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Positive Education: More Than a Lesson on the Timetable at North London Collegiate School (Singapore)

SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Learning to navigate disappointment, recognise strengths, build positive relationships and respond to challenges matters as much to a young person’s development as anything taught in an academic lesson.

A teacher engaging with students, reflecting the everyday relationships and connections that help foster a sense of belonging and wellbeing at NLCS (Singapore).
A teacher engaging with students, reflecting the everyday relationships and connections that help foster a sense of belonging and wellbeing at NLCS (Singapore).

This year, North London Collegiate School (Singapore), or NLCS (Singapore) is piloting Positive Education across Junior and Middle School, giving students dedicated time to understand the science of wellbeing and to practise strategies that can support them at school and beyond.

Positive Education is more than a new subject. It is a whole-school approach to wellbeing, and it grows from a principle at the heart of our community: Everyone Matters.

“Positive Education is not simply about what students learn in a dedicated lesson, but about how those principles are lived and experienced throughout the school day. Our aim is to create a culture where wellbeing is embedded in everyday interactions, relationships and learning experiences, and where every member of our community plays a part”, says Alexa George, Head of Upper School and Assistant Principal (Pastoral).

Understanding the Science of Wellbeing at North London Collegiate School (Singapore)

Positive Education is an educational philosophy that recognises wellbeing and academic learning as equally important aspects of a young person’s education and development. Rooted in Positive Psychology, our approach to Positive Education draws upon established wellbeing frameworks, including the PERMA model of wellbeing, VIA Character Strengths, and the Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum (PEEC) developed by the Institute of Positive Education.

Through dedicated lessons, students explore character strengths, resilience, positive relationships, emotional awareness, thinking patterns, gratitude, mindfulness, meaning and accomplishment, and are encouraged to apply what they learn to real situations.

Positive Education isn’t about expecting students to feel happy or positive all the time. It recognises that challenges, setbacks and difficult emotions are a natural part of life. Our aim is to help students develop self-awareness, confidence and practical strategies to navigate these experiences constructively, learn from them and develop greater resilience.

Taking Positive Education Beyond the Classroom

At NLCS (Singapore), student wellbeing is central to six interconnected areas of school life: joyful scholarship, leadership, global citizenship, enrichment, the arts and sport. Positive Education underpins our holistic approach, with a focus on wellbeing and character, helping to create a culture in which these are embedded in everyday teaching, learning, relationships and experiences. Rather than being confined to a weekly lesson, its principles shape how we support students, recognise their strengths, celebrate their achievements and empower them to navigate challenges with confidence and resilience.

For example, students might explore character strengths during a Positive Education lesson, before seeing those same strengths recognised through the school’s merit system, reinforced in conversations with teachers and tutors, and connected to the IB Learner Profile. Over time, this helps establish a shared language and understanding of wellbeing across the school community. Students not only learn to recognise strengths such as perseverance, kindness, bravery and self-regulation in themselves and others, but also develop an understanding of how and when to draw upon these strengths in different situations.

Wellbeing and academic ambition are seen as mutually reinforcing. Just as we are intentional about developing students academically, we must be equally intentional about nurturing their wellbeing. When students feel safe, connected, supported and understood, they are better placed to engage fully in their learning, embrace challenges and fulfil their potential. It is this foundation that allows joyful scholarship and personal growth to flourish.

Preparing Students Before Challenges Arise

While supporting young people when difficulties arise remains essential, Positive Education takes a proactive and preventative approach to wellbeing. By providing dedicated opportunities for students to develop self-awareness, understand their character strengths, build positive relationships and learn practical strategies for navigating challenges, we aim to equip them with the skills and confidence to flourish, both during their school years and throughout their lives.

Our longer-term vision is a school culture where these principles are part of everyday life, helping students grow into confident, curious, compassionate and resilient young people who know themselves, understand others and are ready to make a difference.

Positive Education has a place on the timetable, but its purpose reaches well beyond it: a community where wellbeing and learning work together, and where Everyone Matters.

About North London Collegiate School (Singapore)

Founded in August 2020, North London Collegiate School (Singapore) is a British International School offering the academically ambitious NLCS curriculum, followed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme and culminating in the IB Diploma Programme. 

Drawing on 175 years of educational heritage from its founding school in the UK, NLCS (Singapore) nurtures individuals to be intellectually curious, socially confident, and grounded in compassion through a rigorous academic framework, rich co-curricular opportunities, and exceptional pastoral care.

Situated on Depot Road, the school is part of a global family of schools committed to educational excellence and developing global citizens.

To learn more about NLCS (Singapore), please visit our website (https://nlcssingapore.sg/) and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

AI Opportunity Fund Expands AI Skills Training Across Asia Pacific with 28 Phase Three Local Implementing Partners

AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, giving learners access to localised AI training and recommended learning pathways in 16 languages

SINGAPORE, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AVPN, Asia’s largest platform for social impact, today announced the 28 organisations selected as local implementing partners joining phase three of the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The new cohort expands the Fund’s AI skills training into classrooms and workplaces across 19 markets, including through organisations participating in AI Ready ASEAN led by ASEAN Foundation.

Most of the new local implementing partners will work directly with K-12 teachers, university students and faculty, extending the Fund beyond today’s workforce to the educators shaping the next generation of workers. By building AI fluency among teachers and faculty, phase three is designed to carry that capability through successive cohorts of students. Other local implementing partners will reach healthcare workers, agricultural and service-sector workers, as well as employees of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

More information on the phase three organisations are here. Among the organisations receiving funding are:

  • Pratham Education Foundation (India) – works across schools and communities to improve education and prepare children and young people for a changing world. Pratham will train teachers to use AI critically in the classroom, adapting and localising content including Experience AI and Google for Education for its learners, alongside practical skills such as understanding when not to rely on AI tools.
  • JA Korea (South Korea) – has trained 11,000 teachers over six years, and will pair Google’s AI training with formal certification for public school educators, with dedicated outreach to rural teachers. Classroom results will also feed into policy convenings with ministry officials, aiming to institutionalise national K-12 AI education policy, with dedicated outreach to give rural teachers equal access. 
  • AI Edu Corp (Vietnam) – a pioneer in digital skills training in Vietnam, AI Edu Corp has trained nearly 150,000 educators, students and workers since 2019. It has existing partnerships with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and will support efforts to embed AI literacy into teacher standards nationwide.

“AI tools are already entering classrooms and workplaces across Asia-Pacific. The challenge now is making sure people have the skills to use them well, and the judgement to know when not to be overly reliant on them. Phase Three takes that work further into the places where people learn and work, from schools and universities to healthcare, agriculture and small businesses,” said Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO at AVPN.

“Local organisations are central to making that happen. They understand the languages, communities and institutions they serve, and can adapt training in ways that a regional programme alone cannot. By also equipping educators, we have an opportunity for that knowledge to carry forward through successive generations of students,” she added.

A Single Point of Access to AI Learning

Today, AVPN is also launching the AI Opportunity Learning Platform, AVPN’s gateway to AI training programmes across Asia-Pacific. The platform connects learners with AI learning opportunities and resources designed and delivered by trusted local partners. Each programme is tailored to its target learners, kept up to date, and delivered in local languages, helping educators, students, workers, and MSMEs apply AI confidently and responsibly in their own fields.

Available in 16 languages, the platform will recommend a learning pathway based on a short assessment. Certification available upon completion of training. A Gemini-powered assistant will help users navigate the platform, answer questions about it and provide guided learning.

For Phase 3, AVPN has brought on a new strategic partner, the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Foundation will work with local implementing partners to localise Experience AI content for their markets and languages, while providing training and guidance on using the content. Another new strategic partner is the Ayala Foundation, who will provide access to Google AI learning resources for educators and students in the Philippines. Additionally, Ayala Foundation will support the AI Opportunity Fund’s local implementing partners in the Philippines to access more opportunities for organisational growth.

“Access to AI skills depends on whether people can find training that is relevant to them, in a language and setting that works for them. The 28 organisations joining Phase Three bring that local knowledge, whether they are working with teachers, students, healthcare workers or small businesses,” said Marija Ralic, Head of Google.org APAC.

“The AI Opportunity Learning Platform extends that approach. By bringing training and local partners together in one place and making it available in 16 languages, we can make it easier for learners across Asia-Pacific to find relevant training and connect with organisations in their market.”

Launched in 2024 with a USD 15 million commitment, the Fund received a further USD 10 million in Phase Two in May 2025 and another USD 10 million in Phase Three in May 2026, bringing Google.org’s total commitment to USD 35 million.

To date, the Fund has trained more than 850,000 workers and 63,000 small businesses across Asia-Pacific, working through almost 60 local implementing partner organisations and delivering programmes in more than 30 local languages.

About AVPN

AVPN is Asia’s largest platform for social impact, where close to 1,000 resource providers, innovators and intermediaries from across 48 markets collaborate to mobilise capital.  Grounded in deep regional expertise and partnerships, AVPN is building a thriving ecosystem that accelerates measurable progress toward inclusive growth, empowering Asia to lead the way in global impact. AVPN’s mission is to translate intent into impact by bringing together people, ideas, and resources for Asia. We do this by strengthening partnerships, fostering open collaboration, and enabling the coordinated flow of resources across markets and borders. Together with our community, AVPN is building a thriving impact ecosystem that drives a prosperous and inclusive Asia.

For more information about AVPN and our work, please visit our website and read our latest Annual Review.

About Google.org

Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges combining funding, product donations and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone. We engage nonprofits, social enterprises and civic entities who make a significant impact on the communities they serve, and whose work has the potential to produce scalable, meaningful change.

 

USHP Foundation Launches First-of-its-Kind Investable U.S. Home Price Index for Global Investors

  • USHP (U.S. Home Price) is the first-of-its-kind liquid index product tracking U.S. home prices, backed by housing-related reserve assets, with USHPi (U.S. Home Price – Income) available as its income-bearing variant
  • USHP has received institutional commitments up to $100 million, anchored by the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, Forward Industries (Nasdaq: FWDI) and others
  • USHP will be issued by USHP Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and subsidiary of the USHP Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company, with Index Industries serving as technology and services provider
  • USHP will be made available only to eligible institutional and non-U.S. investors

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The USHP Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company, today announced the upcoming launch of USHP, the first tokenized liquid index product tracking U.S. home prices. USHP gives investors broad, diversified exposure to U.S. housing through a single financial instrument. USHP references the U.S. Home Price Index (USHP Index), Index Industries’ new, daily-reported benchmark for U.S. home prices that aligns closely with longstanding housing indices.

USHP is the first index-based financial product to be powered by Index Industries‘ tokenization technology and real estate and capital markets services.

Just as SPY made the entire S&P 500 investable through one trade, USHP is designed to do the same for U.S. home prices, tracking the U.S. Home Price Index through a single asset. USHP unlocks access to an asset class historically known for inflation protection, low correlation to broader markets, and steady growth. Major U.S. housing indices have compounded at roughly 5% annually over 50 years and roughly 7% over the last decade, and U.S. housing accounts for more than a third of the Consumer Price Index, making it one of the most reliable foundations of wealth and preservers of purchasing power.

Because USHP is fully backed by reserve assets, which are primarily housing-related, holders can also earn additional yield through USHPi, its income-bearing version. Together, USHP and USHPi are designed to combine home-price exposure, income, and liquidity in a single product.

“The USHP Foundation exists to give investors real, liquid exposure to U.S. housing, something the market has never had at this scale. We’re launching to eligible institutional and non-U.S. investors so we can build USHP the right way: deliberately, compliantly, and with the infrastructure in place to grow responsibly from day one,” said Glenn Kennedy, Director of the USHP Foundation.

“U.S. housing is one of the largest asset classes in the world, and until now, there’s never been a way to invest in it at index level. That’s the problem our technology was built to solve. We’re proud to be the infrastructure behind USHP,” said Josh Rosenthal, Co-founder and CEO of Index Industries.

“We’ve watched real estate tokenization struggle to find a structure that actually works at scale. USHP is the first approach we’ve seen that gets it right: broad, diversified exposure to U.S. housing built on institutional-grade infrastructure. We’re excited to be backing Index Industries and supporting USHP directly. It reflects our conviction that this is where the category is headed,” said Mike Giampapa, General Partner at Galaxy Ventures.

USHP has received institutional commitments up to $100 million, anchored by the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund, Forward Industries (Nasdaq: FWDI) and others. USHP is expected to launch in Q4 on Ethereum mainnet, with expansion to Solana planned for 2027, and will initially be available to eligible institutional and non-U.S. investors only. USHP will be issued through USHP Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and subsidiary of the USHP Foundation. For more information, visit ushpindex.com and follow @USHP_Official on X.

About the USHP Foundation
The USHP Foundation is a Cayman Islands foundation company. Its subsidiary, USHP Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, is the issuer of USHP. USHP is not being offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons.

About Index Industries
The company is building the technology and infrastructure to transform U.S. housing into a broadly investable asset class. Founded in 2026 by Josh Rosenthal, Co-founder and CEO of Index Industries and former President of Polychain, and Brian Hardecker, Chairman of Index Industries and CEO of Longmark Group, formerly of Blackstone Real Estate, Index Industries manages the U.S. Home Price Index and provides technology for USHP. To learn more, visit indexindustries.com and follow on X at @index_inds.

Media contact: pr@ushplimited.com 

IMPORTANT NOTICE
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities or other financial instrument in any jurisdiction, including the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. person. No securities described or referenced herein have been or will be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state of the United States, and no such securities may be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. USHP is issued by USHP Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and a subsidiary of the USHP Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company. Any offering of USHP will be made solely by the issuer pursuant to separate offering materials and only to eligible non-U.S. persons outside the United States in accordance with applicable law. Index Industries is not the issuer of USHP and will not offer, sell, distribute, market, redeem, or accept subscriptions for USHP. This press release is intended for release and distribution only outside the United States. This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected launch, features, and availability of USHP and USHPi; forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and no assurance can be given that any product will launch, operate, or perform as described. Historical index and market data herein are unaudited and provided for informational purposes only; past performance is not indicative of future results.

/C O R R E C T I O N — PMET Resources Inc./

In the news release, PMET Announces Executive and Board Succession, issued 11-Nov-2026 by PMET Resources Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that changes have been made. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end:

PMET Announces Executive and Board Succession

Structured transition will ensure leadership continuity as PMET advances the world-class Shaakichiuwaanaan Project towards financing and development

MONTREAL, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — November 11, 2026 – Sydney, Australia

Highlights

  • President and CEO Ken Brinsden to transition to Executive Chair in 2027 upon appointment of successor, leading PMET’s long-term strategic direction and key industry relationships as Shaakichiuwaanaan advances towards development.
  • International search underway for PMET’s next President and CEO to lead the Company’s next phase of growth, and the development and commissioning of Shaakichiuwaanaan, with Ken Brinsden continuing as President and CEO during the search.
  • Pierre Boivin will transition from Chair to serve as Lead Independent Director upon appointment of the new CEO, ensuring continued independent Board oversight and governance continuity. 
  • Following the appointment of the new CEO and a suitable handover period, Mr. Brinsden will transition to the role of Non-Executive Chair, maintaining his involvement in the Company’s long-term strategic direction. 

PMET Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “PMET”) (TSX: PMET) (ASX: PMT) (OTCQX: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) announces an evolution of its corporate leadership and Board structure to support its next phase of growth and project execution, as the Company advances its flagship Shaakichiuwaanaan Lithium and Critical Minerals Project in Canada towards financing, development and construction. 

Under this enhanced leadership model, Ken Brinsden will assume the role of Executive Chair in 2027, upon commencement of the new CEO. Concurrently, PMET has commenced an international search for a new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The structure highlighted above ensures that PMET retains Mr. Brinsden’s strategic vision, global commercial relationships, and industry standing at the executive level, while adding dedicated operational leadership on the ground in Quebec as the company progresses towards the development and commissioning of Shaakichiuwaanaan.

The Board will maintain oversight of both the CEO recruitment process underway and the subsequent succession steps.

PMET Resources President and CEO, Ken Brinsden, said: “This is an important step in PMET’s evolution as we prepare for the next phase of growth and advance our world-class Shaakichiuwaanaan Project from the exploration and study phase to development, construction and operations.

“Having helped guide the Company through the foundation steps of the project development pipeline, I believe the time is right to commence a structured and phased succession process that will continue to position PMET for long-term success. I remain deeply committed to the Company and look forward to ensuring a seamless transition to the next generation of leadership.

“Shaakichiuwaanaan is an outstanding asset with the potential to play a vital role in global critical mineral supply chains. I am passionate about its future and look forward to continuing to contribute to PMET’s success as Executive Chair once a new CEO is appointed, and later in a non-executive capacity. “I would also like to acknowledge Pierre Boivin’s outstanding contribution as Chair during a formative time in the Company’s growth. His leadership has been and remains instrumental in the Company’s development and, on behalf of the Board and Company as a whole, we thank him for his continued tenure as Chair and upcoming service as Lead Independent Director on behalf of the Company and shareholders when the new CEO commences.

“While this transition will ultimately allow me to spend more time with my family in Australia, my commitment to PMET and the successful development of the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project remains as strong as ever,” Mr. Brinsden added.

“Ken’s leadership and standing in the global lithium industry have been invaluable in advancing Shaakichiuwaanaan and establishing PMET’s credibility with investors and strategic partners,” said Pierre Boivin, Chair of PMET Resources. On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Ken for his dedication to PMET and its shareholders, as well as his continued involvement in the Company’s development. He has built a strong team and brought a clear focus on translating the Project’s potential into long-term value. We are pleased that PMET and the new CEO will continue to benefit from his strategic insight and personal commitment as we build on the progress achieved under his leadership.”

About PMET Resources Inc.

PMET Resources Inc. is a pegmatite critical mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its district-scale 100%-owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Property located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada, which is accessible year-round by all-season road and proximal to regional hydro-power infrastructure.

The Company is advancing Shaakichiuwaanaan as a potential source of lithium, with additional tantalum and caesium opportunities.

In late 2026, the Company announced a positive updated lithium-tantalum Feasibility Study on the CV5 Pegmatite for the Shaakichiuwaanaan Property and a Mineral Reserve of 83.0 Mt at 1.27% Li2O and 148 ppm Ta2O5 (Probable)1. The study outlines a competitive and globally significant high-grade lithium-tantalum Project targeting up to ~800 ktpa spodumene concentrate using a simple Dense Media Separation (“DMS”) only process flowsheet and 635,000 lb per annum of contained Ta2O5 at full production. Further, the results highlight Shaakichiuwaanaan as a potential North American critical mineral powerhouse with significant opportunity for caesium in addition to lithium and tantalum production.

The Project hosts a Consolidated Mineral Resource2 totaling 113.9 Mt at 1.43% Li2O and 164 ppm Ta2O5 (Indicated) and 33.8 Mt at 1.24% Li2O and 150 ppm Ta2O5 (Inferred), and ranks as a top ten lithium pegmatite globally in size. Additionally, the Project hosts the world’s largest caesium (pollucite) pegmatite Mineral Resource with 1.84 Mt at 4.40% Cs2O (Indicated), and 0.98 Mt at 3.00% Cs2O (Inferred).

This news release has been approved by:

“KEN BRINSDEN”

Kenneth Brinsden, President, CEO & Managing Director

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1  See Feasibility Study news release dated November10, 2026. Probable Mineral Reserve cut-off grade is 0.70% Li2O (underground and 0.40% Li2O (open-pit). Underground development tonnages containing material above 0.40% Li2O are also included in the statement. Effective Date of October 19, 2026.

2 Consolidated MRE (CV5 + CV13 + CV4 pegmatites) is reported at an Li2O cut-off grade of 0.60% (underground CV5 + CV4), 0.70% Li2O (underground CV13), and 0.40% (open-pit CV5 + CV13). A grade constraint of 0.50% Cs2O was used to model the caesium zones, contained entirely within CV13. The Effective Date is July 10, 2026. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves as they do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral Resources are inclusive of Mineral Reserves.

Qualified/Competent Person

The technical and scientific information in this news release that relates to the Mineral Resource Estimate, exploration, and metallurgical results for the Company’s properties is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr. Patrik T. Schmidt, M.Sc., P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), and member in good standing with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec (Geologist Permit number 02440), and with the Professional Geoscientists Ontario (Member No. 3719).  Mr. Schmidt has reviewed and approved the related technical information in this news release.

Mr. Schmidt is an employee for PMET Resources Inc. and holds common shares, Restricted Share Units (RSUs), Performance Share Units (PSUs), and options in the Company.

The information in this news release that relates to the Mineral Reserve Estimate and Feasibility Study is based on, and fairly represents, information compiled by Mr. Frédéric Mercier-Langevin, Ing. M.Sc., who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, and member in good standing with the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec. Mr. Mercier-Langevin has reviewed and approved the related technical information in this news release.

Mr. Mercier-Langevin is the Chief Operating and Development Officer for PMET Resources Inc. and holds common shares, RSUs, PSUs, and options in the Company.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws.

All statements, other than statements of present or historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions and accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. You are hence cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or expressions such as “advance”, “potential”, “contribute”, “support”, “expected”, “intended”, “planned”, “targeting”, “being assessed” or variations of such words or expressions and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the executive search and the appointment of a new President and CEO, the anticipated timing and sequence of the transitions of Mr. Brinsden to Executive Chair and subsequently to Non-Executive Chair and of Mr. Boivin to Lead Independent Director, the Company’s ability to contribute to critical minerals supply chains and the advancement of Shaakichiuwaanaan towards financing, development, construction and commissioning.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause actual results to be materially different from future results expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Key assumptions upon which the Company’s forward-looking information is based include, without limitation, the Company’s ability to identify, attract and appoint a suitable President and CEO on acceptable terms and within a reasonable timeframe, the continued availability of Mr. Brinsden and Mr. Boivin to serve in their anticipated roles, the ability to bring the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project to development, construction and production, the ability to make discoveries, the potential of each of lithium, tantalum and caesium, that proposed exploration work on the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project and the results therefrom will continue as expected, the accuracy of reserve and resource estimates, the classification of resources and the assumptions on which the reserve and resource estimates are based, the assumptions underlying the Feasibility Study and its production target, the long-term demand and pricing for lithium (spodumene), tantalum (tantalite), and caesium (pollucite), the eligibility of project expenditures, the availability of financing on acceptable terms, the receipt of required approvals in a timely manner and the successful advancement of the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project. There can be no assurance that the executive search will be completed within any particular timeframe or that the leadership transitions will occur as described.

Forward-looking statements are also subject to risks and uncertainties facing the Company’s business, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. Viewers should consider reviewing the detailed risk discussion in the Company’s most recent Annual Information Form filed on SEDAR+, for a fuller understanding of the risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business and operations.

Although the Company believes its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions and has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. If any of the risks or uncertainties mentioned above, which are not exhaustive, materialize, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law. The Company qualifies all of its forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

COMPETENT PERSON STATEMENT (ASX LISTING RULES)

The information in this news release that relates to the updated Feasibility Study (“FS”) for the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project, which was first reported by the Company in a market announcement titled “PMET Resources Delivers Enhanced CV5 Lithium-Tantalum Feasibility Study” dated November 10, 2026 (Montreal time), is available on the Company’s website at www.pmet.ca, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the ASX website at www.asx.com.au. The production target from the Feasibility Study referred to in this news release was reported by the Company in accordance with ASX Listing Rule[s] 5.16 [and 5.17] on the date of the original announcement. The Company confirms that, as of the date of this news release, all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the production target in the original announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.

The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates in this release were first reported by the Company in accordance with ASX Listing Rules 5.8 and 5.9 in market announcements titled “PMET Increases Grade and Scale of Caesium Mineral Resource at Shaakichiuwaanaan” dated November 3, 2026 (Montreal time) and “”PMET Resources Delivers Enhanced CV5 Lithium-Tantalum Feasibility Study” dated November 10, 2026 (Montreal time) and are available on the Company’s website at www.pmet.ca, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the ASX website at www.asx.com.au. The Company confirms that, as of the date of this news release, it is not aware of any new information or data verified by the competent person that materially affects the information included in the relevant announcement and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that, as at the date of this announcement, the form and context in which the competent person’s findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement.

Correction: Footnotes have been added at the end of the boiler plate.

Investor Conference Call and Webcast Shaakichiuwaanaan Project – Updated Feasibility Study

PMET Resources President and CEO Ken Brinsden to host an investor call

MONTREAL, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — November 11, 2026 – Sydney, Australia

PMET Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “PMET”) (TSX: PMET) (ASX: PMT) (OTCQX: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) is pleased to advise that it will host a live investor teleconference and webcast to discuss the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project’s Updated Feasibility Study on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, commencing at 6:30 p.m. EST Canadian time / Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. AWST / 10:30 a.m. AEDT Australian time.

PMET Resources President and CEO, Ken Brinsden, will host the investor call and will deliver a presentation, before taking questions via the teleconference and the simultaneous live webcast. He will be supported by Frédéric Mercier-Langevin, the company’s COO/CDO.

Investor Teleconference

Analysts, brokers, fund managers and media can join the live teleconference by registering at the link below:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10058103-mxxz66.html 

Shareholder and Retail Investor Webcast

Shareholders and retail investors can join the simultaneous live webcast by registering at the link below:
https://loghic.eventsair.com/984793/934811/Site/Register 

Questions via the Investor Teleconference will be dealt with first, followed by shareholder questions from the online webcast. We recommend that you log on at least five minutes before the scheduled commencement time. A recording of the call and webcast will be made available in a timely fashion.

The accompanying investor presentation will be available through the ASX Company Announcements Platform (ASX: PMT) and on PMET Resources’ website at: www.pmet.ca

Shareholder Outreach

PMET is also pleased to announce its participation in a series of conferences and investor events through the end of 2026. The program will provide opportunities to engage with institutional investors, analysts and industry participants across Australia, Canada and Europe as the Company prepares to release its updated lithium-tantalum Feasibility Study for the CV5 Pegmatite at its 100%-owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Project in Quebec, Canada.

“With the release of the updated Feasibility Study, this is an opportunity to bring investors up to date on Shaakichiuwaanaan and the work advancing the project toward development,” said Ken Brinsden, President, CEO and Managing Director of PMET. “These events will allow us to meet with existing shareholders and introduce the project to new investors across several of our key markets. Additionally, these conferences will be supported with extensive virtual or in-person non-deal roadshows.”

Upcoming Conferences and Investor Events

Date (2026)

Event

Host

Location

November 11–12

RBC Bringing the Diggers Down Under

RBC

Sydney, Australia

November 11–13

CG Australia Noosa Mining Conference 2026

Canaccord Genuity

Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia

November 16–19

Québec Mines + Énergie 2026

Government of Québec

Quebec City, Canada

November 23

121 Mining Investment London

121 Mining Investment

London, United Kingdom

November 30

Forum d’affaires France–Québec

Investissement Québec

Paris, France

December 1–3

Resourcing Tomorrow

Resourcing Tomorrow

London, United Kingdom

December 2-4

UK Critical Minerals Partnership Forum

UK Government

London, United Kingdom

December 1–2

Scotia Mining Conference

Scotiabank

Toronto, Canada

December 3

Deutsche Bank Lithium Battery Supply Chain Conference

Deutsche Bank

Virtual

Dates reflect PMET’s planned participation.

Investors interested in arranging a meeting with PMET may contact Olivier Caza-Lapointe, Head of Investor Relations, at ocazalapointe@pmet.ca or their representative at the relevant hosting institution. The Company’s latest investor presentation is available at www.pmet.ca.

About PMET Resources Inc.

PMET Resources Inc. is a pegmatite critical mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its district-scale 100%-owned Shaakichiuwaanaan Property located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada, which is accessible year-round by all-season road and proximal to regional hydro-power infrastructure.

This news release has been approved by

“KEN BRINSDEN“

Kenneth Brinsden, President, CEO, & Managing Director

Contact: Olivier Caza-Lapointe, Head, Investor Relations, T: +1 (514) 913-5264, E: ocazalapointe@pmet.ca

INTRODUCING ATMA: A REVOLUTION IN WELLBEING BY AMAN GROUP

LONDON, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Aman Group, hospitality and lifestyle company behind Aman and Janu, announces the launch of ATMA, a new ultra-luxury brand pioneering performance living.  The brand will focus on advanced wellness programming and world-class sport facilities, which have been developed exclusively by ATMA Global Partner Novak Djokovic. 

Meaning “the spirit” or “the true self” in Sanskrit, ATMA combines wellness, sport, nutrition-led dining, design and experiential entertainment. The brand will span urban and remote destinations, with ATMA Miami debuting as its first destination, comprising a hotel, branded residences and an ATMA private members club. Building on Aman Group’s 38-year legacy, ATMA focuses on wellness optimisation, sport, performance and a programme of events and experiences designed for those seeking to live fully and perform at their best.

ATMA’s multi-year relationship with Djokovic forms the foundation of the brand. Drawing on expertise developed throughout his career, Djokovic will lead ATMA’s longevity, nutrition, racquet sports and wellness programming.

Located in Miami’s Brickell financial district on Biscayne Bay, ATMA Miami will offer direct access to the waterfront via the Baywalk and a private marina. The development will rise among the city’s tallest towers, with views across Biscayne Bay.

Designed by SHoP Architects, with interiors by Studio Paolo Ferrari, the property combines sculptural architecture with wellness-focused design. Curved balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows and carefully considered interiors aim to enhance comfort, recovery and wellbeing.

Central to the destination will be a 120,000-square-foot spa and wellness centre, set to be one of the largest of its kind in Miami. Developed in partnership with Djokovic, it will offer performance and recovery experiences alongside indoor padel, tennis and squash courts, a fitness centre, group and private training studios, mobility and conditioning labs, a medical wellness centre and dedicated recovery spaces.

ATMA Miami will also feature nutrition-focused wellness concepts, signature restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and performance spaces.

The branded residences will range from one-to-five-bedroom homes to six-bedroom penthouses, supported by Aman Group’s service standards. Residents will have access to dedicated amenities, including a private pool, fitness centre, spa facilities, lounge and co-working space.

Residents will also receive priority nomination to join the invitation-only ATMA Club, which will provide preferred access to dining, wellness, sporting and social facilities, alongside personalised services and programming.

ATMA Miami is being developed by OKO Group and Oak Row Equities, with completion scheduled for 2031.

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Laifen Brings Innovation Within Reach to U.S. Shoppers This Black Friday with Up to 42% Off Award-Winning Personal Care Tech

The global lifestyle technology brand is celebrating the holiday season with savings of up to 42% on its best-selling hair dryers and more.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laifen, the global personal care technology brand redefining everyday routines through innovation, design and performance, is making holiday shopping brighter with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals across its growing beauty and personal care ecosystem. From November 1 through December 2, U.S. shoppers can enjoy exclusive Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings across Laifen’s official website and major retail partners, including Amazon, Target, and Costco.

Black Friday on Amazon
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Designed to bring together cutting-edge technology, sleek design and everyday functionality, Laifen’s innovations make thoughtful gifts for beauty lovers, tech enthusiasts and anyone looking to elevate their daily routine. This holiday season, shoppers can discover savings across the brand’s highly popular high-speed hair dryers, with additional deals on innovative styling tools, advanced electric toothbrushes and precision grooming devices, with standout offers available throughout the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period.

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This Black Friday, Laifen is making innovative personal care technology more accessible than ever. With a growing portfolio spanning hair care, styling, oral care, and men’s grooming, Laifen offers thoughtful holiday gifts that combine advanced technology, exceptional performance, and great value.

Shop the sales now and for more information on Laifen, please visit www.laifentech.com or follow @laifen_tech and @laifentech on social media.

About Laifen: 

Founded in 2019, Laifen is a global personal care technology brand redefining everyday routines through high-performance engineering and thoughtful design. Guided by the belief that exceptional personal care should be within reach, Laifen combines proprietary technology with thoughtfully considered design to create products engineered to perform, built to last, and designed to be loved.

With a growing portfolio across hair care, beauty, self-care, and grooming, Laifen brings the same precision, performance, and intention to every aspect of daily life. Recognized by Euromonitor International as the World’s No. 1 High-Speed Hair Dryer Brand, Laifen is built on proprietary ultra-high-speed brushless motor technology and supported by 600+ patents and 100+ international design and technology awards. Today, Laifen is trusted by more than 35 million households across over 60 countries.

AI trained on ten million synthetic Earths outperforms conventional copper estimates at TSXV-listed ATEX’s Valeriano project

The company says AI’s next bottleneck isn’t chips or power, it’s finding the metal to wire it all together. Working with Nvidia, Its chief scientist calls Tau 3.8 an “AlphaGo moment for geology”

TORONTO and ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fleet Space Technologies (Fleet), the space and AI company backed by In-Q-Tel and Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, today launched Tau 3.8 in the United States and Canada, an AI “world model” for mineral systems.

Fleet founder and CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini
Fleet founder and CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini

Trained on ten million synthetic geological worlds, Tau combines Fleet’s 3D seismic intelligence with drilling, geology, geophysics and mineralogy data. It reconstructs hidden geology, ranks targets for resource expansion and identifies which new measurement would most reduce uncertainty, so mining companies can decide where to drill next with far more confidence.

North America’s AI build-out is running into a physical limit: copper. Every data center, transmission line and grid upgrade needs it. S&P Global forecasts that data-center copper demand will more than double, from 1.1 million metric tons in 2025 to 2.5 million metric tons by 2040, with AI training accounting for 58% of that demand by 2030. Copper is one of six priority minerals in Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy, yet Canadian copper production fell by nearly 25% between 2014 and 2023, according to Natural Resources Canada. At the same time, the US now relies on imports for 57% of the copper it consumes, up from 45% a year earlier, according to the US Geological Survey.

Most of the debate about AI’s limits has focused on chips and power. Fleet argues the deeper constraint is discovery. Finding and expanding the deposits that must supply the industry is still slow, expensive and uncertain, and billion-dollar decisions rest on drillholes that sample only a fraction of the ground beneath them.

“North America is building an AI economy on a mineral base it hasn’t yet found,” said Fleet Co-Founder and CEO Flavia Tata Nardini. “Hyperscalers can order more GPUs and sign new power deals, but they can’t order a copper deposit into existence. The gap between what these economies need and what the industry can bring online is widening and mineral discovery has become a constraint on growth itself. Companies have spent years collecting drilling and survey data. Tau brings it together in one model so teams understand the orebody sooner and every foot drilled is worth more.”

“Toronto is where much of modern AI was pioneered and it’s where the world finances its mines. Those two worlds haven’t spoken to each other nearly enough,” Flavia said. “Tau is what happens when they do. The capital that funds exploration gets a sharper answer on where to drill before the money goes into the ground. Faster, more capital-efficient exploration is how supply keeps pace with the economy AI is creating.”

Fewer dry holes

Drilling is typically the largest cost in mineral exploration and a single deep diamond drillhole can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. By predicting copper grades more accurately from the drilling already in hand, Tau shows teams where grade is likely to continue and where it isn’t, so fewer holes end in barren ground. Companies can prioritize their highest-value targets and define and expand resources with less drilling, in less time and at lower cost.

At ATEX Resources’ Valeriano copper-gold project in Chile, Tau combined Fleet’s ambient noise tomography (ANT) and magnetotelluric (MT) surveys with Comet and machine learning. Tested on drillholes held back from it, the model predicted copper grades with 38% less error than a conventional geostatistical estimate (kriging) built from the same drilling. On the deepest step-out holes, the error was up to 67% lower.

Fleet is already being used in the field, from Pakistan to Canada’s Athabasca Basin. Projects include Barrick’s Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador, Fermi Exploration’s Perch River project in the Athabasca Basin, Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek gold-antimony project in Victoria, Australia and Alkane Resources’ Boda-Kaiser copper-gold project in New South Wales. Fleet’s wider customer base includes Gold Fields, Rio Tinto, Ma’aden, Standard Uranium, IsoEnergy, Q2 Metals and France’s geological survey, BRGM.

World models, applied to the planet

World models, AI systems that learn how the physical world behaves rather than predicting the next word, have become one of the most closely watched frontiers in AI. Most of the attention has gone to robotics, video and autonomous vehicles. Fleet has applied the approach to an environment that is far harder to observe than any road or factory floor: the Earth’s subsurface.

“Putting a wrapper around a large language model does not create a world-class geologist,” said Fleet Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Gerrit Olivier. “Mineral systems are three-dimensional, buried and understood through observations that are sparse and costly to acquire. Fleet’s approach was to build ten million simulated geological environments, model what seismic sensors and drillholes would detect in each, and train Tau to infer the geology between those partial measurements.”

“World models learn the structure, geometry and composition of the physical world itself. We now appear to have crossed a critical threshold: a model trained in synthetic worlds can make predictions and guide exploration decisions using real-world data. I believe this marks an AlphaGo moment for geology.”

Why seismic matters

AI can generate millions of plausible versions of what lies underground, but many of them will fit the same sparse data. Seismic provides the physical evidence to tell them apart, constraining the depth, geometry, orientation and continuity of structures in the vast volumes between drillholes.

“Seismic narrows the geological possibilities between drillholes, so teams can answer the questions that drive capital decisions: where the deposit extends, how deep it runs, and where the next foot of drilling will add the most value,” Olivier said.

This integration is Fleet’s advantage: Tau tests competing predictions against measurable physical properties of the subsurface rather than relying on geological plausibility alone. As new data arrives, the model updates its picture and recommends the next measurement, an approach Fleet calls Agentic Geoscience.

“Tau does not remove the geologist from the decision,” Flavia said. “It gives them a quantified view of uncertainty before the drill bit provides the answer.”

Built with the North American AI ecosystem

Tau was developed by specialists in seismology, geology, geophysics, applied mathematics and machine learning, including geoscientists with more than 200 years of combined experience across 400-plus programs and machine-learning leaders from Caltech and the University of Oxford. Fleet is working with Nvidia on the accelerated computing infrastructure needed to train the next generation of high-resolution subsurface models.

Fleet is an industrial affiliate of Stanford University’s Mineral-X program, which connects researchers and industry on AI, geoscience and decision-making under uncertainty. Tata Nardini serves on the Mineral-X Advisory Council.

*Note: the conventional estimate was an independent exercise and is not related to the 2025 SRK Mineral Resource Estimate.

ENDS

About Fleet:

Fleet Space Technologies is a space and AI company building the technology to find the minerals the global economy depends on. Its flagship platform, ExoSphere, combines Fleet’s satellite network, rapid 3D seismic data acquisition and AI into a single system that images mineral systems in near real time with minimal environmental impact. Tau, Fleet’s world model for mineral systems, extends that platform into Agentic Geoscience. Fleet works with leading exploration and mining companies including Rio Tinto and Barrick, and is backed by investors including In-Q-Tel, Blackbird and TVG. Founded in Australia, Fleet has operations across the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia and Africa.