Google, OpenAI Tools Exploited to Make Bikini Deepfakes

Google OpenAI Bikini Deepfakes

Google and OpenAI image-generation tools are being exploited to create bikini deepfakes, raising urgent alarms about the misuse of artificial intelligence and its impact on privacy, consent, and digital safety. Users are bypassing safety measures to transform photos of fully clothed women into revealing bikini images, prompting widespread concern among digital rights advocates, lawmakers, and […]

White House Shifts Venezuela Strategy to Oil Quarantine

venezuela oil quarantine

The White House has dramatically shifted its approach toward Venezuela, pivoting from a mix of diplomatic and military posturing to a focused campaign of oil quarantine. In a move announced on December 24, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered U.S. military forces to concentrate almost exclusively on enforcing a strict “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil […]

Long COVID Neurological Symptoms May Affect Millions

Long COVID Neurological Symptoms May Affect Millions

A major scientific review published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers this week says long COVID neurological symptoms may persist for months or years in tens of millions—potentially up to 400 million—underscoring a growing global health burden. Long COVID—also called post-COVID-19 condition or post-COVID conditions—generally refers to symptoms that continue or appear well after an acute […]

Apple pays 230% premium for iPhone RAM as DRAM crisis worsens

Apple 230% Premium iPhone RAM

Apple is reportedly paying about 230% more for 12GB LPDDR5X iPhone RAM, as a widening DRAM shortage—driven in part by AI-related memory demand—pushes prices up and complicates 2026 iPhone cost planning.​ What’s happening to iPhone RAM prices Apple’s premium iPhone models are being hit by sharply higher mobile memory costs, with reports describing a roughly […]

Nvidia Licenses Groq AI Tech, Dispels $20B Buyout Report

Nvidia Licenses Groq AI Tech

Nvidia has entered a non-exclusive licensing agreement to use Groq’s ultra-fast AI inference technology and hire several of the startup’s top executives, while both companies are publicly pushing back on reports that Nvidia is buying Groq outright in a record $20 billion deal. The structure of the agreement allows Nvidia to absorb Groq’s key talent […]

Italy Orders Meta to Open WhatsApp as Italy Targets AI Chatbot Limits

Italy orders Meta to open WhatsApp

Italy orders Meta to open WhatsApp after the country’s antitrust authority imposed urgent measures on Dec. 24, 2025, warning that WhatsApp business terms could block rival AI chatbots and harm competition. What Italy ordered Meta to do and why it matters now? Italy’s competition watchdog said Meta must pause specific WhatsApp business terms that could […]

Platinum Price Record High: Supply Crisis Fuels 140% Surge in 2025

Platinum price hit a record $2,377.50 an ounce on Dec. 24, 2025, extending a 10-session winning streak as supply disruptions, policy-driven stockpiling in the U.S., and stronger China demand tightened the global market.  A record run that outpaced other metals Platinum’s late-year surge capped an extraordinary 2025 for commodities and precious metals. Spot platinum pushed […]

2026 BYD 746kW Flash Charging Review: 400 km Range in 5 Minutes?

2026 BYD 746kW Flash Charging Review

BYD’s megawatt-era charging is the closest EVs have come to “fuel-stop convenience,” but the catch is you need the right charger network—and that’s the hard (and expensive) part. This 2026 BYD 746kW Flash Charging Review: 400 km Range in 5 Minutes? Review looks at BYD’s Super e-Platform as it appears in the BYD Han L […]

Byd Demonstrates 746-Kilowatt Charging, Adding 400 KM Range in 5 Minutes

byd 746-kilowatt charging

BYD 746-kilowatt charging was shown in a new real-world demo in China, where a Han L prototype/vehicle session peaked at 746 kW and added roughly 400 km of range in about five minutes—months after BYD unveiled its 1,000V “Super e-Platform” and promised megawatt-class charging aimed at making EV stops feel as fast as fuel refills.​ […]