Digital Sovereignty

Cybersecurity
Fintech
AI & ML

Aikido deploys 200+ AI agents inside Belfius data centre

Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Aikido's on-prem AI pentesting box inside a Belgian state bank signals a new model for regulated-sector cyber defence.
Energy
Sustainability

Syntropic and UNIGRID target 1GWh sodium-ion US push in 2027

A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
A sodium-ion battery partnership bets on non-Chinese chemistry and US manufacturing to capture surging grid-storage demand.
Fintech
Real Estate
AI & ML

Al Ramz doubles profit as GCC capital markets digitise at pace

The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
The Dubai-listed broker's 90% net profit surge signals how Gulf capital markets are converging digital infrastructure with regional financial expansion.
Fintech
Blockchain

CoinRoutes and Wincent bridge TradFi plumbing to digital asset liquidity

A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.
Blockchain
Fintech

ANNA integrates digital token identifiers into global securities bureau

Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.
Aerospace
Defence
Sustainability

Volatus Aerospace targets sovereign wildfire capability in FlyOx deal

Canada's Volatus partners with Spain's Singular Aircraft to deploy heavy-lift autonomous firefighting planes, building sovereign aerospace resilience.
Canada's Volatus partners with Spain's Singular Aircraft to deploy heavy-lift autonomous firefighting planes, building sovereign aerospace resilience.
Space
Defence

Telesat wins C$2.3bn Arctic military satcom deal for Lightspeed LEO

Canada's C$2.3bn defence contract adds 69 satellites to Telesat's LEO constellation, fusing sovereign connectivity with NATO interoperability ambitions.
Canada's C$2.3bn defence contract adds 69 satellites to Telesat's LEO constellation, fusing sovereign connectivity with NATO interoperability ambitions.
Defence
Sustainability

CSG bets EUR 100m on German energetic-materials hub

CSG's second German site acquisition tightens Europe's ammunition supply chain as defence-industrial self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative.
CSG's second German site acquisition tightens Europe's ammunition supply chain as defence-industrial self-sufficiency becomes a strategic imperative.
Datatech
Fintech
AI & ML

Decube targets AI agent sprawl with governance layer for regulated firms

Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Decube's Agent Registry and Lineage tools give banks, insurers and telecoms an auditable record of every AI agent touching their data.
Fintech
Cybersecurity

NPCI warns India's digital payment users on SMS scam surge

India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
India's retail payments authority launches a public awareness push as social-engineering SMS fraud threatens the country's fast-growing digital economy.
Cryptography
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Glide.id unites US carriers on SIM cryptography to kill the OTP

A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
A SIM-anchored authentication platform now spans AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, targeting a fraud wave costing US consumers $15.9bn in 2025.
AI & ML
Datatech
Transportation & Logistics

TinyFish and NESIC target AI agent data bank for Japan's enterprises

A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
A US web-native AI startup and Japan's NESIC are co-building a verified data layer to underpin autonomous AI agents across Japanese enterprises.
Space
Defence

Intuitive Machines buys Goonhilly and COMSAT to build lunar data network

The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
The Houston space firm now controls UK and US deep-space ground stations, accelerating its bid to own the Moon's communications backbone.
Energy
Sustainability
Aerospace

Smartkem merges with Ferrox in $125m all-stock critical minerals deal

The Nasdaq-listed materials firm absorbs a South African titanium, iron and vanadium developer to become a vertically integrated electronics-to-mining play.
The Nasdaq-listed materials firm absorbs a South African titanium, iron and vanadium developer to become a vertically integrated electronics-to-mining play.
Fintech
Blockchain
Space

MEXC bridges crypto and Wall Street with $7.1bn SpaceX futures

MEXC's Q2 report shows a crypto exchange eating into traditional brokerage territory with tokenised equities and pre-IPO access.
MEXC's Q2 report shows a crypto exchange eating into traditional brokerage territory with tokenised equities and pre-IPO access.
AI & ML
Datatech
Cybersecurity

OVHcloud acquires Gladia to build sovereign voice AI stack

Europe's largest cloud provider absorbs a French speech-to-text startup to deepen its sovereign AI stack against US hyperscaler rivals.
Europe's largest cloud provider absorbs a French speech-to-text startup to deepen its sovereign AI stack against US hyperscaler rivals.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML
Defence

Atos posts H1 margin recovery as agentic AI and cyber bets sharpen

Europe's digital-services giant stabilises its balance sheet and bets on agentic AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty as its next growth engine.
Europe's digital-services giant stabilises its balance sheet and bets on agentic AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty as its next growth engine.
Defence
Transportation & Logistics

HII advances AUKUS supply chain with Australian minister's SC tour

America's largest shipbuilder is embedding Australian SMEs into US nuclear submarine production, testing the industrial logic of AUKUS.
America's largest shipbuilder is embedding Australian SMEs into US nuclear submarine production, testing the industrial logic of AUKUS.
Fintech
Blockchain
Cybersecurity

Binance ties with STOP THE TRAFFIK to cut crypto trafficking flows

The world's largest crypto exchange targets a $528bn illicit-finance stream by partnering with a specialist anti-trafficking NGO.
The world's largest crypto exchange targets a $528bn illicit-finance stream by partnering with a specialist anti-trafficking NGO.
Fintech
AI & ML
Energy

Gold hits $380bn H1 record as central banks and AI demand diverge

WGC data shows gold's H1 2026 value hitting a record $380bn, as AI-driven electronics demand and central bank buying offset a jewellery slump.
WGC data shows gold's H1 2026 value hitting a record $380bn, as AI-driven electronics demand and central bank buying offset a jewellery slump.
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