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BlackRock will list an iShares Bitcoin ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange in mid-November 2025, according to public filings and market reports. Related Reading The product will be a local wrapper around BlackRock’s US iShares Bitcoin Trust — a vehicle that launched in January 2024 and now manages about $85 billion. Based on reports, the new ASX ticker will charge a management fee of 0.39% per year. BlackRock Brings IBIT To ASX The move aims to give Australian investors an easier way to gain exposure to bitcoin through a familiar exchange-listed product. Reports have disclosed that investors who buy the…
Kim Kardashian revealed that she turned to OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot for help on her exams when she was in law school, adding that the artificial intelligence was “always” wrong. “And then I’ll get mad, and I’ll, like, yell at it, and be, like, ‘You made me fail!’” the reality TV star said. “I use it for legal advice, so when I need to know the answer to a question, I’ll take a picture and, like, put it in there,” Kardashian said of ChatGPT to her All’s Fair co-star Teyana Taylor during their Monday appearance on Vanity Fair‘s Lie Detector…
When Apple introduces its more capable version of Siri in 2026, it increasingly sounds like it’ll have Google to thank. Bloomberg reports that Apple is finalizing plans to use a custom version of Gemini to power the new Siri and plans to pay Google handsomely for the privilege.The new Siri will still use some of Apple’s homegrown models, but will also rely on a version of Gemini running on the company’s Private Cloud Compute servers to “handle Siri’s summarizer and planner functions,” Bloomberg writes. Those functions “help the voice assistant synthesize information and decide how to execute complex tasks.” Since…
Bitcoin has officially lost its footing below the critical $100,000 level, rattling markets and fueling a wave of fear-driven selling. The move comes after a sharp surge in bearish sentiment, with CryptoQuant data indicating that Bitcoin’s latest decline is largely psychological rather than fundamentally driven. Related Reading Over the past several days, the market has shifted from confidence to panic at remarkable speed. The Fear & Greed Index plunged to 21 — deep in fear territory — just days after BTC briefly tapped $107K. Bullish narratives calling for a $150K–$200K breakout have vanished from social platforms, replaced by anxiety, disbelief,…
The children of Jeffrey and Michelle Bauer have filed a lawsuit against Tesla, accusing Elon Musk’s EV giant of negligence in a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of their parents and three others. The lawsuit claims that multiple people survived the crash, only to be trapped in the burning Tesla by the company’s electronic door handles, which have led to other lawsuits making the same claim. The New York Post reports that in a tragic incident that occurred in November last year, a Tesla Model S slammed into a tree and burst into flames, resulting in the deaths…
Google and Epic Games have reached a settlement that would bring their years-long court battle to a close. The companies have filed a proposal in the federal court of San Francisco, asking US District Judge James Donato to approve a modified version of the order he originally imposed on Google when it lost the case. “Together with Epic Games we have filed a proposed set of changes to Android and Google Play that focus on expanding developer choice and flexibility, lowering fees, and encouraging more competition all while keeping users safe,” said Sameer Samat, the President of Android Ecosystem at…
The new program will equip fitness professionals with tools to support individuals interested in maximizing cognitive and physical fitness, as well as those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia Exercise is one of the most effective treatments to prevent, manage symptoms and slow progression of neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer’s and dementia, 45% of which are tied to lifestyle. That’s where the American Council on Exercise (ACE), a non-profit education and certification provider for health coaches and exercise professionals, and Jonathan Ross of Funtensity, a workout combining brain health and fitness, enter the picture. The two have come together to launch the…
Crypto analyst Arthur has predicted that the XRP price is preparing to decouple from Bitcoin (BTC). For years, XRP’s price movements have mirrored those of BTC, but according to Arthur, the market is evolving in ways that could soon set XRP apart. The emergence of Ripple’s new institutional brokerage platform and recent acquisitions, alongside the growing strength of its associated stablecoin, are key drivers that the analyst believes could drive this separation. XRP Price Set To Break Away From Bitcoin Arthur’s recent thread shared on X social media paints a confident picture of XRP’s future. He argues that the cryptocurrency…
IBM is set to cut thousands of jobs in November and December as part of a workforce rebalancing strategy aimed at repositioning the company in the era of AI. The cuts come just months after the company claimed it is “focused on American jobs” with plans to invest in manufacturing. The Wall Street Journal reports that IBM has announced that it will lay off a small percentage of its global workforce before the end of the year. The tech giant, which employed around 270,000 people worldwide at the end of 2024, did not provide an exact figure for the number of…
A virtual private network (VPN) is useful in several ways — a good one can stream foreign TV shows and events, save you from giving up information to hackers and keep you anonymous to protect against online tracking. Although we strongly recommend using a VPN, a bit of comparison shopping goes a long way in this market. VPN pricing can be opaque, and providers don’t always portray their best deals accurately.Even so, there are genuinely great bargains on the table. VPN providers give out deep discounts to customers who sign up for a year or more at a time. This…