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NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 19, 2025 / Abilities Independent Community, INC (AIC) today announced the formal launch of its pioneering initiative to establish a model community dedicated to fostering independence for adults with disabilities and integrating them with supportive 55+ seniors. The organization seeks to fundamentally reimagine community-based living, shifting the paradigm from institutional care to intergenerational empowerment.

AIC’s vision addresses a critical national and global need. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 billion adults worldwide live with some form of disability, often facing profound disparities, particularly the inability to live independently. AIC directly confronts this issue by developing a comprehensive program centered on practical life skills training, accessible housing support, and opportunities for social and professional engagement.

“We are building more than just housing; we are constructing a sanctuary of self-reliance,” said an AIC spokesperson. “Our approach is holistic: residents learn everything from A to Z-how to cook, manage finances, and navigate investment strategies. We are providing the essential tools necessary to move past one’s comfort zone and achieve the next level of life.”

A Historical Echo of Community

The foundation of AIC’s model-mutually supportive intergenerational living-echoes historical communal movements in American history. In the early 20th century, particularly during the Progressive Era, figures like Jane Addams championed the settlement house movement, most notably Hull House in Chicago. These houses were intended to address systemic urban poverty by bringing middle-class volunteers and professionals to live alongside, and learn from, impoverished immigrant communities. The goal was integration and mutual uplift, not merely charity.

Like Hull House, AIC rejects the notion of segregation. By intentionally including seniors aged 55 and older into the housing program, the community fosters a reciprocal relationship. Seniors gain affordable, respectful housing and the opportunity to contribute wisdom and companionship, while adults with disabilities benefit from their life experience and mentoring presence. This inclusion helps to mitigate the social isolation that frequently affects both groups.

“Our seniors are not just residents; they are indispensable mentors,” the spokesperson added. “They bring a wealth of practical knowledge that can’t be taught in a classroom. Their presence transforms a housing complex into a vibrant, functional family.”

AIC’s community is built on ethical and moral standards, aiming to be a beacon of positive change globally. The organization is currently focused on securing initial major funding and identifying a location for its flagship development, which will feature fully accessible residential units and dedicated centers for practical training and community events.

AIC is actively seeking applications from prospective residents, volunteers, and partners committed to supporting the path to independence for the country’s disabled and aging populations.

By Waa Say Editor-at-Large, Evrima Chicago

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Campaign Galvanizes Survivor, Teacher, and Youth Voices to Reinforce the Vital Importance of Gun Locking and Safety

MINNEAPOLIS, MN / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / Preston Spire, the independent, employee-owned, full-service creative agency founded on delivering Good Wins™, announced today its pro-bono partnership with Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, supporting the nonprofit through creative strategy, assets, and campaign execution. The campaign officially launched on September 18, to coincide with the new school year.

The collaboration centers around Project Lockdown, a campaign highlighting the staggering fact that two-thirds of school shootings are facilitated by kids accessing unsecured guns at home. Preston Spire was tasked with making safe and responsible gun storage impossible to ignore, developing activations such as a child-run “Gun Lock Stand”, designed to mimic a classic lemonade stand, showcasing through children’s eyes how simple the solution really is; the “Lock-a-Gun Now” initiative with one-click purchases available on Amazon, Lowe’s, and Walmart, as well as a series of compelling videos and social content. Collectively, these creative initiatives and assets drive home a simple but urgent message: responsibly stored and locked guns mean safer schools and safer communities.

“Great creativity should inspire people and elicit behavioral change that supports critical issues to our country today,” said Brett Essman, Creative Director at Preston Spire. “With Project Lockdown, we wanted to create a platform where the voices of teachers and kids, who are on the frontlines of the gun violence epidemic, could be heard. This work is deeply aligned with our purpose as an agency: to promote Good Wins that contribute to the betterment of society.”

Teachers Unify connects teachers who have been impacted by or fear gun violence; provides resources and support for navigating its effects; and elevates educators’ voices to influence legislation, local and district practices, culture change, and shape the narrative around gun safety. By pairing their mission with Preston Spire’s creative contributions, Teacher’s Unify is raising its awareness nationwide while also giving responsible gun owners tangible ways to help prevent school shootings and community violence.

“As a survivor of the Sandy Hook tragedy and a teacher for over 30 years, I know the toll of gun violence in classrooms firsthand,” said Abbey Clements, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. “Preston Spire’s team has given our mission a powerful platform to reach all critical stakeholders with urgency and hope.”

For more information, visit ProjectLockdown.org

About Preston Spire

Preston Spire is an independent, employee-owned, full-service creative agency that supercharges the good in brands so they positively grow. We believe every brand has untapped potential that, when activated, creates an electric transformation in marketing performance. With a consistent track record of helping regional and emerging brands achieve previously unreached levels of success. Named AdAge Best Place to work the past two years and Midwest Small Agency of the Year, Preston Spire exists to give our clients the market-changing power of Good Wins™.

About Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence is a grassroots movement of educators, school staff, and supporters across America who are raising their voices to demand safety from gun violence in our schools and communities. Founded by three public school teachers and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) members, two of whom survived our country’s worst school shootings in Newtown and Parkland. With over 75 years of teaching experience among them, the founders intend Teachers Unify to fill a gap in the national dialogue around gun violence that has too long excluded teachers.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / The strength of a nation is measured not only by its military or its economy but by the resilience of its infrastructure. Airports, hospitals, data centers, energy grids, defense facilities, and high-rise buildings are the quiet backbone of modern life, and when they fail, the consequences ripple far beyond the site of the accident. A single fire in a data center can cripple financial systems. A faulty panel in a hospital can put patients at risk. A misrepresented cladding in a high-rise can ignite tragedy on a scale that scars a generation. All of that sends a common and urgent message: National security is not just about borders; it’s about materials.

For decades, the materials that shape infrastructure have been wrapped in layers of promises. A certificate says they contain recycled content. A datasheet insists they are fire-resistant. Regulators nod, insurers underwrite, and contractors install, all with the assumption that these claims are accurate. Yet history tells a different story. Recycling targets are overstated, safety claims are exaggerated, and enforcement comes only after disaster has already struck. The Grenfell Tower fire in London was the most visible of these failures, but it is far from the only one. The truth is simple: without proof at the molecular level, infrastructure is built on trust that cannot be trusted.

SMX (NASDAQ: SMX) is rewriting this equation. By embedding molecular markers into materials and valuing them through their Plastic Cycle Token (PCT), the company makes safety and sustainability inseparable from the products themselves. A single scan can confirm that recycled plastics are genuine and that flame retardants are present and effective. That includes the hardest-to-detect materials – the “ghost plastics” like carbon black and flame-retardant compounds that slip past traditional scanners and usually end up in the plastics graveyard.

Shining A Light On “Ghost Plastics”

For infrastructure, this is not a nice-to-have. It is a necessity. It means airports can be built with verified fire-resistant panels, hospitals can be equipped with certified safe and sustainable materials, and defense facilities can operate without the hidden risk of non-compliant supply chains. Proof becomes part of the infrastructure itself, available whenever and wherever it is needed.

Singapore has already embraced this vision. Through its partnership with A*STAR, SMX has launched the world’s first national plastics passport, creating a system where recycling claims are enforceable across the entire economy. Europe is moving in the same direction, where SMX and REDWAVE have brought molecular verification onto factory floors, turning industrial sorting into a continuous act of compliance. These programs demonstrate that proof is not theoretical. It is scalable, enforceable, and practical at the level of nations and industries.

Now, SMX is extending this capability into flame retardants with the North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA), and that takes the story directly into the realm of national security. Fire safety is not an abstract regulatory box to be checked. It is the difference between infrastructure that can withstand disaster and infrastructure that becomes the disaster. By embedding proof of flame retardants into the same system that verifies recycling, SMX gives governments, contractors, and defense agencies a tool they have never had before. They can demand molecular evidence that materials meet the dual requirements of sustainability and safety.

Tapping Into Trillions in Infrastructure

For stakeholders, the implications are enormous. Critical infrastructure represents trillions of dollars in global spending, and every new project faces tighter regulations, higher insurance scrutiny, and rising public expectations. The ability to deliver materials that are not just claimed but proven safe and sustainable is a competitive advantage that will shape markets. Contractors will pay a premium for verified inputs to avoid liability. Insurers will lower costs for projects with proof embedded. Governments will set new standards that mandate verification because they can finally enforce it. SMX sits at the center of this transformation, not as a supplier of materials but as the infrastructure of trust that materials will depend on.

National security is about resilience, and resilience is built from the ground up. It is built from materials that can prove they are what they claim to be. With A*STAR showing how a nation can enforce recycling, REDWAVE proving how industry can scale verification, and NAFRA legitimizing flame-retardant claims across North America, SMX has created the first system where infrastructure can be both sustainable and safe by design. The molecules themselves carry the evidence, and the scan provides the certainty.

Old World Promises Yield to New World Molecular Proof

The old world of promises and paper compliance has already proven its weaknesses. The new world of molecular proof is what governments, insurers, and contractors have been waiting for. For consumers, it means peace of mind that their hospitals, airports, and schools are protected. For nations, it means infrastructure that strengthens security rather than undermines it. And for stakeholders, it means entry into a market where proof is not optional but foundational.

The future of national security will not be decided only by armies or budgets. It will be decided by the trustworthiness of the materials that hold societies together. SMX is building that trust one scan at a time, and in doing so, it is securing not only infrastructure but the future it lives on.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / For years, recycling has been built on promises. Promises that systems would scale, that quality would hold, that recycled materials could replace virgin ones without compromise. The truth has been harder. Sorting has remained clumsy, verification inconsistent, and many plastics have been left out of the loop entirely. That is why the latest milestone from SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) matters so much. The company has moved past promises and into proof.

On two consecutive days, SMX and its partner BT-Systems’ Competence Center REDWAVE demonstrated what may become the gold standard for plastic recycling. In front of the National Flame Retardant Association in Europe, they proved that plastics once thought too complex or too sensitive could be sorted, identified, and certified at high speed. It was not a theory, not a lab test, but a real-world demonstration of what the next era of recycling looks like.

The trials validated three problem areas that have haunted the recycling industry for decades. First, food-grade plastics, the holy grail of circular packaging. Everyone agrees they need to be recycled, yet separating them from non-food plastics at scale has always been unreliable. SMX’s molecular markers, paired with REDWAVE‘s high-speed detection systems, changed that. The demonstration showed food-grade plastics can now be reliably separated, verified, and reintroduced into supply chains with confidence. For packaging companies and regulators alike, that breakthrough unlocks a supply of recycled content that is safe, compliant, and cost-effective.

A Plastics Problem… Not Any More

Day two moved into even tougher territory: flame-retardant plastics and carbon black plastics. Flame retardants are essential for safety in electronics and automotive components, yet their very complexity makes them a nightmare for recyclers. Carbon black plastics, infused with pigment, have been nearly impossible to detect using conventional infrared and laser-based systems. Both categories have been stuck outside the recycling loop, treated as waste rather than resources. SMX’s molecular traceability changed that. For the first time, these materials were not just sorted, but certified in real time. The impossible problem suddenly became solvable.

What sets SMX apart is the way proof is built directly into the material. Sub-molecular markers create an invisible fingerprint that stays with the plastic for its entire lifecycle. That fingerprint links to a blockchain-backed digital passport, ensuring traceability from raw material through production, recycling, and reuse. Instead of paperwork or self-reporting, the proof is inseparable from the product. That is why regulators can trust it, companies can monetize it, and consumers can believe it.

Valuing The Whole Lot

This is also where the Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) ties the story together. Once a plastic is marked, detected, and verified, the proof is no longer just a technical achievement. It becomes financial. The PCT makes recycling a tradable, monetizable asset, turning waste into a commodity that can be priced and exchanged. Governments gain enforceable systems, companies gain balance sheet value, and investors gain an entirely new asset class. Recycling stops being a cost and becomes a market.

The demonstrations happening with A*STAR and NAFRA are not small details. These are influential institutions with the power to shape regional and global standards. By proving the system under their watch, SMX is positioning itself not just as an innovator but as the authority setting the rules for how recycling will work. It is a proof point with consequences that ripple far beyond a single factory floor.

For years, critics of recycling have pointed to stagnant rates and flawed systems as evidence the dream was oversold. With these trials, SMX has shown that the dream was not the problem. The system was. And now that system has been rewritten.

SMX has entered its proof phase. Food-grade plastics can be separated and certified. Flame-retardant and carbon black plastics can be traced and reused. The Plastic Cycle Token can turn that proof into value. And the institutions that matter have seen it with their own eyes. Recycling has lived too long on promises. SMX just showed the world what proof looks like.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

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Dark Arts Limited CEO: Local, no-retention software is now the standard for financial services

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / As AI-powered cyber threats continue to escalate in 2025, financial services firms are facing unprecedented risks tied to third-party software providers. Andrew Stanford, CEO of Dark Arts Limited, today highlighted why his firm now recommends Iron Software’s IronPDF for document processing in sensitive client projects-citing its no-retained-data model as a critical differentiator from cloud-based or AI-integrated solutions.

“For APAC banks, the real risk isn’t just hackers-it’s regulators. A breach or mishandled dataset can mean millions in fines,” said Cameron Rimington, CEO of Iron Software.

That risk is not hypothetical. In August 2025, Australia’s privacy regulator filed a landmark lawsuit against Optus over a 2022 data breach impacting 9.5 million customers, with potential fines reaching A$2.2 million per individual record.

Cyber threats are also surging globally. In 2024, banks worldwide bore average data breach costs of US $6.08 million per incident, and between 2020-2024, financial institutions lost around US $2.5 billion to cyberattacks.

Why Local Data Processing Matters in 2025

Stanford emphasized how AI has shifted the cyber threat landscape:

“In the past, script-kiddies needed coding skills. Now AI lowers that barrier-anyone can launch sophisticated attacks. One overlooked software can cascade risk across entire systems.”

Unlike cloud-dependent competitors, IronPDF processes documents entirely on-premises, whether through HTML-to-PDF conversion, generating reports, or enabling developers to create and edit PDFs securely inside enterprise applications. In highly regulated sectors, this data sovereignty-first model is rapidly becoming essential.

Practical Security in High-Stakes Environments

Dark Arts Limited secures core finance platforms, modernizes loan systems, and performs code-level audits for credit bureaus and other high-risk clients. Stanford noted:

“We’ve seen clients burned by tools that quietly send data off for AI ‘enhancements’ or require cloud connectivity to function. IronPDF takes the opposite approach: all .NET PDF operations, including creation and editing, stay fully within customer systems.”

Rimington adds:

“Observations about AI lowering the barrier for cyber attackers perfectly illustrates why enterprises can’t afford software that transmits data externally. Every external connection is now a potential AI-enhanced attack vector. Our zero-retention architecture eliminates that entire category of risk.”

Momentum Toward Zero-Retention Software

IronPDF’s adoption reflects a broader industry shift. While giants like Google and Microsoft are now offering air-gapped deployment options, Iron Software built its suite on this principle from the start.

Stanford contrasted IronPDF with other PDF libraries like Apryse, Aspose, and Syncfusion-acknowledging their power but pointing out their complexity and potential risks in sensitive environments. By contrast, IronPDF delivers the same developer functionality-HTML-to-PDF conversion, PDF creation, and PDF editing in C#/.NET-without ever transmitting customer data.

Looking Ahead: The Zero-Trust Era

As APAC financial institutions brace for stricter data sovereignty laws expected in Q4 2025, the message from cybersecurity experts is clear: the era of trusting third-party data handling is over.

For Iron Software, this shift represents validation of a decade-long bet on local-first architecture. The company reports a 340% increase in enterprise inquiries from APAC financial institutions in 2025 alone.

“When a single mishandled PDF can trigger a A$2.2 million fine, the math is simple,” Rimington notes. “Every byte that leaves your premises is a liability. Every byte that stays is under your control.”

Rimington sees the current regulatory environment as just the beginning: “Australia’s Optus case is sending shockwaves through boardrooms. We’re fielding calls from CTOs who are auditing every single piece of software in their stack, asking ‘Does this phone home?’ The answer better be no.”

The Iron Software CEO predicts a fundamental restructuring of enterprise software procurement: “In 2020, companies asked for SOC 2 compliance. In 2023, they wanted AI features. In 2025, they’re demanding air-gapped capability. By 2026, I expect zero-retention architecture will be table stakes for any software touching financial data.”

As one senior risk officer at a major Australian bank recently told Dark Arts during an audit: “We used to worry about hackers getting in. Now we worry about our own software sending data out.”

In 2025, that worry has a solution-and increasingly, only one acceptable answer.

About Iron Software

Iron Software is a leading developer of enterprise-grade document processing and data handling libraries for .NET and C# applications. Founded on the principle that sensitive data should never leave customer environments, Iron Software has built a comprehensive suite of tools-including IronPDF, IronOCR, IronXL, and IronBarcode-that operate entirely on-premises with zero data retention.

The company specializes in providing secure, high-performance document processing solutions for regulated industries, including financial services, healthcare, government, and enterprise organizations where data sovereignty is critical. Iron Software’s flagship product, IronPDF, enables developers to create, edit, and convert PDF documents within their own infrastructure, eliminating the security risks associated with cloud-dependent alternatives.

With over a decade of experience serving Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, Iron Software has established itself as a trusted partner for organizations that cannot compromise on data security.

About Dark Arts Limited

Dark Arts Limited is a New Zealand-based cybersecurity consultancy specializing in financial system rescue, modernization, and security remediation across APAC. The firm helps financial services organizations transform critical platforms into secure, resilient systems that meet modern cyber- and regulatory challenges.

Citations

• Australia’s Optus lawsuit: 9.5M customer breach; up to A$2.2M per record (Reuters)

CONTACT:

Anne Lazarakis
anne.lazarakis@ironsoftware.com
+66917242008

SOURCE: Iron Software

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PLANO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / BGSF, Inc. (NYSE:BGSF) (“BGSF” or “the Company”), a leading provider of workforce solutions for the specialized property management industry, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock“), payable on September 30, 2025, to the holders of record of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on September 23, 2025.

Interim Co-CEOs Kelly Brown and Keith Schroeder, in a joint statement, commented, “BGSF’s Board of Directors concluded that this initial step in the allocation of capital received from the sale of our Professional Division was the most prudent step to increase shareholder value. The payout of this special dividend will leave us with significant liquidity and financial flexibility to address a range of opportunities. The Board, along with input from its financial advisor and management, will continue to evaluate the best capital allocation options to maximize shareholder value.”

About BGSF

BGSF provides best-in-class property management resources and solutions to growing apartment and luxury communities, as well as commercial properties, and was awarded Supplier Company of the Year by the National Apartment Association in recent years. Through its exclusive and semi-exclusive agreements with some of the largest property management companies in North America, BGSF offers differentiated advantages to clients, including trained talent and unique technological platforms that maximize efficiencies in the growing residential and commercial leased property industries. For more information on the Company and its services, please visit its website at www.bgsf.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements in this press release are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future financial performance and the expectations and objectives of our Board of Directors or management. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various other risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, risks relating to volatility and uncertainty in the capital markets, as well as risks and uncertainties listed in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All of the risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, and in many cases, the Company cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “allows,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “estimates,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “might,” “forward,” “will,” “intends,” “continue,” “outlook,” “temporarily,” “progressing,” “prospects,” and “anticipates” and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

CONTACTS:

Steven Hooser or Sandy Martin
Three Part Advisors
IR@BGSF.com 214.872.2710 or 214.616.2207

SOURCE: BGSF, Inc.

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Proven financial markets leader to focus on building a network of relationships to advance tZERO’s growth and adoption of blockchain-powered capital market solutions.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / tZERO Group, the pioneer in blockchain and tokenization innovation for capital markets, today announced the appointment of Alan Swimmer as Chief Strategic Relationships Officer. Swimmer brings proven success across global financial markets and in particular, U.S. innovation, with deep expertise spanning digital assets, equities, derivatives, and fixed income.

Swimmer’s career spans leadership roles at Citigroup, Bear Stearns, and JP Morgan. He later served as President of Prescient Ridge Management, significantly growing institutional assets under management, and played a key role at the American Financial Exchange (AFX) in creating AMERIBOR, a transparent alternative to LIBOR. Most recently, as Managing Director at Horizon Kinetics, Swimmer and a partner launched Inflation Beneficiaries ETF, the company’s first-ever ETF, which grew to over $1.3 billion in assets, comprising a significant portion of the firm’s $9 billion AUM.

In his new role at tZERO, Swimmer will drive commercial growth by expanding partnerships, advancing product strategy, and accelerating adoption of blockchain-enabled capital markets solutions.

“As we embark on this next phase in the tZERO story and focus on our core mission as a digital technology pioneer in financial markets, a key theme will be industry relationships. No one can do it alone. A network of diverse partnerships across our ecosystem – supply, demand and infrastructure, in the U.S. and globally, touching a range of asset types – will be critical. Al is a proven leader with an exceptional record of building relationships, launching innovative products, and guiding clients through complex market evolutions,” said Alan Konevsky, CEO of tZERO. “This experience makes him uniquely qualified to help tZERO scale its next phase of growth quickly and transparently, and redefine how capital is raised, traded, and owned, as well as how investors interact with a range of diverse asset classes that will become increasingly more interoperable and that tZERO will be focusing on developing.”

Commenting on his appointment, Swimmer said: “Throughout my career, I’ve seen how innovation can reshape markets fast. Web3 is the next great frontier, and tZERO has been pioneering this transformation. I’m excited to join the team and help bring institutional-grade efficiency, transparency, and liquidity to issuers and investors worldwide, to blend our heritage and spirit of digital innovation with financial industry discipline and credibility.”

tZERO Group, Inc. is a pioneer in blockchain and tokenization innovation for financial markets, delivering institutional-grade technology and a regulated marketplace for tokenized securities and other assets. tZERO empowers issuers to digitize and manage their capital tables, while enabling investors, institutions, and broker-dealers to access liquidity in private assets. By combining compliance, security, and automation, tZERO is redefining how capital is raised, traded, and owned in the digital era.

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Julie Ros, Head of Marketing & Communications
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About tZERO

tZERO Group, Inc. (tZERO) and its broker-dealer subsidiaries provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and make such equity available for trading on an alternative trading system. tZERO, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. All technology services are offered through tZERO Technologies, LLC. For more information, please visit our website.

About tZERO Digital Asset Securities

tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the broker-dealer custodian of all digital asset securities offered on tZERO’s online brokerage platform. It operates in accordance with the SEC’s statement, dated December 23, 2020, regarding the Custody of Digital Asset Securities by Special Purpose Broker-Dealers. Digital asset securities may not be “securities” as defined under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA)-and in particular, digital asset securities that are “investment contracts” under the Howey test but are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission are excluded from SIPA’s definition of “securities”-and thus the protections afforded to securities customers under SIPA may not apply. More information about tZERO Digital Asset Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Securities

tZERO Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the operator of the tZERO Securities ATS. More information about tZERO Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

Investor Notice

Digital asset securities, as well as any particular investment, may not be suitable or appropriate for everyone. Investors should note that investing or trading in securities could involve substantial risks, including no guarantee of returns, costs associated with selling and purchasing, and no assurance of liquidity which could impact their price and investor’s ability to sell, and possible loss of principal invested. There is always the potential of losing money when you invest in securities. There are also unique risks specific to digital asset securities, including, without limitation, fraud, manipulation, theft, and loss.

No Offer, Solicitation, Investment Advice or Recommendations

This release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation for any security, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory or other services by tZERO or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors or employees. No reference to any specific security constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that security or any other security. Nothing in this release shall be considered a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, future, option or other financial instrument or to offer or provide any investment advice or service to any person in any jurisdiction. Nothing contained in this release constitutes investment advice or offers any opinion with respect to the suitability of any security, and the views expressed in this release should not be taken as advice to buy, sell or hold any security. In preparing the information contained in this release, we have not taken into account the investment needs, objectives, and financial circumstances of any particular investor. This information has no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation, and particular needs of any specific recipient of this information and investments discussed may not be suitable for all investors. Any views expressed in this release by us were prepared based upon the information available to us at the time such views were written. Changed or additional information could cause such views to change. All information is subject to possible corrections. Information may quickly become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, tZERO, its subsidiaries, or its representatives may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. These forward-looking statements are based on expectations and projections about future events, which is derived from currently available information. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, including financial performance and projections; growth in revenue and earnings; and business prospects and opportunities. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including, without limitation: the ability of tZERO and its subsidiaries to change the direction; tZERO’s ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; performance of individual transactions; regulatory developments and matters; and competition. These and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or their respective representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. tZERO, its subsidiaries, and its representatives are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or its representatives might not occur.

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Percept Corporation announces the formation of the AI Optical Consortium (AOC) for major tech/AI and vision companies to join Percept Corporation in solving the problem of the world’s lack of access to eye care by using AI.

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Percept Corporation, a pioneer in advanced visual perception systems, introduces AiOptics, a groundbreaking technology that revolutionizes smart eyewear by customizing patient optics through Percept Corporation’s Augmented Perception^™ technology. This breakthrough innovation sets new standards for modern eyewear by combining electro-optics, AI and the expertise of eyecare professionals (ECPs) worldwide.

Percept Corporation is introducing AiOptics to global technology, AI and vision companies, inviting them to join Percept Corporation’s AI Optical Consortium (AOC). The consortium aims to develop AI solutions that can provide eyecare access to the estimated two billion people worldwide who currently cannot receive it due to limited infrastructure, geographic barriers or financial constraints.

Dr. Scott Lewis, CEO and founder of Percept Corporation, stated, “AiOptics represents a paradigm shift in augmented perception, leveraging cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, electro-optics and the combined vision experience of Percept Corporation’s 400+ Global Advisor Network. This technology seamlessly integrates with existing optical lab networks, enabling the delivery of AiOptics in a manner compatible with the global vision industry.” Dr. Jordan Kassalow, internationally prominent optometrist and founder of nonprofit Vision Spring (www.visionspring.org) and Percept Corporation advisor added, “AiOptics and the AI Optical Consortium have the potential to transform the way eyecare is delivered in developing nations by removing borders, geography, infrastructure and income levels from the equation of global vision health.”

To learn more about AiOptics and its applications, please visit www.perceptcorp.com.

About Percept Corporation

Percept Corporation is an eleven-year-old privately held company that is a leader in technology, products, software, and app solutions. Each innovation is designed to improve human perception while increasing performance, productivity, safety, and individualized style. Founded by Dr. Scott Lewis with degrees from MIT, a PhD. from Oxford as a Marshall Scholar in AI adaptive control systems, and an MBA from Harvard, he developed the first single integrated circuit chip to have video and audio compression, in addition to pioneering high speed Internet and video services in hotels worldwide prior to founding Percept Corporation. Based in Las Vegas, Percept Corporation has staff throughout the United States and Italy, in addition to partners in Europe and Asia. The intellectual property base of Percept Corporation includes licenses for over 47 U.S., European, and Chinese patents.

This news release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Media Contact:

Krista Cain
kcain@perceptcorp.com
702-952-5000

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PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / In a new survey, foreign-educated nurses and other healthcare professionals who migrate to work in the United States continue to give high marks to recruitment firms that are certified by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices.

The Alliance, a division of TruMerit (formerly CGFNS International), in 2024 surveyed more than 8,000 foreign-educated health professionals who had used one of its 19 Certified Ethical Recruiters (CERs). Ninety percent of respondents indicated they had an overall positive experience with their recruiter, with 55% reporting it was very positive.

As the survey report shows, the high satisfaction rate essentially held steady from 2023 despite persisting delays and increased costs in the U.S. immigration process.

In an earlier TruMerit/CGFNS survey of its applicants who used non-certified recruiters, only 69 percent reported a positive or very positive experience.

“As U.S. healthcare systems continue to look to foreign-educated nurses and other health professionals to help resolve chronic staffing shortages, it is essential that we work to protect those who have made the life-altering decision to migrate. This overall rate of positive experience remains a testament to the work of the Alliance’s Certified Ethical Recruiters in their adherence to ethical practices and transparent policies,” said Rodrigo Gouveia, TruMerit’s Chief Global Affairs Officer.

The Alliance was created nearly two decades ago in response to concerns some recruiters were using unfair and deceptive practices such as charging unreasonable fees to the recruits, withholding passports and other documents, and pressuring recruits to sign unfair and complex contracts without giving them an opportunity to read and understand them. On such issues, survey respondents had the following responses about their recruitment experiences:

• 82% agreed (68% strongly) that their CER regularly communicated with them and addressed their concerns.

• More than 97% said they received a copy of their contract and suitable time to review it before signing, with 92% reporting that they were not pressured to sign.

• 95% said their recruiter did not withhold their passports or any other critical documents.

• 91% said they knew what their pay rate would be prior to arriving in the U.S., but a lower proportion (72%) said they knew the location of their new job in advance of emigrating.

TruMerit/CGFNS had previously found that four out of five (79%) nurses who recently immigrated to the U.S. used a recruitment firm, either to place them directly with an employer or, under a staffing model, fund their migration costs in return for their commitment to work for the recruitment firm itself, which then assigns them to work at their client healthcare facilities.

To be designated a Certified Ethical Recruiter, firms must undergo a rigorous evaluation of policies and practices and agree to Alliance oversight that they remain in compliance with its Health Care Code for Ethical International Recruitment and Employment Practices, which outlines specific best practices for ensuring fair, ethical, and transparent treatment of health professionals migrating to the U.S.

The Alliance Code is aligned with the World Health Organization’s Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel. In its recent State of the World’s Nursing Report, the WHO called for reinforcing adherence to its Code and for ethically managing international mobility and migration as key policy priorities for strengthening global nursing workforce development.

“The results of this survey indicate the potential for recruiter certification to advance WHO’s goals and in serving as a model for both source and destination countries of migrating health professionals,” said Gouveia.

More information on the Alliance and the Certified Ethical Recruiter program can be found at cgfnsalliance.org.

About TruMerit
TruMerit is a worldwide leader in healthcare workforce development. Formerly known as CGFNS International, the organization has a nearly 50-year history supporting the career mobility of nurses and other healthcare workers-and those who license and hire them-by validating their education, skills, and experience as they seek authorization to practice in the United States and other countries. As TruMerit, this mission has been expanded to building workforce capacity that meets the needs of people in a rapidly evolving global health landscape. Through its Global Health Workforce Development Institute, the organization is advancing evidence-based research, thought leadership, and advocacy in support of healthcare workforce development solutions, including globally recognized practice standards and certifications that will enhance career pathways for healthcare workers.

SOURCE: TruMerit

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / From the start, recycling was pitched as the low-cost, high-impact fix for the planet’s plastic problem. And everyone played along. Governments rolled out bold targets, corporations committed vast sums, and watchdog groups pushed hard for results. Yet the outcome tells another story. Recycling rates remain flat, plastic waste continues to pile up, and confidence in the process has steadily eroded.

The problem was never a lack of effort or resources. It was that everyone was working inside a system that was flawed by design, making failure almost inevitable. That is why the announced partnership between SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) and Singapore’s A*STAR is such a turning point. Together, they are unveiling the world’s first national plastics passport, part of a system designed not to work around the flaws of recycling but to correct them at the foundation. What once failed because of weak design can now succeed because the structure itself is being rebuilt.

No one’s pointing fingers, here. The failures of recycling were never about intent but about a system that couldn’t scale. Fragmentation came first, with every country-and often every city-setting its own rules. What passed as recycled in one market could be rejected in another, leaving global companies unable to prove consistency.

Oversight was the next weakness, built on paperwork and sporadic audits that were subjective and easy to manipulate. Claims of recycled content amounted to little more than trust. Finally, the system’s scope was far too narrow. By focusing mainly on bottles and food packaging while ignoring industrial polymers, automotive resins, electronics, textiles, and construction materials, recycling was bound to remain marginal instead of transformative.

That is why the creation of a plastics passport matters, and why SMX’s Plastic Cycle Token (PCT) takes it further, turning proof of recycling into a verifiable, tradable asset that rewards participation across the supply chain.

Correcting The Fatal Design Flaws

Viewed together, the system flaws were not minor oversights but fatal design features. They explain why decades of investment and political will never managed to deliver the results promised. Without a redesign, recycling could never live up to its potential.

This is the context in which SMX’s technology delivers something new. By embedding invisible molecular markers directly into plastics, the company creates a plastics passport that travels with the material through its entire lifecycle. The passport establishes a consistent standard that applies whether the material is recycled in Europe, Singapore, ASEAN, or the United States. It replaces fragmentation with uniformity.

Better still, because the plastics passport is embedded immutably at the material level, oversight becomes a matter of proof rather than paperwork. Regulators and companies can verify recycled content instantly and continuously, without relying on subjective audits. And because SMX’s markers can be embedded in virtually any polymer, from packaging to industrial-grade plastics, the system around a circular economy standard finally expands beyond the narrow focus that doomed earlier attempts.

Singapore Steps Forward To Create The Standard

It is no surprise that Singapore is the first country to implement this vision on a national scale. The country has a track record of building frameworks that go on to shape international standards, from finance to digital infrastructure. Through A*STAR and SMX, Singapore’s mission to perpetuate the world’s first national plastics passport is once again setting the pace.

The ripple effects are already visible across ASEAN, where neighboring markets, with this new blueprint, see a clear path to replicate Singapore’s model. Analysts estimate that the opportunity tied to a plastics passport framework in Southeast Asia could exceed S$4.2 billion annually, built on certified recycled materials and platform adoption.

The timing could not be more urgent. Governments are under pressure to prove that environmental policies create measurable results. Brands are under pressure from consumers and investors to back up sustainability claims with hard evidence. Financial markets are hunting for companies that can convert compliance into economic value.

In each case, the plastics passport offers a solution that moves recycling from aspiration to infrastructure. Waste becomes verified feedstock, compliance becomes a defensible asset, and sustainability becomes something that can be measured, traded, and trusted. For the first time, recycling has a pathway to function as promised. SMX is the company making that historic shift possible, turning proof into the currency that can finally make circularity work.

References

1. National Environment Agency (NEA). Waste & Recycling Statistics 2014 – 2023. Singapore: NEA; 2024.

2. Shunpoly.com. “How Much Plastic Is Wasted Each Year in Singapore?” Accessed 5 August 2025.

3. National Environment Agency (NEA). Waste-Statistics & Overall Recycling (interactive dashboard). Updated 2024; accessed 5 August 2025.

4. National Environment Agency (NEA). Mandatory Packaging Reporting portal. Accessed 5 August 2025.

5. Singapore Statutes Online. Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations – Incineration gate-fee schedule; revised 2024.

6. National Environment Agency (NEA). “New Licensing Regime for General Waste Disposal Facilities.” Technical brief & dialogue-session slides; 2024.

7. Nasdaq.com. “SMX Announces Planned Launch of World’s First Plastic Cycle Token.” Press release; 2024.

8. Yahoo! Finance. “SMX Plastic Cycle Token Is a Functional Market-Driven Solution…” News article; 2024.

9. Los Angeles Tribune. “Carbon Credits Had Their Day… Now the SMX Plastic Cycle Token…” Feature article; 2025.

10. National Environment Agency (NEA). Refuse Collection Fees for Households. Revised 2024; accessed 5 August 2025.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of gold, steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EMAIL: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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