Waymo is rolling out a software update so its self-driving taxis can handle traffic lights that go dark in power outages more smoothly, after many cars got stuck and caused congestion during a major blackout in San Francisco last weekend.
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Bitcoin is trading around $87,000 and moving sideways, stuck between about $80,500 and $97,500. A clear move above $90,000 or below $85,500 is seen as the key signal for Bitcoin’s next big price direction.
Waymo is testing Google’s Gemini AI as an in-car assistant in its self-driving taxis, able to answer rider questions and control features like temperature, lighting, and music, according to code findings from its mobile app.
Gold and silver recorded historic gains this year, with analysts noting growing investor interest in Bitcoin as a digital alternative to traditional safe-haven assets.
US officials shut down cybercrime site web3adspanels.org, which helped scammers fake bank websites, steal logins, and move an estimated $14.6M from victims’ accounts. Authorities say the platform was tied to $28M in attempted illegal transfers.
Insurer Aflac says a June 2025 cyberattack exposed personal data of about 22.65 million people, including Social Security numbers and health and claims information. The Scattered Spider hacking group is suspected of targeting Aflac and other insurers.
Apple’s new AI system in China will be tested with 2,000 sensitive questions and must refuse at least 95% of them, as required by Chinese rules designed to keep chatbots from challenging state propaganda.
Trump Media moved about 2,000 BTC, worth roughly $174 million, across several wallets after recent bitcoin purchases, sending around $12 million to Coinbase Prime Custody as it actively reorganizes its bitcoin holdings while BTC trades near $87,000.
NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter, which stopped responding on December 6 and may be tumbling with a changed orbit. Attempts to spot it using the Curiosity rover’s camera failed, and no further contact can be made until after the Mars solar conjunction ends January 16, 2026.
A record options expiry of about $24B in contracts, including roughly 300,000 BTC options, is set for Friday. Analysts say this large expiry has been holding Bitcoin in a tight range and could clear the way for bigger price swings afterward.
France’s national postal service La Poste has taken its website, apps, and some banking systems offline after a “major network incident,” with local media reporting a suspected DDoS cyberattack during one of the service’s busiest periods of the year.
Bitcoin network use and trading on major exchanges have fallen to yearly lows while price holds around $88,000, with tighter liquidity and reduced short-term trading seen as factors keeping BTC below the $90,000 level
Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold AI, which predicts 3D shapes of proteins, has expanded in AlphaFold 3 to also model DNA, RNA, and drug molecules together, aiming to help scientists simulate whole cells and speed up medical and biological research.
Bitcoin has traded between $85,000 and $90,000 for most of December, as a huge $27 billion batch of bitcoin options set to expire on Dec. 26 has kept price swings low. Traders expect volatility to increase once these contracts run out.
Some Fairphone 4 owners say a recent software update has made their phones unusable. Fairphone has stopped the rollout after finding “unexpected issues” and is investigating the problem.
HashKey Capital, a key player behind Hong Kong’s first spot Bitcoin ETF, has raised $250M for a new fund, signaling continued institutional interest in Bitcoin and blockchain investments despite recent market pullbacks and reduced ETF inflows.
Apple TV sci‑fi series Pluribus ends season one with a hive‑mind world preparing a giant antenna to contact the source of an alien virus, while a survivor receives an atom bomb, setting up a tech‑driven conflict for season two.
Canadian Bitcoin firm Matador has secured approval for a shelf prospectus of up to $58 million, giving it flexibility to quickly raise funds as it expands its bitcoin treasury holdings.
Bitcoin is lagging behind gold as a safe-haven asset. While gold hits new highs on rate cut hopes and geopolitical worries, BTC is struggling to hold key levels, renewing debate over whether Bitcoin really behaves like “digital gold.”
Shark expands its home tech lineup with more robot vacuums and smart cleaning tools, adding options like cordless models and steam cleaners alongside its existing handheld vacuums and hair styling devices.