Actinogen Medical Ltd (ASX:ACW, OTC:ATGGF) will host a Clinical Trials Science Forum webinar today examining the future of Alzheimer’s disease treatment, as the company advances its lead drug candidate Xanamem® toward a pivotal clinical trial readout expected in November 2026.
The live webinar, beginning at 11am AEST, will bring together Alzheimer’s disease specialists to discuss changes in diagnosis and treatment, including the growing use of anti-amyloid therapies, blood-based biomarkers and the characteristics physicians are seeking in next-generation treatments.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index (ASX) closed yesterday at 3,570.80 points, up 0.60% or 21.30 points for the session.
The index has gained 4.33%, or 148.30 points, over the past five trading days, reflecting a strong recent run for the small-cap end of the Australian market.
Arrow Minerals Ltd (ASX:AMD) has strengthened its geological understanding of the Yarraloola Copper Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara after locating and reviewing core from 7 historical diamond drill holes, including mineralised intersections that will help guide a planned 2026 drilling campaign.
The historical core is held at the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) Core Library and includes three holes containing mineralised intercepts. The standout result is from YD2, which returned 32.7 metres at 0.7% copper, 0.3% lead, 0.4% zinc and 16.3 g/t silver from 54 metres. The historical drilling was not analysed for gold.
Pathkey.AI Ltd (ASX:PKY) subsidiary Chipforge has secured its first commercial customer contract, bringing forward the commercialisation of its AI-powered chip design platform and generating the platform’s first customer revenue ahead of its general release.
The contract, with an Australian industrial automation company, is a US$50,000 fixed-fee, 10-week proof-of-value program under which Chipforge will design and demonstrate the intelligence unit for the customer’s automated cleaning and condition-monitoring system.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the official cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, giving mortgage holders a reprieve after three rate increases this year while warning that stubborn inflation could still force further tightening.
The decision was unanimous and widely anticipated by economists and financial markets, with the RBA balancing signs of slowing economic and housing activity against inflation that remains above its 2%-3% target range.
Nanoveu Ltd (ASX:NVU, OTCQB:NNVUF, FRA:Q2L) has secured a US$300,000 (A$433,500) pilot order for its EyeFly3D™ glasses-free 3D mobile technology as part of a planned nationwide rollout in India with spatial computing company One Immersive Inc.
The companies have entered a mutually exclusive OEM agreement that will be fulfilled through Nanoveu subsidiary Fullveu Technologies (HK) Limited, with the pilot covering EyeFly3D films for Apple and Android devices.
Advance Metals Ltd (ASX:AVM, FRA:4MF, OTC:AVMLF) has extended high-grade silver mineralisation at its 100%-owned Gavilanes Project in Mexico by a further 55 metres to the south, with its fourth consecutive drill hole returning a strong silver intersection.
Diamond hole GV-26-004 returned 13.2 metres at 311g/t silver, including 6 metres at 612g/t silver, adding to evidence of continuity across a mineralised corridor extending for more than 750 metres of strike.
Beacon Minerals Ltd (ASX:BCN) has confirmed high-grade gold mineralisation at the Iguana deposit within its Lady Ida Project in Western Australia, with diamond drilling delivering multiple significant intersections that will feed into an updated Mineral Resource Estimate planned for Q1 FY2026/27.
The diamond program formed the final stage of Beacon’s FY2026 resource development drilling at Iguana and was designed to complement an extensive reverse circulation (RC) campaign by providing continuous core for geological, structural and geotechnical interpretation.
St George Mining Ltd (ASX:SGQ, FRA:S0G, OTC:SGQMF) has increased the Mineral Resource Estimate at its 100%-owned Araxá Project in Brazil by 57% to 111.2 million tonnes at 3.57% TREO and 0.57% Nb₂O₅, further expanding what the company says is the largest and highest-grade hard-rock rare earths resource in South America.
The upgrade also establishes Araxá as hosting the world’s largest undeveloped Measured niobium resource, while Measured and Indicated resources have increased 155% to 75.2 million tonnes at 3.64% TREO, 0.69% NdPr and 0.58% Nb₂O₅.
An AI agent that independently exploited vulnerabilities in a gym booking system has drawn fresh attention to the cybersecurity risks emerging as artificial intelligence moves beyond answering questions to taking real-world actions.
The incident was originally disclosed by Australian AI executive Andrew Bird, who described giving an AI agent permission to book gym classes on his behalf.