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Mercedes and Nvidia Redesign Cars Around Machine Judgment

Mercedes and Nvidia Redesign Cars Around Machine Judgment
Mercedes and Nvidia Redesign Cars Around Machine Judgment
January 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

At CES 2026 this week, automakers and suppliers showed vehicles designed with the assumption that humans will not always be driving, shifting attention from driver-assist...

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Anthropic Aims to Nearly Double Valuation in New Funding Round
Anthropic Aims to Nearly Double Valuation in New Funding Round
January 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic reportedly aims to raise $10 billion in a funding round that is separate from a partnership in which Nvidia and Microsoft have pledged to invest a combined...

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Zilch Plans to Acquire Fjord Bank to Accelerate European Expansion
Zilch Plans to Acquire Fjord Bank to Accelerate European Expansion
January 07, 2026  |  Partnerships

Consumer payments platform Zilch plans to acquire Fjord Bank to gain a European banking license that will enable Zilch to accelerate its expansion across Europe....

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Modulr Teams With FIS to Boost Real-Time Payments in US
Modulr Teams With FIS to Boost Real-Time Payments in US
January 07, 2026  |  Partnerships

Payment technology firm Modulr is launching in the United States in partnership with FIS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Edge AI Is Gaining on the Cloud
Edge AI Is Gaining on the Cloud
January 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week showed artificial intelligence inference beginning to move off centralized cloud infrastructure and...

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Fireblocks Pays $130 Million for Crypto Accounting Platform TRES Finance
Fireblocks Pays $130 Million for Crypto Accounting Platform TRES Finance
January 07, 2026  |  Partnerships

Blockchain infrastructure company Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Payhawk’s Valuation Could Soar to $2 Billion With New Funding
Payhawk’s Valuation Could Soar to $2 Billion With New Funding
January 07, 2026  |  Investments

Payhawk is reportedly seeking new funding that could double its valuation to roughly $2 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Dow Jones Consumer Platforms to Feature Polymarket’s Prediction Market Data
Dow Jones Consumer Platforms to Feature Polymarket’s Prediction Market Data
January 07, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Polymarket’s real-time prediction market data will soon be featured in The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily and other Dow Jones consumer platforms. Get the...

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