When to Expect the AirTag 2 to Launch This Year The original AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021, alongside the iMac with the M1 chip, an updated Apple TV 4K, and more. Following a four-year wait, Apple reportedly plans to release an AirTag 2 this year. A few months ago, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple was aiming to release the AirTag 2 around the middle of 2025. Whil…

Bitcoin Gives Up Gains Post New Year-Spiral, But $120K Bets Still Remain Hot Macro jitters have pushed back BTC to where it was a week ago. Still, bullish bets in options market remain as popular as ever.

MANTRA Blockchain to Tokenize $1B of Real-World Assets for UAE-Based Property Firm DAMAC The deal will allow token-based financing of DAMAC’s wide range of portfolio companies that includes real estate development, hospitality and data centers.

Mercedes-Benz EV owners can start using Tesla Superchargers in February Image: Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February. By now you should be familiar with how this goes: a manufacturer announces Supercharger access, first through the use of NACS-to-CCS adapters and then later with native NACS integration. The adapters are ava…

Perplexity partners with Tripadvisor to source hotel info from real people Image: The VergeThe AI search engine Perplexity is launching an integration with Tripadvisor that will add more information about hotels. Now, when you search for places to stay, Perplexity will present you with a neatly organized list of hotels, alongside summaries of why it chose them using information sourced from Tripadvisor. In an example s…

Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct returns on January 23rd with a ‘brand new game’ Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is holding another Xbox Developer Direct event on January 23rd. It’s the third Developer Direct in a row, making it an annual look at what’s ahead for Xbox for the year. Like last year’s event, Microsoft will provide some updates on Xbox games that are planned for release in 2025, including feature South of Midnight, Cl…

VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos Image: VideoLANThe popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real-time. Parent organization VideoLAN shared a video on Tuesday in which president Jean-Baptiste Kempf shows off the new feature, which uses open-source AI models to ge…

When would you start thinking about outsourcing? (e.g. SEO, email marketing, VA’s etc.) I am in the early stages of my journey, in the sense that I am making profit but not life changing by any means. But I also work a full-time job so my time is somewhat limited. So as per the above question, when’s the best time to outsource the work. And yes, I have trust issues so I am seeking advice here. submitted by /u/Spare_Worldlin…

The Protocol: Hyperliquid Responds to Decentralization Criticism Also: Ripple’s Chainlink deal; Pyth partners with Revolut

FTX Bankruptcy Estate Hits Out Over ‘Unauthorized’ Sale of FTX EU to Backpack Exchange Backpack, which announced its acquisition of the European arm of bankrupt exchange FTX on Monday, has not been authorized by FTX to make any distributions to any FTX customers or other creditors, the FTX bankruptcy estate said.

XRP May Surge 40% as ‘Trump Effect’ Boosts Ripple Sentiment A “descending triangle” pattern in technical analysis points to bigger gains for the top-performing major token.

Bitcoin ETFs Suffer $582M Net Outflow, Second-Highest Tally Ever The ETFs bleed money as renewed U.S. inflation fears dent Fed rate cuts and boost bond market volatility

Cardano’s ADA Slumps 8% as Traders Await Trump Catalyst for Bitcoin Gains BTC, ADA Price News: Bitcoin Slumps Further as Traders Await Friday Data

Crypto Daybook Americas: Turmoil Across The Pond as Bitcoin Defends $93K After $300B Wipeout Your day-ahead look for Jan. 9, 2025

Market Fears of Potential Selling Pressure From Possible Silk Road Sale is Overblown: Van Straten Since September, the market has absorbed over 1 million bitcoins, while the price has gone from around $60,000 to over $100,000.

Gemini Appoints New Leadership Team in Europe to Boost Expansion Mark Jennings has joined the firm as its new European head and Daniel Slutzkin as head of the U.K., the crypto exchange said.

LA residents find a lifeline in this free wildfire-tracking app Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeWatch Duty, a nonprofit-run app that tracks wildfires with live maps and alerts, has shot to the top of Apple’s App Store charts this week as Californian residents look to navigate catastrophic blazes devastating the area. The app launched in 2021 and is now available in 22 states, providing evacuation warn…

Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speech Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesMeta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical tension likely to grow under the incoming Trump administration: the regulation of speech online. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made no secret of his attempt to align his interests with those…

Grok Now Available as Standalone App in the US Grok, the AI chatbot built into the X (Twitter) social network, is now available as a standalone app in the United States. X owner Elon Musk rolled out Grok in 2023 after developing it under his xAI company, and it has been described as a chatbot that’s more casual and “funny” than other chatbots like ChatGPT. The Grok app description says that…

Steve Jobs Announced the iPhone and Apple TV 18 Years Ago Today Today marks 18 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone and Apple TV at Macworld Expo 2007. Standing on stage, Jobs introduced the ‌iPhone‌ as a product that combined three revolutionary functions: “an iPod with touch controls, a phone, and a breakthrough internet communications device.” He emphasized that these were not th…