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Can #Europe move from boutique satellites to factory cadence? 🇪🇺
#France is betting on a startup in Toulouse: U-Space’s “U-Zine” line is a test of whether Europe can build a satellite a week and a real space industrial base.
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#SpaceTech #IndustrialPolicy
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November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Singapore just turned itself into the world’s testnet for tokenised money. 🇸🇬

MAS is wiring together wholesale CBDC, tokenised MAS bills, deposit tokens and regulated stablecoins into one programmable stack.

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#fintech #CBDC #stablecoins #TechNews
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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Copper vs. silver in solar ⚡️
ARENA backs #SunDrive with A$25.3m to scale copper-plated cells to a 300 MW tool—targeting ~17% module cost cuts and +0.4–0.5% efficiency. Deep dive: climatetech.industryexaminer.com/sundrive-cop...
#Solar #PV #Climatetech #Copper #Manufacturing #TechNews
Copper is coming for solar’s silver habit - ClimateTech Industry Examiner
Australia’s ARENA has committed up to A$25.3 million to SunDrive to move its silver-free copper metallization from a pilot line in South Sydney to a 300 MW
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November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Explainable > black box. ACE could give #longevity its first regulator-friendly ageing readout: pathway-level features, pre-specified Context of Use, and a credible validation plan. Our take
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#TechNews #biomarkers #ExplainableAI #RegulatoryScience #Biotech
The explainable aging clock regulators might actually like - Biotech Industry Examiner
A new bioRxiv preprint introduces ACE—Aging Cell Embeddings—an explainable, deep-generative model that claims to pull out universal transcriptional signatures
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November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Agronomy-as-API: Syngenta opens Cropwise to third-party devs (models + remote sensing). Distribution (~70M ha) + consent-first data could shift the “farm OS” balance. Full analysis: agtech.industryexaminer.com/syngenta-cro...

#AgTech #APIs #FarmData #EUDataAct #DeveloperPlatform #TechNews
Open fields: Syngenta turns Cropwise into a developer platform - Agtech Industry Examiner
Syngenta just flipped a key switch: its Cropwise digital suite—used across tens of millions of hectares—now has an “Open Platform” […]
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November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Europe just put sovereignty into satellite-to-smartphone: Vodafone × AST plan a D2D network with a German ops hub + command switch, targeting 2026. Read: spacetech.industryexaminer.com/spacetech-eu...
#SpaceTech #D2D #5G #TechNews #SatellitePhone
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November 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Ripple raises $500m at $40bn—a wager on stablecoin rails (RLUSD + prime + custody + treasury). Not hype. Plumbing. Read: fintech.industryexaminer.com/ripple-500m-...
#Fintech #Stablecoins #Payments #Treasury #CryptoPolicy #InstitutionalCrypto #B2BFintech #CrossBorder #Infrastructure #TechNews
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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AI clusters create fast load swings. Can nickel-zinc UPS batteries smooth spikes and cover ride-through in one cabinet? We examine the engineering and the trade-offs.
Full analysis: climatetech.industryexaminer.com/nickel-zinc-...

#ClimateTech #UPS #AI #DataCenters #TechNews #BatteryTech #Battery
Pulse power for the AI era: nickel-zinc steps into the data-center spotlight - ClimateTech Industry Examiner
On November 3, 2025 (PT), Oregon-based ZincFive announced BC 2 AI, a nickel-zinc (NiZn) UPS battery cabinet built specifically for AI data-center power
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November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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• Deal terms are the new GLP-1 moat. Pfizer challenges Novo’s Metsera bid over a 30-month clock + tight covenants. Our analysis: 🔗 biotech.industryexaminer.com/the-obesity-...
#GLP1 #Biotech #MergersAndAcquisitions #Antitrust #PharmaStrategy #TechNews
The obesity wars go to court: Pfizer says Novo’s Metsera bid is a moat, not a merger - Biotech Industry Examiner
As the GLP-1 gold rush enters its most aggressive phase, a bidding war for a small New York biotech has morphed into a live test of how deal terms can shape
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November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Seeds are the new chips. China’s spy warning makes parent seeds and field-trial data a national-security issue.
Our deep dive:
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#AgTech #Seeds #Biotech #DataSecurity #FieldTrials #SupplyChain #Investing #TechNews
Seeds are the new chips: Why China’s spy warning turns farm data into national security - Agtech Industry Examiner
China’s spy agency has singled out grain data and parent seeds as targets for foreign espionage. For investors and founders, […]
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November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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PayPal will bring its wallet—and buyer protection—into ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout. The real moat isn’t the model; it’s disputes, refunds, and trust when a purchase happens inside a chat
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#fintech #payments #AI #ecommerce #ChatGPT #AgenticCheckout #TechNews
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October 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Mazama Energy logged 331°C in an enhanced geothermal system at Newberry, Oregon. The prize: firm, 24/7 clean power with far higher watts per well. The catch: materials + reservoir at >400°C
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#ClimateTech #Geothermal #EGS #AI #TechNews
The 331°C well that turns AI’s power problem into a geology problem - ClimateTech Industry Examiner
The record grabbed headlines: Mazama Energy says it has created the hottest enhanced-geothermal system (EGS) to date, logging 629°F (331°C) at the bottom of a
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October 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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#Intellia has paused two Phase 3 ATTR studies after a Hy’s-law-like liver signal. The core question: product-specific risk or platform overhang for in-vivo editing? Here’s the investor read + what to watch next:
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#Biotech #CRISPR #ClinicalTrials #TechNews
Intellia’s gene-editing drug faces a liver-safety test as Phase 3 trials pause - Biotech Industry Examiner
Standfirst: A hospitalised patient with a Hy’s-law-like profile has forced Intellia to pause two late-stage CRISPR studies in ATTR amyloidosis. The central
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October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Korea’s agrivoltaics push isn’t about panels—it’s land classification + tenure.
8→23-yr permits, district siting, farmer revenue-sharing, monthly imagery checks (5× fines on abuse).
That’s project-finance math.
Read: agtech.industryexaminer.com/south-korea-...

#Agrivoltaics #AgTech #TechNews
South Korea’s agrivoltaics moment is a land-classification story, not a solar story - Agtech Industry Examiner
Seoul is moving to normalise “solar-over-crops” with a special law drafted this year and targeted for enactment in H1 2026. […]
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October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Europe just created a space “prime.” The real moat isn’t size—it’s standards (common buses, unified ground, faster cadence). Big upside if ESA/EU design open, competitive procurement; real risk if integration drags
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#SpaceTech #Satellites #ESA #TechNews
Europe just built a space “prime.” The moat is standards, not scale - Spacetech Industry Examiner
Europe has finally done what many in the industry said was inevitable. On Thursday, October 23 (Pacific), Airbus, Thales and Leonardo said they will fold
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October 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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AI agents that pay: Coinbase’s Payments MCP + x402 brings metered APIs, instant settlement and KYA controls. Interop with cards/bank rails keeps CFOs happy. Our analysis → fintech.industryexaminer.com/coinbase-pay...

#Fintech #Payments #AIagents #APIs #TechNews #PayTech
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October 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Meta just bought the attributes of green iron—not the metal. Electra’s EACs bring book-and-claim to steel and could fund FOAK plants. CBAM still counts physical emissions. Read: climatetech.industryexaminer.com/meta-just-pu...
#ClimateTech #GreenSteel #TechNews #CarbonTech
Meta just put a price on “green iron.” Here’s why that could change heavy industry - ClimateTech Industry Examiner
On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (Pacific), Meta did something deceptively simple: it agreed to buy the first environmental-attribute credits (EACs) tied to
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October 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Great science, thin oxygen. Our feature on Galapagos’ wind-down explains Europe’s CGT bottlenecks: decentralised GMP, Hospital Exemption, and payment lag. What must change next: biotech.industryexaminer.com/galapagos-ce...
#CGT #Biotech #TechNews
Galapagos quits cell therapy. Europe’s CGT reckoning begins. - Biotech Industry Examiner
Late on Monday night in California — 10:30 p.m. PT on October 20 — Galapagos said it intends to wind down its cell-therapy business after a months-long sale
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October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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China skipped U.S. soy in September. That rewires farm economics: basis + timing > board price. Storage, moisture control, crush access = real ROI. Read our analysis ⤵︎
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#AgTech #Soybeans #GrainMarkets #Logistics
China’s zero-U.S.-soy September is a turning point for agtech - Agtech Industry Examiner
China imported no U.S. soybeans in September—the first monthly zero since 2018—even as its total soybean imports hit the second-highest […]
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October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Conditional ≠ open. The OCC’s nod to #Erebor reads like a template for digital-asset banking: capital, BSA/AML, vendor risk, resilience—then FDIC + Fed. Our breakdown: fintech.industryexaminer.com/occ-erebor-c... #fintech #banking #OCC #FDIC #TechNews
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October 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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A CO₂ tender rides behind a port switcher, scrubbing diesel exhaust and selling the gas. Practical stopgap—or breakthrough? 🔗 climatetech.industryexaminer.com/co2-tender-p...
#ClimateTech #Ports #Rail #AirQuality #CarbonCapture #CarbonTech #TechNews
Can a “CO₂ tender” clean up America’s ports? A Los Angeles switcher will be the first big test - ClimateTech Industry Examiner
Pacific Harbor Line’s new partnership with Remora brings mobile carbon capture to locomotives. If it works, the idea could rewrite the near-term playbook for
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October 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Lila Sciences adds $115M (Series A $350M, >$1.3B). Thesis: AI-run robotic labs that sell discovery capacity to biotech, chips & energy. KPIs to watch: utilisation, cycle time, software→factory conversion. Our take👇
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#Biotech #AI #AutonomousLabs #TechNews
The AI science factory arrives: why Lila’s $1.3bn valuation matters beyond biotech - Biotech Industry Examiner
Lila’s Nvidia-backed raise is about more than money. It is an attempt to industrialise discovery—and to sell it as capacity to pharma, chipmakers and energy
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October 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Per-plant AI spraying is here. We unpack the economics, rival approaches, and the compliance moat (decision logging under EU AI rules).
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#Agtech #PrecisionAg #RegTech #TechNews
Centimetre Instead of Acres: Ecorobotix’s $150m Push to Rethink Crop Care - Agtech Industry Examiner
A Swiss start-up’s funding coup hints at the next competitive front in farm inputs: centimetre‑scale application, compliance-ready data logs and […]
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October 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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NASA is leaning into hosted-orbital testing: $5.1m for microgravity crystal growth (semiconductor R&D) and $2.5m for an in-orbit RDRE demo (target ~2026). One small platform, two frontiers—manufacturing + propulsion
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#SpaceTech #RDRE #Microgravity #Tech
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October 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Revolut’s India launch is a stress test for “super-app” economics on UPI. Zero MDR on bank UPI, small interchange on wallet-on-UPI, and a front-end duopoly. Our take: the only path is high-ticket wallet flows + cross-border utility
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#UPI #Fintech #India
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October 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM