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The British renewable-energy startup raised $1 billion in its first stand-alone funding round for the artificial-intelligence platform. Source link

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 400,000 in the week ended Dec. 19. Analysts had predicted stockpiles would fall by 2.6 million barrels. Source link

He changed the culture and found a new business mission for the storied company that had fallen on hard times.He died Saturday at age 83. Source link

Crustaceans bound for Costco were stolen in a phishing and impersonation scam, a logistics company says. Source link

The chipmaker’s AI-inference agreement with startup Groq indicates growing competition for top talent and technology. Source link

The company looked to be in an unfixable decline when he took over in 1993—and changed its focus from hardware to services. Source link

Venture-capital firms have sought a leg up in the hot defense tech sector by bolstering connections with military and intelligence agencies. For one firm, that meant hiring directly from the Central Intelligence Agency. Source link

Here are answers to questions about these ships, including why the shipping industry wants them, and the challenges they face Source link

The $4 billion deal is part of the Japanese conglomerate’s strategy to take advantage of an AI-driven boom in digital infrastructure. Source link

Audiobooks remain a bright spot in publishing though the pace of growth has slowed. Source link