Our Scans · (LF.17) Partnerships for the Goals · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• [New] Beyond the headline verticals, Qualcomm announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Snap Inc. to power future generations of Snap's Specs smart eyewear using Snapdragon technology - Snap's Specs Inc. subsidiary plans to launch advanced consumer eyewear later in 2026. investing.com
• [New] Australia's largest-ever defence investment is expected to be a fleet of at least eight submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology provided through the AUKUS partnership with the United States and Britain. Military.com
• [New] Mars and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) have today announced a five-year strategic partnership (2025-2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador across their shared cocoa supply chain. CNS Media
• [New] The open OEM partnership model, while commercially rational, creates potential supply chain visibility that adversary intelligence services could exploit to assess U.S. production capacity and deployment timelines. Drone Warfare
• [New] The DFT-Powerus partnership suggests a deliberate U.S. industry response to the observed gap between current counter-UAS fielding timelines and the accelerating pace of adversary drone innovation, particularly one-way attack and loitering munition threats targeting Group 1-3 UAS categories. Drone Warfare
• [New] Snap's partnership with Niantic Spatial for location-based AR experiences demonstrates they understand that killer AR applications will be contextual and socially-connected-which plays directly into their core competency as a social platform. Next Reality
• [New] A national Parking Platform will make life simpler for motorists and end parking app frustrations, and a new Google Maps partnership will give passengers real-time bus tracking in both cities and rural areas. UKAuthority
• [New] Canada's leadership and investments in Arctic security will strengthen its defence partnership with the US and its role in NATO. Macdonald-Laurier Institute
• [New] Google will continue to use future generations of Xeon processors and co-develop custom infrastructure processing units, extending a partnership focused on AI, inference, and general-purpose cloud workloads. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Heliophysics missions possibly in danger of cancellation include the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which is a partnership with ESA and has provided valuable observations of the sun's activity for 30 years. Scientific American
• [New] Governor Abbott signed SB 2308 in 2025, creating a $50 million public-private partnership - the largest state-funded psychedelic research initiative in U.S. history - focused on FDA-approved clinical trials for ibogaine in opioid use disorders. Psychedelic Beacon
• [New] In partnership with the Swedish Armed Forces and FMV, Saab is developing and deploying an advanced C-UAS system that offers proven, adaptable and cost-efficient layered defence against modern drone threats. Start
• [New] Predictive Analysis: RDS will likely secure at least one publicly announced partnership or contract with a UK or European defence prime integrator, given the timing of its UST ecosystem entry ahead of anticipated NATO procurement cycles in mid-2026. Drone Warfare
• The neobanks that successfully build embedded finance partnership networks in the next five years will have distribution advantages that compound over time. TechBullion
• Google and Intel are deepening their AI infrastructure partnership to co-develop custom chips amid a CPU shortage, per TechCrunch Google and Intel deepen AI infrastructure partnership, which could alleviate some of the pressures seen in Motorola's price hikes. Coaio Limited
• DoorDash and Wing have announced a new partnership that will allow users in metro Atlanta to have food delivered by drone. Engadget
• On the infrastructure side, Microsoft will build out Azure GPU-based AI services in partnership with Sakura Internet and SoftBank's telecom arm, with all data remaining in Japan. Explore with me! -> Come and explore with me
• All LTAs will benefit from 'Project Coral', a shared technology solution for integrated contactless PAYG on bus services led by Transport for West Midlands with department funding and developed in partnership with major bus operators and Midlands Connect. GOV.UK
• Prime Data Centers announced plans for a €6 billion campus in partnership with Brunswick Real Estate, with a projected IT capacity of 550 MW. DataCenterKnowledge
• Australia and Canada have teamed up on climate action, signing a new Clean Energy Partnership that aims to maximise economic opportunities of 'clean energy' while addressing the significant challenge of climate change. Westpac IQ

Last updated: 20 April 2026