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TAMPA, Fla., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, July 20, 2026.  The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (630) 395-0194 or toll-free (888) 324-8108 and the access password is “packaging”.  A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on July 28, 2026.  The telephone numbers for the replay are (203) 369-0896 or toll free (866) 427-6407.  A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company’s website, www.crowncork.com.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets.  World headquarters are located in Tampa, Florida.

For more information, contact Corporate Communications at (215) 602-2653.

 

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AI Adoption in the Social Impact Sector Is Booming, but Effectiveness Is Not; New Report Investigates Why and What Organizations Should Do Next

CHARLESTON, S.C., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Blackbaud Institute, a research lab at Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading provider of AI‑powered solutions for social impact, today released new research that delivers a clear framework for intentional AI adoption to support the social impact sector’s ability to maintain financial resilience, grow donor confidence, and continue responding to pressing societal needs despite constrained resources.

The report, Bridging the AI Effectiveness Gap: New Research on What Drives AI Impact and Trust in the Social Sector, draws on surveys from thousands of social impact professionals and donors to identify what separates organizations that are seeing real results from AI from those that are not.

While 85% of social impact professionals report using AI at work, only about 33% believe their organization is using it very effectively. The research reveals a clear divide between a small group of “AI‑Adaptive” organizations—the 10% of organizations at the top of the AI maturity scale that have moved beyond experimentation to systemic, governed AI use—and the majority of organizations that are still applying AI in fragmented, individual ways. The AI‑Adaptive organizations are realizing significant dividends on their AI investment, consistently reporting stronger outcomes tied to long‑term sector health, including revenue growth, donor retention and staff productivity.

This research comes at a critical time for the social impact sector with traditional fundraising models under increasing strain due to staffing shortages, high turnover and limited resources, all of which directly impact organizations’ ability to sustain revenue growth.

“AI presents a transformative opportunity to fundamentally reshape social impact,” said Carrie Cobb, chief data and AI officer, Blackbaud. “But this research makes it clear that adoption alone is not enough. To achieve meaningful outcomes, organizations must be intentional about grounding their AI approach in strong data, clear governance and transparency. It’s about more than time and cost savings. It’s about leveraging AI to position the sector for a future of sustainable growth.”

Key Findings

• There are four key gaps that organizations should address to improve AI maturity:
  • The effectiveness gap: Despite widespread use, only about 33% of professionals say AI is delivering strong organizational results, signaling a disconnect between individual experimentation and organization‑wide impact.
  • The infrastructure gap: Adoption often outpaces readiness, with only 50% of organizations using paid or enterprise AI tools and nearly 25% relying exclusively on free versions, limiting scalability and increasing risk.
  • The data
    ‑
    readiness gap: Fewer than 20% of respondents rate their organization’s data health as excellent, even though data quality is foundational to effective and responsible AI use.
  • The transparency gap: 71% of donors are either more comfortable or equally comfortable with the social sector using AI than for-profit companies, but transparency is key—76% of donors say it’s important to understand when and how AI is used, but only 26% of organizations say they disclose this information today.

• Time savings exist everywhere, but impact does not:
  • The average organization saves $500/employee/week using AI.
  • AI-Adaptive organizations save $621/employee/week using AI and, more importantly, are reinvesting that time savings into areas that increase revenue and mission delivery, like using AI to help identify and reach new donors, better engage existing donors, reduce costs, and raise more money. 

• There’s a clear
  AI maturity dividend:
  • Organizations that address the four key gaps to move beyond ad hoc AI use and apply AI intentionally across the organization see compounded value.
  • That return comes not just from time savings, but from using AI to increase revenue, strengthen mission delivery and reduce risk.

The AI Imperative for Fundraising
For fundraising teams, AI offers a path to more efficient operations, more personalized outreach and greater scale, but only if organizations evolve how they use technology and do so with trust as the foundation.

“The AI opportunity is unlike any other in the history of fundraising, but realizing it requires more than new tools,” said Sudip Datta, chief product officer, Blackbaud. “The opportunity isn’t just in using AI—it’s in using it in ways that build trust, unlock the power of data, and drive smarter action. The future health of the social impact sector depends on organizations rethinking their technology and operating models to move up the AI maturity scale, so that AI helps reduce friction, strengthen relationships and unleash resources at the speed of need.”

To support the sector in this journey, Blackbaud has convened the AI Coalition for Social Impact, a collaboration of leading organizations and experts committed to removing barriers to responsible AI adoption across the social impact sector and unlocking the power of AI for good. The first initiative of the Coalition is a free certification program for social impact professionals launching this summer.

Read the Report
To explore the full findings and learn what distinguishes AI‑Adaptive organizations from the rest of the sector, read the Bridging the AI Effectiveness Gap report here.

About the Blackbaud Institute
The Blackbaud Institute is a research lab and educational resource powered by the Blackbaud Philanthropic Dataset, the world’s largest combined dataset on giving, volunteering, grantmaking, and social impact. The Institute conducts independent research and publishes insights that help organizations understand trends shaping the social impact sector and make more informed decisions. Learn more at institute.blackbaud.com.

About Blackbaud

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading provider of AI-powered solutions for social impact. Serving nonprofits, educational institutions, companies committed to corporate social responsibility, and individual change makers, Blackbaud propels impact at scale with the sector’s most intelligent solutions for fundraising and engagement, education solutions, financial management and CSR and grantmaking. With the deepest expertise powered by the world’s largest philanthropic data set, the most connected workflows, and the most powerful impact network, Blackbaud’s solutions are building a future where resources are unleashed at the speed of need. Blackbaud has been recognized by Fast Company, Newsweek, Quartz, Forbes and more for AI innovation, responsible leadership and workplace excellence. Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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Card issuers gain patented technology to save their card on file at hundreds of merchant and bill pay sites, driving interchange revenue

BROOKFIELD, Wis. and SEATTLE, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, and Strivve, Inc., the Fiserv Issuer Solutions partner for card-on-file placement, today announced a partnership that connects Fiserv Issuer Solutions clients with Strivve’s patented Top of Wallet® platform, giving issuers a scalable way to win the card-on-file position that now drives most online spending.

The partnership addresses a persistent challenge for card issuers: 84% of U.S. digital transaction volume is tied to payment methods already stored on file at the merchant. Most issuers lack a scalable way to get and keep their cards saved where their cardholders shop and pay bills online.

Strivve’s Top of Wallet® platform solves that. The service makes it easy for cardholders to save their card on file at hundreds of merchant and bill pay sites — right from within their issuer’s mobile app or website. Cardholders select the sites they use, and Strivve’s automation and agentic AI handles the rest, navigating each site and entering the card details on their behalf in seconds. No merchant integrations required. At Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, Strivve’s platform achieved a 96% card-placement success rate and a 12x return on investment. Issuers typically see measurable transaction-volume gains within 90 days.

The partnership extends the value of Fiserv’s Optis platform — which supports 1.1 billion accounts and serves 26 of the top 50 credit issuers in North America — by ensuring cards are saved where people spend. Strivve also amplifies the performance of adjacent Fiserv solutions including rewards, virtual cards, and tokenization, which all deliver more when the card is the one on file.

“Card issuers are focused on growing interchange revenue and deepening cardholder engagement in an increasingly competitive digital payments environment,” said Paul Cressman, VP of Communications, Strategy and Channels at Fiserv. “Strivve’s Top of Wallet platform gives our Issuer Solutions clients a proven, scalable way to get their cards saved where their cardholders spend — complementing the capabilities they already rely on through our Optis platform.”

“Fiserv serves the largest and most sophisticated card issuers in North America, and this partnership puts Strivve’s technology in front of the institutions where card-on-file placement delivers the greatest impact,” said Chris Hopen, CEO and Co-Founder of Strivve. “Every card lifecycle event — new issuance, reissuance, co-brand launch, portfolio conversion — is a revenue opportunity. Our platform ensures issuers capture that opportunity from day one.”

Strivve works with more than 200 issuers today across co-brand and retail banking card programs, and is growing rapidly through direct relationships and partnerships across digital banking. The company holds issued patents covering its AI and machine learning algorithms purpose-built for card-on-file placement and owns the registered trademark Top of Wallet® — the only such trademark in the payments industry.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) is a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. The company provides account processing and digital banking solutions; card issuer processing and network services; payments; e-commerce; merchant acquiring and processing; and the Clover® cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform. Fiserv serves clients worldwide, and has been recognized as one of Fortune® magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 19 consecutive years. Visit fiserv.com and follow on social media for more information and the latest company news.

About Strivve

Strivve, Inc. is the creator of the Top of Wallet® card-on-file placement platform — the market-leading service that makes it easy for cardholders to save their card on file at hundreds of merchant and bill pay sites in seconds. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Seattle, Strivve’s patented AI and machine learning technology serves more than 200 issuers through direct relationships and integration partnerships with Fiserv, Velera, Alkami, Digital Onboarding, and others. Strivve owns the registered trademarks Top of Wallet® and CardSavr® and the trademarks Capture More Commerce™, CardUpdatr™, and CardLinks™. Visit strivve.com for more information.

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LONDON, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Virax Biolabs Group Limited (NASDAQ: VRAX) (“Virax” or the “Company”) today announced that the board of directors of the Company approved a share consolidation of the Company’s authorized, issued and outstanding ordinary shares of US$0.001 par value each at a ratio of 1-for-25 effective 26 June 2026 (the “Share Consolidation”). The shareholders approved the Share Consolidation at the adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders held on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 2.00 p.m. local time at BioCity Glasgow, Bo’Ness Road, Newhouse, Lanarkshire.

At the opening of trading on June 26, 2026, the Company’s ordinary shares will begin trading on a post-Share Consolidation basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the same symbol “VRAX”, but under a new CUSIP number of G9495L133. The objective of the Share Consolidation is to enable the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) (minimum bid price of at least $1 per share) and maintain its listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Upon the effectiveness of the Share Consolidation, every twenty-five issued and outstanding ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.001 each will automatically be consolidated into one issued and outstanding ordinary share of a par value of US$0.025 each. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Share Consolidation. Instead, any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Share Consolidation will be rounded up to the next whole number. The Share Consolidation affects all shareholders uniformly and will not alter any shareholder’s percentage interest in the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares, except for adjustments that may result from the treatment of fractional shares. The Company has filed a fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association reflecting the Share Consolidation with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies.

About Virax Biolabs Group Limited

Virax Biolabs Group Limited is a biotechnology company focused on the detection of immune responses to and diagnosis of viral diseases. The Company is developing T cell-based test technologies intended to support an immunology profiling platform. T cell testing may have applications in post-acute infection syndromes, including Long COVID, and other chronic conditions linked to immune dysregulation.

For more information, please visit www.viraxbiolabs.com

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In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including: our ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; potential for clinical trials to deliver statistically and/or clinically significant evidence of efficacy and/or safety, failure of preliminary, interim or top-line data to accurately reflect the complete results of a trial, failure of planned or ongoing preclinical and clinical studies to demonstrate expected results, potential failure to continue to secure FDA and other regulators’ agreement on the regulatory path for ViraxImmune™ or other potential products; and the competitive environment of our business. These and other factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events discussed in this press release and other statements made from time to time by us or our representatives may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us.

These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Virax and its current plans or expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown uncertainties, risks and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These and other important factors are described in detail in the “Risk Factors” section of Virax’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2025. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — GIBO Holdings Limited (“GIBO” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GIBO), a unique and integrated AIGC animation streaming platform, today outlined the strategic direction of its next-generation AI-native content production ecosystem through the introduction of AIOS, the Company’s evolving platform architecture designed to support the full lifecycle of AI-generated narrative content.

The announcement provides investors and industry participants with a strategic overview of the framework that underpins GIBO’s long-term vision for AI-driven content creation, management, distribution, analytics, and commercialization.

Introducing AIOS: An Operating System for the Short Drama Industry

As artificial intelligence continues to transform digital content production, GIBO believes the industry is moving beyond isolated AI tools toward integrated production ecosystems capable of supporting every stage of the content lifecycle.

To address this opportunity, GIBO is developing AIOS (Artificial Intelligence Operating System), a comprehensive platform architecture designed to provide the foundational infrastructure for AI-native storytelling and short-form entertainment.

AIOS is intended to integrate multiple layers of content creation, production management, audience analytics, distribution optimization, monetization infrastructure, intellectual property management, and creator collaboration into a unified ecosystem.

The Company believes such an approach may enable greater operational efficiency, faster content iteration, improved audience engagement, and more scalable digital content production.

GIBO WATCH: The First Layer of AIOS

Earlier in 2026, GIBO introduced GIBO WATCH, a framework developed to address one of the most significant challenges in AI-generated video production: maintaining continuity, contextual consistency, and quality control at scale.

GIBO WATCH introduced several foundational technologies, including:

• Context-Retention Engine
• Version Control & Collaboration System
• Automated QA Engine
• UGC Moderation Tools
• Multi-Modal Workspaces Engine

These technologies are designed to help ensure consistency across AI-generated narrative content while improving production workflows and quality assurance processes.

The Company now views GIBO WATCH as a foundational component within the broader AIOS architecture and intends to continue expanding these capabilities as part of its long-term platform roadmap.

Strategic Direction: Building AI-Native Content Infrastructure

GIBO is positioning AIOS around what it describes as AI-native production — a model in which narrative content is generated computationally rather than relying primarily on traditional filming workflows.

Management believes short-form drama represents a compelling application for this model due to its high production volume, rapid content iteration cycles, and growing global audience demand.

Beyond content generation, the Company envisions AIOS as a digital infrastructure layer capable of supporting creators, studios, publishers, and distribution platforms throughout the entire content value chain. By lowering production barriers and enabling more efficient content creation and management processes, GIBO believes AIOS may contribute to the growth of a broader AI-driven content ecosystem.

What to Expect Next

GIBO intends to follow this announcement with a series of releases highlighting specific technologies, platform capabilities, and ecosystem developments being introduced under the AIOS framework.

These announcements are expected to include infrastructure modules supporting AI-assisted content creation, production management, audience intelligence, platform operations, and commercialization capabilities designed for the growing short drama industry.

The Company believes today’s announcement provides the strategic context necessary for investors and stakeholders to better understand the significance of these future developments as GIBO continues to expand its AI-native content infrastructure.

About GIBO Holdings Limited

GIBO Holdings Ltd. is a unique and integrated AIGC animation streaming platform with extensive functionalities provided to both viewers and creators that serves a broad community of young people across Asia to create, publish, share and enjoy AI-generated animation video content. With over 83 million registered users and advanced AI-powered tools, GIBO seeks to redefine the landscape of digital content creation.

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Contact Information

Investor Relations:
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ICR, Inc.
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Media Relations:
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ICR, Inc.
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NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fireblocks Trust Company (FBTC), the NYDFS-chartered qualified custodian for institutional digital assets, and Figment today announced a new institutional staking capability that enables eligible digital asset holders to earn staking rewards on NEAR while assets remain under qualified custody. The first institution to go live on the offering is SVRN, the only NASDAQ-listed treasury company built around the NEAR ecosystem.

NEAR has emerged as one of the leading AI-native blockchain networks, attracting growing institutional interest as capital increasingly positions around AI infrastructure, including the July 2025 launch of a Bitwise NEAR Staking ETP. For a public company building its treasury strategy around NEAR network growth, custody and staking are governed by the same standard that applies to the rest of its balance sheet. SVRN’s NEAR assets are held under qualified custody at Fireblocks Trust Company and earn staking rewards through Figment’s validator infrastructure, with those rewards accruing to SVRN’s NEAR position over time.

“A public company like SVRN must consider many requirements to protect its stakeholders’ interests. Being selected as their trusted, qualified custodian is an important recognition of Fireblocks Trust’s standards,” said Adam Levine,CEO of Fireblocks Financial Services. “Supporting SVRN is a strong example of how Fireblocks Trust works seamlessly with Figment to help generate returns through our in-custody staking offering.”

Fireblocks Trust Company is a limited-purpose trust company chartered by the New York State Department of Financial Services, built on Fireblocks’ defense-in-depth security architecture, the same infrastructure trusted to secure more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions across 150+ blockchains. Figment supports more than 1,500 institutional clients globally, including asset managers, exchanges, custodians, and foundations, and operates NORS-certified validator infrastructure with OFAC, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001 compliance.

“Institutional capital is ready to deploy into staking but the barrier has been product structure, not conviction”, noted Josh Deems, Head of Revenue, at Figment. “Working with SVRN and Fireblocks Trust Co, we’ve built a pathway for a NEAR-based digital asset treasury company to meet the custody, regulatory clarity, and infrastructure standards that asset allocators apply to every other asset class.”

“As institutional demand to hold and stake NEAR keeps growing, so too will the need to do it under qualified custody,” said Sal Ternullo, CEO of SVRN. “SVRN’s roadmap has us building toward managing 10% of NEAR’s token supply, and staking a position of that scale responsibly is a fundamental requirement of our treasury strategy—one that depends on partners like Fireblocks and Figment who meet the highest institutional standards for security and performance.”

To learn more, visit https://www.fireblocks.com/trustco

About Fireblocks Trust Company

Fireblocks Trust Company, LLC is chartered as a limited-purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity. It delivers qualified custody for institutional digital assets, built on Fireblocks’ defense-in-depth security architecture. Learn more at fireblocks.com/trustco.

About Fireblocks

Fireblocks is the world’s most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering organizations of all sizes to build, manage and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry’s most scalable and secure platform, we streamline stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenization, trading, accounting operations, and compliance reporting — enabling everything from institutional finance to consumer-facing digital experiences across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges and custodians. Thousands of organizations — including Worldpay, BNY, Galaxy, and Revolut — trust Fireblocks to secure more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions across 150+ blockchains. Learn more at fireblocks.com.

About Figment

Figment is the leading independent provider of staking infrastructure. Figment provides the complete staking solution for over 1,500 institutional clients including asset managers, exchanges, wallets, foundations, custodians, and large token holders, to earn rewards on their digital assets. Figment is the largest non-custodial staking provider of staked Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL). Institutional staking services from Figment include seamless point-and-click staking, portfolio reward tracking, API integrations, audited infrastructure, and slashing protection. This all leads to Figment’s mission to support the adoption, growth, and long-term success of the digital asset ecosystem. To learn more about Figment, please visit figment.io.

About SVRN

SVRN is the only NASDAQ-listed treasury company built around NEAR, the open infrastructure for the agent economy. It belongs to a new class of public companies that give investors direct, single-asset exposure to a digital asset network without holding the token directly. Beyond managing NEAR as its primary treasury asset, SVRN drives the commercial adoption of NEAR’s infrastructure for agentic commerce. SVRN is a wholly owned subsidiary of OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: SVRN). For more information, visit www.svrn.net.

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Whirlpool Corporation Kicks Off 115-Year Milestone with Employee Celebrations Across 11 U.S. Manufacturing Communities, Followed by Consumer Activities Leading to Its November 11 Anniversary Date

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Whirlpool Corporation is marking its own milestone: 115 years as the only remaining American-owned major kitchen and laundry appliance manufacturer based in the United States. Starting in July with America’s birthday, the company will celebrate with its 20,000 U.S. employees who power the company’s 11 manufacturing communities and additional corporate offices—and build toward a major consumer campaign to celebrate the company’s official anniversary date on November 11.

As the only American-owned appliance company, Whirlpool Corporation is proud to commemorate the country’s 250-year milestone alongside its consumers. What sets Whirlpool Corporation apart isn’t just its longevity. Approximately 80 percent of the major appliances it sells in the U.S. are produced in American factories—three times more than the average of its major competitors. Whirlpool Corporation has doubled down on American workers, American innovation, and American communities, spending $23 billion on U.S. manufacturing, labor, and logistics over the past decade.

Whirlpool Corporation is also proud to be an embedded part of the fabric of the communities where it operates. The company recently celebrated 27 years of work with Habitat for Humanity, donating $160 million and over 260,000 products, including providing a range, refrigerator and garbage disposal for every U.S. Habitat home. The company’s additional programs and initiatives such as the United Way, Feel Good Fridge, Care Counts, and work with Boys and Girls Clubs of America, support local community services, provide fresh food access to over 25,000 families in need, address student absenteeism in 160 schools and invest millions in local redevelopment and youth programs. 

“For 115 years—nearly half of this nation’s history—Whirlpool Corporation has stayed and invested in American manufacturing, American workers, and American communities,” said Marc Bitzer, Chairman and CEO, Whirlpool Corporation. “As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we’re proud to honor our shared legacy with our employees, our partners, and the families who have trusted us to be the heartbeat of their homes since 1911.”

In July, Whirlpool Corporation will be kicking off its 115th-anniversary across its manufacturing facilities and corporate offices in Benton Harbor, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; Amana, Iowa; Cleveland, Tenn.; Fall River, Mass.; Clyde, Findlay, Greenville, Marion, Ottawa, Perrysburg, Ohio; Tulsa, Okla.; and Racine, Wisc.

COMING THIS FALL: A CONSUMER CELEBRATION BUILDING TO NOVEMBER 11

Three-quarters of U.S. households own at least one Whirlpool Corporation product today, including kitchen or laundry appliances from Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, JennAir or InSinkErator, according to a third-party survey. *

Whirlpool Corporation will unveil a major consumer-facing campaign in August designed to thank and celebrate consumers and the story of 115 years of consumer-centered innovation. The campaign will build momentum toward November 11—Whirlpool Corporation’s official 115th anniversary—with activities that celebrate multi-generational family stories connected to Whirlpool Corporation appliances and the legacy of American manufacturing.

“We are grateful to our consumers who keep choosing our brands time and time again. To be present in three out of four households across the United States means a lot to us and makes us work even harder. The consumer campaign will invite Americans to share special moments, captured by camera, that Whirlpool Corporation brands were part of—whether it’s the appliance their grandparents loved, the kitchen their parents cooked in, or the laundry room where they make sure that soccer jersey is ready for the big game day today,” Bitzer added. “This is about connection, heritage, and family stories.”

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reported approximately $16 billion in annual net sales – close to 90% of which were in the Americas – 41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

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To close the gap, Microsoft is announcing new AI-powered tools and training to help educators and students use AI with confidence, clarity and impact

REDMOND, Wash., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled the third edition of its annual AI in Education Report¹ that reveals both the momentum behind AI adoption in education and the opportunity ahead: helping schools move from interest and experimentation to meaningful, responsible implementation. Microsoft also announced today a new wave of AI-powered teaching and learning experiences, available at no-additional cost ahead of ISTELive 26. Designed with educator feedback and grounded in learning science, the new tools are intended to better learning outcomes, support stronger student engagement and critical thinking, and build confidence in how AI is used in the classroom.

Introducing the 2026 AI in Education Report 
The research reveals three immediate areas of focus for education leaders working to turn growing AI adoption into meaningful, responsible outcomes²:

• Adopt AI as a regular part of teaching and school operations. 92% of students and education leaders and 88% of educators have already used AI for school-related purposes. 58% of education leaders say their schools are already implementing or are scaling AI, and 78% of leaders, 76% of educators and 65% of students report that their AI use for school has increased over the past year.
• Close the AI skills gap with recurring, role-based training. 87% of educators and education leaders and 79% of students agree that knowing how to use AI effectively and responsibly is important for students’ futures. Although 77% of students and 53% of educators say they have not received formal AI training, 66% of educators and 52% of students want their institution to provide AI training monthly or quarterly.
• Provide practical guardrails for responsible AI use in classroom. Academic integrity is a leading worry for both 41% of students and 42% of educators, reinforcing the need for clear, practical, classroom-level guidance about when and how AI should be used.

“Educators around the world are embracing AI as a classroom ally, and they’re now asking not if, but how to make the most of it,” said Matt Jubelirer, General Manager, Education Marketing, Microsoft. “For Microsoft, that means designing AI experiences grounded in learning science and shaped by educator feedback to support instruction while keeping teachers in control. It also means pairing those tools with training and support that fit the time constraints of the school year, so teachers can use AI with confidence and impact. We’re approaching AI in education as a partner in learning, built to earn educators’ trust and help every student build skills and think critically, rather than just an ‘answer engine’ doing the work for them.”

Announcing new AI-powered teaching capabilities
Microsoft is expanding its AI capabilities for education — bringing new, educator-informed tools directly into the Microsoft 365 Education ecosystem and the Learning Management System platforms educators use every day.

• Unit Plans in Teach help educators move from idea to fully developed, standards-aligned plans in minutes — with global standards coverage, built-in structure and AI-powered refinement through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.
• Student AI Guidelines and Learning Groups in Assignments enable educators to set clear expectations for responsible AI use and tailor instruction to meet diverse student needs — making it easy to define how students should use AI and helping build trust and confidence in the classroom.
• Learning Zone introduces educator-paced, live classroom experiences with real-time visibility into student activity and full control over lesson progression. Educators can now seamlessly integrate Learning Zone lessons into Assignments, creating a more connected learning workflow. Learning Zone is now broadly accessible for trial on all Windows 11 devices for the next year.

AI as a coach for every student, built for critical thinking
Microsoft is expanding its AI capabilities to help students learn more effectively — introducing new experiences that support understanding, build independence and keep students at the center of the learning process.

• Copilot Notebooks is now available as part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app at no additional cost with Microsoft 365 Education. With Copilot Notebooks, students can focus their learning within an AI-powered workspace built around their own materials — turning class content into structured, interactive study guides that make review and self-testing more effective.
• The Study and Learn Agent brings research-based learning directly into Copilot Chat, guiding students through concepts with interactive practice and real-time feedback — without doing the work for them.

Across these experiences, students remain in control of their own learning with privacy protections built in to support responsible use.

Preparing educators and students for what’s next
Training is the top form of support educators and institutions are asking for — and the stakes are clear: 87% of educators and education leaders, and 79% of students, agree that knowing how to use AI effectively and responsibly is important for students’ futures.

To meet the need to provide AI skills and knowledge in schools today, the global Microsoft Elevate for Educators program offers community, credentials and capacity-building resources to help teachers and school leaders transform learning and teaching with AI. Microsoft has also introduced an AI Literacy for Educators credential pathway co-created with ISTE + ASCD and grounded in European Commission and the OECD AI Literacy Framework. The AI Literacy for Educators credential pathway, at no cost through Microsoft Elevate for Educators, will help equip educators with the knowledge and practices needed to navigate artificial intelligence in education with confidence, clarity and responsibility.

Microsoft is proud to champion teacher learning and community through the Microsoft Elevate for Educators program and to recognize teachers and school leaders who demonstrate a commitment to excellence with the Educator Expert and Showcase School designations. The advanced recognition application window for the 2026-2027 academic year will remain open through July 31, 2026. To apply and learn more visit Microsoft Elevate for Educators.

For more information about the 2026 AI in Education Special Report, new AI learning tools and Microsoft’s commitment to responsible innovation in education, please visit the Microsoft Education blog or join us at the Microsoft booth during ISTELive 2026 in Orlando (June 28-July 1, 2026).

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates technology platforms and tools, powered by AI, to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of customers. The company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

¹ The Microsoft AI in Education report is conducted by PSB Insights interviewing 3,345 respondents across K-12 and higher education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
² Additional information about the research can be found in the Microsoft AI in Education report.

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