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Archer Materials (ASX:AXE) signed an agreement with US$21 billion company IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) to access its quantum cloud platform.

Strategic Elements (ASX:SOR) announced that Japan granted a moisture energy technology patent to its 100% owned subsidiary.

Comms Group (ASX:CCG) executed an agreement to sell its IT managed services division, OnPlatinum, to Thinkex Holdings.

Neoen has commenced construction on a 215-megawatt battery system at its Culcairn solar farm in New South Wales.

Stakk (ASX:SKK) expects to report its first operating profit for the 2026 financial year alongside a projected FY27 revenue of approximately $21.8 million.

An Australian parliamentary committee recommends an ACCC inquiry into Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) over its payment network restrictions.

Silex Systems (ASX:SLX; OTCQX:SILXY) has completed construction of the SILEX Quantum Silicon (Q‑Si) Production Plant, described as the world’s first laser‑based silicon enrichment facility, at its site in Sydney and has begun commissioning work on the plant’s laser system and first two enrichment reactors.

Hancock Prospecting has executed an agreement to invest US$50 million in California-based Lumitron Technologies.

Tech firm StepChange (ASX:STH) expects its full-year revenue to exceed $55 million following operational momentum.

Sprintex (ASX:SIX) signed a three-year exclusive distribution agreement in Taiwan with a minimum $1.7 million annual purchase requirement.

Asset Vision (ASX:ASV) secured multiple infrastructure contracts, lifting its annual recurring revenue run rate to $6.4 million.

SciDev (ASX:SDV) has executed a three-year, $6 million contract to supply chemistry and dose control technology to Newmont's (ASX:NEM) Boddington Gold Operations.