off-peak periods (40%), avoiding platforms with high service fees (38.6%), and using discount or deal sites (37.9%).

Price and Transparency Could Change Where Travelers Book

The survey data suggests consumers are not just looking for a lower price, they want to know what that price actually includes. Lowest total price and transparent pricing without additional fees ranked as the top two factors influencing where travelers book a vacation rental, cited by 49.48% and 36.33% of respondents, respectively.

And when the potential savings are clear, travelers say they are willing to change their habits. When told they could save about 15%, potentially hundreds of dollars per trip, by using a direct booking platform instead of a traditional OTA like Airbnb or Vrbo, more than 67% said they’d be very likely to use the alternative.

“Travelers are telling us what matters most is price, transparency, and a better booking experience,” added Goldreyer. “If consumers are willing to change how they book to save hundreds of dollars, that’s a very clear signal. They want a solution, and direct booking stands out.”

As consumers finalize their holiday plans, where they book has become just as important as where they travel. With accommodation costs and platform fees putting pressure on travel budgets, travelers are looking for ways to spend less, avoid surprises, and get more value from their stays.

For more information about the direct booking marketplace, Savvy, and to finalize your next trip, visit Savvy.com.

About Savvy  

Savvy is the direct booking marketplace where professional hospitality meets savvy travelers. With transparent pricing and zero service fees, Savvy helps travelers save up to 20% per booking while enjoying exceptional stays at more than 150,000 professionally managed properties. The platform connects travelers seeking a better booking experience with professional property managers who are passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.

For professional property managers, Savvy offers complete control over guest relationships, pricing, policies, and service, rewarding exceptional hospitality and supporting sustainable business growth. For more information, visit Savvy.com.

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ThreatHunter.ai’s JAXBERT SECURE Feeds Continuous Evidence Into Defense Contractors’ SPRS Scores Under Full CMMC Self Attestation

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Argillite, MILBERT, and TACT-IO cover 27+ NIST SP 800-171 practices and keep the live SPRS score current

BREA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ThreatHunter.ai, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business with 19+ years protecting networks, today highlighted how JAXBERT SECURE helps defense contractors stand behind SPRS scores they now attest to on their own. It pairs the JAXBERT CMMC Level 2 platform with three managed security tools that feed it evidence continuously.

With Phase II certification dropped in July and DARS class deviation 2026-O0025 Revision 3 making Level 2 (Self) the default, CMMC is now full self attestation across all 110 NIST SP 800-171 practices. An SPRS score is a False Claims Act representation nobody checks before the contractor signs.

DoW CIO Kirsten Davies said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit on September 9 that cybersecurity “needs to be contiguous and continuous, and it needs to be at the pace of the threat.”

JAXBERT SECURE does not just document security. It runs part of it:

MILBERT, identity threat detection: compromised credentials, privilege escalation, unauthorized access. 9 practices.TACT-IO, vulnerability management: continuous scanning, prioritized remediation, patch tracking. 8 practices.Argillite, managed detection and response: 24/7 monitoring by ThreatHunter.ai hunt teams with containment and evidence generation built in. 10 practices.

Because the modules feed evidence as they work, the live SPRS score reflects current security status, and manual assessment work drops roughly in half.

The platform walks contractors through all 110 practices in plain English, calculates a real time SPRS score, and generates an 80+ page System Security Plan, a POA&M with AI remediation plans, a SHA-256 evidence vault, and a mock assessment mode.

“Your SPRS score is a statement you sign, and right now nobody checks it before you do. We built JAXBERT SECURE so the evidence behind that score comes from security work happening every day, not a spreadsheet someone finished last spring,” said James McMurry, CEO of ThreatHunter.ai.

One product, everything included, for teams of 1 to 100, at $30,000 a year fixed.

Schedule a free 20 minute demo at https://www.threathunter.ai/jaxbert/demo/.

About ThreatHunter.ai

ThreatHunter.ai is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing threat hunting, managed detection and response, and compliance solutions to defense contractors, government agencies, and commercial organizations.

For more information, visit https://www.threathunter.ai. 

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