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SMX and The Age Of Parity: Why Verified Recycled Plastic May Become the Price Stabilizer Modern Life Needs

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / Plastic was once treated as the cheapest material in the world. That assumption is breaking.

SMX and the Age of Parity: Recycled Plastic is Becoming the New Cost-Control Infrastructure

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / For years, recycled plastic was treated as a corporate virtue signal. A sustainability pledge. A packaging footnote. A way for companies to show they cared.

SMX and The Age of Parity: Why Verified Recycled Plastic May Become The Material Safeguard Modern Life Needs

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / The world has spent decades treating plastic as cheap, endless, and disposable.

SMX and The Age of Parity: Why Recycled Plastic Is Moving From Green Promise to Economic Necessity

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / The old plastics economy was built on one assumption: virgin plastic would always be cheap.

New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. Announces Closing of $25 Million Offering of Common Shares

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:HOVR), an advanced aerospace company developing one of the first hybrid-electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering pursuant to a definitive agreement with the same institutional investors from its May 08, 2026 offering for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 9,960,160 Class A Ordinary Shares ("Common Shares") (or Common Share equivalents). The gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $25 million, before deducting offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fully fund the completion of the Cavorite X7 prototype and advance the program toward testing, certification and commercial production.

Collingwood Adopts Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Framework

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / Collingwood Resources Corporation (TSXV:COLL.P) (the "Company") announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 - Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers ("CBO 51-933") and will transition to a semi-annual financial reporting framework ("SAR").

Crump Life Insurance Services Names Carol Rando Head of Tellus Brokerage Connections

Industry veteran to lead Tellus platform as Crump continues to invest in its brokerage distribution capabilities

TGI & WiKey Partner on Zero-Knowledge Identity for Sovereign AI Logistics Platform

Integrating cryptographic identity to secure autonomous trade and compute across the Eurasian Middle Corridor

Ecrypt Inc. Named Finalist in the 2026 U.S. Customer Experience Awards

Live Online Finals Competition Will Determine Winners on June 16th, with the Awards Ceremony on July 14th

HELIAUS Gov Wins 2026 GOVIES Award for AI-Powered Security Workforce Management Platform

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / Allied Universal®,  the world's leading security and facility services company, today announced that its HELIAUS® Gov product has won the 2026 GOVIES Government Security Award in the AI-Powered Security Workforce Management Platform category. The GOVIES, presented by Security Today magazine, recognize cutting-edge technologies that improve government security operations.

Impala Launches Sector-Focused Philanthropy Hubs, Giving Non Profits and Funders Unprecedented Access to Sector Data

Platform now powers data Hubs across six regions and causes, including newly launched Connecticut and New Jersey initiatives, highlighting a growing demand for shared, targeted intelligence across philanthropy

Media Alert: SMX Featured in Forbes, Miami Herald, Time, Rolling Stone and Other Major Media

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX)(NASDAQ:SMXWW) has recently been featured in Forbes, Miami Herald, TIME, Rolling Stone and other media as attention builds around a new materials reality: recycled plastic is no longer the backup plan. It is becoming the answer. In what SMX calls the Age of Parity, recycled plastic moves from environmental gesture to economic infrastructure - a way to sustain modern life as oil volatility, tariffs, plastic taxes, supply-chain shocks, inflation, and rising input costs pressure everything from packaging and food protection to medicine, electronics, textiles, transportation, and consumer goods. SMX technology and capabilities provide the answer, as detailed in these recent articles:

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Tehran on Tuesday accused Washington of breaching their ceasefire and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes, while Israeli bombardment in Lebanon left dozens dead, threatening an increasingly fragile truce there.

Oil back at $100 as US strikes douse Iran war hopes

Oil prices rebounded back to $100 on Tuesday while stock markets were mixed and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

As IPO nears, arms maker KNDS reports booming profits

Franco-German tank and weapons maker KNDS reported booming earnings Tuesday as it gears up to launch the latest initial public offering in the fast-growing defence sector.

BP ousts chairman over 'serious' governance concerns

British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman on Tuesday after less than one year in the role, citing "serious concerns" about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company.

Fish-eating cormorant lands in EU's crosshairs

The great cormorant bird is eating too much fish for the liking of a group of EU nations that on Tuesday called for a cull.

Oil rebounds, stocks drop as US strikes douse Iran war hopes

Oil prices rebounded slightly on Tuesday while stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar firmed after US military strikes on Iran deflated hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

MEXC Deploys 1,000 BTC to Strategic Reserves in March–April Security Report

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its March–April bimonthly security report, including the strategic deployment of 1,000 BTC to its treasury reserves to strengthen user protection. Alongside this massive capital injection, the exchange continues to scale its compliance architecture to neutralize evolving market threats.Intercepted 26,897 Accounts Linked to Organized Risk ActivitiesDuring this 60-day period, MEXC's security infrastructure intercepted and restricted 26,897 accounts tied to coordinated fraud—an 18.9% increase from the previous reporting cycle. Threat intelligence engines mapped 6,903 malicious syndicates (up 33.6%), with the heaviest concentrations emerging from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Indonesia, tracking 3,567 and 1,524 threat clusters, respectively. All identified entities were subjected to immediate platform-wide bans to secure ecosystem liquidity and protect user capital.Deploying On-Chain Intelligence to Immobilize Compromised FundsBy syndicating threat-linked wallet data with major industry partners, MEXC actively maps and disrupts illicit capital flows tied to theft and fraud, preemptively restricting assets before secondary transfers can happen. From March to April, the platform processed 254 cross-platform intelligence requests, including 50 law enforcement freeze mandates. Through this collaborative infrastructure, the exchange directly immobilized 17,084,031 USDT across 47 active threat cases—23 of which were executed via direct law enforcement intervention. All intelligence broadcasting and subsequent asset freezes were conducted in strict adherence to multi-jurisdictional laws, ensuring rapid response efficiency while maintaining absolute regulatory compliance.Restoring Misdirected Capital: 863,127 USDT Recovered Across 819 IncidentsBetween March and April, MEXC manually processed 819 erroneous deposit cases, recovering assets equivalent to 863,127 USDT. Each case underwent rigorous manual review, on-chain verification, and cross-chain tracking procedures to guarantee the precise and secure restitution of user capital.

Ferrari unveils 'Luce', its first fully electric car, in a tough market

Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric model, the Luce, belatedly joining rivals like Porsche and Lamborghini to offer clean-energy driving thrills.

US strikes fuel concern over Iran deal talks

US forces launched overnight strikes on missile sites in southern Iran and boats they said were trying to lay mines in Gulf waters, sending oil prices higher Tuesday and fuelling tension as diplomats sought a deal to end the war.

Asia stocks fall, oil prices diverge on US-Iran deal uncertainty

Asian stocks fell and crude prices diverged on Tuesday after fresh US strikes on Iran deflated optimism that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was imminent.

Asia stocks fall, oil prices mixed on US-Iran deal uncertainty

Asian stocks fell and crude prices were mixed on Tuesday after fresh US strikes on Iran deflated optimism that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was imminent.

Au so chic: Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century

The Paris Mint said Tuesday that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first since it quit making Napoleons and Louis a century ago.

Starbucks Korea reveals series of mishaps leading to 'Tank Day' campaign

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and historical sensitivity".

Asia stocks, oil prices mixed on US-Iran deal uncertainty

Asian stocks and oil futures were mixed on Tuesday after fresh US strikes on Iran threatened fragile negotiations to reopen the Hormuz strait.

Son of Libya's Haftar vows to make up for 'lost years' under Gaddafi

Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what he called a push to make up for more than 40 "lost years" under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

Cleaning the chakras of Ecuador's cats and dogs

Is your pooch feeling peevish? Too much negative energy?

Chile's once-dirty Mapocho river enjoys new lease on life

Some 1,000 people jogged along the banks of the Mapocho River in Santiago one Sunday afternoon, an activity that would have been unthinkable a few years ago due to its heavily polluted waters.

Western Investment Company Reports First Quarter 2026 Results and Announces Executive Personnel Changes

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (TSXV:WI) ("Western" or the "Corporation") today reported its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The interim consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis have been filed on SEDAR+. Unless otherwise indicated, financial figures are expressed in Canadian dollars and comparisons are to the prior period ended March 31, 2025.

Join Clinch Resources' Exclusive Live Investor Webinar and Q&A Session on May 28

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / RedChip Companies will host an investor webinar on May 28, 2026, at 4:15 p.m. ET with Clinch Resources Ltd. (TSX:CLCH), a metallurgical coal ("met coal") producer with mining assets in West Virginia.

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