Economy

#NeoFleet Capital #mobility finance #taxi fleets

NeoFleet Raises $4 Million to Expand Taxi-Fleet Financing

NeoFleet Capital secured a $4 million pre-seed round to scale a taxi-fleet financing model that combines vehicle credit, telematics, insurance and operating controls across Africa and other emerging markets.

October 9, 2026Read More →

Nettle Raises $4.8 Million To Expand AI Insurance Inspections

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#Nettle #insurance technology #MTech Capital

Nettle Raises $4.8 Million To Expand AI Insurance Inspections

Irish-founded Nettle raised a $4.8 million seed round led by MTech Capital to expand its AI insurance inspection platform across the US and Europe.

October 7, 2026Read More →

Finland Halts Work at Two Google Data-Centre Sites

#Google #data centres #Finland

Finland Halts Work at Two Google Data-Centre Sites

Finland’s environmental supervisor ordered preparatory work to stop at Google-linked data-centre sites in Muhos and Kajaani while Tuike Finland answers questions over forest clearance and environmental assessment requirements.

October 7, 2026Read More →

Power Mac Center Opens iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders Across Philippines

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Power Mac Center Opens iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders Across Philippines

Power Mac Center opened nationwide iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders through store counters, its website and Lazada, with location-specific finance offers and six midnight pickup events tied to the Oct. 15 cutoff.

#Power Mac Center #iPhone 18 Pro #Apple retail

October 5, 2026Read More →

Simple Energy Round Lifts Indian Startup Funding To $233.6 Million

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#Indian startups #startup funding #Simple Energy

Simple Energy Round Lifts Indian Startup Funding To $233.6 Million

Indian startups raised $233.6 million across 16 deals between September 28 and October 2, with Simple Energy’s $180 million Series C accounting for most of the weekly funding total.

October 3, 2026Read More →

007 First Light DLC Adds New Missions, Photo Mode And 700-Plus Fixes

#007 First Light #IO Interactive #gaming

007 First Light DLC Adds New Missions, Photo Mode And 700-Plus Fixes

IO Interactive’s free Extended Operations DLC for 007 First Light adds New Game Plus, Photo Mode, new TacSim content and more than 700 fixes and improvements.

October 2, 2026Read More →

Hertha Metals Raises $133.65 Million for U.S. High-Purity Iron Plant

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#Hertha Metals #high purity iron #rare earth magnets

Hertha Metals Raises $133.65 Million for U.S. High-Purity Iron Plant

Hertha Metals plans a 10,000-ton U.S. plant for high-purity iron and steel after raising $133.65 million, including $65 million in federal backing for rare-earth magnet feedstock.

September 30, 2026Read More →

Spinny IPO Plan Puts ₹3,000 Cr Used-Car Bet Before Public Markets

#Spinny #IPO #India startups

Spinny IPO Plan Puts ₹3,000 Cr Used-Car Bet Before Public Markets

Spinny has pre-filed for a planned IPO of ₹2,500 Cr to ₹3,000 Cr, testing investor appetite for India’s online used-car platforms as losses narrow but profitability remains the main hurdle.

September 29, 2026Read More →

Nigeria Mini-Grids Face Financing Test After 180 Solar Sites Built

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INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRAINT:

Nigeria Mini-Grids Face Financing Test After 180 Solar Sites Built

Nigeria’s solar mini-grid market has proven deployments across 23 states, but currency pressure, bank-loan constraints and a new $300 million fund will decide whether the model can scale.

#Nigeria #mini grids #renewable energy

September 28, 2026Read More →

Shielded Bitcoin Paper Tests Private BTC Payments Without Rule Change

EconomyAnalysis

#Bitcoin #Zcash #cryptocurrency privacy

Shielded Bitcoin Paper Tests Private BTC Payments Without Rule Change

Researchers proposed a Zcash-style private payment layer for Bitcoin, but the design still leaves deposits, withdrawals, fee visibility and verification outside Bitcoin’s base rules.

September 26, 2026Read More →

Oman, Botswana Sign Nine-Agreement Economic Package