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Associated Press
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Denso Sonoma Nationals Qualifying
Friday At Sonoma Raceways Sonoma, Calif. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.645 seconds, 343.16 mph; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.661, 335.73; 3. Clay Millican, 3.699, 335.15; 4. Antron Brown, 3.699, 332.18; 5. Tony Stewart, 3.727, 328.62; 6. Josh Hart, 3.737, 331.28; 7. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.754, 328.70; 8. Justin Ashley, 3.770, 323.19; 9. Ron August, 4.316, 194.38; 10. Shawn Langdon, 6.940, 94.66. Funny Car 1. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.861, 332.59; 2. Spencer Hyde, Ford Mustang, 3.865, 333.58; 3. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.890, 299.00; 4. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.891, 334.24; 5. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.895, 331.45; 6. Hunter Green, Charger, 3.897, 331.12; 7. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.927, 330.96; 8. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.927, 329.18; 9. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.945, 332.43; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.952, 296.57; 11. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 3.959, 321.35; 12. Jason Rupert, Mustang, 3.982, 298.54; 13. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.027, 316.60; 14. Jeff Diehl, Toyota Camry, 4.066, 316.67; 15. Buddy Hull, Charger, 4.096, 290.57; 16. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.441, 196.44. Not Qualified: 17. Alexis DeJoria, 4.484, 193.85; 18. Tim Gibbons, broke. Pro Stock 1. Greg Anderson, Chevy Camaro, 6.472, 210.41; 2. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.473, 211.00; 3. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.480, 211.66; 4. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.489, 211.16; 5. Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.503, 210.11; 6. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.505, 210.18; 7. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.513, 210.08; 8. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.514, 210.31; 9. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.534, 209.46; 10. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.535, 211.10; 11. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.536, 210.24; 12. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.551, 210.57; 13. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.570, 211.00; 14. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.587, 208.26; 15. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.589, 209.46; 16. Joey Grose, Camaro, 6.635, 207.02. Not Qualified: 17. Matt Hartford, 6.761, 183.12. Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.702, 200.77; 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.740, 200.26; 3. John Hall, Beull, 6.759, 197.28; 4. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.761, 198.82; 5. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.780, 198.09; 6. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.860, 196.36; 7. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.916, 196.24; 8. Freddie Camarena, Suzuki, 6.933, 194.04; 9. Clayton Howey, Suzuki, 7.014, 191.76; 10. Brad Hawkes, Suzuki, 7.339, 181.28; 11. Charles Poskey, Suzuki, 7.600, 184.12; 12. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, broke. _____
The Star
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Blackstone agrees to buy Allegiant Florida resort for US$200mil
The sale ends Allegiant's effort to extend its travel business into hospitality with the ambitious Port Charlotte, Florida destination resort. — Bloomberg NEW YORK: Blackstone Inc has agreed to purchase Allegiant Travel Co's Sunseeker Resort for US$200mil, far less than the US$720mil that the parent of Allegiant Airlines spent building the beleaguered retreat. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, according to a statement Monday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report. Allegiant will use the proceeds to repay debt. The sale ends Allegiant's effort to extend its travel business into hospitality with the ambitious Port Charlotte, Florida destination resort. Sunseeker was built over budget and four years behind schedule. Hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic and hurricane damage, the resort struggled to produce sufficient returns. Blackstone's experience in the hospitality industry should help 'realise the full potential of Sunseeker Resort,' Allegiant chief executive officer Greg Anderson said in the statement. — Bloomberg
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Blackstone acquires Florida resort from Allegiant for $200M
This story was originally published on Hotel Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Hotel Dive newsletter. Funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate will acquire the 785-key Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor located along the Gulf Coast of Florida from Allegiant Travel Company for $200 million, according to a Monday news release. The sale comes after the resort faced financial woes last year following its opening, Allegiant leadership detailed during a Q2 2024 earnings call. During a Q1 earnings call earlier this year, Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson expressed intent to sell the resort by the end of the summer to focus on the company's airlines business. Despite its previous troubles, Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor is poised to benefit from 'the continued growth in group-oriented destinations,' according to Scott Trebilco, senior managing director at Blackstone. The deal aligns with Blackstone's hospitality investment strategy. Blackstone's 'extensive hospitality holdings and their execution capabilities' will enable the firm to 'help realize the full potential of Sunseeker Resort,' Anderson said in a statement. Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor opened in December 2023 on 22 acres. The resort offers 20 dining options and bars, two pools, a spa, a fitness center, a rooftop adult pool and bar, a golf course and more than 60,000 square feet of indoor meeting space. In early 2024, Anderson said the resort's opening was a key opportunity to sell hotel rooms directly to Allegiant's airline passenger customers. However, by the second quarter of the year, the resort's financial results were not meeting expectations. Despite expressing a rosier outlook on the long-term viability of Sunseeker Resort in Q1, Anderson shared that the company was on track to sell the property. 'We recognize our core competencies lie within the airline business where we see abundant opportunity and long-term success. Maintaining a strong industry-leading balance sheet is also a top priority of ours. Pursuing a transaction related to the sale of the resort is an important step towards our objectives for the airline,' Anderson said during a May earnings call. For Blackstone, the acquisition of the 'highly-amenitized' Sunseeker Resort aligns with the firm's 'strong conviction in hospitality and travel,' including group travel, Trebilco said in a statement. Group and business travel continued to grow at a healthy pace across the U.S. in the first quarter of the year, according to Cendyn and Amadeus' Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index. Multigenerational travel and sports tourism have bolstered group business nationwide. Blackstone adds the asset to a real estate portfolio with other large-scale resort properties, including the Hotel del Coronado in California, which recently completed a $550 million restoration. The firm also acquired the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in New York City earlier this year for $175 million. The Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Blackstone declined a Hotel Dive request to comment on the transaction. Recommended Reading Peachtree hotel investment remains strong post rebrand Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DefectDojo Enables AI-First Cybersecurity with MCP Support
Cybersecurity teams retain flexibility of using their AI model of choice and can remain confident that their data is secure AUSTIN, Texas, June 24, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DefectDojo, the leader in scalable security, unified vulnerability management and DevSecOps, today announced the launch of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in DefectDojo Pro, providing cybersecurity teams the ability to safely take an AI-first approach to organizational security. Dojo Pro users can now connect the platform to any third-party or custom model that supports MCP to create a more effective cybersecurity AI with one simple setup. According to Takepoint Research, 80% of cybersecurity professionals thought that the benefits of AI usage in industrial cybersecurity outweighed its risks, but system integration was labeled a major challenge by 68% of respondents in the same survey. The open-source MCP, developed by Anthropic and backed by industry-leading companies like OpenAI, solves several major issues with incorporating AI into cybersecurity as the first protocol that treats context-sharing between software and AI like an API call. Thanks to over a decade of development of its various features and robust API, Dojo Pro is well-positioned to accommodate AI integration. With a now seamless flow of information between Dojo Pro and an AI model via an MCP connection, any model can now become as capable as Dojo Pro in intelligently deduplicating and auto-triaging findings, distinguishing between different vulnerabilities and providing insights into security posture scoring while retaining natural language processing capabilities for conversational interactions. DefectDojo's MCP support takes a number of additional precautions to strengthen the security infrastructure surrounding the protocol's implementation. Each MCP deployment is done on a per customer basis, ensuring the separation of data. The feature will also be rolled out in phases, starting with Dojo Pro super users. Based on feedback from these users, DefectDojo will continue to roll out MCP support to other Dojo Pro user-roles. "Make no mistake: MCP is a game changer for fully functional AI-enabled cybersecurity. At DefectDojo, however, we prioritize delivering features that are meaningful, accurate, accessible, and, most importantly, safe. We only developed and released our MCP after careful analysis to ensure we could do so in a safe way for our customers," said Greg Anderson, CEO and founder of DefectDojo. "We're building a future of cybersecurity that preserves the flexibility our platform is known for and incorporates opt-in AI-forward features at scales cybersecurity hasn't seen yet. MCP is just our first step." DefectDojo's MCP support represents another groundbreaking feature for the Dojo Pro platform. This spring, Dojo Pro became the first platform of its kind to unify AppSec and Security Operations Center (SOC) on one platform with the launch of next-gen SOC capabilities in addition to its AppSec capabilities. DefectDojo's roadmap, including SOC capabilities and the next AI-focused features in development, is informed by direct customer feedback and use cases. Built by and for cybersecurity professionals, Dojo Pro is designed to efficiently scale for the needs of organizations of any size and neatly organize vulnerability data into one easy-to-use platform with a risk-based approach. DefectDojo's customer base includes Fortune 10 companies, international banks and other financial institutions, government agencies, and solo consultants alike. The open-source OWASP Edition of the platform has been downloaded over 43 million times and is one of the fastest-growing open-source cybersecurity platforms on GitHub as measured by the Open Source Security Index. To learn more about DefectDojo and get started with either the OWASP Edition or Dojo Pro, contact hello@ About DefectDojo DefectDojo is the engine that drives DevSecOps, providing an open, scalable platform that connects security strategy to execution. By aggregating data from any security tool, automating manual processes, and delivering AI-powered insights, DefectDojo empowers organizations to have a unified view of security posture, automate operations to increase productivity and improve decision-making. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn or GitHub. View source version on Contacts Media defectdojo@
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
DefectDojo Enables AI-First Cybersecurity with MCP Support
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DefectDojo, the leader in scalable security, unified vulnerability management and DevSecOps, today announced the launch of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in DefectDojo Pro, providing cybersecurity teams the ability to safely take an AI-first approach to organizational security. Dojo Pro users can now connect the platform to any third-party or custom model that supports MCP to create a more effective cybersecurity AI with one simple setup. Make no mistake: MCP is a game changer for fully functional AI-enabled cybersecurity. According to Takepoint Research, 80% of cybersecurity professionals thought that the benefits of AI usage in industrial cybersecurity outweighed its risks, but system integration was labeled a major challenge by 68% of respondents in the same survey. The open-source MCP, developed by Anthropic and backed by industry-leading companies like OpenAI, solves several major issues with incorporating AI into cybersecurity as the first protocol that treats context-sharing between software and AI like an API call. Thanks to over a decade of development of its various features and robust API, Dojo Pro is well-positioned to accommodate AI integration. With a now seamless flow of information between Dojo Pro and an AI model via an MCP connection, any model can now become as capable as Dojo Pro in intelligently deduplicating and auto-triaging findings, distinguishing between different vulnerabilities and providing insights into security posture scoring while retaining natural language processing capabilities for conversational interactions. DefectDojo's MCP support takes a number of additional precautions to strengthen the security infrastructure surrounding the protocol's implementation. Each MCP deployment is done on a per customer basis, ensuring the separation of data. The feature will also be rolled out in phases, starting with Dojo Pro super users. Based on feedback from these users, DefectDojo will continue to roll out MCP support to other Dojo Pro user-roles. 'Make no mistake: MCP is a game changer for fully functional AI-enabled cybersecurity. At DefectDojo, however, we prioritize delivering features that are meaningful, accurate, accessible, and, most importantly, safe. We only developed and released our MCP after careful analysis to ensure we could do so in a safe way for our customers,' said Greg Anderson, CEO and founder of DefectDojo. 'We're building a future of cybersecurity that preserves the flexibility our platform is known for and incorporates opt-in AI-forward features at scales cybersecurity hasn't seen yet. MCP is just our first step.' DefectDojo's MCP support represents another groundbreaking feature for the Dojo Pro platform. This spring, Dojo Pro became the first platform of its kind to unify AppSec and Security Operations Center (SOC) on one platform with the launch of next-gen SOC capabilities in addition to its AppSec capabilities. DefectDojo's roadmap, including SOC capabilities and the next AI-focused features in development, is informed by direct customer feedback and use cases. Built by and for cybersecurity professionals, Dojo Pro is designed to efficiently scale for the needs of organizations of any size and neatly organize vulnerability data into one easy-to-use platform with a risk-based approach. DefectDojo's customer base includes Fortune 10 companies, international banks and other financial institutions, government agencies, and solo consultants alike. The open-source OWASP Edition of the platform has been downloaded over 43 million times and is one of the fastest-growing open-source cybersecurity platforms on GitHub as measured by the Open Source Security Index. To learn more about DefectDojo and get started with either the OWASP Edition or Dojo Pro, contact hello@ About DefectDojo DefectDojo is the engine that drives DevSecOps, providing an open, scalable platform that connects security strategy to execution. By aggregating data from any security tool, automating manual processes, and delivering AI-powered insights, DefectDojo empowers organizations to have a unified view of security posture, automate operations to increase productivity and improve decision-making. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn or GitHub.
