Month: December 2025
TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards
TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app. The feature was strategically launched during the holiday season a high-stakes period for the company’s shopping division as it aims to prove
Waymo resumes service in San Francisco
Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets. Numerous photos and videos posted to social media captured Waymo robotaxis stalled at roads and intersections as human drivers were either stuck behind them or weaved around them.The blackout
Ukraine’s war trench
The war blends advanced technologies like drones and electronic warfare with grinding, World War I-style fighting, where soldiers sometimes battle at arm’s length in muddy trenches and bunkers. In those confined spaces, Ukrainian and Russian troops alike rely heavily on grenades. Ukraine’s battlefield is littered with trenches unlike anything the West has seen for decades,
a remote airstrip in Libya reshaped used as a supply life of weapons for RSF
A remote airstrip in southeastern Libya has reshaped Sudan’s civil war by providing a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, according to more than a dozen military, intelligence and diplomatic officials. The paramilitary group – which grew from the “Janjaweed” militia mobilised two decades ago by Sudan’s government to subdue its western Darfur
Bitcoin’s quantum debate
Quantum computing and the threat it poses to encrypted blockchains has once again crept into online bitcoin conversations, raising concerns that it poses a long-term risk that investors and developers are still struggling to talk about in the same language.The majority of Bitcoin developers argue that quantum computing does not pose an immediate threat to
Plans to Retrain Tiktok US Algorithm
TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent an internal memo on December 18 to employees outlining the company’s next steps. The note, seen by The Hollywood Reporter and Reuters, explains how a joint venture between three companies will help TikTok avoid a long-delayed ban in the US. The memo confirms that a new consortium of investors plans
The former Prime Minister Imran Khan sentencing
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts.The latest conviction adds to a series of legal troubles for Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023, and is
Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package from 2018 Reinstated
Delaware Chancery Court judge Kathaleen McCormick struck down the compensation package last year after a Tesla shareholder sued over the massive payday, which was tied to a series of growth goalposts for the EV company. The Delaware Supreme Court’s ruling overturns that decision and said Friday that the lower court had made an error.Tesla shareholders
Jordan helps US strike Syria
Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. citizens earlier this month. The U.S. launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons
From Firefox Malware to Stolen Pornhub Data
If you thought that only Chrome users were at risk of malware-infested browser extensions, think again. Researchers at Koi Security identified 17 Firefox extensions that also host malware, hidden within their PNG icons. This attack method is known as steganography, where a payload or message is concealed within an image to evade detection. Sometimes used