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19 min agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 29 min agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 3h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 3h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 3h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 3h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 9h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 10h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 10h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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20 Sep OtherHolcim Invests in Nanolike to Connect Global Silos

Holcim acquires about 20% of French firm Nanolike to connect over 3,000 concrete plant silos globally using remote fill-level sensors.

20 Sep Environmental MonitoringMarsden Moor Launches Smart Wildfire Detection Initiative

The National Trust is installing hundreds of wildfire sensors across 150 hectares of Marsden Moor to alert firefighters to gas changes.

20 Sep Environmental MonitoringMyRadar’s Wildfire Detection Project Secures Funding

Orlando-based MyRadar secures $1.2 million in crowdfunding and a $650,000 NOAA grant to advance compact satellites for early wildfire detection.

20 Sep EnergyJordan is Digitizing its Power Grid with Jepco and Itron

Jepco integrates Itron's platform to manage data from over 1.5 million smart meters in Jordan, aiming to improve regional energy security.

20 Sep WasteWaste Robotics Secures $7M for AI Sorting Expansion

Canadian firm Waste Robotics raises $7 million from Mirova and Fondaction to expand its AI sorting robots across North America and Europe.

13 Sep Mobility and TrafficSheffield Monitors Air Quality with VivaCity

Sheffield City Council partners with VivaCity to deploy 17 sensors monitoring traffic and air quality over three years for its Clean Air Zone.

13 Sep Smart CityOrange Business Launches Smart City Platform in KAFD

Orange Business partners with KAFD DMC to develop a smart city platform in Saudi Arabia's KAFD district to optimize energy and water supply.

13 Sep Environmental MonitoringManhattan Installs Noise Cameras to Combat Car Rumble

Manhattan's Upper West Side deploys its first two noise cameras to ticket loud vehicles exceeding 85 decibels, with fines starting at $800.

13 Sep Mobility and TrafficCommsignia Secures $15M in Series B for V2X Road Safety Tech

Commsignia raises $15 million in Series B funding to improve global road safety through communication between vehicles and infrastructure.

13 Sep EnergyXcel Energy Launches Wisconsin Smart Meter Initiative

Xcel Energy begins installing over 260,000 smart electricity meters across Wisconsin by 2025 to provide real-time energy usage data.

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