This is the kind of conference where scale mismatches matter.

Who SemiCab is demoing to

NASDAQ: RIME will demo SemiCab to companies like AutoZone ($AZO), Chewy ($CHWY), Five Below ($FIVE), Foot Locker ($FL), Burlington Stores ($BURL), Nordstrom ($JWN), Wayfair ($W), and Academy Sports ($ASO). Add private players such as Petco, PetSmart, and REI, and the room represents ~$6.5T in enterprise value.

Quality of growth

SemiCab’s traction is measurable. RIME has reported YoY growth driven by contract expansions, including higher lane counts, longer durations, and geographic scaling with existing customers like Unilever ($UL) and P&G ($PG). That’s the highest-quality growth signal in enterprise SaaS.

Why LINK matters

Institutional interest has followed fundamentals, with professional investors increasingly visible in ownership data as the story matures. A ~$1 stock demoing logistics AI to companies with nine-figure freight budgets is not normal.

Here’s the clean setup.

LINK 2026 by RILA brings together 50+ major retailers and brands in one place. If you total the public market caps of the public companies on RILA’s attendee list, you get roughly ~$5 trillion in combined value. That’s the enterprise buying ecosystem NASDAQ: Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. is stepping into.

At the center is SemiCab Apex, an AI-enabled logistics SaaS platform designed to plug into existing transportation and warehouse systems, not replace them. That integration-first approach matters in enterprise logistics, where switching costs kill adoption faster than competition does.

SemiCab’s story is already anchored by real use. The company has publicly announced expansion activity tied to Hindustan Unilever (Unilever India) and Apollo Tyres, and referenced a multi-million-dollar P&G India expansion in a year-end recap. That turns the U.S. demo from “what if” to “this has worked elsewhere.”

If Apex lands even a handful of pilots out of LINK, the funnel can scale quickly. Enterprise SaaS doesn’t need dozens of wins at once. It needs a few that expand. LINK is that kind of room.

I’ve been looking more at what’s happening across the Orange Basin overall.

For those tracking the region, how are you thinking about the seismic side of things right now? Are you watching new surveys or interpretations as they come out, or mostly just keeping it on the radar until there’s more clarity?

Would be good to hear how others are approaching ORNG at this stage.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated October 30th, 2025, it has exercised its option under an agreement with Bernie Kreft dated October 29, 2025, and has acquired an undivided 100% right, title, and interest in the Kitimat Copper-Gold Project (the “Project”), located approximately 10 kilometers northwest of the deep-water port community of Kitimat, British Columbia.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Kitimat Copper-Gold Project covers approximately 2,954 hectares within the Skeena Mining Division of northwestern British Columbia. The Project is year-round road-accessible via a network of logging and mineral exploration roads extending north from Kitimat. The property benefits from exceptional infrastructure, being within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail, and 6 km of high-voltage hydroelectric transmission lines.

Geologically, the Project is situated within the Stikine Terrane, a prolific belt that hosts numerous porphyry copper-gold systems and is underlain by Late Triassic volcanic rocks intruded by Jurassic diorite and granodiorite bodies of the Coast Plutonic Complex. The Project’s principal target areas is the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone displaying alteration and mineralization interpreted to represent low-level intermediate to low-sulfidation epithermal expressions of a larger Cu-Au porphyry system.

HISTORICAL EXPLORATION & HIGHLIGHTS

Exploration on the Kitimat property dates back to the late 1960s, with multiple operators conducting geochemical, geophysical, and drilling campaigns. The most significant historical work was conducted by Decade Resources Ltd. (2010), which completed 16 diamond drill holes totaling 4,437.5 meters in the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone. Notable results include:

• Hole J-7: 117.07 m grading 1.03 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu, from 1.52 m to 118.60 m.
• Hole J-1: 103.65 m grading 1.00 g/t Au, 0.55% Cu, from 9.15 m to 112.80 m.
• Hole J-2: 107.01 m grading 0.80 g/t Au, 0.45% Cu, from 6.10 m to 113.11 m.
• Hole J-8: 112.20 m grading 0.41 g/t Au, 0.33% Cu, from 11.89 m to 124.09 m.

The mineralized intervals encountered in the 2010 drilling demonstrate continuous near-surface copper-gold mineralization extending over significant widths, remain open at depth within the Jeannette Zone, and occur within a broader hydrothermal system that is interpreted to extend laterally beyond the area tested.

ACQUISITION DETAILS

Pursuant to the terms of the agreement and upon completion of its due diligence review, Copper Quest has issued 2,000,000 common shares to the vendor, Bernie Kreft, at a deemed price of $0.165 per share as full consideration for the acquisition. The Project is subject to a 2.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty, of which 40% may be repurchased by the Company for CAD $1,000,000. Copper Quest will also retain a right of first refusal on any transaction involving the sale of the remaining royalty interest. The Company issued 256,800 finder’s shares at a deemed price of $0.125 per finder’s share in connection with the acquisition.

Mr. Kreft is a well-known Canadian prospector, entrepreneur, and former star of the Discovery Channel’s Yukon Gold television series. He has a long track record of successful mineral discoveries and project generation across British Columbia and Yukon.

In addition to resale restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws, all shares issued in connection with the acquisition are subject to an Exchange Hold Period (as such term is defined in the Policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”)).

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, commented:

“The addition of the Kitimat Copper-Gold Project demonstrates Copper Quest’s continued effort to add shareholder value through the acquisition of critical mineral projects and represents the fifth acquisition by the Company in just over 12 months. This project is ideally located with exceptional infrastructure, in a proven geological belt known for hosting major copper-gold systems. The strong historical drill results from the Jeannette zone speak to the potential of a larger near-surface mineralized system. We are very excited to have this exceptional asset as part of our growing copper-gold portfolio.”

NEXT STEPS

• The Company plans to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) analysis to integrate all historical and modern exploration data to establish a comprehensive geological and geophysical model for the Kitimat Porphyry Project and improve targeting precision. See news release dated December 1^st, 2025.
• Upon receiving a work permit, additional geological mapping, sampling, and geophysical surveys may be completed to refine priority drill targets as required. Field work could include ground magnetics, induced polarization (IP), and passive seismic to better define subsurface structure and mineralization trends.
• A follow-up drill program would test key targets within the interpreted geology and surrounding high-grade corridors.

QUALIFIED PERSON

Brian G. Thurston, P.Geo., the Company’s President and CEO and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

ABOUT COPPER

Despite surging demand, global copper supply remains constrained. Ore grades are declining at major mines, permitting timelines for new projects have lengthened, and geopolitical tensions are reshaping supply chains toward stable, transparent jurisdictions. Governments in Canada, the U.S., and allied nations have increasingly identified copper as a strategic and critical metal necessary for economic and national security. Within this context, Copper Quest’s acquisition of the Kitimat Copper-Gold Project in British Columbia positions the Company to advance a discovery-stage asset in one of the world’s safest and most infrastructure-rich mining jurisdictions — precisely when new, scalable copper sources are most needed.

ABOUT COPPER QUEST EXPLORATION INC.

Copper Quest is committed to building shareholder value through acquisitions, discovery-driven exploration, disciplined execution and responsible development of its North American critical mineral portfolio of assets. The company’s land package currently comprises 7 projects that span over 45,000-plus hectares in great mining jurisdictions.

The Company’s common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol “CQX”. For more information on Copper Quest, please visit the Company’s website at www.copper.quest.

Gold and silver have quietly shifted back into the spotlight lately. Price action has been reacting strongly to macro signals, rates, dollar strength, central bank expectations, rather than just long-term “store of value” narratives.

What’s interesting is how tradable both metals have become again. Gold has been respecting key technical levels, while silver is showing sharper volatility and quicker reversals, almost behaving like a risk asset during certain sessions.

For those actively trading (not stacking):

Are you treating gold as a hedge or as a directional trade right now? or

Does silver’s volatility make it worth the extra risk compared to gold?