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PHOENIX, ARIZONA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / 1606 Corp. (OTCID:CBDW) ("1606" or the "Company"), a publicly traded company focused on AI and next-generation power infrastructure, today announced it has received a $6 million Investment Commitment Letter from ENMAS EPC Power Projects Limited to support the Company's strategic growth and expansion initiatives. These initiatives include the potential acquisition of a power plant and buildout of AI and datacenter infrastructure.

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") announces that Mr. Jeremy Bond has resigned as a director to focus on other professional commitments. A co-founder of Empress, Mr. Bond supported the Company's early development as it advanced from concept to achieving key milestones, including reaching net income.

Financial results conference call on Wednesday, December 3 @ 4:30 P.M. ET

FREMONT, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and burn-in solutions, today announced that President and CEO Gayn Erickson will be participating in the 14 th Annual NYC Summit investor conference being held Tuesday, December 16 th at Mastro's New York.

Drilling For Critical Elements In The Mineral-Rich Province Of New Brunswick, Canada

WOBURN, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN), a leader in AI-powered marketing technology, announced today that its HawkSearch platform has been selected to power a new eCommerce experience for a major international provider in the material handling industry. The project will launch in partnership with a leading digital commerce agency, marking another successful collaboration within HawkSearch's growing partner ecosystem.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Mako Mining Corp. (TSXV:MKO)(OTCQX:MAKOF) ("Mako" or the "Company") announces that the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") has accepted its normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB") to purchase up to an aggregate of 4,350,450 common shares ("Common Shares") of the Company, representing 5% of the 87,009,006 Common Shares issued and outstanding on the date hereof.

MALIBU, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / The Crypto Company (OTCID:CRCW) ("TCC"), a public company focused on digital-asset infrastructure, Web3, and AI initiatives, today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive restructuring agreement with its long-time financing partner, AJB Capital Investments LLC, with the intent of removing approximately $4 million of legacy convertible debt from its balance sheet.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Camino Minerals Corporation (TSXV:COR)(OTC:CAMZF) ("Camino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the receipt of the sixth, and final, CAD$1.5 million payment from its exploration partner Nittetsu Mining CO., Ltd. ("Nittetsu"), marking the successful completion of Nittetsu's earn-in expenditure requirements under the earn-in agreement dated June 13, 2023 ("Earn-In Agreement") (see news release dated June 14, 2023). Following the conclusion of the current drilling program at the Los Chapitos Copper Project ("Los Chapitos" or the "Project") in Peru, the Project will be formally converted into a joint venture, with Camino retaining a 65% participating interest, operatorship of the Project, and 50% of the life-of-mine production off-take. Los Chapitos is the second joint venture project with Nittetsu, as Camino is currently advancing the Puquios copper mine development with Nittetsu in Chile.

SINGAPORE, SG / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Ryde Group Ltd (NYSE American:RYDE) (" Ryde " or the " Company "), a leading technology platform for mobility and quick commerce headquartered in Singapore, announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several investors for a private placement of 33,334,000 Class A ordinary shares and a registered direct offering of 5,556,000 Class A ordinary shares at an offering price of US$0.36 per class A share, for a total gross proceeds of approximately US$14 million (the " Offerings "), before deducting offering expenses, in a private placement and registered direct offering.

MIAMI BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / GrocerIQ Holdings, Inc. announced today that a patent application has been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for advanced technology supporting AI-driven micro-grocery environments and sensor-based retail automation. The filing covers core elements of GrocerIQ's Physical AI platform, designed to enable automated inventory management, real-time demand forecasting, and autonomous operational control across next-generation retail formats.

LONDON, UK AND TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the addition of Ben Sturnham as a Partner in the firm's Financial Services and Real Estate practices. Based in London, Sturnham advises clients on board and C-suite recruitment across the full breadth of the real estate, financial services, and real estate finance sectors in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. With more than two decades of global experience in executive search, leadership assessment, and organizational development, Sturnham is known for helping investors, lenders, and operators build high-performing leadership teams.

MMJ International Holdings Exposes the Impossible Federal Catch-22 Blocking FDA Regulated Cannabis Medicine. "This is an equation with no solution. To follow the rule is to commit a felony, and to follow the law is to violate the rule. This is the first paradox I've encountered that violates logic and the U.S. criminal code simultaneously." stated Duane Boise, CEO MMJ International Holdings.

FDA scientific advice meeting provides guidance on planned Phase 3 study of radiodiagnostic lead candidate in treatment-resistant hypertension / primary aldosteronismFurther details on Phase 3 clinical setup expected upon receipt of the FDA's official meeting minutes

Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic.

South Koreans are expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for a rally marking the first anniversary of ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law that plunged the deeply divided country into political turmoil.

High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough on Tuesday, as the Kremlin said "no compromise" had been found yet on the key question of territory.

The children of Hong Kong's jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai are voicing new alarm for his health, saying his condition has continued to deteriorate.

San Francisco is suing makers of the ultra-processed food that health experts say has led millions of Americans into obesity during decades of over-consumption, the city said Tuesday.

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.

Cristian Romero shinned a bizarre overhead kick past Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the dying moments to secure a 2-2 draw for Thomas Frank's beleaguered Tottenham on Tuesday.

Barcelona produced an impressive comeback to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 on Tuesday and move four points clear at the top of La Liga.

Bayer Leverkusen have knocked Borussia Dortmund out in the last 16 of the German Cup, Ibrahim Maza scoring the only goal in a 1-0 away win on Tuesday.

The American at the forefront of negotiating an end to the Ukraine war is not a veteran diplomat or the US secretary of state but a billionaire real estate developer, Steve Witkoff.

Erling Haaland said he was "proud" to make history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in Tuesday's pulsating 5-4 win against Fulham.

US pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday disavowed the use of one of her songs in a video shared by the White House on social media, describing the clip depicting immigration enforcement raids as "evil and disgusting."

Computer tycoon Michael Dell and his wife Susan said Tuesday they were giving $6.25 billion to children's trust funds under a scheme set up by US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted that he wants to nominate his chief economic adviser Kevin Hassett to replace outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell next year.

Wall Street stocks resumed their upward climb Tuesday after the previous day's stutter, as markets weighed expected additional interest rate cuts and favorable seasonal dynamics against valuation concerns.