Google is testing a change for Android 16 that would restore separate Wi‑Fi and mobile data buttons in Quick Settings, reversing the combined “Internet” panel introduced in Android 12 that required extra taps to toggle connections.
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Russia’s central bank now says Bitcoin mining can help strengthen the ruble by bringing in foreign money. This marks a shift in how the country’s top financial authority views Bitcoin-related activity.
Rivian announced a major shift into autonomous driving, unveiling its own AI platform and a new hands-free system that will cover 3.5 million miles of roads in the US and Canada, with wider “eyes-off” self-driving planned using in-house AI chips and lidar.
BlackRock says its iShares Bitcoin Trust is now one of its biggest money makers, with about $25B added this year and a record $70B in assets, even though IBIT and BTC prices have recently been down and the fund saw outflows in November.
Nvidia and researchers from Stanford, Caltech and others unveiled NitroGen, an open-source AI that learned to play over 1,000 video games from 40,000+ hours of gameplay videos, showing big potential for training robots to handle new, real-world tasks.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a supermassive black hole being flung out of its galaxy at about 2.2 million mph, the first known runaway black hole of this size, leaving a trail of new stars 200,000 light-years long behind it.
Gartner says by 2027 about 75% of employees will use or create tech tools that IT does not officially manage, up from 41% in 2022, driving a surge in unmanaged data spread across cloud apps, personal devices, and AI tools.
Authorities say scammers posing as Coinbase security staff stole nearly $16M in BTC from users, highlighting new risks for people holding bitcoin on major trading platforms.
Shark’s new PowerDetect Cordless vacuum, with automatic suction control and a redesigned floorhead, topped recent lab-style tests for cleaning thick carpets, beating rivals from Dyson and Dreame in deep dirt and pet hair pickup.
Logitech is offering up to $100 off refurbished tech gear, including discounts on its wireless gaming keyboards, VR flight simulator controllers, and iPad cases, through its official outlet for like-new devices.
Bitcoin leaders are clashing over how soon quantum computers could threaten BTC security. Some investors warn Bitcoin may need upgrades within a decade, while others say the risk is real but still decades away and research is already underway.
Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 are still hit by static and crackling sounds with noise canceling on, months after launch. Multiple firmware updates and even replacement units have not fixed the problem, according to ongoing user reports.
Sequoia Capital faces new scrutiny as partner Shaun Maguire, who oversees key AI and defense tech investments including stakes in xAI and Neuralink, is criticized for falsely linking a Palestinian student to the Brown University shooting in now-deleted posts
Japan’s central bank tightened its policy again, but global markets reacted calmly, suggesting the move was already expected. Bitcoin trading showed little immediate change following the announcement.
Apple has canceled its crime drama series “The Last Frontier” on Apple TV+ after just one season, ending the Jason Clarke-led show less than a year after its October premiere.
Resolve AI, a startup building software that automatically finds and fixes tech system failures, has raised a Series A round led by Lightspeed at a headline valuation of $1 billion, less than two years after it was founded by former Splunk executives.
Samsung begins mass production of its Exynos 2600 phone chip using new 2nm tech, combining main processing, graphics and AI on one chip. It aims to make phones faster and use less battery, while running more AI features directly on the device.
Apple researchers demo DarkDiff, an AI camera system that turns extremely dark, noisy photos into detailed images by plugging a diffusion model directly into the photo pipeline, greatly improving low‑light shots in lab tests on real cameras.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, known as the “Bitcoin Senator” and a leading supporter of Bitcoin in Congress, will not seek reelection when her term ends next year, raising questions about future political backing for Bitcoin in Washington.
AI coding tool Cursor has acquired Graphite, a startup that uses AI to review and fix computer code. The deal combines AI that writes code with AI that checks it, aiming to help developers move faster from first draft to finished software.