Disseminated on behalf of Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) and may include paid advertising.

• Ucore reports preparations for heavy rare earth element (“REE”) processing at its Strategic Metals Complex in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a goal of commissioning the first commercial RapidSX(TM) separation unit in mid-2026.
• RapidSX is Ucore’s proprietary REE separation platform designed to improve on conventional solvent extraction processes.
• Ucore’s broader mission is to establish a resilient, vertically integrated REE supply chain in North America.

Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) is signaling a major leap forward in the race to establish a secure Western supply chain for heavy rare earth elements, with plans ramping up for commercial operations targeted in Louisiana by 2026. The company recently released detailed information about significant progress on its proprietary rapid-separation technology and its transition from demonstration testing in Canada toward full deployment at a U.S. facility that could help reduce longstanding dependencies on foreign processors. The announcement underscores not only technological advancement but also strategic alignment with North American critical-mineral security goals.

In the announcement, Ucore highlights the company’s preparations for heavy rare earth element (“REE”) processing at its Strategic Metals Complex in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a goal of commissioning the first commercial RapidSX(TM) separation unit in mid-2026. This project builds on nearly two years of demonstration work with Ucore’s RapidSX technology at the company’s Commercialization and Demonstration Facility in Kingston, Ontario. According to the company, the Kingston demonstration has completed thousands of hours of continuous processing and tens of thousands of analytical samples, generating data that supports the commercial scalability of RapidSX and its application to rare earth oxide feedstocks.

RapidSX is Ucore’s proprietary REE separation platform designed to improve on conventional solvent extraction processes. Independent descriptions of the technology note that RapidSX can process rare earth elements significantly faster than traditional systems while reducing required plant footprint, construction and operating costs, and time to achieve steady-state production. The modular design enables adaptability to different feedstocks within a smaller physical profile compared with conventional solvent extraction, and its scalability is intended to facilitate staged, phased deployments.  

Ucore’s Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex is designed to address a critical gap in North American rare-earth separation capacity. Historically, rare-earth processing has been concentrated in Asia, particularly China, leaving the United States and Canada reliant on imports for refined rare-earth oxides that are essential for permanent-magnet production and many high-tech and defense applications. By leveraging its RapidSX technology, Ucore aims to produce mid and heavy rare earth oxides at commercial scale in the United States on a timeline that aligns with projected demand from defense and clean-energy sectors.  

Ucore’s Louisiana project is supported by a significant Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Department of War valued at $22.4 million. This agreement is tied to the deployment and commercialization of RapidSX heavy rare earth separation operations at the Alexandria site and positions Ucore’s project within the broader U.S. strategy to reshore critical mineral processing. Industry reporting confirms that the company plans to install its first RapidSX commercial module, known as RapidSX Machine #1, at the Louisiana facility by mid-2026 as part of a modular build-out approach.  

Ucore’s broader mission is to establish a resilient, vertically integrated REE supply chain in North America that spans from ore sources through separation and refinement to feed the high-performance magnet manufacturing required for defense, automotive electrification, wind energy and other advanced technologies. The Louisiana facility is a cornerstone of this strategy. Supported by demonstration data and government partnerships on both sides of the border, Ucore’s RapidSX technology and phased commercialization plan represent a practical step toward reducing reliance on foreign processing and advancing Western supply chain self-sufficiency for critical minerals.

For more information, visit www.Ucore.com.

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• GridAI Technologies provides exposure to the convergence of artificial intelligence, energy infrastructure modernization, and large-scale electrification trends.
• The Grid AI platform is software-first and hardware-agnostic, supporting scalable deployment without requiring extensive new physical infrastructure.
• Rising power demands from AI data centers and electrified systems create structural demand for real-time energy-orchestration solutions.
• The company’s legacy biopharmaceutical assets provide additional optionality alongside its expanded activities in AI-driven energy infrastructure.
• Public-market access through its Nasdaq listing supports capital formation, visibility, and potential strategic partnerships as deployments scale.

GridAI Technologies (NASDAQ: GRDX) is a company operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure following its acquisition of Grid AI Corp. Formerly known as Entero Therapeutics Inc., the company has expanded its corporate scope to include intelligent energy-orchestration solutions designed to address reliability, cost, and sustainability challenges across modern power systems.

GridAI Technologies is focused on enabling more flexible, resilient, and economically optimized electricity systems by coordinating generation, storage, and demand in real time. Its approach centers on software-driven control that integrates with existing hardware, allowing utilities, energy retailers, and large power users to manage increasingly volatile loads associated with electrification, electric vehicles, and AI-driven computing.

In parallel with this expansion, the company continues to advance its legacy life sciences operations developed under Entero Therapeutics, maintaining its clinical-stage gastrointestinal pipeline while pursuing opportunities in AI-enabled energy systems.

The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Products and Platform

GridAI Technologies’ primary operations are anchored in the Grid AI energy-orchestration platform, an AI-native software system designed to coordinate distributed energy resources across multiple scales. The platform monitors real-time conditions, including device status, energy prices, weather, and grid signals, calculates optimal operating strategies, and synchronizes assets so they can function collectively as a flexible power resource.

For residential and small-business users, Grid AI enables behind-the-meter orchestration of devices such as electric-vehicle chargers, batteries, HVAC systems, and appliances. This capability supports participation in demand-response programs and helps enable more efficient energy usage and greater alignment with renewable generation.

In commercial and utility environments, the platform manages fleets of distributed energy resources, supporting peak-load reduction, dynamic pricing programs, and market-based dispatch. At the industrial and hyperscale level, Grid AI is designed to support large, energy-intensive campuses, including AI data centers, by orchestrating scalable power environments that integrate grid connections, on-site generation, and storage to support reliability and cost-efficient operations.

Legacy Biopharmaceutical Pipeline

In addition to its Grid AI operations, the company continues to advance the biopharmaceutical assets developed under Entero Therapeutics. These programs focus on targeted, orally delivered, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal diseases.

The pipeline includes latiglutenase, an oral biotherapeutic designed to aid gluten digestion; capeserod, a selective 5-HT4 receptor partial agonist being developed for multiple GI indications; and adrulipase, a recombinant lipase intended to support nutrient absorption in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. All programs remain at the clinical stage and continue alongside the company’s activities in AI and energy infrastructure.

Market Opportunity

GridAI Technologies is positioned within two large and expanding markets: global energy infrastructure and AI-driven data-center development. Industry projections indicate that AI data centers alone are expected to drive more than 50 gigawatts of incremental power demand by 2028, with total AI-related load growth potentially exceeding 200 gigawatts by 2030.

Meeting this demand is expected to require several trillion dollars in new energy and grid infrastructure investment over the coming decade, as utilities contend with aging assets, extended upgrade timelines, and increasing system volatility. These challenges are further amplified by the variable and high-intensity load profiles associated with GPU-based computing, which place new stresses on traditional grid-planning models.

Grid AI’s software-first orchestration approach is designed to help address these constraints by unlocking flexibility from existing assets and enabling faster deployment than large-scale physical infrastructure alone. As hyperscale campuses, electrified transport, and distributed energy resources continue to expand, the need for real-time, AI-driven coordination across generation, storage, and demand represents a significant and growing market opportunity.

Leadership Team

GridAI Technologies is led by an executive team with experience spanning energy infrastructure, grid optimization, and software-based platform development. Leadership is focused on commercializing complex energy technologies, scaling partnerships with utilities and enterprise customers, and supporting deployment across residential, commercial, and hyperscale environments.

The broader management group brings backgrounds in energy markets, distributed energy resources, and technology commercialization, with an emphasis on integrating physical infrastructure with intelligent digital control systems while maintaining continuity across the company’s diversified operations.

For more information, visit the company’s website at https://grid-ai.com.

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• ParaZero operates as a defense aerospace company specializing in multi-layered Counter-UAS solutions for modern battlefield and homeland security environments.
• The DefendAir platform offers three complementary interception layers (airborne, turret-based, and hand-held) providing forces with flexible, low-collateral responses to diverse hostile drone threats.
• Company-reported demonstrations with Israeli defense authorities have shown effective real-time interception across fast, maneuverable, and RF-denied drone scenarios.
• DropAir delivers validated precision-delivery capability for medical and tactical supplies, including successful collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the IDF Medical Corps.
• Rising global demand for cost-effective and scalable Counter-UAS systems positions ParaZero for continued expansion across defense and homeland security markets.

ParaZero Technologies (NASDAQ: PRZO) is a defense aerospace company specializing in multi-layered Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (“Counter-UAS”) technologies engineered to neutralize hostile drones in complex, contested, and urban environments. Founded by aviation and defense technology professionals, the company develops autonomous interception and precision-delivery systems that support military forces, homeland security agencies, and operators of strategic infrastructure. ParaZero’s mission is to provide reliable, practical, and scalable counter-drone capabilities for frontline and fixed-site defense scenarios where rapid, accurate, and low-collateral response is essential.

As drone threats evolve from low-cost commercial platforms to fast, low-signature systems operating in RF-denied conditions, ParaZero focuses on solutions that deliver actionable last-layer defense. Its technologies integrate with existing detection and command systems, allowing operators to respond effectively across military bases, sensitive facilities, border regions, and high-risk operational zones. The company’s defense portfolio continues to expand through field collaboration with Israeli defense authorities and international security organizations seeking capable interception systems.

Building on more than a decade of engineering and operational experience, ParaZero offers autonomous counter-drone and precision-delivery capabilities designed for modern defense requirements.

The company is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

DefendAir

DefendAir is ParaZero’s multi-layered Counter-UAS system designed to intercept hostile drones with high accuracy and minimal collateral damage. The platform employs patented net-interception technology and supports defense forces protecting bases, critical infrastructure, government facilities, and frontline units. Company-reported demonstrations conducted with Israeli defense and homeland security authorities have shown successful interception across a range of real-time scenarios involving fast, maneuverable, and RF-denied drones.

DefendAir is deployed through three complementary delivery mechanisms that enable flexible interception across dynamic battlefield and fixed-site environments:

• Interception Drone – The airborne configuration places a net-interception pod on an autonomous multirotor, enabling rapid engagement of hostile drones approaching from extended ranges or complex angles. This mobile layer offers adaptable response options where ground-based systems may have limited reach.
• Stationary Turret – The turret provides automated 360-degree perimeter coverage for fixed sites. Using optical detection and autonomous tracking, it identifies and intercepts approaching drones with a non-explosive, low-collateral method suitable for urban or sensitive environments.
• Hand-Held Net Launcher – The hand-held launcher offers infantry and security personnel a lightweight, tactical close-range interception tool. It enables unit-level drone neutralization in environments where jamming or spoofing is ineffective, providing a practical last-line defense option.

Together, these configurations provide flexible interception capabilities for a wide range of defense and security missions.

DropAir

DropAir is ParaZero’s high-accuracy aerial delivery solution engineered for autonomous or remotely controlled missions in complex and hostile environments. The system enables safe, precise delivery of sensitive payloads, including medical supplies, blood transfusions, tactical equipment, and humanitarian aid, without requiring the drone to land or expose ground personnel to risk. Its HALO-style late parachute deployment minimizes drift and lowers detectability, supporting both multirotor and fixed-wing UAVs.

DropAir has demonstrated operational effectiveness in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Force Medical Corps, including a breakthrough field trial in which blood transfusions dropped from 200 meters were recovered fully intact and suitable for human use.

The system’s modular pod design secures a variety of payloads and is adaptable to a wide range of UAV platforms, with carrying capacities of 5, 10, or 20 kilograms depending on drone capability. Built for rapid deployment and all-weather performance, DropAir provides reliable resupply options for defense, disaster response, and remote operations where conventional logistics cannot safely reach.

Market Opportunity

ParaZero operates within rapidly expanding segments of the global unmanned systems and defense markets. According to Fortune Business Insights, the anti-drone (“counter-UAS”) market was valued at $2.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow from $3.1 billion in 2025 to $12.24 billion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 21.62%. This expansion is driven by the increasing use of drones in modern conflicts, the emergence of new threat types such as RF-denied and fiber-optic-guided drones, and the need to protect critical infrastructure, military bases, and sensitive facilities.

The precision airdrop category is also gaining traction as defense forces and emergency agencies seek secure, rapid, and unmanned delivery solutions for time-critical missions. ParaZero’s DropAir program has advanced into Phase II with the Israeli Defense Force Medical Corps, highlighting governmental adoption of autonomous delivery technologies for military and humanitarian use.

Leadership Team

Ariel Alon, Chief Executive Officer, is an experienced executive with a proven track record of leading high-performing business teams across unmanned aircraft systems, finance, high-tech, defense, and government sectors in Israel, the U.S., EMEA, and APAC. Prior to joining ParaZero, he served as Chief Sales Officer of Aerodrome Group and CEO of its subsidiary, Aerodrome LTD. His earlier roles include vice president of sales and general manager for Israel at Voyager Labs, Israeli country manager for Atos, and business development positions at companies including Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. Mr. Alon holds a B.A. in business administration and an M.B.A. in finance and marketing from the Ruppin Academic Center in Israel.

Regev Livne, Chief Financial Officer, previously served as CFO of Votiro, where he raised capital and supported the company’s expansion into North America and Asia. His earlier experience includes serving as CFO of SCR Engineers Ltd., along with finance roles at 3M Attenti and Dmatek Ltd. Mr. Livne began his career as a senior accountant at PwC Israel, auditing both public and private companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel and holds a master’s degree in finance and management and a B.A. in business administration and accounting from the Israeli College of Management.

Alon Yasovsky, Vice President of R&D, is an engineering leader with more than 20 years of experience across electro-optics, machine vision, embedded systems, and advanced technology development. He previously worked in Samsung Electronics Israel’s Open Innovation group and evaluated R&D investments for the Israeli Innovation Authority. Earlier in his career, he held engineering and leadership roles at SensoGenic, Kornit Digital, Intel, Apple, PrimeSense, and Elbit Systems. Mr. Yasovsky holds a B.Sc. in electrical and electronic engineering from Tel Aviv University and completed the U.S.–Israel Innovation Bridge Leadership Executives Program at the University of California, Irvine.

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• Recent announcement of a manufacturing expansion plan aimed at onboarding a larger, globally scaled manufacturing partner so it can support projected increases
• TechForce also announced the development and pending launch of a proprietary beverage dispensing robotic system called the Beverage Bot
• Management’s framing across both announcements is consistent: Scale and proprietary innovation are meant to reinforce each other

Nightfood Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: NGTF) d.b.a. TechForce Robotics, is heading into the new year with news that points to faster deployment, broader product capability and a clearer path to scaled revenue. In late December, the company detailed a manufacturing scale strategy designed to meet rising demand, then unveiled a new in-house beverage robotics platform aimed at helping high-traffic venues serve more customers, more quickly, with fewer operational bottlenecks. Together, the announcements signal a push to convert interest and pilots into larger fleet rollouts while expanding the portfolio with proprietary systems built for measurable customer returns. 

The manufacturing update centers on readiness. TechForce said it currently relies on an established manufacturing partner in Beijing that has supported its initial commercialization efforts and delivered high-quality units, although the facility’s current capacity is not expected to meet the company’s anticipated demand next year. To address that gap, TechForce described a “parallel manufacturing expansion plan” aimed at onboarding a significantly larger, globally scaled manufacturing partner so it can support projected increases in customer demand across enterprise, franchise and multilocation deployments, while maintaining quality control, supply-chain resilience and cost efficiency. 

“Our Beijing-based manufacturing partner has been instrumental in supporting our early commercialization efforts,” said TechForce Robotics president Ried Floco. “However, as customer interest accelerates and pilot programs convert into larger fleet deployments, we are proactively preparing for scale. Our team is working diligently to secure additional manufacturing capacity that can support mass production, faster delivery timelines and long-term growth.”

In the same release, TechForce tied manufacturing scale directly to the company’s broader operating roadmap, including scaling its Robotics-as-a-Service (“RaaS”) deployments. The company framed expanded production capacity as an enabler for larger deployments across hospitality, food service, airports, venues, museums and other large-footprint commercial environments. This matters because service robotics programs often stall not because customers are uninterested, but because transitioning from a promising pilot to a fleet deployment requires dependable delivery timelines, consistent build quality and predictable unit economics. By explicitly prioritizing manufacturing capacity, TechForce is signaling that it expects customer interest to translate into more substantial orders and that it wants to be prepared to deliver at that pace.

The beverage platform announcement complements the manufacturing update by expanding what TechForce can place into those scaled deployments. The company announced the development and pending launch of a proprietary beverage dispensing robotic system called the Beverage Bot, designed to optimize service efficiency and beverage revenue across high-traffic venues. 

TechForce said the system was created to address two operational pain points: long service wait times and lost revenue caused by insufficient staffing during peak demand periods. The company’s core thesis is that when human staffing cannot keep up with crowd demand, venues lose sales they would otherwise capture, and faster beverage throughput can directly translate into higher revenue.  

TechForce described the Beverage Bot as wholly owned and developed internally, positioning it as proprietary technology rather than a rebranded third-party product. The bot is engineered to dispense carbonated beverages and multiple tap beer selections with precision while delivering “ice-cold beverages with minimal to no foam” and preserving product quality and consistency. The company also outlined where it sees the strongest fit: concerts, conferences, sporting events, festivals, airports, bars and other high-density environments where patrons routinely outnumber available servers.  

TechForce included a clear commercialization signal as well: It expects to begin accepting orders for the Beverage Bot in the first quarter of 2026, with initial deployments targeted toward enterprise operators, large venues and multilocation hospitality partners. Just as important, the company said the Beverage Bot will be integrated into its RaaS platform, which implies a recurring-revenue approach built around deployment, maintenance and ongoing service rather than one-time equipment sales alone.  

Management’s framing across both announcements is consistent: Scale and proprietary innovation are meant to reinforce each other. These two updates help clarify what success can look like for NGTF moving into the new year. On one side, manufacturing scale is a practical constraint that must be solved to grow deployments; on the other, the Beverage Bot expands the addressable use cases within high-volume environments where speed and consistency are valuable. The company is effectively building a loop: a wider set of proprietary robotic systems can open more customer doors, and improved manufacturing capacity makes it more feasible to fulfill those opportunities on a timetable that matches commercial demand.

The updates also fit within NGTF’s broader positioning as an artificial intelligence-driven service robotics platform focused on hospitality, food service and commercial automation. In the manufacturing release, the company described a vertically integrated approach that combines robotics technology, real-world operating environments and scalable manufacturing, and it also reiterated its strategy of using hospitality as its initial sector of entry while expanding into other verticals over time.  

Ultimately, the near-term takeaway is momentum: One release is about removing a growth bottleneck, and the other is about adding a high-impact product designed for real-world throughput and revenue capture. If TechForce can execute on both tracks, the company enters 2026 ideally positioned to convert growing interest into scaled deployments, broaden its recurring revenue opportunities through service-based offerings and demonstrate tangible customer outcomes in environments where every minute of peak-time service matters. 

For more information, visit the company’s website at NightfoodHoldings.com.

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Disseminated on behalf of Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) and may include paid advertising.

• Trilogy Metals’ polymetallic assets in the Ambler Mining District contain copper alongside several other minerals now designated as critical
• The US critical minerals list plays a key role in shaping policy on securing materials vital for manufacturing, technology, defense and infrastructure
• The updated list coincides with important developments in Trilogy Metals’ flagship projects

The US Geological Survey’s (“USGS”) newly finalized 2025 List of Critical Minerals marks a notable shift in federal resource policy by formally adding copper to the roster of materials considered essential to the country’s economic resilience and national security. The inclusion of copper carries meaningful implications for companies advancing US-based copper projects, including Trilogy Metals (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ), whose polymetallic assets in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District contain copper alongside several other minerals now designated as critical.

The USGS list identifies minerals that are essential to US economic growth and national security and vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. The list helps guide federal strategies aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains, supporting manufacturing and reducing reliance on foreign sources for strategically important materials.

In November, the Department of the Interior, through the USGS, published the final 2025 list. The updated list adds 10 new minerals, including copper, boron, lead, metallurgical coal, phosphate, potash, rhenium, silicon, silver and uranium. The list was developed based on updated data, interagency recommendations and public feedback.

Critical mineral lists such as this one play a key role in shaping US policy on securing materials vital for manufacturing, technology, defense and infrastructure. By identifying minerals with supply chain vulnerabilities, the USGS list helps prioritize federal actions that can include direct investments, tax incentives for mineral processing, and streamlined mining permits designed to bolster domestic production and reduce reliance on foreign sources. The addition of copper, in particular, reflects the mineral’s central role in electrification, given its widespread use in power grid and data center infrastructure.

A mineral’s inclusion on the USGS Critical Minerals List streamlines permitting by qualifying projects for accelerated reviews under programs like FAST-41, providing federal support, coordinating agency reviews, setting clear timetables, and making them eligible for financial incentives.

Similarly, critical mineral status can enhance eligibility for federal funding and partnership programs. The Biden and Trump administrations have both used executive actions and federal investments to strengthen domestic supply chains for strategic materials, including funding research, processing capacity and workforce development. By formally recognizing copper as critical, the 2025 list reinforces the metal’s importance in national policy discussions and underscores why investment in domestic exploration and production is increasingly a priority for federal agencies and allied stakeholders.

For Trilogy Metals, the updated list coincides with important developments in its flagship projects. The Ambler Mining District in northwestern Alaska, where Trilogy is advancing its Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects through a 50/50 joint venture with South32, hosts deposits rich in copper and other critical minerals. These polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide (“VMS”) deposits include not only copper but also zinc, lead, gold, silver and cobalt, many of which appear on the 2025 critical minerals list. Bornite and Arctic, the two principal deposits, host significant copper and base metal mineralization that Trilogy and its partners are working to develop.

The presence of copper and other critical metals in the Ambler Mining District aligns with the expanded federal focus on supply chain security. In late 2025, the US government announced a strategic investment of approximately $35.6 million in Trilogy Metals for a 10% ownership stake, underscoring federal interest in unlocking Alaska’s mineral resources. This investment, tied to broader infrastructure and access initiatives including permitting for the Ambler access road, signals how critical mineral policy and federal support can intersect with private sector project development.

Trilogy’s focus on copper is complemented by its exposure to other minerals on the critical minerals list. The polymetallic nature of the deposits in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District positions the company to benefit from diversified demand across multiple supply chains, including electrification, energy, and battery technologies. While zinc, lead, and cobalt have long been important base metals, increased risk to their supply further strengthens the rationale for developing domestic sources. For Trilogy Metals, the inclusion of copper on the 2025 critical minerals list reaffirms the potential value of its projects and may help catalyze support from policymakers, investors and industry partners as it advances exploration and development in the district.

For more information, visit www.TrilogyMetals.com.

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Disseminated on behalf of Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) and may include paid advertising.

• LGCXF recently received BLM approval for its flagship drill program at West Santa Fe, granting it access to about half of its land package
• Lahontan Gold operates at the intersection of exploration, geological expertise, and strategic project development
• With these updates, Lahontan Gold Corp is strategically positioned to maximize its mission to advance gold and silver projects in Nevada’s Walker Lane, maximizing resource potential and stakeholder value

Lahontan Gold (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF), a top Canadian mineral exploration company focused on gold and silver projects in Nevada’s Walker Lane district, is entering a transformative phase after securing the Federal Bureau of Land Management’s permit for its West Santa Fe drill program. The site, which is located 13 km from Lahontan’s Santa Fe Mine project, grants the company access to unpatented lode mining claims on federal lands, creating a new vista of opportunities (ibn.fm/cQkw). Building on this regulatory milestone, Lahontan has now commenced its reverse-circulation drilling campaign at West Santa Fe, aimed at validating historic drill data and advancing the project toward resource definition. Recent completion of drilling at the nearby Santa Fe Mine positions the company for an updated mineral resource estimate and future economic studies.

Recently, Lahontan Gold Corp’s CEO Kimberly Ann emphasized the importance of the coming months: According to her, “I do believe the next 6 to 9 months are going to be a transformative year for the company, and so it’s a pretty short timeline for people to get in because if you are not in now, you should get in. It’s a fascinating time to be a part of Lahontan, and to be an investor at Lahontan” (ibn.fm/5R089).

Lahontan’s West Santa Fe drill program is expected to validate existing results while also testing extensions to known silver and gold mineralization. The company currently operates an active drill rig located at its Santa Fe Mine project. It intends to relocate the rig to West Santa Fe as soon as the program finalizes. Lahontan’s CEO also stated that geologic work at West Santa Fe indicates gold and silver mineralization extending several kilometers along strike and down-dip, making the forthcoming program highly important.

Lahontan Gold operates at the intersection of geological expertise, high-potential exploration, and strategic project development. The company’s flagship Santa Fe Mine project recorded about 359,202 ounces of gold produced and 702,067 ounces of silver produced between 1988 and 1995.

These latest updates highlight Lahontan Gold’s mission: To advance gold and silver projects in Nevada’s Walker Lane, maximize resource potential, and create shareholder value. Having obtained the West Santa Fe permit alongside the existing drill programs, LGCXF is strategically positioned to accelerate progress within the next year.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LahontanGoldCorp.com.

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Disseminated on behalf of  ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) and may include paid advertising.

• ESGold Corp., an exploration-stage company committed to the acquisition, exploration, and development of high-quality mineral properties worldwide, is bolstered by strong global gold prices
• Gold futures contracts have reported a 2.82% growth, closing at $4,451 an ounce as of January 5, helped by geopolitical and economic stresses, including intensified tensions between the United States and Venezuela
• ESGold, through the investments made in 2025, including significant developments with its Montauban project in Quebec, is rapidly progressing to capitalize on this growth

ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF), an exploration-stage company committed to acquiring, exploring, and developing high-quality mineral properties worldwide, is strengthened as geopolitical instability keeps gold, silver, and other precious metals soaring. The company’s management believes that the steps taken over the course of 2025, including the closing of a flow-through share private placement and developments and investments in its Montauban project in Quebec, will be integral to supporting the company’s success in 2026 (https://ibn.fm/M9VPC).

With recent global developments, capital flows have been redirected into precious metals in what experts say is a hedge against systemic instability. Gold futures contracts (“GCG26”) appreciated by approximately 2.82%, closing at $4,451 an ounce on January 5, 2026, with silver climbing 7.94% to $76.65 an ounce. Geopolitical tensions, most recently driven by intensified tensions between the United States and Venezuela, continue to feed the demand for precious metals (https://ibn.fm/LSnWD).

With a design offering a throughput of 1,000 tonnes a day for its Montauban facility, ESGold is optimistic it will meet the growing demand for gold and secure leadership in its space. Its focus is on ramping up production and building lasting value for shareholders (https://ibn.fm/rw13W).

“As ESGold transitions from developer to producer, our focus is on building lasting value not just for shareholders, but for the communities in which we operate,” noted Gordon Robb, ESGold Corp’s CEO. “By engaging in meaningful collaboration with government stakeholders, we aim to position Montauban as a model of clean resource development and economic revitalization,” he added (https://nnw.fm/iUjRk) (https://ibn.fm/2nYRf).

For company information, visit the company’s website at www.ESGold.com.

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Disseminated on behalf of SPARC AI Inc. (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) and may include paid advertising.

• SPARC AI is developing and commercializing proprietary spatial and predictive AI technologies for real-world sensing applications
• The company’s SPARC technology transforms sensors, cameras, and mobile devices into precise coordinate-acquisition systems
• These capabilities support SPARC AI’s broader mission: To enable accurate, scalable, and autonomous spatial intelligence across defense, aerospace, and commercial markets

SPARC AI (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) is an emerging engineering and software company primarily focused on finding solutions to some of the most difficult challenges in modern sensing and autonomy: accurately determining the location of distant objects in real-time. Leveraging its flagship Spatial, Predictive, Approximation, and Radial Convolution (“SPARC”) technology, the company is strategically building high-performance tools that transform everyday sensors and imaging systems into reliable spatial intelligence platforms (ibn.fm/FM2Mp).

Located in Melbourne, Australia, SPARC AI develops, patents, and commercializes technologies that connect computer vision, artificial intelligence, and geospatial analytics. The company’s core innovation lies in enabling sensors, cameras, and mobile devices, whether airborne, fixed, handheld, or portable, to operate as precise target coordination systems without needing any specialized or expensive hardware.

The company’s Target Acquisition System (“TAS”) operates as a software platform created to pinpoint the geographic location of distant objects using visual data. By leveraging advanced AI and mathematically driven models, SPARC AI’s technology helps extract the spatial meaning of sensor inputs and images, providing intelligence in areas where traditional hardware-heavy solutions may not be available.

SPARC AI’s strategy focuses on software-first scalability. Instead of relying only on customized hardware, its solutions are crafted to integrate with already existing cameras, sensors, and smartphones. With this flexibility, the technology can be deployed across a broad spectrum ranging from aerospace to defense and industrial monitoring. The unique ability to turn easily available devices into precision targeting tools helps to cut down barriers to adoption while increasing addressable markets.

Additionally, SPARC is also working on an autonomous flight module, helping to extend its capabilities into semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms. Through the combination of autonomous navigation and spatial intelligence, SPARC AI is strategically placing itself at the nexus of AI-driven mobility and perception, a space that is drawing increasing interest from commercial and government sectors.

At the core of SPARC AI’s technology portfolio is its quickly growing intellectual property foundation. The company currently focuses on patenting its core innovations, which reflects its strategy aimed at long-term commercialization. With AI-enabled sensing quickly becoming more important in both civilian and security applications, proprietary algorithms and protected methodologies may play a critical role.

For more information, visit the company’s website at https://sparcai.co.

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• Wearable Devices recently announced updates to the Mudra Link to simplify and standardize interactions across the smart-glasses ecosystem
• It also successfully demonstrated and implemented an electromyography (“EMG”)-driven weight-estimation capability on the Mudra Link, which is a major advancement for the company’s neuromuscular computing roadmap
• The company has also partnered with Rokid to bring neural gesture control to AI and AR glasses ahead, with the companies planning to demonstrate the combined experience at CES 2026

Wearable Devices (NASDAQ: WLDS), a tech company specializing in AI-powered touchless sensing wearables, recently announced a few updates to improve gesture-based interaction across the smart-glasses ecosystem.

This includes customized presets, and compatibility of the Mudra Link app on certain smart glasses models. Each of these updates help to reduce onboarding friction, speed up the setup process, and give users a predictable control experience.

As the smart-glasses category expands, input consistency becomes incredibly important. This update helps support that shift, as it provides immediate usability right out of the box, lets users onboard entirely on the glasses, ensure familiar gestures work the same across devices, and provide a more cohesive experience in general.

These customized presets and the Mudra Link app for select smart glasses are expected to roll out in the first quarter of 2026, with a plan to add more models throughout the year.

In addition to these updates, WLDS also recently demonstrated and implemented an EMG-driven weight-estimation capability on the Mudra Link that’s based on the company’s recent patent for weight, torque, and force estimation.

This represents a major advancement for WLDS in the company’s neuromuscular computing roadmap and is part of the company’s ongoing research and development aimed at harnessing neuromuscular-signals-based technology to support new capabilities.

Using the proprietary neural interface, this pre-commercial model analyzes EMG patterns in the wrist when the wearer lifts something. While the capability is currently being used for benchmarking, testing, and proof-of-concept, it has potential use cases in industries like robotics, sports, healthcare, and extended reality (“XR”).

To further their footprint, WLDS recently partnered with Rokid to deliver gesture control for AI and augmented reality (“AR”) glasses that’s natural, fast, and consistent in daily use.

The collaboration ensures that the Mudra Link wearable and Rokid Glasses are compatible with one another, and the companies plan for joint marketing and consumer bundle opportunities in the second quarter of 2026.

The partnership will include out-of-the-box pairing, pre-mapped gestures, and a shared setup flow to streamline the process.

WLDS and Rokid are planning to demonstrate this combined experience between the devices at CES 2026, which takes place in Las Vegas from January 6^th to January 9^th. Media and analysts alike can request briefings, hands-on demos, or joint interviews during the show. In addition to their presentation, Wearable Devices is showcasing its neural-input technology at CES, demonstrating hands-free, gesture-based interaction with smart glasses and screens using its Mudra Link wristband. The demos highlight how neural and touchless controls can enable more intuitive, AI-driven user experiences and position the company within the growing smart-glasses and XR ecosystem.

About Wearable Devices Ltd. (NASDAQ: WLDS)

Wearable Devices Ltd. is a tech company that’s developing a neural input interface that lets users control devices with subtle finger and hand gestures. The company is pioneering the next generation of human-computer interaction, and it envisions a future where human intent is the language of technology.

For more information, visit www.WearableDevices.co.il.

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• LIXTE is advancing a first-in-class PP2A inhibitor platform designed to enhance, rather than replace, established chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimens.
• The company is conducting multiple active clinical trials in solid tumors with significant unmet medical need, supported by academic and industry collaborations.
• LIXTE’s scientific strategy is protected by a comprehensive patent portfolio, with management noting no known direct competitors targeting PP2A inhibition.
• Strategic actions in 2025, including the acquisition of Liora Technologies and a registered direct offering completed in December 2025, reflect an effort to broaden capabilities and strengthen operational flexibility.
• Expansion of the ovarian clear cell carcinoma trial in December 2025, with plans to double patient enrollment and present initial findings in 2026, underscores continued clinical momentum.

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings (NASDAQ: LIXT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing differentiated cancer therapies built around a novel biological target. Rather than introducing standalone treatments, the company is focused on advancing a first-in-class approach designed to enhance the effectiveness of established cancer therapies, addressing persistent challenges that continue to limit outcomes in oncology.

LIXTE’s work centers on improving how chemotherapy and immunotherapy perform in difficult-to-treat cancers with significant unmet medical need. By translating a distinct scientific concept into therapies that can be integrated into existing treatment frameworks, the company aims to expand the reach and impact of current standards of care without requiring wholesale changes to clinical practice.

Alongside internal development, LIXTE has pursued selective strategic actions that extend its capabilities beyond drug development, supporting its evolution into a platform-oriented oncology company spanning both pharmaceutical and technology-driven approaches.

The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Portfolio

LB-100 (PP2A Inhibitor Platform)

LIXTE’s lead clinical candidate, LB-100, is a proprietary small-molecule inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (“PP2A”) designed to enhance the activity of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The compound has demonstrated a favorable safety profile in Phase 1 clinical trials and has been supported by more than 25 published preclinical and translational studies. LB-100 is currently being evaluated in multiple clinical programs targeting solid tumors with limited treatment options.

Ongoing trials include combinations of LB-100 with immunotherapy in ovarian clear cell carcinoma and metastatic MSI-low colon cancer, as well as combination therapy with chemotherapy in advanced soft tissue sarcoma. These studies are being conducted in collaboration with leading academic cancer centers and industry partners, reflecting LIXTE’s emphasis on externally validated clinical execution.

Radiotherapy Platform Expansion (Liora Technologies)

In November 2025, LIXTE expanded beyond pharmaceuticals with the acquisition of Liora Technologies Europe Ltd., adding an electronically controlled proton therapy platform known as the LiGHT System. This acquisition established LIXTE’s entry into radiotherapy, complementing its drug development activities and creating optionality for future recurring revenue models tied to jointly operated treatment centers.

Market Opportunity

LIXTE is targeting cancers where existing therapies show limited durability due to resistance, toxicity constraints, or suboptimal patient response. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy are widely applicable across tumor types but remain constrained by these factors, creating an opportunity for approaches that improve efficacy without proportionally increasing toxicity.

The company’s clinical programs focus on ovarian clear cell carcinoma, metastatic colon cancer, and advanced soft tissue sarcoma, indications characterized by high unmet need and limited effective treatment options. Rather than reshaping oncology care, LIXTE is developing LB-100 to augment existing therapies, an approach that could support wider clinical use within established treatment pathways.

Leadership Team

Geordan Pursglove, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, strategic growth initiatives, and operational leadership across both public and private companies. His background includes leadership roles across technology, logistics, customer experience, sports, and marketing, with a focus on scaling organizations, raising capital, and executing transformative strategies.

Bas van der Baan, Chief Scientific Officer, has more than 20 years of experience in biotechnology with a concentration in oncology and diagnostics. He previously served as Chief Clinical and Business Development Officer at Agendia, where he played a key role in initiating and executing clinical trials that supported the commercialization of precision molecular oncology diagnostics in both the U.S. and Europe.

Peter Stazzone, Chief Financial Officer, brings over two decades of financial management experience across publicly traded and privately held companies. His background includes leading capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, financial controls, and public company reporting, with prior CFO roles at companies including Beyond Commerce, Strainz, and Voice Telecom.

For more information, visit the company’s website at https://lixte.com.

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