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Real Estate
Sustainability
Property

Link Developments launches 200ha smart city in Abuja Free Trade Zone

City Walk Abuja positions Nigeria's capital as West Africa's next gateway for international capital and smart urban development.
City Walk Abuja positions Nigeria's capital as West Africa's next gateway for international capital and smart urban development.
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Quantum

UAE's digital trust gap opens a new frontier for cybersecurity

With 63% of Emiratis reporting hacking or data theft, the UAE's digital engagement surge is forcing security to the centre of the consumer economy.
With 63% of Emiratis reporting hacking or data theft, the UAE's digital engagement surge is forcing security to the centre of the consumer economy.
Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability

GIP-BlackRock acquires Summit Ridge in US solar consolidation bet

BlackRock's infrastructure arm takes a majority stake in Summit Ridge Energy, betting on US power-demand growth and solar market consolidation.
BlackRock's infrastructure arm takes a majority stake in Summit Ridge Energy, betting on US power-demand growth and solar market consolidation.
Automotive
Transportation & Logistics
Energy

HERE Technologies and JLR expand EV charging data tie-up

Real-time charge-point integration rolls out to existing JLR fleets, testing whether premium automotive brands can own the EV charging stack.
Real-time charge-point integration rolls out to existing JLR fleets, testing whether premium automotive brands can own the EV charging stack.
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Scytale wins Frost & Sullivan GRC award as AI agents reshape compliance

Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
Agentic AI is turning compliance from a periodic audit ritual into continuous, intelligence-led risk management across 60-plus frameworks.
Aerospace
Transportation & Logistics

Zhuhai airport targets GBA's $41bn airspace with drone training push

A cross-border UAV pilot programme signals the Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy is becoming a serious talent and capital frontier.
A cross-border UAV pilot programme signals the Greater Bay Area's low-altitude economy is becoming a serious talent and capital frontier.
Robotics
Media & Publishing
Transportation & Logistics

zSpace AR/VR platform anchors Poland's Laboratorium 4.0 workforce hub

Warsaw's new immersive career centre uses glasses-free AR/VR to pipeline students into advanced manufacturing, robotics and logistics roles.
Warsaw's new immersive career centre uses glasses-free AR/VR to pipeline students into advanced manufacturing, robotics and logistics roles.
Fintech
AI & ML
Cybersecurity

LeapXpert raises $180m to govern AI-era enterprise messaging

A $180m growth round backs LeapXpert's bet that governed WhatsApp and Signal conversations are the next frontier of enterprise intelligence.
A $180m growth round backs LeapXpert's bet that governed WhatsApp and Signal conversations are the next frontier of enterprise intelligence.
Fintech
Wellbeing

UK mutuals trade body warns red tape is stifling financial resilience

The Association of Financial Mutuals calls for capital reform and deregulation to close three costly gaps in UK financial resilience.
The Association of Financial Mutuals calls for capital reform and deregulation to close three costly gaps in UK financial resilience.
Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Skyro launches digital credit line to bridge SEA's finance gap

The Philippine fintech's 100,000-user pilot signals a QR-native credit model that could reframe financial inclusion across Southeast Asia.
The Philippine fintech's 100,000-user pilot signals a QR-native credit model that could reframe financial inclusion across Southeast Asia.
Defence
Aerospace
Energy

Factorial and Tulip extend solid-state battery gains from road to UAV

Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.
Factorial's solid-state cells delivered 30%-plus range gains in drone flight tests, pointing battery constraints as the next frontier for UAV performance.
Energy
Real Estate
Sustainability

General Fusion lists on Nasdaq as first public fusion energy company

The Canadian MTF pioneer enters public markets with $150m to hit key technical milestones by 2028, as fusion moves from lab curiosity to investable asset
The Canadian MTF pioneer enters public markets with $150m to hit key technical milestones by 2028, as fusion moves from lab curiosity to investable asset
Transportation & Logistics
Sustainability
Energy

UNDP and TAILG team up to electrify Africa's two-wheeler market

A UNDP-backed MOU with Chinese EV maker TAILG targets Africa's petrol-to-electric mobility shift via solar-integrated charging infrastructure.
A UNDP-backed MOU with Chinese EV maker TAILG targets Africa's petrol-to-electric mobility shift via solar-integrated charging infrastructure.
Defence
Aerospace
AI & ML

Dassault and Harmattan AI fly NAMIB EW payload with Rafale fighter

A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
A Rafale F4 and an autonomous drone equipped with a new electronic warfare payload completed a joint strike-simulation flight, blurring the line between manned
Energy
Space
Defence

NDBI secures third patent for nuclear diamond battery platform

Nuclear Diamond Batteries bolsters IP across its full stack, from carbon nanomaterial synthesis to power conversion, targeting space and defence markets.
Nuclear Diamond Batteries bolsters IP across its full stack, from carbon nanomaterial synthesis to power conversion, targeting space and defence markets.
Defence
Aerospace

ParaZero accelerates active counter-FPV drone shields for vehicles

Israel's ParaZero pitches its net-based DefendAir platform as the answer to low-cost FPV drones dismantling legacy armour economics.
Israel's ParaZero pitches its net-based DefendAir platform as the answer to low-cost FPV drones dismantling legacy armour economics.
Sustainability
Real Estate
Energy

InstallatørGruppen major shareholder restructures 49% stake

FSN Capital moves its 148m-share block into a Jersey holding company weeks after the Danish installer's Nasdaq Copenhagen debut.
FSN Capital moves its 148m-share block into a Jersey holding company weeks after the Danish installer's Nasdaq Copenhagen debut.
Aerospace
Defence
Space

Firefly Aerospace wins $13m NASA JPL deal to build Mars aeroshell

A JPL subcontract for the SkyFall mission marks Firefly's first commercial-speed composite technology transfer from Moon to Mars.
A JPL subcontract for the SkyFall mission marks Firefly's first commercial-speed composite technology transfer from Moon to Mars.
Energy
AI & ML

General Fusion goes public via SPAC with $150m to chase fusion milestone

The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
The Canadian fusion pioneer's Nasdaq listing marks a rare public-markets bet on commercial fusion energy reaching key milestones by 2028.
Robotics
Transportation & Logistics

HII expands ROMULUS USV network with Halimar Gulf Coast shipyard

America's largest military shipbuilder scales distributed autonomous-vessel production across Louisiana, signalling a new model for defence-industrial surge capacity.
America's largest military shipbuilder scales distributed autonomous-vessel production across Louisiana, signalling a new model for defence-industrial surge capacity.
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