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Xentra, a Leeds-based digital security startup providing cybersecurity, safeguarding and compliance solutions to SMEs, has secured a €3.18 million (£2.7 million) investment from the Maven VCTs and NPIF II – Maven Equity Finance to support its next phase of growth. This investment will enable the business to strengthen its senior leadership team, accelerate customer acquisition…

SAN JOSE — A San Jose neighborhood group is questioning a downtown apartment project that is tied to a deal that includes the city’s purchase of a historic building. City planners on Wednesday delayed their approval of the housing proposal, which would produce 276 units. Real estate firm Urban Catalyst, owner of the Knox-Goodrich building…

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DefenceTech startups Quantum Systems and Destinus are among the technology companies selected as founding members of the newly established EU–Ukraine Drone Alliance, a European Commission-backed initiative designed to accelerate cooperation on drone and counter-drone technologies. The pair are the startup highlights among the nine European founding members, which also include Croatian drone technology startup ORQA,…

Saab beat second-quarter earnings expectations on Friday as Europe’s rearmament drive pushed the Swedish defense group’s order backlog to another record high. CEO Micael Johansson said European governments must fundamentally rethink how they buy weapons, moving away from fragmented national procurement toward long-term partnerships with industry. It comes as European governments race to turn defense…