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MarketsBYD leads EV sales but bets on AI-robotics and energy storage growth sway investors
MarketsMicrosoft shares slide as AI spending jumps and Azure growth lags. Capex tops $37.5bn, cloud tops $50bn as UK CMA and EU probes test licensing and DMA rules.
EconomyLaying Off Humans but Pouring Billions of Dollars into AI
BusinessGerman police raid Deutsche Bank over links to sanctioned Abramovich as the new Financial Crime Office flexes powers; EU AMLA steps up as compliance costs rise.
FinanceFinance leaders use AI with intelligent escalation to automate routine work, preserve judgement and deliver audit-ready trails for compliance and risk control.
FinTechCloud outages from AWS and Azure expose costly gaps in cover. Mantas’ parametric insurance delivers swift payouts and risk intelligence for MENA and beyond.
StartupsJelou raises $10 million Series A to bring AI agents to WhatsApp for US SMBs, enabling in-chat payments, ID and e-signing to reduce friction and lift sales.
LegalGlobal gaming growth demands more than tech. Success hinges on compliance, cultural fluency and smart market entry as AI and blockchain meet strict local rules.
StartupsEurope’s grid strains under AI data centres and e-mobility. Cloover’s AI platform fuses financing, procurement and optimisation to scale decentralised energy.
LegalAI contract intelligence makes legal teams strategic, automating reviews, cutting risk and speeding deals. Ivo’s US$55 million backs compliant scale.
StartupsCampaigns shift from top-down coordination to self-service volunteer platforms that lift retention and cut admin, freeing teams to focus on strategy for 2026.
LeadershipAward-winning author Stanley Slaczka delivers a systematic approach to overcoming obstacles that every leader needs in their arsenal
PoliticsEU weighs invoking its Anti‑Coercion Instrument over Trump’s 10% tariffs tied to Greenland, risking an EU–US trade rift, NATO strain and supply chain shocks.
Science & TechChatGPT adds long-term memory and Sources to link past chats, boosting continuity. Rivals lag as GDPR limits EU and UK access and raises privacy risks.
LegalInside TikTok’s AI age-verification pilot under the EU’s DSA: how Yoti scans, GDPR safeguards and the coming Digital Identity Wallet reshape safety and privacy.
PoliticsTrump wants Greenland for “national security.” Europe’s reliance on US cloud, AI and platforms is a real security threat. Time to apply his own logic.
EU FocusFrance backs Mistral AI as buyers pivot to open-source, sovereign AI – prioritising compliance, EU AI Act rules and data sovereignty for defence procurement.
BusinessOpenAI tests ChatGPT ads in the United States to monetise while safeguarding user trust and privacy, exploring contextual and interactive formats amid debate.
FinanceGrowthPal’s AI-powered M&A platform uncovers off-market targets, compresses timelines and boosts mid-market deal sourcing as adoption rises across US and Asia.
EconomyUS debt tops $38 trillion as AI‑fuelled corporate bonds crowd Treasuries, pushing yields higher and stoking fiscal dominance risk for investors and the Fed.
Science & TechSouth Korean researchers boost all-solid-state batteries by reworking zirconium-based electrolytes, hitting one mS/cm ionic conductivity for 2027–2030 adoption.
Artificial IntelligenceMeta secures six point six GW of nuclear power to fuel AI data centres in the US, backing advanced reactors for clean baseload energy and long-term resilience.
BusinessTSMC posts Q4 2025 revenue up 20.45% amid surging AI chip demand, with 3-nm capacity full and 2-nm due. Expansion boosts supply chains amid geopolitical risk.
StartupsAgentic AI reshapes software testing as TestMu AI tackles vibe coding’s speed with autonomous quality engineering that plans, writes and runs tests at scale.