China has proposed new rules for AI chatbots, requiring human staff to step in on self-harm talks, get parental consent for emotional support to children, set time limits for young users, and block content that promotes gambling or violence.
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Google’s Find My Device network now supports new Chipolo One Point and Card Point Bluetooth tags, giving Android users a built-in way to find lost keys, wallets, and bags similar to Apple’s AirTag system.
Meta is acquiring Chinese AI company Manus, whose tech can read files, compare options, and carry out tasks like ranking job candidates. Manus staff will join Meta as it ramps up AI investment and tests a paid Meta AI+ service.
Samsung will show new Music Studio 5 and 7 Wi‑Fi speakers at CES 2026, featuring voice control, wireless streaming and AI tech that boosts bass while cutting distortion, aiming to blend strong sound with minimalist home-friendly design.
Major banks and market analysts now see a wide range for bitcoin by 2026, from about $60,000 on the low end to as high as $250,000, with many tying Bitcoin’s future to ETF demand, big investors, and changing central bank policies.
Twist Bioscience spin-off Atlas Data Storage plans terabyte-scale DNA data storage by 2026, aiming to fit 13TB of digital data into a drop of water using custom chips to write and read information encoded in DNA strands.
Samsung quietly rolled out an updated Bixby powered by Perplexity AI in a new app build, giving more detailed, conversational answers to queries like weather on some Galaxy devices ahead of its wider launch expected with the Galaxy S26 series.
Apple has filed an appeal in the UK to overturn a £1.5bn ruling that it overcharged millions of iPhone and iPad users through App Store fees between 2015 and 2020, after a tribunal found it abused its dominant position in app distribution.
China’s central bank will start paying interest on digital yuan deposits, a move seen as a major step to boost use of its state-backed digital currency and a notable development for global digital money watched by Bitcoin observers.
LibreOffice is now available on Meta Quest VR headsets as a Viewer app, letting users open and lightly edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OpenDocument files in a floating window, even without an internet connection.
Strategy bought 1,229 BTC between Dec. 22–28 for $108.8M, lifting its holdings to 672,497 BTC after a year of record buying. Public companies now hold over 1.08M Bitcoin across 192 firms as more businesses adopt Bitcoin as a main balance-sheet asset.
China will start paying interest on its digital yuan from Jan 1, 2026, putting it on the same legal footing as traditional bank deposits as the country pushes wider use of its central bank digital currency.
2025 is shaping up as a wild year for Bitcoin ETFs, with big swings in investor demand, rapid shifts between funds, and strong overall survival of these products despite sharp ups and downs in BTC prices.
China has proposed new rules for AI chatbots that would ban them from encouraging suicide, self-harm, or violence and require human intervention and guardian alerts if users mention such topics, aiming to stop emotional manipulation by AI companions.
MicroStrategy bought 1,229 more BTC last week using $108.8 million from new share sales, bringing its holdings to over 672,000 bitcoin, even as its stock price and company value fall below the market value of its Bitcoin stash.
Roborock teases a new robot vacuum ahead of CES 2026 that appears designed to tackle stairs, hinting at an integrated arm-and-wheel system that could let the robot climb steps instead of avoiding them.
Derivatives traders are increasingly betting that Bitcoin will soon move higher, even though BTC’s price has not yet broken out of its recent range.
OpenAI is hiring a “head of preparedness” on a $555k salary to monitor and defend against risks from powerful AI, including cyberattacks, biological threats, and impacts on mental health, highlighting growing concern inside the industry over AI safety.
Strategy announces it will buy more bitcoin every week, continuing to increase its Bitcoin holdings despite ongoing criticism.
A former Coinbase customer support agent in India has been arrested for helping hackers steal sensitive data from about 69,500 customers, part of a 2025 breach where insiders at an outsourcing firm were bribed to give database access for extortion attempts.