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Prevalon Energy and Anchorage Digital add Strategy's preferred stock instrument to corporate treasuries

Two companies have disclosed holdings in Strategy's bitcoin-linked credit instrument at a corporate treasury conference in Las Vegas

Kraken launches end-to-end service for cryptocurrency protocol teams

The exchange said Kraken 360 bundles listings, custody, liquidity and staking support into a single coordinated offering

Voice AI platforms face scrutiny over performance claims at scale, Deepgram says

The speech AI company said independent benchmarks testing platforms at thousands of concurrent connections do not exist

Google Photos adds AI-powered Ask button for image search and editing

The feature uses Gemini models to let users ask questions about their photo libraries

Microsoft survey finds 91% of people worry about AI harms as teen exposure to online risks rises

The company marked Safer Internet Day by publishing research spanning ten years and more than 130,000 interviews across 37 countries

Facebook adds animated profile pictures

Meta AI features let users animate profile photos and restyle posts.

Fitbit expands personal health coach to more countries

Starting today the personal health coach public preview will roll out to more Premium users.

Microsoft warns enterprises to treat AI agents like employees in new security report

The company said 29% of workers have turned to unsanctioned AI agents, raising governance and security concerns

Sky offers streaming bundle as HBO Max readies UK & Ireland launch

Sky goes for bundles as HBO Max set to arrive in UK & Ireland, with the broadcaster offering savings for its Ultimate TV customers.

Canva says Valentine’s Day is getting bigger

More people are using design tools to mark romantic and platonic connections, that's according to Canva's data.

SHEIN boasts support for its suppliers through SCEP investments

SHEIN says it has deployed more than US$42 million through its Supplier Community Empowerment Program to upgrade factories and support workers.

Vonage and C3 AI team up to support services in the field

Vonage and C3 AI have launched C3 AI Field Services, integrating AI agents with Vonage communications and network APIs for mobile field operations.

Experian and Snowflake announce collab to integrate tools

Experian has launched an integration that runs its Aperture Data Studio on Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud.

Insuranse AI firm ManageMy raises $45m in funding round

ManageMy said the funding will accelerate its AI-driven insurance platform and expansion.

Palo Alto Networks bolsters cyber-sec unit as it completes CyberArk acquisition

Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of CyberArk, adding the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to its offering.

Temu partners with DEKRA to bolster product safety testing on its marketplace

The online retailer says it will double its $100 million compliance investment in 2026

Tether launches public directory tracking real-world use of its stablecoin

The company says USD₮ has a market capitalisation of $186 billion and is used across payments, trading and remittances

Wolfspeed deploys AI across factory operations using Snowflake platform

The silicon carbide chipmaker says it is using predictive and generative AI agents to improve manufacturing performance and cut costs

OpenAI says its Codex AI agent wrote every line of code in new product repository

A small team of engineers guided the tool through roughly 1,500 pull requests over five months, the company claims

Google reshapes advertising and shopping tools around AI for 2026

The tech giant says it is testing sponsored ad formats in AI Mode and rolling out agent-powered checkout with major retailers.