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words.TELUS Corp. announced that it has increased the maximum purchase amounts for its cash‑tender offers and will accept all notes tendered for five senior‑note series, totaling about C$1.44 billion. The accepted series include 3.95% (CAB), 4.10% (CAE), 4.40% (CU and CL), and 4.70% (CW) notes, while no tenders were received for the 2.85% (CAF) and 4.75% (CR) series. The financing condition was met through parallel CAD 800 million and US 1.5 billion junior subordinated note issuances, with settlement expected on Dec 16, 2025.

Robex Resources announced that the first ore charge was delivered to the Kiniéro mill in Guinea on Dec 11 2025, confirming that mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems are meeting design specifications. Commissioning remains on schedule, with the first gold pour targeted for December 2025 and a ramp‑up to commercial production expected in Q1 2026. Management said further project updates will be provided in the coming weeks.

.Miluna Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: MMTXU) announced that, on or about December 15 2025, unit holders may elect to split their units into ordinary shares and warrants for separate trading. Post‑split, shares will trade under ticker MMTX and warrants under MMTXW, while unsplit units will continue under MMTXU. The split aims to give investors flexibility, potentially enhancing liquidity and price discovery for each security.

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FRNT Financial (OTCQB: FRFLF) held its Annual General and Special Meeting on Dec 11, 2025, with 19,878,362 shares voted (46.72% of outstanding). All agenda items passed: five incumbent directors were re‑elected, Baker Tilly WM LLP was re‑appointed auditor, and a 20% fixed‑stock‑option plan was approved, raising the reserved shares to 8,509,180. The plan provides growth capital but could dilute existing shareholders if fully exercised. FRNT positions itself as a digital‑asset investment bank linking traditional finance with crypto‑enabled services.

.ITHAX Acquisition Corp III priced its IPO at $10 per unit, raising $200 million from 20 million units. Each unit includes one Class A share and half a redeemable warrant (full warrant exercisable at $11.50). Trading begins on Nasdaq Global Market under ITHAU on Dec 12 2025. Sponsor Orestes Fintiklis, founder of Ithaca Capital Partners, will serve as CEO, CFO and chairman. The SPAC seeks a merger in asset management, leisure, hospitality, travel, entertainment, gaming or related sectors using AI and digital assets. Underwriters have a 45‑day option for up to 3 million extra units.

words.Life Time (NYSE: LTH) unveiled its 2025 Holiday Gift Guide, offering curated wellness, fitness‑tech, nutrition, and pickle‑ball products plus a one‑year Life Magazine subscription. The selections emphasize energy, sleep, recovery, and performance, with orders due by Dec 15 for holiday delivery. Leveraging its AI health companion (L•AI•C™) and a growing digital ecosystem, the guide targets the expanding $1.2 trillion global fitness market, aims to boost Q4 ancillary sales by 7‑9 % and increase recurring revenue through subscriptions.

.SMX (NASDAQ: SMX) completed a multi‑day industrial pilot that molecularly marks and tracks recycled cotton from shredding through finishing, adding textiles to its existing molecular‑identity platform that already covers plastics, metals, rubber and hardware. The validation broadens the company’s digital‑passport network, bolstering ESG reporting and regulatory compliance while creating new commercial prospects with apparel brands, recyclers and regulators. Recent news has yielded modest, steady stock gains, indicating market optimism about the expanding verification technology.

.Black Titan (NASDAQ: BTTC) introduced the third DAT+ pillar—earnings‑alignment—on Dec 11, 2025. The framework links token utility to real economic activity via fee‑based revenue loops, usage‑driven consumption, protocol‑level service payments, and similar mechanisms, aiming to align token value with earnings. The move follows prior crypto‑strategy disclosures and a merger, and seeks to provide clearer on‑chain cash‑flow metrics for investors, enhance analytics, and differentiate BTTC in the market despite its current share price of $3.31, below the 200‑day average.

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SLB and Shell announced a strategic partnership to co‑develop agentic‑AI and digital solutions for upstream oil and gas operations. Using SLB’s cloud‑native Lumi platform, the collaboration will integrate subsurface, well‑construction and production data to create autonomous decision‑engines that can recommend optimal drilling paths and predict equipment failures in real time. Building on a prior partnership that deployed SLB’s Petrel software across Shell’s assets, the joint effort aims to improve efficiency, lower costs, and potentially offer the platform to other operators, setting a new benchmark for AI‑driven workflow automation in the energy sector.

HENSOLDT, Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier announced that the first modified Bombardier Global 6000 for Germany’s PEGASUS airborne SIGINT programme arrived in Hamburg on 11 Dec 2025, launching the mission‑system integration and certification phase. Lufthansa Technik will install HENSOLDT’s Kalaetron Integral suite, fit the mission cabin and conduct civil and military type certification, while Bombardier supplies the airframe and flight‑test support. The milestone moves the platform toward entry‑into‑service for the German Armed Forces.