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AIAI Holdings to Obtain a Controlling Position in Messier 42 Marketing Agreement

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Post date September 18, 2026

Mergers and Acquisitions

Capital Contribution Requires no Consideration to be Paid

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) (“Ai²” or the “Company”), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, today announced that its affiliated entity, Messier 42 LLC (“M42”), has agreed to contribute to the capital of the Company a controlling position in the entity holding M42’s marketing agreement for the sale of military equipment (the “Teaming Agreement”).

Under this arrangement, 100% of the revenue and EBITDA generated by the M42 entity which holds the Teaming Agreement will be consolidated on the Company’s financial statements and reported by the Company and the Company will distribute approximately 50% of the resulting Free Cash Flow to M42. The capital contribution requires no cash or stock consideration to be paid by the Company.

As previously announced, M42 projects that the Teaming Agreement is expected to produce $250 million in Free Cash Flow during the 12 months following the closing.

This transaction replaces and is in lieu of the Company’s previously announced letter of intent to acquire a controlling interest in this M42 entity.

The closing of the transaction is subject to the execution of a definitive agreement and is anticipated to close in October 2026, and the Free Cash Flow will be accretive to the Ai² stockholders.

About AIAI Holdings Corporation

AIAI Holdings Corporation (Ai²) (NASDAQ:AIAI) is an AI-enabled diversified holding company that acquires and grows companies across multiple industries. We expect to drive revenue and earnings growth throughout our portfolio by applying exclusively licensed Transformational AI to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

Ai² is building a next-generation model for technology-enabled business operations, which is expected to create sustainable value for shareholders through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence across diverse industries.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs, and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and plans of the Company. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “would,” “could,” “should”, “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “estimate”, or “continue,” or similar expressions, including the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations regarding its strategy, plans, intentions, performance, or future occurrences or results, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to our lack of operating history, our ability to attract new investments, our failure to manage growth effectively, our acquisition activities may pose risks that could harm our business, and our licensed AI may not perform up to the expected standards, as well as general business and economic conditions, competitive pressures, regulatory changes, technological developments, and other factors identified in the Company’s most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, the Company operates in a competitive environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention to, and, except as may be required by law, undertake no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur or of which the Company hereafter become aware. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Investor Relations
Matthew Selinger, Senior Partner
Integrous Communications
Email: mselinger@integcom.us
Phone: 415-572-8152

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SOURCE: AIAI Holdings Corporation

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First Breach Announces Three-Year Ammunition Supply and Distribution Agreement with SAS Ammo

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Post date September 17, 2026

Monthly purchases of 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition scheduled to increase from 3 million to a minimum of 8 million rounds, supporting expanded manufacturing operations

HAGERSTOWN, MD / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / First Breach Inc. (NASDAQ:FBDT) (“First Breach” or the “Company”), a U.S. based developer and manufacturer of defense technologies, today announced that it has entered into a three-year ammunition supply and distribution agreement with SAS Ammo (“SAS”), an ammunition retailer and wholesale distributor owned by veterans and law enforcement professionals. The agreement establishes monthly purchasing commitments beginning in October 2026, increasing from 3 million rounds to a minimum of 8 million rounds as First Breach continues to scale its ammunition production and sales.

Based in Martinsburg, West Virginia, SAS serves customers nationwide, including individual shooters, firearm retailers, shooting ranges, instructors and law enforcement agencies. Its retail and wholesale channels provide an opportunity to broaden distribution of First Breach’s American-made ammunition.

The agreement covers 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition manufactured at First Breach’s ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in Hagerstown, Maryland. Monthly purchase commitments are scheduled as follows:

October through December 2026:3 million rounds per month, consisting of 2 million 5.56mm rounds and 1 million 9mm rounds.
January through March 2027: 5 million rounds per month, consisting of 3 million 5.56mm rounds and 2 million 9mm rounds.
April 2027 through the remainder of the agreement: A minimum of 8 million rounds per month, consisting of at least 5 million 5.56mm rounds and 3 million 9mm rounds.

The agreement provides for SAS to purchase First Breach’s entire output of these two calibers, subject to specified purchasing and supply conditions. First Breach will serve as SAS’s exclusive supplier of 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition, with provisions allowing alternative sourcing if the Company cannot meet SAS’s requirements.

“This agreement represents a significant commercial milestone for First Breach, connecting our expanded manufacturing capacity with a defined schedule of ammunition purchases,” said Jeffrey Low, Chief Executive Officer of First Breach. “We have worked with SAS to establish a mutually beneficial relationship that supports broader distribution of our ammunition and gives us greater visibility into production planning. Their experience serving the shooting and law enforcement communities makes them a strong distribution partner as we scale deliveries while maintaining the quality, consistency and reliability our customers expect.”

The agreement follows First Breach’s September 1, 2026, announcement of increased ammunition manufacturing capacity. The installation of new loading and inspection equipment increased the Company’s production capacity by approximately 175%, providing the capability to manufacture up to 20 million rounds per month as it transitions to a 24-hour production schedule. The SAS agreement represents a commercial step toward utilizing that expanded capacity.

“Working with a vertically integrated U.S. manufacturing partner was a key driver in our decision to enter into this agreement,” said Daniel Berito of SAS Ammo. “First Breach’s ability to produce ammunition components and finished rounds in-house provides the manufacturing control and accountability we value in a supply partner. As a company owned by veterans and law enforcement professionals, supporting American manufacturing is important to us. This relationship brings that commitment together with a defined supply schedule to support our customers across our retail and wholesale channels.”

Expanding ammunition production and sales remains central to First Breach’s strategy as an American-made defense technologies company. The Company continues to grow its ammunition operations while advancing drone development and building manufacturing capabilities for U.S.-made unmanned systems. These efforts build on its domestic manufacturing infrastructure, precision engineering and commitment to quality as it develops a broader defense technology business.

About First Breach

First Breach Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defense technologies company focused on manufacturing match-grade ammunition components, finished ammunition, and developing next-generation unmanned aerial systems for commercial, law enforcement, and military markets. The Company manufactures its products in-house at its Hagerstown, Maryland facility, where it produces brass cups, casings, projectiles, lead cores, lead wire, and completed ammunition with rigorous quality control standards. First Breach is also advancing its drone strategy through the development of U.S.-made unmanned systems, leveraging advanced engineering, robotics, ISR and sensor technologies, and precision manufacturing capabilities to address evolving defense, homeland security, law enforcement, and commercial requirements across domestic and international markets.

For more information, please visit: First Breach

About SAS Ammo

SAS Ammo is an ammunition retailer and wholesale distributor based in Martinsburg, West Virginia, owned by veterans and law enforcement professionals. Operating from a 10,000-square-foot warehouse, the company maintains on-site inventory for shipment to customers nationwide. Its team brings experience in military service, law enforcement, logistics and the firearms industry. SAS serves recreational and competitive shooters, retailers, ranges, instructors and law enforcement agencies through online sales, wholesale relationships and participation in firearm industry events.

For more information, visit www.sasmunitions.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts and include statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, strategies, future events, future performance, business prospects, growth initiatives, acquisitions, market opportunities, capital resources, operational objectives, and other statements that are predictive in nature. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, and beliefs regarding future developments and their potential effect on the Company. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal, and geopolitical conditions; the Company’s ability to meet SAS’s requirements, the Company’s ability to execute its business strategy; access to capital and financing; industry developments; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update, revise, or publicly disclose any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances, or changes in expectations occurring after the date of this press release.

Investor Relations
Frank Pogubila
Partner
Integrous Communications
Phone: 951.946.5288
Email: fpogubila@integcom.us
Website: www.firstbreach.com

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AIAI Holdings’ Constellation Network Launches Dôr Patient Journey with Proactive MD(R), Expanding Transformational AI In Healthcare

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Post date September 17, 2026

Constellation Brings Dôr’s Retail Intelligence Architecture to Healthcare

Connects Clinical, Scheduling, Call-Center and Staffing Data to Predict Care Needs, Optimize Provider Capacity and Improve Patient Access

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) (“Ai2” or the “Company”), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance announced today that its portfolio company, Constellation Network, through Dôr Technologies, has launched Dôr Patient Journey, a new healthcare intelligence platform. Developed in collaboration with Proactive MD, the platform is actively deployed within Proactive MD’s care environment.

Patient Journey represents the first healthcare extension of Dôr’s recently launched Retail Intelligence platform, applying the same underlying intelligence architecture, connecting physical-world activity with existing operational systems and Transformational AI to the delivery of care. In retail, Dôr connects physical customer traffic with point-of-sale, labor, weather, marketing and other operational data to understand why performance changed and what an operator should do next. In healthcare, Patient Journey connects physical care delivery with clinical, scheduling, call-center, staffing and other authorized operational data to understand what care actually requires and how healthcare organizations can respond more intelligently.

Patient Journey is designed to connect with any authorized API-accessible operating system, including electronic health records and practice management, scheduling, call-center and telephony, workforce and staffing platforms. Rather than requiring healthcare organizations to replace the systems they already use, Patient Journey creates an intelligence layer across them while adding an independent understanding of what physically occurred throughout the delivery of care.

Dôr’s privacy-first sensing technology captures no patient identity. Its anonymous sensors record no images, video, audio or biometric identifiers and require nothing from the patients whose care they help measure. The result is a healthcare intelligence platform designed to connect what was scheduled, documented, billed and recorded with what actually happened in the physical world.

“Retail Intelligence proved this architecture in physical commerce. Patient Journey proves it transfers into an environment where minutes, staffing and physical capacity carry both economic and human consequences,” said Todd Furniss, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of AIAI Holdings Corporation. “That is the thesis AIAI was built on: one Transformational AI architecture, applied to the real-world operations of industry after industry.”

Proactive MD operates more than 80 Health Centers nationwide and is integrating hundreds of additional practices through the Proactive MD Alliance. Proactive MD’s Advanced Primary Care environment represents the first healthcare deployment announced. The same underlying model of measure, connect, reconcile, explain, predict and optimize is designed to extend across primary and specialty care, imaging, infusion, rehabilitation, urgent care, ambulatory surgery centers and multisite healthcare networks.

“The opportunity is much bigger than measuring how long a patient waits in a room. If we can understand what patients actually need, what that care truly requires, and how that demand moves through the organization, we can build schedules and staffing around the real work instead of a standardized block,” said Jeremy VanderKnyff, Chief Product Officer of Proactive MD. “That changes the experience for patients and for the care teams delivering it.”

Dôr’s Patient Journey is designed to help healthcare organizations:

Identify delays and bottlenecks as patients move through different stages of care.
Understand how appointment types vary in the time, rooms and staff they require.
Align schedules and staffing with observed care requirements and available capacity.

The launch extends the intelligence architecture underlying Dôr’s Retail Intelligence platform into healthcare, reflecting Ai2’s strategy of applying TAI to support product innovation and business growth.

Dôr Patient Journey is available now to qualified healthcare organizations. For more information or to request a demonstration, visit www.getdor.com.

About AIAI Holdings Corporation

AIAI Holdings Corporation (Ai2) (NASDAQ:AIAI) is an AI-enabled diversified holding company that acquires and grows companies across multiple industries. We expect to drive revenue and earnings growth throughout our portfolio by applying exclusively licensed Transformational AI to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

Ai2 is building a next-generation model for technology-enabled business operations, which is expected to create sustainable value for shareholders through the strategic integration of artificial intelligence across diverse industries.

About Dôr Technologies

Dôr Technologies builds privacy-first physical-intelligence platforms that connect real-world movement with operational systems and AI. Dôr’s wireless sensing technology is deployed across more than 2,000 retail locations and serves as the physical-data foundation for Dôr Retail Intelligence. Dôr Patient Journey extends that architecture into healthcare operations by connecting anonymous physical flow with authorized clinical, scheduling, call-center, staffing and other operating data through an API-driven intelligence layer.

Dôr Technologies operates through Constellation Network, a portfolio company of AIAI Holdings Corporation.

About Constellation Network

Constellation Network is a technology company developing products at the intersection of AI, data infrastructure and blockchain. Its technologies connect trusted data, real-world operations and auditable digital infrastructure across commercial, enterprise and government environments. Learn more at www.constellationnetwork.io.

Constellation Network operates as a portfolio company of AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI).

About Proactive MD

Proactive MD is a national Advanced Primary Care organization that partners with employers, patients and health plans to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Its model includes dedicated and shared Health Centers, payer partnerships, pharmacy strategy, patient advocacy and coordinated services designed to support patients across the continuum of care. Learn more at www.proactive.md.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Investor Relations

Matthew Selinger, Senior Partner
Integrous Communications
Email: mselinger@integcom.us
Phone: 415-572-8152

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SOURCE: AIAI Holdings

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Coyote Copper Mines Receives Its Phase 1 Drill Permits for Its Wholly Owned Copper Springs Project and Provides Notice of Acceleration of Certain Warrants

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Post date September 15, 2026

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 15, 2026) – Coyote Copper Mines Inc. (TSXV: CCMM) (“Coyote Copper” or the “Company “) is pleased to announce that it has received full approval for its Phase 1 drill permits at the Company’s wholly owned Copper Springs Project (the “Project“), following completion of its Plan of Operations. A total of 37 drill locations has been authorized, each capable of hosting multiple drill holes. The Company has three (3) years to complete drilling and reclamation activities.

Dan Weir, CEO of Coyote Copper Mines Inc., stated: “Receiving our Phase 1 drill permits allows us to begin testing what we believe is a very large porphyry copper system. The scale of the geophysical anomalies, the strength of copper geochemistry, and the structural and intrusive architecture we have mapped all point to a significant mineralized environment. Several major mining companies have already visited the Project – some multiple times – and their technical feedback has reinforced the potential we see at Copper Springs. With 37 approved drill sites, expanding geophysical coverage, and a growing land package, we are entering Phase 1 drilling with a disciplined, systematic approach. We look forward to advancing this exceptional project.”

Figure 1. The Arizona Copper Triangle and Coyote Copper Mines Copper Springs Project

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This Phase 1 drilling campaign (the “Campaign“) will test both shallow oxide and deeper sulphide Copper targets across the Copper Springs Project. The targets were defined through successful prior exploration programs, including mapping, sampling, and multiple generations of geophysical surveys. Additional soil sampling, channel sampling, and new geophysical work are underway to refine drill targeting. Permitting for Phase 2 drilling will begin shortly.

Figure 2. Phase 1 permitted drilling sites at Coyote Copper Mines Copper Springs Project

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Operating copper mines across the western United States typically report grades between 0.2% and 0.5% Cu. Capstone Copper’s Pinto Valley Mine, located just north of Coyote Copper’s project, has a Proven and Probable grade of 0.32% Cu. Achieving similar grades during drilling would be highly encouraging.

The Company is also expanding its land position with the staking of 111 new claims (20.66 acres each), increasing the Project’s footprint from 63.33 km² (15,649 acres) to 72.36 km² (17,880 acres).

Updated Geophysical Programs

Phase 1 of the 2D Induced Polarization (IP) survey is underway, covering 17 line-kilometres across lines L1 through L7 in the central-eastern portion of the Project. Completion is expected by mid-September.

Phase 2 of the IP program (lines L8 through L12) will focus on the Gibson area and the surrounding “Donut” feature identified in earlier surveys.

Figure 3. The “Donut” geophysical feature and outlined Phase 1 and 2 IP program lines.

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A combined CSEM-MT and SIP survey will begin around September 21st, covering the remaining areas not included in the February 2026 program.

Figure 4. Proposed CSEMT and SIP survey program stations at Coyote Copper Mines Copper Springs Project

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The Copper Springs Porphyry Copper System – the Conceptual Exploration Target

Based on the current geophysical and geochemical dataset, the Project area hosts a 3 km × 3 km × 1.4 km subsurface anomaly interpreted to represent a large intrusive-hydrothermal center consistent with a Porphyry Copper System. Surface and near-surface soil and bedrock sampling has returned copper values up to 1,000 ppm (0.1%), indicating strong hydrothermal signature and confirming the presence of a significant mineralized footprint.

The scale of the geophysical anomaly and the strength of copper geochemical anomalies are consistent with Tier-1 porphyry copper systems such as those found in the Arizona Copper Triangle, where large open-pit deposits typically grade 0.2 to 0.5% Cu with localized higher-grade zones.

The Project therefore represents a high-priority, Tier-1-scale exploration target, warranting systematic drilling to evaluate the presence, continuity, and grade of copper mineralization.

Notice of Warrant Acceleration

Certain warrants to purchase common shares of the Company (the “Warrants“) contain the following provision:

“Upon the Company receiving its drill permits, then the Company may deliver a notice (the “Acceleration Notice“) to the Warrant holder notifying such Warrant holder that the Warrants must be exercised within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the Acceleration Notice, otherwise the Warrants will expire at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the date of Acceleration Notice.”

At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, it was approved to accelerate the Warrants upon receipt of the Phase 1 drill permits.

The following Warrants are affected by the acceleration clause:

7,519,044 Warrants with an exercise price of $0.15 from a financing that was completed in July and August of 2025.
- 1,644,174 have been exercised
- The balance outstanding is 5,874,870
- If all Warrants are exercised $881,230.50 would be received by the Company .
10,859,990 Warrants with an exercise price of $0.20 from a financing that was completed in January and February of 2026
- 285,716 have been exercised
- The balance outstanding is 10,574,274
- If all Warrants are exercised $2,114,854.80 would be received by the Company.

1,052,152 finder’s Warrants with an exercise price of $0.14 from a financing that was completed in January and February of 2026
- None have been exercised
- If all Warrants are exercised $147,301.28 would be received by the Company
The total amount to be received by the Company if all Warrants are exercised would be $3,143,386.58.

The acceleration date is the date of this press release being September 15, 2026. Notice of the acceleration of the Warrants is also being sent separately to all holders of Warrants.

Warrant holders will have until October 15, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto Time) to exercise their Warrants, or these Warrants will expire.

To exercise Warrants a holder of Warrants should:

Fill out the back of the Warrant certificate and email it to DanWeir@CoyoteCopper.com by October 15, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto Time); and
Send a money wire transfer for the exercise price of the Warrants which must be received by the Company by October 15, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto Time).

Note: The Company has also issued 17,176,742 warrants in connection with a financing which were issued on May 28, 2026 and June 15, 2026. The exercise price of these warrants is $0.50. These warrants do not have an acceleration clause.

Qualified Person

Michael N. Feinstein, PhD, CPG, is a “Qualified Person” under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and he has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this press release. Mr. Feinstein is independent of the Company.

For more information, please contact:
Dan Weir
CEO, Coyote Copper Mines Inc.
DanWeir@CoyoteCopper.com
Tel: +1-416-720-0754

Neither the Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities of the Company have not been and are not expected to be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act“), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information

This news release contains statements which constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company.

Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” (or other variations of the foregoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information in this news release includes, without limitation, statements regarding, planned exploration activities including drilling, permitting for exploration, environmental remediation outcomes, and the potential for mineral resource delineation on the property. Forward-looking information is based on currently available financial and economic data and operating plans, strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on information currently available to the Company including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs. Any and all forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical facts but instead reflects management’s expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Forward-looking information reflects management’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to them and on assumptions they believe to be not unreasonable in light of all of the circumstances. In some instances, material factors or assumptions are discussed in this news release in connection with statements containing forward-looking information. Such material factors and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those risk factors applicable to mineral exploration companies, including risks related to title to mineral properties, environmental liabilities, permitting delays, exploration results, and commodity prices. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this news release and, other than as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

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Blue Jay Gold Intersects 14.0 m of 6.15 g/t Gold and 124 g/t Silver at Skukum Creek, Including 10.5 m of 7.84 g/t Gold and 154 g/t Silver

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Post date September 14, 2026

10.19 g/t AuEq over 10.50 m marks the highest-grade intercept of down-plunge extension

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Jay Gold Corp. (TSXV: JAY) (OTCQB: JAYGF) (FSE: JAY) (“Blue Jay” or the “Company“), is pleased to announce the first assay results from its maiden 2026 diamond drill program at the Steller Gold Project (“Steller” or the “Project“) in the Yukon Territory. Hole SC26-003 returned 14.00 metres (m) of 6.15 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) and 124 g/t silver (Ag), or 8.04 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq), from 495.00 m, including 10.50 m of 7.84 g/t Au and 154 g/t Ag (10.19 g/t AuEq). The intersection represents an approximate 32 m down-plunge extension of the mineralization intersected in drill hole SC21-027, which returned 14.8 m of 5.79 g/t Au and 100.9 g/t Ag in 20211. The results highlight continuity of the mineralization and its host structure across multiple intercepts, with room for further expansion. The system displays an intermediate sulfidation epithermal style comparable to giant districts such as Fresnillo, Zacatecas and Pachuca in Mexico. Intercepts extending from surface to over 500 m down dip demonstrate the continuity and scale potential of the Skukum Creek system. Initial drilling at Mt. Skukum, the site of historical gold production between 1986 and 1988, returned 0.5 m of 57.4 g/t Au and 44.1 g/t Ag from 160.8 m in hole MS26-001. The historical high-grade production at Mt. Skukum, combined with the presence of multiple undertested vein sets, points to resource growth potential on this target corridor. The Company has identified similar potential for expansion along strike at other target areas across the Project’s 170 km² land package.

“SC26-003 is the kind of result we underwrote when we bought this project,” said Geordie Mark, CEO of Blue Jay Gold. “It confirmed mineralization more than 30 metres down-plunge of SC21-027, drilled in 2021, with effectively the same width, grade and grade distribution. That is what continuity looks like: not just a string of separate hits, but a zone you can follow. We identified this area as being completely open to depth and down-plunge. That was the call, and we have delivered results that exemplify our thesis.”

Most exploration programs start with a blank map. Steller handed us one already partly drawn, aided by historical drilling, 7.5 kilometres of underground development, and a high-grade resource in the ground. What has never existed is a structural framework that explains where the grade goes, and a hydrothermal model that predicts where other mineralized systems could be.”

“Hyperspectral core logging is central to how we are building it,” added Mark. “We have now put roughly 18,000 metres of historical core through the scanner system, reading alteration mineral distribution and chemistry directly from the core ahead of assay results from the lab. It shows a consistent, zoned alteration envelope around the mineralized structures that points toward mineralization. Every metre we scan turns rock we already own into data we can use to refine targets.

At Mt. Skukum, our first hole returned a high-grade intercept at the site of the former Mt. Skukum mine, which produced gold between 1986 and 1988. Seeing grades of that order in our own first holes tells us the system at Steller is not confined to a single deposit.

We are only about 3 months after listing, and the picture we formed in due diligence of Steller is holding. Rigs are turning and assays are pending on further holes. Today’s results are the first assay confirmation that the framework we are building points the right way.”

Highlights

High-grade down-plunge extension at Rainbow Zone at Skukum Creek: 14.0 m of 6.15 g/t Au and 124.1 g/t Ag (8.04 g/t AuEq) from 495.0 m in SC26-003, including 10.50 m of 7.84 g/t Au and 154.0 g/t Ag (10.19 g/t AuEq), approximately 32 m below SC21-027 (14.8 m of 5.79 g/t Au, 100.9 g/t Ag) (Figure 1).
Mineralization is continuous within the structure between drill holes: SC26-003 returned essentially the same width and grade as SC21-027, which is >30 m up-plunge. The structure carries consistent gold and silver tenor between the two holes rather than occurring as isolated lenses.
Our interpretation, now drill-tested: we projected that this zone was open. SC26-003 is the first drilling phase to test it and has unearthed that reality.
Hyperspectral logging of 18,000 m of core has produced a vectoring tool: a consistent, zoned alteration envelope wrapped around the mineralized structures, measurable directly in core and applicable to material already in the core yard. It has generated new targets along the Skukum Creek Structural Corridor.
First drilling at Mt. Skukum returns high-grade gold: MS26-001 returned 0.5 m of 57.4 g/t Au from 160.8 m, on the site of the former Mt. Skukum gold mine, which recovered 77,790 ounces of gold between 1986 and 1988.
Initial batch of many: 5 holes are reported today, with assays pending for further holes that have been completed. Mineralization at Skukum Creek remains open down-plunge and along strike, and rigs are turning.

2026 Technical Report. TECHNICAL REPORT AND UPDATED MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF THE STELLER GOLD PROJECT, WHITEHORSE MINING DISTRICT, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA. P&E Mining Consultants Inc. Effective Date: Oct. 31, 2025. Cut-off: 3.0 g/t AuEq. Au: US$2,850/oz. Ag: US$34.20/oz. AuEq ratio = Au:Ag 85.6:1

Cross-section through the Rainbow zone that highlights the continuity of the Au-Ag mineralization, and the >30 metre down dip extension of SC-26-003 compared with the most proximal intersection (SC-21-027). Holes being surveyed during drilling.

Figure 1: Cross-section through the Rainbow zone that highlights the continuity of the Au-Ag mineralization, and the >30 metre down dip extension of SC-26-003 compared with the most proximal intersection (SC-21-027). Holes being surveyed during drilling.

Table 1: Assay Results

Location	From (m)	To (m)	Au (g/t)	Ag (g/t)	AuEq (g/t)1	Interval (m)
Skukum Creek
SC-26-003	495.00	509.00	6.15	124.0	8.04	14.00
including	498.50	509.00	7.84	154.0	10.19	10.50
And including	499.60	504.00	12.00	258.0	15.94	4.40

SC-26-001	444.63	448.96	4.63	74.0	5.76	4.33
SC-26-004*	377.00	378.00	1.15	0.2	1.15	1.00

Mt. Skukum
MS (26-01)	160.80	161.30	57.40	44.1	58.07	0.50

This press release is reporting on the first three holes at Skukum Creek hole 1, 3 and 4 and holes 1 and 4a at Mt. Skukum which is 200 samples in total. True widths are estimated at approximately 60-80 % of the down-hole interval based on currently available results and observations. Interval average grades are calculated using un-capped assays. Composites are calculated using a 1.0 g/t AuEq cut-off grade with a maximum of 2.0 m of internal dilution of below-cut-off material and a minimum composite length of 1.0 m.

Gold equivalent (AuEq) is calculated as AuEq (g/t) = Au (g/t) + [Ag (g/t)]*($67*0.93/$4300*0.95)], using US$4,300/oz gold and US$67.00/oz silver. Project recoveries of 95% for gold and 93% for silver and are consistent with the assumptions used in the Mineral Resource Estimate with an effective date of October 31, 2025. AuEq values are provided for comparison only and do not reflect payable metal.

Hole SC26-001 returned 4.33 m of 4.63 g/t Au and 74.0 g/t Ag (5.76 g/t AuEq) from 444.63 m to 448.96 m, lending further support to the continuity of mineralization at Skukum Creek. Hole SC26-004 deviated from its planned trajectory and did not reach its intended target, returning 1.00 m of 1.15 g/t Au and 0.2 g/t Ag (1.15 g/t AuEq) from 377.00 m to 378.00 m in a separate zone for subvertical Au-Ag mineralization. The Company plans to re-drill this target in a future phase of the program.

Skukum Creek Plan Section showing drill traces for initial holes from 2026, compared with historical holes on the Northeast portion of the deposit area. Note that SC-26-004 drill hole deviated off target and out of structural plane.

Figure 2: Skukum Creek Plan Section showing drill traces for initial holes from 2026, compared with historical holes on the Northeast portion of the deposit area. Note that SC-26-004 drill hole deviated off target and out of structural plane.

Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Locations

Hole ID	East	North	Elevation	Depth	Dip	Azimuth
SC-26-001	478102	6671141	1386	529	-52	300
SC-26-003	478102	6671141	1386	542	-56	307.5
SC-26-004	478102	6671141	1386	537	-56	314.5
MS-26-001	473531	6674889	1913	222	-66.5	065
MS-26-004A	473455	6674883	1916	213	-54	112

Next Steps

Drilling is ongoing. Follow-up holes are being planned to test further down-plunge and along strike continuity of mineralization on the Rainbow zone. Drill results are expected to be delivered from Skukum Creek and other target areas on Steller during and post the completion of the exploration program.

Drilling and Geology Discussion

Structural Setting and Controls on Mineralization

The 2026 Skukum Creek drill program is testing structural extensions to Au-Ag mineralization hosted within composite breccia-shear zones. These zones acted as fluid conduits and record multiple pulses of overprinting hydrothermal alteration, Au-(Ag) mineralization and coeval felsic to intermediate dyking, all formed during the Eocene. This system is comparable to major epithermal districts including Guanajuato, Pachuca-Real del Monte, Fresnillo and Tayoltita in Mexico, and the Comstock district in Nevada and Creede in Colorado in the United States. These districts share a similar Eocene-Oligocene age and formed within calderas and large volcanic complexes, comparable to the geological systems preserved across the Stellar project.

Rainbow Zone Down-Plunge Extension

The holes reported today are the first tranche of results from the 2026 program and test the down-plunge extension of the Rainbow Zone.

SC26-003 extends high-grade Au-Ag mineralization >30 m down-plunge of SC-21-027, drilled in 2021. The intersection grades 8.04 g/t AuEq. over 14 m and preserves the across-structure grade distribution seen up-plunge. Equally important, the holes confirm that the bounding structures are continuous and that they remained active as conduits through repeated pulses of hydrothermal alteration, mineralization and Eocene dyking. This dyking is comparable to that found in the Mexican examples of major intermediate sulfidation systems, which can extend more than 1 km vertically and 8 km along strike, forming multi-million AuEq systems that enjoyed protracted mining histories. Our framework exploration represents the first systematic integration of Steller’s historical data within the geological context of these major epithermal systems and the application of next generation geological tools (e.g., LithologIQ) to unravel Stellar’s potential.

Not to be overlooked, SC26-001 returned 4.33 metres grading 5.70 g/t AuEq. on the Rainbow Zone and importantly shows continuity of the structure that hosts mineralization. The Au-Ag mineralization is hosted within composition vein-breccia that is spatially associated with the same alteration patterns witnessed in SC26-003, as such we are developing an improved confidence in the hydrothermal evolution of this system.

Hyperspectral Core Logging and Alteration Zoning

Blue Jay has completed hyperspectral logging of approximately 18,000 m of archived drill core. The results show a consistent, zoned alteration envelope along and up-dip of the mineralized structures. Measured as down-hole lengths outward from the mineralized zone, the envelope grades from an outer white-mica-rich halo of more than 100 m, through an inner halo of up to 90 m in which chlorite becomes progressively more Fe-rich, to a proximal zone of tens of metres in which hydrothermal carbonate is Mg-rich.

The practical value is vectoring. The zoning is measurable in core, it repeats across holes, and it can be applied to material already in the core yard. It has generated new targets within the strike length of the mineralized corridor. This begins to define the scale potential for multiple target areas that warrant broad step out drilling.

The Skukum Creek Structural Corridor

Skukum Creek mineralization is currently defined over a strike length of more than 1 km. It sits within the Skukum Creek Structural Corridor, which extends for more than 15 km as defined by regional magnetic data and comprises a zone of multiple sub-parallel and curvilinear structures: the continuity and distribution of these structures were unmapped before magnetics could be interrogated.

These structures are interpreted as second order features relative to a longer-wavelength, north-south trending, deeper penetrative structure that shows spatial association with Eocene dyke swarms. Both the corridor length and the structural hierarchy are interpretations drawn from airborne magnetics, that was reprocessed and reinterpreted in 2026.

District-Scale Associations

The same spatial and temporal associations between alteration, mineralization, dyking and dilation are seen at Raca, at Goddell Gully, and more broadly across the Tellurium-rich, low sulphidation epithermal vein field at Mt. Skukum. North-south and east-west trending composite dyke swarms are documented across that field and around Skukum Creek, Raca, Chieftain and Goddell. Comparable associations are mapped historically along east-west trending composite dyke sets of rhyolitic, andesitic and quartz-feldspar porphyry composition east of Skukum Creek, where copper- and molybdenum-bearing mineralization is also present.

At depth in the altered footwall of the Rainbow Zone, a sub-population of quartz-pyrite-molybdenite veins has been documented. These form part of a hydrothermal evolution progressing from early potassic alteration, through localized magnetite alteration and sericite-quartz-chlorite alteration, to Au-Ag mineralization with Mg-rich carbonate, and finally to late low-temperature epithermal quartz veining. This progressive hydrothermal, magmatic and chemical evolution bears similarities to the geological systems documented in Guanajuato and Creede Colorado.

That progression, together with the copper-molybdenum mineralization east of Skukum Creek and the quartz-feldspar porphyry dykes, is interpreted as consistent with hydrothermal centres being driven by magmatic intrusions at depth. No drilling has ever tested that integrated interpretation, and no such target construction has been defined before.

Oriented Core

Oriented core is being collected at Steller and will be used for the first time in the property’s history. It is one of the defining elements of this framework year of exploration and gives Blue Jay the capacity to target future drilling across a project that shows district-scale mineralization with broad commonalities within a major regional architecture.

Market Making Engagement

The Company announces that it has engaged the services of ICP Securities Inc. (“ICP”) to provide automated market making services, including use of its proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium® in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange“) and other applicable legislation. ICP will be paid a monthly fee of C$7,500, plus applicable taxes. The agreement between the Company and ICP was signed with a start date of September 10th, 2026, and is for four (4) months (the “Initial Term”) and shall be automatically renewed for subsequent one (1) month terms (each month called an “Additional Term”) unless either party provides at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or an Additional Term, as applicable. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement and no stock options or other compensation in connection with the engagement. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the securities of the Company in the future. The Company’s engagement of ICP remains subject to the approval of the Exchange.

ICP is an arm’s length party to the Company. ICP’s market making activity will be primarily to correct temporary imbalances in the supply and demand of the Company’s shares. ICP will be responsible for the costs it incurs in buying and selling the Company’s shares, and no third party will be providing funds or securities for the market making activities.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Drill core was transported from the drill platform to the logging facility where it was logged, photographed, and samples split by diamond saw. Samples were then bagged, and a blank, duplicate or certified reference material inserted into the sample stream every 10 samples. Samples were submitted by hole, and placed in large sacks, sealed with numbered tags in order to maintain a chain-of-custody, and transported to ALS Laboratories in Whitehorse, Yukon where they were shipped by ALS to the prep and analytical lab in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Individual samples were crushed to 2mm (10 mesh) and a 250g split was ground until at least 85% of the material passes through a 75-micron (75 µm / <200 mesh) screen. Samples were prepared for analysis according to ALS method ME-MS61 where multi-element (48) geochemical analysis was performed by four-acid digest of a 0.25g split followed by a combination of ICP-AES and ICP-MS finishes. Over-limits for gold and silver samples were re-analyzed using ALS method ME-GRA21 where a 30g split is analyzed with fire assay and gravimetric finish.

All results passed the QA/QC screening at the lab, all company inserted standards and blanks returned results that were within acceptable limit.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Freeman Smith, P.Geo., VP Exploration of Blue Jay Gold Corp., who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

About ICP Securities Inc.

ICP Securities Inc. is a Toronto based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in automated market making and liquidity provision, as well as having a proprietary market making algorithm, ICP Premium®, that enhances liquidity and quote health. Established in 2023, with a focus on market structure, execution, and trading, ICP has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors.

About Blue Jay Gold Corp.

Blue Jay Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on growing and discovering resources within established gold producing regions in Canada. The Company’s flagship asset is the 100%-owned Steller Gold Project in southern Yukon, an infrastructure-supported, past-producing mine with significant exploration upside and clear near-term catalysts. Blue Jay has also built a portfolio of projects in Ontario. With strategically located assets and a leadership team experienced in geology and capital markets, Blue Jay will advance disciplined, modern exploration programs focused on target definition, resource growth, and new discoveries in known gold-mineralized regions. For more information, please visit: www.bluejaygoldcorp.com.

ON BEHALF OF BLUE JAY GOLD CORP.

signed “Geordie Mark”
Geordie Mark, CEO

For additional information contact:

BLUE JAY GOLD CORP.

Geordie Mark
CEO
Blue Jay Gold Corp.
info@bluejaygoldcorp.com
Phone: (604) 235-4059

Eric Negraeff
Investor Relations
Blue Jay Gold Corp.
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Phone: (604) 235-4059

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release contain forward-looking information. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. In addition, the forward-looking statements require management to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate, that the management’s assumptions may not be correct and that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.

These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology (e.g., “expect”,” estimates”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may include, but are not limited to, the results of the Skukum Creek drill program (including drilling of the Rainbow Zone and other areas of Steller), the timing and scope of the rest of the Company’s exploration program, and future business plans of the Company. Such information involves known and unknown risks, including the receipt of regulatory approval, the results of future financing and exploration activities, the interpretation of exploration results and other geological data, or unanticipated costs and expenses and other risks identified by Blue Jay in its public securities filings that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable securities laws and regulation, Blue Jay disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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AIAI Holdings Announces Letter of Intent with Messier 42 LLC to Acquire Controlling Interest in Defense & National Security Company

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Post date September 3, 2026

Update

With Projected $250M of Annual Free Cash Flow Post Closing

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) (“Ai²” or the “Company”), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, announced that the Company has entered into a letter of intent with its affiliated entity, Messier 42 LLC (“M42”), to acquire a controlling interest in one of M42’s businesses with operations in the defense industry.

M42 projects that this business is expected to produce $250 million in Free Cash Flow during the 12 months following the closing. The transaction is anticipated to close as early as the fourth quarter of 2026 and is expected to be accretive to the Ai² stockholders.

Due to the related-party relationship between Ai² and M42, the transaction is conditioned upon the receipt by Ai² of a third-party fairness opinion.

The acquisition remains subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence and will require the approval of the boards of Ai² and M42.

About AIAI Holdings Corporation

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

technological developments, and other factors identified in the Company’s most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, the Company operates in a competitive environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

Investor Relations

Matthew Selinger, Senior Partner
Integrous Communications
Email: mselinger@integcom.us
Phone: 415-572-8152

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First Breach Completes First Flight of Drone Prototype and Advances American-Made Manufacturing Through Hellbender Agreement

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Post date August 27, 2026

First Breach completes first flight of proprietary drone prototype, with large scale production scaling expected to begin in Q2 2027.

Targeting production of more than 2,500 drones per week, supported by advanced robotics, computer vision, and expanded manufacturing capacity.

HAGERSTOWN, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / First Breach Inc. (NASDAQ:FBDT) (“First Breach” or the “Company”), an American-made defense technologies company focused on vertically integrated ammunition production and next-generation unmanned aerial systems, today announced the completion of the first flight of the drone prototype and provided an update on its strategic agreement with Hellbender, Inc. to support the development and domestic manufacturing of its proprietary drone platforms.

“Successfully completing our first flight of our drone prototype marks an important step in expanding First Breach beyond ammunition and into American-made unmanned aerial systems,” said Jeffrey Low, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of First Breach. “By owning the technology and manufacturing domestically, we are building a scalable platform to support the evolving needs of defense and government customers.”

The Company expects to complete the initial prototypes in Q4 2026 and begin scaling production in the second quarter of 2027, with a targeted production capacity of more than 2,500 drones per week as manufacturing operations expand.

First Breach owns the drone platforms and their associated intellectual property and will control the manufacturing and commercialization, with Hellbender providing engineering, design, technical support, and component manufacturing. The agreement covers two Class 1 attritable drone platforms intended for cost-effective deployment in defense and security applications: a compact, close-quarters system and a longer-range system. Both platforms are being developed around common components designed to maximize supply chain efficiencies, support scalable assemblies, ensure consistent quality, enable adaptable mission configurations, and rapidly expand replicable domestic production.

“With the first flight complete, our focus is on finishing the prototyping iterations, scaling the manufacturing infrastructure, and refining our automated production capabilities needed to begin scaling in the second quarter of 2027,” said Jordan Low, Co-Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of First Breach. “Hellbender’s expertise supports that effort as we work toward our targeted production capacity.”

First Breach currently operates approximately 80,000 square feet of ammunition manufacturing space in its Hagerstown, Maryland facility, with more than 200,000 additional contiguous square feet designed to support drone production, robotic assembly, automated logistics, and expanded ammunition manufacturing.

About First Breach

For more information, please visit: First Breach

About Hellbender

Hellbender, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based engineering and advanced manufacturing company specializing in physical AI, computer vision, drones, robotics, electronics design, and automated manufacturing. Operating from approximately 90,000 square feet of facilities, the company provides integrated product development capabilities spanning engineering, prototyping, printed circuit board assembly, advanced sensor integration, robotic manufacturing, and production testing. More than 25% of Hellbender’s workforce consists of military veterans, supporting its commitment to American manufacturing and technical innovation.

For more information, please visit: Hellbender

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal, and geopolitical conditions; the Company’s ability to execute its business strategy; the successful integration of acquisitions and strategic transactions; access to capital and financing; customer demand; industry developments; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.

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Partner
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Phone: 951.946.5288
Email: fpogubila@integcom.us
Website: www.firstbreach.com

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Investing in People

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Post date August 27, 2026

By Brian Smith, CEO, The Main Stage

We talk a lot about investing in people.

Usually, we mean it from the investor’s perspective. When someone puts money into a company, they are placing trust in the founders and executive team. They are betting that those people will make the right decisions, build the company, and ultimately create a return on that investment.

But there is another investment in people that may be even more important: the people founders choose to go into business with.

I have come to believe that choosing a co-founder or partner may be one of the most consequential decisions an entrepreneur ever makes.

And I don’t mean simply because the company might succeed or fail.

Success itself can test a partnership.

Who gets credit? Who stays after an exit? Who believes they were responsible for landing the account, raising the money, building the technology, or creating the opportunity? What happens when a licensing deal or acquisition appears and one founder suddenly decides their contribution was worth more than everyone else’s?

None of those questions seem particularly urgent at the beginning.

At the beginning, everyone is excited. You have an idea you believe in. Your talents may be different, which makes the partnership feel even stronger. Other people may doubt the dream, but you and your co-founder believe in it.

There is an us-against-the-world quality to it. Together, you’re going to build the next unicorn.

Then things get hard.

And they will get hard.

Money is harder to raise than expected. Sales take longer. The technology has bugs—or needs to be rebuilt entirely. A key employee quits. Personal finances get stretched. A spouse or partner starts asking difficult questions at home.

Then, sometimes, success arrives.

And success can create its own problems.

After all the sacrifice required to get there, the founder who raised the capital, landed the major customer, or created the software may start thinking: I’m the reason this worked.

That is where relationships can fracture.

I have heard the stories, and I have seen it firsthand.

Which is also why I appreciate what I have had with my own co-founders.

I have worked with the same partners for more than five years, and with one co-founder for more than twelve years and across two companies. It is a relationship I rarely have to think about because, like a good marriage, there is respect.

We have voices. We disagree. But we disagree respectfully.

We go out of our way to include one another in important decisions, and we lean on each other when things get difficult. I have never stopped feeling like we are the united front we were when we started. If anything, that feeling has strengthened.

We know our roles. We know what we know, and we know what we don’t know.

We succeed together, or we go down together.

I often wonder why our partnership has worked when so many others don’t.

Maybe some of it comes from experiences we had long before becoming entrepreneurs.

For me, I think about sports.

I played team sports, and at a young age I started playing quarterback. I was responsible for running an offense while understanding what ten other people on the field were supposed to be doing.

I had to keep my offensive line motivated to protect me. I had to help teammates move past bad plays. And I had to move past my own mistakes quickly, because the last thing a quarterback can do is show everyone else that he is still stuck in his head over the previous play.

I also learned early that a touchdown pass is never just about the quarterback.

Someone had to make the catch. Someone had to run the route. And an offensive line had to protect long enough for the ball to be thrown.

The older I get, the more similarities I see between what happens on a football field and what happens inside a startup.

For my other two co-founders, particularly Jerry Harrison, there is another analogy:

Rock and roll.

Perhaps being in a band is one of the closest things to being in a startup.

Jerry joined a band where three other members were already in place and helped round out a foursome that would eventually become worthy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Think about the personalities involved in keeping a band together.

Who gets songwriting credit? Who chooses the album art? Who names the songs or the album? Who produces the record? Which tours do you take? Decades later, how is the band and its work commercialized?

Those decisions involve money, creativity, identity, recognition, and ego.

Sound familiar?

Through friends in the music industry, I have heard another phrase for what can happen when things go wrong:

LSD: Lead Singer Disease.

It happens when the lead singer forgets how the band got there. They forget the neighborhood garage, the high school music room, or the first dive bar willing to let them play a set.

The startup version isn’t much different.

The extroverted founder-CEO appears on webinars and podcasts. They speak at pitch events. They become the public face of the company and maybe the person raising the capital.

Eventually, they look around and think:

I did this. Everyone knows me, not my co-founders.

They forget the late nights and early mornings. They forget the terrible flights in coach to obscure cities. They forget the people beside them when there was no audience, no money, no recognition, and no guarantee that any of it would work.

Whether it happens in a band or a startup, when one person begins believing they are bigger than the group, it can be the beginning of the end.

I learned another version of this lesson much earlier in my career.

I was working in wealth management at a well-known firm during the financial crisis. I was a new financial advisor and was gaining momentum at a time when many others were struggling.

But I believed I could do more with a team. A team could serve larger accounts and families, and I still believe strongly in that model today.

So I left.

I joined another established firm to work alongside a successful advisor and his team—one of the top advisors in the Boston market. I believed he had the infrastructure I needed. More importantly, I believed he would have my best interests in mind and help me succeed.

I thought I had found the perfect partner.

Instead, he used my ability to generate new leads while making it increasingly clear that he did not view our relationship the way I did.

I had been willing to walk away from my momentum because I believed in the partnership.

I picked the wrong partner.

And there was one more complication.

He was my uncle.

That experience taught me something I have carried with me ever since: there is no simple formula for choosing the right partner.

I wish I could say it is family. I wish I could say it is your best friend from high school or graduate school. I wish I could say it is the investor willing to put up all the money but wants to become a co-founder in return.

It isn’t that simple.

The right partnership requires an unusual understanding of one another—and an equally important understanding of yourself.

You have to know your abilities and your limitations. You have to be honest about what you bring to the table and what you don’t.

And perhaps the hardest thing to predict is who someone will become when circumstances change.

What happens when success arrives? Do they take the credit and begin believing they are bigger than the common good?

What happens when things go badly? Do they disappear? Point fingers? Start looking for someone else to blame?

Our own founding team was tested.

Our first company operated in the relatively new world of crowdfunding in 2015, and the SEC decided to review and investigate how we were conducting our business.

We believed strongly that they weren’t going to find wrongdoing, certainly nothing we knowingly had done wrong. But knowing that doesn’t make an investigation easy.

It was enormously stressful for the business, our finances, and all of us psychologically.

It lasted more than a year.

If our relationship was ever going to break, that could have been the moment.

Instead, we rallied together.

There could have been finger-pointing. Someone could have bailed. Someone could have suggested shutting down the company and walking away.

We didn’t.

Eventually, we received a no-action letter. We kept building, stayed together, and ultimately reached an exit.

I rarely talk about that experience because it still frustrates me. But with enough distance, I have also come to see it as a badge of honor—not simply because of the outcome, but because of what it revealed about our team.

We stayed together when staying together was hard.

That matters.

I have watched partnerships implode. I have watched bands break apart because one person decided they deserved more credit than everyone else.

Meanwhile, I have been fortunate to have a founding team that has remained together for more than a decade.

Maybe the best partnerships are a little like the best marriages and friendships. Once you have experienced one that truly works, you understand what it feels like.

And if life eventually puts you in a position to build another partnership, you know what you’re looking for because you have experienced the formula firsthand.

So yes, investors invest in people.

But investing in people goes far beyond believing that a founder can execute a pro forma or business model.

Founders invest in people, too.

They invest years of their lives in one another. They put their reputations, finances, families, careers, and dreams alongside someone else’s.

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AIAI Holdings Commences Discussions with Messier 42 LLC Regarding Acquisition Opportunities

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Post date August 24, 2026

Company Update

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 24, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) (“Ai²” or the “Company”), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, announced today that, following discussions with its board, the Company is commencing discussions with Messier 42 LLC, a company controlled by our founder and controlling stockholder, John P. Rochon, to begin the process of acquiring a number of M42’s existing and targeted businesses across multiple sectors to help execute the Company’s vision, including international and domestic defense, intelligence, healthcare, gaming and rare earth minerals. The Company anticipates that, if completed, these significant transactions will be structured to be minimally dilutive to the current Ai² stockholders.

The acquisitions remain subject to due diligence and will require the approval of the board of AIAI. Additionally, because these will be related-party transactions, the Company will retain an investment banker to provide a fairness opinion and structuring advice.

About AIAI Holdings Corporation
AIAI Holdings Corporation (Ai²) (NASDAQ:AIAI) is an AI-enabled diversified holding company that acquires and grows companies across multiple industries. We expect to drive revenue and earnings growth throughout our portfolio by applying exclusively licensed Transformational AI to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” or “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs, and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and plans of the Company. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “would,” “could,” “should”, “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “estimate”, or “continue,” or similar expressions, including the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Furthermore, the Company operates in a competitive environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

Investor Relations
Matthew Selinger, Senior Partner
Integrous Communications
Email: mselinger@integcom.us
Phone: 415-572-8152

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SOURCE: AIAI Holdings

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First Breach Begins Trading on NASDAQ Under Ticker Symbol “FBDT”

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Post date August 20, 2026

Expanding American Defense Manufacturing Through Vertically Integrated Ammunition Production, Strategic Partnerships and Next Generation Drone Technologies

HAGERSTOWN, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 20, 2026 / First Breach Inc. (“First Breach” or the “Company”), an American-made defense technologies company focused on vertically integrated ammunition production and next-generation unmanned aerial systems, today announced that its common stock has commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “FBDT.”

The Nasdaq listing marks an important milestone in the Company’s evolution as it continues executing its strategy of expanding domestic ammunition manufacturing capacity to meet growing domestic and international demand across the defense, homeland security, law enforcement, and commercial markets. Operating from its manufacturing campus in Hagerstown, Maryland, First Breach has built a vertically integrated production platform capable of manufacturing critical ammunition components, finished ammunition, and advanced drone technologies within the United States.

“Beginning trading on Nasdaq represents a defining milestone in First Breach’s history,” said Jeffrey Low, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of First Breach. “This listing reflects years of investment in building an American manufacturing platform designed to support critical defense and security markets. As demand continues to grow for domestically manufactured ammunition components, finished ammunition, and advanced unmanned systems, we believe First Breach is well positioned to capitalize on these long-term industry trends.”

“Our strategy extends well beyond becoming a publicly traded company. We are focused on expanding production capacity, executing on strategic partnerships, advancing our next generation drone technologies, and continuing to build one of the few vertically integrated American defense manufacturing platforms capable of supporting customers from component manufacturing through finished products. We believe these initiatives position First Breach to deliver sustainable long-term growth while creating lasting value for our shareholders.”

The Company is continuing to expand production capabilities through additional manufacturing lines and equipment designed to robotically increase throughput while maintaining rigorous quality standards. First Breach also continues to strengthen strategic industry relationships, including its partnership with Hellbender, Inc., which management believes will further enhance the Company’s ability to address evolving customer requirements for both drones and robotic manufacturing, and support future growth opportunities.

Growing geopolitical uncertainty, increased defense modernization initiatives, and renewed emphasis on strengthening domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience continue to support favorable long-term market fundamentals for the Company’s products and technologies. First Breach believes its integrated manufacturing model, engineering expertise, and commitment to American production uniquely position the Company to participate in these expanding market opportunities.

About First Breach

First Breach Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defense technologies company of match-grade ammunition components, finished ammunition, and next-generation unmanned aerial systems for commercial, law enforcement, and military markets. The Company manufactures its products in-house at its Hagerstown, Maryland facility, where it produces brass cups, casings, projectiles, lead cores, lead wire, and completed ammunition with rigorous quality control standards. First Breach is also advancing its drone strategy through the development of U.S.-made unmanned systems, leveraging advanced engineering, robotics, ISR and sensor technologies, and precision manufacturing capabilities to address evolving defense, homeland security, law enforcement, and commercial requirements across domestic and international markets.

For more information, please visit: www.firstbreach.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal, and geopolitical conditions; the Company’s ability to execute its business strategy; the successful integration of acquisitions and strategic transactions; access to capital and financing; customer demand; industry developments; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.

Investor Relations

Frank Pogubila
Partner
Integrous Communications
Phone: 951.946.5288
Email: fpogubila@integcom.us
Website: www.firstbreach.com

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SOURCE: First Breach

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