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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

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Commission File Number 001-33720

Remark Holdings, Inc.
Delaware33-1135689
State of IncorporationIRS Employer Identification Number

800 S. Commerce St.
Las Vegas, NV 89106

Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices

702-701-9514

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of May 17, 2024, a total of 46,139,701 shares of the issuer’s common stock were outstanding.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following information should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2024, as amended on April 29, 2024, (the “2023 Form 10-K”).

In addition to historical information, this Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” about the plans, strategies, objectives, goals or expectations of Remark Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Remark”, “we”, “us”, “our”). You will find forward-looking statements principally in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Such forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases indicating that Remark or management “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” or “estimates,” or that a particular occurrence or event “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” or “will likely” result, occur or be pursued or “continue” in the future, that the “outlook” or “trend” is toward a particular result or occurrence, that a development is an “opportunity,” “priority,” “strategy,” “focus,” that we are “positioned” for a particular result, or similarly-stated expectations. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report or such other report, release, presentation, or statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q are based on the expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions of our management based on information available to management as of the date on which this Form 10-Q was filed with the SEC, or as of the date on which the information incorporated by reference was filed with the SEC, as applicable, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by our forward-looking statements.

In addition to other risks and uncertainties described in connection with the forward-looking statements contained in this report and other periodic reports filed with the SEC, there are many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties include general business conditions, changes in overall economic conditions, our ability to integrate acquired assets, the impact of competition and other factors which are often beyond our control.

This should not be construed as a complete list of all of the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that could adversely affect our expected consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may impair our business, operations, liquidity, financial condition and prospects. We undertake no obligation to update or revise our forward-looking statements to reflect developments that occur or information that we obtain after the date of this report.


PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REMARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash$239 $145 
Trade accounts receivable, net1,155 1,287 
Inventory, net742 750 
Deferred cost of revenue6,178 6,644 
Prepaid expense and other current assets840 614 
Total current assets9,154 9,440 
Property and equipment, net478 189 
Operating lease assets432 517 
Other long-term assets74 90 
Total assets$10,138 $10,236 
Liabilities
Accounts payable$9,880 $9,348 
Advances from related parties1,017 1,205 
Obligations to issue common stock12,173 10,033 
Accrued expense and other current liabilities (including $1,031 and $495 of delinquent payroll taxes as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)
12,235 11,921 
Contract liability559 570 
Notes payable (including a past due amount of $16,307 as of each of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023)
16,475 16,463 
Total current liabilities52,339 49,540 
Operating lease liabilities, long-term235 286 
Total liabilities52,574 49,826 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; zero issued
  
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 175,000,000 shares authorized; 41,153,044 and 22,038,855 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
41 22 
Additional paid-in-capital390,247 379,244 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,263)(1,186)
Accumulated deficit(431,461)(417,670)
Total stockholders’ deficit(42,436)(39,590)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit$10,138 $10,236 
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

REMARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenue$387 $826 
Cost and expense
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)350 455 
Sales and marketing300 366 
Technology and development346 169 
General and administrative3,023 2,833 
Depreciation and amortization64 46 
Total cost and expense4,083 3,869 
Operating loss(3,696)(3,043)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense(943)(1,544)
Finance cost related to obligations to issue common stock(9,147)(3,576)
Other gain, net(5)1 
Total other expense, net(10,095)(5,119)
Loss before income taxes(13,791)(8,162)
Provision for income taxes  
Net loss$(13,791)$(8,162)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments(77)(318)
Comprehensive loss$(13,868)$(8,480)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted34,173,686 13,004,071 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.40)$(0.63)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

REMARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
(in thousands, except number of shares)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Common Stock SharesCommon Stock Par ValueAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Accumulated DeficitTotal
Balance at December 31, 2023
22,038,855 $22 $379,244 $(1,186)$(417,670)$(39,590)
Net loss— — — — (13,791)(13,791)
Share-based compensation— — 15 — — 15 
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic (Note 11)
19,114,189 19 10,988 — — 11,007 
Foreign currency translation— — — (77)— (77)
Balance at March 31, 2024
41,153,044 $41 $390,247 $(1,263)$(431,461)$(42,436)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Common Stock SharesCommon Stock Par ValueAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Accumulated DeficitTotal
Balance at December 31, 2022
11,539,564 $12 $368,945 $(859)$(388,523)$(20,425)
Net loss— — — — (8,162)(8,162)
Share-based compensation— — 143 — — 143 
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic2,094,428 2 2,983 — — 2,985 
Foreign currency translation— — — (318)— (318)
Balance at March 31, 2023
13,633,992 $14 $372,071 $(1,177)$(396,685)$(25,777)

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

REMARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$(13,791)$(8,162)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
64 46 
Share-based compensation
6 156 
Cost of extending note payable 750 
Finance cost related to obligations to issue common stock9,147 3,576 
Accrued interest included in note payable 1,139 
Provision for doubtful accounts 6 
Other
14 (9)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(120)84 
Inventory3 (1)
Deferred cost of revenue467 (22)
Prepaid expense and other assets
(179)176 
Operating lease assets
85 47 
Accounts payable, accrued expense and other liabilities
977 (1)
Contract liability
 162 
Operating lease liabilities
(51)(27)
Net cash used in operating activities
(3,378)(2,080)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, equipment and software
(332)(4)
Net cash used in investing activities
(332)(4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from obligations to issue common stock - ELOC4,000 1,000 
Proceeds from obligations to issue common stock - Debentures 1,500 
Advances from related parties335 259 
Repayments of advances from related parties(522)(355)
Repayments of debt
(9)(8)
Net cash provided by financing activities
3,804 2,396 
Net change in cash
94 312 
Cash:
Beginning of period
145 52 
End of period
$239 $364 
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$150 $250 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of common stock - Ionic ELOC and Debentures (Note 11)
$11,007 $ 
Purchase of property and equipment pursuant to notes payable$21 $ 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

REMARK HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Organization and Business

Remark Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Remark”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) constitute a diversified global technology business with leading artificial intelligence (“AI”) and data-analytics solutions. The common stock of Remark Holdings, Inc. is traded in the OTCQX Best market under the ticker symbol MARK.

We primarily sell AI-based products and services. We currently recognize substantially all of our revenue from China, with additional revenue from sales in the U.S. and the U.K.

 
Going Concern
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, and in each fiscal year since our inception, we have incurred operating losses which have resulted in a stockholders’ deficit of $42.4 million as of March 31, 2024. Additionally, our operations have historically used more cash than they have provided. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, our cash balance was $0.2 million. Also, we did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement when due (see Note 10 for more information) and we have accrued approximately $1.0 million of delinquent payroll taxes.

Our history of recurring operating losses, working capital deficiencies and negative cash flows from operating activities give rise to, and management has concluded that there is, substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, has also expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We intend to fund our future operations and meet our financial obligations through revenue growth from our AI and data analytics offerings. We cannot, however, provide assurance that revenue, income and cash flows generated from our businesses will be sufficient to sustain our operations in the twelve months following the filing of this Form 10-Q. As a result, we are actively evaluating strategic alternatives including debt and equity financings.

Conditions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the volatility of investor sentiment regarding macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions (in particular, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, inflation and other cost increases, and the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine), will play primary roles in determining whether we can successfully obtain additional capital. We cannot be certain that we will be successful at raising additional capital.

A variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, may affect our cash flow; those factors include the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, regulatory issues, competition, financial markets and other general business conditions. Based on financial projections, we believe that we will be able to meet our ongoing requirements for at least the next 12 months with existing cash and based on the probable success of one or more of the following plans:

develop and grow new product line(s)

obtain additional capital through debt and/or equity issuances.

However, projections are inherently uncertain and the success of our plans is largely outside of our control. As a result, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, and we may fully utilize our cash resources prior to September 30, 2024.




NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

We prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024, with the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet amounts as of December 31, 2023 presented for comparative purposes, and the related unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit three months ended March 31, 2024 in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In compliance with those instructions, we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, though management believes the disclosures made herein are sufficient to ensure that the information presented is not misleading.

Our results of operations and our cash flows as of the end of the interim periods reported herein do not necessarily indicate the results we may experience for the remainder of the year or for any other future period.

Management believes that we have included all adjustments (including those of a normal, recurring nature) considered necessary to fairly present our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit, each as of March 31, 2024, as well as our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. You should read our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and footnotes in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included within the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2023 Form 10-K”).


Consolidation

We include all of our subsidiaries in our condensed consolidated financial statements, eliminating all significant intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
 

Use of Estimates
 
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. While preparing our financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, deferred cost of revenue, share-based compensation, deferred income taxes, and inventory reserve, among other items.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change materially in future periods.


Cash

Our cash consists of funds held in bank accounts.

We maintain cash balances in United States dollars (“USD”), British pounds (“GBP”), RMB and Hong Kong dollars (“HKD”). The following table, reported in USD, disaggregates our cash balances by currency denomination (in thousands):


March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Cash denominated in:
USD$177 $31 
RMB16 109 
GBP42 1 
HKD4 4 
Total cash$239 $145 


We maintain substantially all of our USD-denominated cash at a U.S. financial institution where the balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At times, however, our cash balances may exceed the FDIC-insured limit. As of March 31, 2024, we do not believe we have any significant concentrations of credit risk. Cash held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries is subject to foreign currency fluctuations against the USD, although such risk is somewhat mitigated because we transfer U.S. funds to China to fund local operations. If, however, the USD is devalued significantly against the RMB, our cost to further develop our business in China could exceed original estimates.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (an exit price). When reporting the fair values of our financial instruments, we prioritize those fair value measurements into one of three levels based on the nature of the inputs, as follows:

Level 1:    Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2:    Valuations based on observable inputs that do not meet the criteria for Level 1, including quoted prices in inactive markets and observable market data for similar, but not identical instruments; and

Level 3:    Valuations based on unobservable inputs, which are based upon the best available information when external market data is limited or unavailable.

The fair value hierarchy requires us to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. For some products or in certain market conditions, observable inputs may not be available.

We believe the reported carrying amounts for cash, marketable securities, receivables, prepaids and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities, and short-term debt approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.


Foreign Currency Translation

We report all currency amounts in USD. Our overseas subsidiaries, however, maintain their books and records in their functional currencies, which are GBP in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and RMB in China.

In general, when consolidating our subsidiaries with non-USD functional currencies, we translate the amounts of assets and liabilities into USD using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, and the amounts of revenue and expense are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statement amounts into USD are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ deficit.



We used the exchange rates in the following table to translate amounts denominated in non-USD currencies as of and for the periods noted:
20242023
Exchange rates at March 31st:
GBP:USD1.262 1.237 
RMB:USD0.138 0.146 
HKD:USD0.128 0.127 
Average exchange rate during the three months ended March 31st:
RMB:USD0.139 0.146 
GBP:USD1.270 1.214 


Revenue Recognition

AI-Based Products

We generate revenue by developing AI-based products, including fully-integrated AI solutions which combine our proprietary technology with third-party hardware and software products to meet end-user specifications. Under one type of contract for our AI-based products, we provide a single, continuous service to clients who control the assets as we create them. Accordingly, we recognize the revenue over the period of time during which we provide the service. Under another type of contract, we have performance obligations to provide fully-integrated AI solutions to our customer and we recognize revenue at the point in time when each performance obligation is completed and delivered to, tested by and accepted by our customer.

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised goods or services to our customers, and we recognize an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. If there is uncertainty related to the timing of collections from our customer, which may be the case if our customer is not the ultimate end user of our goods, we consider this to be uncertainty of the customer’s ability and intention to pay us when consideration is due. Accordingly, we recognize revenue only when we have transferred control of the goods or services and collectability of consideration from the customer is probable.

When customers pay us prior to when we satisfy our obligation to transfer control of promised goods or services, we record the amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled as a contract liability until such time as we satisfy our performance obligation.

For contracts under which we have not yet completed the performance obligation, deferred costs are recorded for any amounts incurred in advance of the performance obligation.

For our contracts with customers, we generally extend short-term credit policies to our customers, typically up to one year for large-scale projects.

We record the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred.

We offer extended warranties on our products for periods of one to three years. Revenue from these extended warranties is recognized on a straight-line basis over the warranty contract term.


Other

We generate revenue from other sources, such as from advertising and marketing services. We recognize the revenue from these contracts at the point in time when we transfer control of the good sold to the customer or when we deliver the promised


promotional materials or media content. Substantially all of our contracts with customers that generate Other revenue are completed within one year or less.


Inventory

We use the first-in first-out method to determine the cost of our inventory, then we report inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated sales forecasts. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, reserve for inventory was $2.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively.


Internal Use Software

We acquire or develop applications and other software that help us meet our internal needs with respect to operating our business. For such projects, planning cost and other costs related to the preliminary project stage, as well as costs incurred for post-implementation activities, are expensed as incurred. We capitalize costs incurred during the application development phase only when we believe it is probable the development will result in new or additional functionality. The types of costs capitalized during the application development phase include fees incurred with third parties for consulting, programming and other development activities performed to complete the software. We amortize our internal use software on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of three years. If we identify any internal use software to be abandoned, the cost less the accumulated amortization, if any, is recorded as amortization expense. Once we have fully amortized internal use software costs that we capitalized, we remove such amounts from their respective accounts.


Net Income (Loss) per Share

We calculate basic net income (loss) per share using the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the period. For the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, we give effect to all the shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no reconciling items related to either the numerator or denominator of the loss per share calculation, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Securities which may have affected the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and three months ended March 31, 2024 if their effect had been dilutive include 1,537,961 total outstanding options to purchase our common stock, 1,007,441 outstanding warrants to purchase our common stock, as well as an estimated 57,994,858 shares of our common stock issuable to Ionic Ventures, LLC (“Ionic”) in relation to our transactions with Ionic (see Note 11).


Segments

Existing GAAP, which establishes a management approach to segment reporting, defines operating segments as components of an entity about which separate, discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker. We have identified our Chief Executive Officer as our chief operating decision maker, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance based upon only one operating segment.




Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense categories that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. The update also requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be provided in interim periods and for entities with a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment Reporting, including the significant segment expense disclosures. For us, ASU 2023-07 will be effective on January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted. The updates required by ASU 2023-07 should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

We have reviewed all accounting pronouncements recently issued by the FASB and the SEC. The authoritative pronouncements that we have already adopted did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof, and except as otherwise noted above, we do not believe that any of the authoritative pronouncements that we have not yet adopted will have a material effect upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof.


NOTE 3. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Revenue and Accounts Receivable

The disaggregation of revenue tables in Note 4 demonstrate the concentration in our revenue from certain products and the geographic concentration of our business. We also have a concentration in the volume of business we transacted with customers, as during the three months ended March 31, 2024, apart from a de minimis amount, essentially all of our revenue resulted from one customer, while during three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer represented about 50% of our revenue. At March 31, 2024, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 35%, 33% and 11%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable, while at December 31, 2023, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 39%, 37% and 13%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable.


Deferred Cost of Revenue

See Note 6 for a discussion of a risk concentration regarding our deferred cost of revenue.


Cost of Sales and Accounts Payable

The various hardware we purchase to fulfill our contracts with customers is not especially unique in nature. Based on our analysis, we believe that should any disruption in our current supply chain occur, a sufficient number of alternative vendors is available to us, at reasonably comparable specifications and price, such that we would not experience a material negative impact on our ability to procure the hardware we need to operate our business.


NOTE 4. REVENUE

We primarily sell AI-based products and services based upon computer vision and other technologies.

We do not include disclosures related to remaining performance obligations because substantially all our contracts with customers have an original expected duration of one year or less or, with regard to our stand-ready obligations, the amounts involved are not material.




Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by category of products and services (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
AI-based products and services, including amounts from China Business Partner in 2023 (See Note 15)
$387 $721 
Other 105 
Revenue$387 $826 


The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by country (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
China$387 $743 
United States and United Kingdom 83 
Revenue$387 $826 


Significant Judgments

When accounting for revenue we make certain judgments, such as whether we act as a principal or as an agent in transactions or whether our contracts with customers fall within the scope of current GAAP regarding revenue, that affect the determination of the amount and timing of our revenue from contracts with customers. Based on the current facts and circumstances related to our contracts with customers, none of the judgments we make involve an elevated degree of qualitative significance or complexity such that further disclosure is warranted in terms of their potential impact on the amount and timing of our revenue.


Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

We do not currently generate material contract assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our contract liability changed only as a result of routine business activity.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the amount of revenue we recognized that was included in the beginning balance of Contract liability was not material.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not recognize revenue from performance obligations that were satisfied in previous periods.


Certain Agreements Related to AI-Based Product Sales in China

We completed certain projects in China during the year ended December 31, 2023 worth approximately $1.4 million, but the agreement did not meet the criteria for revenue recognition on an accrual basis. We will recognize the revenue from such agreement as we receive the cash. We recognized approximately $0.4 million of such amount during the three months ended March 31, 2024.




NOTE 5. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Gross accounts receivable balance$6,823 $7,063 
Allowance for bad debt(5,668)(5,776)
Accounts receivable, net$1,155 $1,287 


Generally, it is not unusual for Chinese entities to pay their vendors on longer timelines than the timelines typically observed in U.S. commerce. Trade receivables related to our China AI projects at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; including approximately $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of trade receivables from projects related to work with our China Business Partner (see Note 15 for more information regarding our China Business Partner and related accounting); represented essentially all our gross trade receivables in each such period. When evaluating for current expected credit losses during 2023, we took into account our historical experience as well as our expectations based upon how we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has caused lingering effects on us and our customers.


NOTE 6. DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE

Deferred cost of revenue as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $6.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively, represent amounts we have paid in advance to vendors who provide services to us in relation to various projects in China. Specifically, the deferred cost of revenue balance as of March 31, 2024, a large percentage of which was paid to a single vendor in 2022 for project installations we expect will be provided to us through our China Business Partner (described in more detail in Note 15), will be utilized as the vendors install our software solutions and/or hardware at numerous sites across various regions of China for our customers and as the vendors perform other services for us pursuant to customer requirements. Because most of the projects for which we have engaged the vendors require purchases of hardware, equipment and/or supplies in advance of site visits, we made the prepayments in anticipation of several large batches of project installations. We did not make any additional advance payments to vendors in 2024 related to projects, and we were able to complete installations of projects that reduced by $0.4 million the deferred cost of revenue balance associated with the vendor which performs the project installations provided to us through our China Business Partner.

Lengthy COVID-19 related lockdowns that occurred in various regions in China during 2022 were the initial cause of delays in completing projects for which we had paid in advance. A slow recovery from such lockdowns in addition to increased political tensions between the U.S. and China led to our decision to reduce staff in China, all of which has made progress in completing projects slow. Given that the delays were not a result of the vendor’s inability to either perform the services or refund the amounts we advanced, and also because we continue to complete some of the installations, we believe the balance as of March 31, 2024 will be fully recovered.


NOTE 7. PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

The following table presents the components of prepaid expense and other current assets (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Other receivables
157 147 
Prepaid expense
555 339 
Deposits
128 128 
Total
$840 $614 




NOTE 8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands, except estimated lives):
Estimated Life
(Years)
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Vehicles3$153 153 
Computers and equipment31,219 $1,217 
Furniture and fixtures342 42 
Software34,413 4,082 
Leasehold improvements3206 204 
Total property, equipment and software$6,033 $5,698 
Less accumulated depreciation(5,555)(5,509)
Total property, equipment and software, net$478 $189 


For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, depreciation (and amortization of software) expense was not material.


NOTE 9. ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

The following table presents the components of Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and benefit-related expense$2,303 $3,221 
Accrued delinquent payroll taxes1,031 495 
Accrued interest2,348 1,570 
Other accrued expense3,290 3,577 
Other payables2,099 2,138 
Operating lease liability - current254 288 
Other current liabilities910 632 
Total
$12,235 $11,921 

Other current liabilities at March 31, 2024 includes $0.5 million that we received during the three months ended March 31, 2024 from a potential investor in relation to a proposed private stock sale for which an agreement has not yet been finalized.




NOTE 10. NOTES PAYABLE

The following table presents our notes payable (in thousands) as of:
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due)$16,307 $16,307 
Other notes payable168 156 
Notes payable, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost$16,475 $16,463 


On December 3, 2021, we entered into senior secured loan agreements (the “Original Mudrick Loan Agreements”) with certain of our subsidiaries as guarantors (the “Guarantors”) and certain institutional lenders affiliated with Mudrick Capital Management, LP (collectively, “Mudrick”), pursuant to which Mudrick extended credit to us consisting of term loans in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million (the “Original Mudrick Loans”). The Original Mudrick Loans bore interest at 16.5% per annum with an original maturity date of July 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans was $14.4 million, and approximately $0.8 million of accrued interest was included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, prior to the New Mudrick Loan Agreement (defined below) canceling the Original Mudrick Loans, we accrued approximately $0.6 million additional interest expense on the Original Mudrick Loans, of which $0.3 million was paid during such period.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “New Mudrick Loan Agreement”) with Mudrick, pursuant to which all of the Original Mudrick Loans were cancelled in exchange for new notes payable to Mudrick (the “New Mudrick Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $16.3 million. The principal balance of the New Mudrick Notes included the $14.4 million outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans, plus $1.1 million of accrued interest on the Original Mudrick Loans, plus a fee of approximately $0.8 million payable to Mudrick as consideration for cancelling the Original Mudrick Loans and converting all amounts outstanding thereunder into the New Mudrick Notes. We recorded the $0.8 million as interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The New Mudrick Notes bear interest at a rate of 20.5% per annum, which is payable on the last business day of each month commencing on May 31, 2023. The interest rate will increase by 2% and the principal amount outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes and any unpaid interest thereon may become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any event of default under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest, became due and payable in full on October 31, 2023.

To secure the payment and performance of the obligations under the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements and the New Mudrick Loan Agreement, we, together with certain of our subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), have granted to TMI Trust Company, as the collateral agent for the benefit of Mudrick, a first priority lien on, and security interest in, all assets of Remark and the Guarantors, subject to certain customary exceptions.

We did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement that were due beginning on June 30, 2023, which constitute events of default for which we have not received a waiver as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we are actively engaged in discussions with Mudrick regarding a resolution of the events of default and have made progress in such discussions, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in obtaining a waiver or that Mudrick will continue to forebear from taking any enforcement actions against us.


Other Notes Payable

The Other notes payable in the table above represent individually immaterial notes payable issued for the purchase of operating assets. Such notes payable bear interest at a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 7.1% and have a weighted-average remaining term of approximately 4.3 years.




NOTE 11. OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC)

Convertible Debentures

On October 6, 2022, we entered into a debenture purchase agreement (the “2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) and a purchase agreement (the “Original ELOC Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic. Pursuant to the 2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement, we issued a convertible subordinated debenture in the original principal amount of approximately $2.8 million (the “2022 Debenture”) to Ionic for a purchase price of $2.5 million. The 2022 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2022 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on November 17, 2022 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the 2022 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligation to issue common stock at approximately $3.6 million. As of December 31, 2022, we estimated such obligation to have a fair value of $1.9 million, representing an additional 1,720,349 shares to be issued pursuant to the 2022 Debenture. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2022 Debenture was completed, we determined that the final number of 2022 Debenture Settlement Shares would be 3,129,668 (inclusive of 898,854 shares that were issued during 2022), resulting in the issuance of an additional 2,230,814 shares during 2023 with a fair value of $3.1 million.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a new debenture purchase agreement (the “2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic pursuant to which we authorized the issuance and sale of two convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.8 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million. The first debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.7 million for a purchase price of $1.5 million (the “First 2023 Debenture”), which was issued on March 14, 2023, and the second debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.1 million for a purchase price of $1.0 million (the “Second 2023 Debenture” and collectively with the First Debenture, the “2023 Debentures”), which was issued on April 12, 2023. The 2023 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2023 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on June 26, 2023 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the First 2023 Debenture and the Second 2023 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at an aggregate of approximately $4.1 million, or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 3,669,228. As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an aggregate total of 9,383,966 shares remained to be issued upon conversion in full of the 2023 Debentures, representing obligations with an aggregate fair value of $4.6 million. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2023 Debentures was completed, we determined that the final number of 2023 Debentures Settlement Shares would be 16,928,989 (inclusive of 657,000 shares that were issued during 2023), resulting in the issuance during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of an additional 16,271,989 shares with a fair value of $10.3 million in final settlement of the 2023 Debentures.



Equity Line of Credit

The Original ELOC Purchase Agreement, as amended by those certain letter agreements by and between Remark and Ionic, dated as of January 5, 2023; July 12, 2023; August 10, 2023 and September 15, 2023; as well as the first amendment on January 9, 2024, and subsequent letter agreement on February 14, 2024 (as amended, the “Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement”), provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, we have the right to direct Ionic to purchase up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of shares of our common stock over the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, after the satisfaction of certain commencement conditions, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of a resale registration statement filed with the SEC registering such shares and that the 2022 Debenture shall have been fully converted into shares of common stock or shall otherwise have been fully redeemed and settled in all respects in accordance with the terms of the 2022 Debenture, we have the right to present Ionic with a purchase notice (each, a “Purchase Notice”) directing Ionic to purchase any amount up to $3.0 million of our common stock per trading day, at a per share price equal to 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period. With each purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, we are required to deliver to Ionic an additional number of shares equal to 2.5% of the number of shares of common stock deliverable upon such purchase. The number of shares that we can issue to Ionic from time to time under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the condition that we will not sell shares to Ionic to the extent that Ionic, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after giving effect to such sale (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

In addition, Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock pursuant to a Purchase Notice on any trading day on which the closing trade price of our common stock is below $0.20 (as amended by the January 2023 Letter Agreement, as defined below). We will control the timing and amount of sales of our common stock to Ionic. Ionic has no right to require any sales by us, and is obligated to make purchases from us as directed solely by us in accordance with the Amended ELOC


Purchase Agreement. The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that we will not be required or permitted to issue, and Ionic will not be required to purchase, any shares under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement if such issuance would violate Nasdaq rules, and we may, in our sole discretion, determine whether to obtain stockholder approval to issue shares in excess of 19.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock if such issuance would require stockholder approval under Nasdaq rules. Ionic has agreed that neither it nor any of its agents, representatives and affiliates will engage in any direct or indirect short-selling or hedging our common stock during any time prior to the termination of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time after commencement, at our discretion; provided, however, that if we sold less than $25.0 million to Ionic (other than as a result of our inability to sell shares to Ionic as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, our failure to have sufficient shares authorized or our failure to obtain stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares), we will pay to Ionic a termination fee of $0.5 million, which is payable, at our option, in cash or in shares of common stock at a price equal to the closing price on the day immediately preceding the date of receipt of the termination notice. Further, the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the date that we sell, and Ionic purchases, the full $50.0 million amount under the agreement or, if the full amount has not been purchased, on the expiration of the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

On January 5, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “January 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amended the Original ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) amend the floor price below which Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement from $0.25 to $0.20, determined on a post-reverse split basis, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily VWAPs over a specified measurement period, which will commence at the conclusion of the applicable measurement period related to the 2022 Debenture and (iii) waive certain requirements in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to allow for a one-time $0.5 million purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

As partial consideration for the waiver to allow for the $0.5 million purchase by Ionic, we agreed to issue to Ionic that number of shares (the “Letter Agreement Shares”) equal to the difference between (x) the variable conversion price in the 2022 Debenture, and (y) the calculation achieved as a result of the following formula: 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the lowest VWAP starting on the trading day immediately following the receipt of pre-settlement conversion shares following the date on which the 2022 Debenture automatically converts or other relevant date of determination and ending the later of (a) 10 consecutive trading days after (and not including) the Automatic Conversion Date (as defined in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement) or such other relevant date of determination and (b) the trading day immediately after shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of at least $13.9 million shall have traded on Nasdaq. As of March 31, 2023, we estimated the obligation to issue the Letter Agreement Shares at approximately $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2023, we had issued all of the 200,715 Letter Agreement Shares.



On September 15, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “September 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, as previously amended on January 5, 2023. Under the September 2023 Letter Agreement, which repeated changes made in earlier letter agreements between Remark and Ionic dated July 12, 2023 and August 10, 2023, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) allow Remark to deliver one or more irrevocable written notices (“Exemption Purchase Notices”) to Ionic in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million, which total aggregate amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of previous Exemption Purchase Notices, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under an Exemption Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) amend the definition of the specified measurement period to stipulate that, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price, such measurement period begins the trading day after Ionic pays Remark the amount requested in the purchase notice, while the calculation of the dollar volume of Remark common stock traded on the principal market to determine the length of the measurement period shall begin on the trading day after the previous measurement period ends, iv) that any additional Exemption Purchase Notices that are not in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall be subject to Ionic’s approval, v) to amend section 11(c) of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $0.5 million to $3.0 million and vi) that by September 29, 2023, the parties will amend the Debenture Transaction Documents to include a so-called Most Favored Nation provision that will provide Ionic with necessary protection against any future financing, settlement, exchange or other transaction whether with an existing or new lender, investor or counterparty, and that, if such amendment is not made by September 29, 2023, the Additional Commitment Fee shall be further increased to approximately $3.8 million.

On January 9, 2024, we and Ionic entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the First Amendment, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to clarify that the Floor Price per the agreement is $0.25, (ii) to amend the per share purchase price for purchases under a Regular Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) to increase the frequency at which we can submit purchase notices, within limits, and (iv) to amend section 11(c) of the ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $500,000 to approximately $3.8 million.

On February 14, 2024, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “February 2024 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the February 2024 Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to redefine the definition of Principal Market to include markets in addition to the Nasdaq Capital Market and the OTC Bulletin Board, (ii) that Ionic will forbear from enforcing any noncompliance with the covenants in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement as a result of Remark’s delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq, and (iii) to clarify that we can still issue Regular Purchase Notices despite the delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq so long as the Principal Market is either the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCBB and each Regular Purchase does not exceed $500,000.

As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an additional 10,876,635 shares would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances, representing an obligation with an aggregate fair value of $5.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Ionic advanced to us a total of $4.0 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Upon issuance of the ELOC Advances during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at approximately $6.6 million (resulting in a finance cost of $2.6 million in excess of the $4.0 million advance), or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 15,356,612. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued 2,842,200 shares with a fair value of $0.7 million in partial settlement of ELOC Advances. As of March 31, 2024, we estimated that an additional 57,994,858 shares with a fair value of $12.2 million would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances.




Accounting for the Debentures and the ELOC

Using the guidance in ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, we evaluated the 2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement and its associated First 2023 Debenture, and the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement and its associated ELOC Advances, and determined that all represented obligations that must or may be settled with a variable number of shares, the monetary value of which was based solely or predominantly on a fixed monetary amount known at inception. Using a Level 3 input, we estimated the number of shares of our common stock that we would have to issue for each obligation and multiplied the estimated number of shares by the closing market price of our common stock on the measurement date to determine the fair value of the obligation. We then recorded the amount of the initial obligation in excess of the purchase price as finance cost. We remeasure each obligation at every balance sheet date until all shares representing the obligation have been issued, with the change in the amount of the obligation being recorded as finance cost. The following table shows the changes in our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands):

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Obligations to Issue Common Stock
Balance at December 31, 2023
$4,647 $5,386 $10,033 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares 6,619 6,619 
Issuance of Shares(10,321)(686)(11,007)
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Balance at March 31, 2024
$ $12,173 $12,173 
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable
Balance at December 31, 2023
9,383,966 10,876,635 20,260,601 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares 15,356,612 15,356,612 
Issuance of Shares(16,271,989)(2,842,200)(19,114,189)
Change in estimated number of shares issuable6,888,023 34,603,811 41,491,834 
Balance at March 31, 2024
 57,994,858 57,994,858 




The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$ $2,619 2,619 
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Total$5,674 $3,473 $9,147 


The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

2022 DebenturesFirst 2023 DebentureLetter AgreementELOC AdvanceTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$ $1,000 $249 $325 1,574 
Change in measurement of liability1,279 558 26 139 2,002 
Total$1,279 $1,558 $275 $464 $3,576 


NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

At March 31, 2024, we had no material commitments outside the normal course of business.


Contingencies

As of March 31, 2024, we were neither a defendant in any material pending legal proceeding nor are we aware of any material threatened claims against us and, therefore, we have not accrued any contingent liabilities.


NOTE 13. STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Equity Issuances

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued a total of 10,499,291 shares to Ionic in full or partial settlement of ELOC Advances and convertible debentures pursuant to transactions with Ionic (see Note 11).




Warrants

The following table summarizes information related to our equity-classified stock warrant issuances as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,007,441 $39.90 2.7$ 
Granted  
Exercised  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired  
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,007,441 $39.90 2.4$ 


Share-Based Compensation 

We are authorized to issue equity-based awards under our 2014 Incentive Plan, our 2017 Incentive Plan and our 2022 Incentive Plan, each of which our stockholders have approved. We also award cash bonuses (“China Cash Bonuses”) to our employees in China, which grants are not subject to a formal incentive plan and which can only be settled in cash. We grant such awards to attract, retain and motivate eligible officers, directors, employees and consultants. Under each of the plans, we have granted shares of restricted stock and options to purchase common stock to our officers and employees with exercise prices equal to or greater than the fair value of the underlying shares on the grant date.

Stock options and China Cash Bonuses generally expire 10 years from the grant date. All forms of equity awards and China Cash Bonuses vest upon the passage of time, the attainment of performance criteria, or both. When participants exercise stock options, we issue any shares of our common stock resulting from such exercise from new authorized and unallocated shares available at the time of exercise.

The following table summarizes activity under our equity incentive plans related to equity-classified stock option grants as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,618,851 $30.31 4.5$1 
Granted  
Exercised  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired(80,890)62.00 
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,537,961 $28.65 4.2$ 
Exercisable at December 31, 20231,598,754 30.67 4.4$ 
Exercisable at March 31, 20241,518,464 28.65 4.1$ 




The following table summarizes activity related to our liability-classified China Cash Bonuses as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 202356,750 $30.86 5.1$ 
Granted  
Exercised  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired  
Outstanding at March 31, 202456,750 $30.86 4.8$ 
Exercisable at December 31, 202356,750 30.86 5.1$ 
Exercisable at March 31, 202456,750 30.86 4.8$ 


The following table presents the change in the liability associated with our China Cash Bonuses included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of period
$11 $32 
Share-based compensation expense related to China Cash Bonuses
(9)(21)
Balance at end of period
$2 $11 


The following table presents a breakdown of share-based compensation cost included in operating expense (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Stock options$15 $143 
China Cash Bonuses(9)12 
Total$6 $155 


We record share-based compensation expense in the books of the subsidiary that incurs the expense, while for equity-classified stock options we record the change in additional paid-in capital on the corporate entity because the corporate entity’s equity underlies such stock options.


NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2024, we owed approximately $1.0 million to members of management representing various operating expense payments made on our behalf. The amounts due are unsecured and non-interest-bearing, with no formal terms of repayment.




NOTE 15. CHINA BUSINESS PARTNER

We interact with an unrelated entity (the “China Business Partner”) in more than one capacity. Firstly, since 2020, we have been working with the China Business Partner to earn revenue by obtaining business from some of the largest companies in China. Secondly, our artificial intelligence business in the U.S. has purchased substantially all of its inventory from a subsidiary of the China Business Partner which manufactures certain equipment to our specifications. Though we did not make any such inventory purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we did purchase software for internal use from the China Business Partner totaling approximately $0.3 million. In addition, a member of our senior leadership team maintains a role in the senior management structure of the China Business Partner.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized no or de minimis amounts of revenue from the relationship with the China Business Partner. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, in addition to the outstanding accounts receivable balances from the China Business Partner described in Note 5, we had outstanding accounts payable to the China Business Partner of $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively.


NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Ionic Transactions

In May 2024, Ionic advanced to us approximately $0.8 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

During April and May 2024, we issued a total of 4,986,657 shares to Ionic in partial settlement of ELOC Advances.


ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. Such discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations. You should also read Business, Risk Factors and Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in this Form 10-Q.


OVERVIEW

We are a diversified global technology business with leading AI and data-analytics, as well as a portfolio of digital media properties.


OUR BUSINESS

We generate revenue by using the proprietary data and AI software platform we developed to deliver AI-based computer vision products, computing devices and software-as-a-service solutions for businesses in many industries. We continue to partner with top universities on research projects targeting algorithm, artificial neural network and computing architectures which we believe will keep us among the leaders in technology development.

The primary focus of our business is promoting and facilitating the safety of our customers and their customers through our Smart Safety Platform (the “SSP”). The SSP, having won numerous industry and government benchmark tests for accuracy and speed, is a leading software solution for using computer vision to detect persons, objects and behavior in video feeds. Real-time alerts from the SSP allow operations staff to respond rapidly to prevent any events or activities that can endanger public security or workplace safety.

We deploy the SSP to integrate with each customer’s IT infrastructure, including, in many cases, cameras already in place at the customer’s location(s). When necessary, we also sell and deploy hardware to create or supplement the customer’s monitoring capabilities. Such hardware includes, among other items, cameras, edge computing devices and/or our Smart Sentry units. The Smart Sentry is a large mobile camera unit with a telescoping mast on which a high-quality camera is mounted. Based upon customer needs, the camera may have either standard vision and/or thermal vision capability. The camera works in conjunction with an edge computing device that is also mounted to the unit. The Smart Sentry is an example of how we incorporate the SSP in modern IT architectural concepts, including edge computing and micro-service architectures. Edge computing, for example, allows the SSP to conduct expensive computing tasks at distributed locations without requiring large data transmission over the internet, thereby dramatically reducing costs while integrating numerous and varied sensors at distributed locations.

We customize and sell our innovative AI-based computer vision products and solutions, including the SSP, to customers in the retail, construction, public safety, workplace safety and public sector markets. We have also developed versions of our solutions for application in the transportation and energy markets.


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Overall Business Outlook
 
Two primary factors have been affecting our business in recent quarters and occupying our focus as we plan for the future. We began 2023 having to deal with the slow economic recovery in China as municipalities and businesses there tried to return to fully-normalized operations following strict preventative measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As 2023 progressed, the rising political tensions between the U.S. and China reached a point that such tensions also negatively impacted our ability to complete projects in China on a similar pace as we had previously done by making it somewhat more difficult for an American company in the newer but rapidly-developing AI space to overcome politically-based perceptions and do business in China. Though we remain optimistic that political tensions between the U.S. and China will begin to relax, we expect that we may continue to face difficult-to-predict operating results in China for approximately the next 12 months. As a result, we began reducing staffing levels at our China subsidiaries early in the fourth quarter of 2023, such that we can still continue working with existing clients with our smaller footprint while saving on operating costs until such time as the political tensions ease and the business environment for American companies in the AI space in China becomes more conducive to again expand operations.

While we will continue to work with customers in China in the future, we have been responding to the pandemic-related challenges and political tensions by looking for opportunities to expand our business in the Asia-Pacific region outside of China, where we believe there still are fast-growth AI market opportunities for our solutions, as well as by spending increasing amounts of effort developing business opportunities in the United States, the U.K., and in Central and South America, where we see demand for AI products and solutions in the workplace, government and public safety markets. For example, during the first quarter of 2024, we won a contract with a large school district in the U.S. During 2023, we began sales in the U.K. and Brazil, and we successfully signed initial contracts to assist expansion of our sales into Colombia, Malaysia, and India. Given the lack in those three respective countries and in Brazil of AI companies specializing in computer vision, we believe we have a first-mover advantage with regard to targeting the same industries that we have successfully targeted in China and which we have targeted in the U.S. and U.K. In addition, we anticipate expanding sales into the Middle East during the second half of 2024, which expansion we do not believe will be affected by the current geopolitical situation in that region.

In conjunction with the geographic diversification of our business, we believe we can more rapidly and more efficiently develop and increase our market presence in the various industries that we have identified as being most important by establishing business relationships with channel partners and larger players that can assist us with our sales efforts. To that end, we have been discussing such relationship possibilities with large, established players in the information technology and burgeoning AI space which could provide us with access to their respective online marketplaces and other sales channels as well.

Despite our efforts, pandemics of any type and any resulting preventative measures, as well as economic and geopolitical conditions in some international regions, could affect our business and we cannot be sure what the ultimate effects will be. We will continue to pursue geographic diversification, but anticipating when, or if, we can close on the opportunities in front of us is difficult. In addition, we may face a large number of well-known competitors which would make deploying our software solutions in the market segments we have identified difficult.


Inflation and Supply Chain

Other than the impact of inflation on the general economy, we do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our operations to date. However, there is a risk that our operating costs could be subject to inflationary pressures in the future, which would have the effect of increasing our operating costs and cause additional stress on our working capital resources.

The high level of political tension described above has affected our ability to work with certain vendors in a timely manner. Though we have been able to complete contracts with our customers in China, such political tension has caused delays in the speed at which we can work with certain vendors to deploy our services and complete contracts in China. Also, as we work to increase our sales of computer-vision products and services in the U.S., Europe and South America and thereby geographically diversify our business, we could be subjected to the risk of supply chain disruptions with regard to high-technology products such as servers and related equipment that we use to train our AI software algorithms and which we plan to sell to customers to support operation of our computer-vision products and services.


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Business Developments During 2024

As described above, the high level of political tension between the U.S. and China, as well as handling the reduction and reorganization of our staff in China, has made it difficult for us to complete as many projects in China than we did in prior periods. At the same time, we continued building our business outside of China, having success with a large school district in the U.S. whose staff recommended to the school district’s Board of Trustees that we be granted a contract for our solutions (such contract was officially approved by the school district’s Board of Trustees on April 25, 2024).

The following table presents our revenue categories as a percentage of total consolidated revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
AI-based products and services100 %87 %
Advertising and other— %13 %


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we made no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as we disclosed them in Part II, Item 7 of our 2023 Form 10-K.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following tables summarize our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and the discussion following the table explains material changes in such operating results compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.

(dollars in thousands)Three Months Ended March 31,Change
20242023DollarsPercentage
Revenue, including amounts from China Business Partner$387 $826 $(439)(53)%
Cost of revenue350 455 (105)(23)%
Sales and marketing300 366 (66)(18)%
Technology and development346 169 177 105 %
General and administrative3,023 2,833 190 %
Depreciation and amortization64 46 18 39 %
Total cost and expense4,083 3,869 
Interest expense(943)(1,544)601 (39)%
Finance cost related to obligations to issue common stock(9,147)(3,576)(5,571)156 %
Other gain (loss), net(5)(6)(600)%
Net loss(13,791)(8,162)(5,629)69 %


Revenue. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our work to reduce and reorganize staff in China prevented us from completing projects, with the revenue during the period being the result of collecting cash related to the project we
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completed during 2023 for a new client, but for such project the agreement did not meet the criteria for recognizing revenue on an accrual basis.

Technology and Development. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we received a refundable tax credit of approximately $0.5 million from the government of the United Kingdom resulting from our research and development activities in its jurisdiction and reported such amount as an offset to expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we did not receive a tax credit. Partially offsetting the increase in expense resulting from the timing of the research and development tax credit was a decrease of approximately $0.3 million in payroll-related expense as a result of our reduction in force in our China operations.

General and administrative. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of approximately $0.6 million in certain expenses related to business development was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in franchise taxes resulting from a change in estimate, as well as by other individually immaterial decreases in other expenses that were not indicative of trends in our business.

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2024 because the same period of the prior year included an extension fee of approximately $0.8 million we recorded in relation to our entry on March 14, 2023 into the New Mudrick Loan Agreement, along with the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements, described in Note 10 in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q. The increase related to the extension fee was partially offset by an increase in the interest rate related to the New Mudrick Loan Agreement as a result of us not making certain payments of principal when due.

Finance Cost Related to Obligations to Issue Common Stock. The finance cost during the three months ended March 31, 2024 resulted from the establishment and remeasurement of obligations to issue our common stock that we incurred in relation to the ELOC Advances we received from Ionic, all of which is described in Note 11 in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q. We had more ELOC Advances outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2024 than during the same period of the prior year.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Overview
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, and in each fiscal year since our inception, we have incurred net losses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $(431.5) million within stockholders’ deficit as of March 31, 2024. Additionally, our operations have historically used more cash than they have provided. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, our cash balance was $0.2 million. Our history of recurring operating losses, working capital deficiencies and negative cash flows from operating activities give rise to, and management has concluded that there is, substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.


Mudrick Loans

On December 3, 2021, we entered into the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements pursuant to which we incurred the Original Mudrick Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million. The Original Mudrick Loans initially bore interest at 16.5% per annum until the original maturity date of July 31, 2022 and, following an amendment we entered into with Mudrick in August 2022, bore interest at 18.5% per annum. The amendment also extended the maturity date of the Original Mudrick Loans from July 31, 2022 to October 31, 2022. However, we did not make the required repayment of the Original Mudrick Loans by October 31, 2022, which constituted an event of default under the Original Mudrick Loans and triggered an increase in the interest rate under the Original Mudrick Loans to 20.5%.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into the New Mudrick Loan Agreement pursuant to which all of the Original Mudrick Loans were cancelled in exchange for the New Mudrick Notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $16.3 million. The New Mudrick Notes bear interest at a rate of 20.5% per annum, which shall be payable on the last business day of each month commencing on May 31, 2023. The interest rate will increase by 2% and the principal amount outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes and any unpaid interest thereon may become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any event of default under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest, will be due and payable in full on October 31, 2023. See Note 10 in the Notes to Unaudited


Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the New Mudrick Notes.

To secure the payment and performance of the obligations under the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements and the New Mudrick Loan Agreement, we, together with the Guarantors, have granted to TMI Trust Company, as the collateral agent for the benefit of Mudrick, a first priority lien on, and security interest in, all assets of Remark and the Guarantors, subject to certain customary exceptions.

In connection with our entry into the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements, we paid to Mudrick an upfront fee equal to 5.0% of the amount of the Original Mudrick Loans, which amount was netted against the drawdown of the Original Mudrick Loans. We recorded the upfront fee as a debt discount of $1.5 million, and recorded debt issuance cost totaling $1.1 million. We amortized the discount on the Original Mudrick Loans and the debt issuance cost over the life of the Original Mudrick Loans and, during the year ended December 31, 2022, we amortized $2.2 million of such discount and debt issuance cost. In consideration for the amendment we entered into with Mudrick in August 2022, we paid Mudrick an amendment and extension fee in the amount of 2.0% of the then unpaid principal balance of the Original Mudrick Loans, which was approximately $0.3 million, by adding such amount to the principal balance of the Original Mudrick Loans.

As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the principal amount outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid principal balance of the New Mudrick Notes, is approximately $19.2 million and is past due.


Obligations to Issue Common Stock

On October 6, 2022, we entered into a debenture purchase agreement (the “2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic, pursuant to which we issued a convertible subordinated debenture in the original principal amount of $2.8 million (the “2022 Debenture”) to Ionic for a purchase price of $2.5 million (See Note 11 in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional detail).

In connection with the 2022 Debenture, on October 6, 2022, we also entered into a purchase agreement with Ionic (as amended by those certain letter agreements by and between Remark and Ionic, dated as of January 5, 2023; July 12, 2023; August 10, 2023; September 15, 2023; and February 14, 2024, and by the First Amendment dated January 9, 2024, the “Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement”), which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, we have the right to direct Ionic to purchase up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of shares of our common stock over the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, after the satisfaction of certain commencement conditions, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of a resale registration statement filed with the SEC registering such shares and that the 2022 Debenture shall have been fully converted into shares of common stock or shall otherwise have been fully redeemed and settled in all respects in accordance with the terms of the 2022 Debenture, we have the right to present Ionic with a purchase notice (each, a “Purchase Notice”) directing Ionic to purchase any amount up to $0.5 million of our common stock per trading day, at a per share price equal to 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period. With each purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, we are required to deliver to Ionic an additional number of shares equal to 2.5% of the number of shares of common stock deliverable upon such purchase. (See Note 11, Note 13 and Note 19 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional detail).

On January 5, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “January 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amended the ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the January 2023 Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) amend the floor price below which Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock under the ELOC Purchase Agreement from $0.25 to $0.20, determined on a post-reverse split basis, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under the ELOC Purchase Agreement to 90% of the average of the two lowest daily VWAPs over a specified measurement period, which will commence at the conclusion of the applicable measurement period related to the 2022 Debenture and (iii) waive certain requirements in the ELOC Purchase Agreement to allow for a one-time $0.5 million purchase under the ELOC Purchase Agreement. See Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional detail.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into another debenture purchase agreement (the “2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic pursuant to which we authorized the issuance and sale of two convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $2.8 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million. The first debenture is in the original principal amount of $1.7 million for a purchase price of $1.5 million (the “First Debenture”), which was issued on March 14, 2023, and the second debenture is in the original principal amount of $1.1 million for a purchase price of $1.0 million (the “Second Debenture” and collectively with the First Debenture, the “2023 Debentures”). The terms of the 2023 Debentures are further described in Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.



On September 15, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “September 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the September 2023 Letter Agreement, which repeated changes made in earlier letter agreements between Remark and Ionic dated July 12, 2023 and August 10, 2023, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) allow Remark to deliver one or more irrevocable written notices (“Exemption Purchase Notices”) to Ionic in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million, which total aggregate amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of previous Exemption Purchase Notices, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under an Exemption Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) amend the definition of the specified measurement period to stipulate that, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price, such measurement period begins the trading day after Ionic pays Remark the amount requested in the purchase notice, while the calculation of the dollar volume of Remark common stock traded on the principal market to determine the length of the measurement period shall begin on the trading day after the previous measurement period ends, iv) that any additional Exemption Purchase Notices that are not in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall be subject to Ionic’s approval, v) to amend section 11(c) of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $0.5 million to $3.0 million and vi) that by September 29, 2023, the parties will amend the Debenture Transaction Documents to include a so-called Most Favored Nation provision that will provide Ionic with necessary protection against any future financing, settlement, exchange or other transaction whether with an existing or new lender, investor or counterparty, and that, if such amendment is not made by September 29, 2023, the Additional Commitment Fee shall be further increased to approximately $3.8 million.

On January 9, 2024, we and Ionic entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the First Amendment, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to clarify that the Floor Price per the agreement is $0.25, (ii) to amend the per share purchase price for purchases under a Regular Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) to increase the frequency at which we can submit purchase notices, within limits, and (iv) to amend section 11(c) of the ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $500,000 to approximately $3.8 million.

On February 14, 2024, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “February 2024 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the February 2024 Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to redefine the definition of Principal Market to include markets in addition to the Nasdaq Capital Market and the OTC Bulletin Board, (ii) that Ionic will forbear from enforcing any noncompliance with the covenants in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement as a result of Remark’s delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq, and (iii) to clarify that we can still issue Regular Purchase Notices despite the delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq so long as the Principal Market is either the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCBB and each Regular Purchase does not exceed $500,000.

During April 2024, Ionic advanced to us a total of $0.8 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, and we issued a total of 4,986,657 shares of our common stock to Ionic in full settlement of the obligation to issue common stock related to the 2023 Convertible Debentures and in partial settlement of the obligation to issue common stock related to ELOC Advances.


General

Our history of recurring operating losses, working capital deficiencies and negative cash flows from operating activities give rise to substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

We intend to fund our future operations and meet our financial obligations through revenue growth from our AI offerings, as well as through sales of our thermal-imaging products. We cannot, however, provide assurance that revenue, income and cash flows generated from our businesses will be sufficient to sustain our operations in the twelve months following the filing of this Form 10-Q. As a result, we are actively evaluating strategic alternatives including debt and equity financings.

Conditions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the volatility of investor sentiment regarding macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions (in particular, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, inflation and other cost increases, and the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine), will play primary roles in determining whether we can successfully obtain additional capital.



A variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, may affect our cash flow; those factors include the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, regulatory issues, competition, financial markets and other general business conditions. Based on financial projections, we believe that we will be able to meet our ongoing requirements for at least the next 12 months with existing cash and based on the probable success of one or more of the following plans:

develop and grow new product line(s)

obtain additional capital through equity issuances.

However, projections are inherently uncertain and the success of our plans is largely outside of our control. As a result, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, and we may fully utilize our cash resources prior to September 30, 2024.


Cash Flows - Operating Activities
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we used $1.3 million more cash in operating activities than we did during the same period of the prior year. The increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily the result of the timing of payments related to elements of working capital.


Cash Flows - Investing Activities
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we purchased approximately $0.4 million of software for internal use, while during the same period of 2023 investing activities were de minimis.


Cash Flows - Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we received approximately $1.4 million more from financing activities than we did during the same period of 2023. Ionic advanced us an aggregate of $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement for which we issued 2,042,200 shares of our common stock and for which we expect to issue another estimated 28,559,278 shares of our common stock, and we also received $0.3 million of advances from senior management representing various operating expense payments and repaid $0.5 million of advances from senior management. During the same period of 2023, we received $1.5 million from Ionic in exchange for the issuance of a convertible debenture, Ionic also advanced us an aggregate of $1.0 million, and we received $0.3 million of advances from senior management and repaid $0.4 million of advances from senior management representing various operating expense payments made on our behalf.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Please refer to Note 2 in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for a discussion regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements which may affect us.


ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Not applicable.




ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information we must disclose in reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. We designed our disclosure controls with the objective of ensuring we accumulate and communicate this information to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

A material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. During 2018, management identified material weaknesses related to the sufficiency of documentation of review and approval of manual journal entries. Specifically, we failed to retain documentary evidence that we had reviewed underlying information at a sufficient level of detail. As a result, we are unable to demonstrate our effective review prior to approval of manual journal entries. Management also identified a material weakness related to insufficient documentation of our consideration of appropriate revenue recognition criteria for certain contracts arising from our China operations. As a result, there is a risk that we could misapply the new revenue recognition guidance and improperly recognize revenue. During 2019, management identified a material weakness related to the valuation of its e-commerce inventory. Specifically, we failed to retain documentary evidence of all inventory purchases and our evaluation of the impact of discounted sales transactions on the valuation of our inventory was insufficient. As a result, there was a risk that we could fail to properly record our e-commerce inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that, because of the material weaknesses described above and in our 2023 Form 10-K, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2024.


Remediation Efforts to Address the Material Weakness

We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and will make remediation efforts to improve our controls. With the oversight of senior management, subsequent to December 31, 2018, a plan to remediate the underlying causes of the material weaknesses and improve the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls was developed. Though the implementation of management’s plans to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2018 and 2019 have been slowed by various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and working capital restrictions, their implementation is still ongoing; therefore, their effects were not fully mitigated as of March 31, 2024.


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In our 2023 Form 10-K, we disclosed that management had determined that material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting (described above) existed. As of the date of this report, the implementation of the plan developed by management to remediate the underlying causes of the material weaknesses and improve the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls continues, though we are near completing the implementation of a new ERP system that we expect will help to remediate the material weaknesses. Such implementation has been slowed by various factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.


ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2023 Form 10-K, together with all the other information in this Form 10-Q, including our unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The risks described in our 2023 Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of may become important factors that affect us. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or operating results may suffer, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K.


We have a history of operating losses and we may not generate sufficient revenue to support our operations.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, and in each fiscal year since our inception, we have incurred net losses and generated negative cash flow from operations. As of March 31, 2024, we have an accumulated deficit of $(431.5) million.

We cannot provide assurance that revenue generated from our businesses will be sufficient to sustain our operations in the long term. We have implemented measures to reduce operating costs, and we continuously evaluate other opportunities to reduce costs further. We may also need to obtain additional capital through equity financing or debt financing. Should we fail to successfully implement our plans described herein, such failure would have a material adverse effect on our business, including the possible cessation of operations.

Conditions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the volatility of investor sentiment regarding macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions (in particular, as a result of global supply chain disruptions, inflation and other cost increases, and the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East) will play primary roles in determining whether we can successfully obtain additional capital. We cannot be certain that we will be successful at raising capital, whether in an equity financing, debt financing, or by divesting of certain assets or businesses, on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. In addition, if we obtain capital by issuing equity, such transaction(s) may dilute existing stockholders.


We are dependent on a small number of customers for a large percentage of our revenue.

We also have a concentration in the volume of business we transacted with customers, as during the three months ended March 31, 2024, apart from a de minimis amount, essentially all of our revenue resulted from one customer, while during three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer represented about 50% of our revenue. At March 31, 2024, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 35%, 33% and 11%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable, while at December 31, 2023, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 39%, 37% and 13%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable.


ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

We did not sell any equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act other than as previously disclosed in our filings with the SEC and as described below.

Between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024, we issued 2,842,200 shares of common stock to Ionic Ventures, LLC for advances made pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement and we issued 16,271,989 shares of our common stock to Ionic Ventures, LLC in final fulfillment of our obligations pursuant to the 2023 Debentures.
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We made the offer and sale of securities in the above-described private placement in reliance upon an exemption from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon representations made to us by the investor in a purchase agreement we entered into with the investor.


ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

We did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement that were due beginning on June 30, 2023, which constitute events of default for which we have not received a waiver as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we are actively engaged in discussions with Mudrick regarding a resolution of the events of default and have made progress in such discussions, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in obtaining a waiver or that Mudrick will continue to forebear from taking any enforcement actions against us. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the principal amount outstanding, together with interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Mudrick Loan, is approximately $19.2 million.


ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.


ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.


ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS
Incorporated Herein
By Reference To
Exhibit NumberDescriptionDocumentFile NumberFiled OnExhibit Number
8-K001-3372012/30/20143.1
8-K001-3372001/12/20163.1
8-K001-3372006/08/20163.1
8-K001-3372004/11/20173.1
8-K001-3372007/09/20213.1
8-K001-3372012/21/20223.1
8-K001-3372002/13/20153.1
8-K001-3372001/30/20243.1
8-K001-3372001/16/202410.1
8-K001-3372001/30/202410.1
8-K001-3372002/21/202410.1
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document


Incorporated Herein
By Reference To
Exhibit NumberDescriptionDocumentFile NumberFiled OnExhibit Number
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*
The cover page from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

* Filed herewith


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REMARK HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:May 20, 2024By:/s/ Kai-Shing Tao
Kai-Shing Tao
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive, financial and accounting officer)




EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kai-Shing Tao (the registrant's principal executive officer), certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Remark Holdings, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2024
By:/s/ Kai-Shing Tao
Kai-Shing Tao
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman



EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kai-Shing Tao (the registrant's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Remark Holdings, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 20, 2024
By/s/ Kai-Shing Tao
Kai-Shing Tao
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman



EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kai-Shing Tao, the registrant's principal executive, financial and accounting officer, certify that, to my knowledge:

1.the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Remark Holdings, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated.


Date: May 20, 2024
/s/ Kai-Shing Tao
Kai-Shing Tao
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman


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Dec. 31, 2023
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Inventory, net 742 750
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Operating lease assets 432 517
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Notes payable (including a past due amount of $16,307 as of each of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023) 16,475 16,463
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Mar. 31, 2023
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Net loss (13,791) (8,162)
Other comprehensive income    
Foreign currency translation adjustments (77) (318)
Comprehensive loss $ (13,868) $ (8,480)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 34,173,686 13,004,071
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 34,173,686 13,004,071
Net loss per share, basic (in dollars per share) $ (0.40) $ (0.63)
Net loss per share, diluted (in dollars per share) $ (0.40) $ (0.63)
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Deficit
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022   11,539,564      
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ (20,425) $ 12 $ 368,945 $ (859) $ (388,523)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net loss (8,162)       (8,162)
Share-based compensation 143   143    
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic (in shares)   2,094,428      
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic 2,985 $ 2 2,983    
Foreign currency translation (318)     (318)  
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023   13,633,992      
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ (25,777) $ 14 372,071 (1,177) (396,685)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 22,038,855 22,038,855      
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ (39,590) $ 22 379,244 (1,186) (417,670)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Net loss (13,791)       (13,791)
Share-based compensation 15   15    
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic (in shares)   19,114,189      
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic 11,007 $ 19 10,988    
Foreign currency translation $ (77)     (77)  
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024 41,153,044 41,153,044      
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ (42,436) $ 41 $ 390,247 $ (1,263) $ (431,461)
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net loss $ (13,791) $ (8,162)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 64 46
Share-based compensation 6 156
Cost of extending note payable 0 750
Finance cost related to obligations to issue common stock 9,147 3,576
Accrued interest included in note payable 0 1,139
Provision for doubtful accounts 0 6
Other 14 (9)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable (120) 84
Inventory 3 (1)
Deferred cost of revenue 467 (22)
Prepaid expense and other assets (179) 176
Operating lease assets 85 47
Accounts payable, accrued expense and other liabilities 977 (1)
Contract liability 0 162
Operating lease liabilities (51) (27)
Net cash used in operating activities (3,378) (2,080)
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchases of property, equipment and software (332) (4)
Net cash used in investing activities (332) (4)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from obligations to issue common stock - ELOC 4,000 1,000
Proceeds from obligations to issue common stock - Debentures 0 1,500
Advances from related parties 335 259
Repayments of advances from related parties (522) (355)
Repayments of debt (9) (8)
Net cash provided by financing activities 3,804 2,396
Net change in cash 94 312
Cash:    
Beginning of period 145 52
End of period 239 364
Supplemental cash flow information:    
Cash paid for interest 150 250
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:    
Issuance of common stock - Ionic ELOC and Debentures (Note 11) 11,007 0
Purchase of property and equipment pursuant to notes payable $ 21 $ 0
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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Organization and Business

Remark Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Remark”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) constitute a diversified global technology business with leading artificial intelligence (“AI”) and data-analytics solutions. The common stock of Remark Holdings, Inc. is traded in the OTCQX Best market under the ticker symbol MARK.

We primarily sell AI-based products and services. We currently recognize substantially all of our revenue from China, with additional revenue from sales in the U.S. and the U.K.

 
Going Concern
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, and in each fiscal year since our inception, we have incurred operating losses which have resulted in a stockholders’ deficit of $42.4 million as of March 31, 2024. Additionally, our operations have historically used more cash than they have provided. Net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, our cash balance was $0.2 million. Also, we did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement when due (see Note 10 for more information) and we have accrued approximately $1.0 million of delinquent payroll taxes.

Our history of recurring operating losses, working capital deficiencies and negative cash flows from operating activities give rise to, and management has concluded that there is, substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, has also expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We intend to fund our future operations and meet our financial obligations through revenue growth from our AI and data analytics offerings. We cannot, however, provide assurance that revenue, income and cash flows generated from our businesses will be sufficient to sustain our operations in the twelve months following the filing of this Form 10-Q. As a result, we are actively evaluating strategic alternatives including debt and equity financings.

Conditions in the debt and equity markets, as well as the volatility of investor sentiment regarding macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions (in particular, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply chain disruptions, inflation and other cost increases, and the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine), will play primary roles in determining whether we can successfully obtain additional capital. We cannot be certain that we will be successful at raising additional capital.

A variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, may affect our cash flow; those factors include the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, regulatory issues, competition, financial markets and other general business conditions. Based on financial projections, we believe that we will be able to meet our ongoing requirements for at least the next 12 months with existing cash and based on the probable success of one or more of the following plans:

develop and grow new product line(s)

obtain additional capital through debt and/or equity issuances.

However, projections are inherently uncertain and the success of our plans is largely outside of our control. As a result, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern, and we may fully utilize our cash resources prior to September 30, 2024.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

We prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024, with the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet amounts as of December 31, 2023 presented for comparative purposes, and the related unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit three months ended March 31, 2024 in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In compliance with those instructions, we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, though management believes the disclosures made herein are sufficient to ensure that the information presented is not misleading.

Our results of operations and our cash flows as of the end of the interim periods reported herein do not necessarily indicate the results we may experience for the remainder of the year or for any other future period.

Management believes that we have included all adjustments (including those of a normal, recurring nature) considered necessary to fairly present our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit, each as of March 31, 2024, as well as our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. You should read our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and footnotes in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included within the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2023 Form 10-K”).


Consolidation

We include all of our subsidiaries in our condensed consolidated financial statements, eliminating all significant intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
 

Use of Estimates
 
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. While preparing our financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, deferred cost of revenue, share-based compensation, deferred income taxes, and inventory reserve, among other items.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change materially in future periods.


Cash

Our cash consists of funds held in bank accounts.

We maintain cash balances in United States dollars (“USD”), British pounds (“GBP”), RMB and Hong Kong dollars (“HKD”). The following table, reported in USD, disaggregates our cash balances by currency denomination (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Cash denominated in:
USD$177 $31 
RMB16 109 
GBP42 
HKD
Total cash$239 $145 


We maintain substantially all of our USD-denominated cash at a U.S. financial institution where the balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At times, however, our cash balances may exceed the FDIC-insured limit. As of March 31, 2024, we do not believe we have any significant concentrations of credit risk. Cash held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries is subject to foreign currency fluctuations against the USD, although such risk is somewhat mitigated because we transfer U.S. funds to China to fund local operations. If, however, the USD is devalued significantly against the RMB, our cost to further develop our business in China could exceed original estimates.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (an exit price). When reporting the fair values of our financial instruments, we prioritize those fair value measurements into one of three levels based on the nature of the inputs, as follows:

Level 1:    Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2:    Valuations based on observable inputs that do not meet the criteria for Level 1, including quoted prices in inactive markets and observable market data for similar, but not identical instruments; and

Level 3:    Valuations based on unobservable inputs, which are based upon the best available information when external market data is limited or unavailable.

The fair value hierarchy requires us to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. For some products or in certain market conditions, observable inputs may not be available.

We believe the reported carrying amounts for cash, marketable securities, receivables, prepaids and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities, and short-term debt approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.


Foreign Currency Translation

We report all currency amounts in USD. Our overseas subsidiaries, however, maintain their books and records in their functional currencies, which are GBP in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and RMB in China.

In general, when consolidating our subsidiaries with non-USD functional currencies, we translate the amounts of assets and liabilities into USD using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, and the amounts of revenue and expense are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statement amounts into USD are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ deficit.
We used the exchange rates in the following table to translate amounts denominated in non-USD currencies as of and for the periods noted:
20242023
Exchange rates at March 31st:
GBP:USD1.262 1.237 
RMB:USD0.138 0.146 
HKD:USD0.128 0.127 
Average exchange rate during the three months ended March 31st:
RMB:USD0.139 0.146 
GBP:USD1.270 1.214 


Revenue Recognition

AI-Based Products

We generate revenue by developing AI-based products, including fully-integrated AI solutions which combine our proprietary technology with third-party hardware and software products to meet end-user specifications. Under one type of contract for our AI-based products, we provide a single, continuous service to clients who control the assets as we create them. Accordingly, we recognize the revenue over the period of time during which we provide the service. Under another type of contract, we have performance obligations to provide fully-integrated AI solutions to our customer and we recognize revenue at the point in time when each performance obligation is completed and delivered to, tested by and accepted by our customer.

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised goods or services to our customers, and we recognize an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. If there is uncertainty related to the timing of collections from our customer, which may be the case if our customer is not the ultimate end user of our goods, we consider this to be uncertainty of the customer’s ability and intention to pay us when consideration is due. Accordingly, we recognize revenue only when we have transferred control of the goods or services and collectability of consideration from the customer is probable.

When customers pay us prior to when we satisfy our obligation to transfer control of promised goods or services, we record the amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled as a contract liability until such time as we satisfy our performance obligation.

For contracts under which we have not yet completed the performance obligation, deferred costs are recorded for any amounts incurred in advance of the performance obligation.

For our contracts with customers, we generally extend short-term credit policies to our customers, typically up to one year for large-scale projects.

We record the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred.

We offer extended warranties on our products for periods of one to three years. Revenue from these extended warranties is recognized on a straight-line basis over the warranty contract term.


Other

We generate revenue from other sources, such as from advertising and marketing services. We recognize the revenue from these contracts at the point in time when we transfer control of the good sold to the customer or when we deliver the promised
promotional materials or media content. Substantially all of our contracts with customers that generate Other revenue are completed within one year or less.


Inventory

We use the first-in first-out method to determine the cost of our inventory, then we report inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated sales forecasts. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, reserve for inventory was $2.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively.


Internal Use Software

We acquire or develop applications and other software that help us meet our internal needs with respect to operating our business. For such projects, planning cost and other costs related to the preliminary project stage, as well as costs incurred for post-implementation activities, are expensed as incurred. We capitalize costs incurred during the application development phase only when we believe it is probable the development will result in new or additional functionality. The types of costs capitalized during the application development phase include fees incurred with third parties for consulting, programming and other development activities performed to complete the software. We amortize our internal use software on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of three years. If we identify any internal use software to be abandoned, the cost less the accumulated amortization, if any, is recorded as amortization expense. Once we have fully amortized internal use software costs that we capitalized, we remove such amounts from their respective accounts.


Net Income (Loss) per Share

We calculate basic net income (loss) per share using the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the period. For the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, we give effect to all the shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no reconciling items related to either the numerator or denominator of the loss per share calculation, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Securities which may have affected the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and three months ended March 31, 2024 if their effect had been dilutive include 1,537,961 total outstanding options to purchase our common stock, 1,007,441 outstanding warrants to purchase our common stock, as well as an estimated 57,994,858 shares of our common stock issuable to Ionic Ventures, LLC (“Ionic”) in relation to our transactions with Ionic (see Note 11).


Segments

Existing GAAP, which establishes a management approach to segment reporting, defines operating segments as components of an entity about which separate, discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker. We have identified our Chief Executive Officer as our chief operating decision maker, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance based upon only one operating segment.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense categories that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. The update also requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be provided in interim periods and for entities with a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment Reporting, including the significant segment expense disclosures. For us, ASU 2023-07 will be effective on January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted. The updates required by ASU 2023-07 should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

We have reviewed all accounting pronouncements recently issued by the FASB and the SEC. The authoritative pronouncements that we have already adopted did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof, and except as otherwise noted above, we do not believe that any of the authoritative pronouncements that we have not yet adopted will have a material effect upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof.
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CONCENTRATION OF RISK
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
CONCENTRATION OF RISK
NOTE 3. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Revenue and Accounts Receivable

The disaggregation of revenue tables in Note 4 demonstrate the concentration in our revenue from certain products and the geographic concentration of our business. We also have a concentration in the volume of business we transacted with customers, as during the three months ended March 31, 2024, apart from a de minimis amount, essentially all of our revenue resulted from one customer, while during three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer represented about 50% of our revenue. At March 31, 2024, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 35%, 33% and 11%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable, while at December 31, 2023, net accounts receivable from three of our customers represented about 39%, 37% and 13%, respectively, of our net accounts receivable.


Deferred Cost of Revenue

See Note 6 for a discussion of a risk concentration regarding our deferred cost of revenue.


Cost of Sales and Accounts Payable

The various hardware we purchase to fulfill our contracts with customers is not especially unique in nature. Based on our analysis, we believe that should any disruption in our current supply chain occur, a sufficient number of alternative vendors is available to us, at reasonably comparable specifications and price, such that we would not experience a material negative impact on our ability to procure the hardware we need to operate our business.
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REVENUE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
REVENUE
NOTE 4. REVENUE

We primarily sell AI-based products and services based upon computer vision and other technologies.

We do not include disclosures related to remaining performance obligations because substantially all our contracts with customers have an original expected duration of one year or less or, with regard to our stand-ready obligations, the amounts involved are not material.
Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by category of products and services (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
AI-based products and services, including amounts from China Business Partner in 2023 (See Note 15)
$387 $721 
Other— 105 
Revenue$387 $826 


The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by country (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
China$387 $743 
United States and United Kingdom— 83 
Revenue$387 $826 


Significant Judgments

When accounting for revenue we make certain judgments, such as whether we act as a principal or as an agent in transactions or whether our contracts with customers fall within the scope of current GAAP regarding revenue, that affect the determination of the amount and timing of our revenue from contracts with customers. Based on the current facts and circumstances related to our contracts with customers, none of the judgments we make involve an elevated degree of qualitative significance or complexity such that further disclosure is warranted in terms of their potential impact on the amount and timing of our revenue.


Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

We do not currently generate material contract assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our contract liability changed only as a result of routine business activity.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the amount of revenue we recognized that was included in the beginning balance of Contract liability was not material.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not recognize revenue from performance obligations that were satisfied in previous periods.


Certain Agreements Related to AI-Based Product Sales in China

We completed certain projects in China during the year ended December 31, 2023 worth approximately $1.4 million, but the agreement did not meet the criteria for revenue recognition on an accrual basis. We will recognize the revenue from such agreement as we receive the cash. We recognized approximately $0.4 million of such amount during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
NOTE 6. DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE

Deferred cost of revenue as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $6.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively, represent amounts we have paid in advance to vendors who provide services to us in relation to various projects in China. Specifically, the deferred cost of revenue balance as of March 31, 2024, a large percentage of which was paid to a single vendor in 2022 for project installations we expect will be provided to us through our China Business Partner (described in more detail in Note 15), will be utilized as the vendors install our software solutions and/or hardware at numerous sites across various regions of China for our customers and as the vendors perform other services for us pursuant to customer requirements. Because most of the projects for which we have engaged the vendors require purchases of hardware, equipment and/or supplies in advance of site visits, we made the prepayments in anticipation of several large batches of project installations. We did not make any additional advance payments to vendors in 2024 related to projects, and we were able to complete installations of projects that reduced by $0.4 million the deferred cost of revenue balance associated with the vendor which performs the project installations provided to us through our China Business Partner.

Lengthy COVID-19 related lockdowns that occurred in various regions in China during 2022 were the initial cause of delays in completing projects for which we had paid in advance. A slow recovery from such lockdowns in addition to increased political tensions between the U.S. and China led to our decision to reduce staff in China, all of which has made progress in completing projects slow. Given that the delays were not a result of the vendor’s inability to either perform the services or refund the amounts we advanced, and also because we continue to complete some of the installations, we believe the balance as of March 31, 2024 will be fully recovered.
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TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]  
TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
NOTE 5. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Gross accounts receivable balance$6,823 $7,063 
Allowance for bad debt(5,668)(5,776)
Accounts receivable, net$1,155 $1,287 


Generally, it is not unusual for Chinese entities to pay their vendors on longer timelines than the timelines typically observed in U.S. commerce. Trade receivables related to our China AI projects at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; including approximately $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of trade receivables from projects related to work with our China Business Partner (see Note 15 for more information regarding our China Business Partner and related accounting); represented essentially all our gross trade receivables in each such period. When evaluating for current expected credit losses during 2023, we took into account our historical experience as well as our expectations based upon how we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has caused lingering effects on us and our customers.
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DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE
NOTE 4. REVENUE

We primarily sell AI-based products and services based upon computer vision and other technologies.

We do not include disclosures related to remaining performance obligations because substantially all our contracts with customers have an original expected duration of one year or less or, with regard to our stand-ready obligations, the amounts involved are not material.
Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by category of products and services (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
AI-based products and services, including amounts from China Business Partner in 2023 (See Note 15)
$387 $721 
Other— 105 
Revenue$387 $826 


The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by country (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
China$387 $743 
United States and United Kingdom— 83 
Revenue$387 $826 


Significant Judgments

When accounting for revenue we make certain judgments, such as whether we act as a principal or as an agent in transactions or whether our contracts with customers fall within the scope of current GAAP regarding revenue, that affect the determination of the amount and timing of our revenue from contracts with customers. Based on the current facts and circumstances related to our contracts with customers, none of the judgments we make involve an elevated degree of qualitative significance or complexity such that further disclosure is warranted in terms of their potential impact on the amount and timing of our revenue.


Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

We do not currently generate material contract assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, our contract liability changed only as a result of routine business activity.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the amount of revenue we recognized that was included in the beginning balance of Contract liability was not material.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not recognize revenue from performance obligations that were satisfied in previous periods.


Certain Agreements Related to AI-Based Product Sales in China

We completed certain projects in China during the year ended December 31, 2023 worth approximately $1.4 million, but the agreement did not meet the criteria for revenue recognition on an accrual basis. We will recognize the revenue from such agreement as we receive the cash. We recognized approximately $0.4 million of such amount during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
NOTE 6. DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE

Deferred cost of revenue as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $6.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively, represent amounts we have paid in advance to vendors who provide services to us in relation to various projects in China. Specifically, the deferred cost of revenue balance as of March 31, 2024, a large percentage of which was paid to a single vendor in 2022 for project installations we expect will be provided to us through our China Business Partner (described in more detail in Note 15), will be utilized as the vendors install our software solutions and/or hardware at numerous sites across various regions of China for our customers and as the vendors perform other services for us pursuant to customer requirements. Because most of the projects for which we have engaged the vendors require purchases of hardware, equipment and/or supplies in advance of site visits, we made the prepayments in anticipation of several large batches of project installations. We did not make any additional advance payments to vendors in 2024 related to projects, and we were able to complete installations of projects that reduced by $0.4 million the deferred cost of revenue balance associated with the vendor which performs the project installations provided to us through our China Business Partner.

Lengthy COVID-19 related lockdowns that occurred in various regions in China during 2022 were the initial cause of delays in completing projects for which we had paid in advance. A slow recovery from such lockdowns in addition to increased political tensions between the U.S. and China led to our decision to reduce staff in China, all of which has made progress in completing projects slow. Given that the delays were not a result of the vendor’s inability to either perform the services or refund the amounts we advanced, and also because we continue to complete some of the installations, we believe the balance as of March 31, 2024 will be fully recovered.
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PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
NOTE 7. PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

The following table presents the components of prepaid expense and other current assets (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Other receivables
157 147 
Prepaid expense
555 339 
Deposits
128 128 
Total
$840 $614 
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
NOTE 8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands, except estimated lives):
Estimated Life
(Years)
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Vehicles3$153 153 
Computers and equipment31,219 $1,217 
Furniture and fixtures342 42 
Software34,413 4,082 
Leasehold improvements3206 204 
Total property, equipment and software$6,033 $5,698 
Less accumulated depreciation(5,555)(5,509)
Total property, equipment and software, net$478 $189 


For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, depreciation (and amortization of software) expense was not material.
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ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
NOTE 9. ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

The following table presents the components of Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and benefit-related expense$2,303 $3,221 
Accrued delinquent payroll taxes1,031 495 
Accrued interest2,348 1,570 
Other accrued expense3,290 3,577 
Other payables2,099 2,138 
Operating lease liability - current254 288 
Other current liabilities910 632 
Total
$12,235 $11,921 

Other current liabilities at March 31, 2024 includes $0.5 million that we received during the three months ended March 31, 2024 from a potential investor in relation to a proposed private stock sale for which an agreement has not yet been finalized.
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NOTE 10. NOTES PAYABLE

The following table presents our notes payable (in thousands) as of:
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due)$16,307 $16,307 
Other notes payable168 156 
Notes payable, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost$16,475 $16,463 


On December 3, 2021, we entered into senior secured loan agreements (the “Original Mudrick Loan Agreements”) with certain of our subsidiaries as guarantors (the “Guarantors”) and certain institutional lenders affiliated with Mudrick Capital Management, LP (collectively, “Mudrick”), pursuant to which Mudrick extended credit to us consisting of term loans in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million (the “Original Mudrick Loans”). The Original Mudrick Loans bore interest at 16.5% per annum with an original maturity date of July 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans was $14.4 million, and approximately $0.8 million of accrued interest was included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, prior to the New Mudrick Loan Agreement (defined below) canceling the Original Mudrick Loans, we accrued approximately $0.6 million additional interest expense on the Original Mudrick Loans, of which $0.3 million was paid during such period.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “New Mudrick Loan Agreement”) with Mudrick, pursuant to which all of the Original Mudrick Loans were cancelled in exchange for new notes payable to Mudrick (the “New Mudrick Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $16.3 million. The principal balance of the New Mudrick Notes included the $14.4 million outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans, plus $1.1 million of accrued interest on the Original Mudrick Loans, plus a fee of approximately $0.8 million payable to Mudrick as consideration for cancelling the Original Mudrick Loans and converting all amounts outstanding thereunder into the New Mudrick Notes. We recorded the $0.8 million as interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The New Mudrick Notes bear interest at a rate of 20.5% per annum, which is payable on the last business day of each month commencing on May 31, 2023. The interest rate will increase by 2% and the principal amount outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes and any unpaid interest thereon may become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any event of default under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest, became due and payable in full on October 31, 2023.

To secure the payment and performance of the obligations under the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements and the New Mudrick Loan Agreement, we, together with certain of our subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), have granted to TMI Trust Company, as the collateral agent for the benefit of Mudrick, a first priority lien on, and security interest in, all assets of Remark and the Guarantors, subject to certain customary exceptions.

We did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement that were due beginning on June 30, 2023, which constitute events of default for which we have not received a waiver as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we are actively engaged in discussions with Mudrick regarding a resolution of the events of default and have made progress in such discussions, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in obtaining a waiver or that Mudrick will continue to forebear from taking any enforcement actions against us.


Other Notes Payable

The Other notes payable in the table above represent individually immaterial notes payable issued for the purchase of operating assets. Such notes payable bear interest at a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 7.1% and have a weighted-average remaining term of approximately 4.3 years.
NOTE 11. OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC)

Convertible Debentures

On October 6, 2022, we entered into a debenture purchase agreement (the “2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) and a purchase agreement (the “Original ELOC Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic. Pursuant to the 2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement, we issued a convertible subordinated debenture in the original principal amount of approximately $2.8 million (the “2022 Debenture”) to Ionic for a purchase price of $2.5 million. The 2022 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2022 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on November 17, 2022 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the 2022 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligation to issue common stock at approximately $3.6 million. As of December 31, 2022, we estimated such obligation to have a fair value of $1.9 million, representing an additional 1,720,349 shares to be issued pursuant to the 2022 Debenture. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2022 Debenture was completed, we determined that the final number of 2022 Debenture Settlement Shares would be 3,129,668 (inclusive of 898,854 shares that were issued during 2022), resulting in the issuance of an additional 2,230,814 shares during 2023 with a fair value of $3.1 million.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a new debenture purchase agreement (the “2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic pursuant to which we authorized the issuance and sale of two convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.8 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million. The first debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.7 million for a purchase price of $1.5 million (the “First 2023 Debenture”), which was issued on March 14, 2023, and the second debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.1 million for a purchase price of $1.0 million (the “Second 2023 Debenture” and collectively with the First Debenture, the “2023 Debentures”), which was issued on April 12, 2023. The 2023 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2023 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on June 26, 2023 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the First 2023 Debenture and the Second 2023 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at an aggregate of approximately $4.1 million, or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 3,669,228. As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an aggregate total of 9,383,966 shares remained to be issued upon conversion in full of the 2023 Debentures, representing obligations with an aggregate fair value of $4.6 million. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2023 Debentures was completed, we determined that the final number of 2023 Debentures Settlement Shares would be 16,928,989 (inclusive of 657,000 shares that were issued during 2023), resulting in the issuance during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of an additional 16,271,989 shares with a fair value of $10.3 million in final settlement of the 2023 Debentures.



Equity Line of Credit

The Original ELOC Purchase Agreement, as amended by those certain letter agreements by and between Remark and Ionic, dated as of January 5, 2023; July 12, 2023; August 10, 2023 and September 15, 2023; as well as the first amendment on January 9, 2024, and subsequent letter agreement on February 14, 2024 (as amended, the “Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement”), provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, we have the right to direct Ionic to purchase up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of shares of our common stock over the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, after the satisfaction of certain commencement conditions, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of a resale registration statement filed with the SEC registering such shares and that the 2022 Debenture shall have been fully converted into shares of common stock or shall otherwise have been fully redeemed and settled in all respects in accordance with the terms of the 2022 Debenture, we have the right to present Ionic with a purchase notice (each, a “Purchase Notice”) directing Ionic to purchase any amount up to $3.0 million of our common stock per trading day, at a per share price equal to 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period. With each purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, we are required to deliver to Ionic an additional number of shares equal to 2.5% of the number of shares of common stock deliverable upon such purchase. The number of shares that we can issue to Ionic from time to time under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the condition that we will not sell shares to Ionic to the extent that Ionic, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after giving effect to such sale (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

In addition, Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock pursuant to a Purchase Notice on any trading day on which the closing trade price of our common stock is below $0.20 (as amended by the January 2023 Letter Agreement, as defined below). We will control the timing and amount of sales of our common stock to Ionic. Ionic has no right to require any sales by us, and is obligated to make purchases from us as directed solely by us in accordance with the Amended ELOC
Purchase Agreement. The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that we will not be required or permitted to issue, and Ionic will not be required to purchase, any shares under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement if such issuance would violate Nasdaq rules, and we may, in our sole discretion, determine whether to obtain stockholder approval to issue shares in excess of 19.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock if such issuance would require stockholder approval under Nasdaq rules. Ionic has agreed that neither it nor any of its agents, representatives and affiliates will engage in any direct or indirect short-selling or hedging our common stock during any time prior to the termination of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time after commencement, at our discretion; provided, however, that if we sold less than $25.0 million to Ionic (other than as a result of our inability to sell shares to Ionic as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, our failure to have sufficient shares authorized or our failure to obtain stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares), we will pay to Ionic a termination fee of $0.5 million, which is payable, at our option, in cash or in shares of common stock at a price equal to the closing price on the day immediately preceding the date of receipt of the termination notice. Further, the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the date that we sell, and Ionic purchases, the full $50.0 million amount under the agreement or, if the full amount has not been purchased, on the expiration of the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

On January 5, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “January 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amended the Original ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) amend the floor price below which Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement from $0.25 to $0.20, determined on a post-reverse split basis, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily VWAPs over a specified measurement period, which will commence at the conclusion of the applicable measurement period related to the 2022 Debenture and (iii) waive certain requirements in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to allow for a one-time $0.5 million purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

As partial consideration for the waiver to allow for the $0.5 million purchase by Ionic, we agreed to issue to Ionic that number of shares (the “Letter Agreement Shares”) equal to the difference between (x) the variable conversion price in the 2022 Debenture, and (y) the calculation achieved as a result of the following formula: 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the lowest VWAP starting on the trading day immediately following the receipt of pre-settlement conversion shares following the date on which the 2022 Debenture automatically converts or other relevant date of determination and ending the later of (a) 10 consecutive trading days after (and not including) the Automatic Conversion Date (as defined in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement) or such other relevant date of determination and (b) the trading day immediately after shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of at least $13.9 million shall have traded on Nasdaq. As of March 31, 2023, we estimated the obligation to issue the Letter Agreement Shares at approximately $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2023, we had issued all of the 200,715 Letter Agreement Shares.
On September 15, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “September 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, as previously amended on January 5, 2023. Under the September 2023 Letter Agreement, which repeated changes made in earlier letter agreements between Remark and Ionic dated July 12, 2023 and August 10, 2023, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) allow Remark to deliver one or more irrevocable written notices (“Exemption Purchase Notices”) to Ionic in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million, which total aggregate amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of previous Exemption Purchase Notices, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under an Exemption Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) amend the definition of the specified measurement period to stipulate that, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price, such measurement period begins the trading day after Ionic pays Remark the amount requested in the purchase notice, while the calculation of the dollar volume of Remark common stock traded on the principal market to determine the length of the measurement period shall begin on the trading day after the previous measurement period ends, iv) that any additional Exemption Purchase Notices that are not in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall be subject to Ionic’s approval, v) to amend section 11(c) of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $0.5 million to $3.0 million and vi) that by September 29, 2023, the parties will amend the Debenture Transaction Documents to include a so-called Most Favored Nation provision that will provide Ionic with necessary protection against any future financing, settlement, exchange or other transaction whether with an existing or new lender, investor or counterparty, and that, if such amendment is not made by September 29, 2023, the Additional Commitment Fee shall be further increased to approximately $3.8 million.

On January 9, 2024, we and Ionic entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the First Amendment, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to clarify that the Floor Price per the agreement is $0.25, (ii) to amend the per share purchase price for purchases under a Regular Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) to increase the frequency at which we can submit purchase notices, within limits, and (iv) to amend section 11(c) of the ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $500,000 to approximately $3.8 million.

On February 14, 2024, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “February 2024 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the February 2024 Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to redefine the definition of Principal Market to include markets in addition to the Nasdaq Capital Market and the OTC Bulletin Board, (ii) that Ionic will forbear from enforcing any noncompliance with the covenants in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement as a result of Remark’s delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq, and (iii) to clarify that we can still issue Regular Purchase Notices despite the delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq so long as the Principal Market is either the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCBB and each Regular Purchase does not exceed $500,000.

As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an additional 10,876,635 shares would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances, representing an obligation with an aggregate fair value of $5.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Ionic advanced to us a total of $4.0 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Upon issuance of the ELOC Advances during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at approximately $6.6 million (resulting in a finance cost of $2.6 million in excess of the $4.0 million advance), or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 15,356,612. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued 2,842,200 shares with a fair value of $0.7 million in partial settlement of ELOC Advances. As of March 31, 2024, we estimated that an additional 57,994,858 shares with a fair value of $12.2 million would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances.
Accounting for the Debentures and the ELOC

Using the guidance in ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, we evaluated the 2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement and its associated First 2023 Debenture, and the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement and its associated ELOC Advances, and determined that all represented obligations that must or may be settled with a variable number of shares, the monetary value of which was based solely or predominantly on a fixed monetary amount known at inception. Using a Level 3 input, we estimated the number of shares of our common stock that we would have to issue for each obligation and multiplied the estimated number of shares by the closing market price of our common stock on the measurement date to determine the fair value of the obligation. We then recorded the amount of the initial obligation in excess of the purchase price as finance cost. We remeasure each obligation at every balance sheet date until all shares representing the obligation have been issued, with the change in the amount of the obligation being recorded as finance cost. The following table shows the changes in our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands):

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Obligations to Issue Common Stock
Balance at December 31, 2023
$4,647 $5,386 $10,033 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 6,619 6,619 
Issuance of Shares(10,321)(686)(11,007)
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Balance at March 31, 2024
$— $12,173 $12,173 
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable
Balance at December 31, 2023
9,383,966 10,876,635 20,260,601 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 15,356,612 15,356,612 
Issuance of Shares(16,271,989)(2,842,200)(19,114,189)
Change in estimated number of shares issuable6,888,023 34,603,811 41,491,834 
Balance at March 31, 2024
— 57,994,858 57,994,858 
The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $2,619 2,619 
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Total$5,674 $3,473 $9,147 


The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

2022 DebenturesFirst 2023 DebentureLetter AgreementELOC AdvanceTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $1,000 $249 $325 1,574 
Change in measurement of liability1,279 558 26 139 2,002 
Total$1,279 $1,558 $275 $464 $3,576 
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NOTE 10. NOTES PAYABLE

The following table presents our notes payable (in thousands) as of:
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due)$16,307 $16,307 
Other notes payable168 156 
Notes payable, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost$16,475 $16,463 


On December 3, 2021, we entered into senior secured loan agreements (the “Original Mudrick Loan Agreements”) with certain of our subsidiaries as guarantors (the “Guarantors”) and certain institutional lenders affiliated with Mudrick Capital Management, LP (collectively, “Mudrick”), pursuant to which Mudrick extended credit to us consisting of term loans in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million (the “Original Mudrick Loans”). The Original Mudrick Loans bore interest at 16.5% per annum with an original maturity date of July 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans was $14.4 million, and approximately $0.8 million of accrued interest was included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, prior to the New Mudrick Loan Agreement (defined below) canceling the Original Mudrick Loans, we accrued approximately $0.6 million additional interest expense on the Original Mudrick Loans, of which $0.3 million was paid during such period.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “New Mudrick Loan Agreement”) with Mudrick, pursuant to which all of the Original Mudrick Loans were cancelled in exchange for new notes payable to Mudrick (the “New Mudrick Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $16.3 million. The principal balance of the New Mudrick Notes included the $14.4 million outstanding balance of the Original Mudrick Loans, plus $1.1 million of accrued interest on the Original Mudrick Loans, plus a fee of approximately $0.8 million payable to Mudrick as consideration for cancelling the Original Mudrick Loans and converting all amounts outstanding thereunder into the New Mudrick Notes. We recorded the $0.8 million as interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The New Mudrick Notes bear interest at a rate of 20.5% per annum, which is payable on the last business day of each month commencing on May 31, 2023. The interest rate will increase by 2% and the principal amount outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes and any unpaid interest thereon may become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any event of default under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement. All amounts outstanding under the New Mudrick Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest, became due and payable in full on October 31, 2023.

To secure the payment and performance of the obligations under the Original Mudrick Loan Agreements and the New Mudrick Loan Agreement, we, together with certain of our subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), have granted to TMI Trust Company, as the collateral agent for the benefit of Mudrick, a first priority lien on, and security interest in, all assets of Remark and the Guarantors, subject to certain customary exceptions.

We did not make required repayments of the outstanding loans under the New Mudrick Loan Agreement that were due beginning on June 30, 2023, which constitute events of default for which we have not received a waiver as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we are actively engaged in discussions with Mudrick regarding a resolution of the events of default and have made progress in such discussions, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be successful in obtaining a waiver or that Mudrick will continue to forebear from taking any enforcement actions against us.


Other Notes Payable

The Other notes payable in the table above represent individually immaterial notes payable issued for the purchase of operating assets. Such notes payable bear interest at a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 7.1% and have a weighted-average remaining term of approximately 4.3 years.
NOTE 11. OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC)

Convertible Debentures

On October 6, 2022, we entered into a debenture purchase agreement (the “2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) and a purchase agreement (the “Original ELOC Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic. Pursuant to the 2022 Debenture Purchase Agreement, we issued a convertible subordinated debenture in the original principal amount of approximately $2.8 million (the “2022 Debenture”) to Ionic for a purchase price of $2.5 million. The 2022 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2022 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on November 17, 2022 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the 2022 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligation to issue common stock at approximately $3.6 million. As of December 31, 2022, we estimated such obligation to have a fair value of $1.9 million, representing an additional 1,720,349 shares to be issued pursuant to the 2022 Debenture. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2022 Debenture was completed, we determined that the final number of 2022 Debenture Settlement Shares would be 3,129,668 (inclusive of 898,854 shares that were issued during 2022), resulting in the issuance of an additional 2,230,814 shares during 2023 with a fair value of $3.1 million.

On March 14, 2023, we entered into a new debenture purchase agreement (the “2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement”) with Ionic pursuant to which we authorized the issuance and sale of two convertible subordinated debentures in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.8 million for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million. The first debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.7 million for a purchase price of $1.5 million (the “First 2023 Debenture”), which was issued on March 14, 2023, and the second debenture is in the original principal amount of approximately $1.1 million for a purchase price of $1.0 million (the “Second 2023 Debenture” and collectively with the First Debenture, the “2023 Debentures”), which was issued on April 12, 2023. The 2023 Debenture automatically converted into shares of our common stock (the “2023 Debenture Settlement Shares”) on June 26, 2023 upon the effectiveness of a registration statement we filed pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered into with Ionic. Upon issuance of the First 2023 Debenture and the Second 2023 Debenture, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at an aggregate of approximately $4.1 million, or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 3,669,228. As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an aggregate total of 9,383,966 shares remained to be issued upon conversion in full of the 2023 Debentures, representing obligations with an aggregate fair value of $4.6 million. When the measurement period for determining the conversion price of the 2023 Debentures was completed, we determined that the final number of 2023 Debentures Settlement Shares would be 16,928,989 (inclusive of 657,000 shares that were issued during 2023), resulting in the issuance during the three months ended March 31, 2024 of an additional 16,271,989 shares with a fair value of $10.3 million in final settlement of the 2023 Debentures.



Equity Line of Credit

The Original ELOC Purchase Agreement, as amended by those certain letter agreements by and between Remark and Ionic, dated as of January 5, 2023; July 12, 2023; August 10, 2023 and September 15, 2023; as well as the first amendment on January 9, 2024, and subsequent letter agreement on February 14, 2024 (as amended, the “Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement”), provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, we have the right to direct Ionic to purchase up to an aggregate of $50.0 million of shares of our common stock over the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, after the satisfaction of certain commencement conditions, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of a resale registration statement filed with the SEC registering such shares and that the 2022 Debenture shall have been fully converted into shares of common stock or shall otherwise have been fully redeemed and settled in all respects in accordance with the terms of the 2022 Debenture, we have the right to present Ionic with a purchase notice (each, a “Purchase Notice”) directing Ionic to purchase any amount up to $3.0 million of our common stock per trading day, at a per share price equal to 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the average of the two lowest volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period. With each purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, we are required to deliver to Ionic an additional number of shares equal to 2.5% of the number of shares of common stock deliverable upon such purchase. The number of shares that we can issue to Ionic from time to time under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement shall be subject to the condition that we will not sell shares to Ionic to the extent that Ionic, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after giving effect to such sale (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

In addition, Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock pursuant to a Purchase Notice on any trading day on which the closing trade price of our common stock is below $0.20 (as amended by the January 2023 Letter Agreement, as defined below). We will control the timing and amount of sales of our common stock to Ionic. Ionic has no right to require any sales by us, and is obligated to make purchases from us as directed solely by us in accordance with the Amended ELOC
Purchase Agreement. The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement provides that we will not be required or permitted to issue, and Ionic will not be required to purchase, any shares under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement if such issuance would violate Nasdaq rules, and we may, in our sole discretion, determine whether to obtain stockholder approval to issue shares in excess of 19.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock if such issuance would require stockholder approval under Nasdaq rules. Ionic has agreed that neither it nor any of its agents, representatives and affiliates will engage in any direct or indirect short-selling or hedging our common stock during any time prior to the termination of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

The Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time after commencement, at our discretion; provided, however, that if we sold less than $25.0 million to Ionic (other than as a result of our inability to sell shares to Ionic as a result of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, our failure to have sufficient shares authorized or our failure to obtain stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares), we will pay to Ionic a termination fee of $0.5 million, which is payable, at our option, in cash or in shares of common stock at a price equal to the closing price on the day immediately preceding the date of receipt of the termination notice. Further, the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the date that we sell, and Ionic purchases, the full $50.0 million amount under the agreement or, if the full amount has not been purchased, on the expiration of the 36-month term of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

On January 5, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “January 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amended the Original ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) amend the floor price below which Ionic will not be required to buy any shares of our common stock under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement from $0.25 to $0.20, determined on a post-reverse split basis, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily VWAPs over a specified measurement period, which will commence at the conclusion of the applicable measurement period related to the 2022 Debenture and (iii) waive certain requirements in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to allow for a one-time $0.5 million purchase under the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

As partial consideration for the waiver to allow for the $0.5 million purchase by Ionic, we agreed to issue to Ionic that number of shares (the “Letter Agreement Shares”) equal to the difference between (x) the variable conversion price in the 2022 Debenture, and (y) the calculation achieved as a result of the following formula: 80% (or 70% if our common stock is not then trading on Nasdaq) of the lowest VWAP starting on the trading day immediately following the receipt of pre-settlement conversion shares following the date on which the 2022 Debenture automatically converts or other relevant date of determination and ending the later of (a) 10 consecutive trading days after (and not including) the Automatic Conversion Date (as defined in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement) or such other relevant date of determination and (b) the trading day immediately after shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of at least $13.9 million shall have traded on Nasdaq. As of March 31, 2023, we estimated the obligation to issue the Letter Agreement Shares at approximately $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2023, we had issued all of the 200,715 Letter Agreement Shares.
On September 15, 2023, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “September 2023 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement, as previously amended on January 5, 2023. Under the September 2023 Letter Agreement, which repeated changes made in earlier letter agreements between Remark and Ionic dated July 12, 2023 and August 10, 2023, the parties agreed, among other things, to (i) allow Remark to deliver one or more irrevocable written notices (“Exemption Purchase Notices”) to Ionic in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $20.0 million, which total aggregate amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of previous Exemption Purchase Notices, (ii) amend the per share purchase price for purchases under an Exemption Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) amend the definition of the specified measurement period to stipulate that, for purposes of calculating the final purchase price, such measurement period begins the trading day after Ionic pays Remark the amount requested in the purchase notice, while the calculation of the dollar volume of Remark common stock traded on the principal market to determine the length of the measurement period shall begin on the trading day after the previous measurement period ends, iv) that any additional Exemption Purchase Notices that are not in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall be subject to Ionic’s approval, v) to amend section 11(c) of the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $0.5 million to $3.0 million and vi) that by September 29, 2023, the parties will amend the Debenture Transaction Documents to include a so-called Most Favored Nation provision that will provide Ionic with necessary protection against any future financing, settlement, exchange or other transaction whether with an existing or new lender, investor or counterparty, and that, if such amendment is not made by September 29, 2023, the Additional Commitment Fee shall be further increased to approximately $3.8 million.

On January 9, 2024, we and Ionic entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the First Amendment, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to clarify that the Floor Price per the agreement is $0.25, (ii) to amend the per share purchase price for purchases under a Regular Purchase Notice to 80% of the average of the two lowest daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) over a specified measurement period, (iii) to increase the frequency at which we can submit purchase notices, within limits, and (iv) to amend section 11(c) of the ELOC Purchase Agreement to increase the Additional Commitment Fee from $500,000 to approximately $3.8 million.

On February 14, 2024, we and Ionic entered into a letter agreement (the “February 2024 Letter Agreement”) which amends the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Under the February 2024 Letter Agreement, the parties agreed, among other things, (i) to redefine the definition of Principal Market to include markets in addition to the Nasdaq Capital Market and the OTC Bulletin Board, (ii) that Ionic will forbear from enforcing any noncompliance with the covenants in the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement as a result of Remark’s delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq, and (iii) to clarify that we can still issue Regular Purchase Notices despite the delisting from Nasdaq and any related suspension of trading on Nasdaq so long as the Principal Market is either the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTCBB and each Regular Purchase does not exceed $500,000.

As of December 31, 2023, we estimated that an additional 10,876,635 shares would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances, representing an obligation with an aggregate fair value of $5.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Ionic advanced to us a total of $4.0 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement. Upon issuance of the ELOC Advances during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we initially estimated the obligations to issue common stock at approximately $6.6 million (resulting in a finance cost of $2.6 million in excess of the $4.0 million advance), or equivalent estimated issuable shares of 15,356,612. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued 2,842,200 shares with a fair value of $0.7 million in partial settlement of ELOC Advances. As of March 31, 2024, we estimated that an additional 57,994,858 shares with a fair value of $12.2 million would be issued in settlement of our obligation to issue common stock under the ELOC Advances.
Accounting for the Debentures and the ELOC

Using the guidance in ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, we evaluated the 2023 Debenture Purchase Agreement and its associated First 2023 Debenture, and the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement and its associated ELOC Advances, and determined that all represented obligations that must or may be settled with a variable number of shares, the monetary value of which was based solely or predominantly on a fixed monetary amount known at inception. Using a Level 3 input, we estimated the number of shares of our common stock that we would have to issue for each obligation and multiplied the estimated number of shares by the closing market price of our common stock on the measurement date to determine the fair value of the obligation. We then recorded the amount of the initial obligation in excess of the purchase price as finance cost. We remeasure each obligation at every balance sheet date until all shares representing the obligation have been issued, with the change in the amount of the obligation being recorded as finance cost. The following table shows the changes in our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands):

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Obligations to Issue Common Stock
Balance at December 31, 2023
$4,647 $5,386 $10,033 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 6,619 6,619 
Issuance of Shares(10,321)(686)(11,007)
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Balance at March 31, 2024
$— $12,173 $12,173 
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable
Balance at December 31, 2023
9,383,966 10,876,635 20,260,601 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 15,356,612 15,356,612 
Issuance of Shares(16,271,989)(2,842,200)(19,114,189)
Change in estimated number of shares issuable6,888,023 34,603,811 41,491,834 
Balance at March 31, 2024
— 57,994,858 57,994,858 
The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $2,619 2,619 
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Total$5,674 $3,473 $9,147 


The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

2022 DebenturesFirst 2023 DebentureLetter AgreementELOC AdvanceTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $1,000 $249 $325 1,574 
Change in measurement of liability1,279 558 26 139 2,002 
Total$1,279 $1,558 $275 $464 $3,576 
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

At March 31, 2024, we had no material commitments outside the normal course of business.


Contingencies

As of March 31, 2024, we were neither a defendant in any material pending legal proceeding nor are we aware of any material threatened claims against us and, therefore, we have not accrued any contingent liabilities.
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STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
NOTE 13. STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Equity Issuances

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued a total of 10,499,291 shares to Ionic in full or partial settlement of ELOC Advances and convertible debentures pursuant to transactions with Ionic (see Note 11).
Warrants

The following table summarizes information related to our equity-classified stock warrant issuances as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,007,441 $39.90 2.7$— 
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired— — 
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,007,441 $39.90 2.4$— 


Share-Based Compensation 

We are authorized to issue equity-based awards under our 2014 Incentive Plan, our 2017 Incentive Plan and our 2022 Incentive Plan, each of which our stockholders have approved. We also award cash bonuses (“China Cash Bonuses”) to our employees in China, which grants are not subject to a formal incentive plan and which can only be settled in cash. We grant such awards to attract, retain and motivate eligible officers, directors, employees and consultants. Under each of the plans, we have granted shares of restricted stock and options to purchase common stock to our officers and employees with exercise prices equal to or greater than the fair value of the underlying shares on the grant date.

Stock options and China Cash Bonuses generally expire 10 years from the grant date. All forms of equity awards and China Cash Bonuses vest upon the passage of time, the attainment of performance criteria, or both. When participants exercise stock options, we issue any shares of our common stock resulting from such exercise from new authorized and unallocated shares available at the time of exercise.

The following table summarizes activity under our equity incentive plans related to equity-classified stock option grants as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,618,851 $30.31 4.5$
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired(80,890)62.00 
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,537,961 $28.65 4.2$— 
Exercisable at December 31, 20231,598,754 30.67 4.4$— 
Exercisable at March 31, 20241,518,464 28.65 4.1$— 
The following table summarizes activity related to our liability-classified China Cash Bonuses as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 202356,750 $30.86 5.1$— 
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired— — 
Outstanding at March 31, 202456,750 $30.86 4.8$— 
Exercisable at December 31, 202356,750 30.86 5.1$— 
Exercisable at March 31, 202456,750 30.86 4.8$— 


The following table presents the change in the liability associated with our China Cash Bonuses included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of period
$11 $32 
Share-based compensation expense related to China Cash Bonuses
(9)(21)
Balance at end of period
$$11 


The following table presents a breakdown of share-based compensation cost included in operating expense (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Stock options$15 $143 
China Cash Bonuses(9)12 
Total$$155 


We record share-based compensation expense in the books of the subsidiary that incurs the expense, while for equity-classified stock options we record the change in additional paid-in capital on the corporate entity because the corporate entity’s equity underlies such stock options.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2024, we owed approximately $1.0 million to members of management representing various operating expense payments made on our behalf. The amounts due are unsecured and non-interest-bearing, with no formal terms of repayment.
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CHINA BUSINESS PARTNER
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
CHINA BUSINESS PARTNER
NOTE 15. CHINA BUSINESS PARTNER

We interact with an unrelated entity (the “China Business Partner”) in more than one capacity. Firstly, since 2020, we have been working with the China Business Partner to earn revenue by obtaining business from some of the largest companies in China. Secondly, our artificial intelligence business in the U.S. has purchased substantially all of its inventory from a subsidiary of the China Business Partner which manufactures certain equipment to our specifications. Though we did not make any such inventory purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we did purchase software for internal use from the China Business Partner totaling approximately $0.3 million. In addition, a member of our senior leadership team maintains a role in the senior management structure of the China Business Partner.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized no or de minimis amounts of revenue from the relationship with the China Business Partner. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, in addition to the outstanding accounts receivable balances from the China Business Partner described in Note 5, we had outstanding accounts payable to the China Business Partner of $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Ionic Transactions

In May 2024, Ionic advanced to us approximately $0.8 million pursuant to the Amended ELOC Purchase Agreement.

During April and May 2024, we issued a total of 4,986,657 shares to Ionic in partial settlement of ELOC Advances.
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net Income (Loss) $ (13,791) $ (8,162)
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation

We prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2024, with the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet amounts as of December 31, 2023 presented for comparative purposes, and the related unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit three months ended March 31, 2024 in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In compliance with those instructions, we have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, though management believes the disclosures made herein are sufficient to ensure that the information presented is not misleading.

Our results of operations and our cash flows as of the end of the interim periods reported herein do not necessarily indicate the results we may experience for the remainder of the year or for any other future period.

Management believes that we have included all adjustments (including those of a normal, recurring nature) considered necessary to fairly present our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit, each as of March 31, 2024, as well as our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. You should read our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and footnotes in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes included within the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2023 Form 10-K”).
Consolidation
Consolidation

We include all of our subsidiaries in our condensed consolidated financial statements, eliminating all significant intercompany balances and transactions during consolidation.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
 
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. While preparing our financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, deferred cost of revenue, share-based compensation, deferred income taxes, and inventory reserve, among other items.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, our estimates may change materially in future periods.
Cash
Cash

Our cash consists of funds held in bank accounts.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (an exit price). When reporting the fair values of our financial instruments, we prioritize those fair value measurements into one of three levels based on the nature of the inputs, as follows:

Level 1:    Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;

Level 2:    Valuations based on observable inputs that do not meet the criteria for Level 1, including quoted prices in inactive markets and observable market data for similar, but not identical instruments; and

Level 3:    Valuations based on unobservable inputs, which are based upon the best available information when external market data is limited or unavailable.

The fair value hierarchy requires us to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. For some products or in certain market conditions, observable inputs may not be available.

We believe the reported carrying amounts for cash, marketable securities, receivables, prepaids and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expense and other current liabilities, and short-term debt approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Currency Translation

We report all currency amounts in USD. Our overseas subsidiaries, however, maintain their books and records in their functional currencies, which are GBP in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and RMB in China.

In general, when consolidating our subsidiaries with non-USD functional currencies, we translate the amounts of assets and liabilities into USD using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, and the amounts of revenue and expense are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statement amounts into USD are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ deficit.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition

AI-Based Products

We generate revenue by developing AI-based products, including fully-integrated AI solutions which combine our proprietary technology with third-party hardware and software products to meet end-user specifications. Under one type of contract for our AI-based products, we provide a single, continuous service to clients who control the assets as we create them. Accordingly, we recognize the revenue over the period of time during which we provide the service. Under another type of contract, we have performance obligations to provide fully-integrated AI solutions to our customer and we recognize revenue at the point in time when each performance obligation is completed and delivered to, tested by and accepted by our customer.

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised goods or services to our customers, and we recognize an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. If there is uncertainty related to the timing of collections from our customer, which may be the case if our customer is not the ultimate end user of our goods, we consider this to be uncertainty of the customer’s ability and intention to pay us when consideration is due. Accordingly, we recognize revenue only when we have transferred control of the goods or services and collectability of consideration from the customer is probable.

When customers pay us prior to when we satisfy our obligation to transfer control of promised goods or services, we record the amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled as a contract liability until such time as we satisfy our performance obligation.

For contracts under which we have not yet completed the performance obligation, deferred costs are recorded for any amounts incurred in advance of the performance obligation.

For our contracts with customers, we generally extend short-term credit policies to our customers, typically up to one year for large-scale projects.

We record the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred.

We offer extended warranties on our products for periods of one to three years. Revenue from these extended warranties is recognized on a straight-line basis over the warranty contract term.


Other

We generate revenue from other sources, such as from advertising and marketing services. We recognize the revenue from these contracts at the point in time when we transfer control of the good sold to the customer or when we deliver the promised
promotional materials or media content. Substantially all of our contracts with customers that generate Other revenue are completed within one year or less.
Inventory
Inventory
We use the first-in first-out method to determine the cost of our inventory, then we report inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated sales forecasts.
Internal Use Software
Internal Use Software

We acquire or develop applications and other software that help us meet our internal needs with respect to operating our business. For such projects, planning cost and other costs related to the preliminary project stage, as well as costs incurred for post-implementation activities, are expensed as incurred. We capitalize costs incurred during the application development phase only when we believe it is probable the development will result in new or additional functionality. The types of costs capitalized during the application development phase include fees incurred with third parties for consulting, programming and other development activities performed to complete the software. We amortize our internal use software on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of three years. If we identify any internal use software to be abandoned, the cost less the accumulated amortization, if any, is recorded as amortization expense. Once we have fully amortized internal use software costs that we capitalized, we remove such amounts from their respective accounts.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Net Income (Loss) per Share

We calculate basic net income (loss) per share using the weighted-average number of common stock shares outstanding during the period. For the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, we give effect to all the shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants.
Segments
Segments

Existing GAAP, which establishes a management approach to segment reporting, defines operating segments as components of an entity about which separate, discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker. We have identified our Chief Executive Officer as our chief operating decision maker, who reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance based upon only one operating segment.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure, which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense categories that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. The update also requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be provided in interim periods and for entities with a single reportable segment to provide all the disclosures required by ASC 280, Segment Reporting, including the significant segment expense disclosures. For us, ASU 2023-07 will be effective on January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted. The updates required by ASU 2023-07 should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

We have reviewed all accounting pronouncements recently issued by the FASB and the SEC. The authoritative pronouncements that we have already adopted did not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof, and except as otherwise noted above, we do not believe that any of the authoritative pronouncements that we have not yet adopted will have a material effect upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or reporting thereof.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents The following table, reported in USD, disaggregates our cash balances by currency denomination (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Cash denominated in:
USD$177 $31 
RMB16 109 
GBP42 
HKD
Total cash$239 $145 
Schedule of Exchange Rates
We used the exchange rates in the following table to translate amounts denominated in non-USD currencies as of and for the periods noted:
20242023
Exchange rates at March 31st:
GBP:USD1.262 1.237 
RMB:USD0.138 0.146 
HKD:USD0.128 0.127 
Average exchange rate during the three months ended March 31st:
RMB:USD0.139 0.146 
GBP:USD1.270 1.214 
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REVENUE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Category
The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by category of products and services (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
AI-based products and services, including amounts from China Business Partner in 2023 (See Note 15)
$387 $721 
Other— 105 
Revenue$387 $826 
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Country
The following table presents a disaggregation of our revenue by country (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
China$387 $743 
United States and United Kingdom— 83 
Revenue$387 $826 
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TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Gross accounts receivable balance$6,823 $7,063 
Allowance for bad debt(5,668)(5,776)
Accounts receivable, net$1,155 $1,287 
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PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets
The following table presents the components of prepaid expense and other current assets (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Other receivables
157 147 
Prepaid expense
555 339 
Deposits
128 128 
Total
$840 $614 
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands, except estimated lives):
Estimated Life
(Years)
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Vehicles3$153 153 
Computers and equipment31,219 $1,217 
Furniture and fixtures342 42 
Software34,413 4,082 
Leasehold improvements3206 204 
Total property, equipment and software$6,033 $5,698 
Less accumulated depreciation(5,555)(5,509)
Total property, equipment and software, net$478 $189 
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ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accrued Expense and Other Current Liabilities
The following table presents the components of Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and benefit-related expense$2,303 $3,221 
Accrued delinquent payroll taxes1,031 495 
Accrued interest2,348 1,570 
Other accrued expense3,290 3,577 
Other payables2,099 2,138 
Operating lease liability - current254 288 
Other current liabilities910 632 
Total
$12,235 $11,921 
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NOTES PAYABLE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notes Payable
The following table presents our notes payable (in thousands) as of:
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due)$16,307 $16,307 
Other notes payable168 156 
Notes payable, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost$16,475 $16,463 
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OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC) (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Activity Related to All Obligations to Issue Shares The following table shows the changes in our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands):
2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Obligations to Issue Common Stock
Balance at December 31, 2023
$4,647 $5,386 $10,033 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 6,619 6,619 
Issuance of Shares(10,321)(686)(11,007)
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Balance at March 31, 2024
$— $12,173 $12,173 
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable
Balance at December 31, 2023
9,383,966 10,876,635 20,260,601 
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares— 15,356,612 15,356,612 
Issuance of Shares(16,271,989)(2,842,200)(19,114,189)
Change in estimated number of shares issuable6,888,023 34,603,811 41,491,834 
Balance at March 31, 2024
— 57,994,858 57,994,858 
The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

2023 DebenturesELOC AdvancesTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $2,619 2,619 
Change in measurement of liability5,674 854 6,528 
Total$5,674 $3,473 $9,147 


The following table shows the composition of finance cost associated with our obligations to issue common stock (dollars in thousands) for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

2022 DebenturesFirst 2023 DebentureLetter AgreementELOC AdvanceTotal
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price$— $1,000 $249 $325 1,574 
Change in measurement of liability1,279 558 26 139 2,002 
Total$1,279 $1,558 $275 $464 $3,576 
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Arrangement, Activity
The following table summarizes information related to our equity-classified stock warrant issuances as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,007,441 $39.90 2.7$— 
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired— — 
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,007,441 $39.90 2.4$— 
Schedule of Stock Option Activity Under Equity Incentive Plans
The following table summarizes activity under our equity incentive plans related to equity-classified stock option grants as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,618,851 $30.31 4.5$
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired(80,890)62.00 
Outstanding at March 31, 20241,537,961 $28.65 4.2$— 
Exercisable at December 31, 20231,598,754 30.67 4.4$— 
Exercisable at March 31, 20241,518,464 28.65 4.1$— 
The following table summarizes activity related to our liability-classified China Cash Bonuses as of and for the dates and periods noted:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at December 31, 202356,750 $30.86 5.1$— 
Granted— — 
Exercised— — 
Forfeited, cancelled or expired— — 
Outstanding at March 31, 202456,750 $30.86 4.8$— 
Exercisable at December 31, 202356,750 30.86 5.1$— 
Exercisable at March 31, 202456,750 30.86 4.8$— 
Schedule of Change in Liability Balance Associated with China Cash Bonuses
The following table presents the change in the liability associated with our China Cash Bonuses included in Accrued expense and other current liabilities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of period
$11 $32 
Share-based compensation expense related to China Cash Bonuses
(9)(21)
Balance at end of period
$$11 
Schedule of Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount
The following table presents a breakdown of share-based compensation cost included in operating expense (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Stock options$15 $143 
China Cash Bonuses(9)12 
Total$$155 
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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]        
Stockholders' deficit $ 42,436 $ 39,590 $ 25,777 $ 20,425
Net cash used in operating activities 3,400      
Cash and cash equivalents 239 145    
Accrued delinquent payroll taxes $ 1,031 $ 495    
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Cash and cash equivalents (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Total cash $ 239 $ 145
USD    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Total cash 177 31
RMB    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Total cash 16 109
GBP    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Total cash 42 1
HKD    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Total cash $ 4 $ 4
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Exchange Rates (Details)
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
GBP:USD    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Foreign currency exchange rate 1.262 1.237
GBP:USD | Weighted Average    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Foreign currency exchange rate 1.270 1.214
RMB:USD    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Foreign currency exchange rate 0.138 0.146
RMB:USD | Weighted Average    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Foreign currency exchange rate 0.139 0.146
HKD:USD    
Financial Statement Line Items with Differences in Reported Amount and Reporting Currency Denominated Amounts [Line Items]    
Foreign currency exchange rate 0.128 0.127
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
segment
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Term of contract 1 year  
Reserve for inventory | $ $ 2.2 $ 2.2
Number of operating segments | segment 1  
Stock options    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Shares of common stock outstanding (in shares) | shares 1,537,961 1,618,851
Software    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Estimate useful life (in years) 3 years  
Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Performance period (or less) 1 year  
Minimum    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Extended warranty period 1 year  
Maximum    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Extended warranty period 3 years  
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CONCENTRATION OF RISK (Details) - Customer Concentration Risk
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Customer A | Revenue      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage   50.00%  
Customer A | Gross Accounts Receivable      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 35.00%   39.00%
Customer B | Gross Accounts Receivable      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 33.00%   37.00%
Customer C | Gross Accounts Receivable      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 11.00%   13.00%
v3.24.1.1.u2
REVENUE - Schedule of Disaggregated by Major Category (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 387 $ 826
AI-based products and services, including amounts from China Business Partner in 2023 (See Note 15)    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue 387 721
Other    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 0 $ 105
v3.24.1.1.u2
REVENUE - Schedule of Disaggregation by Country (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 387 $ 826
China    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue 387 743
United States and United Kingdom    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 0 $ 83
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REVENUE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue recognized on liability balances $ 0 $ 0  
Revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods 0 $ 0  
AI-Based Products      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue recognized on liability balances $ 400,000    
Completed projects value     $ 1,400,000
v3.24.1.1.u2
TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Schedule of Components of Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Receivables [Abstract]    
Gross accounts receivable balance $ 6,823 $ 7,063
Allowance for bad debt (5,668) (5,776)
Accounts receivable, net $ 1,155 $ 1,287
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TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
China | AI-Based Products    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Trade receivables $ 0.7 $ 0.7
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DEFERRED COST OF REVENUE (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Deferred cost of revenue $ 6,178,000   $ 6,644,000
Revenue recognized on liability balances 0 $ 0  
China Business Partner      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Revenue recognized on liability balances $ 400,000    
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PREPAID EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets    
Other receivables $ 157 $ 147
Prepaid expense 555 339
Deposits 128 128
Total $ 840 $ 614
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property, equipment and software $ 6,033 $ 5,698
Less accumulated depreciation (5,555) (5,509)
Total property, equipment and software, net $ 478 189
Vehicles    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Life (Years) 3 years  
Total property, equipment and software $ 153 153
Computers and equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Life (Years) 3 years  
Total property, equipment and software $ 1,219 1,217
Furniture and fixtures    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Life (Years) 3 years  
Total property, equipment and software $ 42 42
Software    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Life (Years) 3 years  
Total property, equipment and software $ 4,413 4,082
Leasehold improvements    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Life (Years) 3 years  
Total property, equipment and software $ 206 $ 204
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ACCRUED EXPENSE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]    
Accrued compensation and benefit-related expense $ 2,303 $ 3,221
Accrued delinquent payroll taxes 1,031 495
Accrued interest 2,348 1,570
Other accrued expense 3,290 3,577
Other payables 2,099 2,138
Operating lease liability - current $ 254 $ 288
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Total Total
Other current liabilities $ 910 $ 632
Total 12,235 $ 11,921
Other current liabilities, potential investor $ 500  
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NOTES PAYABLE - Schedule of Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 14, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Other notes payable $ 168 $ 156    
Notes payable, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance cost 16,475 16,463    
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) | Notes Payable        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) $ 16,307 $ 16,307 $ 14,400 $ 14,400
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NOTES PAYABLE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 14, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 03, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest expense   $ 943,000 $ 1,544,000      
Short-term Note Payable to Private Lender            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt, weighted average interest rate   7.10%        
Debt instrument, weighted average remaining term   4 years 3 months 18 days        
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) | Short-term Note Payable to Private Lender            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal balance of original mudrick loans $ 14,400,000 $ 16,307,000   $ 16,307,000 $ 14,400,000  
Accrued interest on loan     600,000      
Interest expense     300,000      
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) | Short-term Note Payable to Private Lender | Accrued Expense and Other Current Liabilities            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Accrued interest on loan         $ 800,000  
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) | Loans Payable            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal balance of original mudrick loans           $ 30,000,000
Debt interest rate percentage 20.50%         16.50%
Increase, interest rate 2.00%          
New Mudrick Note Purchase Agreement | Mudrick Lenders            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Principal balance of original mudrick loans $ 16,300,000          
Accrued interest on loan 1,100,000          
Interest expense $ 800,000   $ 800,000      
v3.24.1.1.u2
OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC) - Narrative (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 14, 2024
USD ($)
Jan. 09, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
Jan. 08, 2024
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2023
USD ($)
Sep. 15, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2023
shares
Mar. 14, 2023
USD ($)
debenture
shares
Jan. 05, 2023
USD ($)
day
$ / shares
Oct. 06, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Obligations to issue common stock                   $ 12,173   $ 10,033  
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic                   11,007 $ 2,985    
Letter Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Obligations to issue common stock                       200  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares) | shares           200,715              
2022 Debentures                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Obligations to issue common stock                   $ 10,300   $ 3,100 $ 1,900
Additional shares to issue (in shares) | shares                   16,271,989   2,230,814  
Ionic                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Additional shares to issue (in shares) | shares                   57,994,858   20,260,601  
Settlement shares (in shares) | shares             16,928,989   3,129,668     657,000 898,854
Aggregate fair value of obligation                   $ 12,173   $ 10,033  
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic                   11,007      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares                   $ 6,619      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares) | shares                   15,356,612      
Common stock issuance upon note payable conversion (in shares) | shares                   19,114,189      
Ionic | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Sale of stock, amount authorized in transaction                 $ 50,000        
Stock purchase obligation, period of purchase                 36 months        
Required minimum closing trading price (in usd per share) | $ / shares                 $ 0.20        
Sale of stock, additional number of shares issued in percentage                 2.50%        
Cash received on sale of shares                 $ 3,000        
Stockholder approval, outstanding percentage of common stock percentage                 19.99%        
Payable termination fee                 $ 500        
Ionic | Maximum | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Sale of stock, purchase price, percentage   80.00%             80.00%        
Ionic | Minimum | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Sale of stock, amount authorized in transaction                 $ 25,000        
Sale of stock, purchase price, percentage                 70.00%        
Ionic | Letter Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Initial liability amount                 $ 3,600        
Ionic | Letter Agreement | Convertible Subordinated Debt                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Principal balance of original mudrick loans             $ 2,800   2,800        
Repurchase amount             $ 2,500   $ 2,500        
Number of debentures | debenture             2            
Ionic | 2022 Debentures                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Additional shares to issue (in shares) | shares                         1,720,349
Ionic | First Debenture Purchase Agreement | Convertible Subordinated Debt | First Debenture                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Principal balance of original mudrick loans             $ 1,700            
Repurchase amount             1,500            
Ionic | Second Debenture Purchase Agreement | Convertible Subordinated Debt | Second Debenture                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Principal balance of original mudrick loans             1,100            
Repurchase amount             $ 1,000            
Ionic | 2023 Debentures                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Additional shares to issue (in shares) | shares                   0   9,383,966  
Aggregate fair value of obligation                   $ 0   $ 4,647  
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic                   10,321      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares $ 4,100                 $ 0      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares) | shares             3,669,228     0      
Common stock issuance upon note payable conversion (in shares) | shares                   16,271,989      
Ionic | Debenture Purchase Agreement Amendment | Convertible Subordinated Debt                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Beneficial ownership limitation percentage                 4.99%        
Ionic | Letter Agreement With Ionic | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Cash received on sale of shares               $ 500          
Debt conversion percentage         80.00%                
Suspension from trading or delisting, trading days | day               10          
Minimum trading amount               $ 13,900          
Commitment fee       $ 3,800                  
Sale of stock, maximum trading amount         $ 20,000                
Ionic | Letter Agreement With Ionic | Maximum | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Conversion price (in usd per share) | $ / shares   $ 0.25           $ 0.25          
Debt conversion percentage               80.00%          
Commitment fee         3,000                
Ionic | Letter Agreement With Ionic | Minimum | ELOC Purchase Agreement                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Debt conversion percentage               70.00%          
Commitment fee   $ 3,800 $ 500   $ 500                
Ionic | ELOC Advances                          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                          
Principal balance of original mudrick loans                   $ 4,000      
Additional shares to issue (in shares) | shares                   57,994,858   10,876,635  
Aggregate fair value of obligation                   $ 12,173   $ 5,386  
Finance cost                   2,600      
Common stock issued pursuant to agreements with Ionic                   686      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares                   $ 6,619      
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares) | shares                   15,356,612      
Common stock issuance upon note payable conversion (in shares) | shares                   2,842,200      
v3.24.1.1.u2
OBLIGATIONS TO ISSUE COMMON STOCK (TRANSACTIONS WITH IONIC) - Schedule of Activity Related to All Obligations to Issue Shares (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 14, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 14, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Issuance of Shares       $ (11,007) $ (2,985)
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Total       9,147 3,576
Ionic          
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Beginning balance of convertible debenture, current       10,033  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares       6,619  
Issuance of Shares       (11,007)  
Change in measurement of liability       6,528 2,002
Ending balance of convertible debenture, current       $ 12,173  
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Beginning (in shares)       20,260,601  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares)       15,356,612  
Issuance of Shares (in shares)       (19,114,189)  
Change in estimated number of shares issuable (in shares)       41,491,834  
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Ending (in shares)       57,994,858  
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price       $ 2,619 1,574
Change in measurement of liability       6,528 2,002
Total       $ 9,147 3,576
2022 Debentures          
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Beginning (in shares)       2,230,814  
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Ending (in shares)       16,271,989  
2022 Debentures | Ionic          
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Change in measurement of liability         $ 1,279
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Beginning (in shares)         1,720,349
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price         $ 0
Change in measurement of liability         1,279
Total         1,279
2023 Debentures | Ionic          
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Beginning balance of convertible debenture, current       $ 4,647  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares $ 4,100     0  
Issuance of Shares       (10,321)  
Change in measurement of liability       5,674 558
Ending balance of convertible debenture, current       $ 0  
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Beginning (in shares)       9,383,966  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares)     3,669,228 0  
Issuance of Shares (in shares)       (16,271,989)  
Change in estimated number of shares issuable (in shares)       6,888,023  
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Ending (in shares)       0  
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price       $ 0 1,000
Change in measurement of liability       5,674 558
Total       5,674 1,558
Letter Agreement          
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares)   200,715      
Letter Agreement | Ionic          
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Change in measurement of liability         26
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price         249
Change in measurement of liability         26
Total         275
ELOC Advances | Ionic          
Obligations to Issue Common Stock          
Beginning balance of convertible debenture, current       5,386  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares       6,619  
Issuance of Shares       (686)  
Change in measurement of liability       854 139
Ending balance of convertible debenture, current       $ 12,173  
Convertible Debenture Rollforward [Roll Forward]          
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Beginning (in shares)       10,876,635  
Establishment of new obligation to issue shares (in shares)       15,356,612  
Issuance of Shares (in shares)       (2,842,200)  
Change in estimated number of shares issuable (in shares)       34,603,811  
Estimated Number of Shares Issuable, Ending (in shares)       57,994,858  
Initial obligation in excess of purchase price       $ 2,619 325
Change in measurement of liability       854 139
Total       $ 3,473 $ 464
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
shares
Stock options  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Option award expiration period 10 years
Ionic | Partial Settlement of ELOC Advances  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) 10,499,291
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Schedule of Share-based Payment Arrangement, Activity (Details) - Warrant - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Shares    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in share) 1,007,441  
Granted (in shares) 0  
Exercised (in shares) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in shares) 0  
Outstanding at end of period (in shares) 1,007,441 1,007,441
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 39.90  
Granted (in dollars per share) 0  
Exercised (in dollars per share) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in dollars per share) 0  
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share) $ 39.90 $ 39.90
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term    
Outstanding (term) 2 years 4 months 24 days 2 years 8 months 12 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)    
Outstanding $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Schedule of Stock Option Activity Under Equity Incentive Plans (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Stock options    
Shares    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) 1,618,851  
Granted (in shares) 0  
Exercised (in shares) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in shares) (80,890)  
Outstanding at end of period (in shares) 1,537,961 1,618,851
Options exercisable (in shares) 1,518,464 1,598,754
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 30.31  
Granted (in dollars per share) 0  
Exercised (in dollars per share) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in dollars per share) 62.00  
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share) 28.65 $ 30.31
Options exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 28.65 $ 30.67
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term    
Outstanding (term) 4 years 2 months 12 days 4 years 6 months
Options exercisable (term) 4 years 1 month 6 days 4 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)    
Outstanding $ 0 $ 1
Options exercisable $ 0 $ 0
China Cash Bonuses    
Shares    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares) 56,750  
Granted (in shares) 0  
Exercised (in shares) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in shares) 0  
Outstanding at end of period (in shares) 56,750 56,750
Options exercisable (in shares) 56,750 56,750
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share    
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 30.86  
Granted (in dollars per share) 0  
Exercised (in dollars per share) 0  
Forfeited, cancelled or expired (in dollars per share) 0  
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share) 30.86 $ 30.86
Options exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 30.86 $ 30.86
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term    
Outstanding (term) 4 years 9 months 18 days 5 years 1 month 6 days
Options exercisable (term) 4 years 9 months 18 days 5 years 1 month 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)    
Outstanding $ 0 $ 0
Options exercisable $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Schedule of Change in Liability Balance Associated with China Cash Bonuses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-based Payment Award Liability [Roll Forward]      
Share-based compensation expense related to China Cash Bonuses $ 6 $ 155  
China Cash Bonuses      
Share-based Payment Award Liability [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of period 11 32 $ 32
Share-based compensation expense related to China Cash Bonuses (9) $ 12 (21)
Balance at end of period $ 2   $ 11
v3.24.1.1.u2
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT - Schedule of Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense $ 6 $ 155  
Stock options      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense 15 143  
China Cash Bonuses      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense $ (9) $ 12 $ (21)
v3.24.1.1.u2
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Management | Advances To Senior Management For Operating Expenses  
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Accounts payable $ 1.0
v3.24.1.1.u2
CHINA BUSINESS PARTNER (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Trade accounts receivable, net $ 1,155 $ 1,287
China Business Partner    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Payments to purchase software 300  
China Business Partner | VIE    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Trade accounts receivable, net $ 700 $ 700
v3.24.1.1.u2
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Ionic - USD ($)
$ in Millions
2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
May 20, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Partial Settlement of ELOC Advances    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)   10,499,291
Partial Settlement of ELOC Advances | Subsequent Event    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) 4,986,657  
ELOC Advances    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due)   $ 4.0
ELOC Advances | Subsequent Event    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
New Mudrick Notes (Past Due) $ 0.8  

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