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Mobility and TrafficWollongong Trials Australia’s First Noise Detection Cameras

Wollongong and Sydney's Bayside deploy the SoundVue dual-camera noise detection system in a national trial running through December 2025.

 VideosurveillanceFrench Data Authority Challenges AI Surveillance Compliance

France's CNIL issues formal notices to the interior ministry and six municipalities over non-compliant use of BriefCam AI video surveillance.

 WasteAMP Robotics Raises $91M in Series D to Boost AI-Powered Waste Sorting

AMP Robotics secures $91 million in Series D funding to expand its AI sorting systems and upgrade recycling operations at a Colorado facility.

 Mobility and TrafficMaryland Approves NoTraffic’s AI Traffic Platform for Statewide Rollout

MDOT approves statewide deployment of NoTraffic's AI mobility platform after Baltimore tests, using edge sensors to adjust traffic signals in real time.

 Environmental MonitoringXcel Energy Enhances Wildfire Detection with Pano AI

Xcel Energy is deploying over 50 AI camera stations across nearly a dozen Texas counties to improve wildfire detection and response times.

 Environmental MonitoringAgriSound Wins Innovate UK Grant for Biodiversity Monitoring

York-based AgriSound secures nearly £220,000 from Innovate UK to develop an AI biodiversity monitoring system using solar-powered sensors.

 IoT NetworksEIB Invests €30M in Sateliot for IoT Satellite Connectivity Rollout

The EIB grants €30 million to Spanish startup Sateliot to deploy an IoT satellite network connecting over 8 million devices in remote areas.

 VideosurveillanceTemple University Enhances 1,500 Cameras with AI Weapon Detection

Temple University equips 1,500 security cameras with ZeroEyes AI weapon detection software in Pennsylvania to alert campus police to visible guns.

 Smart GridEQT and GIC to Acquire Majority Stake in UK Smart Meter Specialist Calisen

EQT and GIC agree to buy a majority stake in UK smart meter firm Calisen in a £4 billion deal. The company manages 16…

 WaterDiehl Metering Acquires AI Leak Detection Specialist PREVENTIO

Diehl Metering acquires German startup PREVENTIO to expand its predictive maintenance and AI leak detection for water and heat supply networks.

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