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CITY JAM Founder Pat Villaceran Launches an AI-Era Accelerator and Incubator Model for Music, Starting With Record Labels

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The music industry spent years making it easier to create and distribute music. CITY JAM founder Pat Villaceran is betting that the next opportunity is building the infrastructure around the artist.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pat Villaceran, founder of CITY JAM, today launched an AI-era accelerator and incubator model for music, starting with record labels. It gives artists the support a startup accelerator gives founders. Record labels and artist services companies access it through INDUSTRY.AIFF, CITY JAM’s programme for labels, which applies the incubator approach to a label’s own artists. Independent artists work with CITY JAM through its programmes and CREATOR LABS.

A song can be recorded on a laptop and distributed worldwide without leaving the bedroom. Then the hard part begins. The artist must also act as distributor, publisher, rights manager, marketer, data analyst and contract negotiator, usually alone. Villaceran sees that gap, the infrastructure around the artist, as music’s next market.

“I realised that music, artistry and the industry are working on a disconnected plane,” said Villaceran. “And the speed of how technology is moving is not making it easier for independent musicians to catch up.”

The technology sector would rarely ask a founder to build a company alone with little more than software. Music does it every day.

Her diagnosis is that the gatekeeper became a stack. Removing traditional gatekeepers did not hand artists control. It swapped a visible hierarchy for a chain of distributors, streaming services, social platforms, payment systems, rights organisations and algorithms that decide who hears what. Artists gained access. Agency is another matter.

Founders facing that kind of complexity can call on accelerators, investors, lawyers, advisers and mentors. Musicians run businesses with the same traits, from intellectual property and audiences to brands, licensing and customers, yet artist development remains fragmented. CITY JAM brings that support into one place, combining education, professional development, community, live jam sessions, collaborations, commercial opportunities and technology.

“We need to not only create the right technology, but also the right kind of culture,” said Villaceran. The goal is to give musicians “the right education, right tools and right know-how” so they can do more than simply “play the game.”

In this model the song is intellectual property at the centre of an economic ecosystem. The question shifts from how an artist gets discovered to what the artist is building. Labels, publishers, agents, brands, venues and technology companies become partners in that business rather than its definition.

Artificial intelligence raises the stakes. When content becomes abundant, value moves to what software cannot mass-produce: identity, trust, relationships, community, physical experience and cultural context. That is why CITY JAM goes beyond software. Its live jam sessions put musicians in the same room, so relationships form before any platform decides they are valuable.

“If we don’t act now, the humans that make real art will be engulfed by the system and there’s no turning back,” said Villaceran.

Music drives subscriptions, social engagement, film, advertising, games, fashion and ticket sales, yet sustainable careers remain hard to build.

“The economic attribution of the value for music and artistry needs to catch up,” said Villaceran. “Music is literally life, for us musicians. We breathe music. Music is oxygen. If music is life, then it has to practically sustain us, too.”

Villaceran’s answer is not another creator tool. It is the layer that connects the tools to an artist who knows what to do next. A startup accelerator works because founders rarely need just one thing. Musicians do not either. The method is to find the right people, put them in the same room and start building.

“CITY JAM is never just a concept for me. It’s the new way of life for musicians and artists and everyone else in the music industry,” said Villaceran. “We start with the tiny ripple of a movement. That’s how change really happens.”

About CITY JAM

CITY JAM builds INDUSTRY.AIFF and CREATOR LABS, supported by a global community of experts and producers, including CITY JAM New York. Founded and led by Pat Villaceran, who also founded the innovation agency The MooVe, CITY JAM brings her record of building innovation programmes for companies and founders across Asia Pacific, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe to music. INDUSTRY.AIFF is CITY JAM’s programme for record labels and artist services companies, and the name of its weekday letter for music label CEOs. CREATOR LABS is a separate offering and is not part of INDUSTRY.AIFF. CITY JAM is a brand of HINABI PRIVE, INC. For updates, follow CITY JAM on LinkedIn.

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Rosenwald Private Wealth Launches a New Chapter of Independence

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The Baltimore-based firm is expanding its ability to serve clients and deliver personalized guidance

CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Indivisible Partners (“Indivisible”), an advisor-owned growth partnership, today announced that Rosenwald Private Wealth has joined its platform. The Baltimore-based wealth management team led by Beth Rosenwald, Matthew Kunkel, and Leksi Kovalerchik manages approximately $1.1 billion in assets and includes six advisory team members serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and multigenerational families.

The move marks a new chapter for the practice, allowing Rosenwald Private Wealth to operate as an independent advisory firm while continuing to serve clients with the same team and approach that have defined the practice for nearly three decades.

Rosenwald Private Wealth advises clients through a comprehensive planning framework that extends beyond investment management to include retirement planning, trust and estate considerations, charitable giving, risk management, tax strategy, and wealth transfer solutions.

“At the center of this decision is our commitment to serving clients in a way that reflects their evolving needs,” said Beth Rosenwald, Founding Partner of Rosenwald Private Wealth. “Independence allows us to maintain the relationships and planning philosophy that have guided our practice while providing additional flexibility in how we operate and support clients.”

To support this launch, Rosenwald Private Wealth has partnered with Indivisible Partners, which provides operational infrastructure, security, innovative technology resources, family office services, strategic solutions and support while allowing advisory firms to maintain their independence and unique identity.

“Beth and her team have built an exceptional reputation through their dedication to clients and commitment to thoughtful advice,” said John Thiel, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Indivisible Partners. “Their focus on trust, stewardship, and multigenerational planning aligns closely with our mission of helping advisors build enduring independent businesses while delivering an extraordinary client experience designed to guide better outcomes.”

As Rosenwald Private Wealth begins this new chapter, its mission remains unchanged: to provide personalized guidance, foster meaningful relationships, and help clients make confident decisions about their future and legacy. The launch reflects both a milestone for the firm and a continued commitment to the clients and communities it has served for years.

About Indivisible Partners

Indivisible Partners is a privately held, independent advisory firm founded by experienced industry leaders and former advisors to redefine what independence can mean for elite advisory teams. The firm combines an innovative, integrated platform with true ownership, high-touch support, and a collaborative culture—empowering advisors to deliver better outcomes for their clients and build lasting enterprise value on their own terms. Indivisible Partners is headquartered in Clearwater, FL, and operates as a federally registered investment advisor. For more information, please visit: www.indivisible.com.

About Rosenwald Private Wealth

Rosenwald Private Wealth is an independent wealth management firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with investment advisory services offered through Indivisible Partners, LLC. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning, investment management, retirement planning, estate and legacy planning strategies, and family-focused financial guidance for individuals and multigenerational families. Led by Beth Rosenwald, Matthew Kunkel, and Leksi Kovalerchik, the team is dedicated to helping clients navigate complex financial decisions through long-term relationships, personalized advice, and thoughtful stewardship.

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Insurify Joins Technology Leaders to Shape the Future of AI-Powered Insurance Shopping

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Insurify will help shape insurance standards for shopper consent, coverage transparency, and carrier protections in the proposed Personal Agent Protocol, known as Poppy.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Insurify, the leading online insurance marketplace and a pioneer in AI-powered insurance shopping, is joining Sierra and other technology leaders as an early design partner in the AI Personal Agent Protocol, known as Poppy, bringing the needs of insurance shoppers and carriers into the protocol’s design.

“People shopping for insurance should be able to use the AI agent they choose without losing the critical coverage information they need to make an informed decision,” said Giorgos Zacharia, co-founder and co-CEO of Insurify. “Delegating a task shouldn’t mean surrendering control over your personal information or your decision to buy. AI agents are an important distribution channel for carriers, and we’re helping shape standards that keep consumers in control and give companies the ability to protect the customers they serve.”

As an early adopter of AI in its marketplace, Insurify believes consumers need transparency, privacy, and guidance. Poppy aims to provide a straightforward framework in which consumers approve access, agents identify themselves, and companies set boundaries for what agents can do. Insurify will participate in design discussions, advocating for insurance-specific protections that preserve coverage context, carrier attribution, privacy, and security. These include retaining coverage limits, deductibles, eligibility requirements, and applicable disclosures, while addressing automated quoting that adds costs without serving a real shopper.

Insurify already offers personalized car insurance quotes through its ChatGPT plugin, with coverage details and a path to purchase through a licensed agent or insurer. Insurify’s participation in Poppy’s development advances the same objectives: enabling AI-powered insurance shopping that consumers and carriers can trust.

About Insurify:

Insurify is America’s top-rated online insurance marketplace, offering a secure, spam-free way to compare and buy coverage. With a network of 120-plus carrier partners, Insurify empowers consumers to compare auto, home, pet, and renters insurance in minutes, online or with the help of a licensed agent. Since 2016, Insurify’s AI-powered technology has served over 320 million insurance quotes across Insurify and its affiliates. By using Insurify, customers can save hundreds of dollars annually, with some saving up to 50% on their premiums. In 2025, Insurify launched Insurify Car, its own branded car insurance program, underwritten by partner carriers and managed on Insurify.com.

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ONLYOFFICE 10.0 brings AI tools, modular apps, and stronger security to its open-source office suite

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ONLYOFFICE presents the major autumn update 10.0 with context-aware AI tools directly in the editors, new modular Apps, and a significant security upgrade. Around 50 new features and more than 1,000 fixes for the online, desktop, and mobile editors.

AI that understands your documents, in every editor

ONLYOFFICE 10.0 puts context-aware AI inside the document, spreadsheet, presentation, and PDF editors. A dedicated AI tab with built-in chat lets teams draft, summarize, translate, clean and format without leaving the file or copying content into a separate tool.

AI simplifies everyday work: legal teams can summarize contracts, analysts can generate forecasts or Pivot Tables, and managers can turn ideas into structured presentations.

Ready-made prompts, custom AI actions, assistants, and saved prompts help teams streamline workflows and automate routine tasks.

Organizations control how AI is used, choosing models based on quality, speed, and cost. Cloud users can enable ONLYOFFICE AI via OpenRouter, while server deployments can connect any model, including local ones. Sensitive data remains within infrastructure.

New modular apps

The release introduces four free Apps that extend ONLYOFFICE Docs (under AGPL v3). AI Agents automate the workspace, with intelligent search, personalized knowledge base, extended reasoning, powered by MCP servers. Forms streamlines data collection and analyze responses. Files centralizes document storage with access controls. Rooms supports secure collaboration, including Virtual Data Rooms for confidential content. In the cloud, the Apps are on by default. On servers, a single command installs them.

Editor enhancements

The PDF Editor adds metadata removal, customizable annotations, automatic table recognition, and reusable signatures. In the Document Editor, co-authors can follow each other’s cursor in real time, new “Keep with next” keeps related content together, and RTL support is more reliable. Spreadsheets run faster, with optimized functions, formula hints and an animated copy marquee. Presentations gain new view modes and extended print settings, GIF or video export for slides.

Users can now work with .ofd files, save spreadsheets as .xls, convert SVGs to editable shapes, add Data Tables to charts. With Antidote, Curly, and a Salesforce new plugins in redesigned Plugin Manager.

Security

ONLYOFFICE 10.0 fixes 35 vulnerabilities, strengthening protection for organizations handling sensitive data as AI-driven threats continue to evolve.

Desktop and mobile

The Desktop Editors get a refreshed homepage, redesigned Templates and Clouds sections, Odoo integration, and visual improvements on Linux. In Desktop Community, AI tools are available as an optional add-on.

The free iOS and Android apps add an AI assistant with new providers, as Grok and DeepSeek, AI AutoFill for forms and voice input for work on the go.

About ONLYOFFICE

ONLYOFFICE, an open-source office software project, focuses on advanced and secure office solutions. With over 21 million users worldwide, it is recognized for its innovation in the online office domain.

The ONLYOFFICE ecosystem comprises a comprehensive suite of collaborative applications, including online editors for text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and PDFs, as well as modular apps.

www.onlyoffice.com

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