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Working Together to Build a Clean Economy in Saskatchewan

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SASKATOON, SK, Aug. 14, 2024 /CNW/ – Canadians are well aware that climate change is altering our world’s natural environment in a myriad of harmful ways. At the same time, it is increasingly clear that climate change is also rapidly transforming the global economy and global finance in ways that are creating significant opportunities for Canadian workers, businesses and Indigenous communities.

Increasingly, governments around the world are taking action. Our American friends are making massive investments in growing a clean economy through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). So are our European, Japanese and South Korean partners. And beyond democratic friends, competitors such as China are also moving aggressively and highly strategically to seize the major economic opportunities offered by the ongoing energy transition.

For Canada to seize the extraordinary opportunities being created by the transition to a net-zero economy, we must first accept the scientific reality of climate change and ensure that this informs and shapes Canada’s economic strategy.

Key economic opportunities are going to be different in different parts of the country. The federal government is working with provinces and territories, Indigenous partners, industry, labour, academic institutions and others to build on unique regional advantages and drive localized clean growth and wealth creation in every part of this country.

Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, met with Indigenous leaders and key stakeholders in Saskatchewan’s business, labour and academic communities to initiate an engagement process aimed at collaboratively furthering key economic priorities of Saskatchewanians.

The potential economic opportunities associated with the transition to a low carbon economy are enormous for Saskatchewan. Opportunities of increasing demand are arising in various areas, including:

carbon capture and storage;critical minerals;clean fuels; andclean electricity generation.

According to Clean Energy Canada, Saskatchewan is projected to see some of the most significant growth rates in clean energy jobs by 2050 — about an additional 131,000 new jobs between now and mid-century.

Enhanced dialogue and collaboration will aid in the prioritization of federal actions and support in key resource and energy areas. These conversations will complement and help inform the Government of Canada’s work to implement the Framework to Build a Green Prairie Economy.

By recognizing where the world is heading and aggressively pursuing major areas of economic opportunity, we can ensure that Saskatchewan and Canada overall will prosper now and into the future.

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“Active engagement with Indigenous partners, industry, labour and other important stakeholders is critical to building a low-carbon economy for the future that will be a prosperous one. Similar conversations are underway in every province and territory in this country as we look to not only fight the threat of climate change but also concurrently seize the massive economy opportunities of a low carbon future.”

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 

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Saskatchewan is increasing its solar and wind capacity and is projected to be one of Canada’s leaders in renewable energy growth.The Government of Canada has identified 34 critical minerals, 27 of which can be found in Saskatchewan. Mineral exploration expenditures in Saskatchewan hit a 10-year high in 2023, with uranium exploration leading the way, demonstrating the region’s high global attractiveness for investment (Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources Exploration and Development Highlights Report, 2023).Natural Resources Canada has been working with the Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence since 2023 to better understand First Nations interests and perspectives in the transition to net zero.The Government of Canada is investing in a clean economy for Saskatchewan, including:$29 million to the Saskatchewan Research Council to process rare earth elements here in Canada — a first of its kind. This work will help build a comprehensive supply chain for critical minerals in Canada.$100 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund to support BHP’s $7.5-billion project to develop its world-leading low-emissions potash mine. This mine, located in Jansen, Saskatchewan, is expected to generate the lowest direct emissions of any potash mine in the world. $74 million in federal funding for small modular reactor development in Saskatchewan, led by SaskPower. This funding will support pre-engineering work and technical studies, environmental assessments, regulatory studies and community and Indigenous engagement to help advance this important project.$300 million of federal clean energy funding was directed to the Wah-ila-toos partnership for clean energy projects in Indigenous, rural and remote communities in Canada.$10 million in clean energy support for Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan.The return of $174 million in pollution pricing proceeds to Saskatchewan for non-emitting electricity projects including new residential smart meters, improvements to rural electricity transmission system and refurbishment of the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station.A $50-million-dollar investment in the Bekevar Wind Power Project in partnership with the Cowessess First Nation.$7 million in investments to Indigenous clean energy projects in Saskatchewan through the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways program.$3.95 million in funding for Shell Canada to install 79 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across 37 Shell retail locations along critical corridors between Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.$18.5 million in the Indigenous-led Awasis Solar Project, a 10 MW solar power generation project to be built on Cowessess First Nations land.$21.6 million in funding to 14 Indigenous communities to help implement clean energy projects, with one community in Saskatchewan.

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Mastech Digital to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results; Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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PITTSBURGH, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mastech Digital, Inc. (NYSE American: MHH) (“Mastech Digital”), a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services, today announced the date for the release of its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, and its participation in an upcoming investor conference.

Second Quarter 2026 Earnings:

Mastech Digital will report its financial results for the second quarter 2026 before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Management will host a live conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that day to discuss the Company’s financial performance and operating results.  The conference call will be hosted by Nirav Patel, President and CEO, and Kannan Sugantharaman, Chief Financial and Operations Officer.

Those wishing to participate via webcast should access the call through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.mastechdigital.com. Those wishing to participate via telephone may dial in at 1-800-715-9871 (USA) or 1-646-307-1963 (International) with the passcode 7506988. The replay will be available via webcast through Mastech Digital’s Investor Relations website.

Upcoming Investor Conference:

Mr. Sugantharaman will host a fireside chat at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Investor Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

Mastech Digital management is scheduled to host virtual one-on-one and small group meetings with investors during the conference on August 19-20, 2026. Investors interested in arranging a meeting should contact their Sidoti representative or reach out to the Mastech Digital investor relations team at investors@mastechdigital.com.

About Mastech Digital, Inc.

Mastech Digital (NYSE American: MHH) is a leading provider of Digital Transformation IT Services. The Company offers Data Management, Analytics & AI Solutions, and IT Staffing Services with a digital-first approach. A minority-owned enterprise, Mastech Digital is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India. Visit us at www.mastechdigital.com.

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investors@mastechdigital.com 

 

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SOLAI Limited Announces Extraordinary General Meeting

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AKRON, Ohio, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SOLAI Limited (NYSE: SLAI) (“SOLAI” or the “Company”) (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”), a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider, today announced that it will hold its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at 428 South Seiberling Street, Akron, Ohio, US on August 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., New York time.

Holders of record of ordinary shares and preference shares of the Company at the close of business on July 20, 2026, New York time (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the extraordinary general meeting or any adjournment thereof. Holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying ordinary shares must act through the depositary of the Company’s ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

The notice of the extraordinary general meeting, which sets forth the resolutions to be submitted to shareholder approval at the extraordinary general meeting is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.solai.com. 

About SOLAI Limited

SOLAI Limited (previously known as “BIT Mining Limited”) (NYSE: SLAI) (previously traded under “BTCM”) is a technology-driven personal AI and digital infrastructure provider. Building upon its historical legacy in digital asset mining and blockchain network operations, the Company is leveraging extensive experience in large-scale hardware deployment, data center operations, and high-performance computing to build the foundational infrastructure for personal AI computing and digital asset ecosystems globally.

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This release has been updated to include new information provided by TrendAI. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

TrendAI™ Adopts Claude Opus 5 to Advance Vulnerability Prioritization and Virtual Patching

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, TrendAI applies frontier reasoning to convert vulnerability intelligence into faster protection across hybrid environments

DALLAS, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it is adopting Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s latest and most capable Opus model, to help security teams convert vulnerability intelligence into immediate protection, from prioritization to virtual patching. The move builds on TrendAI’s collaboration with Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.8, extending the same defensive focus to a model that delivers step-change gains in advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and long-horizon analysis. As AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, the harder problem becomes protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and that is where TrendAI is putting Opus 5 to work.

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, which credentials organizations for the defensive use of frontier AI models, TrendAI is positioned to apply Claude Opus 5 to defensive security as access becomes available. The model is Zero Data Retention compatible, supporting TrendAI’s governance and data-protection requirements as it scales AI across security operations.

The work extends to TrendAI Threat Research, where frontier AI models are combined with our proprietary frontier intelligence engine and human expertise to generate pre-disclosure intelligence. Those insights power TrendAI Vision One™, delivering stronger detection, deeper forensic insights, and proactive protection through virtual patching.

Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™:
“With Claude Opus 5, TrendAI can move from vulnerability intelligence to action faster than ever, prioritizing what matters most by exploitability and business impact. Finding the vulnerability was always the hard part. Now the challenge is protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and frontier reasoning is what changes that equation, extending all the way to virtual patching that protects customers before a vendor fix ships. This is what it means to secure the AI age, fearlessly.”

These capabilities support TrendAI Vision One™ in helping security analysts, AppSec teams, and SOC teams prioritize exposure, map attack paths, and accelerate mitigation, including virtual patching, across hybrid environments, moving vulnerability management from a static scanning process into a faster, context-aware risk mitigation workflow.

About TrendAI™
TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. Through deep ecosystem partnerships with market leaders like NVIDIA, Anthropic, AWS, Google, and Microsoft, TrendAI™ empowers your organization to securely drive forward at the speed of AI. AI Fearlessly. Learn more: trendaisecurity.com

About Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models, including Claude Opus 5, enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis.

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