Mahathir Bayena

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8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT), a global leader in integrated cloud communications, announced on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, that it has acquired Maven Lab, a Singapore-based specialist in mobile marketing and enterprise messaging.

The acquisition is a strategic "step-change" for 8x8, designed to cement its leadership in the high-growth Asia-Pacific (APAC) customer engagement market.

By integrating Maven Lab’s team and its acclaimed Moobidesk platform into the 8x8 Platform for CX, the company is pivoting from traditional messaging toward "orchestrated, omnichannel customer journeys."

Moobidesk offers a unified interface for SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, LINE, and voice, featuring smart AI routing and automated response suggestions that have been shown to increase sales leads by an average of 10% for its enterprise clients.

The move comes as the CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) market is projected to grow from $32 billion today to nearly $100 billion by 2030.

With Maven Lab’s deep local carrier relationships and regional expertise, 8x8 is now uniquely positioned to support mission-critical, high-volume communications for the finance, healthcare, and logistics sectors across Southeast Asia.

Magnetite Mines (ASX:MGT) has been granted Exploration Licence EL7100, known as Braemar Creek, covering 227km2 in South Australia's Braemar Iron Region.

Manuka Resources (ASX:MKR) is on track to restart silver and gold production at its 100% owned Wonawinta facility in New South Wales in the second quarter of 2026.

WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with US-based logistics company ELM Global to support the digital transformation of Saudi Arabia’s logistics sector.

3D Energi (ASX:TDO) has reported that its Charlemont-1 gas exploration well, located approximately 55km offshore from Port Campbell in Victoria's Otway Basin.

The total number of dwellings approved in Australia rose 15.2% in November 2025 to 18,406, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

West African Resources (ASX:WAF) reported achieving its full-year 2025 gold production guidance, delivering a total of 300,383 ounces from its Sanbrado and Kiaka operations in Burkina Faso.

Alumis (NASDAQ:ALMS) surged as much as 82% in early trading Tuesday after its experimental oral drug, envudeucitinib, outperformed both a placebo and Amgen’s blockbuster Otezla in two Phase 3 trials for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced a transformative seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War on January 6, 2026.

The deal is designed to more than triple the annual production capacity of the PAC-3® Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, surging from current levels of approximately 600 units to a target of 2,000 units per year.

The agreement is a flagship outcome of the Department of War’s new Acquisition Transformation Strategy.

By providing long-term "demand certainty," the framework incentivizes Lockheed Martin and its massive global supply chain to invest in expanded tooling, facilities, and workforce.

To manage the financial burden of such a rapid scale-up, the deal utilizes a "collaborative financing model" that aims for cash neutrality in the early stages, allowing Lockheed to fund the expansion without immediate pressure on its balance sheet.

This "surging" of the "Arsenal of Freedom" follows a record-breaking 2025, where Lockheed Martin delivered 620 PAC-3 MSEs—a 20% year-over-year increase.

The PAC-3 MSE is a "hit-to-kill" interceptor, meaning it uses pure kinetic energy rather than a blast-fragmentation warhead to neutralize threats, making it the premier defense against advanced ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and emerging hypersonic threats.