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Britain’s energy technology sector is entering a more concentrated phase of investment, with storage, electric vehicle charging and grid infrastructure attracting capital even as the number of funding rounds continues to fall. UK Energy Tech companies have raised US$16.4 billion in equity funding to date across 901 funded businesses, according to Tracxn’s Energy Tech UK Report.

Seventy per cent of organizations admit that AI workflows are interacting with sensitive corporate data without full oversight. As regulatory pressure mounts and corporate accountability increases for C-level executives, a lack of data governance and trust is triggering boardroom conflict and executive anxiety over personal liability exposure. New research from Veeam Software show a growing ‘shadow agent’ crisis across EMEA enterprises.

PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening Europe’s autonomous, competitive and resilient access to space. ESA’s selection of PLD Space represents a significant endorsement of the company’s technology roadmap, execution capabilities and role within Europe’s future launch ecosystem.

Gilat Perú has signed an agreement valued at US$14 million with the Regional Government of Ayacucho for the execution of a fiber-optic broadband project in southern Ayacucho under Peru’s Works for Taxes (Obras por Impuestos – OxI) program.

Huawei has officially launched the newest addition to its tri-fold smartphone lineup, the HUAWEI Mate XT 2 | ULTIMATE DESIGN. As the first smartphone to feature the LogicFolding Tau (τ) Chip, the launch marks the chip’s official entry into mass commercial markets. The device highlights Huawei’s continuous innovation and is an example of how the tech leader pushes the boundaries of aesthetics and craftsmanship.

Digital Realty is the world’s largest cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform, operating more than 300 data centres across 55+ metros in over 30 countries on six continents, serving 6,000+ customers on its global data centre platform, PlatformDIGITAL®.

Mexico’s Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) has completed its eighth stratospheric mission with NASA, testing satellite technology designed to strengthen the country’s growing aerospace research capabilities. The EMIDSS-8 experimental suborbital module flew aboard NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program during the FY26 Fall-FTS Campaign from Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Test Flight STF #763 NT remained airborne for six hours over US territory, carrying EMIDSS-8 alongside several scientific experiments.

By Aluízio Ábdom, Commercial and Marketing Director, Engetron What happens when the system created to ensure the continuity of an operation also needs to resist digital threats? This question is becoming increasingly relevant in data centers, industries, hospitals, telecommunications and banks, where a few minutes of unavailability can compromise service, production, revenue and even essential services.