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Atlantic Council: China-led cross-border digital currency platform mBridge, still a prototype, has processed 4,000+ cross-border transactions totaling $55.5B (Marc Jones/Reuters)

Marc Jones / Reuters:
Atlantic Council: China-led cross-border digital currency platform mBridge, still a prototype, has processed 4,000+ cross-border transactions totaling $55.5B  —  Transactions on a new China-led digital currency platform have surged to over $55 billion, a new report shows …

Listen Labs, whose AI tools help Microsoft and others run customer research and interviews, raised a $69M Series B led by Ribbit Capital at a $500M+ valuation (Iain Martin/Forbes)

Iain Martin / Forbes:
Listen Labs, whose AI tools help Microsoft and others run customer research and interviews, raised a $69M Series B led by Ribbit Capital at a $500M+ valuation  —  The San Francisco-based company, which has run more than 1 million customer interviews with its automated AI tools …

Mannheim, Germany-based osapiens, a provider of ESG compliance software, raised a $100M Series C from Decarbonization Partners at a $1.1B valuation (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)

John Reynolds / Tech.eu:
Mannheim, Germany-based osapiens, a provider of ESG compliance software, raised a $100M Series C from Decarbonization Partners at a $1.1B valuation  —  The $100m Series C was funded solely by Decarbonization Partners, the joint venture between BlackRock and Temasek.

David Sacks and top MAGA influencers are publicly opposing House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast's proposed AI OVERWATCH Act to regulate AI chip sales to China (Axios)

Axios:
David Sacks and top MAGA influencers are publicly opposing House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast's proposed AI OVERWATCH Act to regulate AI chip sales to China  —  But the accusations are flying fast.  — “The AI Overwatch Act (H.R. 6875) may sound like a good idea, but when you examine it closely …

Pokémon Go Grookey Community Day event guide

Grookey Community Day takes place on Jan. 18. Here's how to find a shiny and what to look out for.