Ilya Lichtenstein, who helped launder billions stolen from Bitfinex, has been released early from prison. In a post on X, he thanked President Trump’s First Step Act for his freedom. The Justice Department, however, suggests it’s just routine home confinement.
Engineers in China have developed an artificial skin that allows robots to sense pressure and react to it like living tissue. The system uses spiking signals, similar to human nerves, to trigger reflex-like movements when a pain threshold is crossed.
Apple has reportedly slashed its online marketing budget for the Vision Pro by 95% in major countries like the U.S. and U.K. due to persistently poor sales. Market research firm IDC projects shipments will remain at just 45,000 units even during the 2025 holiday peak season.
After years of leading teams and advising executives, an AI strategist realized most people fail not from unclear goals, but from exhausted capacity. She now starts the year by asking how she wants to work, not what she wants to achieve.
Researchers have found a way to turn superradiance, a notoriously disruptive quantum phenomenon, into a source of powerful, long-lasting microwave signals. This unexpected twist could lead to advances in ultra-precise clocks, quantum communication, and navigation systems.
Investor interest in the creator economy has shifted dramatically. According to a new analysis, the big money in 2025 flowed to AI content creation, social shopping apps, and platforms trying to build the next big community, leaving traditional influencer services behind.
SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of nearly half its Starlink constellation next year. The move aims to reduce collision risks as space gets more crowded. But tensions with China and a recent satellite failure highlight the growing dangers.
Elon Musk’s xAI has confirmed its Grok chatbot had “lapses in safeguards” that allowed users to generate and share AI images of minors in minimal clothing on X. The company says it is urgently working on improvements to block such requests entirely, calling the material illegal.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple could kick off a busy hardware year as soon as this month. The highlights are new high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, plus a potentially game-changing, sub-$1,000 MacBook powered by the iPhone’s A18 Pro chip. Software updates like iOS 2
The energy sector faces a massive skilled labor shortage just as demand for electricity soars. With hundreds of thousands of workers needed by 2030, companies are scrambling for solutions.
