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KuCoin Announces Its Arbitrum Ecosystem Listing Carnival, Showing Full Supports for Arbitrum Ecosystem

VICTORIA, Seychelles--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KuCoin, a global top-5 crypto exchange, is excited to announce the listing of additional 5 more Arbitrum ecosystem projects on its platform with the total number of 12 Arbitrum ecosystem projects on its spot trading market. Arbitrum is one of the leading Ethereum scaling solutions. This new listing will allow users to trade Arbitrum's ecosystem project tokens easily on one platform.

2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Reveals Sophisticated Adversaries Re-exploiting and Re-weaponizing Patched Vulnerabilities and Moving Beyond Ransomware

Emerging threat actors and increasing China-nexus activity drive a surge in identity and cloud threats, an uptick in social engineering, and faster breakout timesAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), today announced the release of 2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report – the ninth annual edition of the cybersecurity leader’s seminal report on the evolving behaviors, trends and tactics of today’s most feared nation-state, eCrime and hacktivist threat actors around the world. Now tracking the activities of 200+ adversaries

Travel + Leisure Co. Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Communities and Launches Pride International During Sydney WorldPride 2023

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$TNL--Travel + Leisure Co., along with its Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific business and managed Club Wyndham resorts across the region, is celebrating Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which this year, for the first time, is being held in conjunction with the world’s largest Pride celebration, WorldPride. The celebration coincides with the March 1 launch of the company’s Pride International Diversity Resource Group, strengthening the diverse, inclusive Travel + Leisure Co. culture and its commitment to grow and develop associates representing all genders, abilities, races, and ethnicities.

Microba Launches Next Generation Healthcare Testing

A next generation human gut microbiome testing product range called MetaXplore™ has been launched in Australia to healthcare professionals.The MetaXplore™ range provides diagnostic gastrointestinal health testing together with metagenomic gut microbiome analysis.Following the launch in Australia, the product range is expected to be rolled out through Microba’s growing international distribution partner network.
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Rio Tinto seeking applicants for award-winning Graduate Program

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has commenced a recruitment campaign for University graduates from Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to attract the best and brightest minds across a range of disciplines, including engineering, data science, advanced technology, business and geology. Commencing in early 2024, successful applicants will participate in an award-winning two-year Graduate Development Program designed to prepare graduates to lead, innovate and invent. The company is seeking to recruit approximately 150 Australian and New Zealand-based graduates out of a global program of 300 graduates. Last year, Rio Tinto welcomed 261 graduates globally, with more than half women and 130 based in Australia including 16% Indigenous Australians.

CoreLogic Boosts its Proptech Powers with Acquisition of Digital Real Estate Marketing Firm Plezzel

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#acquisition--Leading independent property data and analytics powerhouse CoreLogic International has completed its acquisition of Victorian-based proptech firm Plezzel, helping to expand its real estate industry technology solutions. Plezzel currently provides customizable digital advertising and marketing support and an inquiry response platform to thousands of real estate agents in Australia.

Western Union and Beforepay Offer ‘Send Now, Pay Later’ Service to Consumers for International Money Transfers

A first-of-its-kind collaboration, allowing consumers in Australia to boost their international money transfers (remittances).Consumers can borrow up to AUD$2000 to supplement transfers, with the flexibility to repay in multiple installments.Collaboration demonstrates Western Union’s and Beforepay’s commitment to ensuring accessible financial services for all.SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union

Vista Gold Corp. Announces 2022 Financial Results

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) today announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022, with cash totaling $8.1 million at year-end. During 2022, the Company successfully completed a feasibility study (the “FS”) for the Mt Todd gold project (“Mt Todd” or the “Project”), retained CIBC Capital Markets as a strategic advisor, concluded an 18-month drilling program, and significantly reduced costs. All dollar amounts in this press release are in U.S. dollars.

Monash University Launches Digital ID Card, Enabled by Transact Campus

The university is the first to implement the award-winning technology for its students and staff in Australia*MELBOURNE, Australia & VICTORIA, Australia & PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Students, faculty and staff at Monash University can now add their digital student IDs to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. As the mobile credential solution provider, Transact is offering these NFC-enabled digital IDs for Monash University.

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Pacific International Insurance Pty Limited

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Pacific International Insurance Pty Limited (Pacific) (Australia). The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect Pacific’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as adequate, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM). These ratings also factor in a neutral impact from Pacific’s ultimate owner, Badger Mutual Wealth (Pty) Ltd (the Badger group), an insurance group domiciled in South Africa.

Piedmont Lithium to Participate in Upcoming Industry Conferences

Company to discuss first production at North American Lithium, offtake updates, near-term cash flow, and key project advancementsBELMONT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$PLL #EV--Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL), a leading global developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, today announced senior leadership participation in the following upcoming industry conferences:

Graphex Technologies Update: Global Expansion Progress and Business Strategy Highlights

The international technology company executes on its plans to increase graphite production globally and to onshore mid-stream critical mineral supply chains, including its first production facility in North AmericaROYAL OAK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graphex Technologies LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Graphex Group Limited (NYSE American: GRFX | HKSE: 6128, collectively “Graphex”), a global leader in mid-stream processing of specialized natural graphite used for electric vehicle (EV) Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, today provided an update that reflects on milestones achieved and objectives for the year.

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Altium Korea Office Officially Opens

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Altium--Altium is excited to announce the opening of its new regional office in Seoul, Korea. Altium recognizes considerable potential in Korea and would like to serve customers better, shorten the feedback loop, and address the specific needs of the Korean market. Korean customers will experience improved service, competitive pricing, and product enhancements. This is an important step forward for Altium as it continues to grow and expand its direct reach into new markets.

Coeur Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Results

Provides Full-Year 2023 GuidanceCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today reported fourth quarter 2022 financial results, including revenue of $210 million and cash flow from operating activities of $29 million. The Company reported GAAP net income from continuing operations of $49 million, or $0.17 per share, driven by a $62 million gain on sale of the Crown and Sterling (“Crown Sterling”) holdings. On an adjusted basis

Coeur Reports Year-End 2022 Mineral Reserves and Resources

Overall year-over-year gold and silver reserve increases of 12% and 3%, respectivelyCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today reported year-end 2022 proven and probable reserves of 3.4 million ounces of gold and 245.7 million ounces of silver, reflecting year-over-year increases for both metals with reserve growth at each site, net of depletion.

The Coretec Group Provides the Latest Updates on its CSpace Technology Partnership with The University of Adelaide

Adelaide is examining three low-phonon energy glasses that have large-scale manufacturing potential for Coretec’s 3D volumetric display technologyANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coretec Group (OTCQB: CRTG), developers of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane (CHS) for EV, cleantech, and emerging tech applications, today provided an update on its partnership with The University of Adelaide, one of the top universities in the world in the field of glass science and photonics, to develop a glass display to be used in The Coretec Group’s CSpace, a 3D static volumetric display technology.

IperionX Appoints Harold Sears as Additive Manufacturing Senior Advisor

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$IPX #3Dprinting--IperionX Limited (“IperionX”) (NASDAQ: IPX, ASX: IPX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Harold Sears as Additive Manufacturing Senior Advisor. IperionX’s lower cost, lower carbon and circular titanium metal powder is a critical input to manufacturing a wide range of specialized titanium components. Mr. Sears’ appointment as Senior Advisor will increase IperionX’s technical capability to rapidly additively manufacture high-quality, low-cost prototype and production titanium components for advanced industries.

Online Brokerage tastyworks Changes Name to tastytrade

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#crypto--tastyworks, the online broker created by traders to give self-directed investors the tools to manage their own money, today announced changing its name to tastytrade. Since the brokerage’s introduction in 2017, tastytrade has helped to transform the retail brokerage industry by making it easier to trade retail options, futures, and crypto on one platform, while offering investors access to information about trading strategies, advocating for do-it-yourself investors, and challenging customers to think and trade strategically. A full transition to tastytrade branding will take place over the coming weeks and the trading platform will continue seamless operations.

Bitdefender Launches Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Suite for European and Australian Consumers

New Premium Security Plus Provides Complete Digital Security with Antivirus, Password Manager, Secure VPN and Industry’s First Identity Protection Score to Safeguard Digital LifestylesBUCHAREST, Romania & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, today unveiled Bitdefender Premium Security Plus, a new security suite that provides industry-leading threat prevention and detection, a fully featured password manager to keep credentials safe, secure virtual private network (VPN) for online privacy, and 24/7 digital identity protection monitoring. The suite introduces the industry’s first Identity Protection Score

Hume Bank Transforms Customer Onboarding with Q2’s Cloud-based Loan Origination Platform

Hume Bank selects Q2 to help future-proof and differentiate its customer onboarding journey for loan and deposit productsAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, announced today that Hume Bank, a AU$1.7B community bank based in Albury, has selected Q2 to transform and streamline its customer origination processes for loan and deposit products.

Alcoa of Australia ends joint development project with FYI Resources

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today that its subsidiary Alcoa of Australia Limited (AoA) has terminated a joint development project with FYI Resources Ltd (ASX: FYI) for high-purity alumina (HPA). Alcoa announced in 2021 that AoA had executed a binding term sheet with Western Australia-based FYI Resources for development activities to produce HPA, which is used to manufacture materials such as synthetic sapphires used in LED lighting and other various applications.

Coeur to Participate in Upcoming BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coeur Mining, Inc.’s (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell J. Krebs, will present at the 32nd Annual BMO Capital Markets Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Hollywood, Florida on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. Central Time (9:45 a.m. Eastern Time). The BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference is an invitation-only investment conference. Presentation materials will be made available on the Company’s website at www.coeur.com

Aerobotix welcomes new Australian automation partner ASA to its US headquarters

Collaboration solves international challenges of deploying automated performance coating systems for hypersonicsHUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotics integrator Aerobotix reports that it recently welcomed to its U.S. headquarters a delegation from new partner company Automated Solutions Australia (ASA). The visit comes as these two leading robotics integrators continue to move forward with their partnership, first announced in June 2022, for the development, testing and manufacturing of automated performance coating systems for hypersonic solutions in the defense sector.

Arizona Sonoran Intersects 1.17% Total Copper at Parks/Salyer Infill Drilling over 439 ft

Infill drilling is expanding the higher grade coreHydro and metallurgical holes are now drilled for detailed engineeringCASA GRANDE, Ariz. & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$ASCU #Arizona--Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) (“ASCU” or the “Company”) announces assays from 7 drill holes from the Parks/Salyer infill program. Drill spacing from the Parks/Salyer deposit is being reduced to 250 ft (76 m), with the aim to upgrade the current inferred mineral resource to an indicated category. The total program consists of 105,000 ft (32,000 m) or 46 holes, of which 35 infill core holes (77,720.5 ft | 23,689 m) have now been drilled. Parks/Salyer (“P/S”) is located on contiguous land ~1.3 mi (2 km) southwest of the Company’s Cactus Mine Project (see

TheraVet Signs an International Distribution Agreement for BIOCERA-VET® Covering 24 Countries

Agreement signed with Vetpharma, a highly qualified team with a robust distribution network in support of commercializationBIOCERA-VET® now available in all continentsNew high potential territories: Scandinavian countries, Brazil, South Africa, Australia and JapanGOSSELIES, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: TheraVet (ISIN: BE0974387194 – ticker: ALVET) (Paris:ALVET) (Brussels:ALVET)

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Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. Announces January 2023 Operational Update

Mawson’s installed operational capacity as of January 31, 2023 was approximately 50 Megawatts across Bitcoin Self-Mining and Hosting Co-locationsApproximately $2.2m in revenue for January 2023 generated from Mawson’s Energy Market Program ($0.3m), Self-mining ($0.6m) and Hosting customers ($1.3m).SHARON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MIGI) (“Mawson” or the “Company”), a digital infrastructure provider, announced today its unaudited Bitcoin production and operational update for January 2023.

WiseTech Global acquires Blume Global

Adds rail connectivity in world’s largest domestic logistics marketSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC), developer of the leading logistics execution software CargoWise, today announces its acquisition of Blume Global (Blume), provider of a leading solution facilitating intermodal rail in North America, for US$414 million. Headquartered in the United States, Blume is being acquired from funds managed by Apollo, EQT and other minority shareholders.

Piedmont Lithium and LG Chem Sign Equity Investment and Binding Offtake Agreements

LG Chem investing $75 million to acquire Piedmont Lithium common sharesPiedmont to supply LG Chem with 200,000 metric tons of spodumene concentrate over four yearsAgreements illustrate the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with North American critical minerals supporting the development of a U.S. battery supply chainBELMONT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$PLL #EV--Piedmont Lithium Inc. (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PLL; ASX:PLL)

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Airwallex Expands Global Leadership Team

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Rio Tinto and Marubeni partner to create stronger and more responsible Aluminium supply chains

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global miner Rio Tinto and Japanese trader and business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have agreed a first sale under a new strategic Collaboration Agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible Aluminium products to Japanese downstream manufacturers. The first sale is a batch of Rio Tinto’s RenewAlTM high purity aluminium, from the renewably powered New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS), to a major Japanese motorcycle manufacturer committed to reducing carbon emissions throughout its supply chains and manufacturing process.

ESI Strengthens Position for Sustainable Iron Flow Batteries in Queensland

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Storage Industries — Asia Pacific (ESI) has strengthened the position of iron flow battery technology to secure Queensland’s future as a renewable energy superpower.The Queensland-based, Australian-owned company has achieved a series of milestones this year. The first of ESI’s long-duration, grid-scale batteries completed the final stage of commissioning, the first production batteries are now being transported to a customer’s pilot site and the company’s technology has been recognised by Queensland’s Deputy Premier.

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