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Space
Defence

NorthStar Earth & Space goes public via SPAC to scale orbital tracking

NorthStar's NYSE listing marks a capital markets milestone for commercial space situational awareness as orbital congestion intensifies.
NorthStar's NYSE listing marks a capital markets milestone for commercial space situational awareness as orbital congestion intensifies.
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Transportation & Logistics
Robotics
Energy

Taiwan Expo USA 2026 yields $96.5m in deals amid supply-chain reset

Dallas matchmaking event signals Taiwan's push to embed its supply chains permanently inside the US industrial base.
Dallas matchmaking event signals Taiwan's push to embed its supply chains permanently inside the US industrial base.
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Defence
Transportation & Logistics

HII's Ingalls hosts Navy commission amid US shipbuilding capacity review

A congressional commission reviewing US naval force structure visited HII's Ingalls yard, spotlighting industrial-base resilience as a strategic priority.
A congressional commission reviewing US naval force structure visited HII's Ingalls yard, spotlighting industrial-base resilience as a strategic priority.
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AI & ML
Datatech

TestMu AI targets test repo bloat with a deduplication agent

TestMu AI's new agent surfaces redundant AI-generated tests, tackling the hidden technical debt accumulating inside modern software pipelines.
TestMu AI's new agent surfaces redundant AI-generated tests, tackling the hidden technical debt accumulating inside modern software pipelines.
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Energy
Datatech

GOWell Energy lists on NASDAQ via SPAC with $70m to scale well logging

Singapore-headquartered GOWell Energy goes public via SPAC with $70m PIPE, targeting both traditional and energy-transition drilling markets.
Singapore-headquartered GOWell Energy goes public via SPAC with $70m PIPE, targeting both traditional and energy-transition drilling markets.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Feedzai launches Farol agentic AI to cut fraud investigation times

Feedzai's embedded AI agent targets the fragmentation gap stalling bank fraud teams, with SAR drafting claimed at 12x speed.
Feedzai's embedded AI agent targets the fragmentation gap stalling bank fraud teams, with SAR drafting claimed at 12x speed.
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Blockchain
Fintech
AI & ML

Brickken joins Linux Foundation to open-source tokenised asset rules

Brickken's LFDT membership targets shared open standards for tokenised assets and agentic capital markets.
Brickken's LFDT membership targets shared open standards for tokenised assets and agentic capital markets.
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Real Estate
AI & ML
Sustainability

ZestyAI's wildfire model backs Risk Theory's California HNW cover push

Risk Theory's new E&S homeowners programme uses AI property-level wildfire scoring to unlock capacity in California's retreating insurance market.
Risk Theory's new E&S homeowners programme uses AI property-level wildfire scoring to unlock capacity in California's retreating insurance market.
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Blockchain
Fintech

Hedera's CLPR targets blockchain fragmentation in tokenised finance

Hedera contributes a bridgeless cross-ledger protocol to open-source governance, aiming to end liquidity trapping across tokenised asset networks.
Hedera contributes a bridgeless cross-ledger protocol to open-source governance, aiming to end liquidity trapping across tokenised asset networks.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Silverflow and Hypergate unite to modernise acquiring infrastructure

Two cloud-native payments specialists combine processing and gateway into one API layer for acquirers battling legacy complexity.
Two cloud-native payments specialists combine processing and gateway into one API layer for acquirers battling legacy complexity.
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Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML

Descartes Datamyne AI Agent targets 90% cut in trade data research

Descartes embeds a conversational AI agent in its trade intelligence platform, drawing on 500 million shipment records across 230 markets.
Descartes embeds a conversational AI agent in its trade intelligence platform, drawing on 500 million shipment records across 230 markets.
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Datatech
AI & ML

Databricks acquires Row Zero to bring governed spreadsheets to Genie

Databricks folds spreadsheet startup Row Zero into its Genie AI coworker, targeting the governance gap at the heart of enterprise data workflows.
Databricks folds spreadsheet startup Row Zero into its Genie AI coworker, targeting the governance gap at the heart of enterprise data workflows.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Finance leaders demand proof and guardrails before AI autonomy expands

Esker's 2026 survey of 338 global finance leaders finds AI overspending and governance gaps are stalling the agentic finance era.
Esker's 2026 survey of 338 global finance leaders finds AI overspending and governance gaps are stalling the agentic finance era.
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Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML

Tessera eyes aerostat maker RT LTA to extend airborne surveillance reach

Tessera's option to acquire Israeli aerostat firm RT LTA signals a cross-sector convergence of persistent ISR hardware and AI-driven security platforms.
Tessera's option to acquire Israeli aerostat firm RT LTA signals a cross-sector convergence of persistent ISR hardware and AI-driven security platforms.
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Defence
Quantum
AI & ML

Forge Nano nears Nasdaq debut via SPAC on AI-chip and defence bet

Forge Nano's atomic-scale coating technology for AI-era chips and defence batteries heads to public markets via a $230m SPAC.
Forge Nano's atomic-scale coating technology for AI-era chips and defence batteries heads to public markets via a $230m SPAC.
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Defence
Aerospace

Ducommun unveils VISION 2032 plan targeting $300m-$500m acquisitions

The US aerospace and defence supplier sets mid-teens CAGR targets for missiles and radar as it scales its acquisition ambition fivefold.
The US aerospace and defence supplier sets mid-teens CAGR targets for missiles and radar as it scales its acquisition ambition fivefold.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Avalara launches agentic AI hub to automate global tax compliance

Avalara Aviator deploys specialised AI agents across tax workflows, signalling agentic automation's move into regulated finance operations.
Avalara Aviator deploys specialised AI agents across tax workflows, signalling agentic automation's move into regulated finance operations.
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Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Proofpoint targets AI-era intent attacks with agentic security launch

Proofpoint's new agentic system uses multi-stage AI reasoning to catch sophisticated attacks that mimic trusted business relationships.
Proofpoint's new agentic system uses multi-stage AI reasoning to catch sophisticated attacks that mimic trusted business relationships.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Numeral raises $100m Series C to automate AI-native tax compliance

Insight Partners leads a $100m round in Numeral as AI-native tax infrastructure scales to 80m annual transactions across 90 countries.
Insight Partners leads a $100m round in Numeral as AI-native tax infrastructure scales to 80m annual transactions across 90 countries.
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AI & ML
Internet of Things
Fintech

Bird.com raises $450m to wire the agentic economy

A J.P. Morgan-led debt package backs Bird's Agentic Harness, letting AI agents call, text and email without human intervention.
A J.P. Morgan-led debt package backs Bird's Agentic Harness, letting AI agents call, text and email without human intervention.
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