Black Friday 2025 falls on November 28, when major retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target are expected to cut prices on tech products including Apple and Pixel smartwatches, as well as other older and new gadgets.
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China has vowed to step up its crackdown on virtual currencies, warning that all related trading and use are illegal. This comes as China has quietly become the world’s third-largest Bitcoin mining hub despite its long-standing anti-crypto stance.
Some Google Home users report they can turn on Google’s new Gemini assistant early by typing a special link into Chrome and signing up for a free Google Home Premium trial, but the trick only partly works or just changes the assistant’s voice for many users.
Bitcoin fell below $87,500 in Asian trading as Japanese government bond yields hit their highest level since 2008, raising bets on a Bank of Japan rate hike and forcing over $150 million in leveraged BTC positions to close
AWS says its new AI agent marketplace has surged from 50 planned listings to over 2,100 in months. At re:Invent, it unveiled a chat-based “agent mode” to help companies quickly search, compare, and deploy these AI assistants across its cloud platform.
Bitcoin dropped nearly 5% to about $86,950 in Sunday trading, triggering around $539 million in forced sales and marking its worst November since 2018, with the price down about 17% for the month.
Walmart’s 2025 Cyber Monday event is live for Walmart Plus members, offering early access to big discounts on tech like Apple gadgets, laptops, TVs, headphones, and gaming gear before the sale opens to everyone at midnight
Onchain trading platforms for perpetual futures handled about $1.13 trillion in trades in November, showing strong ongoing interest in Bitcoin and other crypto derivatives even as overall market activity cooled.
A Swiss data protection body has urged government agencies to stop using major cloud and SaaS tools like Microsoft 365, warning that a lack of true end-to-end encryption and changing terms make them unsafe for highly sensitive data.
BlackRock says its new Bitcoin ETFs are a top driver of its global revenue, showing growing demand from big investors for BTC investment products.
“Avatar” director James Cameron, known for using advanced visual effects, said in a CBS interview that generative AI is “horrifying,” warning it can create fake actors and performances from a simple text prompt, unlike his performance-capture work.
Tor is rolling out a new relay encryption system called Counter Galois Onion to replace its older tor1 method, aiming to better protect users from traffic tampering and modern spying techniques across the network.
A rise in stablecoin use, led by USDC, is boosting overall crypto liquidity in a $306B market, which may support easier trading and smoother price moves for Bitcoin.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 8 uses built‑in AI features like Running Coach, Bedtime Guidance, and recovery insights to create personalized training and sleep plans, aiming to turn health and fitness data into simple, everyday coaching on your wrist.
Three years after ChatGPT’s launch on Nov. 30, 2022, Bloomberg reports its AI boom has reshaped the stock market: Nvidia is up 979%, and seven big tech firms tied to AI now make up 35% of the S&P 500’s total weight, up from about 20%.
Airbus has recalled thousands of A320 family jets for a software fix after finding that strong solar radiation can corrupt flight control data, possibly causing a sudden loss of altitude, as seen in an October JetBlue incident.
Brazilian fintech Méliuz has adopted a Bitcoin treasury strategy, moving part of its cash from government bonds into BTC after shareholder approval. The company aims to protect its savings from inflation while keeping most of its bitcoin in cold storage.
Eureka launches the E20 Plus robot vacuum with stronger suction, AI obstacle avoidance, night vision, and an anti-tangle brush, building on its earlier E10s model to clean floors with less need for human help.
Code in a beta version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Android app shows references to an ads feature, including search ads, suggesting the company is preparing to introduce advertising into the chatbot, likely starting with the free tier.
No clear new Bitcoin development was mentioned, but Bitcoin News reports that Goldman Sachs now expects gold prices to rise about 20% by 2026 as silver reaches a new high, showing strong interest in traditional safe-haven assets compared with Bitcoin.