Broadcom has joined the trillion‑dollar club, with its late‑2024 valuation boosted by strong demand for custom AI accelerators and revenue growth from its VMware acquisition, marking a major shift from chipmaker to broader cloud and software giant.
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New analysis warns AI datacenters could sharply raise global power use, with facilities already using 20% of Ireland’s electricity and US datacenter demand projected to more than double by 2035, largely powered by fossil fuels.
Bitcoin’s Genesis Block turns 17 today. Created on January 3, 2009, it launched the first block in Bitcoin’s public record, starting a chain of over 900,000 blocks that together provide a lasting, verifiable history of all BTC transactions.
Nomad is running major discounts on tech accessories, including iPhone and iPad cases, wireless chargers, and Apple Watch bands, with some items up to 80% off through January 2026.
A new report highlights how decentralized AI networks are using distributed computing power to reduce reliance on big tech GPU providers, a trend featured by a major Bitcoin news outlet as part of broader shifts in digital infrastructure.
OnePlus has launched the new OnePlus 15 smartphone, adding updated features and improvements over previous models, following recent camera and performance upgrades seen in the OnePlus 12 series.
A Coinbase executive says the delayed CLARITY Act, a key US crypto market bill, is complex but on track and likely to pass soon. He says clearer rules would support Bitcoin and help stop talent and business from leaving the US.
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is under fire after users showed it could strip clothes from real photos, including images of minors, and post the altered pictures on X, raising legal and safety concerns over its content controls.
Pantera Capital says Bitcoin markets may become less risky through 2025, setting up a possible stronger Bitcoin market in 2026, according to a new report
CDC reports a new case of “welder’s anthrax” in a healthy 18-year-old metalworker in Texas, the ninth such case since 1997. Tests found anthrax-related bacteria in his workplace, raising concerns about hidden infection risks for metalworkers in the US South.
IDC says VR headset sales are plunging, with global mixed and virtual reality shipments expected to drop 42.8% in 2025, even as companies like Apple and Meta cut advertising and shift focus toward lighter smart glasses tech.
No notable new Bitcoin development was reported. BitMine’s chairman used a model based on the ETH/Bitcoin ratio, suggesting ETH at $250,000 if Bitcoin reaches $1 million, to justify a large increase in the company’s authorized shares.
Google’s Gemini web app now lets users switch between AI models directly from the @ menu, adding a “Models” section for quick selection of Fast, Thinking, or Pro, instead of using the separate dropdown in the prompt box.
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek unveils a new training method called mHC that could let developers build powerful language models with far less computing power, potentially cutting the cost of advanced AI systems and making them easier to create.
CryptoQuant says talk of big Bitcoin whale buying is overstated, with onchain data showing large holders still selling overall. At the same time, long-term holders have turned into net buyers again after their biggest sell-off since 2019.
A cybercriminal claims to be selling 139 GB of engineering data stolen from Florida firm Pickett and Associates, including detailed power grid project files for major US utilities Tampa Electric, Duke Energy Florida, and American Electric Power.
Ilya Lichtenstein, who admitted to stealing and laundering about 120,000 bitcoin in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released from prison after 14 months of a five-year sentence, aided by sentencing reforms under the U.S. First Step Act.
SpaceX will lower about 4,400 Starlink satellites from 550 km to 480 km in 2026, aiming to cut collision risks in orbit and make old satellites fall back to Earth faster, as concerns grow over overcrowded space and potential chain-reaction debris crashes.
Hong Kong-based BitVentures has made its first move into Bitcoin mining after a recent Nasdaq rebrand, buying Antminer machines and 0.5 MW of power capacity in US data centers, with BTC mining equipment set to be deployed later this month.
Google parent Alphabet is buying energy firm Intersect for $4.75B, gaining access to “multiple gigawatts” of power and new data center projects to support AI computing, as Musk’s xAI also expands its facilities to boost training capacity.