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KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Appen Limited (ASX:APX), the trusted global leader in high-quality data for the AI Lifecycle, today announced the official starting of Armughan Ahmad as CEO and President. With over 25 years of experience scaling multi-billion-dollar technology businesses and building strong global teams, Armughan plans to accelerate adoption within the fast-growing enterprise AI market.

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BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”) announced today that its Australian subsidiary, GEO Australia, has entered into a contract with the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the State of Victoria for the delivery of primary health services across 13 public prisons. The contract will commence on July 1, 2023, and is expected to generate approximately $33 million in incremental annualized revenue for GEO.

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has donated $2 million to the Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Fund to support Kimberley communities left devastated by the catastophic flooding event generated by ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie. Employee donations to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund, which opened today, will also be matched dollar-for-dollar by Rio Tinto.Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott, said “With our strong connection with the Kimberley region we want to help those suffering from the worst floods in Western Australian history.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Mining Chemicals: Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Mining Chemicals estimated at US$9.7 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$15.3 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.7% over the analysis period 2020-2027.Iron, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 8.4% CAGR and reach US$3.3 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Copper segment is readjusted to a revised 6% CAGR for the next 7-year period.

Graphite Sales Continuing Across All Product LinesCENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company (“Westwater Resources” or the “Company”), today announced that it has signed its first letter of intent (LOI) to sell Ultra-Purified Micronized Graphite (Ultra-PMG™) from our Kellyton Graphite Processing Plant, which is now under construction in east-central Alabama. As is standard, the LOI is subject to customary conditions and quality and packaging specifications that will be included in a future definitive agreement.

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:NHOA (NHOA.PA, formerly Engie EPS) is delighted to announce, as anticipated with the Trading Update published on January 2, the signature of an EPC contract (and associated long term O&M contract) to NHOA Energy, in consortium with Elecnor to supply 200MW/400MWh Blyth Battery storage project in South Australia with Neoen, one of the world’s leading independent producers of exclusively renewable energy.

Solution solves hydrogen access in remote locations, by producing fuel on-siteAutomatic storage tank filling system is easy to use and enables 24/7 operationsNext step: larger systems addressing airfield and airport operationsAUSTIN, Texas & TOULOUSE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#UAV--H3 Dynamics is announcing the global launch of H2FIELD-1, a new hydrogen station capable of producing hydrogen in the field for unmanned aerial vehicles of all shapes, sizes and configurations.

Christina Alvord and Michael Bless appointed to newly created directorshipsBELMONT, 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 that the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) has voted to increase the size of the Board from five to seven directors, adding two new directors, effective January 3, 2023. Christina Alvord and Michael Bless have been appointed to these positions, providing additional executive, operational, and strategic guidance to the Company as it advances in its mission to supply the U.S. with lithium hydroxide from a global portfolio of projects.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Québec Nickel Corp. (CSE: QNI) (“Québec Nickel Corp.” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the closing of its second and final tranche of its previously announced brokered private placement (the “Second Tranche”) by issuing a total of: (i) 1,050,000 units (each a “Unit”), at a price of $0.20 per Unit; (ii) 1,797,000 national flow-through shares (each, a “

The strategic collaboration will pursue upstream and downstream opportunities to supply critical graphite anode materials to the global EV industry through streamlined, localized supply chainsROYAL OAK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graphex Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Graphex Group Limited (collectively “Graphex”) (NYSE American: GRFX | HKSE: 6128) and a global leader in mid-stream processing of natural graphite for use in lithium-ion (Li-ion) power batteries, announced today that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Reforme Group Pty Ltd (“Reforme”), a private mining and development group involved in developing processing, to create a strategic alliance joint venture (JV) to provide key feedstock and critical minerals and processing technologies for the production of electric vehicle (EV) Li-ion power batteries to the global EV industry.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FXCM Group, LLC (“FXCM Group’ or ‘FXCM’), the leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading and related services, is today releasing its data of most popular instruments for the month of November in its Single Share CFD and proprietary Stock Basket product lines. FXCM offers fractional single share trading with no commission fees* on leading companies from the US, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia. FXCM’s stock basket products combine the shares of multiple companies from one sector into a single tradeable instrument. The company currently boasts a portfolio of 16 stock baskets. The list of companies and weightings is available on FXCM’s stock basket website (

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American: GORO) (the “Company”) announces that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Aquila Resources USA Inc. (“Aquila USA”) has received 12,250,000 common shares of Green Light Metals Inc. (“Green Light”). The shares were issued upon the conversion at maturity of a non-interest bearing promissory note of Green Light in the principal amount of C$4.9 million (the “Green Light Note”) dated October 4, 2021, as amended. The shares were issued on December 28, 2022 at a conversion price of C$0.40 per share, and represent approximately 28.51% of the issued and outstanding shares of Green Light.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cue the pink fireworks: Mary Kay Inc. is celebrating its annual accomplishments. Throughout 2022, the iconic global entrepreneurship company has furthered its innovations in skin science, continued its sustainability and social impact efforts and garnered prestigious awards for its business and leadership. It’s a thing of beauty—and proof that the nearly 60-year-old brand continues its leadership position for women around the world.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$NKL #mining--Nickel 28 Capital Corp. (“Nickel 28” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NKL) (FSE: 3JC0) provides the following update to shareholders from its Executive Chairman, Mr. Anthony Milewski. As we close out 2022, I want to take a moment to provide an update to our shareholders and partners. As one of the few nickel producers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or TSX Venture Exchange, Nickel 28 is a unique vehicle providing shareholders with leverage to the price of nickel and cobalt through our interest in the producing Ramu Nickel mine as well as royalties on quality Canadian-based nickel sulphide deposits – Dumont and Turnagain.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Residential Ducted Air Cooler And Residential Ducted Gas Heater Market Outlook: Market Forecast By By Size (For Ducted Gas Heaters-, By Star Ratings, By Area Coverage (For Ducted Air Coolers-, By Regions" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia Residential Ducted Air Cooler Market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.9% during 2021-2027 whereas Australia Residential Ducted Gas Heater Market revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% during 2021-2027. The total number of households in Australia is projected to grow up to 13.2 million by 2041 from 9.2 million in 2016.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cabbacis LLC, a U.S. federally-licensed tobacco product manufacturer focused on harm reduction products, today announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued Patent No. 3,151,047 to Cabbacis for pods comprising blends of very-low-nicotine tobacco and hemp for use with oral electronic vaporizers. Canadian Patent No. 3,151,047 includes 27 claims which will expire on September 10, 2040. Earlier in 2022, CIPO also issued Patent No. 3,107,796 to Cabbacis for cigarettes comprising blends of very-low-nicotine tobacco and hemp. “I am pleased that both types of our products are now patented in Canada which is one of our early target countries for commercialization,” said Joseph Pandolfino, Founder and President of Cabbacis.

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Secures Judgment Concluding Hytera Flagrantly Infringed Motorola Solutions’ Intellectual Property RightsAustralia is the Third Country in Which Hytera is Being Held Accountable for its Intellectual Property Theft and Serial InfringementCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) today announced that the Federal Court of Australia (the “Court”) has ruled in favor of Motorola Solutions in its copyright and patent infringement claims against Hytera Communications Corporation Limited (SHE: 002583) and Hytera Communications (Australia) Pty Limited of Australia (collectively, “Hytera”). The Court found that Hytera has infringed Motorola Solutions’ copyright and patent rights, and determined that Motorola Solutions is entitled to an order permanently restraining Hytera from continued infringement, as well as pecuniary relief, including additional damages for copyright infringement, with the amount yet to be determined. The entitlement to additional (i.e. exemplary) damages arises from the Court’s determination that Hytera’s infringement of Motorola Solutions’ rights was flagrant and “constituted a substantial industrial theft” of its proprietary source code. The Court also observed that Motorola Solutions proved its case despite “the fact that much of Hytera’s source code has vanished.” The Court will make its reasons for its decision publicly available, and make orders giving effect to the decision, early in the new year.

Filing is in connection with the proposed business combination to form Critical Metals Corp.PERTH, Australia & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--European Lithium Ltd (ASX: EUR) (“European Lithium”), announced today that it has filed a Form F-4 Registration Statement ("F-4") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding European Lithium’s recently announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Sizzle Acquisition Corp., (Nasdaq: SZZL) (“Sizzle”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to form Critical Metals Corp. (“Critical Metals”).

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#5G--Hytera Communications (SZSE: 002583), a leading global manufacturer of professional communications technologies and solutions, provided Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) devices for the organizer staff, medical, and support teams during the 2022 Ping An Finance Center (PAFC) International Vertical Marathon Master. The PoC devices kept all the onsite personnel, across more than 100 floors of the building, connected as teams of different functions and ensured a smooth and safe event.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mary Kay recently announced its sustainability strategy – Enriching Lives Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow ­– which encompasses five pillars, 15 commitments, and over a decade of action. This strategy was developed with Mary Kay’s key stakeholders and is aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, making Mary Kay an essential part of a global coalition to ensure a better future.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report analyses the Australia data center market share. It elaboratively analyses the existing and upcoming facilities and investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, and tier standards. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments.

Widespread industry recognition celebrates firm’s growing global footprint and product innovationNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DriveWealth, LLC, a global fintech investment rail and pioneer in fractional investing, today announced that following its milestone year of rapid global expansion, customer growth, and product innovation, the company has been recognized for its achievements as the category leader that is redefining investing through 10 of the most prominent industry awards. Each of these lists recognize the world’s most innovative and influential businesses and include:

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), a battery-grade, natural graphite development company (“Westwater” or “the Company”), today announced that the Company had received an unsolicited proposal from Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSE American: IDR) (“IDR”) on December 15, 2022. IDR publicly disclosed its proposal on December 22, 2022. Westwater is focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite products through its Kellyton advanced graphite materials processing plant (the “Kellyton Plant”) that is under construction in east-central Alabama. Westwater also holds the mineral rights to mine graphite from two properties in Alabama, one in Coosa County and the other in Chilton County, and efforts have begun to permit the graphite deposit in Coosa County. The Company has estimated the cost to construct and commission Phase I of the Kellyton Plant to be approximately $202 million, of which approximately $50 million has been incurred through the end of the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022. With approximately $100 million in cash on its balance sheet as of September 30, 2022, the Company is considering various forms of financing to fund the remaining construction of the Kellyton Plant.