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Corero Network Security — AI-Augmented Cloud-Assist for SmartWall ONE™

(AIM:CNS) (OTCQX:DDOSF) Corero Network Security plc has announced AI-Augmented Cloud-Assist for SmartWall ONE™, extending its automated DDoS protection with cloud-delivered AI analysis, threat intelligence, and policy optimisation. AI Cloud-Assist augments the existing SmartWall ONE solution, using its accuracy and forensic data sources, in a manner not available with many other solutions. AI Cloud-Assist creates a continuous intelligence loop between Corero's cloud and on-premises SmartWall ONE deployments. AI analyses attack telemetry, identifies emerging threats, and recommends protection policies, with Corero's security experts providing oversight. Designed for AI data centres, NeoCloud providers, service providers, and digital enterprises, AI Cloud-Assist enhances Corero's ability to mitigate attacks at the network edge. Carl Herberger, CEO of Corero, commented that AI Cloud-Assist extends the power of SmartWall ONE, combining cloud-scale intelligence, human expertise, and edge-based mitigation to protect the services that matter most. Corero Network Security is headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: CNS) and the US OTCQX Market (OTCQX: DDOSF).

Tenet Retains K&L Gates to Advise on Legal Aspects of Data Offerings in China

(CSE: PKK) Tenet Fintech Group Inc. announced that it has retained internationally renowned law firm K&L Gates to advise the Company on all legal matters related to the Company's planned data derived product offerings in China. Tenet currently gathers daily financial and operating data from Canadian and Chinese registered SMEs on its Cubeler Business Hub platform through direct APIs links between the platform and the SMEs' accounting software. The Company is planning to use the collected data to provide daily indications of economic activity across various industries in the form of economic indexes, macroeconomic signals and other types of economic insights. Gates will also serve as the new custodian of Tenet's Chinese subsidiaries' chops (company seals), replacing Jiangsu Shenque Law Firm who had been safeguarding the chops since November 28, 2025. Tenet announced that it will file its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 on Wednesday August 26, 2026. A Q&A interview with Tenet CEO, Johnson Joseph, will be arranged following the filings to discuss the results and the Company's outlook for the rest of 2026.

SuperQ Quantum Deploys as Sole Canadian Tech Company in Live US Defence Operational Exercise at Bush Combat Development Complex

(CSE: QBTQ) SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. is conducting a live operational field demonstration at the Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC) at Texas A&M University's RELLIS Campus in Bryan-College Station, Texas. SuperQ has been selected as the only Canadian technology company deployed in these live operational demonstration exercises, organized through the Canada Q-Branch Dual-Use Accelerator and funded with strategic support from Global Affairs Canada. The demonstration is subjecting SuperQ's integrated architecture to rigorous defence evaluation protocols under a formal Memorandum of Observation (MOO) to validate the platform's real-time decision-support capabilities in contested environments. The live demonstration benchmarks sub-60-second dynamic re-tasking speed, sequential re-solve continuity for Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) across at least three sequential threat injections, post-quantum secured communications, and bidirectional edge-to-command integration. SuperQ's end-to-end command-and-control (C2) software stack is designed for Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). This deployment serves as a major milestone in SuperQ's strategy to scale its solutions across the NATO procurement channels. SuperQ Quantum is headquartered in Canada with a growing international presence, particularly in the US, Middle East and Asia, strategically establishing Super Hubs in key regions.

Metaguest Achieves First Positive EBITDA and Reduces Q2 Net Loss by 89%

(CSE: METG) Metaguest.AI Incorporated announced its first positive quarterly EBITDA in the Company's history. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, Metaguest achieved EBITDA of $99,273, compared with negative EBITDA of $215,321 in the prior-year quarter, while reducing net loss and comprehensive loss by approximately 89% to $41,786 from $363,764. Net loss and comprehensive loss improved by $321,978, or approximately 89%, to $41,786 from $363,764, while EBITDA improved by $314,594 to positive $99,273 from negative $215,321. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net loss and comprehensive loss decreased by $563,494, or approximately 69%, to $247,482 from $810,976, and EBITDA improved by $569,767 to positive $39,549 from negative $530,218. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $1,222,556, compared with $1,304,854 in 2025, while cost of sales decreased to $130,776 from $183,615. Gross margin improved to approximately 89.3% from 85.9%. Colin Keddy, President and Director of Metaguest, stated that achieving positive EBITDA for the first time in Metaguest's history is a meaningful milestone for the team and shareholders.

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