Pure Lithium Corporation, a vertically integrated next-generation lithium metal battery technology company, today announced that the Australian patent office has granted the company a patent (AU2025271196) titled “Lithium metal anode and battery.” Australia mines roughly half of the world’s lithium, yet has no domestic battery production at all; every battery the country uses is imported. The granted patent is directed to ways in which Pure Lithium’s technology can change that. Rather than tryi...

Commerce models pioneered in China—including live commerce, social commerce and quick commerce—are increasingly influencing how consumers discover, shop and engage with brands around the world, according to latest report from NIQ (NYSE:NIQ), The Commerce Revolution: Where East Meets West. The report highlights the scale of this transformation: China’s live-commerce market reached approximately US$900 billion in 2025, approaching the size of the entire U.S. e-commerce market, while Asia Pacifi...