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Perplexity Weekly Brief - No New Official Releases (Dec 20–27, 2025) — Strategic Pause Amid Product Momentum

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Japan Tech Push - Quadrupled Chips & AI Budget Signals Strategic Reset

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How Google’s A2UI Is Redefining the Way AI Agents Speak to Users — Beyond Text to Rich UI Experiences

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AI Avatars Move Beyond Text - Lemon Slice Raises $10.5M to Bring Interactive Video Bots to Life

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When AI Hits the Newsroom - Europe’s Media Firms Face a Perfect Storm

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Fintech Frontier Daily – AI-Driven Wallets & Real-Time Payments Take Center Stage

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Daily Fintech Newsletter — Dec 23 2025

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Japan’s AI Turnaround - New National Plan Sets Sights on Growth and Safety

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Daily Fintech Pulse — Stablecoins, AI Funding & Global Expansion

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Forgery 2.0: How AI Is Undermining Trust in Art Ownership and Provenance

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Indonesia Banks on the Defensive - How a Nearly $12M Payment Fraud Sparked a Cybersecurity Shake-Up

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How AI-Driven Defense Is Set to Revive European Industrial Power in 2026

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Why AI Agents Without Guardrails Are a Site Reliability Nightmare

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Microsoft Weekly Insight — AI Integration, Platform Updates & Partner Momentum (Dec 13–20 2025)

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How Anthropic Is Rewriting the Rules for Enterprise AI Agents — And Why It Matters

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Crypto.com & DBS Team Up to Supercharge Fiat Payments in Singapore

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