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Artificial Intelligence Production in Space: PowerBank Shares Additional Update on Collaboration with Smartlink AI
PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: 103) ("PowerBank" or the "Company"), a leader in North American energy infrastructure development and asset ownership, today provides an additional update on its collaboration with Smartlink AI ("Orbit AI"). This follows PowerBank's Press Release on December 26, 2025, available here. The Genesis-1 satellite launched on December 10, 2025 is confirmed by Smartlink AI to now be both operational and operating an artificial intelligence model
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