ProShares Metaverse ETF

VERS

Market cap $6.77M

VANCOUVER, BC, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE:VERS) (OTCQB:VRSSD) ("VERSES'' or the "Company"), a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation intelligent software systems today announced that, following a strategic review of its business operations and market opportunities, the Company intends to discontinue its artificial intelligence ("AI") research and development activities and refocus its efforts on evaluating and pursuing alternative business opportunities. The Company's Board of Directors have determined that a strategic pivot away from AI research and development is in the best interests of shareholders given the Company's limited capital, capital market conditions, the state of our product development, and the timetable to commercialization and revenue.

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