VeriAct, Vermiculus corporate action system, enables market infrastructures to manage any corporate action event type through a fully configurable, cloud-native system with complete transparency, automation, and scalability.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6, 2026 — Vermiculus, a global independent provider of market infrastructure technology, today announced the launch of VeriAct corporate action system, a cloud-native solution designed to handle the full lifecycle of corporate action processing.
The corporate action system features fully configurable event types, formulas, and tax rules, allowing organizations to respond quickly to new market demands. Explicit and auditable outcome logic provides complete transparency and traceability throughout the processing chain, while comprehensive notification capabilities keep market participants informed throughout the event lifecycle.
The system is designed to handle both official processing and simulations with equal precision, making it suitable for any system that depends on corporate action results. It efficiently processes complex scenarios by parameterizing any event type invented in the market, while ensuring accurate outcomes and consistent delivery to downstream systems.
“Corporate actions require market infrastructures to manage a constantly evolving range of event types. With our new AI-powered corporate action system, we’ve made that process dramatically simpler and more flexible,” said Gustav Nystedt, Senior Product Expert at Vermiculus. “With this launch, we are providing market infrastructures with a flexible product built for change that can manage any event types, regulatory requirements, and local market practices without lengthy hard-code projects.”
The VeriAct corporate action system is used by clients such as B3, one of the world’s largest market infrastructure operators, Built on a microservices architecture, the system offers flexible deployment options and seamless interoperability through message-based integration. Individual components can operate independently, enabling high-performance processing while isolating workloads and simplifying integration with existing market infrastructure environments.
The VeriAct corporate action system is available as a stand-alone solution or as part of Vermiculus’ broader portfolio of cloud-native systems supporting trading, clearing, and CSD operations.
About Vermiculus
Vermiculus Financial Technology AB provides best-in-class trading, clearing, and CSD solutions to market participants around the world. Vermiculus’ solutions are the first to bring state-of-the-art advances in dynamic microservice architecture together with vast experience in clearing house, exchange, and CSD business requirements
The company started its operation in 2020 and is founded by industry experts with the incentive to revolutionize the technology of exchanges, clearing houses, and CSDs. With its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Vermiculus consists of hand-picked teams, trained to deliver mission-critical solutions. Learn more at vermiculus.se
HONG KONG, Oct. 6, 2026 — Organized by Hong Kong Youth Professional Global Advocacy, the third Global Youth Powerhouse Summit convened over 600 in-person attendees and participants from 60+ countries at Conrad Hong Kong. Aligning with the HKSAR’s First Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) and latest Policy Address, the summit brought together leaders and young professionals to address AI, geopolitics, education, capital markets, life technology, and start-up financing. Across three editions, it has reached 17,000+ online participants across 30+ countries and regions with a social media reach exceeding 50 million.
Global Youth Powerhouse Summit 2026
In a pre-recorded video address, The Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mr John Lee, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, encouraged young talent to seize emerging opportunities, affirming the government’s commitment to building platforms for youth to thrive locally, nationally, and globally. Delivering the opening keynote, The Deputy Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP, highlighted GBA integration, urging young professionals to serve as “super-connectors” and “super value-adders” helping Mainland enterprises go global. Dr Kevin Lau, MH, Founding Convenor of Hong Kong Youth Professional Global Advocacy, highlighted that venture funds managing US$10 billion gathered to support Hong Kong’s next generation, emphasizing that while AI assists technology and healthcare, human care remains irreplaceable.
Other distinguished guests included Mr Kevin Choi, JP, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry; Professor Frederick Ma, GBS, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Ms Bonnie Y Chan, JP, CEO of HKEX; and Mr James Chau, President of CUSEF and WHO Goodwill Ambassador. Mr Bryan Che, Chief Strategy Officer of Huawei, and Ms Cindy Chow, Executive Director and CEO of Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, also attended in person to exchange views with young professionals.
Six panel discussions addressed key pillars of Hong Kong’s economic future: artificial intelligence, geopolitics, education, capital markets, life and health technology, and start-up financing. Panellists explored AI implementation, human-centric diplomacy, Asia’s education hub, asset tokenization, and healthcare innovation. The summit concluded with a pitching session connecting 15 start-ups with 11 venture funds managing US$10 billion, reaffirming its commitment to linking young talent with global leaders.
20 locally led companies managing more than 5,000 homes come together to share infrastructure, technology and data, all under one roof.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2026 — Pavilion, a national vacation rental company, launched today with 20 local companies managing more than 5,000 homes and welcoming approximately 50,000 guests each month across the United States.
Introducing Pavilion, the first founder-owned national vacation rental company, brings together locally led vacation rental companies managing more than 5,000 homes under one roof. We’re the vacation makers, for the vacation takers. Local care with national backing – all under one roof. Where vacations come together.
Pavilion brings together successful local vacation rental companies that have built deep relationships with property owners and have real expertise in their markets. Each one stays locally led by the teams who built it, while gaining the resources and scale of a much larger organization. What sets Pavilion apart is who owns it. The leaders of its local companies become long-term shareholders, and together with the team running Pavilion itself, they own the majority of the business.
“The people who built these businesses are the core of Pavilion, and they should get the biggest share of the outcome,” said co-founder and chairman Joe Fraiman. “The typical industry playbook left founders with a small piece of someone else’s company. We’ve been founders in this industry ourselves, so we built the company we would have wanted to join.”
“We look for local companies that have built incredible relationships with their property owners, because those relationships are the heart of this business,” said Lino Maldonado, co-founder and CEO of Pavilion. “We see property owners as business owners. Our job is to put the best service, technology and people in the industry behind them so their business is worth more next year than it is today.”
Behind the local companies, Pavilion provides shared technology, data, owner reporting, accounting, revenue management, business development, purchasing and insurance. Its management team brings experience from Compass, Bridgewater Associates, Inhabit, Grand Welcome, Wyndham and Wheelhouse.
“Pavilion gave me a way to keep building my business while owning a piece of something much bigger,” said Steven Chrobak, founder of Myrtle Beach Destinations. “We have the tools and support we need to grow, and the only thing my homeowners have noticed is that we’ve gotten better.”
Pavilion is actively seeking more local vacation rental companies across the country. “We’re looking for builders,” said Brady Stump, co-founder of Pavilion. “People who have built something exceptional in their market and want the resources to make it substantially bigger. They are joining a collection of pioneers who own the company together, share what works, and solve problems as a team.”
Pavilion’s investors include TZP Group, investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners (a part of BlackRock), and Capital Dynamics. PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI), served as the primary lender for the Pavilion platform. “Great hospitality companies shouldn’t have to choose between what makes them special and the advantages of scale,” said Paul Davis, partner at TZP Group. “Pavilion is designed to preserve the local knowledge, hospitality and entrepreneurial leadership that made these companies successful while giving them access to resources that are typically only available to much bigger companies.”
Pavilion’s 20 founding local companies are 30A Vacay, Akers Ellis, Beach Getaways, Blue Creek Cabins, Compass Resorts, Destin Pointe Realty, Enjoy Unique Stays, Executive Villas, Host & Keep, Kabino, Maui Paradise Properties, Myrtle Beach Destinations, Panhandle Getaways, Premium Beach Condos, Rent in Myrtle, Salt Water Vacations, Scenic Stays, Sea Mountain Vacations, Vacay Rental Network and Wild Oak Telluride. Blue Creek Cabins, Destin Pointe Realty, Premium Beach Condos and Rent in Myrtle have merged with one of the other local companies, so the group operates as 16 today.
Jefferies LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and Cooley LLP acted as legal counsel.
About Pavilion Pavilion is a national vacation rental company majority-owned by the people who run it. Its 20 local companies manage more than 5,000 homes and welcome approximately 50,000 guests each month in vacation destinations across the United States. Pavilion gives those companies shared technology, data, infrastructure and expertise while keeping the local teams and leaders behind each one. Pavilion was founded by Stakeholders, the firm Brandon Ezra, Joe Fraiman and Brady Stump started in 2025 to build national companies owned by the people who run them. For more information, visit pavilioncollection.com. To learn more about Stakeholders, visit stakeholders.us.
About TZP Group TZP Group, a multi-strategy investment firm managing approximately $2 billion across its family of funds, is focused on control, growth equity, debt and structured capital investments in technology, business services, and consumer companies. Founded in 2007, TZP targets companies with solid historical performance and sustainable value propositions and aims to be a “Partner of Choice” for business owners and management teams. TZP seeks to invest primarily in closely held, private companies in which the owners desire to retain a significant stake and partner with an investor with complementary operating and financial skills to accelerate company growth, increase profitability, and maximize the value of their retained stake. TZP leverages its investment professionals’ operating and investment experience to provide strategic and operational guidance and is dedicated to long-term value creation. TZP’s investment in Pavilion was led by Paul Davis, Geoff Allard, Alex Pfeffer, and Sam Dwinell. For more information, please visit www.tzpgroup.com.
About Capital Dynamics Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and clean energy.
Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement1, and employs approximately 150 professionals2 globally across 14 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment, receiving top marks (Five Stars) from PRI across all categories and investment strategies, as well as in GRESB benchmarking for its clean energy strategy. For more information, please visit: www.capdyn.com.
About PGIM PGIM is the global asset management business of PFI. (NYSE: PRU), with $1.5 trillion in assets under management. 3 PGIM offers clients deep expertise across public and private asset classes, delivering a diverse range of investment strategies and tailored solutions—including fixed income, equities, real estate and alternatives. With 1,500+ investment professionals across 40 offices in 20 countries, we serve retail and institutional clients worldwide. For more information, visit pgim.com.
PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. For more information please visit news.prudential.com.
1 As of June 30, 2026. Assets under Management are calculated based on the total commitments as of the final closing date for all funds currently managed by Capital Dynamics, including amounts that have been distributed. Assets under Advisement includes assets for which Capital Dynamics provides services such as reporting, monitoring and risk management. 2 Includes all full-time and part-time employees, as well as essential functions performed by temporary staff and long-term consultants 3 As of Jun. 30, 2026. Assets are rounded to the nearest full number.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2026 — Corgi Invest today announced the launch of the MN (Corgi MANGOS ETF), an actively managed exchange-traded fund seeking to provide investors exposure to OpenAI and Anthropic, two private companies in artificial intelligence, alongside Meta Platforms, NVIDIA, Alphabet (Google), and SpaceX. MANGOS is an acronym formed from the first letter of each of the six companies’ names.
MN
“For years, exposure to OpenAI and Anthropic has been reserved for venture investors and insiders,” said Jeff Weniger, Chief Investment Strategist, Corgi Invest. “MN puts that exposure inside a wrapper investors already know how to use a standard, exchange-traded fund, bought and sold like any other ETF, with no lockups and no accreditation requirement.” Shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and may have limited liquidity.
Targeted Access to OpenAI and Anthropic
OpenAI and Anthropic are companies in AI, yet neither is publicly traded, ordinarily putting them out of reach for everyday investors. MN is designed to close that gap: within a standard, exchange-traded structure, with no accreditation requirement and no private-fund lockup, the Fund seeks exposure to both companies through cash-settled total return swaps1, rather than direct share purchases.
These private-company swaps2 provide one-for-one exposure, with no leveraged return multiplier3, and are initially priced with reference to perpetual futures contracts4 linked to the respective companies. Combined exposure to OpenAI and Anthropic is limited to 15% of the Fund’s net assets at the time of investment, consistent with the Fund’s liquidity risk management program.
Fund Overview
Beyond its OpenAI and Anthropic exposure, the Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of all six MANGOS companies and in financial instruments including total return swaps that provide economic exposure to those companies’ equity value.
The Fund offers this exposure through a standard exchange-traded structure, investors can buy and sell shares through a brokerage account like any other ETF. MN carries a total annual operating expense ratio of 0.20%.
About the MN Companies
The Fund seeks to give exposure to six companies: Anthropic, a privately held AI safety company and developer of the Claude family of AI models; OpenAI, a privately held developer of ChatGPT and frontier AI research; Meta Platforms (social media and virtual/augmented reality); NVIDIA (GPUs and AI computing infrastructure); Alphabet/Google (search, cloud, and AI); and SpaceX (launch services, Starlink, and, through its ownership of xAI and X, AI and social media). Portfolio weightings are determined through active management rather than index replication.
Availability
MN began trading on Cboe BZX Exchange on October 2, 2026, and is available through brokerage accounts nationwide.
About Corgi Invest
Corgi Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 2025. As of June 30, 2026, the firm managed approximately $821 million in assets. Corgi Invest builds actively managed exchange-traded funds designed to give everyday investors access to concentrated, high-conviction themes.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. This and other information is contained in the Fund’s prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. Shares are bought and sold at market price, not NAV, and are not individually redeemable from the Fund.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Anthropic and OpenAI are privately held companies for which substantially less public information is available; the Fund’s exposure to these companies through swaps involves counterparty, valuation, liquidity, and pricing risks, including reliance on perpetual futures reference pricing that may differ materially from the companies’ actual value, and is limited to 15% of net assets. The Fund is non-diversified and concentrates its investments in six companies and the related industries in which they operate, which may make the Fund more volatile than a more broadly diversified fund. The Fund is newly organized and has no operating history. See the prospectus for a complete description of principal risks.
This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund, and is not a prospectus. The Fund’s registration statement, including its prospectus, has been filed with the SEC: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2078265/000207826526000415/cik0002078265-2026 0929.htm. Shares are not FDIC-insured, may lose value, and have no bank guarantee.
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Fund and the companies to which it has exposure. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Corgi ETF Trust I. Distributed by Paralel Distributors LLC, member FINRA.
Definitions
1. Total return swaps: Contracts under which the Fund receives an investment’s gains and income, pays its losses and typically pays financing costs, without owning the investment directly.
2. Private-company swaps: Total return swaps linked to companies whose shares are not publicly traded.
3. One-for-one exposure, with no leveraged return multiplier: The swap is designed to reflect the referenced investment’s gains or losses at a 1:1 rate, before fees and costs, without magnifying them. The Fund’s overall return may differ.
4. Perpetual futures contracts: Contracts with no fixed expiration date that use periodic payments between traders to help keep their prices aligned with a referenced asset. Their prices may differ from its actual value.
-Clockwork.io recauda 31 millones de dólares; LinkedIn, Together AI y WhiteFiber adoptan su software de resiliencia para evitar el desperdicio de horas de GPU
LinkedIn evita decenas de miles de horas de inactividad de la GPU mensualmente; las nuevas innovaciones de TorchPass preservan el progreso de la carga de trabajo de IA sin cambios de código y aceleran el aprendizaje por refuerzo.
PALO ALTO, California, 5 de octubre de 2026 — Clockwork.io, cuyo software de tolerancia a fallos mantiene en funcionamiento las cargas de trabajo de entrenamiento de IA, aprendizaje por refuerzo e inferencia ante fallos de infraestructura, anunció hoy una nueva financiación de 31 millones de dólares, despliegues en producción en LinkedIn y Together AI, y una mayor adopción por parte de WhiteFiber.
New TorchPass innovations preserve AI workload progress without code changes and speed reinforcement learning.
La empresa también presentó dos nuevas funcionalidades para su solución TorchPass, cada una de las cuales captura el estado de una tarea de IA distribuida en ejecución. Las instantáneas de plataforma multimodo, una primicia en el sector para la formación, guardan la tarea completa en todos los nodos sin necesidad de modificar el código de entrenamiento y la preservan para su posterior recuperación. Por su parte, los puntos de control de aplicación rápidos y asíncronos, que se realizan en segundo plano mientras la tarea está en curso, aceleran el aprendizaje por refuerzo. Estos suministran pesos del modelo actualizados a las réplicas de inferencia encargadas de generar los rollouts, los ejemplos a partir de los cuales aprende el modelo, lo que permite que dichas réplicas pasen menos tiempo esperando o trabajando con un modelo desactualizado.
La tolerancia a fallos se ha convertido en un requisito para la IA a gran escala
Las grandes cargas de trabajo de IA distribuida pueden abarcar miles de GPU que deben mantenerse sincronizadas: el fallo de una sola GPU, la interrupción de un enlace o el bloqueo de un servidor pueden paralizar la tarea por completo. Meta informó de interrupciones inesperadas con una frecuencia media aproximada de una cada tres horas durante un periodo de 54 días de entrenamiento de Llama 3 utilizando 16.384 GPU.
La respuesta habitual consiste en recargar un punto de control, es decir, una copia guardada del progreso de la tarea. El proceso de recuperación puede durar hasta 90 minutos, deja inactivas las GPU que funcionan correctamente y obliga a repetir el trabajo realizado desde dicho punto de control. Los clientes pagan por GPU ociosas y por cálculos redundantes, y los modelos tardan más en completarse. A medida que las tareas aumentan de tamaño, cada reinicio pone en riesgo una mayor cantidad de tiempo de uso de las GPU.
A esta escala, garantizar la continuidad del trabajo útil a pesar de los fallos es un requisito de infraestructura. Clockwork.io satisface esta necesidad mediante un conjunto de herramientas de tolerancia a fallos que los equipos de plataforma despliegan como una capa intermedia entre el hardware y la carga de trabajo. LinkPass redirige el tráfico para evitar el enlace averiado, de modo que la tarea no llega a detectar el fallo. TorchPass transfiere la carga de trabajo de una GPU defectuosa a una operativa, permitiendo que el entrenamiento continúe sin necesidad de retroceder a un estado anterior. Ambas soluciones están ya en fase de producción. La nueva funcionalidad de snapshots de plataforma de TorchPass, anunciada hoy, captura el estado de una tarea distribuida en ejecución; esto permite restaurar la tarea completa cuando el fallo es demasiado grave para solucionarlo mediante una simple migración.
“Los fallos son inevitables a la escala de la IA; perder horas de trabajo útil debido a ellos no debería ocurrir”, afirmó Suresh Vasudevan, consejero delegado de Clockwork.io. “La tolerancia a fallos actúa como un multiplicador del rendimiento útil: permite que las GPU sigan realizando trabajo productivo en lugar de esperar a procesos de recuperación o repetir tareas ya completadas. Desarrollamos nuestro software en colaboración con empresas y proveedores de nube que operan algunas de las mayores flotas de GPU, por lo que es capaz de gestionar los fallos que realmente experimentan. Esa protección debe formar parte de la infraestructura de la que dependen a diario dichas empresas y proveedores”.
La adopción se extiende a empresas, hiperescaladores y neoclouds
Las empresas que gestionan sus propias flotas de GPU, así como los hiperescaladores y los proveedores de “neocloud”, están adoptando Clockwork.io por la misma razón: logran que una mayor parte de sus horas de GPU se destine a trabajo útil.
LinkedIn ha implementado la tolerancia a fallos de red LinkPass en toda su flota de infraestructura de IA, evitando así la pérdida de decenas de miles de horas de GPU por inactividad cada mes.
“A escala de infraestructura de IA, un único problema de red nunca debería dejar fuera de servicio a GPUs que funcionan correctamente ni interrumpir las cargas de trabajo en ejecución. Antes de Clockwork.io, una oscilación en InfiniBand NIC podía retirar del servicio un servidor con ocho GPU, mientras que una oscilación en el puerto de un conmutador podía dejar inoperativo un segundo servidor, duplicando el impacto a 16 GPU”, afirmó Raghu Hiremagalur, vicepresidente sénior y director de tecnología de Infraestructura en LinkedIn. “Clockwork.io ayudó a transformar ese modelo operativo. Su tecnología de tolerancia a fallos de red redirige automáticamente el tráfico hacia rutas operativas, permitiendo que las tareas continúen sin interrupciones mientras se reparan los fallos en enlaces, componentes ópticos, cables o tarjetas de red. En conjunto, Clockwork.io evita decenas de miles de horas de inactividad de GPU al mes en toda nuestra flota. Al convertir lo que antes eran incidentes operativos disruptivos en eventos de mantenimiento manejables, Clockwork.io ha contribuido a mejorar la utilización de la infraestructura y la eficiencia operativa”.
Together AI lanza TorchPass al mercado como un servicio en sus clústeres de GPU. Durante la conferencia PyTorch, ambas empresas realizarán una demostración en vivo de una tarea de entrenamiento multinodo que continúa ejecutándose —sin necesidad de reinicio— a pesar de la introducción deliberada de fallos en la red y en las GPU.
“Nuestros clientes nos evalúan en función del goodput, es decir, la proporción de sus horas de GPU que realmente hacen avanzar el modelo”, afirmó Pavneet Ahluwalia, responsable de producto de Together AI. “La función de reparación de nodos ya detecta fallos y aprovisiona capacidad de sustitución de forma automática. Las soluciones TorchPass y LinkPass de Clockwork.io se basan en esa infraestructura y están diseñadas para mantener la ejecución de las tareas a pesar de los fallos de GPU y de enlace, preservando así el progreso realizado. Las estamos lanzando al mercado como la siguiente capa de resiliencia de la plataforma”.
WhiteFiber (NASDAQ: WYFI), cliente actual de la compañía, está ampliando el uso del software de Clockwork.io en su creciente infraestructura global de GPU como servicio.
“Someter a pruebas de estrés la fiabilidad de un clúster antes de que pase a producción es fundamental, ya que el cliente que recibe un sistema con un fallo oculto en la red de interconexión acaba pagando las consecuencias en forma de trabajos fallidos y horas de GPU perdidas”, afirmó Tom Sanfilippo, director de tecnología de WhiteFiber. “Componentes ópticos de calidad marginal, tarjetas de red (NIC) mal configuradas y enlaces que superan una prueba básica pero se degradan bajo carga pueden pasar desapercibidos. La auditoría automatizada de flotas de Clockwork.io valida simultáneamente cada enlace y nodo, localiza fallos en cuestión de minutos y nos permite corregirlos antes de la entrega. Ponemos los clústeres en marcha con mayor rapidez, de modo que la primera ejecución de entrenamiento del cliente se realiza sobre una red validada de extremo a extremo, y no simplemente sobre un sistema encendido. Dada la vertiginosa demanda del mercado, ofrecer a los clientes capacidad validada con rapidez es crucial para nuestro negocio; por eso estamos implementando Clockwork.io en todos nuestros clústeres”.
Las nuevas funcionalidades de TorchPass ponen la protección de las cargas de trabajo en manos de los equipos de plataforma
Clockwork.io ha ampliado las capacidades de TorchPass más allá de la migración de GPU, incorporando dos funciones de las que los equipos de plataforma carecían hasta ahora: la posibilidad de generar ellos mismos una instantánea de todo un trabajo distribuido y puntos de control de la aplicación lo suficientemente rápidos como para ejecutarse en segundo plano.
En el caso del entrenamiento, las instantáneas de la plataforma guardan el estado de ejecución de un trabajo en curso en todos sus nodos, permitiendo así restaurarlo tras una interrupción. Los equipos de plataforma e ingenieros de infraestructura de IA implementan esta solución para cargas de trabajo compatibles sin necesidad de que los propietarios de las aplicaciones modifiquen su código o añadan lógica de puntos de control. Los equipos empresariales pueden proteger los trabajos de entrenamiento en toda su flota mediante un único mecanismo, y los proveedores de nube pueden proteger los trabajos de los clientes cuyo código no controlan. Cuando los equipos implementan puntos de control a nivel de aplicación, la rapidez de los puntos de control de TorchPass permite realizarlos con mayor frecuencia; de este modo, se pierde menos progreso y se repite menos trabajo de cómputo tras un fallo.
En cuanto a la inferencia, los modelos de gran tamaño se ejecutan en dos o más servidores, por lo que un fallo en un enlace puede inutilizar una réplica completa e interrumpir una sesión de usuario o una tarea de agente en plena ejecución. LinkPass permite que dichas réplicas multiservidor sigan operativas a pesar de los fallos en los enlaces.
El aprendizaje por refuerzo depende tanto del entrenamiento como de la inferencia. Varias copias del modelo generan secuencias de ejecución, el sistema de entrenamiento aprende de ellas y los pesos actualizados deben llegar a las copias antes de que estas puedan generar resultados con la versión más reciente. Los puntos de control de aplicación de TorchPass transfieren los pesos actualizados a las réplicas de ejecución con mayor rapidez, mientras que LinkPass mantiene dichas réplicas en funcionamiento a pesar de los fallos en los enlaces.
“La tolerancia a fallos en clústeres solía ser un problema exclusivo del entrenamiento; ahora es también un problema de inferencia”, afirmó Dylan Patel, fundador, consejero delegado y analista principal de SemiAnalysis, empresa cuyas clasificaciones ClusterMAX evalúan a los proveedores de servicios en la nube basados en GPU. “En nuestras pruebas ClusterMAX, TorchPass reduce la pérdida de rendimiento efectivo durante el entrenamiento del 14 % a menos del 3 % en un proveedor neocloud con calificación “oro”. El aprendizaje por refuerzo (RL) vincula ambos procesos: las réplicas de inferencia generan simulaciones, el sistema de entrenamiento aprende de ellas y los pesos actualizados regresan a las réplicas. Clockwork.io permite que las réplicas sigan operando a pesar de las fluctuaciones de enlace y los fallos de red. Sus puntos de control ultrarrápidos aceleran la transferencia de pesos de vuelta a la flota de inferencia, evitando así que el proceso se detenga en cualquiera de las dos direcciones. La solución debe implementarse mediante una capa de tolerancia a fallos común para el entrenamiento, la inferencia y el aprendizaje por refuerzo”.
Los equipos de plataformas empresariales y los proveedores de servicios en la nube pueden ponerse en contacto con Clockwork.io para evaluar el software en sus cargas de trabajo o explorar oportunidades de colaboración.
La ronda de financiación y su destino
La ronda fue coliderada por Premji Invest, Wing Venture Capital y Seligman Ventures, con la participación de los inversores actuales NEA y e& Capital. Con esto, la financiación total de Clockwork.io alcanza los 73 millones de dólares. La empresa utilizará el capital para acelerar el despliegue de su conjunto de herramientas de tolerancia a fallos —aplicable a las fases de entrenamiento, inferencia y aprendizaje por refuerzo—, ampliar su adopción empresarial y escalar la entrega a través de socios en la nube.
“Lo único que escala a la perfección es la falta de fiabilidad: basta con instalar suficientes GPU en una máquina para que siempre haya algo fallando”, afirmó Greg Papadopoulos, socio de capital riesgo de NEA. “El método tradicional —detener la tarea y recargar un punto de control— carece de sentido a la escala actual. Clockwork considera el fallo como el estado habitual: TorchPass migra en tiempo real el entrenamiento desde una GPU que presenta errores y ahora permite capturar el estado de toda una tarea en ejecución sin necesidad de modificar el código. Ya está ahorrando decenas de miles de horas de GPU al mes. Apostamos por Clockwork.io en 2021 y estamos encantados de seguir apoyándolos mientras definen la capa de rendimiento de los clústeres de IA”.
Clockwork.io es pionera en Software-Driven AI Fabrics™, una capa programable situada entre el hardware y la carga de trabajo que permite que los clústeres de GPU sean observables, tolerantes a fallos y aprovechen al máximo su capacidad, independientemente del acelerador, la red o la nube utilizados. Las cargas de trabajo de IA requieren que todo el clúster funcione como una única máquina; sin embargo, los fallos y los cuellos de botella dejan las GPU inactivas. La plataforma FleetLens de Clockwork.io recupera esa capacidad perdida: gracias a una telemetría con precisión de nanosegundos, identifica exactamente qué GPU, nodo o enlace está ralentizando o bloqueando una tarea y valida los clústeres antes de su puesta en marcha. Además, mediante LinkPass y TorchPass, garantiza la continuidad de las cargas de trabajo —desde el entrenamiento hasta la inferencia— incluso ante fallos o degradaciones de la infraestructura. Según pruebas comparativas independientes realizadas por SemiAnalysis, TorchPass supera a los principales marcos de trabajo de código abierto y a los métodos tradicionales de punto de control y reinicio en cuanto a la velocidad de recuperación ante fallos. Empresas como LinkedIn, Together AI, WhiteFiber, Wells Fargo, Nebius, NScale y DCAI confían en Clockwork.io para impulsar su infraestructura de IA. Más información en www.clockwork.io.
Cette startup technologique permet aux particuliers et aux organisations de protéger leurs données, leurs œuvres et leur image, d’en octroyer des licences et d’en tirer une rémunération, tout en les mettant en relation avec la demande croissante de données humaines du monde réel dans les domaines de l’IA, de la recherche et des médias.
WILMINGTON, Delaware, 5 octobre 2026 — SignSplit PBC, une entreprise technologique en pleine croissance qui permet aux particuliers et aux organisations de protéger, de concéder sous licence et de partager leurs données, leurs œuvres et leur image, sort aujourd’hui du mode furtif avec un tour de table stratégique de 400 millions de dollars mené avec W Group, l’écosystème mondial de fintech et de technologie au service de plus de 40 millions d’utilisateurs. Cet engagement de financement, qui valorise SignSplit à un milliard de dollars, associe un apport en capitaux à un ensemble de ressources stratégiques sur plusieurs années, destinées à soutenir le déploiement mondial de SignSplit.
La prochaine génération d’IA s’appuiera de plus en plus sur les données, les connaissances, la créativité et l’expérience humaines issues du monde réel, dans des domaines allant des modèles avancés et de la robotique à la science, à la santé, aux médias et au divertissement. SignSplit permet aux particuliers et aux organisations de participer activement à cet avenir en protégeant, en concédant sous licence et en partageant leurs données, leurs œuvres et leur image, avec leur consentement, une provenance clairement établie et des conditions bien définies. SignSplit appelle cela des « données signées ».
Grâce à SignSplit, les entreprises spécialisées dans l’IA et la robotique, les chercheurs et d’autres organisations peuvent accéder à des bases de données et à des pools de recherche conçus pour répondre à des besoins spécifiques, tandis que les contributeurs fournissent des données issues du monde réel, leurs connaissances et leurs compétences, et reçoivent une rémunération en échange de leur participation. SignSplit intègre également une couche de vérification des données, du travail et de l’image, conçue pour permettre aux systèmes d’IA, aux plateformes de réseaux sociaux et à d’autres services numériques d’identifier les contenus signés et d’accéder aux informations associées concernant leur provenance, le consentement et les conditions d’utilisation.
« SignSplit propose des solutions pour un monde où la frontière entre l’expérience humaine et la technologie devient de plus en plus floue », déclare Alessandro Monterosso, cofondateur et CEO de SignSplit. « À mesure que l’IA s’implante davantage dans le monde réel, les connaissances, la créativité, les compétences et l’identité humaines seront de plus en plus liées à la manière dont la technologie évolue et interagit avec le monde qui nous entoure. Nous pensons que SignSplit et l’utilisation de données signées peuvent servir de pont entre la technologie et le monde réel, en associant la contribution humaine à la protection, à la participation et à la rémunération à mesure que la technologie progresse. »
« SignSplit établit une nouvelle norme en matière d’utilisation des données, des travaux et de l’image des particuliers et des organisations », souligne Volodymyr Nosov, fondateur et président de W Group. « Nous sommes convaincus que tous les acteurs sérieux du secteur de l’IA et de l’économie des données finiront par s’appuyer sur l’infrastructure de SignSplit. L’ampleur de notre engagement reflète à la fois notre conviction que nous en sommes encore aux prémices de cette évolution, et l’importance que nous accordons à ces solutions pour tous les secteurs d’activité qui s’appuient sur les données humaines. »
SignSplit a été fondé en 2024 par Glib Denisov, cofondateur, président exécutif et directeur des produits. « Lorsque nous avons lancé SignSplit en 2024, nous visions là où nous pensions que l’IA se dirigeait, pas là où elle se trouvait à l’époque », déclare Glib Denisov. « Nous avons constaté que la prochaine génération d’IA aurait besoin de bien plus que de simples données supplémentaires : elle aurait besoin de données issues du monde réel, de meilleure qualité, dont la provenance, les autorisations et les droits seraient clairement établis. »
À propos de SignSplit
SignSplit PBC est une entreprise technologique qui met en place l’infrastructure nécessaire à l’économie des données signées. Fondé en 2024 et constitué en tant que Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, SignSplit met en relation des particuliers et des institutions avec des entreprises spécialisées dans l’intelligence artificielle et la robotique, des chercheurs et des plateformes médiatiques grâce à sa plateforme de données signées. L’entreprise fournit une infrastructure permettant de protéger, d’octroyer des licences et de partager des données humaines issues du monde réel ainsi que d’autres formes de contributions humaines, avec un consentement, une provenance clairement établie et des conditions bien définies.
Pour en savoir plus et vous inscrire à SignSplit, rendez-vous sur signsplit.com.
À propos de W Group
W Group est un écosystème mondial d’entreprises qui façonnent l’avenir grâce à la technologie, à l’innovation et à des produits ambitieux. Aujourd’hui, W Group regroupe 11 entreprises, plus de 1 500 collaborateurs répartis sur 15 sites à travers le monde, et plus de 40 millions de clients dans 150 pays. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur https://www.w.group/.
Déclarations prospectives
Le présent communiqué de presse contient des déclarations prospectives concernant les projets de SignSplit, sa relation stratégique avec W Group et les évolutions attendues du marché. Ces déclarations reposent sur les prévisions actuelles et sont soumises à des risques et incertitudes ; les résultats réels peuvent s’en écarter sensiblement, et aucune des deux sociétés ne s’engage à les mettre à jour. Aucune information contenue dans le présent communiqué de presse ne constitue une offre ou une sollicitation concernant un titre ou un actif numérique.
New book by Hetz Ventures Managing Partner and former IDF intelligence officer maps actionable proposals for Israel’s defense, energy, education, governance and Jewish future
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2026 — Israel has repeatedly achieved what once seemed impossible. In Moonshots for Israel: 12 Big Ideas for a Small Nation, published today by Wicked Son Books, venture capitalist Judah Taub argues that Israel must move beyond incremental fixes and apply its entrepreneurial ingenuity to the nation’s most consequential challenges.
Published by Wicked Son Books / October 5, 2026 / Available at Amazon and wherever books are sold
Judah Taub, Venture Capitalist and author of Moonshots for Israel: 12 Big Ideas for a Small Nation
With a foreword by Start-Up Nation co-author and podcaster Dan Senor, Moonshots for Israel presents 12 ambitious proposals spanning defense, diplomacy, energy, education, healthcare, governance, demography and Israel-Diaspora relations. Each represents a genuine step change, carries the potential to create approximately $100 billion in value for Israel—more than $1 trillion collectively—and has been stress-tested with experts in the field.
“The State of Israel itself was a moonshot: an improbable idea made real through courage, ingenuity and relentless execution,” Taub said. “We are at a turning point. The human capital ready for meaningful action is enormous, and the desire to leap ahead is only growing. These are not proposals for academic discussion, but for action—each capable of dramatically changing the trajectory of Israel and the world.”
Taub’s moonshots include:
The Abraham Canal: A sea-to-sea commercial corridor linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean, positioning Israel as an indispensable regional crossroads.
The Eighth Battlefield: A new model for the information war, using real-time data, sentiment analysis and measurable outcomes instead of conventional public diplomacy.
An Iron Dome for Defense Exports: A strategy to expand Israel’s defense industry until embargoes become economically and strategically costly for the countries considering them.
A Fund to Reverse Jewish Demographic Decline: A plan to reduce the cost of observant Jewish life (“the Jewish tax”) and strengthen Diaspora communities for generations to come.
From Water Scarcity to Water Superpower: A plan to export desalinated Israeli water across the Middle East, transforming scarcity into economic opportunity, regional cooperation and strategic influence.
Cheap Energy, Strong Hand: A strategy to turn Israel’s natural gas, solar resources and technology sector into lasting energy abundance and geopolitical leverage.
Taub is founder and managing partner of Hetz Ventures, an Israeli early-stage venture-capital firm focused on cybersecurity, data and AI infrastructure, with nearly $500 million under management. A former IDF intelligence officer who received the IDF Creative Thinking Award, he serves in the reserves at the intersection of AI and national security and lectures at Wharton, Yale and Harvard Business School on creative thinking, problem-solving and AI-driven innovation. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Semafor, Newsweek and Haaretz.
Moonshots for Israel builds on Taub’s bestselling Hebrew book, HaPotential HaYisraeli, and applies at a national scale the “local maximum” framework introduced in his first English-language book, How to Move Up When the Only Way Is Down.
President Isaac Herzog has publicly cited and discussed ideas from Moonshots for Israel, calling Israel’s unrealized potential “tremendous” and saying, “It is crucial to catch this wave.”
Publication Information
Title:Moonshots for Israel: 12 Big Ideas for a Small Nation Author: Judah Taub Foreword: Dan Senor Publication date: October 5, 2026 Publisher: Wicked Son Books ISBN: 979-8904670238 Formats: Hardcover, trade paperback, eBook and audiobook Availability: Wherever books are sold
The investment firm’s Founder and CEO, Louis Hernandez, Jr., will also share his global perspective on how leaders can navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape by delivering a keynote speech and driving discussions during a closed-door credit union executive roundtable.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 5, 2026 — Black Dragon Capital℠ (“Black Dragon”) — a multi-phased global investment partner which focuses on advanced technology that addresses the most significant faced by the communities it serves — will have a strong presence at the upcoming Money 20/20, happening from Oct. 18-21, 2026, in Las Vegas.
The firm will be supporting key portfolio companies in attendance and speaking at multiple events. Founder and CEO, Louis Hernandez, Jr., will participate in a private credit union executive roundtable hosted by Mitchell Stankovic & Associates and joined by some of the most recognized leaders in the credit union and banking industries. Black Dragon’s leadership team will be available for meetings with entrepreneurs and partners throughout the event.
Black Dragon Capital℠ was founded over a decade ago by recognized financial technology leaders focused on bringing innovative technologies to high-growth industry segments affected by digital disruption. The firm is led by a collaborative team which combines deep operational experience with a focus on community impact and experience supporting the growth and development of companies. Its Founder and CEO, Louis Hernandez, Jr., also founded For A Bright Future Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting the needs of underserved children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development.
The firm has launched the Black Dragon Capital℠ FinTech Limited Partner Advisory Board, an organization comprised of recognized credit union and CUSO investment partners which focuses on collaboration, innovation and community engagement between innovative, future-forward credit unions and CUSOs in the industry and the intense operating focus and domain expertise of Black Dragon Capital. The collaboration seeks to build successful FinTech organizations that solve the most significant issues in the industry, creating sustainable long-term businesses, and support sustainable growth and innovation within the credit union and FinTech ecosystem.
Gaining Perspective from Tech Visionary Louis Hernandez, Jr. During this year’s Money 20/20, Mitchell Stankovic & Associates will be hosting a closed-door credit union executive roundtable which intends to move beyond a credit union-only conversation by examining how leaders are making decisions as financial services, technology, capital, and consumer expectations continue to converge.
Louis Hernandez, Jr., Founder, Managing Partner, CEO, and major investor of Black Dragon Capital℠ will be delivering a keynote speech before joining Sue Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell Stankovic & Associates, and Scarlett Sieber, EVP of Money20/20 and Informa, in facilitating the discussion at this event.
Mr. Hernandez plays a key role in shaping Black Dragon’s investments and direction, particularly in financial technology, sports and media technology, and digital commerce. He has over 30 years of founding and leading multiple companies that have transformed the media, finance, and commerce industries, including Open Solutions, Grass Valley and Avid. He has also founded several companies including the sole founder and original investor in Payveris, a money movement platform.
Having been inducted into the Innovator Leadership Hall of Fame by Banking Technology News and recently awarded the Visionary Leadership Award by the International Trade Association for Broadcast and Media during the 2025 IABMTV Impact1 Awards, he is a sought-after speaker and advisor. Mr. Hernandez is also a prolific author with several published works. He has written several books including Too Small to Fail (2010), Saving the American Dream (2013), The Storyteller’s Dilemma (2017), and his latest book, Digital Tsunami (2025).
Mr. Hernandez’ leadership at Black Dragon Capital℠ has influenced the firm and its portfolio companies to embrace a unique, operationally led approach which combines deep domain expertise with the ability to transform and grow companies. Like most of the leadership team Mr. Hernandez has been not simply a participant, but the founder, and leader of several technology companies, and has advised boards of directors of some of the most recognizable companies in the world, such as HSBC, Infosys, and Edison.
“I am extremely honored to join Sue Mitchell, Scarlett Sieber, and the credit union leaders attending this executive round table. Digital transformation is reshaping financial services at an unprecedented pace, making the ability to innovate and adapt more critical than ever. At Black Dragon Capital, we have built our approach around identifying and advancing technologies that transform businesses, strengthen financial institutions and position them for long-term growth. As financial services, technology, capital, and consumer expectations continue to converge, we believe that our collaboration with the leaders of the credit union industry can unlock new technologies that can positively impact the community, support innovation and business development, and remain sustainable for years to come,” said Louis Hernandez, Jr., Founder, Managing Partner, and CEO of Black Dragon Capital℠.
Exploring Industry-Transforming FinTech Collaborations with Black Dragon Capital℠ In line with the firm’s dedication to address the unique needs of the credit union industry, the Black Dragon Capital℠ leadership team will also be present at Money 20/20 to discuss strategic partnerships with the intention to build successful FinTech organizations that can solve the most significant issues in the industry, supporting the development of sustainable businesses, and support innovation and sustainable growth within the industry.
1 – Mr. Hernandez was nominated for these awards and was not required to pay any nomination, award fee or any other fees to receive these accolades.
About Black Dragon Capital℠ Black Dragon Capital℠, founded over a decade ago by recognized financial technology leaders, is a multi-phased investment firm focused on disruptive technologies in high growth industry segments that strengthen economic stability within communities. The firm is led by a collaborative team with a combination of intense operating experience, community impact focus, and a proven track record of supporting companies through periods of growth and development.
About the Black Dragon Capital℠ FinTech Limited Partner Advisory Board The FinTech Limited Partner Advisory Board (LPAB) is an organization comprised of recognized credit union and CUSO investment partners. The Advisory Board provides input on industry issues, feedback on operational and technical areas with potential and current investments and provides strategic advice and direction on all Black Dragon Capital’s investments for Fintech strategies. The Advisory Board’s feedback incorporates insight from Black Dragon’s Global Advisory Group, thought leadership and guidance on key events.
About For A Bright Future Foundation
Louis Hernandez Jr.’s Foundation For A Bright Future is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of underrepresented and underprivileged children through education, healthcare, the arts, and youth leadership development. Our initiatives provide equal opportunity for all children to have the tools and opportunities to fulfill their life goals and become constructive members of our global community. Learn more at forabrightfuturefoundation.org
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Black Dragon Capital Investment Management, LLC is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2026 — Xavier Ngwala and Xander Ngwala, who brand themselves as the “Silicon Beach Brothers,” are the co-founders of Noteese (pronounced “Notice”), a Silicon Beach-inspired, AI-powered platform designed to help people capture, preserve, and communicate their achievements.
Harvard Business School Foundry – Xavier Ngwala (left) and Xander Ngwala (right)
Noteese Mobile View – Xander Ngwala (left) and Xavier Ngwala (right)
Based in Los Angeles, the brothers are developing Noteese while building a presence within the Silicon Beach entrepreneurial and technology ecosystem. Their work recently reached an important milestone with their acceptance into Harvard Business School Foundry for Noteese. Noteese was created around a simple idea: achievements should not disappear. The platform is designed to help users document accomplishments, connect supporting evidence to those achievements, and build a lasting Achievement Record that can be used when future opportunities arise.
For students and young professionals, those accomplishments may include academics, leadership, athletics, certifications, internships, volunteer service, entrepreneurship, creative work, and other milestones that are often scattered across documents, photographs, emails, and different platforms.
“Noteese is about helping people preserve the value of what they have accomplished and making those achievements easier to use when opportunities arise,” said the Ngwala brothers.
Acceptance into Harvard Business School Foundry gives Xavier and Xander an opportunity to continue refining the platform, testing ideas, learning from other founders, and strengthening their experience in technology, product development, and entrepreneurship.
For the brothers, the milestone is also part of a broader effort to establish Noteese within the Los Angeles startup community and continue building a platform intended to help users turn accomplishments into future opportunities.
The Silicon Beach Brothers are still early in their journey, but their focus is clear: continue developing Noteese, grow its presence within the Silicon Beach ecosystem, and create technology that helps people better recognize and communicate what they have achieved.
About Noteese Noteese is an AI-powered achievement platform designed to help users capture, organize, preserve, and communicate their accomplishments through a lasting Achievement Record.
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