Medical and Pharmaceutical Lifeward scoops US$20M after completing Oratech Pharma takeover The capital injection follows financial difficulties Rowan DunneApril 8, 2026
Mining Resolution Minerals antimony project attains FAST-41 status These sites achieve a record of decision 1.5 years faster on average Rowan DunneApril 7, 2026
Crypto/Blockchain New SEC-CFTC guidance classifies Bitcoin, Ethereum as digital commodities The framework groups assets into digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins and digital securities Joseph MortonApril 7, 2026
Copper McEwen Mining seeks USD$4B to advance Argentina’s Los Azules copper project The company is targeting first production by 2030 as it advances engineering, permitting and financing efforts Joseph MortonApril 7, 2026
Gold Liberty Gold advances Black Pine into U.S. environmental review phase Liberty stated that the notice begins a structured review under the National Environmental Policy Act Joseph MortonApril 7, 2026
Cannabis Green Thumb and Cresco Labs to enter the Texas medical cannabis market They are joining MSOs Trulieve and Verano, which have attained preliminary approvals Rowan DunneApril 7, 2026
Technology Chinese chip firms see record revenue, claim almost half of local market They still can't compete with Taiwan Rowan DunneApril 7, 2026
Rare Earths Mitsubishi Materials teams up with ReElement for rare earths refining in Japan The American Resources subsidiary will be receiving an undisclosed investment from Mitsubishi Rowan DunneApril 6, 2026
Crypto/Blockchain Solana tests quantum-resistant crypto as early trials show major speed tradeoffs The network has worked with Project Eleven to build a test environment using quantum-resistant signatures Joseph MortonApril 6, 2026
AI and Autonomy Oracle job cuts raise questions as AI spending climbs and visa filings increase Companies cut more than 52,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026 Joseph MortonApril 6, 2026