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Payment infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai agrees to acquire UK-based cashback rewards company Reward for $230M (PYMNTS.com)
https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2026/rezolve-ai-acquires-reward-to-bolster-ai-commerce-strategy/

Rezolve Ai Acquires Reward to Bolster AI Commerce Strategy | PYMNTS.com
Commerce and payments infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai has acquired U.K.-based cash-back rewards company Reward. The $230 million

Le Monde: Ukraine agrees to pull back troops and create a demilitarized zone in Donbas: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/12/le-monde-ukraine-agrees-to.html

Great news.
Akenfield is wonderful book, as was the BBC film based on it (possibly available at BFI).
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe | Books | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next | WIRED #ice

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/genetic-mutation-could-pave-the-way-for-self-fertilizing-cereal-crops-and-a-r…

Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture
In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked there as well.

Man, today's Metacurity is packed with tons of critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Google sues Chinese smishing giant Lighthouse Enterprise for scams across 120 countries,
--UK proposes new cyberattack defenses,
--UK to allow tests of AI systems to gauge CSAM potential,
--Oz spy chief says China probed country's telecom networks,
--China blames US gov't for $13B LuBian theft,
--Google unveils Private AI Compute,
--M…

Google sues Chinese smishing giant Lighthouse Enterprise for scams across 120 countries
UK proposes new cyberattack defenses, UK to allow tests of AI systems to gauge CSAM potential, Oz spy chief says China probed country's telecom networks, China blames US gov't for $13b LuBian theft, Google unveils Private AI Compute, MSFT issues fixes for 63 flaws, much more

How well is your local authority tackling potholes? New map shows road conditions across England | Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/how-well-is-your-local-authority-tackling-potholes-new-map-shows-road-conditions-across-england-13492794
Zou dit wat zijn voor België?
Of zijn die problemen ondertussen wel een beetje opgelost?
Toen Engeland mog in de EU zat viel het me juist op hoe goed de wegen in gebieden ala Schotland waren. Maar daar stonden wel overal bordjes die aangeven de EU daar steun aan had gegeven.
De kaart op gov.uk:
https://reportproblemfault.nidirect.gov.uk/live/Fault/PIP/map.aspx?cg=Pothole

Meta Quest: Preiserhöhung und längere Release-Zyklen geplant
Meta will sein VR-Geschäft nachhaltiger ausrichten und plant, Meta Quest teurer zu machen sowie größere Pausen zwischen neuen Gerätegenerationen einzulegen.

Dak Prescott Taking Earlier, More Aggressive Approach This Offseason https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dak-prescott-taking-earlier-more-aggressive-approach-this-offseason

D-Wave Quantum agrees to acquire Quantum Circuits, a developer of error-corrected gate-model technology, for $550M, with $300M in stock and the rest in cash (Luke Kawa/Sherwood News)
https://sherwood.news/markets/d-wave-quantum-agrees-to…

D-Wave Quantum agrees to acquire Quantum Circuits for $550 million to boost gate-model development
D-Wave’s crashing the gate.