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Automotive

Nauta lands automotive-led raise to build AI brain for global trade

BMW, Bosch, Hitachi and Yamaha back an AI supply-chain data layer serving 8,000 suppliers across 60 countries.
BMW, Bosch, Hitachi and Yamaha back an AI supply-chain data layer serving 8,000 suppliers across 60 countries.
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AI & ML

What the tech correction means for emerging market investors

Mark Martyrossian, Director at Aubrey Capital Management, weighs whether the AI stock correction is a floor or the start of a rotation towards India.

AI has been the dominant driver in markets this year. For emerging markets, this has played out in an extraordinary demand for those stocks that produce the 'picks and shovels' of the AI gold rush. Memory chip manufacturers have been in the vanguard of this rally.

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Media & Publishing

RWS benchmark finds frontier AI models fail grammar in key markets

M-GATE tests 70 models across 30 languages, exposing blind spots that cost enterprises in multilingual AI deployments.
M-GATE tests 70 models across 30 languages, exposing blind spots that cost enterprises in multilingual AI deployments.
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Aerospace
AI & ML

Embraer Phenom 300EV is first light jet with Emergency Autoland

Triple FAA, EASA and ANAC certification clears Embraer's Phenom 300EV for global markets with fully automated emergency landing capability.
Triple FAA, EASA and ANAC certification clears Embraer's Phenom 300EV for global markets with fully automated emergency landing capability.
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Blockchain
Datatech
AI & ML

SQD brings validated blockchain data to Google Cloud's BigQuery

SQD's enterprise arm now powers Google Cloud's Web3 analytics, signalling institutional demand for auditable on-chain data infrastructure.
SQD's enterprise arm now powers Google Cloud's Web3 analytics, signalling institutional demand for auditable on-chain data infrastructure.
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Real Estate
Energy
AI & ML

SWI Group pivots 80% of capital into transatlantic AI infrastructure

The Euronext-listed investment group completes its GDA acquisition, building a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform spanning Europe and the US.
The Euronext-listed investment group completes its GDA acquisition, building a 4 GW digital infrastructure platform spanning Europe and the US.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML

BOSS Zhipin posts 14% revenue growth as AI reshapes China hiring

China's dominant recruitment platform reports accelerating margins as AI-assisted matching and interviews move from experiment to commercial product.
China's dominant recruitment platform reports accelerating margins as AI-assisted matching and interviews move from experiment to commercial product.
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Datatech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce

Southeast Asia's Data Centre Race and Alibaba's $10bn AI Bet

Singapore and Vietnam are racing to host AI compute capacity while Alibaba stakes $10.2bn on the infrastructure underpinning it all.
Singapore and Vietnam are racing to host AI compute capacity while Alibaba stakes $10.2bn on the infrastructure underpinning it all.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Reggy launches unified compliance platform as EU AI Act bites

Oslo startup Reggy goes public with a single-system compliance platform as European regulatory fines hit a record $19.3 billion in 2024.
Oslo startup Reggy goes public with a single-system compliance platform as European regulatory fines hit a record $19.3 billion in 2024.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Internet of Things

Trident launches AI marketing JV targeting 9.4m SMEs across Asia-MEA

A Singapore-US joint venture will deploy an AI enterprise platform across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, targeting millions of underserved small businesses.
A Singapore-US joint venture will deploy an AI enterprise platform across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, targeting millions of underserved small businesses.
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Energy
AI & ML
Fintech

Permutable joins TotalEnergiesOn to test real-time energy signals

The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
The London-based intelligence firm will stress-test its macro-sentiment platform inside TotalEnergies' six-month startup accelerator.
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Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML

Descartes acquires Tai in $100m freight-broker AI play

Descartes pays $100m cash for Tai's AI freight-brokerage platform, expanding its Global Logistics Network across North American truckload markets.
Descartes pays $100m cash for Tai's AI freight-brokerage platform, expanding its Global Logistics Network across North American truckload markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Fasset reaches $1B valuation with $68M SBI-led Series C

Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
Japan's SBI Group backs a stablecoin neobank spanning 125 countries, signalling institutional capital's pivot to emerging-market financial infrastructure.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Asia fintech's AI pivot: agents, models and cross-border rails converge

From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
From DBS agentic credit tools to Razorpay's payments foundation model, Asia's fintech layer is rewiring around AI in a single week.
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Energy
AI & ML
Real Estate

Riot Platforms signs $9.1bn AI data centre lease in Bitcoin-to-AI pivot

The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
The former Bitcoin miner has contracted 241 MW of AI data centre capacity worth $9.8bn, repositioning its Texas power grid as frontier AI infrastructure.
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Datatech
AI & ML

POET Technologies posts 112% revenue rise on photonics-for-AI push

A $400m raise and a $50m Lumilens order position POET's optical interposer at AI infrastructure's next bottleneck: the photon.
A $400m raise and a $50m Lumilens order position POET's optical interposer at AI infrastructure's next bottleneck: the photon.
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Transportation & Logistics
Energy
AI & ML

OZ Studio and Petrolíferos Lobo pitch UN on AI supply chain traceability

A cryptographically sealed AI audit platform, debuted at Geneva, targets illicit oil trade and promises cross-sector replication.
A cryptographically sealed AI audit platform, debuted at Geneva, targets illicit oil trade and promises cross-sector replication.
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Defence
Robotics
AI & ML

HII Watcher sUSV clears DoD autonomy test, eyes production

HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
HII's autonomous interceptor vessel has passed a US Defence Innovation Unit prototype review, opening a path to full naval production.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce

Fintech pulls $700m in a week as AI accounting hits unicorn

A bumper week for fintech capital sees Rillet reach a $1bn valuation and Ingenico recapitalise with PIMCO backing.
A bumper week for fintech capital sees Rillet reach a $1bn valuation and Ingenico recapitalise with PIMCO backing.
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Fintech
AI & ML

ADIB names Chief AI Officer to drive Islamic banking transformation

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's first CAIO signals Gulf financial institutions are hardwiring AI into core strategy, not just operations.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank's first CAIO signals Gulf financial institutions are hardwiring AI into core strategy, not just operations.
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