Oil and Gas Boom Drives Surge in U.S. Methane Emissions
Oil and Gas Boom Fuels U.S. Methane Surge Despite ambitious promises of an accelerated green transition from the government, the U.S. is still experiencing extremely elevated levels of methane emissions each year. As the Biden administration pumps billions into renewable energy, clean technologies, and decarbonisation projects, methane emissions continue to rise year on year with […]
Sam Altman refutes claims of receiving equity in for-profit OpenAI
Sam Altman denies plan to give him equity in for-profit OpenAI OpenAI may be changing to a for-profit company, but according to CEO Sam Altman, that doesn’t mean he’s about to strike it rich. Altman told OpenAI employees in an all-hands meeting Thursday that there are no plans to give him a “giant equity stake” […]
West Oak Reveals Opportunity to Acquire the Ptarmigan Silica Project – Silicon Metals Corp
West Oak Announces Option to Acquire the Ptarmigan Silica Project – Silicon Metals Corp West Oak Gold Corp. has entered a property option agreement with Cronin Exploration Inc. to acquire a 100% interest in the Ptarmigan Silica Project in British Columbia. The 2,280.3-hectare site, showing promising silica grades of 97-98% SiO2, is located 130km from […]
Stocks Rise as Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Measure Softens
Stocks piled on gains Friday as investors embraced an inflation report seen as crucial to the Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest-rate cuts. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.1%, on the heels of ekeing out a third record-high close this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained around […]
West Oak Unveils Opportunity to Acquire the Ptarmigan Silica Project
West Oak Announces Option to Acquire the Ptarmigan Silica Project West Oak Gold Corp. has entered a property option agreement with Cronin Exploration Inc. to acquire the Ptarmigan Silica Project in British Columbia, covering 2,280.3 hectares. The project, located near Valemount, features high purity silica with historical grades of 97-98% SiO2 and minimal contaminants. To […]
LONGHORN EXPLORATION ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PUREWAVE HYDROGEN
Highlights: News Release – Vancouver, British Columbia – September 27, 2024: Longhorn Exploration Corp. (TSX-V: LEX) (“Longhorn Exploration” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into non-arm’s length share exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) with PureWave Hydrogen Corp. (“PureWave Hydrogen”) and each of the shareholders of PureWave Hydrogen (the “Vendors”) dated September 26, […]
US Company Expands into Latin America’s Oil & Gas Sector as Brazilian Partner Sets Restart Date for Offshore Asset
US firm enters Latin America’s oil & gas playground as its Brazilian partner in two offshore fields sets restart date for another asset Houston-based Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO), part of Westlawn Group, has wrapped up the acquisition of a partial stake in a concession, covering two oil fields located off the coast of Brazil. The […]
There is only one person remaining in this iconic OpenAI photo
Only one person is left from this iconic OpenAI photo OpenAI is bleeding its top executives, and one picture shows just how stark the contrast has been in just over a year. Of the four OpenAI executives in the March 2023 photo featured above, two have left the company and one is on leave. CEO […]
Verses AI Inc. Announces Closing First Tranche of LIFE
Verses AI Inc. has completed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement, raising C$5,000,000 by issuing 6,250,000 units at C$0.80 each. Each unit comprises one Class A Subordinate Voting share and half a warrant, exercisable at $1.20 for 36 months. The offering utilized exemptions from prospectus requirements and is open in several Canadian provinces […]
Did Jack Bogle Have the Right Take on Smart Beta?
The term smart beta is alleged to have been invented by the consulting firm Willis Towers Watson in 2006. (Although I have no reason to doubt that claim, neither have I been able to find the original source.) The “smart” portion of the label you can understand: it’s advertising. Explaining “beta” takes a bit more work. Sixty years ago, […]