August 19, 2026 — AINewsWire Editorial Coverage: The money that has been flowing into AI robotics for the past two years is now producing results that show up in hard numbers rather than slide decks. Industrial robot installations totaled 542,000 units globally in 2024, more than twice the level recorded a decade ago, and the International Federation of Robotics (“IFR”) notes that the market value of those systems reached a record $16.
August 19, 2026 — Perpetuals. com (NASDAQ: PDC) announced that UpsideOnly, its risk-free trading and market prediction platform, has surpassed 300,000 users three months after its May 19, 2026, launch, representing average growth of more than 100,000 new users per month.
August 19, 2026 — Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRAP), a global public safety technology company delivering intelligent detection, orchestration and response solutions designed for the next generation of autonomous public safety, announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering with a fundamental institutional investor and an existing investor consisting of 8,571,609 shares of common stock, or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof, at $1. 40 per share.
August 19, 2026 — American Fusion has added Texas Tech physicist Dr. Noah D’Amico as a Strategic Advisor.
August 19, 2026 — American Fusion (OTC: AMFN), developer of the proprietary Texatron(TM) Fusion Engine(TM), announced that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has cleared the Form 211 filed on its behalf by Alpine Securities Corporation pursuant to Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The clearance permits Alpine, as the company’s sponsoring market maker, to initiate proprietary priced quotations in AMFN common stock and resolves the final open item previously identified in American Fusion’s OTCQB Venture Market application process.
August 19, 2026 — A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: AZ), a global leader in smart retail technology, announced a follow-on purchase order from Israeli home goods retail chain HaStock for an additional 1,050 Cust2Mate Smart Carts, increasing HaStock’s total commitment to 3,050 Smart Carts.
August 19, 2026 — A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: AZ), a global leader in smart retail technology, announced a follow-on purchase order from Israeli home goods retail chain HaStock for an additional 1,050 Cust2Mate Smart Carts, increasing HaStock’s total commitment to 3,050 Smart Carts.
August 19, 2026 — A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: AZ), a global leader in smart retail technology, announced a follow-on purchase order from Israeli home goods retail chain HaStock for an additional 1,050 Cust2Mate Smart Carts, increasing HaStock’s total commitment to 3,050 Smart Carts.
August 19, 2026 — MS drug development is increasingly expanding beyond controlling inflammation toward approaches designed to protect the nervous system and address mechanisms underlying progressive disability. Remyelination and protection of existing myelin remain major unmet needs in MS, as no approved therapy has established the ability to restore previously damaged myelin.
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August 18, 2026 — MindWave Innovations (NYSE American: APUS) is positioning its proprietary MindChain as institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure designed to support the next phase of digital asset adoption. The insured Layer 2 network is intended to address institutional priorities such as security, compliance, scalability and efficient settlement while supporting applications including Bitcoin treasury management, decentralized finance and real-world asset tokenization.
August 18, 2026 — IBN. Ai, the artificial intelligence-powered communications and capital markets platform developed alongside InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), announced the addition of secure, branded enterprise-grade digital wallets through its partnership with Fireblocks.
August 18, 2026 — Regentis Biomaterials (NYSE American: RGNT) is strengthening the manufacturing and intellectual property foundation behind its GelrinC cartilage-repair technology as it moves toward broader commercialization. The company recently received a Japanese Notice of Allowance for patent protection covering the organic solvent-free manufacturing process and ready-to-use liquid formulation behind GelrinC.
August 18, 2026 — VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA) was featured in a recent article highlighting how its collaboration with AI-focused research organization Ardigen could strengthen the company’s oncology pipeline as artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in drug discovery. By combining Ardigen’s expertise in AI, computational biology and bioinformatics with VERAXA’s proprietary BiTAC(R) platform, the companies aim to use AI to identify optimal dual-target combinations for T-cell engagers and antibody-drug conjugates while improving target validation and reducing development risks.
August 18, 2026 — Greenland Mines (NASDAQ: GRML) was featured in an American News Group commentary examining the need for Western-aligned critical minerals supply chains spanning mining, processing, logistics and downstream markets. The article highlights Greenland Mines’ development-stage North Atlantic Critical Metals Corridor strategy, which seeks to connect Greenland resource assets with processing, logistics, offtake and end markets in Europe and North America.
August 18, 2026 — VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA) was featured in a recent article highlighting how its collaboration with AI-focused research organization Ardigen could strengthen the company’s oncology pipeline as artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in drug discovery. By combining Ardigen’s expertise in AI, computational biology and bioinformatics with VERAXA’s proprietary BiTAC(R) platform, the companies aim to use AI to identify optimal dual-target combinations for T-cell engagers and antibody-drug conjugates while improving target validation and reducing development risks.
August 18, 2026 — Glioblastoma is very difficult to treat because it quickly adapts and evolves to become resistant to existing treatments indicated for brain cancers. Now, scientists have found a protein on this cancer’s cells that could be targeted in order to make the cancer more vulnerable to the treatments administered to combat this deadly malignancy.
August 18, 2026 — Spotify is preparing to introduce a new label that will warn listeners when an artist’s public identity appears to have been created using AI. It remains to be seen whether entities like Core AI Holdings Inc.
August 18, 2026 — As terrestrial data centers become increasingly embroiled in controversy due to their huge hunger for power, water and the available space, suggestions have been made to establish these facilities in outer space. While this sounds like a solution that can bypass the challenges faced by terrestrial AI data centers, several obstacles have to first be overcome before space-based data centers can see the light of day.
August 18, 2026 — Congressional Democrats are preparing for a new fight with the Trump administration’s top financial regulators over the future of cryptocurrency in the United States. The dispute comes after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on the Clarity Act, a major bill designed to create clearer rules for the growing digital asset industry.
