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AI and electrification to redraw automotive value chain by 2030

PwC's inaugural Global Automotive Outlook finds tech-sector entrants and AI adoption forcing a fundamental rethink of the vehicle business model.
PwC's inaugural Global Automotive Outlook finds tech-sector entrants and AI adoption forcing a fundamental rethink of the vehicle business model.
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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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Energy
Sustainability
Real Estate

AMG Critical Materials files for Frankfurt secondary listing

The critical materials group seeks broader European investor access as demand for battery and vanadium supply chains intensifies.
The critical materials group seeks broader European investor access as demand for battery and vanadium supply chains intensifies.
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Wellbeing
AI & ML

CooperVision opens Southampton hub with six-product pipeline push

CooperCompanies opens a UK R&D centre and accelerates six contact lens launches, betting on myopia and ageing demographics.
CooperCompanies opens a UK R&D centre and accelerates six contact lens launches, betting on myopia and ageing demographics.
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Transportation & Logistics
AI & ML

HUHUTECH grows revenue 8.6% as US, Germany, Singapore ops debut

The Chinese facility-management integrator's five-country expansion signals where semiconductor and optoelectronic capex is flowing.
The Chinese facility-management integrator's five-country expansion signals where semiconductor and optoelectronic capex is flowing.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Wellbeing

EssilorLuxottica and Meta push AI glasses into mainstream with Gen 3

The Ray-Ban Meta partnership expands to 100-plus styles, adds an AI agent and FDA-cleared hearing tools as wearable AI scales globally.
The Ray-Ban Meta partnership expands to 100-plus styles, adds an AI agent and FDA-cleared hearing tools as wearable AI scales globally.
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Automotive
AI & ML
Transportation & Logistics

NIO and HERE expand European mapping deal for AI-assisted driving

NIO extends its HERE Technologies mapping partnership across its full European EV lineup, underpinning its Navigation on Autopilot ambitions.
NIO extends its HERE Technologies mapping partnership across its full European EV lineup, underpinning its Navigation on Autopilot ambitions.
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Datatech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

IP Fabric links app layer to network twin in cloud-native overhaul

IP Fabric's v8.1 platform bridges application, cloud and network data to give AIOps a verified, read-only foundation for enterprise operations.
IP Fabric's v8.1 platform bridges application, cloud and network data to give AIOps a verified, read-only foundation for enterprise operations.
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Datatech
Cybersecurity
Defence

VAST Data's DataEnclave targets AI's $sensitive-data impasse

VAST Data's confidential AI runtime brings frontier models to regulated industries' locked-down data, partnering NVIDIA, Cohere and CrowdStrike.
VAST Data's confidential AI runtime brings frontier models to regulated industries' locked-down data, partnering NVIDIA, Cohere and CrowdStrike.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech

Adyen upgrades Authenticate to lift merchant conversion rates

Adyen's ML-powered authentication overhaul, backed by Google, Mastercard and Visa, promises double-digit conversion gains for global merchants.
Adyen's ML-powered authentication overhaul, backed by Google, Mastercard and Visa, promises double-digit conversion gains for global merchants.
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Wellbeing
AI & ML

Heidi Health hits $900m valuation with $340m raise for NHS AI push

General Catalyst and Blackbird back the NHS's sole AI documentation supplier as clinical AI regulation and workforce capacity collide.
General Catalyst and Blackbird back the NHS's sole AI documentation supplier as clinical AI regulation and workforce capacity collide.
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Defence
Robotics

HII expands UUV plant 25% as NATO demand lifts autonomous maritime

HII's Pocasset expansion signals rising allied demand for autonomous underwater and surface systems beyond traditional naval procurement.
HII's Pocasset expansion signals rising allied demand for autonomous underwater and surface systems beyond traditional naval procurement.
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Defence
Energy
Transportation & Logistics

Elmet Group locks in UK tungsten supply under $450m US defence deal

A US-UK offtake pact worth over $230m annually cements allied critical-minerals supply chains backed by both governments' strategic funds.
A US-UK offtake pact worth over $230m annually cements allied critical-minerals supply chains backed by both governments' strategic funds.
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Space
Defence

Firefly Aerospace completes expanded cleanroom to scale lunar production

A Texas state grant underwrites a fourfold cleanroom expansion, positioning Firefly to run 12 lunar and orbital vehicles simultaneously.
A Texas state grant underwrites a fourfold cleanroom expansion, positioning Firefly to run 12 lunar and orbital vehicles simultaneously.
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Energy
Fintech
AI & ML

Ninepoint's ENRG ETF bets on North American energy independence

A new NYSE-listed fund bundles oil, nuclear, pipelines and critical minerals into one portfolio as AI and reshoring drive power demand.
A new NYSE-listed fund bundles oil, nuclear, pipelines and critical minerals into one portfolio as AI and reshoring drive power demand.
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Fintech
Datatech
AI & ML

Cloudera data index exposes AI readiness gap in financial services

New research finds infrastructure gaps and weak workflow integration are stalling AI production deployments across financial institutions globally.
New research finds infrastructure gaps and weak workflow integration are stalling AI production deployments across financial institutions globally.
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Retail & E-Commerce
AI & ML
Media & Publishing

ASUS Googlebook 14 bets on Gemini to reframe the AI PC race

ASUS launches its first Gemini-native laptop in Canada, testing whether Google's AI stack can rival Microsoft's Copilot grip on enterprise hardware.
ASUS launches its first Gemini-native laptop in Canada, testing whether Google's AI stack can rival Microsoft's Copilot grip on enterprise hardware.
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Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML

Volatus Aerospace clears GPS-denied flight test with V-Cortex autonomy

Canada's sovereign drone-autonomy platform navigates without GPS, targeting defence, public safety and Arctic operations.
Canada's sovereign drone-autonomy platform navigates without GPS, targeting defence, public safety and Arctic operations.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

AI-enabled banking fraud to treble to 2.2bn transactions by 2031

Juniper Research warns agentic AI is industrialising social engineering, pushing fraudulent banking transactions past 2.2 billion within five years.
Juniper Research warns agentic AI is industrialising social engineering, pushing fraudulent banking transactions past 2.2 billion within five years.
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Defence
Fintech

NATO DIANA launches 24-investor Capital Network for dual-use deep-tech

NATO's defence accelerator opens a screened investor network to channel Allied capital into battle-ready deep-tech startups.
NATO's defence accelerator opens a screened investor network to channel Allied capital into battle-ready deep-tech startups.
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