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Defence

NorthStar wins CAD$40m RCAF deal to guard Canada's orbital frontier

Canada's air force taps a commercial SSA startup for sovereign space surveillance, blending defence procurement with a pending US SPAC listing.
Canada's air force taps a commercial SSA startup for sovereign space surveillance, blending defence procurement with a pending US SPAC listing.
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Cybersecurity

UAE Launches Quantum-Safe Crypto Discovery Tool

UAE Cyber Security Council and QuantumGate introduce a national tool to support post-quantum cryptography migration and cyber resilience.

The UAE Cyber Security Council has partnered with QuantumGate on the national Crypto Discovery Tool (CDT), an Abu Dhabi-built solution that helps the country transition to quantum-safe security through comprehensive cryptographic discovery, inventory management, a

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AI & ML
Sustainability

Anthropic AI and Carbon Emissions: What Businesses Should Consider

Tunley Environmental found that AI tools like Claude have a relatively small carbon footprint, though limited emissions transparency remains a challenge.

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday business, with tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot now supporting tasks from research and writing to coding, data analysis and customer service.

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AI & ML

NorthStar wins CAD$40m Canadian defence deal for orbital surveillance

Montreal's NorthStar secures a CAD$40m contract with the Royal Canadian Air Force, advancing sovereign space domain awareness amid rising orbital contestation.
Montreal's NorthStar secures a CAD$40m contract with the Royal Canadian Air Force, advancing sovereign space domain awareness amid rising orbital contestation.
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AI & ML

Unusual Machines puts $30m into Powerus to anchor US drone supply chain

A NYSE-listed drone-parts maker bets $30m on a counter-UAS manufacturer, deepening the US defence-autonomy supply chain against foreign-component risk.
A NYSE-listed drone-parts maker bets $30m on a counter-UAS manufacturer, deepening the US defence-autonomy supply chain against foreign-component risk.
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AI & ML

Safran and Theon form JV to scale drone electro-optical systems

Two European defence-optics firms combine sensor expertise to fast-track ISR capabilities for the mass-deployment drone era.
Two European defence-optics firms combine sensor expertise to fast-track ISR capabilities for the mass-deployment drone era.
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AI & ML
Internet of Things
Datatech
Fintech

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Cloud & AI

Middle East Banks Leapfrog Legacy Systems to Pioneer Sovereign Cloud and Agentic AI Architecture

The Middle East financial sector is rapidly outstripping its Western counterparts by bypassing traditional core banking legacies in favor of cutting-edge sovereign cloud infrastructures and agentic artificial intelligence systems.

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AI & ML
Biotech
Datatech

Fangzhou and Tencent Health unite AI agents for chronic disease care

China's largest online chronic disease platform pairs its proprietary LLM with Tencent's cloud infrastructure to shift healthcare from episodic to continuous.
China's largest online chronic disease platform pairs its proprietary LLM with Tencent's cloud infrastructure to shift healthcare from episodic to continuous.
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AI & ML
Blockchain
Fintech

Lucas GC patents agentic AI and blockchain tools for Asian insurance

The NASDAQ-listed PaaS firm targets China and ASEAN insurance markets with two new patents spanning agentic AI and blockchain credentials.
The NASDAQ-listed PaaS firm targets China and ASEAN insurance markets with two new patents spanning agentic AI and blockchain credentials.
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AI & ML
Blockchain

DMG Blockchain pivots Bitcoin miner to AI data centre amid revenue slide

The Canadian miner's 42% year-on-year revenue drop is accelerating a strategic pivot toward AI compute and digital-asset financial services.
The Canadian miner's 42% year-on-year revenue drop is accelerating a strategic pivot toward AI compute and digital-asset financial services.
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AI & ML
Blockchain

BlockchAIn raises $55m to scale AI digital infrastructure

A $55m NYSE public offering funds modular AI compute infrastructure, as small-cap digital hosts race to capture hyperscaler overflow demand.
A $55m NYSE public offering funds modular AI compute infrastructure, as small-cap digital hosts race to capture hyperscaler overflow demand.
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