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EV Charging1,500 New Public EV Chargers Coming to Oxfordshire in Largest County Rollout to Date

Oxfordshire awards Connected Kerb and EZ-Charge contracts to deploy 1,500 public EV chargers, doubling county capacity with £3.6m LEVI funding.

 WasteWhy AI Alone Won’t Stop The £4.7m Laughing Gas Blast Problem At UK Waste Plants

Veolia reports over £4.7m in blast damage from discarded laughing gas canisters at UK waste plants, as operators push for retail sales bans.

 Environmental MonitoringNew Zealand’s Waitangi Forest Gets First AI-Powered Wildfire Sensor Network

Spark and Dryad deploy New Zealand's first AI wildfire sensor network at Waitangi Forest, with 250 solar IoT sensors for early fire detection

 Street LightingSchréder Absorbs EdgeMachines to Embed Edge AI Into Urban Lighting

Schréder acquires EdgeMachines to bring edge AI urban sensing in-house, serving 20+ cities via existing street lighting infrastructure with no new network investment.

 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.

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