Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) second-quarter 2025 results showed stronger than expected growth across all major segments, driven by a surge in AI integration

🌐Amazon launched and expanded AI tools like DeepFleet and Kiro, as well as introducing generative AI features to enhance the customer shopping experience
📱Expanded Alexa+ Early Access to millions of customers
📦Biggest Prime Day ever saved customers billions of dollars and independent sellers achieved record sales

“Our conviction that AI will change every customer experience is starting to play out. Our AI progress across the board continues to improve our customer experiences, speed of innovation, operational efficiency, and business growth, and I’m excited for what lies ahead.” – Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon

Strategic Energy Resources Limited (ASX:SER) raises $2 million through placement to fund Diamantina Copper-Gold Project and upcoming drill campaigns

⛏️$2 million in proceeds (before costs) will fund the Diamantina acquisition and multiple high-impact drilling campaigns
🪨Strategic Energy Resources is actively exploring undercover extensions of the world-class Mt Isa Inlier and Canobie projects
🗓️Placement will occur in two tranches, with the second tranche subject to shareholder approval in September 2025

“The funds raised ensure the Company will remain funded to deliver multiple exciting drilling programs across our highly prospective Queensland copper-gold projects over the next 12 months in the pursuit of Australia’s next major discovery, and we look forward to keeping investors informed as we progress toward this goal.” – Dr David DeTata, Managing Director of Strategic Energy Resources

In her monthly update on The Stock Network, Kerry Stevenson, also known That Gold Lady, champions Australia`s gold sector, and highlights:

👑 Gold prices are holding firm at US$3,333 (~AUD$5,000)
🌴 Attending Rick Rule`s investment conference in Miami
⚙️ Outlook for silver and gold for the remainder of the year

Sprintex Limited (ASX:SIX) has secured an exclusive private-label supply agreement with leading Chinese aquaculture equipment supplier Guangdong Baode Technology (BD Compressor)



⚙️BD Compressor will distribute Sprintex’s G15 series jet blowers at a minimum purchase commitment of A$9.3 million

🤝The three-year supply agreement is Sprintex’s first ever private-label agreement

🇨🇳China’s aquaculture industry is the largest in the world, valued at over US$200 billion annually



“This agreement with BD Compressor is a significant milestone as Sprintex expands into China, the world’s largest and fastest-growing aquaculture market. With BD’s established reputation and national network, alongside Sprintex’s leading technology offering this partnership is anticipated to deliver thousands of units into the China aquaculture sector and considerable environmental and cost-saving benefits.” – Jay Upton, Managing Director of Sprintex

Radiopharm Theranostics (ASX:RAD, NASDAQ:RADX) has secured U.S. FDA approval to begin Phase 1 clinical trial of Betabart (RV-01) in treating solid tumour cancers

🧬Betabart works by targeting isoforms that are highly expressed in tumours and not in healthy tissues
👥Betabart was developed under Radiopharm Ventures, the Joint Venture between Radiopharm Theranostics and MD Anderson Cancer Clinic (MDACC)
🗓️The Phase 1 clinical trial is expected to commence in H2 2025

“FDA clearance to initiate our first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of RV-01 represents a major milestone for Radiopharm Theranostics and our joint venture with MD Anderson Cancer Center. RV-01 is the first monoclonal antibody developed through this collaboration, and we believe it has the potential to become a highly differentiated radiopharmaceutical for patients with aggressive solid tumours. We are excited to advance this program into the clinic and anticipate dosing the first patients later this year.” – Riccardo Canevari, CEO and Managing Director of Radiopharm Theranostics

DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) provides cutting edge AI-powered hardware and software solutions designed to detect, track, and defeat unmanned threats from drones and autonomous systems used by terrorists, criminals, and other ‘unfriendlies’. DroneShield’s customers include military, intelligence community, government, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, and airports. This year alone DroneShield’s stock has soared almost 400% and hit record highs and DroneShield’s CEO and Managing Director Oleg Vornik joins Lel Smits on The Stock Network to discuss:

🛡️ Implications of Australian Defence Force contracts award
🏭 Recent commitment to increased R&D + manufacturing investment
🪖 Ramifications of recent large European military order
🌏 Broader ramifications of increased global tensions
📈 After a 400% share price surge, what’s left in the tank...

Robotic technology company FBR Limited (ASX:FBR) launches a new DST® enabled robotic welding product named “Mantis™".

🤖 Mantis™ is a high-deposition rate, large-scale automated welding robot ideal for general and heavy fabrication, including that seen in the mining, shipbuilding and defence industries.
🤖 The introduction of Mantis™ further expands FBR’s robotic product offering, which already includes Hadrian X®.
🤖 The versatility of DST® provides the Company with a significant number of opportunities to apply its IP portfolio across a plethora of industries to create innovative automated and robotic solutions.

“The FBR team are very excited to introduce our next robotic product offering, Mantis™. As a part of building a production line for Hadrian robots, FBR thoroughly investigated automated production solutions looking for ways to have robots building robots. We have also looked extensively at how mining equipment and ships are built, realising that there is a gap in the welding robot market. There is an opportunity to provide an off-the-shelf solution for welding large parts, particularly in Western Australia." Mark Pivac, FBR`s CEO

Chariot Corporation (ASX:CC9) is a fast-moving lithium exploration company focused on unlocking high-grade lithium in the world’s most dynamic supply regions.

The company holds a 66.7% stake in Nigeria’s largest hard-rock lithium portfolio, a first for the ASX, covering 254 km² across multiple past-producing pegmatite fields in Oyo and Kwara States. Chariot also controls one of the largest lithium exploration footprints in the United States, including the Black Mountain Project in Wyoming (a high-grade spodumene system) and the Resurgent Project in Nevada and Oregon (a large-scale claystone deposit in the McDermitt Caldera). Chariot Corporation Managing Director, Shanthar Pathmanathan joins Lel Smits on The Stock Network.

🇳🇬 Exploration program ramp up at recently acquired Nigeria assets
🇺🇲 Exploration on US-based “core projects”