March 28, 2024
Amazon spends $2.75 billion on AI startup Anthropic in its largest venture investment yet
Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race. The tech giant said it will spend another $2.75 billion backing Anthropic, a San Francisco-based startup that’s widely viewed as a front-runner in generative artificial intelligence. Its foundation model and chatbot Claude competes with OpenAI and ChatGPT. The […]
March 28, 2024
Visa and MasterCard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
Visa and MasterCard announced a settlement with U.S. merchants related to swipe fees, a development that could save consumers tens of billions of dollars. Swipe fees are paid to Visa, Mastercard and other credit card companies in exchange for enabling transactions. Merchants ultimately pass on those fees to consumers who use credit or debit cards. […]
March 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried to learn fate today for orchestrating historic FTX crypto fraud scheme
Sam Bankman-Fried will learn his sentence Thursday, four months after he was found guilty of orchestrating the multibillion-dollar fraud that prompted the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. A federal jury in New York City convicted Bankman-Fried, 32, in November on each of the two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy he faced. […]
March 28, 2024
Largest U.S. sportsbooks join forces to tackle problem gambling
Seven of the nation’s largest gaming companies are joining forces to create a trade group to promote responsible gaming, and for the first time ever, will share information about problem gamblers. The seven operators — FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Penn Entertainment, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Hard Rock Digital and bet365 — will form the Responsible Online Gaming Association, or ROGA, the […]
March 28, 2024
Galan Secures Agreement with Glencore for Offtake & Financing Prepayment Facility for the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) Lithium Project
The Board of Galan Lithium Limited (Galan or the Company) is very pleased to announce that it has signed a binding term sheet with a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc (Glencore) global mining and trading company, for offtake for up to 100% of its premium lithium chloride concentrate from HMW (Marketing Offtake Agreement or […]
March 28, 2024
Galan Secures Agreement with Glencore for Offtake & Financing Prepayment Facility for the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) Lithium Project
The Board of Galan Lithium Limited (Galan or the Company) is very pleased to announce that it has signed a binding term sheet with a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc (Glencore) global mining and trading company, for offtake for up to 100% of its premium lithium chloride concentrate from HMW (Marketing Offtake Agreement or […]
March 28, 2024
TNC Announces Institutional Placement
True North Copper Limited (ASX:TNC) (True North, TNC or the Company) is pleased to advise that it has signed binding documentation with Millinium Capital Managers Limited as trustee for MP Materials and Mining Group Fund for a placement of A$5 million comprising the issue of 41,666,667 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (Shares) at […]
March 28, 2024
Many Peaks Minerals Ltd (ASX: MPK) – Trading Halt
Description The securities of Many Peaks Minerals Ltd (‘MPK’) will be placed in trading halt at the request of MPK, pending it releasing an announcement. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 3 April 2024 or when the announcement is […]
March 28, 2024
Pilot Plant Commences First Phase of Operations
Pursuit Minerals Ltd (ASX: PUR) (“PUR”, “Pursuit” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following update on key developments for its Lithium Carbonate Pilot Plant which has commenced the first phase of operations to produce Lithium Carbonate. HIGHLIGHTS Pilot Plant commissioning complete with first phase of operations for the production of Lithium Carbonate underway.Completion […]
March 28, 2024
Flash Metals Acquisition, Tranche 2 of the Placement and Convertible Note Settlement Completed
MTM Critical Metals (ASX:MTM) (MTM or the Company) is pleased to advise that it has completed the acquisition of Flash Metals Pty Ltd (Flash Metals). The closing of this transaction results in MTM securing exploration licenses in the West Arunta and Mukinbudin regions of Western Australia and the negotiation of the exclusive rights to Flash […]
March 28, 2024
Comment on Chilean Government’s Announcement
CleanTech Lithium PLC (AIM:CTL, Frankfurt: T2N, OTCQX: CTLHF), an exploration and development company advancing lithium projects in Chile, today commented on the announcement by the Government of Chile regarding the designation of strategic salars and the creation of a Protected Salars Network under the current administration’s National Lithium Strategy. Yesterday afternoon, in Chile, within the […]
March 28, 2024
First Nations Engagement Key as Critical Minerals Boom Sweeps Canada
As Canada prepares to ramp up its efforts to supply the growing critical metals value chain, consulting with the country’s many First Nations communities is becoming more important than ever. Demand for these key metals is projected to balloon over the next two decades. It is estimated that by 2050, 1.4 billion metric tons of […]