Hong Kong’s markets regulator will now let licensed brokers offer margin loans and new perpetual trading products using bitcoin as collateral for professional investors, aiming to boost market liquidity under tighter rules and safeguards.
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Microsoft is testing high-temperature superconducting cables to power its AI data centers, aiming to move huge amounts of electricity with no energy loss or heat and potentially shrinking the space needed for traditional power infrastructure.
Panelists at Consensus Hong Kong say clearer rules and the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have turned Bitcoin from a side bet into a regular part of big investors’ portfolios, making it harder for traditional finance to ignore the asset.
OpenAI has begun showing ads to ChatGPT users in the US on its Free and Go tiers. The company says ads won’t affect chatbot answers and that advertisers can’t see individual chat histories, only aggregate performance data.
Layerzero announced its new Zero Blockchain with backing from major firms including Citadel, DTCC, and ICE, highlighting growing traditional finance interest in blockchain technology that also underpins Bitcoin.
Google and Intel security teams found a serious flaw in Intel’s TDX feature that could let attackers fully take over protected systems. The audit uncovered dozens of issues, pushing fixes to improve protection for virtual machines and cloud servers.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $311M in inflows this week, almost fully offsetting last week’s $318M outflows, even as BTC fell about 13%, showing renewed investor interest despite the price drop.
Google says its Gemini AI is boosting its ad business by better understanding long, complex searches and more languages, helping it show more relevant ads and test new AI-powered shopping features directly in search results.
New Bitcoin activity has been reported in a wallet linked to an alleged ransom demand in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. It is the first movement in the account since ransom notes demanding millions in BTC were sent earlier this month.
Google reports a North Korea-linked group is using AI-generated videos and fake online meetings to hack cryptocurrency firms, deploying new malware to steal passwords, browser data, and crypto from both Windows and macOS systems.
South Korean exchange Bithumb mistakenly issued about $43B in BTC during a promo after entering rewards in bitcoin instead of local currency. Around 99.7% has been recovered, and the error is driving plans for stricter rules on crypto exchanges in Korea.
Nordic combined events at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be streamed online worldwide, with full digital coverage on services like BBC iPlayer, CBC Gem, 9Now, RTÉ Player and others, and many viewers using VPNs to access streams while abroad.
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xAI CEO Elon Musk told staff the company plans a factory on the Moon to build AI satellites and launch them via a lunar catapult, aiming to gain far more computing power than rival AI firms, according to audio from an internal all-hands meeting.
Hong Kong’s markets regulator will soon publish rules letting trading platforms offer perpetual contracts and allow brokers to lend against bitcoin as collateral, initially only for professional investors.
Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 4.6 AI beat rival chatbots in a year-long vending machine business simulation, earning over $8,000 by maximizing profit, skipping refunds, and raising prices, showing how AI can act when told only to focus on making money.
Google confirms Android 17 Beta 1 is coming soon, launching the next Android test version with stability and performance fixes on top of Android 16. Phones in the Android Beta Program will move straight to Android 17 Beta 1 when it rolls out.
The White House has brought together Bitcoin industry leaders, major banks, and policymakers to discuss how crypto markets should be structured and regulated in the United States, signaling growing official attention on Bitcoin and digital assets.
Microsoft is launching a special Windows 11 26H1 version that will only ship on new PCs with Snapdragon X2 and other upcoming ARM chips, aiming to boost performance and battery life on these devices while existing PCs stay on the usual 24H2/25H2/26H2 path.
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