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Aran Defense is a defense-focused division of Aran Ltd. (TASE:ARAN), an established Israeli engineering and manufacturing company serving governmental customers in Israel, as well as leading international defense companiesAcquisition will expand Ondas' local manufacturing and industrialization capacity in Israel to meet growing demand for autonomous defense systems

Seven and Two LLC signs letter of intent to deploy FleetPath across real-world carrier operations, marking the platform’s first planned use by an independent motor carrier

Shares Expected to Begin Trading on August 20, 2026, Under Ticker Symbol 'FBDT'

With record dealer demand, expanded manufacturing resources, and execution-focused growth initiatives underway, Champion strengthens retailer partnerships ahead of the critical fall and holiday selling season.The Sports Inc Outdoor Show brings together leading outdoor suppliers and independently owned sporting goods retailers, creating a key marketplace for inventory planning, dealer growth, and industry collaboration.

Copenhagen-based marketplace agency INNELS has launched the EU Compliance Checker, a free tool that gives Amazon sellers a country-by-country compliance scorecard in under two minutes, covering GPSR requirements, EPR registration, CE marking, and country-specific rules.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Adapti, Inc. (OTCID:ADTI), a company developing AI technology to integrate sports and influencer management, today announced that several of their athletes enjoyed significant success recently.

Pretax margin expands to approximately 29%; first-half funded volume increases 37%; July funding reaches a company record.Q2 amount received increased 29.2% to $3.89 million and GAAP revenue increased 17.9% to $1.67 million.Q2 income before income taxes increased 81.6% to $489,540; pretax margin expanded to 29.4% from 19.1%.First-half amount funded increased 36.5% to $6.84 million, amount received increased 49.1% to $7.16 million, and revenue increased 42.2% to $3.21 million.June 2026 funding applications increased approximately 120%; July 2026 funding reached approximately $1.45 million, the highest monthly volume in Company history.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, announces that the Phase II Clinical Trial of NV-387 Oral Gummies as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus and other Ebola viruses is expected to begin soon in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").

WOBURN, MA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN), a leader in AI-powered product discovery and eCommerce solutions, announced today the successful deployment of its HawkSearch AI platform for a major North American automotive eCommerce network. The implementation supports approximately 2.4 million product records and represents one of HawkSearch's largest OpenSearch deployments to date.

NutraVeri is opening its Label Readiness Engine to former professional athletes seeking to build and own supplement brands, with pathways for gummies, capsules and tablets through FDA-registered, cGMP-compliant manufacturing partners. The same platform is available to non-athlete founders.

Built on 23 years of Canada's Most Admired™, the 2026 America's Most Admired™ program officially opens nominations across four categories, with a confidential culture benchmark for every organization that participates.

Company will operate under the Arvia brand, with the Vacterra brand retained exclusively for its hydrovac truck operations

Quarterly revenue exceeds $2.2 million as the Company begins translating commercial milestones into financial results

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Lobe Sciences Ltd. (CSE:LOBE)(OTCQB:LOBEF)(Frankfurt:LOBE.F) ("Lobe" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing therapeutic development programs through focused subsidiary companies, today announced its unaudited interim financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 ended May 31, 2026 ("Q3 2026").

TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a leader in ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies, today announced Applied Energetics has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) opportunity by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, with potential funding of up to $4 million and additional potential funding of up to $4 million in matching funding from the sponsor, the Air National Guard. The initiative is open to small businesses with Phase II contracts awarded within the past two years, allowing them to apply for funding through an annual notice of opportunity.

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / XCF Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFX) ("XCF" or the "Company"), an emerging U.S.-based producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), today announced a key operational and revenue-generating milestone: its flagship New Rise Renewables Reno facility is actively delivering approximately 55,000 gallons of renewable diesel per day to the market.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") and our 100% owned subsidiary Gold Basin Resources Corp. ("Gold Basin") are pleased to announce that CANEX has begun the final procedural step to complete its successful acquisition and integration of Gold Basin. With the procedural process nearing completion CANEX management is now focusing on exploration and delineation of the consolidated Gold Range - Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona and is working to drill test the Louise Copper-Gold Porphyry in British Columbia.

National benchmark finds 82% of Medicaid technology buyers expect major procurement activity by 2028, with eligibility, enterprise data and interoperability investments outpacing claims-core replacement

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. ("Spirit" or the "Company") (CSE:SPIR)(OTCQB:SBLCF) today announced that it has filed its interim condensed consolidated financial statements, management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A"), and related CEO and CFO certifications for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

An owned-infrastructure investment adds manufacturing, quality-systems, and product-development capacity to support Cellgenic's growing international product portfolio.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NiobiumX Mining Inc. (CSE:NIOX)(OTCQB:NIOXF)(FSE:O7D0) ("NiobiumX" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm, further to its news release dated July 29, 2026, that its common shares now trade under updated ticker symbols across all three of its listed markets, completing the Company's market transition to NiobiumX Mining Inc.

Rollout in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden and Iceland Builds Growing International Retail Presence for IFTNA Technology-Enhanced Apparel

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General Assembly study finds role-specific AI training is the most effective approach for SMBs

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WALLACE, ID / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Magellan Copper & Gold Corp. (OTCID:MAGE) ("Magellan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the company's wholly owned subsidiary Magellan Energy Corp. has entered a Letter of Intent to acquire Ramm Power Group. Upon closing of the acquisition, the combined companies will be pursuing brownfield development opportunities in the energy production and storage markets.

Pivotree Delivers Seventh Straight Quarter of Positive Adjusted EBITDA Contributing to a Positive Cashflow Quarter.

PALO ALTO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Bioz, Inc., a trusted scientific validation platform that transforms peer-reviewed publications into meaningful product evidence for suppliers and researchers, announced its partnership with Xenocs, a global provider of advanced X-ray scattering solutions for materials characterization.

DUBLIN, IE / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM:GWMO)(OTCQB:GWMOF), a strategic minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that drilling has commenced at its Defender Tungsten Project in Mineral County, Nevada, USA ("Defender" or the "Project").

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / The Company announces that on 17 August 2026 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 20340/399pence each through Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2025 (the "Purchase"). The Purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by the Company on 17 February 2026, as announced on 17 February 2026.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday hailed the discovery of oil near the Amazon coast as a "passport to the future," despite strong opposition to drilling in the area from environmentalists.

Paramount Skydance is demanding California and other US states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. put up $1.9 billion to cover fees the company will have to pay if the deal gets delayed, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.