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Polestar reveals record year for retail sales
Polestar sold about 60,119 cars in 2025, including 15,608 in the fourth quarter.
Cloudforce secures $10 million as Microsoft backs Series A
Cloudforce said it closed a $10 million Series A round led by Owl Ventures with participation from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund.
Tether and United Nations partner to protect Africa's digital economy
Tether is collaborating with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to strengthen cybersecurity and protect digital assets in Africa.
New England Patriots adds BigBear.ai to its tech roster
BigBear.ai will work with the Kraft Group and become an Official Sponsor of the New England Patriots.
NVIDIA reveals blueprint for retail AI workflows
NVIDIA released two open-source blueprints to add AI to warehouse and catalog workflows.
Amazon Pharmacy to sell Wegovy pill for as little as $25 a month
Amazon Pharmacy will sell Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill in the United States, through many insurance plans and a cash-pay option.
Datadog uses Codex for system-level code review
Datadog is using OpenAI’s Codex to bring system-level context into code reviews.
Kraken opens trading for FLOCK, token of decentralised AI platform FLock.io
The exchange says the listing gives users access to a blockchain-based, privacy-preserving AI training ecosystem, with trading live from 9 January.
Rain raises $250m Series C at $1.95bn as stablecoin payments scale
The funding round, led by ICONIQ, follows rapid growth in card usage and transaction volume, as the company positions its platform as core infrastructure for mainstream stablecoin payments.
Teremana Tequila teams up with Wingstop for nationwide wings-and-margaritas push
The spirits brand and the fast-food chain are launching flavour pairings and a US-wide sweepstakes ahead of game day, combining cocktail recipes with Wingstop’s signature wings.
Chai Discovery partners with Eli Lilly to accelerate biologics design with AI
The collaboration will see Lilly deploy Chai’s frontier models and develop a bespoke system trained on proprietary data, as pharmaceutical companies push to cut early drug discovery timelines from months to weeks.
OpenAI and SoftBank commit $1bn to SB Energy as 1.2GW Texas data centre moves ahead
The deal pairs large-scale energy-backed infrastructure with frontier AI demand, as OpenAI secures long-term compute capacity and SB Energy accelerates multi-gigawatt campus development in the United States.
Google sign-in screen sets out how user data is used across services
The updated interface lists the purposes for data collection at the point of login, alongside links to privacy controls and tools for managing personal information.
Nvidia to ship Vera Rubin AI chip as Mercedes-Benz rolls out advanced driver assistance
The new processor promises sharply lower costs and power use for AI training and inference, while carmakers prepare to deploy Nvidia-powered systems comparable to Tesla’s Autopilot.
Google launches open standard to push agentic commerce into search and AI apps
The Universal Commerce Protocol aims to let AI agents discover, buy and support products end to end, as Google rolls out agentic checkout and branded shopping agents with major retailers.
PayPal plugs into Google’s agentic checkout as AI-driven commerce moves to scale
The payments group will support Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol, enabling purchases inside AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app, as industry players align around open standards for agent-led shopping.
Mattel unveils autistic Barbie doll
The doll was developed with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to reflect common autistic experiences.
Budweiser and Stella Artois beers to flow exclusively at Live Nation's UK events
AB InBev will be Live Nation’s exclusive beer and cider partner across the United Kingdom.
Shake Shack reveals soggy year-end sales
The fast food chain blamed inclement weather for sales that fell short of expectations in the fourth quarter.
Lululemon reveals strong Christmas trading, says sales were at top end of expectations
The company expects to reach the higher end of its prior fourth quarter net revenue and EPS guidance.