Visa and Mastercard Launch Secure Payment Systems for AI Agents
Visa and Mastercard payment systems for AI agents are moving from pilots to rollouts as chatbots begin shopping and paying inside conversations—raising new questions about security, disputes, and who is responsible when an AI gets it wrong. What’s changing in payments as AI agents start buying AI is shifting from “help me research” to “buy […]
Silver Supply Deficit Hits 800M Ounces as Solar, EVs Drain Reserves
The global silver market faces its most severe supply crunch in decades, with a cumulative deficit approaching 800 million ounces since 2021 as industrial demand from solar panels and electric vehicles surges beyond production capacity. This structural imbalance has depleted inventories across exchanges and vaults, pushing prices to record highs above $65 per ounce amid […]
China Military Drills Near Taiwan Escalate With Rockets, Live-Fire Zones, And Port Blockade Rehearsal
China military drills near Taiwan intensified in “Justice Mission 2025,” with live-fire zones, rockets fired north of the island, and a surge in aircraft and vessels as Taiwan raised readiness and warned of rising regional risk. What Happened And Where The Drills Unfolded? China launched its largest known round of joint exercises around Taiwan under […]
Apple Warns 1.8 Billion iPhone Users of “Extremely Sophisticated” Attack
Apple has urged iPhone and iPad users to install the latest security updates after confirming two WebKit vulnerabilities were likely exploited in an “extremely sophisticated” attack against specific targeted individuals, with fixes shipped in iOS 26.2/iPadOS 26.2 (released Dec. 12, 2025). What Apple disclosed Apple said it is “aware of a report” that the issues […]
Kazakhstan Oil Output Falls 6% After CPC Terminal Attack
Kazakhstan oil output slipped about 6% in December after a Ukrainian naval-drone strike damaged a vital Black Sea loading point used to ship most of the country’s crude, forcing emergency reroutes and raising risks to revenue and production targets. What Happened And Why It Matters Kazakhstan is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, and […]
Netanyahu Meets Trump as Advisers Grow Frustrated Over Gaza Plan Delays
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on December 29, 2025, amid mounting tensions over the stalled second phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan. The meeting, their sixth since Trump’s January inauguration, highlighted public displays of unity even as Trump’s top advisers expressed deepening frustration […]
Us Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants Cost Putin Billions Monthly
US sanctions on Russian oil giants are tightening pressure on Kremlin oil revenue as Russia reported 530.9 billion rubles ($6.8 billion) in November oil-and-gas budget income, down 33.8% year on year. What Washington sanctioned—and why it matters The latest U.S. escalation targets Russia’s biggest oil producers, with the Treasury Department designating Rosneft and Lukoil under […]
End of an Era: Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Passes Away at 80
Begum Khaleda Zia, the uncompromising “Deshnetri” (Leader of the Country) who became Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and defined its political landscape for over three decades, has died today at 80. The Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6:00 AM on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Her […]
Oil Surges as Venezuela Shuts Wells Amid U.S. Blockade
Oil prices have spiked amid reports that Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA is shutting down wells in the Orinoco Belt due to a U.S. blockade on sanctioned tankers, exacerbating storage shortages and export halts. This escalation under President Donald Trump’s administration marks a sharp intensification of pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s regime, with global markets reacting […]
Putin Orders Offensive on Zaporizhzhia Amid Peace Talks
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told commanders to keep pushing toward the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia even as U.S.-led diplomacy with Ukraine’s leadership accelerated, highlighting the widening gap between battlefield objectives and peace-plan timelines. What Putin ordered Putin instructed Russia’s military to “continue the offensive” with the “Vostok” grouping to “liberate Zaporizhzhia,” according to accounts […]
Biomimetic Brain Model Reveals Error-Predicting Neurons
A biology-first brain simulation built without animal training data closely matched macaque learning behavior—and helped researchers notice a subset of neurons whose activity rises before wrong choices, a potential new signal for studying decision errors and testing neurotherapies. What Happened And Why It Matters A research team spanning Dartmouth College, MIT, and Stony Brook University […]
Google Completes December Core Update After 18 Days
Google has finished rolling out its December core update after about 18 days, closing a multi-week period of search ranking shifts and prompting site owners to review traffic changes using Search Console and Google’s core update guidance. What Google confirmed Google’s Search Status Dashboard lists a “December 2025 core update” under Ranking incidents starting on […]
