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Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100,000

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration.

Video games

Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone

Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of people had been caught trespassing in the tightly controlled territory.

Technology

Kioxia's market value set at $4.9 billion in IPO

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bain Capital-backed Kioxia's market value is seen around 750 billion yen ($4.85 billion) in its initial public offering, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.

AI

Apple readies more conversational Siri in bid to catch up in AI

Apple Inc. is racing to develop a more conversational version of its Siri digital assistant, aiming to catch up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other voice services, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 

Social media

China’s richest man berates PDD, ByteDance for months of misery

China’s richest man lashed out at two of the country’s biggest tech giants for fanning online vitriol targeting him earlier this year and instigating a price war that wiped out tens of billions of market value for his bottled-water empire.

Mobile apps

WhatsApp rolling out transcription for voice messages in multiple languages

WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature that provides a text transcript for voice messages sent via the app.

Social media

Radical Jaguar rebrand and new logo sparks ire online

X owner Elon Musk wrote on X, "Do you sell cars?”

Social media

The sky's the limit for Bluesky

One man's loss is another man's gain, or so the saying goes. While a host of users, including celebrities, have announced their departure from the X social platform, many seem to have found refuge on Bluesky. The social network, founded by Twitter's co-founder and former CEO, recently announced that it had reached 20 million users.

Video games

Two decades of Nintendo's top-selling DS console

The gadget that introduced a new wave of casual gamers to Nintendo, the hand-held DS console, turned 20 on Thursday.

AI

ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode is coming to web browsers

You can choose between several voices for this voice assistant, which can also speak in any language, and with an accent, if asked.

Technology

Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia's proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for companies for systemic breaches.

Technology

Bitcoin's wild ride toward $100,000

(Reuters) - Bitcoin neared $100,000 for the first time on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president fuelled expectations that his administration will create a friendly regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies.    

Technology

OpenAI considers taking on Google with browser, the Information reports

(Reuters) -ChatGPT-creator OpenAI has recently considered developing a web browser that would combine with its chatbot and separately discussed or struck deals to power search features, the Information reported on Thursday.

Social media

One tech tip: How to get started with Bluesky

Maybe you're not ready to commit to adding yet another social media account. No problem – you can still look around on Bluesky without signing up because all posts and profiles are public.

Technology

FCC proposes fining Chinese video doorbell manufacturer after security concerns raised

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed to fine Chinese-based video doorbell manufacturer Eken nearly $735,000 for providing false information and after security concerns were raised.

Technology

Snap seeks to dismiss New Mexico lawsuit over child safety

(Reuters) - Snap on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a New Mexico lawsuit that alleged the tech company enabled child sexual exploitation on its messaging app Snapchat, arguing there were inaccuracies to the state's investigation.

Technology

Crypto industry jockeys for seats at Trump's promised council

(Reuters) -A slew of crypto companies including Ripple, Kraken and Circle are jostling for a seat on President-elect Donald Trump's promised crypto advisory council, seeking a say in his planned overhaul of U.S. policy, according to several digital asset industry executives.

Technology

Reddit back up after latest outage impacts thousands of users

(Reuters) - Reddit has resolved a problem with its website, the social media company said on Thursday, after an outage impacted thousands of users for about an hour.

Technology

Massachusetts student's punishment for AI use can stand, US judge rules

BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected a bid by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior to force his school to expunge his disciplinary record and raise his history class grade after officials accused him of using an artificial intelligence program to cheat on a class assignment.

Technology

Exclusive-Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year, sources say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Amazon will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it favours its own brand products on its online marketplace as European antitrust regulators build up a case under landmark rules, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.