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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.