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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 →

Microsoft Shows Windows AI Agents With Nvidia-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra

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Microsoft Shows Windows AI Agents With Nvidia-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft used its Windows and Surface event to show how Copilot agents could work with local files while introducing a premium Surface Laptop Ultra built on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip.

#Microsoft Windows #Copilot #Surface Laptop Ultra

October 8, 2026Read More →

Cybersecurity buyers use 39 September deals to fill AI and OT gaps

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Cybersecurity buyers use 39 September deals to fill AI and OT gaps

SecurityWeek counted 39 cybersecurity M&A deals in September, with buyers using acquisitions to add OT visibility, AI-security controls, offensive-testing scale, sovereign-technology work and compliance reach.

#cybersecurity #M&A #Dragos

October 8, 2026Read More →

Philippines DICT Chief Stays At Work Amid Resignation Report

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Philippines DICT Chief Stays At Work Amid Resignation Report

DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said he remains focused on the department’s work after a report claimed he had resigned or been forced to resign, while platform-safety and public Wi-Fi issues remain active.

#DICT #Henry Aguda #platform safety

October 7, 2026Read More →

Singapore Online Shoppers Rank Lowest For Savvy Buying In Southeast Asia

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Singapore Online Shoppers Rank Lowest For Savvy Buying In Southeast Asia

A Cube-Lazada study covered by Asian Business Review found only 9% of Singapore online shoppers qualify as savvy, with marketplace exposure and purchase protection among the main gaps.

#Singapore e commerce #online shopping #Lazada

October 7, 2026Read More →

Saudi World Cup Contractor Hack Exposes 1.5 Million Files, Cyber Group Says

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Saudi World Cup Contractor Hack Exposes 1.5 Million Files, Cyber Group Says

A cyber monitor identified a breach at a Saudi construction consortium linked to Jeddah Central Stadium, with about 17 terabytes of project and employee data reportedly stolen.

#cybersecurity #Saudi Arabia #World Cup 2034

October 7, 2026Read More →

Hamilton County Schools Starts K-12 Quantum Curriculum With TN QuantumWorks

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Hamilton County Schools Starts K-12 Quantum Curriculum With TN QuantumWorks

Hamilton County Schools is using TN QuantumWorks curriculum from Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative and Thinking Media to introduce quantum concepts across grade levels as EPB adds a $22 million quantum computer.

#quantum education #Hamilton County Schools #TN QuantumWorks

October 7, 2026Read More →

SUBCO Weighs Australia Cable Ship As Repair Capacity Shifts Toward 2030

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SUBCO Weighs Australia Cable Ship As Repair Capacity Shifts Toward 2030

SUBCO is considering an uncrewed survey vessel and a US$165 million cable-laying ship as Australia looks for more certain submarine cable survey and repair capacity beyond 2030.

#submarine cables #Australia connectivity #SUBCO

October 7, 2026Read More →

Nettle Raises $4.8 Million To Expand AI Insurance Inspections

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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.

#Nettle #insurance technology #MTech Capital

October 7, 2026Read More →

Alliance Backs Kenya’s Cloud9 With $500,000 for Cross-Border Payments

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Alliance Backs Kenya’s Cloud9 With $500,000 for Cross-Border Payments

Alliance invested $500,000 in Kenyan fintech Cloud9 as the company expands from digital banking into cross-border payments, stablecoin settlement and business accounts after two acquisitions.

#Cloud9 #Alliance #fintech

October 7, 2026Read More →