AI is letting hackers break into systems faster than ever. Security firm Zafran says attackers are now exploiting software bugs on average a day before patches are released, with AI tools helping weaponize most new vulnerabilities.
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BlackRock’s 2025 investment outlook places Bitcoin and its IBIT fund at the center of its themes, signaling growing mainstream attention on BTC as part of major investment strategies.
Riot Games discovered a flaw in UEFI firmware on some ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock motherboards that can let a plugged-in device secretly access computer memory before startup. Vendors are releasing firmware updates to fix the issue.
Scientists used Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer to run a full, biologically realistic simulation of a mouse cerebral cortex, recreating electrical activity across 86 brain regions and paving the way for new research into brain disorders and neural function.
Bitcoin briefly rose above $90,000 before slipping back toward $89,000 as gold and silver hit new record highs. Analysts say Bitcoin may struggle to make strong gains while precious metals remain in a strong rally.
NATO intel suggests Russia is developing a space weapon that could release clouds of metal shrapnel to disable Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit, a move that could also damage its own and allies’ spacecraft and space stations.
HPE has patched a critical flaw in its OneView server management software (CVE-2025-37164, severity 10/10) that let remote attackers run code without logging in. The bug affects versions 5.20 to 10.20; users must update to 11.0 or apply the hotfix.
BlackRock has named its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) one of its top three investment themes for 2025, even though bitcoin is down over 4% this year. IBIT has drawn more than $25 billion in new money, making it the sixth most popular ETF by inflows.
Hackers say they’ve copied 86 million Spotify tracks and metadata, about 99% of listens, and plan to release the 300TB collection via torrents as a “preservation archive.” Spotify confirms audio files were accessed by bypassing its protection and is investigating.
Bitcoin briefly hit a new eight-day high near $90,353, driven mainly by futures trading rather than regular buying. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw recent outflows, while corporate treasuries made their largest Bitcoin purchases since September.
Anthropic will open source its Agent Skills, reusable instruction bundles that let AI tools handle tasks like coding or legal work more reliably. Already used in Microsoft’s VS Code and GitHub, the standard could spread across many AI apps and services.
The U.S. now holds a strategic reserve of around 200,000 Bitcoin after President Trump ordered seized BTC to be stored instead of sold, signaling a shift toward treating Bitcoin as a national asset similar to gold.
OpenAI released a paper on “monitorability,” testing ways to spot red flags while an AI model is still working on an answer. The study finds that longer step‑by‑step explanations make it easier to see and predict problematic behavior.
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator is considering letting insurers invest in Bitcoin and other crypto, with strict capital rules. This follows growing use of BTC by insurers in Europe and the US, including large Bitcoin buys by firms like MassMutual.
China’s GPU maker Biren has launched bookbuilding for a Hong Kong IPO to raise up to US$624M, aiming to fund AI chip development. Biren will be the first mainland GPU developer listed in Hong Kong, as Chinese firms race to challenge Nvidia in AI hardware.
Bitcoin climbed to around $89,850, up about 6.5% from recent lows, as traders talk about a possible year-end “Santa rally.” Analysts say many short bets are being closed, which is helping support BTC as long as it stays above about $84,000.
Researchers found security flaws in Eurostar’s new AI customer support chatbot, including weak message validation and HTML injection, that could have allowed malicious prompts and script injection. Eurostar says no customer data was exposed and the issues are fixed.
Bitcoin hovered near $89,000 this week as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw about $497 million in net outflows, with most major funds losing money while one from Fidelity saw modest inflows, signaling softer demand compared with strong inflows in October
Spotify is investigating a major data scrape after archive site Anna’s Archive said it copied metadata for 256 million tracks and audio for 86 million songs—nearly 300TB—by bypassing protections and downloading most of the service’s catalog.
Bhutan has pledged up to 10,000 BTC (about $1B) to fund its new Gelephu Mindfulness City, using bitcoin mined with excess renewable energy as a long-term national reserve and to support jobs and growth.