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lodibet com login mobile Key nations raced Saturday to salvage UN climate talks after the poorest countries pushed back angrily for more than $300 billion a year in help from historic wealthy emitters. More than a day past the scheduled conclusion of two days of COP29 talks, host Azerbaijan urged bleary-eyed delegates to seek consensus to avoid failure. "I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome," COP president Mukhtar Babayev told a late-night session, urging all nations to "bridge the remaining divide". Developing power Brazil pleaded for at least some progress and said it would seek to build on it when it leads COP30 next year in the Amazon gateway of Belem. "After the difficult experience that we're having here in Baku, we need to reach some outcome that is minimally acceptable in line with the emergency we're facing," Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva told delegates. A number of nations have accused Azerbaijan, an authoritarian oil and gas exporter, of lacking the experience and will to meet the moment, as the planet again sets record temperatures and faces rising deadly disasters. Small island nations threatened by rising seas and impoverished African states on Saturday angrily stormed out of a meeting with Azerbaijan, saying their concerns had been ignored. The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries met directly with poorer nations to work out final details, with both blocs also concerned at efforts led by Saudi Arabia to water down calls from last year's summit to phase out fossil fuels. "If we don't do it, people at home -- in every home across the world -- would say, why did you not get an agreement? Because I believe we can," Irish climate minister Eamon Ryan told AFP. A draft of the final text seen by AFP proposes that rich nations raise to $300 billion a year by 2035 their commitment to poorer countries to fight climate change. It is up from $100 billion now provided by wealthy nations under a commitment set to expire -- and from $250 billion proposed in a draft Friday. That offer was slammed as offensively low by developing countries, which have demanded at least $500 billion to build resilience against climate change and cut emissions. Sierra Leone's climate minister Jiwoh Abdulai, whose country is among the world's poorest, called the draft "effectively a suicide pact for the rest of the world". As staff at the cavernous and windowless stadium began closing down, diplomats rushed to meetings with one another, some ready with food and water in preparation for another late night. Panama's outspoken negotiator, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, voiced anger at offers by rich countries but warned not to repeat the failure of COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. "I'm sad, I'm tired, I'm disheartened, I'm hungry, I'm sleep-deprived, but there is a tiny ray of optimism within me because this cannot become a new Copenhagen," he told reporters. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the revised offer of $300 billion was "a significant scaling up" of the existing pledge by developed nations, which also count the United States, EU and Japan among their ranks. Climate activists shouted "shame" as US climate envoy John Podesta walked the halls. "Hopefully this is the storm before the calm," he said. Wealthy nations say it is politically unrealistic to expect more in direct government funding. Donald Trump, a sceptic of both climate change and foreign assistance, returns to the White House in January and a number of other Western countries have seen right-wing backlashes against the green agenda. The draft deal posits a larger overall target of $1.3 trillion per year to cope with rising temperatures and disasters, but most would come from private sources. Ali Mohamed, the Kenyan chair of the African Group of Negotiators, told AFP: "No deal is better than a bad deal." South African environment minister Dion George, however, said: "I think being ambitious at this point is not going to be very useful." "What we are not up for is going backwards or standing still," he said. "We might as well just have stayed at home then." The US and EU have wanted newly wealthy emerging economies like China -- the world's largest emitter -- to chip in. China, which remains classified as a developing nation under the UN framework, provides climate assistance but wants to keep doing so on its own voluntary terms. The EU and other countries have also tussled with Saudi Arabia over including strong language on moving away from fossil fuels, which negotiators say the oil-producing country has resisted. "We will not allow the most vulnerable, especially the small island states, to be ripped off by the new, few rich fossil fuel emitters," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. bur-np-sct/lth/givLENS, France (AP) — Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored after VAR came to the rescue for Marseille to beat Lens 3-1 in the French league on Saturday. The Denmark midfielder struck in the 89th minute with a free kick awarded when Rémy Labeau-Lascary had what would have been a late equalizer ruled out for a foul by Angelo Fulgini in the buildup. The decision prompted a chorus of whistles from the home fans, who were further riled to see former Lens player Elye Wahi go on for the visitors. Valentin Rongier fired Marseille ahead early in the second half, set up by Neal Maupay, who had been played into the danger area by a good ball from Mason Greenwood. Brazilian forward Luis Henrique made it 2-0 on a counterattack in the 57th. Fulgini pulled one back from close range in the 80th after M’Bala Nzola had two efforts blocked on the line, and Labeau-Lascary thought he’d equalized in the 86th, only for Fulgini’s shove to prove decisive at the other end. The win helped Marseille consolidate third place after its third successive win away from home. Roberto De Zerbi’s team has failed to win any of its last three home games. Following a serious illness, former Lens president Gervais Martel kicked the ball in a symbolic gesture ahead of the actual kickoff. The 70-year-old was visibly moved by the reception he received from fans who displayed a giant banner thanking him for his leadership, and from players who lined up with his name on their jerseys. Lyon visited Reims later Saturday, after St. Etienne hosted fellow struggler Montpellier. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerReport: NFL warns players of burglary rings targeting pro athletes

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Suspended soccer coach Bev Priestman has broken her silence, saying she hopes something positive comes out of the ongoing Canadian drone-spying scandal. “I hope out of a really tough situation, this is a turning point for our game,” she wrote in an Instagram post via her verified account. “There has been a standard and precedent set now, irrespective of gender, tournament or associated revenues that will hopefully clean up our game.” She did not address her role in the affair in the six-paragraph post. Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi are all serving one-year FIFA bans for their role in the scandal, which saw the Canada women’s team use a drone to spy on two New Zealand training sessions at the Olympics. Canada Soccer says the three won’t be back in the wake of the recent independent report into the scandal. Lombardi is already gone, having resigned his position after the Olympics. “The findings of the independent investigator reveal that the incident itself was a symptom of a difficult and unacceptable past culture within the national teams,” Canada Soccer chief executive officer and general secretary Kevin Blue and president and board chair Peter Augruso said in a statement when the report was released earlier this month. Canada Soccer continues to investigate the roots of the spying scandal and has initiated a disciplinary process against former men’s and women’s coach John Herdman, currently coach of Toronto FC. The governing body has said it “has initiated a proceeding with respect to Mr. Herdman under its Disciplinary Code.” Herdman did not speak to Sonia Regenbogen, who wrote the report. Priestman signed a new contract in January that runs through the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 38-year-old Priestman took over the Canadian women on Nov. 1, 2020, and was initially appointed “through the next quadrennial.” She had been working on a rolling contract — until the new deal. “It has and will continue to take some time to process, heal, find the right words and step back into a public setting but I felt I should say something irrespective of ongoing circumstances,” Priestman wrote. In addition to the suspensions, FIFA docked the Canadian women six points in the group stage at the Olympics and fined Canada Soccer 200,000 Swiss francs ($312,815). Despite that, defending champion Canada still managed to make the knockout round before losing a penalty shootout to Germany in the quarterfinals. “I know that amazing group was ready to reach the top again this summer, but in many ways what they did was even more special under such difficult circumstances,” Priestman wrote. She also thanked those who had reached out to her. “You continue to help me through some dark days,” she said. Canadian under-20 coach Cindy Tye has been named interim coach for the sixth-ranked Canadians’ upcoming friendlies in Spain against Iceland and South Korea.

Key nations raced Saturday to salvage UN climate talks after the poorest countries pushed back angrily for more than $300 billion a year in help from historic wealthy emitters. More than a day past the scheduled conclusion of two days of COP29 talks, host Azerbaijan urged bleary-eyed delegates to seek consensus to avoid failure. "I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome," COP president Mukhtar Babayev told a late-night session, urging all nations to "bridge the remaining divide". Developing power Brazil pleaded for at least some progress and said it would seek to build on it when it leads COP30 next year in the Amazon gateway of Belem. "After the difficult experience that we're having here in Baku, we need to reach some outcome that is minimally acceptable in line with the emergency we're facing," Brazil's environment minister Marina Silva told delegates. A number of nations have accused Azerbaijan, an authoritarian oil and gas exporter, of lacking the experience and will to meet the moment, as the planet again sets record temperatures and faces rising deadly disasters. Small island nations threatened by rising seas and impoverished African states on Saturday angrily stormed out of a meeting with Azerbaijan, saying their concerns had been ignored. The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries met directly with poorer nations to work out final details, with both blocs also concerned at efforts led by Saudi Arabia to water down calls from last year's summit to phase out fossil fuels. "If we don't do it, people at home -- in every home across the world -- would say, why did you not get an agreement? Because I believe we can," Irish climate minister Eamon Ryan told AFP. A draft of the final text seen by AFP proposes that rich nations raise to $300 billion a year by 2035 their commitment to poorer countries to fight climate change. It is up from $100 billion now provided by wealthy nations under a commitment set to expire -- and from $250 billion proposed in a draft Friday. That offer was slammed as offensively low by developing countries, which have demanded at least $500 billion to build resilience against climate change and cut emissions. Sierra Leone's climate minister Jiwoh Abdulai, whose country is among the world's poorest, called the draft "effectively a suicide pact for the rest of the world". As staff at the cavernous and windowless stadium began closing down, diplomats rushed to meetings with one another, some ready with food and water in preparation for another late night. Panama's outspoken negotiator, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, voiced anger at offers by rich countries but warned not to repeat the failure of COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. "I'm sad, I'm tired, I'm disheartened, I'm hungry, I'm sleep-deprived, but there is a tiny ray of optimism within me because this cannot become a new Copenhagen," he told reporters. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the revised offer of $300 billion was "a significant scaling up" of the existing pledge by developed nations, which also count the United States, EU and Japan among their ranks. Climate activists shouted "shame" as US climate envoy John Podesta walked the halls. "Hopefully this is the storm before the calm," he said. Wealthy nations say it is politically unrealistic to expect more in direct government funding. Donald Trump, a sceptic of both climate change and foreign assistance, returns to the White House in January and a number of other Western countries have seen right-wing backlashes against the green agenda. The draft deal posits a larger overall target of $1.3 trillion per year to cope with rising temperatures and disasters, but most would come from private sources. Ali Mohamed, the Kenyan chair of the African Group of Negotiators, told AFP: "No deal is better than a bad deal." South African environment minister Dion George, however, said: "I think being ambitious at this point is not going to be very useful." "What we are not up for is going backwards or standing still," he said. "We might as well just have stayed at home then." The US and EU have wanted newly wealthy emerging economies like China -- the world's largest emitter -- to chip in. China, which remains classified as a developing nation under the UN framework, provides climate assistance but wants to keep doing so on its own voluntary terms. The EU and other countries have also tussled with Saudi Arabia over including strong language on moving away from fossil fuels, which negotiators say the oil-producing country has resisted. "We will not allow the most vulnerable, especially the small island states, to be ripped off by the new, few rich fossil fuel emitters," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. bur-np-sct/lth/givNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 9, 2024-- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the leading digital presence platform for multi-location brands, today announced its results for the three months ended October 31, 2024, or the Company's third quarter of fiscal year 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241209740722/en/ (Graphic: Yext) For more detailed information on the Company's operating and financial results for the third quarter fiscal 2025, as well as the Company's outlook for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025, please reference the Letter to Shareholders on its Investor Relations website at investors.yext.com . “Our fiscal third quarter results demonstrate our continued ability to drive operating efficiencies, make significant margin improvements and generate bottom-line growth,” said Mike Walrath, Yext Chairman and CEO. “We are pleased with our progress in integrating Hearsay Systems and have rolled out enhanced social capabilities to our combined customer base. We are seeing increased interest in our platform in a rapidly evolving environment where fragmented search and generative AI are increasingly top of mind, and we remain confident that our overall top-line growth will accelerate over the long term as we help our customers navigate the complexity of this environment.” Readers are encouraged to review the tables labeled "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release. Conference Call Information Yext will host a conference call today at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time (2:00 P.M. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results with the investment community. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Yext Investor Relations website at http://investors.yext.com . To participate in the live call by phone, the dial-in is available domestically at (877) 883-0383 and internationally at (412) 902-6506, passcode 1137113. A replay will be available domestically at (877) 344-7529 or internationally at (412) 317-0088, passcode 8655569, until midnight (ET) December 16, 2024. About Yext Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading digital presence platform for multi-location brands, with thousands of customers worldwide. With one central platform, brands can seamlessly deliver consistent, accurate, and engaging experiences and meaningfully connect with customers anywhere in the digital world. Yext’s AI and machine learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer engagement, automates workflows at scale, and delivers actionable cross-channel insights that enable data-driven decisions. From SEO and websites to social media and reputation management, Yext enables brands to turn their digital presence into a differentiator. 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Users should consider the limitations of using Adjusted EBITDA, including the fact that this measure does not provide a complete measure of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to purport to be an alternate to GAAP net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by revenue. Beginning with the three months ended July 31, 2024, we revised our definitions of Non-GAAP net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA to adjust for the effects of certain acquisition-related costs prompted by our recent acquisition of Hearsay. We believe these changes provide investors with a view of continuing core operations without the effects of unusual activity specific to acquisition-related accounting. These adjustments do not omit or adjust for the inclusion of ongoing operations of acquisitions. We have recast our results on the same basis for the prior comparative periods presented, although the effects in those periods remain unchanged, as no such acquisition-related activity had occurred. We use these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with traditional GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. Our definition may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. 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Accordingly, reconciliations to the non-GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share in conjunction with GAAP net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. We have not reconciled our forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of net income (loss). Information on which this reconciliation would be based on is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting within a reasonable range, the timing, occurrence and financial impact of when such items may be recognized. In particular, Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items including interest income (expense), net, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income (expense), net, stock-based compensation expense, and acquisition-related costs. Operating Metrics This release also includes certain operating metrics that we believe are useful in providing additional information in assessing the overall performance of our business. Annual recurring revenue, or ARR, for Direct customers is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts in our enterprise, mid-size and small business customer base as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature. ARR for Third-party Reseller customers is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts with Third-party Reseller customers as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription. The calculation includes the annualized contractual minimum commitment and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature. Total ARR is defined as the annualized recurring amount of all contracts executed as of the last day of the reporting period. The recurring amount of a contract is determined based upon the terms of a contract and is calculated by dividing the amount of a contract by the term of the contract and then annualizing such amount. The calculation assumes no subsequent changes to the existing subscription, and where relevant, includes the annualized contractual minimum commitment and excludes amounts related to overages above the contractual minimum commitment. Contracts include portions of professional services contracts that are recurring in nature. ARR is independent of historical revenue, unearned revenue, remaining performance obligations or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. It should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, nor superior to or in isolation from, these measures and other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe ARR-based metrics provides insight into the performance of our recurring revenue business model while mitigating fluctuations in billing and contract terms. Dollar-based net retention rate is a metric we use to assess our ability to retain our customers and expand the ARR they generate for us. We calculate dollar-based net retention rate by first determining the ARR generated 12 months prior to the end of the current period for a cohort of customers who had active contracts at that time. We then calculate ARR from the same cohort of customers at the end of the current period, which includes customer expansion, contraction and churn. The current period ARR is then divided by the prior period ARR to arrive at our dollar-based net retention rate. Any ARR obtained through merger and acquisition transactions does not affect the dollar-based net retention rate until one year from the date on which the transaction closed. The cohorts of customers that we present dollar-based net retention rate for include direct, third-party reseller, and total customers. Direct customers include enterprise, mid-size and small business customers. YEXT, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) October 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 100,484 $ 210,184 Restricted cash, current 11,671 — Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,468 and $1,013, respectively 57,778 108,198 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 17,353 14,849 Costs to obtain revenue contracts, current 21,447 26,680 Total current assets 208,733 359,911 Property and equipment, net 42,246 48,542 Operating lease right-of-use assets 70,124 75,989 Restricted cash, non-current 5,850 — Costs to obtain revenue contracts, non-current 11,649 16,710 Goodwill 105,020 4,478 Intangible assets, net 87,986 168 Other long term assets 8,735 3,012 Total assets $ 540,343 $ 508,810 Liabilities and stockholders’ equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 62,111 $ 38,766 Unearned revenue, current 160,855 212,210 Operating lease liabilities, current 18,380 16,798 Total current liabilities 241,346 267,774 Operating lease liabilities, non-current 80,293 89,562 Contingent consideration, non-current 40,107 — Other long term liabilities 18,635 4,300 Total liabilities 380,381 361,636 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ equity: Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized at October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024; zero shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 — — Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized at October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024; 152,424,199 and 148,197,347 shares issued at October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively; 128,010,487 and 124,867,093 shares outstanding at October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively 152 148 Additional paid-in capital 983,358 942,622 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,501 ) (4,183 ) Accumulated deficit (699,845 ) (679,172 ) Treasury stock, at cost (119,202 ) (112,241 ) Total stockholders’ equity 159,962 147,174 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 540,343 $ 508,810 YEXT, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Three months ended October 31, Nine months ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenue $ 113,989 $ 101,164 $ 307,866 $ 303,215 Cost of revenue 26,247 22,066 70,086 65,809 Gross profit 87,742 79,098 237,780 237,406 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 43,667 45,355 128,878 136,942 Research and development 21,070 18,291 56,709 53,934 General and administrative 33,373 17,233 75,553 53,774 Total operating expenses 98,110 80,879 261,140 244,650 Loss from operations (10,368 ) (1,781 ) (23,360 ) (7,244 ) Interest income 823 1,922 5,578 5,296 Interest expense (222 ) (173 ) (738 ) (334 ) Other expense, net (55 ) (70 ) (397 ) (687 ) Loss from operations before income taxes (9,822 ) (102 ) (18,917 ) (2,969 ) Provision for income taxes (2,977 ) (366 ) (1,756 ) (1,348 ) Net loss $ (12,799 ) $ (468 ) $ (20,673 ) $ (4,317 ) Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted $ (0.10 ) $ — $ (0.16 ) $ (0.03 ) Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted 128,036,993 124,239,180 126,668,394 123,962,358 Other comprehensive (loss) income: Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (144 ) $ (876 ) $ (324 ) $ (722 ) Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net 2 16 6 4 Total comprehensive loss $ (12,941 ) $ (1,328 ) $ (20,991 ) $ (5,035 ) YEXT, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) Nine months ended October 31, 2024 2023 Operating activities: Net loss $ (20,673 ) $ (4,317 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization expense 12,101 12,625 Bad debt expense 1,017 589 Stock-based compensation expense 37,091 34,335 Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 6,471 6,739 Adjustments to contingent consideration 607 — Other, net (751 ) 351 Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business acquisition: Accounts receivable 55,285 57,251 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (74 ) (2,738 ) Costs to obtain revenue contracts 10,476 9,054 Other long term assets 256 542 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,181 (9,175 ) Unearned revenue (89,117 ) (78,434 ) Operating lease liabilities (8,312 ) (8,892 ) Other long term liabilities 307 207 Net cash provided by operating activities 11,865 18,137 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (1,769 ) (2,320 ) Cash paid in acquisition, net of cash acquired (89,407 ) — Net cash used in investing activities (91,176 ) (2,320 ) Financing activities: Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1,137 8,770 Repurchase of common stock (6,760 ) (23,086 ) Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation awards (9,031 ) (10,718 ) Payments of deferred financing costs (777 ) (394 ) Proceeds, net from employee stock purchase plan withholdings 2,218 2,546 Net cash used in financing activities (13,213 ) (22,882 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 345 (993 ) Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (92,179 ) (8,058 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 210,184 190,214 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 118,005 $ 182,156 Supplemental reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets: Nine months ended October 31, (in thousands) 2024 2023 Cash and cash equivalents $ 100,484 $ 182,156 Restricted cash, current and non-current 17,521 — Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 118,005 $ 182,156 YEXT, INC. Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands) (Unaudited) Three months ended October 31, Nine months ended October 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA: GAAP net loss $ (12,799 ) $ (468 ) $ (20,673 ) $ (4,317 ) Interest (income) expense, net (601 ) (1,749 ) (4,840 ) (4,962 ) Provision for income taxes 2,977 366 1,756 1,348 Depreciation and amortization 6,287 3,537 12,101 12,625 Other expense (income), net 55 70 397 687 Stock-based compensation expense 12,693 11,758 37,091 34,335 Acquisition-related costs 14,482 — 16,650 — Adjusted EBITDA $ 23,094 $ 13,514 $ 42,482 $ 39,716 GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenue (11.2 )% (0.5 )% (6.7 )% (1.4 )% Adjusted EBITDA margin 20.3 % 13.4 % 13.8 % 13.1 % __________________ Note: Numbers rounded for presentation purposes and may not sum. YEXT, INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Three months ended October 31, 2024 2023 GAAP net loss $ (12,799 ) $ (468 ) Plus: Stock-based compensation expense 12,693 11,758 Plus: Acquisition-related costs 14,482 — Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles 3,465 — Less: Tax adjustment (1) (2,226 ) — Non-GAAP net income $ 15,615 $ 11,290 GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenue (11.2 )% (0.5 )% Non-GAAP net income as a percentage of revenue 13.7 % 11.2 % GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $ (0.10 ) $ — Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $ 0.12 $ 0.09 GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $ (0.10 ) $ — Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $ 0.12 $ 0.09 Weighted-average number of shares used in computing GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders Basic 128,036,993 124,239,180 Diluted 128,036,993 124,239,180 Weighted-average number of shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders Basic 128,036,993 124,239,180 Diluted 130,351,066 126,733,610 (1) Beginning in fiscal 2025, we are utilizing a projected tax rate of 25% in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities. ____________________ Note: Numbers rounded for presentation purposes and may not sum. YEXT, INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Nine months ended October 31, 2024 2023 GAAP net loss $ (20,673 ) $ (4,317 ) Plus: Stock-based compensation expense 37,091 34,335 Plus: Acquisition-related costs 16,650 — Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles 3,465 — Less: Tax adjustment (1) (7,816 ) — Non-GAAP net income $ 28,717 $ 30,018 GAAP net loss as a percentage of revenue (6.7 )% (1.4 )% Non-GAAP net income as a percentage of revenue 9.3 % 9.9 % GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $ (0.16 ) $ (0.03 ) Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $ 0.23 $ 0.24 GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $ (0.16 ) $ (0.03 ) Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $ 0.22 $ 0.23 Weighted-average number of shares used in computing GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders Basic 126,668,394 123,962,358 Diluted 126,668,394 123,962,358 Weighted-average number of shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders Basic 126,668,394 123,962,358 Diluted 127,976,060 127,808,283 (1) Beginning in fiscal 2025, we are utilizing a projected tax rate of 25% in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and expenses and other significant events. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities. ____________________ Note: Numbers rounded for presentation purposes and may not sum. YEXT, INC. Supplemental Information (In thousands) (Unaudited) October 31, Variance 2024 2023 Dollars Percent Annual Recurring Revenue Direct Customers $ 374,502 $ 326,625 $ 47,877 15 % Third-Party Reseller Customers 67,293 70,201 (2,908 ) (4 )% Total Annual Recurring Revenue $ 441,795 $ 396,826 $ 44,969 11 % Oct. 31, 2024 Jul. 31, 2024 Apr. 30, 2024 Jan. 31, 2024 Oct. 31, 2023 Annual Recurring Revenue Trend Direct Customers $ 374,502 $ 313,392 $ 312,060 $ 315,594 $ 326,625 Third-Party Reseller Customers 67,293 68,361 70,528 71,784 70,201 Total Annual Recurring Revenue $ 441,795 $ 381,753 $ 382,588 $ 387,378 $ 396,826 Oct. 31, 2024 Jul. 31, 2024 Apr. 30, 2024 Jan. 31, 2024 Oct. 31, 2023 Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate Direct Customers 91% 91% 91% 91% 97% Third-Party Reseller Customers 93% 94% 94% 95% 95% Total Customers 91% 91% 91% 92% 96% Note: Numbers rounded for presentation purposes and may not sum. 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Am I the only one who wonders if our reservoir of talent available for appointment to serve in high public office is so depleted that we are left to pick only from sexual predators and other bottom feeders? People know that we cannot expect our public servants to be without flaws, but we do have an absolute right to expect at least a minimum of basic human decency from our elected officials. Excuse me, but what we see instead is the general thrashing of decent human behavior, including disgusting behavior of lawmakers toward each other—the name-calling, the vulgarity. Society is not immune from the fallout of the behavior of our leaders. Everyone is reduced in one manner or another by negative behavior of those who govern us. Today one must look hard among national lawmakers to find people who stand out as paragons of decency in public behavior. It was not that difficult in past years with names like Howard Baker, Margaret Chase Smith, Frank Church, Gerald Ford, etc. Baker was known as the “Great Conciliator.” Conciliation in today’s Congress? Not likely. The name of the game is personal or party gain, while the nation’s interests languish. Maybe it is too late to turn back from where we are. Or perhaps people will have a kind of “buyer’s remorse” and conclude that we are drifting to a bad place and need make some serious remedial effort. Good luck with that! Dominic Schaff lives in Bismarck.‘Married to Medicine’ season 11 premiere FREE STREAM: Watch today

There’s a new addition to the cast of Days of Our Lives ! As it turns out, Cat ( AnnaLynne McCord ) is getting a new addition to her family on-screen: her mother, Catharina. Actress Susan Elena Matus is joining the cast of the long-running Peacock soap series, and already teased her role as Konstantin’s ( John Kapleos ). Keep reading to find out more... “Catherina, a survivor with complicated family secrets will protect her children at all cost,” she wrote on social media. She also shared a photo of Catharina pointing a gun at someone! Susan Elena Matus joins as Catharina We don’t have many details yet, although previews suggest that a showdown with Clyde ( James Read ) is incoming. If you missed it, there’s another big addition to the show as well with a link to Doug Williams! Follow Just Jared on Bluesky !Individuals among us carrying out anti-national religious conversions: Yogi Adityanath

Trekking to the beach only to find the surf full of stinging bluebottles could soon be a thing of the past as scientists investigate how to predict when they are likely to wash ashore. Swell and wind forecasts and machine learning are being used in a bid to build a predictive model for bluebottle movements by researchers at the University of NSW. But it won't be ready this summer as scientists continue testing with plans to make the technology available in late 2025. Bluebottles are biologically closer to coral than jellyfish and cannot swim, placing them at the mercy of ocean currents. Bluebottles deliver a sting which can cause redness and pain but do not generally cause serious harm. They would sink if fitted with the trackers used to keep an eye on sharks and other fish. Scientists instead placed trackers on 3D-printed replica bluebottles placed about five kilometres off the coast of Sydney's Botany Bay in January to get an idea how the stingers could spread. One washed up at Bondi Beach, along with a number of actual bluebottles. Another was picked up by a dog at Palm Beach, at the far end of the city's northern beaches, more than 40km away from the release location. Like bluebottles, the replicas had their sails pointing either left or right, dictating the direction they drifted in the 20km/h winds. But winds over 30km/h overcame those directions, blowing a whole colony of bluebottles the same way. UNSW oceanography researcher Amandine Schaeffer said machine learning and oceanographic models were being used to analyse where bluebottles reached the Australian coast and where they come from. "We're trying to understand how they move with ocean currents, winds and waves, and which conditions bring them to shore," she said. Forecasts for currents, wind and swell could then be used to predict swarms. "The idea is to have a statistical model that is fed with these environmental variables, which will allow us to make predictions about the likelihood of bluebottles being on a particular beach," Dr Schaeffer said. The researchers are working with Surf Life Saving Australia to incorporate the predictions into its Beachsafe app once the predictive model is operational.Maha results historic endorsement of our governance model rejection of Cong's lies deceit PM Modi

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State announced a significant investment of over N2 billion to upgrade the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) and address accommodation shortages through the construction of student hostels. The announcement came during a Town Hall meeting themed “ Governance Issues: The Journey So Far,” where the governor engaged with the state’s Students’ Union leadership. Mbah emphasized his administration’s focus on transforming education at all levels, from primary to tertiary institutions. Related Stories He revealed plans to build Smart Schools for primary and secondary students while introducing innovation and experiential learning programs for tertiary education. “At ESUTH alone, we have committed over N2 billion to enhance its infrastructure,” Mbah said, underlining the government’s efforts to elevate the standard of education and healthcare in the state. The governor disclosed ambitious plans to construct 17 Smart Green Secondary Schools by 2025. This initiative complements the ongoing development of 245 out of 260 planned Smart Green Schools for students from nursery to junior secondary school. “We’ve dedicated one-third of our total budget for two consecutive years to education because we understand that education shapes the future of a nation,” Mbah said. “This isn’t about me—it’s about the next generation and those yet to be born.” He assured residents that the contractors working on these projects were being closely monitored to meet strict timelines, ensuring that the state’s vision for advanced learning environments is realized. Mbah highlighted the state’s efforts to equip educators with the tools needed to succeed in these modern learning environments. By September 2025, the governor promised, every child in Enugu State would be learning in a Smart School. “We’ve already trained 11,000 Smart School teachers and Directors of Experiential Learning to prepare for this transformation,” Mbah said. The governor reiterated that his administration’s investments in education are not about immediate results but about laying a foundation for the future. “Everything we’ve done is to provide our children with the best learning environment and access to technological tools that prepare them for a competitive world,” he stated. Mbah’s remarks show his administration’s commitment to long-term development through education, positioning Enugu State as a leader in innovation and learning. By prioritizing education in the state’s budget and committing substantial resources, the governor aims to shape a brighter future for generations to come.

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Liam Payne's ex Danielle Peazer recently shared on social media a heartfelt statement about the singe, days after his funeral . The dancer dated Liam for three years from 2010 to 2013, meeting him on The X Factor when she was 22 and the pop sensation was only 17. She recently took to Instagram Stories to explain her absence from social media as she's been focusing on her baby girl and her family. She welcomed their daughter, Mia, in May with radio presenter Sonny Jay. She wrote : 'I'm also very aware that over the past few weeks or so I've posted the least amount I ever have in my entire online career. Yet I've had the most eyes on everything I'm doing or saying. Thank you for being patient with me whilst I take a minute for myself. I'm grateful for all the love sent my way and am making the most of this quality time with my baby girl and the rest of my family." British Airways flight attendant suspended after telling passengers about 'Liam Payne's body' How Gigi Hadid 'offered her support' to ex Zayn Malik after Liam Payne’s death She concluded the message by offering some advice: "Also, for anyone who needs to hear it and is struggling with something within...Everything is just a phase." Danielle attended the former One Direction star's funeral on Wednesday, November 20. Liam was laid to rest after falling to his death last month at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Danielle was spotted with her partner as he comforted her at the private service. The 36-year-old was seen clutching Sonny's hand as they entered the church together. The funeral saw many mourners that included Liam's One Direction band members Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. Other stars that attended were Simon Cowell, James Corden, and Liam's ex and mother of his seven-year-old son, Cheryl. In October, following Liam's death, Danielle posted a lengthy emotional tribute to her former boyfriend. The Instagram post also included a few photos of them in the carousel. In her emotional tribute, she reminded fans that he was not just a "world famous musician for the last decade," but also "someone’s son and brother for more than 30 years, a friend to so many and more recently an uncle." She also included that "his most important role" that he was proud of was being a father to his son Bear. She gave her love to his family and said she would "continue to support" them in any way she could. She acknowledged knowing about his struggles over the years but had "prayed this day would never come." She went on to talk about their relationship and how they annoyed each other and at times he was her "favorite person." Danielle added that their relationship ended in 2013 but the two maintained a friendship as they "always knew we’d have some sort of connection forever, no matter where our individual lives took us." She stated how it took him a "little longer" for him to figure out the kind of person he wanted to be and how she wished he knew that he was "always more than enough." She thanked him for the things he taught her like "the importance of setting boundaries" and protecting her heart. Danielle shared that Liam expressed joy at her growing family with her partner and daughter. She concluded with: "I’m sorry your story didn’t end differently, and I’m sorry you didn’t ever get to share more of your magic with the world. Rest easy my friend. Love Danielle x." DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.A look at how some of Trump's picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul

A new film now streaming on Tubi God Versus Aliens looks at a secret US government programme called Project Bluebeam which uses top secret technology - lasers, AI, sky projections and hollywood special effects - to create a false flag Alien Invasion. The film's director Mark Christopher Lee states: " I have spoken to whistleblowers from the US intelligence community who insist that what people are seeing all over the skies in the United States is the US Government testing out this Project Bluebeam technology to see if it can actually work. It's not aliens but is made to look like aliens with the aim of putting the population into fear so that they can then be easily controlled." In the film Lee speaks to the former head of the UK Ministry Of Defence's UFO desk Nick Pope. Pope himself has researched Project Bluebeam and states: "The idea is they would use lasers, holographic technology and Hollywood Special effects to create what would look like an alien invasion, or indeed the second coming of Christ. The idea that this could be then used to usher in some form of one world government to take control and deal with this event" Lee adds: "I think what people are seeing now is a combination of this Project Bluebeam technology and misidentified planes and other craft. As we have seen it doesn't take much to create fear and panic in the population. We too in the UK are experiencing the same around US airbases here. So this leads me to conclude that the UK are government are also involved and may also explain the Rendelsham Ufo Incident of 1980 - which some say a UFO landed at the US airbase at RAF Bentwaters - but was probably the same technology being tested and which has evolved into what people are seeing now." God Versus Aliens premiered at the world famous Cannes Film Festival in May and is now streaming on Tubi worldwide. For interviews and features please contact; ... MENAFN15122024004644010603ID1108995443 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.The people that president-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All of them could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a new political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans' health — from health care and medicines to food safety and science research. And if Congress approves, at the helm of the team as Department of Health and Human Services secretary will be prominent environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine organizer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By and large, the nominees don't have experience running large bureaucratic agencies, but they know how to talk about health on TV . Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pick Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a talk show for 13 years and is a well-known wellness and lifestyle influencer. The pick for the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, and for surgeon general, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, are frequent Fox News contributors. Many on the list were critical of COVID-19 measures like masking and booster vaccinations for young people. Some of them have ties to Florida like many of Trump's other Cabinet nominees: CDC pick Dr. Dave Weldon represented the state in Congress for 14 years and is affiliated with a medical group on the state's Atlantic coast. Nesheiwat's brother-in-law is Rep. Mike Waltz , R-Fla., tapped by Trump as national security adviser. Here's a look at the nominees' potential role in carrying out what Kennedy says is the task to “reorganize” agencies, which have an overall $1.7 billion budget; employ 80,000 scientists, researchers, doctors and other officials; and affect the lives of all Americans. The Atlanta-based CDC, with a $9.2 billion core budget, is charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health threats. Kennedy has long attacked vaccines and criticized the CDC, repeatedly alleging corruption at the agency. He said on a 2023 podcast that there is "no vaccine that is safe and effective,” and urged people to resist the CDC's guidelines on if and when kids should get vaccinated . Decades ago, Kennedy found common ground with Weldon , the 71-year-old nominee to run the CDC who served in the Army and worked as an internal medicine doctor before he represented a central Florida congressional district from 1995 to 2009. Starting in the early 2000s, Weldon had a prominent part in a debate about whether there was a relationship between a vaccine preservative called thimerosal and autism. He was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus and tried to ban thimerosal from all vaccines. Kennedy, then a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, believed there was a tie between thimerosal and autism and also charged that the government hid documents showing the danger. Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for the U.S. market and routinely recommended for children 6 years or younger have contained no thimerosal or only trace amounts, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. Meanwhile, study after study after study found no evidence that thimerosal caused autism. Weldon's congressional voting record suggests he may go along with Republican efforts to downsize the CDC, including to eliminate the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which works on topics like drownings, drug overdoses and shooting deaths. Weldon also voted to ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs as an approach to reduce overdoses, and the National Rifle Association gave him an “A” rating for his pro-gun rights voting record. Kennedy is extremely critical of the FDA, which has 18,000 employees and is responsible for the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs, vaccines and other medical products — as well as overseeing cosmetics, electronic cigarettes and most foods. Makary, Trump’s pick to run the FDA, is closely aligned with Kennedy on several topics . The professor at Johns Hopkins University who is a trained surgeon and cancer specialist has decried the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators. Kennedy has suggested he'll clear our “entire” FDA departments and also recently threatened to fire FDA employees for “aggressive suppression” of a host of unsubstantiated products and therapies, including stem cells, raw milk , psychedelics and discredited COVID-era treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Makary's contrarian views during the COVID-19 pandemic including the need for masking and giving young kids COVID vaccine boosters. But anything Makary and Kennedy might want to do when it comes to unwinding FDA regulations or revoking long-standing vaccine and drug approvals would be challenging. The agency has lengthy requirements for removing medicines from the market, which are based on federal laws passed by Congress. The agency provides health care coverage for more than 160 million people through Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and also sets Medicare payment rates for hospitals, doctors and other providers. With a $1.1 trillion budget and more than 6,000 employees, Oz has a massive agency to run if confirmed — and an agency that Kennedy hasn't talked about much when it comes to his plans. While Trump tried to scrap the Affordable Care Act in his first term, Kennedy has not taken aim at it yet. But he has been critical of Medicaid and Medicare for covering expensive weight-loss drugs — though they're not widely covered by either . Trump said during his campaign that he would protect Medicare, which provides insurance for older Americans. Oz has endorsed expanding Medicare Advantage — a privately run version of Medicare that is popular but also a source of widespread fraud — in an AARP questionnaire during his failed 2022 bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania and in a 2020 Forbes op-ed with a former Kaiser Permanente CEO. Oz also said in a Washington Examiner op-ed with three co-writers that aging healthier and living longer could help fix the U.S. budget deficit because people would work longer and add more to the gross domestic product. Neither Trump nor Kennedy have said much about Medicaid, the insurance program for low-income Americans. Trump's first administration reshaped the program by allowing states to introduce work requirements for recipients. Kennedy doesn't appear to have said much publicly about what he'd like to see from surgeon general position, which is the nation's top doctor and oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members. The surgeon general has little administrative power, but can be an influential government spokesperson on what counts as a public health danger and what to do about it — suggesting things like warning labels for products and issuing advisories. The current surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, declared gun violence as a public health crisis in June. Trump's pick, Nesheiwat, is employed as a New York City medical director with CityMD, a group of urgent care facilities in the New York and New Jersey area, and has been at City MD for 12 years. She also has appeared on Fox News and other TV shows, authored a book on the “transformative power of prayer” in her medical career and endorses a brand of vitamin supplements. She encouraged COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, calling them “a gift from God” in a February 2021 Fox News op-ed, as well as anti-viral pills like Paxlovid. In a 2019 Q&A with the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation , Nesheiwat said she is a “firm believer in preventive medicine” and “can give a dissertation on hand-washing alone.” As of Saturday, Trump had not yet named his choice to lead the National Institutes of Health, which funds medical research through grants to researchers across the nation and conducts its own research. It has a $48 billion budget. Kennedy has said he'd pause drug development and infectious disease research to shift the focus to chronic diseases. He'd like to keep NIH funding from researchers with conflicts of interest, and criticized the agency in 2017 for what he said was not doing enough research into the role of vaccines in autism — an idea that has long been debunked . Associated Press writers Amanda Seitz and Matt Perrone and AP editor Erica Hunzinger contributed to this report. 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Please enable it in your browser settings.( MENAFN - AFP) A federal jury in the United States on Friday delivered a key win to mobile commputing titan Qualcomm in a licensing dispute with Arm, although proceedings between the chipmakers ended in mistrial. The jury ruled that Arm central processor designs that Qualcomm had acquired when it bought technology company Nuvia had been properly licensed. Arm had contested that claim, demanding Qualcomm pay a higher licensing fee under a bilateral agreement between the two chipmakers, rather than the lower fee in Arm's agreement with Nuvia. The difference in royalties purportedly saved Qualcomm tens of millions of dollars. British chipmaker Arm said it would seek a retrial. Qualcomm bought Nuvia, a CPU design company, in a $1.4 billion deal that closed in 2021, according to the California-based chip maker. The acquisition was seen as a key move in Qualcomm's expansion into the laptop market. The federal jury did not, however, reach an agreement on whether Qualcomm breached a licensing agreement with Arm. "We are pleased with today's decision," Qualcomm said in a statement posted online. "The jury has vindicated Qualcomm's right to innovate and affirmed that all the Qualcomm products at issue in the case are protected by Qualcomm's contract with Arm." In response to an AFP inquiry, an Arm spokesperson said they would seek a retrial "due to the jury's deadlock." "From the outset, our top priority has been to protect Arm's (intellectual property) and the unparalleled ecosystem we have built with our valued partners over more than 30 years," they said. Qualcomm shares were up about 2 percent in after-market trades to $155.99 while Arm shares shed more than one percent to $130.50. MENAFN20122024000143011026ID1109018589 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. 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