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Universal Quantum Raises $100 Million for Trapped-Ion Computing Expansion

Universal Quantum raised more than $100 million in a Series A round to commercialise trapped-ion quantum products and expand in Singapore, the US, Japan and Germany.

#Universal Quantum #quantum computing #Series A

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Neela Raises £2.1M To Pilot Waste-To-SAF Biotech

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Neela Raises £2.1M To Pilot Waste-To-SAF Biotech

Cambridge startup Neela Biotech raised £2.1m to move its AI-guided microbial waste-to-SAF process from lab work into pilot trials at an existing biogas plant over the next two years.

#sustainable aviation fuel #biotech startups #climate tech

October 10, 2026Read More →

India and Saudi Arabia Put Port Investment Talks on Strategic Maritime Route

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India and Saudi Arabia Put Port Investment Talks on Strategic Maritime Route

India and Saudi Arabia discussed possible Saudi participation in Vadhavan and Galathea Bay port projects, linking Gulf trade, container transshipment and maritime capacity building.

#India #Saudi Arabia #Vadhavan Port

October 9, 2026Read More →

MIT Expands STEM Workforce Training Through AI And Design Programs

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MIT Expands STEM Workforce Training Through AI And Design Programs

MIT for America will scale existing university education programs nationwide, combining calculus support, responsible AI resources and hands-on fabrication to address STEM workforce access gaps.

#STEM education #workforce training #MIT

October 9, 2026Read More →

Google Maps Expands Restaurant Search Into Food Ordering

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Google Maps Expands Restaurant Search Into Food Ordering

Google Maps is adding more dining workflow features, with Gemini-powered Ask Maps ordering links through Toast, Square and Uber Eats plus city trend lists and practical restaurant review signals.

#Google Maps #Gemini #AI search

October 9, 2026Read More →

Lumio Raises $12 Million To Expand Its Consumer-Electronics Portfolio

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Lumio Raises $12 Million To Expand Its Consumer-Electronics Portfolio

Lumio raised a $12 million Series A led by Blume Ventures to add products, software, offline retail and support capacity for its smart TV, projector and speaker business.

#Lumio #consumer electronics #Series A

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Apple Touchscreen MacBook Report Points To Late-October Hardware Slate

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Apple Touchscreen MacBook Report Points To Late-October Hardware Slate

Apple is reportedly preparing a late-October touchscreen MacBook debut alongside an OLED iPad Mini and M6 updates for the entry-level MacBook Pro and iMac.

#Apple #MacBook #iPad Mini

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Australia Health Data Modernisation Reaches $32.8 Million on Google Cloud

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Australia Health Data Modernisation Reaches $32.8 Million on Google Cloud

Australia’s Health department has lifted disclosed spending on a Google Cloud data and analytics modernisation program to $32.8 million across Accenture, NTT, Deloitte and Google contracts.

#Google Cloud #public sector IT #data modernisation

October 9, 2026Read More →

Kioxia LD4 E1.L SSD Targets Dense 1U Hyperscale Storage

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Kioxia LD4 E1.L SSD Targets Dense 1U Hyperscale Storage

Kioxia’s LD4 Series brings BiCS FLASH generation 8 QLC NAND into the E1.L form factor, starting with 15.36TB and 30.72TB models for read-intensive hyperscale servers while the architecture is validated up to 122.88TB.

#cloud infrastructure #NVMe SSDs #Kioxia

October 9, 2026Read More →

NeoFleet Raises $4 Million to Expand Taxi-Fleet Financing

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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.

#NeoFleet Capital #mobility finance #taxi fleets

October 9, 2026Read More →

Brahma AI Raises US$150 Million Toward Digital-Human Launch

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Brahma AI Raises US$150 Million Toward Digital-Human Launch

Brahma AI raised US$150 million through preferred shares, including US$100 million from Multiples Alternate Asset Management, to expand an enterprise AI content platform and prepare interactive digital humans.

#Brahma AI #digital humans #enterprise AI

October 8, 2026Read More →

OKX Draws Circle and Ripple Backing at $25 Billion Valuation

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OKX Draws Circle and Ripple Backing at $25 Billion Valuation

OKX took undisclosed new investment from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered’s venture arm and Qube Research as it pushes beyond exchange trading into tokenized shares, stablecoins and consumer finance.

#OKX #Circle #Ripple

October 8, 2026Read More →