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Fintech

Refiant launches 10M-token AI model targeting fintech and enterprise

A three-person UK-founded startup ships the largest publicly available context window, targeting fraud detection and long-horizon enterprise reasoning.
A three-person UK-founded startup ships the largest publicly available context window, targeting fraud detection and long-horizon enterprise reasoning.
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Energy
Datatech
Sustainability

Baker Hughes acquires Chart Industries in $4bn energy convergence bet

Baker Hughes folds Chart's thermal and gas-handling portfolio into a new third segment, targeting $325m in annual cost synergies.
Baker Hughes folds Chart's thermal and gas-handling portfolio into a new third segment, targeting $325m in annual cost synergies.
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Aerospace
Defence
Sustainability

Bridger Aerospace wins DOI order for sensor-laden wildfire aircraft

A 112-day federal task order deploys Bridger's most capable multi-mission King Air, integrating novel wide-area motion imagery into wildfire response.
A 112-day federal task order deploys Bridger's most capable multi-mission King Air, integrating novel wide-area motion imagery into wildfire response.
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Energy
Transportation & Logistics
Sustainability

Hexagon Purus narrows EBITDA loss as hydrogen orders rebuild

The Norwegian zero-emission systems maker cut its quarterly EBITDA loss by 37% year-on-year, but a 1% equity ratio signals a capital restructure
The Norwegian zero-emission systems maker cut its quarterly EBITDA loss by 37% year-on-year, but a 1% equity ratio signals a capital restructure
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Fintech
AI & ML

EX DeFi AI trading push rides earnings-season sentiment wave

A DeFi platform uses Q2 bank and chip-sector earnings as a launchpad to promote its AI-automated digital asset trading service.
A DeFi platform uses Q2 bank and chip-sector earnings as a launchpad to promote its AI-automated digital asset trading service.
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Energy
Sustainability

Purecore Options Athabasca Uranium Claim in Skyharbour LOI

A non-binding letter of intent gives Purecore a path to 100% of a 35,000-hectare uranium property in Saskatchewan.
A non-binding letter of intent gives Purecore a path to 100% of a 35,000-hectare uranium property in Saskatchewan.
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Energy
Sustainability
Datatech

Qnetic builds world's largest flywheel test cell in Shanghai

Qnetic's 200-kWh Pulsar prototype targets data centres and grid operators as a mineral-free alternative to lithium-ion storage.
Qnetic's 200-kWh Pulsar prototype targets data centres and grid operators as a mineral-free alternative to lithium-ion storage.
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Sustainability
Aerospace
Energy

Xeriant patents fire-resistant composite for construction and beyond

A USPTO grant protects Xeriant's recycled-material panel technology, with stated applications spanning construction, aerospace, and energy.
A USPTO grant protects Xeriant's recycled-material panel technology, with stated applications spanning construction, aerospace, and energy.
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Fintech

XRP Power platform upgrade: thin on substance, spike advised

XRP Power's 2026 AI platform overhaul lacks the cross-sector substance or verified data to support a full Disrupts brief.
XRP Power's 2026 AI platform overhaul lacks the cross-sector substance or verified data to support a full Disrupts brief.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Risk Ledger raises £24m to scale supply chain security network

The UK cybersecurity firm's Series B backs a network-first model as supply chain breaches escalate across critical sectors globally.
The UK cybersecurity firm's Series B backs a network-first model as supply chain breaches escalate across critical sectors globally.
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Defence
Aerospace

AMMROC launches Emirati MRO talent drive targeting 100 technicians

The UAE's leading military MRO provider bets on homegrown talent to future-proof Gulf aerospace and defence readiness by 2030.
The UAE's leading military MRO provider bets on homegrown talent to future-proof Gulf aerospace and defence readiness by 2030.
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Quantum
Fintech
Wellbeing

UK quantum programme targets fraud, health and rail in third cohort

Digital Catapult's QTAP brings NatWest, NHS and rail bodies into applied quantum computing for the first time.
Digital Catapult's QTAP brings NatWest, NHS and rail bodies into applied quantum computing for the first time.
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Defence
Robotics

CSG breaks ground on $632m US artillery complex in Iowa

A Czech defence group's $632m Iowa munitions facility signals Europe's deepening role in rebuilding America's ammunition industrial base.
A Czech defence group's $632m Iowa munitions facility signals Europe's deepening role in rebuilding America's ammunition industrial base.
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Defence
Energy

Eos Energy wins Golden Dome contract for zinc-based defence storage

A Pittsburgh zinc-battery maker lands a Pentagon shield contract, fusing domestic energy storage with national missile-defence infrastructure.
A Pittsburgh zinc-battery maker lands a Pentagon shield contract, fusing domestic energy storage with national missile-defence infrastructure.
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Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML

Shadow AI and data sovereignty threaten regulated sectors globally

Nutanix survey data reveals healthcare, finance, and public sector face the sharpest AI governance deficits of any industry.
Nutanix survey data reveals healthcare, finance, and public sector face the sharpest AI governance deficits of any industry.
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Transportation & Logistics
Aerospace
Retail & E-Commerce

Hyperion acquires India's Manar Tools to deepen APAC precision push

The Ohio materials giant's Pune buy signals a vertical integration push into India's fast-growing electronics and automotive manufacturing base.
The Ohio materials giant's Pune buy signals a vertical integration push into India's fast-growing electronics and automotive manufacturing base.
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Energy
Real Estate
Fintech

PureSky Energy closes $62m credit upsizing to scale US community solar

Nomura-arranged facility and concurrent investment-grade refinancing give PureSky fresh firepower to expand its 300 MW distributed solar portfolio.
Nomura-arranged facility and concurrent investment-grade refinancing give PureSky fresh firepower to expand its 300 MW distributed solar portfolio.
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Energy
Real Estate

PureSky Energy closes $183.7m investment-grade community solar deal

A portfolio refinancing across three US states signals distributed solar maturing into a bankable infrastructure asset class.
A portfolio refinancing across three US states signals distributed solar maturing into a bankable infrastructure asset class.
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Robotics
Fintech
AI & ML

RoboStrategy raises $16m to back private robotics and physical AI firms

The Nasdaq-listed closed-end fund's CEO personally committed $10m, signalling conviction in the physical AI investment thesis.
The Nasdaq-listed closed-end fund's CEO personally committed $10m, signalling conviction in the physical AI investment thesis.
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Datatech
AI & ML

Telnyx launches owned GPU cluster in Dubai for MENA sovereign AI

Telnyx's Dubai GPU launch targets GCC data-residency mandates, bundling inference, voice and connectivity under one owned network.
Telnyx's Dubai GPU launch targets GCC data-residency mandates, bundling inference, voice and connectivity under one owned network.
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