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Visa launches stablecoins advisory business

Visa's consulting arm will advise banks, fintechs and merchants on stablecoin strategy and integration.

CLEAR launches digital ID to let US travelers move more easily through TSA

CLEAR has introduced a free mobile digital ID for U.S. passport holders to present at more than 250 TSA checkpoints.

Virgin Galactic enters high-altitude imaging collab

Virgin Galactic will assess using LLNL sensor systems on its launch vehicles to develop high-altitude image-capture capabilities.

Canopy Growth to acquire MTL Cannabis in $125m deal

Canopy Growth will buy MTL Cannabis in a deal valued at approximately $125 million on a fully-diluted equity basis.

Bitcoin Bancorp wants to install 200 crypto ATMs in Texas

Bitcoin Bancorp said it will deploy up to 200 licensed Bitcoin ATMs across Texas beginning in the first quarter.

NVIDIA debuts Nemotron 3 open models for agentic AIs

The Nemotron 3 family includes Nano, Super and Ultra models plus datasets and libraries for agentic AI.

Klarna launches Agentic AI system to access 100 million products

Open standard makes internet products discoverable and comparable by AI agents.

X and Toronto Maple Leafs strike exclusive content deal

X and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment will stream exclusive video from four Toronto teams on X.

NVIDIA acquires Slurm maker SchedMD

NVIDIA has bought SchedMD, the developer of Slurm, an open-source workload manager for high-performance computing and AI.

Unsloth fine-tunes LLMs on NVIDIA RTX GPUs

Unsloth now supports faster fine-tuning on NVIDIA RTX AI PCs and DGX Spark to build personalized assistants and agentic applications.

Udemy rolls out AI-powered microlearning

Udemy will deliver short, instructor-validated, AI-driven learning experiences across its platform.

Former Frasers exec backs UK TikTok entrepreneurs

HP-1 has secured close to £1 million in funding to scale its focus and productivity supplement.

SES to provide distribution for PGA TOUR Studios

The outside broadcast giant will supply hybrid network delivery and content orchestration for PGA TOUR Studios.

Gemini Deep Research adds integrated visual reports

The platform can now generate visual reports with images, charts and simulations.

Aura-2 adds Dutch, French, German, Italian and Japanese

The text-to-speech model now supports five additional languages for enterprise use.

PayPal is setting up as a bank

PayPal has submitted applications to US regulators to establish PayPal Bank, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial loan company.

Prime Video set to stream its second NFL Wild Card game

Prime Video will present a second NFL Wild Card playoff game in January, with the exact date and matchup to be announced after the regular season ends.

Polkadot adds native USDC access via Coinbase

Polkadot has enabled direct USDC deposits and withdrawals between Coinbase and the Polkadot network.

Crypto.com plans to build a global prediction intelligence platform

Crypto.com is collaborating with ERShares and Signal Markets to develop a unified prediction markets platform.

Bologna FC extends partnership with Fanatics

Bologna Football Club 1909 and Fanatics have agreed a long-term extension and significant expansion of their partnership.