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Jonathan Brossard revived Bugtraq at DEF CON 34. The 1993 mailing list, a primary reference for a third of catalogued vulnerabilities, is live again on SecurityFocus.com with no paywall.

Westhaven Gold granted 300K incentive stock options to officers at C$0.375, exercisable through 2031. The Shovelnose project PEA targets 56K oz gold annually.

Junior Alberta producer plans up to 10M shares at $0.12 to fund a $1M working-interest purchase; first closing set for about Aug. 25, pending TSX Venture approval.

Shopify soared 28% after a clean Q2 beat, with analysts hiking targets on durable growth. Energy earnings also drew upgrades across Suncor, CNQ, Keyera and South Bow.

Kodiak Gas Services beat Q2 estimates with $0.72 EPS, raised 2026 EBITDA to $1.05B-$1.10B as Power Infrastructure revenue surged 35% on data center demand.

Westhaven Gold granted 300,000 options to officers at $0.375. The grant represents 7.5% of outstanding shares. The company also highlighted its Shovelnose project PEA and Dundee earn-in.

Newcore Gold filed the Enchi Gold Project PFS technical report. The study, based on drilling through Oct 2025, excludes 50,000m of ongoing drilling that hit high-grade at depth.

Petrobras hosted its Q2 2026 earnings call with analysts on August 7. CEO Magda de Chambriard and other executives presented results and fielded questions from a dozen sell-side firms.

Main Street Capital's Q2 call paired CEO Dwayne Hyzak and CIO David Magdol against four covering analysts on credit and dividends. Replay runs to Aug. 14.

The FSB and Interior Ministry raided nine unregistered crypto exchange offices in Moscow City, arresting 20+ employees linked to money laundering from phone scams targeting Russian citizens.

The venture with Yorkville Acquisition Corp. would have been the first publicly traded CRO treasury company. CRO fell on the news.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that AI productivity gains should go into building products, not reviving "Meta Days" time off. The company provides four weeks annual leave.