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SpaceX Vaults To Top Of The List As 23 Companies Join Unicorn Board In December

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The momentum of new unicorn creation picked up in the final months of 2025, with the fourth quarter showing the highest count of newly minted billion–dollar-plus valued companies since Q2 2022. In December alone, 23 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, more than doubling the count from a year ago. The value of the unicorn […]

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Retailers examine options for on-AI retail

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Big retailers are committing more heavily to agentic AI-led commerce, and accepting some loss of customer proximity and data control in the process. As reported by Retail Dive, the opening weeks of 2026 have seen Etsy, Target and Walmart push product ranges onto third-party AI platforms, forming new partnerships with Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot,

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Here’s Who Just Bought TikTok

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Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump.

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The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026

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OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOsYou’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at valuations

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European Venture Funding Nudged Higher In 2025, While AI Led For The First Time

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Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the region’s leading sector for startup investment for the first time, an analysis of Crunchbase data shows. While Europe’s venture investment did not grow significantly year over year, the region saw a shift

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Fintech Funding Jumped 27% In 2025 With Fewer Deals But Bigger Checks

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Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows. Total global funding to VC-backed financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for the year, per Crunchbase data. That’s a fairly significant – 27% – increase from 2024’s total of $40.8 billion raised.

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Amazon insists I return a phone it says ‘may be lost’

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I have paid two monthly £108 instalments but am now phone-less and out of pocketI ordered a £544 phone from Amazon. A tracking update later informed me that it “may be lost” and I could request a refund. I pressed the refund option and was directed to customer service, which insisted I wait a week

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Crunchbase Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum

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Editor’s note: This article is part of our 2026 forecast coverage. See our IPO market outlook here, our startup M&A forecast here, and our venture investment outlook here. After a prolonged slowdown, the IPO market is showing clearer signs of life. As our 2026 IPO outlook forecast details, improving public-market conditions, stabilizing interest rates and

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‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

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Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreamsIt is better known for its viral dances and for making hits out of forgotten songs, but the social media site TikTok is becoming a force to be reckoned with as a shopping platform.Major retailers such as Marks

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A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season

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New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.

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