In a massive shift, the UK’s Crown Commercial Service has doubled the value of its upcoming tech procurement framework to £24 billion. This comes as ministers vow to get tougher on big vendors and extract better value for public money on everything from laptops to cloud services.
The SEC issued a plain-language guide on crypto custody risks and greenlit a blockchain pilot for the Depository Trust Company. This dual move shows a shift from antagonism to controlled experimentation, framing tokenization as a regulated tech upgrade, not a revolution.
According to Forbes, the path to 2026 is being paved by AI agents, a massive skills crunch, and a new premium on learning agility. The future belongs to those who can blend tech savvy with irreplaceable human skills. It’s a whole new playbook for students, workers, and employers.
Following a massive Black Friday, TikTok is reorganizing its e-commerce leadership. The move centralizes product and data science teams with a focus on AI and operational efficiency.
General Motors is bringing native Apple Music directly to the infotainment systems of several 2025 and 2026 model year Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles. The move is part of GM’s broader strategy to expand its own native app ecosystem, even as it phases out phone mirroring tech like Apple CarPlay in n
Sequence, a startup building a revenue platform for finance teams, has raised $20 million in a round led by 645 Ventures. The funding highlights the intense investor focus on the B2B fintech and CFO tech stack verticals.
Apple is finally letting Android users cast Apple TV+ shows to their TVs. This move, long after the Android app launched, signals a serious push for wider subscriber growth outside its own devices.
Google is discontinuing its dark web report feature in early 2026. The company says user feedback indicated the tool, which scanned for personal info in data breaches, wasn’t providing helpful next steps. Users will need to delete their monitoring profiles before the February 16 shutdown.
Apple has seeded the first developer betas for its next round of point updates. The watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS 26.3 builds are now available for testing, with a likely public release by the end of January.
In a move that directly contrasts with Netflix’s recent decision, Apple has added Google Cast support to its Apple TV app for Android. This makes it much easier for Android users to stream Apple’s content to their TVs. The timing seems strategic as the streaming wars heat up.
