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UK to invest in AI and cyber as part of major defense spending hike
The UK has announced a massive boost in defense spending — £16.5 billion ($21.8BN) over four years, the biggest such spending bump for 30 years — in what prime minister Boris Johnson has described as a “once in a generation modernization” of the UK’s armed forces and “the end of the era of retreat” on funding for defense.
Overall the UK prime minister said the spending hike will create 40,000 jobs, adding that it will cement the country’s position as the biggest military defense spender in Europe and the second largest in NATO after the US.
Johnson said the focus for investment will be on cutting edge technologies that can “revolutionize” warfare — implying a major role for artificial intelligence and sensor-laden connected hardware in “forging our military assets into a single network designed to overcome the enemy”, as he put it in a statement to parliament, setting out the first conclusions from an the (ongoing) review of security, defense, development and foreign policy.
“A soldier in hostile territory will be alerted to a distant ambush by sensors or satellites or drones instantly transmitting a warning using artificial intelligence to device the optimal response and offering an array of options — from summoning an air strike to ordering a swarm attack by drones, or paralyzing the enemy with cyber weapons,” Johnson told the House of Commons today, speaking via video conference as he continues to self isolate following a coronavirus contact.
“New advances will surmount the old limits of logistics,” he went on, fleshing out the rational for spending on upgrading military technology. “Our warships and combat vehicles will carry directed energy weapons — destroying targets with inexhaustible lasers. And for them the phrase out of ammunition will become redundant.”
“Nations are racing to master this new doctrine of warfare and our investment is designed to place Britain among the winners,” he added.
The review sets out at least £1.5BN extra — and £5.8BN total — spending on military R&D which Johnson said would be “designed to master the new technologies of warfare”.
There will also be a new R&D center set up with a dedicated focus on artificial intelligence, he added.
An RAF Space Command center is also in the works — with the aim of launching British satellites including the UK’s first rocket from Scotland in 2022.
While the airforce will get new fighter system that Johnson specified will incorporate AI and drone technology.
He also confirmed the existence of a National Cyber Force — a joint unit consisting of personnel from the UK’s intelligence agencies and military personnel which runs cyberops targeting terrorism, organized crime and hostile foreign state actors.
He suggested the hike in military spending on emerging technologies will filter down into wider societal tech gains, telling MPs: “The returns will go far beyond our armed forces — from aerospace to autonomous vehicles — these technologies have a vast array of civilian applications, opening up new vistas of economic progress.”
Responding to Johnson’s statement, the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, welcomed the announcement of increased spending for defense and the armed forces — but accused the government of issuing another “press release without a strategy” — pointing out that successive Conservative governments have eroded defense spending over the past ten years.
“This is a spending announcement without a strategy. The government has yet again pushed back vital parts of the integrated review and there’s no clarity over the government’s strategic priorities,” said Starmer, going on to query how the spending hike would be funded, given the economic crunch facing the UK as a result of the pandemic — asking whether it will require tax rises or cuts to public spending elsewhere, such as to the international development budget.
Starmer also raised the awkward matter of the Russia report — wondering why Johnson’s government has not acted on the “urgent” national security risks identified there.
The report, by parliament’s intelligence and security committee, found the UK lacks a comprehensive and cohesive strategy to respond to the cyber threat posed by Russia and other hostile states that are deploying online disinformation and influence ops to target democratic institutions and values.
It also sounded the alarm about how much Russian money is finding its way into UK political party coffers.
“The prime minister speaks of tackling global security threats, improving cyber capability — and that is all welcome, and we welcome it — but four months after the intelligence and security committee published its report concluding that Russia posed… an immediate and urgent threat to our national security,” noted Starmer.
Replying, Johnson dodged all Starmer’s questions — branding his criticisms “humbug [that] takes the cake” and opting to attack the Labour leader for having served under the party’s former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who did not support increasing UK defense spending.
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Top 5 Esports industry trends that you should know heading into 2021
The Esports industry is on the boom for the last few years and here the top 5 esports industry trends you should know in 2021
The Esports industry trends are on the blast for a significant long time now. Numerous speculators have just researched this million-dollar industry. On the off chance that you are additionally wanting to make enormous speculation, at that point esports can without a doubt bring you to benefit.
The esports business was esteemed at $906 million out of 2019 wherein it is relied upon to turn into a billion-dollar industry by 2020. At no other time, esports has been in feature than in this pandemic. Esports is huge, it has got all that you can consider; from esports betting, marketing, publicizing, advanced substance, and much more. Electronic Sports or esports has hit the spot looking to the consideration it got from the individuals around the world. The two novices and experts are helping in forming the new business patterns identified with esports.
Esports has just made its put in the standard and is good to go to become enormous. It has become an alluring specialty for speculators now. Numerous large brands have just become a piece of this. Also, understanding the current esports patterns is significant for every individual who is related to the esports business, straightforwardly, or by implication. Having earlier information about the market patterns of esports is similarly as significant as realizing the informational collections of the space.
Regardless of whether you are a game advancement organization or a non-endemic brand who is further hoping to contribute his/her well-deserved cash. Watching out for the change of the worldwide esports market can assist you with getting bits of knowledge about esports industry measurements and permits you to comprehend your esports crowd better.
In this article you will perceive how esports can enable your business to ascend the stepping stools of progress, here are the main 5 patterns in the esports market for 2020 that you should know to increase the value of your business.
Brand Investments
This is the start! As esports keep on developing, shrewd players will keep up with them as a brand in this way giving more substance to their buyers. Shirts, shoes, and gear, all must now be covered under the enormous brand names.
Conventional games don’t have the degree for brand publicizing yet esports, it is covering everything. The esports crowd is all insane consequently allowing the brands a chance to drive deals and assemble client reliability. PepsiCo’s Brisk was among the principal financial specialists who supported the Rocket League Championship Series. Before long, famous brands like Mastercard, Intel, Mercedes Benz, Puma, Nike, Adidas, Coca-Cola, and numerous others joined the race.
Brands are discovering esports as an occasion to pull in another crowd. What’s more, sponsorships can be an ideal method to accomplish that. Since individuals will in a general change to various brands so effectively and rapidly because of dependability and verification, esports is giving these brands an occasion to make brand mindfulness among the individuals from various geologies.
Anyway, what are the brands that have as of late put resources into esports?
Jaguar has as of late marked a multi-year sponsorship manage Gen.G Sports, a South Korean esports association.
Louis Vuitton, a French extravagance house has additionally declared its cooperation with Riot Games. LV will plan virtual things for games like League of Legends which the players will purchase with genuine cash.
BMW has likewise made a stupendous move in its advertising financial plan for esports.
Taking a gander at the information over, it’s almost certain that the brands are putting resources into esports as they are more likely than not examined the outcomes.
Virtual Reality
The virtual universe of esports is more alluring than the one in reality. It carries more inventive occasions to the individuals who need to make occupations. Furthermore, to guarantee a superior gaming experience, individuals are discovering approaches to use innovation in esports. Prior to the items can be moved with the snap of a catch, computer-generated reality has made it conceivable to encounter it truly. This is the intensity of augmented reality that has made esports players move as well as has given them new space to investigate esports.
This physical to PC communication has permitted players to stand up from their situate and appreciate the game alongside really encountering the field of the game. How energizing it is that even while sitting in your own room you can really go in the game, giving you an extreme spectating experience.
Analysts have additionally discovered that augmented simulation can bring back the genuine endurance, quality, and perseverance in the players that were seen during actual games, for example, baseball and boxing. Consequently, helps in improving their psychological and actual wellbeing too. Carrying these customary wearing exercises to the extent of augmented reality will change the manner in which individuals take a gander at esports.
With this, esports fans are searching for ways, for example, AR or VR that can furnish them with an exciting client experience. Not simply the client experience, VR can drive the promoting in esports easily consequently offering occasions to the advertisers.
Esports Gambling V/s Sports Gambling
Esports is simply not going to be bound to the rivalries, it is significantly more past that. Where individuals are investigating and exploring different avenues regarding different parts of esports, betting remaining parts consistent.
Obviously, the games wagering industry is flourishing hard to stay in the line yet taking a gander at the current situation, esports betting will before long remove the games betting world. Today, individuals can almost wager on everything from governmental issues to film stars and so forth. Esports that has just got a huge crowd and can’t get away from the betting game.
With the effect of COVID-19 on the games betting industry, analysts and specialists have seen an abrupt decrease in sports betting exercises and the end of conventional gambling clubs. In spite of the fact that there are games and occasions that actually hold bookmakers and punters, there has been an abrupt expansion in Esports betting.
Numerous game wagering programming advancement organizations have shafted to make esports wagering programming and items to stay serious on the lookout. New companies and business firms are searching for stages that are solid and comprehend the requirement for esports purchasers.
In spite of the fact that esports wagering items are far less evolved when contrasted with the conventional games wagering, bookmakers are investigating the universe of esports and contrasting it with the unpredictability with that of the esports. As indicated by Narus Advisors and Eilers and Krejcik Gaming, the most popular esports titles can be somewhat confounding to the esports speculators to comprehend. Then again, “the large three”, CS: GO, League of Legends, and Dota 2 all in all reports 85% of the esports wagering pattern. Different esports that are popular in esports betting incorporate starcraft-2, Call of Duty, and numerous others.
Wagering on esports is completely another idea for the amateurs. The change of wagering through an advanced reality where no actual fascination will happen would have its own repercussions. Yet, glancing forward in the coming years, more online esports wagering networks will be made and esports betting may take the state of sports betting outperforming it.
Expansion of the network
The development of esports will likewise bring about the extension of the organization. Expanding viewership will be one of the main elements to drive income development. It includes both infrequent watchers and customary watchers.
In 2018, there were 200 million successive watchers and 165 esports fans who dedicatedly viewed their most loved esports. As indicated by Statista, by 2023, there are 300 million continuous watchers who are required to watch esports around the world.
Newzoo has additionally given information around the esports viewership that predicts the yearly development rate will go up by 14% before the finish of 2021. Also, they anticipated that there will be 307 million periodic watchers while 250 million esports fans adding the absolute to 557 million watchers before the finish of the very year.
Along these lines, information from the greatest two information firms from the specialty has just given a thought regarding the colossal development in viewership of esports around the world. Also, there is no uncertainty that taking a gander at the current circumstance, it is, at any rate, going to take a delay.
Esports viewership is legitimately identified with the attention to it. An ever-increasing number of individuals are finding out about esports. The excursion from two or three thousand to a couple million was not harsh as esports spread broadly like fire in the woods.
The numbers proceed to develop and by 2019 roughly 1.5 billion individuals were at that point familiar with esports. Also, this was conceivable due to the live streaming stages that performed esports industry examination at the extremely beginning stage and had begun to communicate live occasions and matches of esports.
Prior there were relatively few offices to the esports networks to stream their most loved esports because of information speed and different conditions. Be that as it may, with the headway in innovation, it made it workable for them to welcome individuals from various topographies to appreciate viewing their most loved esports.
As indicated by Streamlabs, Twitch and Youtube together have over 1.13 million dynamic clients. In this way, these numbers are sufficient to state that esports has just crossed enormous numbers in making client drawing in content with loads of exercises on the streaming stages and the numbers will develop to an ever-increasing extent.
Jerk has as of late dispatched a devoted catalog for esports lovers.
These bits of knowledge will clearly help organizations and new companies to think the correct way of taking a gander at the current esports market development and pattern in the esports business. A portion of these patterns are certainly going to show and some may set aside more effort to create overall. Be that as it may, generally, every one of them will assume a part in raising esports to another level. Promoters who are as yet arranging can make the most of this chance, as there are countless brands who have just made up their psyches to support distinctive esports occasions.
In the wake of breaking down the esports markets and patterns, it is certain that esports is unquestionably not halting in the coming years. Financial specialists can receive a lot of rewards in the quickly developing scene of esports. Along these lines, this is truly going to be the time of a lot of chances for the ones who are intending to put resources into esports.
Everyone will be entertained
Esports has the ability to take close by the rising excitement of the crowd. Esports isn’t just about the experts who win a great many dollars in opposition however even to the beginners who are taking a make a plunge in this brilliant universe of esports. As is the solid energy the esports watchers who take ordinary subsequent meet-ups on matches and occasions in this manner adding to the viewership.
From beginners to experts, card sharks, watchers, esports will engage all the lives. The developing portable network of esports players has additionally crossed the records. Portable esports have likewise become principally a significant piece of esports.
An investigation shows that around 70-80 % viewership of esports is coming from men, and there is still an extension for the ladies to enter the ever-developing industry. The esports network will develop this year at a quick rate. The developing number of online esports devotees and players worldwide will surpass the previous numbers in the coming years. With in-game live talk alternatives, brand influencers, gatherings, and numerous different choices will lead gamers to join an ever-increasing number of conversations prompting a bigger gathering of network individuals.
Different online media stages and discussions, for example, Reddit are making client drawing in substance to interface players from over the world. These people group will prepare for new gaming encounters making esports more intelligent and engaging the esports players and lovers.
As per Echarts, Arena of Valor is the most popular esports game on versatile played worldwide in the year 2019 followed by PUBG Mobile. The headway in versatile innovation will prompt more number of esports lovers. Newzoo reports that Mobile esports produced 50 million live viewership hours from Sept to Nov 2019—around multiple times more than a similar period in 2018.
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Drills 20.33 m of 2.47 g/t Au at Adumbi
TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Loncor Resources Inc. (“Loncor” or the “Company“) (TSX: “LN”; OTCQX: “LONCF”; FSE: “LO51”) is pleased to announce that the first core hole of a 7,000 metre drilling program at its Adumbi deposit has intersected multiple gold sections including 20.33 metres grading 2.47 g/t gold (including 4.8 metres grading 5.40 g/t Au), 7.33 metres grading 5.80 g/t Au and 20.77 metres grading 1.72 g/t Au, on its 84.68% owned Imbo Project in the eastern part of the Ngayu greenstone belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see Figure 1).
Mineralized sections are summarised in the table below:
Borehole Number
From (m)
To (m)
Intersected Width (m)
Grade (g/t) Au
LADD001
202.58
223.35
20.77
1.72
LADD001
231.27
237.17
5.90
1.89
LADD001
251.27
258.60
7.33
5.80
LADD001
295.25
298.70
3.45
2.10
LADD001
301.62
321.95
20.33
2.47
LADD001
Incl. 317.11
321.95
4.80
5.40
Borehole LADD001 had an inclination of minus 65 degrees and azimuth of 220 degrees at the start of hole and regular measurements of inclination and azimuth were taken at 30 metre intervals down the hole. All core was orientated and it is estimated that the true widths of the mineralised sections are 82% of the intersected width. All intercepted grades are uncut.
The gold mineralization at Adumbi is associated with a thick package (up to 130 metres) of interbedded banded ironstone and quartz carbonate and chlorite schist with higher grade sections being found in a strongly altered siliceous unit termed “Replaced Rock” (RP) where structural deformation and alteration has completely destroyed the primary host lithological fabric. Disseminated sulphide assemblages include pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite which can attain up to 20% of the total rock in places.
The objective of the 7,000 metre drilling program is to outline additional mineral resources to the current 2.5 million ounces on Loncor’s 84.68%-owned Imbo Project which contains the Adumbi, Kitenge and Manzako deposits (inferred mineral resources of 30.65 million tonnes grading 2.54 g/t Au). At the Adumbi deposit where there is a current inferred resource of 2.19 million ounces of gold (28.97 million tonnes grading 2.35 g/t Au), drilling is targeting mineralized zones within the US$1,500 open pit shell where closer spaced holes such as LADD001 are required to delineate additional mineral resources. Drilling will also focus on outlining mineral resources below the pit shell where the gold mineralization remains open at depth over a strike length of over 600 metres.
In addition to core hole LADD001, LADD003 has now been completed to the southeast of LADD001 and within the open pit shell and will be submitted for assay. Deeper holes LADD004 and LADD005 are currently being drilled to intercept the downdip/down plunge mineralized zone below the open pit (see Figure 2 – Longitudinal Section of the Adumbi Deposit). Hole LADD004 is targeting mineralization 150 metres below previous hole S53 drilled in 2017 which intersected 23.5 metres grading 6.08 g/t Au and 9.37 metres grading 3.70 g/t at the base of the open pit shell.
Commenting on these drilling results, Loncor President Peter Cowley said: “We are encouraged by the results of this first hole of our 7,000 metre drilling program at Adumbi where we are targeting a significant increase of resources, both within and below the open pit shell. Exploration is also ongoing on new targets along the 14 kilometre long mineralized trend on the Imbo permit in order to generate additional drill targets. If we achieve our objectives, the next step will be a Preliminary Economic Assessment to illustrate the positive economic potential that we believe is contained within Adumbi and the neighbouring deposits and other targets within the Imbo exploitation permit.”
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Drill cores for assaying were taken at a maximum of one-metre intervals and were cut with a diamond saw, with one-half of the core placed in sealed bags by Company geologists and sent to the Company’s on-site sample preparation facility. The core samples were then crushed down to 80% passing minus 2 mm and split with one half of the sample up to 1.5 kg pulverized down to 90% passing 75 microns. Approximately 150 grams of the pulverized sample was then sent to the SGS Laboratory in Mwanza, Tanzania (independent of the Company). Gold analyses were carried out on 50g aliquots by fire assay. In addition, check assays were also carried out by the screen fire assay method to verify high-grade sample assays obtained initially by fire assay. As part of the Company’s QA/QC procedures, internationally recognized standards, blanks and duplicates were inserted into the sample batches prior to submitting to SGS Laboratory.
Qualified Person Peter N. Cowley, who is President of Loncor and a “qualified person” as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this press release.
Technical Reports Additional information with respect to the Company’s Imbo Project (which includes the Adumbi deposit) is contained in the technical report of Minecon Resources and Services Limited dated April 17, 2020 and entitled “Independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Imbo Project, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo”. A copy of the said report can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Additional information with respect to the Company’s Makapela Project, and certain other properties of the Company in the Ngayu gold belt, is contained in the technical report of Venmyn Rand (Pty) Ltd dated May 29, 2012 and entitled “Updated National Instrument 43-101 Independent Technical Report on the Ngayu Gold Project, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo”. A copy of the said report can be obtained from SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
About Loncor Resources Inc. Loncor is a Canadian gold exploration company focussed on the Ngayu Greenstone Belt in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”). The Loncor team has over two decades of experience of operating in the DRC. Ngayu has numerous positive indicators based on the geology, artisanal activity, encouraging drill results and an existing gold resource base. The area is 220 kilometres southwest of the Kibali gold mine, which is operated by Barrick Gold (TSX: “ABX”; NYSE: “GOLD”). In 2019, Kibali produced record gold production of 814,000 ounces at “all-in sustaining costs” of US$693/oz. Barrick has highlighted the Ngayu Greenstone Belt as an area of particular exploration interest and is moving towards earning 65% of any discovery in approximately 2,000 km2 of Loncor ground in the Ngayu Greenstone Belt that they are exploring. As per the joint venture agreements entered between Loncor and Barrick, Barrick manages and funds exploration on the said ground until the completion of a pre-feasibility study on any gold discovery meeting the investment criteria of Barrick. In a recent announcement Barrick highlighted six prospective drill targets and have commenced confirmation drilling in 2020. Subject to the DRC’s free carried interest requirements, Barrick would earn 65% of any discovery with Loncor holding the balance of 35%. Loncor will be required, from that point forward, to fund its pro-rata share in respect of the discovery in order to maintain its 35% interest or be diluted.
In addition to the Barrick joint ventures, certain parcels of land within the Ngayu Belt surrounding and including the Adumbi and Makapela deposits have been retained by Loncor and do not form part of any of the joint ventures with Barrick. Barrick has certain pre-emptive rights over the Makapela deposit. Adumbi and two neighbouring deposits hold an inferred mineral resource of 2.5 million ounces of gold (30.65 million tonnes grading 2.54 g/t Au), with 84.68% of this resource being attributable to Loncor via its 84.68% interest in the project. Loncor’s Makapela deposit (which is 100%-owned by Loncor) has an indicated mineral resource of 614,200 ounces of gold (2.20 million tonnes grading 8.66 g/t Au) and an inferred mineral resource of 549,600 ounces of gold (3.22 million tonnes grading 5.30 g/t Au).
Resolute Mining Limited (ASX/LSE: “RSG”) owns 26% of the outstanding shares of Loncor and holds a pre-emptive right to maintain its pro rata equity ownership interest in Loncor following the completion by Loncor of any proposed equity offering.
Additional information with respect to Loncor and its projects can be found on Loncor’s website at www.loncor.com.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT, BVL:DNT) (“Candente Copper”, “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an Assignment Agreement (“AA”) with Forte Copper Corp. (“Forte Copper”), on the Don Gregorio copper-gold porphyry project.
The Company entered into an Option Agreement on the Don Gregorio project with Forte Copper (previously known as Plan B Minerals) in 2017. The recently signed Assignment Agreement allows Forte Copper to move ahead with applications for drilling permits.
Under the Assignment and Option Agreements Forte Copper has the right to earn a 60% interest in the Don Gregorio property by completing the following terms:
Making payments of US$500,000 to Candente; and
Drilling 10,000 metres within three years of receiving drilling permits of which 5,000 metres must be drilled within two years; Forte Copper may pay $100/metre cash in lieu of metres not drilled.
The Assignment Agreement is for 5 years such that if the 10,000 metres have not been drilled (including cash paid in lieu), then the property must be returned to Candente Copper Corp.
To date, the Company has received payments totalling: US$100,000 and reimbursements for fees for annual mineral rights totalling US$41,540.
Candente Copper acquired the Don Gregorio from the Peruvian government in a competitive auction in 2008. Don Gregorio covers a mineralized (copper-gold) porphyry system, that occurs within the same geological trend as Yanacocha, Cerro Corona and Cañariaco.
Don Gregorio (previously referred to as La Huaca) was discovered by Ingemmet (Peruvian government geological survey) in 1974 during a regional exploration program. In 1977, 8 holes were drilled to a maximum of 107 metres (“m”) and intersected o.22 to o.56% Cu over 15m to 100m, averaging 50m and bottoming in mineralization. These holes were not analysed for gold.
In 1992, a Newmont Buenaventura Joint Venture (“JV”) discovered a gold (“Au”) zone in surface samples covering 200m by 700m coincident with copper (“Cu”) previously delineated in a north-northwesterly trending zone. In 1995, the Newmont-Buenaventura JV drilled 4 holes in 800m. These 4 holes were also mineralized to final depths.
The 12 holes totalling 1,642m drilled to date indicate copper and gold mineralization occurs over a minimum of 400m vertically from 2,600 to 2,200 metres in elevation.
Mineral intercepts in the historic drilling include 153.3m of 0.394 percent (“%”) Cu & 0.18 grams per tonne (“g/t “) Au.
Surface samples collected to date include assays of:
20m of 1.23% Cu and 0.26 g/t Au
9m at 1.13% Cu and 0.90 g/t Au
3m at 1.36% Cu and 0.84 g/t Au
About Candente Copper Candente Copper is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The Company is currently focused on its 100% owned Cañariaco project, which includes the Feasibility stage Cañariaco Norte deposit as well as the Cañariaco Sur deposit and Quebrada Verde prospect, located within the western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes in the Department of Lambayeque in Northern Peru.
About Forte Copper Forte Copper is a private company that announced a go public RTO transaction with Collingwood Resources on August 18, 2020. Through its wholly owned Peruvian subsidiaries, Forte either owns, controls or, has an option to control three prospective gold and copper exploration projects in Peru. Forte Copper’s business strategy is focused on exploration target development, testing and resolution, and resource development within prominent and under-explored copper and gold regions of Peru.
Joanne C. Freeze, P.Geo., CEO, is the Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the projects discussed above. She has reviewed and approved the contents of this release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Candente Copper relies upon litigation protection for forward-looking statements.
On behalf of the Board of Candente Copper Corp.
“Joanne C. Freeze” P.Geo. President, CEO and Director ___________________________________ For further information please contact:
“Interest in Loop’s integrated contactless platform by NCAA Division I conferences, schools, and now events have been significant over the past couple of months as they desperately search for best of breed solutions that will allow them to safely restart operations and generate revenue. Being selected for the Vegas bubble is more validation and another major opportunity for Loop to showcase our contactless capabilities on a large-scale project with a global audience. With this agreement, it is fair to say that Loop continues to be the leader in live venue contactless technology.”
Fast forward to today and investors get a chance to see Anson on the floor of T-Mobile Arena answering shareholder questions and providing them with further insight into where the Company is going with its integrated contactless platform …. and he does it all while avoiding getting dunked on by the Washington Huskies Women’s Basketball Team who were practicing at the exact same time 🙂
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The Top 5 Industries That Will Benefit the Most From Augmented Reality
Augmented reality and virtual reality get most of their fame from the videogame industry, but the more practical uses are becoming more and more utilized across almost every major industry in the United States. Virtual reality is a complete sensical change from an individual’s given surrounding, and generally involves putting on some kind of encompassing headgear that shuts out what is actually around the users. Augmented reality, on the other hand, utilizes technology created to interact with reality, “augmenting” what is actually already there. One of the simplest examples would be a photo filter on your phone that adds sunglasses to whomever you’re taking a picture of. This article will take a look at 5 industries that can (or are already) benefit from evolutions in Augmented Reality (AR).
Construction
Augmented reality in construction can serve a number of purposes, with two of the most important being in safety and saving money. The U.S. construction business generates more than $1.2 trillion every year, and employs more than 7 million Americans. With that many players in the game, even pennies saved here and there can add up quickly. Recent trends, mainly caused by regulation and availability from the public sector, have shown lacks of productivity in the construction industry caused by poor design, poor management, and lacks in development.
AR models can help identify design issues before building starts, saving time and money, and can also help during construction, showing precise directions regarding certain installations and trades. AR is also being heavily utilized in training, and the construction sector is following suit.
Rehabilitation
The uses for AR in healthcare are aplenty, and growing by the day; however, most uses are still in a “clinical trials” phase to determine what is working and what is not. When it comes to rehab, though, AR is already a proven means of increasing therapy outputs. For PTSD, in particular, augmented reality programs can help patients take very small “doses” of whatever causes their trauma in an attempt to slowly ween them off the fear. For soldiers, this can mean subtly adapting to loud noises in a controlled environment until those noises and interruptions no longer act as triggers for past traumatic experiences.
Nursing
For nursing, training is a part of the weekly grind. From cultural diversity training to new procedures, nurses are permanently learning, and AR is giving them a chance to do so in a much more effective manner. Smart glasses are a new technology that allow nurses to work on a patient while having information about the procedure appear, literally, right in front of their eyes on a glass screen that is something out of a James Bond film. This AR training also allows for nurses to get more experience without actually working on a sick individual.
Education
As a whole, the education sector serves to benefit greatly from AR as well. For trade schools, the possibilities are almost endless, but even general, every day education is enacting some forms of augmented reality into their curriculums. There are many AR apps being tailored for education, and as long as schools can provide equal means of utilizing these technologies among all students, the interactive aspects are expected to help students stay focused, as well.
Video Games
Of course, video games are still the industry that most of us first saw AR in action, with the Pokemon Go’s of the world, and the industry certainly isn’t shying away from AR now that it’s becoming popular in other sectors of business. Global augmented reality is the “new future” and allows gamers to, literally, see things that only exist digitally, all across the actual world we live in and breath on every day.
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Cardston, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – November 27, 2020) – American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) (the “Company” or “American Creek”) – announces that with respect to its annual general and special meeting (the “Meeting“) of shareholders (“Shareholders“) scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Company is encouraging Shareholders and proxyholders not to attend the Meeting in person, particularly if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
In order to comply with the Orders of the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer currently in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to the additional directives of the Provincial and Federal governments and health authorities, the Meeting will not be open to the public. Access to the Meeting will be limited to essential personnel and registered Shareholders and proxyholders entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting. There will be strict limitations on the number of persons permitted entry to the Meeting in order to ensure adherence to social distancing requirements. It will also be mandatory for all persons in attendance at the Meeting to wear a face mask/covering.
In order to minimize group sizes and respect social distancing regulations, all Shareholders are urged to vote on the matters before the Meeting by proxy which can be submitted electronically, by mail, or by phone as further described in the Company’s management information circular dated October 29, 2020, by no later than 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on December 1, 2020.
Given the current exceptional circumstances and the requirement to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic risks, there will be no management presentation at the Meeting, nor will there be a question and answer session with management.
As the situation regarding COVID-19 is rapidly evolving, the Company reserves the right to implement additional precautionary measures related to the Meeting if deemed appropriate.
The Company thanks its valued Shareholders and apologizes for any inconvenience caused as a result of the precautionary safety measures taken in respect of the Meeting.
About American Creek
American Creek holds a strong portfolio of gold and silver properties in British Columbia.
Two of those properties are located in the prolific “Golden Triangle”; the Treaty Creek joint venture project with Tudor (Walter Storm) as well as the 100% owned past producing Dunwell Mine.
The Company also holds the Gold Hill, Austruck-Bonanza, Ample Goldmax, Silver Side, and Glitter King properties located in other prospective areas of the province.
For further information please contact Kelvin Burton at: Phone: 403 752-4040 or Email: [email protected]. Information relating to the Corporation is available on its website at www.americancreek.com
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This news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the Company’s management discussion and analysis filed with applicable Canadian securities regulators, which can be found under the Company’s profile on www.sedar.com. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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AI to Boost Military Info-Tech Market
Pentagon spending on artificial intelligence is expected to grow faster than the overall defense information-technology market, according to one analyst.
Eighteen contracts with a total value of $489 million were awarded by the Defense Department in 2019 for AI products and services, noted Brad Curran, industry principal for aerospace, defense and security at Frost & Sullivan.
While military spending on IT is projected to increase about 2 percent in 2021, artificial intelligence is projected to do better within that portfolio over the short-, medium- and long-term, he said during a recent webinar.
The Pentagon established the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center in 2018, and each of the services and many other organizations within the Defense Department are also doing their own work with the technology, he noted.
“The contracts to assist analysts and to assist human understanding, to be able to take large amounts of data and do predictive analytics is very important to DoD for logistics, for maintenance, for intelligence, for communications, to be able to make the best possible use of the crowded frequency spectrum,” he said. “Many different areas are using artificial intelligence more and more within DoD.”
Contract trends include computer vision engineering to improve network performance, and containerized and deployable machine learning systems, according to his presentation slides.
The market represents an opening for commercial firms, he noted. However, they might not always be able to sell commercial-off-the-shelf systems.
“Firms that provide artificial intelligence software and services … have to be flexible enough to modify their products to be able to work within and for a larger systems integrator or in contracting directly with DoD, to make sure that they are able to bring operational advantages,” he said. “They may have to modify it a bit and make sure that they’re meeting DoD operational needs.”
In addition to bidding on contracts directly, commercial companies can get their foot in the door of the military acquisition enterprise by working with large systems integrators, he noted.
“They’re always looking for subcontractors,” Curran said. “It’s a great way to break into the DoD market by partnering with established DoD network providers.”
