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Apple expands Manufacturing Academy with virtual courses

Apple launches online training through its Manufacturing Academy to broaden access for U.S. small and medium-sized manufacturers.

OpenAI says enterprise-level AI use is accelerating

OpenAI publishes state of enterprise AI report showing rapid growth in usage, value and integration across large organizations.

Instacart and OpenAI launch integrated grocery shopping in ChatGPT

Instacart and OpenAI are expanding their partnership with an Instacart app inside ChatGPT that supports in-chat grocery browsing, cart building and checkout.

Kraken lists Stable token for trading

Kraken has enabled funding and trading for Stable (STABLE), a Layer 1 blockchain token focused on USDT payments.

Google launches '2025 Year in Search' ... don't panic, it's not 'wrapped' for your browsing history

Google’s 2025 Year in Search film highlights global trends, events and breakthroughs people searched for this year.

Apple Fitness+ is launching in 28 new markets, with AI voice dubbing

Apple Fitness+ will roll out to 28 new markets on December 15, add multilingual dubbing and introduce K-Pop playlists.

Microsoft Research outlines AI priorities and expectations for 2026

Microsoft Research highlights how AI could reshape science, economies, infrastructure, communication and human-computer collaboration in 2026.

YouTube asks: What's your personality type? Find out here

YouTube outlines 14 viewing-based personality types and their rarity in its 2025 Recap feature.

Tether invests in Generative Bionics humanoid robotics round

Tether Investments backs Italian Institute of Technology spinoff Generative Bionics in a €70 million funding round to develop intelligent humanoid robots and Physical AI systems.

IMDb names most popular movies, shows and stars of 2025

IMDb says Superman ruled 2025. The internet has opinions

Coinbase ditched a vendor and built its own risk system. Here’s what that actually means

Coinbase replaces a third-party risk platform with its own STARK system to support 24x7 futures trading and higher volumes.

SeatGeek is letting Google’s AI read its ticket inventory. Here’s what it means

SeatGeek is integrating its event data into Google’s new agentic AI search experience to expand how fans discover and buy live event tickets.

Prime Video counts seven Golden Globe nominations

Prime Video and Amazon MGM are in the hat for as many as seven Golden Globes when the awards event takes place in January.

OpenAI collabs with T-Mobile parent for new smartphone AI experiences

OpenAI will work with the T-Mobile owner to deliver AI features to millions across Europe beginning in 2026.

Bybit signals institutional push after UAE VAPO licence

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has outlined how a full UAE VAPO licence positions the crypto exchange for institutional markets.

Deepgram expands Nova-3 with 10 languages and keyterm prompting

The verbal AI adds 10 monolingual languages to its latest generation, Nova-3, and enables multilingual keyterm prompting to improve recognition.

Glean is seeing a sharp rise in enterprise AI adoption

Glean says it doubled annual recurring revenue to $200 million amid rapid enterprise adoption.

Tekpon acquires The Next Web from the FT

The FT's 'The Next Web' business has been bought by an online software 'marketplace', as an expansion of its media operations.

Google's Doppl launches 'shoppable' feed to its AI fashion app

Doppl is adding a discovery feed that recommends outfits, offers virtual try-on and links to merchants.

Tether collabs with HoneyCoin to expand stablecoin use in Africa

Tether and HoneyCoin said the collaboration will enable USD₮ payments and integrate stablecoins into African commerce.