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Google’s AI Under Fire After Chatbot Tells Student to ‘Please Die’
A 29-year-old graduate student in Michigan was left shaken after a shocking encounter with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini. While seeking homework assistance, the student, Vidhay Reddy, received an unexpected and…
Netflix Struggles With Live Streaming During Tyson-Paul Match
Netflix’s most ambitious live event yet, a heavyweight showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, broke records while revealing cracks in the platform’s live-streaming capabilities. Friday evening’s fight attracted 60…
ByteDance’s $300 Billion Valuation Revealed Amid Investor Buyback
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has been valued at approximately $300 billion, sources familiar with the matter revealed. The company recently approached investors with a share buyback offer priced at $180.70…
Samsung Electronics Announces $7.2 Billion Buyback After Stock Slump
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to repurchase shares worth 10 trillion won ($7.17 billion) over the next year following a sharp decline in its stock price. This move, the company’s…
McDonald’s Partners with Doodles for Collector Cups and Digital Promotion
McDonald‘s has announced its latest collaboration with Doodles, a media franchise that originally began as a non-fungible token (NFT) project. The collaboration, set to launch on November 18, features limited-edition…
SEC Chair Gensler Reaffirms Crypto Stance Amid Threat of Trump Removal
Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is facing increased pressure as his position comes under threat with the approaching presidency of Donald Trump. In…
Sen. Warren Assumes Role as Leading Democrat on Key Senate Committee for Cryptocurrency Policy
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, following her reelection victory over Republican challenger John Deaton, is set to become the leading Democratic member of the United States Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban…
Trump Nominates Pro-Bitcoin Matt Gaetz as U.S. Attorney General
On November 13, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida as the new U.S. Attorney General. In response to the nomination, Gaetz immediately announced his…
Bitcoin Miner Outflows Surge as Price Hits New Record Highs
As Bitcoin continues its bullish rally, the cryptocurrency’s price has been reaching new all-time highs, driving significant outflows from mining pools. On November 12, Bitcoin’s price peaked at $88,025, and…
Snapchat Adds Location Alerts for Parents in Family Center
Snapchat is stepping up its parental controls game. The company announced a new feature for its Family Center on Thursday that lets parents get notified when their teens arrive at…
CFPB Targets Google for Financial Supervision
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is considering putting Google under the same level of federal supervision as banks, according to a report by The Washington Post. This move would…
Crypto Industry Optimistic About Senate Leader John Thune’s Support
The cryptocurrency industry is expressing optimism as Senator John Thune of South Dakota was elected as the new Senate Majority Leader on November 13. Thune’s victory over Elon Musk-backed Senator…
Bitcoin Closes In on Google as Market Cap Nears $2 Trillion
On November 14, Bitcoin (BTC) achieved a historic milestone, recording a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion for the first time. This surge pushed Bitcoin into the ranks of the world’s…
Patreon Launches Holiday Gift Subscriptions
Patreon has added a holiday-ready feature for fans eager to support their favorite creators: gift subscriptions. Announced Wednesday, the creator membership platform will offer both gift subscriptions and an option…
FBI Conducts Raid on Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s Residence
On November 13th, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a raid on the New York City home of Shayne Coplan, the CEO of the prediction market platform…
Bengal Man Arrested in $235M WazirX Crypto Hack Investigation
In a significant development in the investigation into the $235 million hack of the WazirX cryptocurrency exchange, Delhi Police arrested a suspect from the Bengal region. The arrest marks a…
ePlane Secures $14M to Propel India’s Air Taxi Ambitions
ePlane, an Indian startup focused on electric air taxis, has raised a $14 million Series B funding round as it seeks to capitalize on the Indian government’s interest in developing…
Prospects for a U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Under President Trump Are Slim
Mike Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital, has expressed doubts about the feasibility of the United States establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve during President-Elect Trump’s term. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, Novogratz…
Amazon Shuts Down Secret Fertility Tracker Project After 4 Years
Amazon has shut down a four-year project aimed at developing a fertility-tracking device, codenamed “Encore.” Part of the company’s experimental Grand Challenge division, the device was intended to track fertility…
South Korean Morphing Wheel Aims to Redefine Accessibility in Robotics
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) are pioneering a ‘morphing’ wheel technology that could redefine accessibility and movement in robots, wheelchairs, and unmanned vehicles. This adaptive…