Curated News Stories

Silvercorp Metals Inc. has been added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index after a year of substantial growth, increasing its market visibility and credibility while analysts remain optimistic about precious metals prices amid economic pressures.

LaFleur Minerals has increased a private placement offering to $4.5 million to fully fund the restart of gold production at its Beacon Gold Mill in Quebec, capitalizing on record-high gold prices and positioning the company as a near-term producer in a premier mining region.

Focus Universal Inc. has developed four commercial IoT solutions in just one month using its Universal Smart IoT Platform, addressing the industry's high failure rates and development costs while preparing to showcase these innovations alongside AI-driven SEC financial reporting software at CES 2026.

Al Jazeera has introduced an artificial intelligence platform developed with Google Cloud to integrate AI into its daily journalism, highlighting how tailored AI adoption can provide competitive advantages as technology advances toward quantum computing.

An AI professor warns that while the AI boom continues, profits are concentrated among hardware and infrastructure providers like Nvidia, suggesting investors hedge their AI holdings with companies that integrate AI into core solutions to avoid overexposure.

Focus Universal Inc. has formed a dedicated sales division to commercialize its Universal Smart IoT platform and AI-driven SEC financial reporting software, addressing high development costs and complexity that have limited widespread IoT adoption while streamlining financial compliance processes.

Comedy Village introduces an interactive Dueling Pianos show in New York City's Broadway Theater District, offering an all-request musical experience that allows audiences to control the performance while providing a convenient pre-show entertainment option.

Brandon J Roofing has expanded its professional roofing services to Ladue, Missouri, providing residents and businesses with expert repairs, replacements, and storm damage solutions using premium materials and skilled craftsmanship.

SOBRsafe Inc. has entered into a $2.0 million private placement agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., providing capital for working capital and general corporate purposes to advance its next-generation alcohol monitoring technology.

Nightfood Holdings' TechForce Robotics will showcase its AI-driven service robotics platform at CES 2026, marking a significant step in commercial adoption for hospitality and foodservice automation.

Esmeralda's 2.0 has expanded its Mexican food delivery service to Arcata, California, addressing community demand for accessible, fee-free delivery of authentic cuisine through in-house drivers.

The DFW Car & Toy Museum's display of a meticulously preserved 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé highlights the enduring significance of this vehicle as a benchmark for bespoke luxury and engineering excellence in automotive history.

Hidden Brains celebrated its 22nd anniversary and won the Stevie Award for Company of the Year in 2025 while expanding its global presence and emphasizing human-centered innovation over purely algorithmic approaches.

CAM Tech, Inc. details the critical role of wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) in providing precision cutting solutions for manufacturers in the Waukesha area, emphasizing how its capabilities address growing demands for accuracy and reliability in complex component production.

PeaPrint's new enterprise promotional product solution offers factory-direct pricing that is 30% lower than market rates, addressing the long-standing dilemma between traditional customization's high minimum orders and print-on-demand platforms' premium pricing.

A new multi-factor framework evaluates bio-based activated carbons for water purification by combining adsorption performance with life cycle and end-of-life analysis, revealing that dual-activated pine-bark-derived adsorbents achieve high contaminant removal with minimal greenhouse gas emissions, offering a practical path toward net-zero goals in environmental technologies.

A new study introduces Megaproject Responsible Innovation (MRI), a comprehensive framework that aligns technological progress with ethical responsibility and long-term sustainability in large-scale infrastructure projects.

A comprehensive review of 73 studies reveals that large language models enable significant risks including phishing, malicious code generation, and misinformation, highlighting the urgent need for improved technical defenses and ethical governance to ensure responsible AI development.

A new study analyzing 22 years of patent data demonstrates that firms' innovation output depends on their position within collaboration networks, with both internal community ties and external cross-community connections enhancing performance, though collaboration complementarity moderates these effects.

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that uses standard RGB satellite imagery to create high-resolution canopy height maps with near-lidar accuracy, offering a cost-effective solution for monitoring forest growth and carbon sequestration.

A comprehensive review highlights how radionuclide drug conjugates are advancing precision oncology by integrating cancer diagnosis and treatment into a single clinical workflow, with significant implications for patient care and healthcare systems.

A new children's picture book uses animal characters in Freedom Forest to teach Christian lessons about courage, kindness, and faith to young readers.

Riley Peiker's new children's book 'I Can't See My Ears' uses a dog's humorous perspective to help young readers explore body awareness, self-acceptance, and the joy of being themselves through playful storytelling.

Search Atlas has launched WordPress Plugin v3, which integrates SEO planning and deployment directly within WordPress, addressing workflow fragmentation and improving indexing reliability for businesses and agencies.

Avantor has appointed Gladys Wang as Vice President of Bioprocessing Commercial for the Asia, Middle East and Africa region, a strategic move to drive business expansion and strengthen partnerships in a high-growth market for life sciences.

Luvme Hair's Christmas Outlet Sale offers up to 45% off select wig styles and extensions, making premium hair products more accessible during the holiday season while helping customers achieve versatile looks for celebrations.

Mango AI has introduced an AI-powered gender swap video generator that transforms portrait photos into videos showing gender transitions, offering new creative possibilities for content creators and social media engagement.

Stuart Deane emphasizes that relying on national real estate trends instead of local insights and proper home preparation costs buyers and sellers significant time and money, urging more informed decision-making.

WorkPPT's latest update addresses core workplace challenges by using AI to transform rough ideas into well-structured presentations, significantly reducing time spent on repetitive formatting tasks.

Evelyn Kasal's memoir "RARE EDITION: How Many Unusual Events in One Life?" shares her six-decade journey through education, sales leadership, and personal relationships, offering inspiration through authentic storytelling about life's unexpected turns.