Day: January 29, 2026

   New customer win underscores authID’s leadership in workforce verification and stopping AI-driven hiring fraud across global enterprises  Denver, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a leading provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, today announced that a global retailer of personal care products with more than $6B in annual sales has selected authID and technology partner MajorKey, an identity security organization and certified Microsoft services provider, to secure employee and contractor identity verification and protect privileged access to corporate IT systems for users from multiple third-party contractors across several countries.  Addressing the Growing Risk of Hiring Fraud and AI-Generated Impostors  With the onslaught of AI-generated profiles, state-sponsored fakes,...

Thomas Splaine Jr. Appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer FAIR LAWN, N.J., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CLBK), the mid-tier holding company for Columbia Bank (“Bank”), today announced that, effective immediately, Dennis E. Gibney, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, has been promoted to First Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of the Company and the Bank. In connection with Mr. Gibney’s promotion, effective immediately, Thomas Splaine, Jr., First Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the Bank, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank. In his new role, Mr. Gibney will partner closely with...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hampton Financial Corporation (“Hampton” or the “Company”, TSXV: HFC) announces that it has closed the issuance of shares to settle certain debt obligations under debentures as described in Hampton’s press release of December 23, 2025. Hampton issued 10,528,141 subordinate voting shares to debenture holders to settle all obligations under Hampton debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $4 million, and to settle a quarterly interest payment under Hampton debentures in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $5.2 million. The subordinate voting shares are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from their date of issuance, which will expire on May 30, 2026. This closing will...

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that as of the end of January 2026, 12 sites in the US are activated and 100 patients have been enrolled in the SEANOBI study (Scalable Expanded Access with Analysis of Neurofilament and Other Biomarkers in ALS; NCT 06743776) representing 50% of the planned 200-enrollment, evaluating MN‑166 (ibudilast) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Yuichi Iwaki, President and CEO of MediciNova, commented: “Achieving 100 enrolled patients in the NIH‑funded SEANOBI Expanded‑Access Program marks substantial progress in the clinical development of MN‑166. We are deeply grateful to the patients...

HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newbridge Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ: NBRG) (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 5,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) and trade under the ticker symbol “NBRGU” beginning January 30, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right. Each right entitles the holder thereof to receive one-eighth (1/8) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. No fractional rights will be issued upon separation of the units. As a result, eight rights are needed to receive one Class A ordinary share at the closing of the initial business combination. Once the securities comprising the...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Richtech Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: RR), (“Richtech Robotics” or the “Company”), a Nevada-based provider of AI-driven service robots, announced today the closing of its previously announced private placement for the purchase and sale of 8,500,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock priced at the market under Nasdaq rules. Rodman & Renshaw LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $38.7 million, prior to deducting placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital, general corporate purposes, including the further development of our product candidates, and the procurement of inventory, specifically...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing pemvidutide to address serious liver diseases, announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with a new fundamental institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 17,045,454 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) pursuant to a registered direct offering. The gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $75 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. All of the shares and pre-funded warrants in the offering are being offered by Altimmune. The pre-funded warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share, are exercisable immediately upon issuance...

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK, TSX: ALK, OTCQX: ALKEF) (‘Alkane’) has executed a term sheet comprising a conditional placement and earn-in agreement with Nagambie Resources Limited (ASX: NAG) (‘Nagambie’) in relation to Nagambie’s core gold-antimony project tenement package, located on a mining lease approximately 40km northeast of Alkane’s Costerfield operations in Victoria. There has been limited deep drilling to test potential depth extensions at Nagambie, with Alkane’s proposed investment expected to target this potential as a priority. This proposed investment is consistent with Alkane’s strategy of growing resources and expanding the production at its operations. Further details in relation to the proposed investment can be found in Nagambie’s release to the ASX today. This...

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sprott Asset Management LP (“Sprott Asset Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc. (“Sprott”) (NYSE/TSX: SII), on behalf of the Sprott Physical Copper Trust (TSX: COP.UN) (TSX: COP.U) (the “Trust” or “COP”), a closed-end trust created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical copper metal, today announced that the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has approved the Rule 19b-4 application filed by the NYSE Arca to list and trade COP’s trust units (the “Units”) on NYSE Arca, providing a path for a dual-listing of the Units on the TSX and NYSE Arca. “We are very pleased to have received this approval which moves us closer to listing the Sprott Physical Copper Trust on the NYSE Arca,” said John Ciampaglia, CEO of Sprott Asset Management....