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

• ESGold Corp., a development-stage company committed to the acquisition, exploration, and development of high-quality mineral properties worldwide, just announced the appointment of Galen Carson to its Advisory Board
• Mr. Carson will support ESGold across strategic planning, long-term value positioning, and capital markets engagement
• It follows the recent addition of 144 mining claims to its Montauban project, which brought the total claims to 417
• The acquisition of these additional claims marked a critical inflection point for ESGold, with Mr. Carson’s appointment serving as a testament to the company’s ambition and its commitment to realizing them

ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF), a development-stage company committed to acquiring, exploring, and developing high-quality mineral properties worldwide, just announced the appointment of Galen Carson to its Advisory Board. In his capacity, Mr. Carson will support ESGold across strategic planning, long-term value positioning, and capital markets engagement, particularly as the company advances towards near-term gold and silver production for 2026 (https://ibn.fm/jtLrC).

Mr. Carson has a history with ESGold, having worked closely with the company since October 2024 through Caram Media Inc. In his previous engagement, he helped establish a long-term strategic relationship that has been integral to ESGold’s progress thus far. Over this period, Mr. Carson contributed to the company’s broader strategic transformation, which included multiple financings totaling approximately C$20 million to advance its fully permitted Montauban Gold-Silver Project.

“Over the past year, ESGold has undergone a fundamental transformation,” noted ESGold’s CEO, Gordon Robb. “We secured the capital required to move Montauban toward production, strengthened our shareholder base, and significantly elevated the technical understanding of the asset. Galen has worked alongside our team throughout this evolution, contributing across capital markets strategy, business development, and corporate positioning. We are pleased to formalize this relationship as we enter the next phase of growth,” he added (https://ibn.fm/jtLrC).

Mr. Carson’s appointment reflects ESGold’s continued commitment to strengthening its leadership and to stamping its position as a leader in its space. It also speaks to its optimism and ambition, particularly following the recent addition of 144 mining claims for its Montauban Project.

“I’m honored to be joining ESGold’s Advisory Board and to be taking this relationship to the next level,” noted Mr. Carson. “With production approaching and exploration accelerating in parallel, ESGold is positioned to demonstrate the full potential of this project. I believe the most transformative chapter for ESGold and its shareholders is still ahead,” he added (https://ibn.fm/jtLrC).

With the addition of the new mining claims, ESGold now has a total of 417 in and around its Montauban project. The expansion followed the recent completion of an ambient noise tomography (“ANT”)- based 3D geological model, which identified the potential for a mineralized corridor extending to approximately 900 meters in depth and over 2 kilometers of strike. The results further noted that these findings extend beyond the surveyed area of the property, highlighting the potential that remains largely untapped.

“The recently completed 3D geological model fundamentally changed our understanding of Montauban and underscored the importance of securing control over the broader geological system,” noted Mr. Robb. “The addition of nearly 76 square kilometers of strategically positioned ground around Montauban is aimed at providing the scale necessary to properly evaluate the potential extent of the mineralized corridor identified by the model and to ensure we are not constrained by the historical boundaries as we systematically assess what Montauban may ultimately become,” he added (https://ibn.fm/3SSnk).

For ESGold, this expansion marks a critical inflection point, positioning it to systematically evaluate the property’s full potential and what it offers. In addition, Mr. Carson’s appointment is indicative of the company’s big ambitions and its commitment to realizing them, not just for management but also for the various stakeholders involved. It is an opportunity for the company to make a name for itself in the industry and redefine the scale of its flagship Montauban project.

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

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• With a focus on energy orchestration software rather than grid hardware or power generation, GridAI addresses the immediate need to coordinate and control energy throughout hyperscale AI campuses.
• With rising AI-driven electricity demand rapidly exposing the limits of traditional grid planning cycles, GridAI’s model centers on real-time coordination of existing assets and allows hyperscalers to optimize the design of new infrastructure buildout.
• The company’s platform operates across the entire data center campus, managing grid power, on-site generation, battery storage, and market participation, to position energy control as a financial and operational lever for large power users.

For much of the AI investment cycle, attention has centered on semiconductors, cloud platforms, and compute capacity. As the AI boom intensifies, the focus has shifted to speed-to-power and the optimization of the entire complex hyperscaler energy campus. Modern AI data centers require continuous, high-density power. Yet the grid was not built for clustered, compute-driven loads that scale in quarters rather than decades. As AI workloads expand, the ability to manage how energy is sourced, dispatched, and monetized is becoming a critical variable in project timelines and operating margins (https://ibn.fm/hisYt).

That is the gap which GridAI (NASDAQ: GRDX) is targeting, by operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure. GridAI describes itself as a real-time, AI-native software orchestration platform designed to coordinate grid power, on-site generation, battery storage, backup systems, and dynamic load across hyperscale AI campuses and distributed energy systems.

The company is not attempting to redesign the electric grid itself, or to optimize GPU workloads inside data centers. Instead, it operates across the data center campus, at the interface between large power consumers and the broader energy ecosystem.

AI data centers, particularly those built for high-performance computing and large-scale model training, draw continuous and often variable loads. These facilities increasingly cluster in regions where grid capacity is already constrained. At the same time, electric vehicles, distributed renewables, and electrified industrial processes are all adding complexity to power systems originally designed for predictable demand.

Analysts have projected that global capacity needs tied to these trends could increase by more than 50 gigawatts by 2028. Traditional grid upgrades require long planning cycles, regulatory approvals, and significant capital expenditure. In the near term, operators must work with existing infrastructure.

GridAI’s position is that the binding constraint is no longer power generation alone but rather speed-to-power and control – how power is dispatched, balanced, and monetized in real time. The company’s software coordinates multiple energy inputs, including grid interconnections, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (“BESS”), and in some cases renewables such as solar. It manages these assets in the context of fluctuating fuel prices, wholesale electricity markets, and utility programs. Crucially, while orchestration decisions can be made at the GPU rack level, GridAI instead manages and optimizes energy flows before electricity reaches the servers.

Historically, grid modernization has meant physical expansion – more transmission lines, substations, and generation assets. Those investments remain necessary but move slowly. Software-based coordination can be deployed more quickly and adjusted in real time.

GridAI frames its role as an intelligence layer across assets that were not originally designed to work together dynamically. By coordinating dispatch between grid supply, on-site engines, and storage, the platform seeks to reduce congestion risk, manage volatility, and support resiliency without waiting for large infrastructure buildouts.

For hyperscale operators, power availability can delay campus buildouts or require expensive long-term contracts. Poorly managed energy procurement can inflate operating costs. Conversely, effective participation in real-time and day-ahead markets can generate revenue streams that partially offset costs. GridAI’s model integrates those variables. Its software considers the cost of natural gas, grid tariffs, demand charges, and market pricing signals. It also integrates potential revenue from grid services programs.

Beyond hyperscale campuses, GridAI manages applications for fleets, distributed power systems, and even residential environments where behind-the-meter devices and renewable assets require coordination. While data centers represent the most acute demand center today, the underlying architecture is designed to operate across multiple layers of the energy system.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Grid-AI.com.

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Disseminated on behalf of LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) and may include paid advertising.

• LaFleur Minerals is finalizing upgrades and refurbishments at its flagship gold production property, Beacon Gold Mill, in the renowned Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Eastern Canada
• LaFleur’s mine-to-mill model includes its district-scale Swanson Gold Project that intends to provide feed for production operations at the company’s nearby 750 tpd Beacon Gold Mill which is being readied to process material
• LaFleur is completing a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) anticipated by March, drawing on a current indicated mineral resource estimate of 2.11 million metric tons with an average grade of 1.8 grams per metric ton of gold, containing 123,400 ounces of gold
• LaFleur recently completed an oversubscribed and upsized $7.8 million financing to sustain the final moves toward production

Gold explorer and near-term gold producer LaFleur Minerals (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) is preparing to combine resource development with market consciousness at its strategically located gold deposit and its nearby mill facility to launch gold production within the renowned Abitibi Gold Belt of Eastern Canada, Canada’s largest gold producing region. The company intends to release its PEA (Preliminary Economic Assessment) near-term, which will be a major de-risking milestone and potential re-rating pivot ahead of gold production restart at its wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill.

“LaFleur Minerals has assembled what we believe is a technically differentiated and strategically rare asset base for a company at our stage of development,” LaFleur Chief Executive Officer Paul Ténière stated in a Feb. 18 news release (https://ibn.fm/IDkHx). “After only (approximately) 18 months of listing on the CSE (Canadian Securities Exchange), we control a district-scale exploration project at the Swanson Gold Deposit as potential primary feed source, the Beacon Tailings Pond, and fully permitted processing infrastructure, the Beacon Gold Mill.”

Historically, the Abitibi belt has been responsible for delivering more than 300 million ounces historically, when current reserve estimates are factored in (https://ibn.fm/mbJap). LaFleur’s flagship Swanson Gold Project contains a vast 183 square kilometers of mineral claims and a mining lease rich in gold and critical metals that are centered around the company’s Swanson Gold Deposit, the primary source of mineralized material to feed the company’s nearby gold production infrastructure asset.

The project hosts an indicated mineral resource estimate of 2.11 million metric tons with an average grade of 1.8 grams per metric ton of gold, containing 123,400 ounces of gold. The company has an inferred mineral resource estimate of 872,000 metric tons with an average grade of 2.3 g/t gold, containing 64,500 oz of gold (MRE effective September 17, 2024 and reported in updated NI 43-101 technical report dated July 29, 2025) (https://ibn.fm/nTGd4).

“LaFleur Minerals is advancing its PEA (Preliminary Economic Assessment) in parallel with the refurbishment of an existing processing facility, materially compressing the timeline between resource delineation and potential production,” Ténière stated. “As our PEA approaches completion, targeted for March 2026, and as we prepare for pre-operational tests and system checks at the Beacon Gold Mill in the coming months, we are transitioning from pure exploration and development to gold production execution.”

Despite occasional price swings, Gold has enjoyed a meteoric rise in market demand, climbing from around $2,000 per ounce in 2022, when the Beacon Gold Mill last produced gold, to around $5,000 today, as LaFleur restarts gold production, highlighting a major opportunity and profitable economic case. “Advancing the Beacon Gold Mill to restart gold production with gold prices at record levels … offers amazing economic potential,” Ténière noted in November (https://ibn.fm/emp7x). In addition, the Quebec-based company benefits from recently completed an oversubscribed and upsized $7.8 million financing to move things forward and complete the necessary upgrades to restart gold production at Beacon.

Lafleur is also working with government and rail industry officials to relocate a segment of rail line through both the Swanson Property and the Beacon Gold Mill site near Val d’Or, Quebec, and then add a dedicated rail spur to facilitate efficient loading and transport of material to the mill from deposit sites with a minimum of over-the-road transportation, increasing the efficiency and economics of the company’s vertically-integrated business model over the long-term, especially if the company expands the mill’s capacity to 3,000-4,000 tpd which is currently a subject of the PEA study.

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

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

• Lahontan recently reported initial assays from Lahontan’s maiden reverse-circulation drilling at the company’s satellite West Santa Fe project
• Management’s commentary explicitly tied the drilling to an investor-relevant milestone: Validating the historical database for future resource estimation work
• The company has also retained RESPEC Company LLC and Kappes, Cassiday & Associates to update the Santa Fe Mine Project technical report

Repeatable, shallow oxide drill success and a clear path to updated economics can be the combination that moves a gold developer from story to strategy for investors. Recent updates from Lahontan Gold (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) regarding activity at its Santa Fe project center on exactly that: new near-surface results that support potential resource growth, and the start of a formal update process for the project’s mineral resource estimate and  preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”).

The company recently reported initial assays from Lahontan’s maiden reverse-circulation drilling at the company’s satellite West Santa Fe project, located about 13 kilometers from the Santa Fe Mine project. The report noted the first of six reverse-circulation drill holes completed at West Santa Fe, 593 meters total for the program so far, with additional results expected.

The headline value in this news for investors is the combination of thickness, grade and shallow depth in oxide material, along with explicit technical context on how the intercept relates to historic drilling and potential future resource work. Lahontan reported that drill hole WSF25-06R returned 54.9 metres grading 1.00 g/t gold equivalent from 24.4 to 79.3 meters, including 16.8 meters grading 1.75 g/t gold equivalent from 27.4 to 44.2 meters. The company noted that WSF25-06R was drilled at a -50-degree inclination and that the intercept begins at a depth from surface of only 19 meters, emphasizing the near-surface nature of the mineralization.

West Santa Fe is also a silver-rich system, and the company reported that individual silver intercepts range up to 176 g/t silver over 1.52 meters (28.96 to 30.48 meters). Importantly for a resource-growth narrative, the company described the intercept as “a shallow, thick, intercept of oxide gold mineralization confirming gold and silver mineralization reported in historic drill holes,” and it presented comparisons to historic drilling in the same zone.

Management’s commentary explicitly tied the drilling to an investor-relevant milestone: Validating the historical database for future resource estimation work. Founder and CEO Kimberly Ann noted that the company’s database contains “information on 171 drill holes totaling over 13,000 meters,” and she described validating that database “for use in future Mineral Resource Estimates” as “an important step in advancing West Santa Fe.” She also connected the satellite project to the broader Santa Fe investment case, stating that its proximity “makes the project an important part of the company’s strategy to grow gold and silver mineral resources that could potentially be exploited utilizing future mineral processing infrastructure at Santa Fe.”

In a second update, Lahontan Gold reported that it has retained RESPEC Company LLC and Kappes, Cassiday & Associates to update the Santa Fe Mine Project technical report, including a new mineral resource estimate and a new preliminary economic assessment. The company said the updated resource estimate will incorporate all drilling completed since October 2024 and will use new metallurgical data, mining costs, and revised gold and silver prices to design conceptual pit shells that constrain the estimate. After the updated resource is completed, the team is expected to focus on a revised PEA reflecting the new technical inputs and metal prices, with the resource update expected in the next few months and the PEA expected in the second quarter of 2026.

This update effort is intended to improve geological confidence as well as the project’s decision-ready framework. Ann said the company has additional drilling to incorporate, plus “a revised and very detailed three-dimensional geologic model, which will greatly aid gold and silver grade interpolation.” She also noted that the preliminary economic assessment process is vital because it creates an operational model to evaluate multiple mining scenarios across metal prices and generate key permitting-related inputs such as process throughput assumptions and waste rock tonnages.

In both updates, Lahontan reiterated core Santa Fe fundamentals. The project is a past-producing open-pit, heap-leach operation, reporting historical production of 359,202 ounces of gold and 702,067 ounces of silver between 1988 and 1995. Lahontan also reported a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource for Santa Fe of 1,539,000 ounces gold equivalent in the indicated category and 411,000 ounces gold equivalent inferred, both pit-constrained, and it pointed readers to the Santa Fe technical reporting for details.

Taken together, the drilling update and the study-update announcement present a coherent Santa Fe narrative for investors: Ongoing near-surface oxide results that support the case for potential growth, alongside a defined timeline and consultant lineup for refreshing the resource and economic picture that underpins valuation.

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

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Disseminated on behalf of MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX) (OTC: MAXXF) and may include paid advertising.

• MAX Power recently announced that it has completed Canada’s first well deliberately drilled to target naturally occurring hydrogen.
• The company’s Lawson Project success has meaningful implications for natural hydrogen exploration and development in Saskatchewan.
• The broader context for MAX Power’s work is the growing interest in natural hydrogen as a potentially transformative energy resource.

MAX Power Mining (CSE: MAXX) (OTC: MAXXF) has hit a major milestone in the quest to unlock naturally occurring hydrogen as a new energy source. The company is reporting success at drilling into Natural Hydrogen at its Lawson target in Saskatchewan and is accelerating plans for a broader multi-well exploration program, a development that could reshape the clean-energy landscape and bolster the company’s position in an emerging sector.

MAX Power recently announced that it has completed Canada’s first well deliberately drilled to target naturally occurring hydrogen, reaching a depth of 2,278 meters at the Lawson site on the Genesis Trend and intersecting Natural Hydrogen across multiple geological horizons.  This landmark “Test of Concept” event, which represents the first dedicated deep well of its kind in the country, positions the company at the forefront of Natural Hydrogen exploration in North America and underpins its plans to drive toward commercial discovery and broader development initiatives.

Natural Hydrogen is different from the hydrogen most people hear about in energy discussions today. While hydrogen is widely recognized as a clean fuel, producing only water vapor when used in a fuel cell or combustion process, almost all of the hydrogen currently used is manufactured from fossil fuels through processes such as steam methane reforming, which emits significant carbon dioxide, or electrolysis powered by renewable electricity, which can be expensive and energy intensive.

Natural Hydrogen, also known as geologic hydrogen or white hydrogen, refers to hydrogen that is created through geological processes deep within the earth and accumulates naturally in subsurface reservoirs. Because it originates and accumulates without the need for high-energy input processes, Natural Hydrogen holds the promise of a clean, low-carbon energy source with lower production costs and fewer environmental inputs compared to traditional hydrogen production pathways.

MAX Power’s Lawson Project success has meaningful implications for the company’s strategy. The Lawson well encountered Natural Hydrogen in multiple layers from sedimentary formations into basement rock, and the company is now advancing data analysis and follow-up testing to quantify potential flow rates and volumes of hydrogen and associated gases such as helium. This analytical phase will inform the next steps in the project and help refine the company’s exploration thesis for additional wells. Concurrently, a fully funded second well at the Bracken target, approximately 325 kilometers southwest of Lawson, is being prepared to advance the company’s multi-well program across its extensive land position.

MAX Power’s land footprint in Saskatchewan is substantial, covering approximately 1.3 million acres of permits in a geological corridor known as the Genesis Trend, which has been delineated through aeromagnetic and gravity surveys and legacy data as prospective for large accumulations of Natural Hydrogen. The company has also identified additional focus areas, helping to expand the prospective zone and strengthen its exploration pipeline. This expansive approach reflects a belief that the province could host a scalable Natural Hydrogen system, unlocking a sustainable energy resource at a time when demand for clean, baseload energy is rising globally.

The broader context for MAX Power’s work is the growing interest in Natural Hydrogen as a potentially transformative energy resource. Scientists and industry analysts have noted that Natural Hydrogen could offer a cleaner alternative to conventional hydrogen production because its generation does not require external energy inputs such as water electrolysis or natural gas reforming, and it produces minimal emissions when used as a fuel. Geological research suggests that Natural Hydrogen may be present in a variety of subsurface contexts around the world, and interest in its exploration has increased as energy markets seek ways to decarbonize sectors that are challenging to electrify, such as heavy industry and long-distance transport. As the world anticipates hydrogen demand growth, projected to expand significantly by mid-century, unlocking naturally occurring supplies could be a crucial piece of the energy transition puzzle.

MAX Power’s corporate focus extends beyond Natural Hydrogen. The company also controls the Willcox Playa Lithium Project in the United States, where diamond drilling in 2024 confirmed near-surface lithium mineralization. This asset is intended to be advanced through a planned spinout into Homeland Critical Minerals, providing focused exposure to domestic U.S. critical minerals while allowing MAX Power to maintain strategic emphasis on Natural Hydrogen. The company’s emphasis on assembling geological expertise, technological tools such as its data analytics integration model, and strategic partnerships with research institutions and industry stakeholders reflects a holistic approach to advancing both scientific understanding and commercial potential in the Natural Hydrogen domain.

The promise of Natural Hydrogen lies not only in its clean-energy credentials but also in its potential economic viability. If commercial volumes can be proven and production techniques optimized, Natural Hydrogen could complement or even supplant traditional hydrogen sources in certain use cases, offering a domestically sourced, low-emission energy vector for grid power, industrial applications, and possibly mobility solutions. For regions such as Saskatchewan and companies such as MAX Power, advancing this new frontier could deliver both energy and economic benefits while contributing to broader decarbonization goals.

For more information, visit www.MaxPowerMining.com.

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• The Louisiana agreement represents SuperCom’s 17th new service provider partnership since mid-2024, following a competitive vendor replacement process, and continues a pattern of incumbent displacement across U.S. jurisdictions.
• The Louisiana provider will transition existing GPS programs to SuperCom’s PureSecurity platform under a recurring revenue model.
• SuperCom now reports more than 35 new U.S. electronic monitoring contracts since mid-2024.

SuperCom (NASDAQ: SPCB), a global provider of secured e-Government, IoT, and cybersecurity solutions, has secured a new electronic monitoring (“EM”) service provider contract in Louisiana, extending the company’s U.S. presence to 16 states and adding another recurring-revenue deployment to its growing North American footprint. In a news announcement, the company detailed a partnership with a Louisiana-based EM provider that has operated statewide programs for more than a decade (https://ibn.fm/ARhxz).

Under the agreement, SuperCom will become the provider’s primary technology partner, transitioning active GPS monitoring operations to its proprietary platform over the coming weeks.

Chief executive Ordan Trabelsi said the provider selected SuperCom after a competitive evaluation process, replacing an incumbent vendor. “We are pleased to expand into Louisiana through a partnership with a well-established statewide service provider managing multiple county programs,” Trabelsi said. He added that the transition will be implemented while maintaining operational continuity, with revenue generated based on daily active monitoring units.

“Their decision to transition to SuperCom following a competitive evaluation process reflects the strength, reliability, and scalability of our technology. We are confident in our ability to execute this transition efficiently while maintaining operational continuity. This agreement further expands our recurring revenue base and demonstrates our continued success in competitive incumbent displacement,” Trabelsi added.

The Louisiana agreement marks SuperCom’s 17th new service provider partnership since mid-2024 and continues a period of accelerated U.S. expansion. Management said the company has signed more than 35 electronic monitoring contracts across the country during that period, frequently displacing incumbent suppliers.

The company’s U.S. expansion strategy focuses on partnering with local service providers that oversee county and regional supervision programs, along with contracting directly with jurisdictions. Once established in a new state, SuperCom aims to expand deployments through additional counties and use cases.

SuperCom develops electronic monitoring technology primarily for offender supervision, including home detention, parole programs, and domestic violence prevention. Its PureSecurity platform integrates GPS, RFID, and cloud-based tools that agencies can configure for different operational needs. 

The platform supports a range of applications, including one-piece GPS bracelets, house arrest systems, inmate monitoring, and proximity alert tools designed to improve safety in domestic violence prevention programs. The modular approach allows service providers to combine hardware and software components based on local requirements.

SuperCom has international deployments spanning EMEA and North America. Management says the U.S. market remains a central focus due to rising demand for alternatives to incarceration and the need for scalable supervision tools that reduce pressure on correctional facilities. Electronic monitoring is often used to support community-based supervision while helping agencies manage costs and capacity constraints.

The Louisiana contract follows a series of similar wins across multiple states, as SuperCom seeks to build a national footprint through service provider partnerships. Trabelsi said the company’s approach centers on disciplined execution after entering a new state, with an emphasis on operational reliability and long-term relationships. “Our entry into a 16th new state and 17th new service provider partnership underscores the consistency of our U.S. expansion strategy,” he said in the release.

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

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• Datavault’s agreement with the WBC is structured as a software licensing deal that will deploy several of the company’s core technologies across championship boxing events.
• Under the terms of the arrangement, Datavault and the WBC will share event-driven revenue generated by ADIO and IDE activations on a 50/50 basis.
• This collaboration represents a significant expansion of Datavault AI’s real-world deployment strategy for its data-engagement technologies.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT), a technology company specializing in AI-driven data monetization, digital engagement, and credentialing solutions, has entered a strategic partnership with the World Boxing Council (“WBC”) to bring its patented engagement and data technologies to the global stage of professional boxing. This collaboration is designed to convert fan interactions into authenticated data assets with measurable commercial value, offering a scalable new revenue stream while expanding Datavault’s presence in international sports and entertainment.

Datavault’s agreement with the WBC is structured as a software licensing deal that will deploy several of the company’s core technologies, including its ADIO(R) ultrasonic engagement system, the DataVault(R)  data asset framework, its VerifyU(TM) identity and verification tools, and the Information Data Exchange (“IDE”) platform, across championship boxing events throughout this year. According to the announcement, the WBC sanctions major professional boxing events in more than 170 countries through broadcast and streaming partners, making it one of the most globally recognized sporting bodies in the world.

Under the terms of the arrangement, Datavault and the WBC will share event-driven revenue generated by ADIO and IDE activations on a 50/50 basis. This revenue-sharing model reflects a mutual commitment to unlocking commercial value from authenticated audience engagement, rather than relying solely on traditional broadcast or sponsorship arrangements. Datavault’s patented ADIO technology enables silent, ultrasonic engagement triggers, which, alongside other activation methods such as QR-driven interactions, can capture real-time fan participation across broadcast, streaming, social media and in-venue environments, feeding data into the IDE platform for compliance-ready analytics and commercial reporting.

“The WBC’s global footprint makes it a powerful partner for our ADIO and Information Data Exchange platforms,” said Datavault CEO Nathaniel Bradley. “We’re excited to deliver technologies that strengthen data integrity, improve reporting in real-time and expand the commercial value that can be created from authenticated fan engagement.

“This agreement allows Datavault to demonstrate and, just as importantly, monetize our patented technology in a globally distributed sports environment,” he continued. “The WBC collaboration aligns with Datavault’s core mission: turning audience participation into high-integrity data assets with measurable commercial value. As the demand for verified engagement accelerates across the sports and entertainment industries, we believe partnerships like this will compound and set an industry example.

The World Boxing Council, founded in 1963, has been instrumental in shaping modern professional boxing by setting global standards for competition, fighter safety, officiating and event regulation. Champions such as Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather have competed under its banner, and the council continues to be central to the sport’s worldwide popularity. By partnering with Datavault AI, the WBC will integrate advanced technologies to enhance how fans interact with events and how sponsors and rights-holders quantify and monetize those interactions.

This collaboration represents a significant expansion of Datavault AI’s real-world deployment strategy for its data-engagement technologies. The company’s platform is built to use authenticated engagement data, derived from verified audience behavior, as a foundation for monetization, attribution analysis, audience segmentation and enhanced sponsor reporting. When fans interact with content through ADIO triggers or scan QR codes associated with sponsorship activations, those interactions can be verified, timestamped and stored as digital assets within the IDE system. These authenticated datasets become valuable commercial tools for rights-holders, enabling more precise evaluation of fan engagement than traditional metrics alone.

In addition to sports, Datavault’s technology and business model are being applied across multiple industries seeking to monetize real-world assets (“RWAs”) and authenticated engagements. The company is currently in various stages of licensing negotiations with governments, corporations and organizations worldwide for tokenization of RWA assets, which could encompass a wide range of digital and physical asset types. Datavault’s cloud-based platform is designed to support secure data governance, identity verification and asset creation that can be used in AI automation, Web3 applications and digital marketplaces, enabling new economic models for intellectual property and digital asset monetization.

The WBC partnership highlights Datavault’s broader ambitions in the sports and entertainment sectors. As live events increasingly seek ways to enhance fan engagement and revenue beyond traditional ticketing and sponsorship, the ability to translate engagement into authenticated digital assets represents a compelling value proposition. For example, recent high-profile WBC championship fights have reached massive global audiences, including reported viewership figures of more than 41 million for one event, illustrating the scale of opportunity for tech-enabled engagement and monetization.

By integrating Datavault’s technologies into championship boxing events, the WBC and its commercial partners may gain deeper insights into audience behavior, improve sponsor ROI measurement and unlock novel revenue channels across digital and broadcast platforms. For Datavault AI, this partnership not only provides recurring licensing revenue but also serves as a high-visibility showcase of its technology in one of the world’s most-watched sports ecosystems.

For more information, visit www.DVLT.ai.

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• The company appointed Erik Blum and Adam Falkoff to its board, strengthening finance and strategic leadership.
• The additions come as Olenox completes a year-long repositioning into a vertically integrated energy and infrastructure company.
• Management is prioritizing production optimization and oilfield services over exploration-led growth, aligning its strategy with the broader push for U.S. energy independence.
• Olenox operates across energy development, oilfield services, containerized infrastructure, and industrial monitoring.

Olenox Industries (NASDAQ: OLOX), a vertically integrated energy company, is reinforcing its governance bench as it works to establish itself as a vertically integrated energy and infrastructure platform, announcing the appointment of Erik Blum and Adam Falkoff to its board of directors. The company said the appointments fill existing vacancies and expand board expertise in corporate finance, public policy, and strategic leadership. Details of the changes were disclosed in a Form 8-K filing and summarized in a company announcement earlier this month (https://ibn.fm/YpxM6).

Blum brings more than three decades of experience across corporate finance, debt markets, and public-company management. Most recently, he led the turnaround of a publicly traded firm from non-reporting status to full SEC reporting. 

Falkoff adds a policy and international affairs perspective, with more than 20 years advising Fortune 100 companies and government leaders. He currently runs CapitalKeys, a bipartisan consulting firm, and previously held senior roles at Microsoft and Amazon, as well as positions in the U.S. legislative and executive branches.

Both directors will participate in Olenox’s standard non-employee compensation program, including cash retainers and equity awards, prorated for their February start dates.

The board refresh comes as Olenox completes a significant corporate transition. Formerly known as Safe & Green Holdings Corp., the company rebranded in 2025 to reflect what management describes as a unified operating model rather than a collection of disconnected assets.

Olenox spans energy development, oilfield services, industrial technology, containerized infrastructure, and monitoring systems. Energy sits at the center of the structure, organized into three integrated divisions.

The oil and gas unit focuses on acquiring underdeveloped or distressed properties in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Rather than pursuing exploration-heavy strategies, Olenox emphasizes improving production from existing wells, a capital-light approach that management says can deliver quicker returns.

Supporting that effort is the company’s oilfield services division, which provides well abandonment and environmental reclamation services to third parties. These activities generate recurring cash flow while also serving Olenox’s own assets, creating operational overlap across the platform.

A third energy-focused unit, Olenox Technologies, develops proprietary tools such as plasma pulse and ultrasonic cleaning systems designed to restore output from underperforming wells.

Outside of upstream operations, Olenox continues to run Giant Containers, a business founded in 2017 that designs and manufactures modular, containerized systems for industrial and commercial applications. These systems are positioned as building blocks for on-site power generation and infrastructure deployments, particularly near pipeline networks or production facilities.

The company also operates Machfu Monitoring, which delivers Industrial Internet of Things capabilities that connect field assets to enterprise systems through secure networks, providing real-time visibility into operations.

The consolidation of these subsidiaries into a single operating structure is meant to improve coordination across divisions and offer investors a more coherent picture of asset performance.

The strategic reset is taking place against the backdrop of renewed focus on American energy independence. Olenox’s emphasis on domestic production, well optimization, and infrastructure services aligns with broader policy and market efforts to strengthen U.S.-based energy supply chains while reducing reliance on imports.

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

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In oncology, the biggest constraints are not always science. They are often the logistics, the cost of specialized infrastructure, and the difficulty of scaling advanced treatment capacity fast enough to meet demand.

A Two-Track Strategy: Sensitizing Tumors, Modernizing Delivery

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) is pursuing a model that tries to improve cancer outcomes from two directions at once. On the therapeutic side, the company’s lead asset is LB-100, a clinical-stage compound designed to inhibit protein phosphatase 2A (“PP2A”), a biological target involved in cellular stress response and DNA repair pathways. LIXTE’s stated strategy is not to replace standard oncology regimens, but to make established modalities work better by reducing tumor resilience under treatment pressure.

What makes the current setup more distinctive is that LIXTE also owns a hardware platform. In November 2025, LIXTE announced the acquisition of Liora Technologies Europe Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Liora’s LiGHT system, short for Linac for Image Guided Hadron Therapy, equips a proton therapy system that uses electronically controlled beam energy rather than mechanical energy degraders.

Why Proton Therapy Still Has a Scale Problem

Proton therapy’s clinical appeal is well known, delivering radiation in a way intended to better spare surrounding healthy tissue compared with conventional photon approaches in certain settings. The challenge has been the practical side: large physical footprints, complex gantry-based designs, long deployment cycles, and high capital intensity. Conventional multi-room proton centers can cost $250 million or more to build and take years to bring online.

LIXTE and Liora’s positioning is that LiGHT is engineered to reduce that burden by changing how energy is set and delivered. In LIXTE’s description of the system, LiGHT uses compact linear accelerator architecture with fast, electronic energy control designed to avoid the inefficiencies of mechanical degraders. A peer-reviewed paper published in Medical Physics describes the LIGHT concept as a CERN spin-off integrating standing-wave linac structures capable of achieving 230 MeV proton acceleration in approximately 24 meters. Professor Steve Myers, former Director of Accelerators and Technology at CERN, has publicly endorsed the system’s potential, noting its capacity to deliver very high dose rates to deep-seated tumors while reducing both installation costs and the number of treatment sessions required.

The numbers Liora has put forward sharpen the commercial argument. According to the company, more than $300 million has been invested to date in developing the LiGHT platform, and a four-treatment-room site is projected to cost approximately $85 million, roughly 30% of comparable competing installations, with a 12-to-18-month build timeline. If that approach proves deployable at scale, the commercial logic is straightforward: expanding access to high-precision radiation depends as much on install time, operational simplicity, and unit economics as it does on clinical performance.

Liora as an Operating Asset, Not Just an R&D Project

LIXTE has described an ambition to pursue recurring economics around jointly operated treatment centers, rather than limiting the opportunity to one-time equipment sales. That framing matters because it ties Liora’s value not only to engineering milestones, but also to site development execution, regulatory pathways, and the company’s ability to partner with operators that can run treatment capacity at high utilization.

LIXTE has also pointed to software-defined capabilities, including the notion that LiGHT could support newer radiation delivery protocols, such as FLASH radiotherapy, through software upgrades alone, with no hardware modifications required. Whether those capabilities translate into adoption will depend on evidence, workflow integration, and the willingness of centers to take on new infrastructure models, but the direction is consistent with a broader trend: oncology platforms increasingly compete on throughput and precision, not only on novel molecules.

LB-100 Development and Near-Term Catalysts

On the drug side, LIXTE has highlighted multiple clinical efforts built around LB-100, including combination approaches intended to increase treatment response. One concrete data point investors have been watching is LIXTE’s clear cell ovarian cancer program. A December 2025 update stated that, after reaching an initial target of 21 patients, the collaborators planned to double enrollment to 42 patients, with MD Anderson and Northwestern cited as participating sites. The company expects initial data from the first 21 patients to be presented in the first half of 2026.

The strategic bridge between the two sides of the business is the potential for tumor sensitization paired with more conformal dose delivery. LB-100 is positioned as a way to make tumor cells less capable of recovering from treatment stress, while LiGHT is positioned to deliver radiation with greater control and precision. LIXTE has explicitly discussed this “drug-device” synergy concept in its communications around the Liora acquisition.

Capital Markets Posture and Visibility

As a small-cap oncology name, market access still matters. LIXTE has used conferences and corporate communications to broaden visibility, including participation in the DealFlow Discovery Conference in late January 2026. The company also completed a $4.3 million registered direct offering in December 2025, underscoring a continued focus on funding operations while advancing both clinical and platform milestones.

The Takeaway

LIXTE is unusual because it is not just pursuing a single therapeutic thesis. It is attempting to build an oncology platform where a sensitizing drug candidate and a modernized proton delivery system can reinforce each other over time. The opportunity is tied to execution on two fronts, clinical progress for LB-100 and commercialization readiness for Liora’s LiGHT system, but the underlying premise fits the current moment in cancer care: better outcomes increasingly require both better biology and better infrastructure.

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

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• SPARC AI recently launched the company’s navigation and target acquisition application on a defense made Tactical Edition smartphone
• The application provides an on-device software layer that offers GPS-denied navigation as well as laser-free target acquisition that uses the phone’s camera
• The company is also planning to register a U.S. subsidiary to support participation in U.S. defense procurement pathways and streamline eligibility for bids and tenders

SPARC AI (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF), a next-gen developer of target acquisition systems and navigation software, recently launched a fully offline GPS-denied navigation and laser-free target acquisition app on a defense made Tactical Edition smartphone.

Samsung’s Tactical Edition phone is built for military usage and generally acquired through government and enterprise channels, as opposed to being purchased via public retail. SPARC installed the application on a device supplied by Precision Technical Defence.

This application provides on-device software that maintains uninterrupted navigation and enables targeting workflows, even when the phone is operating offline. Being able to offer continuous navigation even when GPS is unavailable or untrustworthy helps support reporting and route execution without depending on being connected to a network.

The app also uses the phones camera for laser-free target acquisition. All an operator needs to do is point the camera at a point of interest and record its geolocation without the need for a laser range finder.

Speaking about this announcement, SPARC AI CEO, Anoosh Manzoori, said that “With nearly every soldier now carrying a mobile device, the opportunity to deploy SPARC AI on phones is on the same order of magnitude as our drone opportunity. Getting there wasn’t straightforward; delivering reliable navigation and target location fully offline, on a standard handset, without extra sensors or bolt-on hardware, is a much harder technical problem than it looks.”

In addition to this mobile application announcement, SPARC also revealed that the company is in the process of registering a subsidiary company in the USA. This subsidiary will support participation in the U.S. defense procurement pathways and also help streamline eligibility for bids and tenders to help SPARC AI sell in the U.S. market.

About SPARC AI Inc. (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF)

SPARC AI is a company that develops next-gen GPS-free target acquisition systems and navigation software for drones and edge devices. The company’s zero-signature technology delivers real-time tracking and detection, without relying on heavy sensors, lidar, or radar. It has the mission to redefine situational awareness by merging math, AI, and edge computing into a single unified intelligence architecture.

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

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SPAIF are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/SPAIF