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SecurityICEYE Secures €450M Series F as Demand for Sovereign Radar Intelligence Accelerates

Sovereign satellite radar company ICEYE closes €1B Series F, crosses €250M revenue milestone. European defense demand accelerates space-based intelligence capabilities.

 EV ChargingTelford & Wrekin launches public EV charging rollout across 35 borough car parks

Telford & Wrekin Council launches its biggest-ever EV charging rollout: 200 charge points across 35 car parks, targeting 18,000 tonnes in carbon savings.

 Mobility and TrafficNYC Expands AI Traffic Sensors To 100 Intersections Citywide

NYC scales AI sensors to 100 intersections to track pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles with privacy-protected machine vision for safer streets.

 SecurityImperial Beach Approves Flock Safety ALPR Cameras in Two-Month Sheriff Pilot

Imperial Beach votes for four Flock Safety ALPR cameras in sheriff-led pilot as county surveillance expands.

 WasteSuffolk Drops Curbside Recycling as AI Sorting Takes Over

Suffolk ends curbside recycling July 1 as SPSA and AMP roll out AI sorting across Hampton Roads, targeting 50% landfill diversion.

 JMI Equity Backs SewerAI in AI Push to Fix Aging US Underground Infrastructure

JMI Equity backs SewerAI, an AI platform managing 30,000+ miles of US pipe, as cities face accelerating water and sewer deterioration.

 WaterCorsica Water Authority to Replace 10,000 Mechanical Meters

Corsica's OEHC is replacing 10,000 mechanical water meters with Itron ultrasonic devices to hit a 5 million m³ conservation target by 2035.

 WasteBrussels Extends AI Cleanliness Monitoring with CortexIA to 700 km of Streets

Brussels scales its AI street cleanliness program with CortexIA to 16 trucks across 3 communes, with a region-wide rollout possible by 2027.

 EnergyDutch Energy Optimizer Eddy Grid Raises €7.5M

Utrecht startup Eddy Grid closes a €7.5M round, reaching 500MW under management and becoming the Netherlands largest independent optimizer.

 WaterHunter Water Launches 2,000-Meter Digital Pilot to Curb Losses Across NSW Network

Australia's Hunter Water begins a 2,000-unit NB-IoT metering pilot in Q3 2026, targeting faster leak detection and lower non-revenue water.

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