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Hudbay Minerals appoints Bilfinger CEO Thomas Schulz to its board. The mining veteran brings 25+ years of experience to oversee copper growth projects.

Quebec's $500,000 grant to NioBay funds hydrometallurgical processing of 140 tonnes from Crevier deposit, targeting niobium and tantalum oxides for batteries, superalloys and defense.

Joint US-Japan intervention imposed a speed limit on yen depreciation but didn't reverse it. Tuesday's holiday and Wednesday's US CPI will test whether fundamentals finally align with official action.

CoinGape's Global Onchain Awards 2026, set for Oct. 6 in Singapore, will recognise companies and executives building institutional infrastructure across prediction markets, tokenization, DeFi and stablecoins.

threatER launches EnforceDNS and cloud-managed logging, completing HYAS Protect integration. AV-Test verified the DNS tech that blocks attacker infrastructure weeks before activation.

Bitkub's custody deal with Coinbase Institutional, running since August 2021, concentrates protection in one counterparty; AlphaScala scores COIN 32/100, weak.

Bakkt acquired DTR for 11.3M shares. DTR's audited accounts show €5,315 other income, an €8.4M loss, and a related-party deal. The $44 trillion market claim remains unsubstantiated.

Tobacco Board teams up with Constems AI to deploy computer vision and deep learning for FCV tobacco grading at Andhra auction platforms. Results appear instantly on a grader's mobile app, removing subjectivity from bale pricing.

FDA clearance puts J&J's table-integrated Ottava against Intuitive's 11,710 da Vinci systems. The first signal is the pace of Ottava placements in J&J's U.S. launch.

SGL Carbon's first-half revenue dropped 13% to EUR 394 million after closing two carbon fiber plants. The German company now focuses on graphite and composites.

Mastercard paid up to $1.8 billion for stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK after Coinbase's $2.5 billion offer fell apart over cultural fit. The deal, closed August 3, is the largest stablecoin-focused acquisition to date.

A doctor's Trader Joe's shopping list for longevity highlights fiber, healthy fats, and low sodium. The diet avoids premade meals with high sodium, which could shift consumer preferences toward fresh and frozen whole foods.