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Carlos Virella is a co-founder of Solana, a crypto startup that builds and develops crypto apps for decentralized apps and marketplaces. Solana was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California. Solana is backed by Two Sigma Impact, a private investments business that combines active, principled ownership and data science with the goal of achieving superior returns and positive social outcomes. Two Sigma Impact is focused on workforce impact, where it anticipates innovative and thoughtful investments in humans will lead to an enhanced employee experience, productivity and long-term financial returns . According to the SEC filings, Carlos Virella owns 1,000,000 shares of Solana Labs, Inc., which went public on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SOL on June 23, 2023. The shares were valued at $50 per share at the time of the IPO, giving Virella a stake worth $50 million. Virella also owns some cryptocurrency addresses that are associated with Solana's blockchain network. One of them is `3PjfyFh5xWgF4FmcEeoATDMqkSxxgFyBvT`, which has a balance of 10,000 SOL tokens as of December 25, 2023. Solana claims to be the fastest blockchain in the world, with over 50,000 transactions per second and sub-second finality. Solana also supports smart contracts, decentralized applications, and interoperability with other blockchains. Solana aims to create a scalable, secure, and decentralized platform for the future of web3.

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Penn Foster College, Penn Foster Career School, and Penn Foster High School are part of Penn Foster, Inc., a global leader in online education. For more than 118 years, Penn Foster has been providing accredited career-focused degree and vocational programs in the fields of allied health, business, technology, education, and select trades. Nationally and regionally accredited Penn Foster High School (www.PennFosterHighSchool.com) and Penn Foster Career School (www.pennfoster.edu) are headquartered in Scranton, PA, with regional offices in Montreal, Canada. Penn Foster College is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Learning content | Career development includes providers of content libraries and customized courses focusing on learning and developing skills directly related to job roles and careers (including hard skills, soft skills, and skills in demand). Delivery styles are varied and include in-person or virtual classrooms, mobile learning, and micro-learning. A variety of technologies may be employed such as video-based learning, artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) and adaptive learning, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).

Massive open online course (MOOC) platforms allow large numbers of users to sign up for various courses from multiple sources, offering a flexible and affordable means of upskilling and reskilling.

Coaching, tutoring, and mentoring platforms connect employees with experts and specialists who provide personalized training and development support.

Technology platforms such as learning management systems (LMS), learning experience platforms (LXP), and learning content management systems (LCMS) host in-house or third-party content, track progress, and generate analytics. Content development tools comprise authoring and course-building tools for instructional designers, corporate trainers, and educators. Content development tools comprise authoring and course-building tools for instructional designers, corporate trainers, and educators.

Learning and engagement tools include platforms that offer adaptive learning, gamification, immersive learning, and microlearning solutions that can be used by enterprises for the delivery of learning content.

Service providers include those offering digital credentialing and identity authentication solutions, among others.

Learning content | Supplementary skills includes providers of content libraries and customized courses focusing on learning and developing supplementary skills. Delivery styles are varied and include in-person or virtual classrooms, mobile learning, and micro-learning. A variety of technologies may be employed such as video-based learning, artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) and adaptive learning, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).

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