Bitcoin climbs, reaching a new all-time high above $97,000

Bitcoin climbs, reaching a new all-time high above ,000

Bitcoin breached the $95,000 level for the first time Wednesday evening as investors continued pricing in a second Donald Trump presidency. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 3% at $97,646.68, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $97,903.00. Shares of MicroStrategy, a bitcoin proxy, gained 3% … Read more

China’s second-richest man demands apology from ByteDance founder over online attacks

China’s second-richest man demands apology from ByteDance founder over online attacks

China’s second-wealthiest man on Wednesday made a surprise demand that the country’s richest man, founder of ByteDance, apologise for the perceived role that TikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin has played in “spreading rumours and misinformation”. Zhong Shanshan, 69 – founder and chairman of China’s largest packaged drinks company Nongfu Spring and the country’s second-richest person, according … Read more

LastPass review: Is this popular password manager worth it?

LastPass review: Is this popular password manager worth it?

“The poor security track record of LastPass overshadows many of its great features and affordable prices.” Pros Easy access to logins, notes, and more Great cross-platform support Low prices on individual and family plans 24/7 live chat Login sharing Cons Poor security track record Sharing requires a LastPass account Limited sharing in free version LastPass … Read more

ChatGPT just improved its creative writing chops

ChatGPT just improved its creative writing chops

Sanket Mishra / Pexels One of the great strengths of ChatGPT is its ability to aid in creative writing. ChatGPT’s latest large language model, GPT-4o, has received a bit of a performance boost, OpenAI announced Wednesday. Users can reportedly expect “more natural, engaging, and tailored writing to improve relevance & readability” moving forward. GPT-4o got … Read more

This retro-looking Bose speaker brings the boom (and an immense amount of style)

This retro-looking Bose speaker brings the boom (and an immense amount of style)

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Bose SoundLink Home speaker is a Bose exclusive, meaning you can only purchase it on Bose’s website; it’s on sale ahead of Black Friday for $199. The SoundLink Home offers a sleek design reminiscent of the 70s and bass that doesn’t disappear at low volumes. This speaker isn’t compatible with Bose’s … Read more

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q3 2025

Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report Q3 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives at the launch of the supercomputer Gefion, at the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Nvidia reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations for sales and earnings, while delivering a better-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. The results show … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Gary Wang spared prison time over FTX fraud

Former cryptocurrency executive Gary Wang, who unwittingly wrote the computer code that helped FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried steal about US$8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt exchange, was spared prison time by a judge on Wednesday. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan announced he would be imposing no prison time at a hearing in federal court … Read more

This may be your last chance to buy an RTX 40-series GPU

This may be your last chance to buy an RTX 40-series GPU

Just last week, we reported on the end of production for the RTX 40-series. Now, new information from Board Channels (shared by Gazlog) suggests that the final shipments of Nvidia’s best graphics cards are right around the corner. Some GPUs, like the RTX 4090, have already seen their final shipments. With the holidays on the … Read more

Valve adds DLSS 3 to SteamOS backend, but don’t expect an Nvidia Steam Deck

Valve adds DLSS 3 to SteamOS backend, but don’t expect an Nvidia Steam Deck

Valve has made a significant update to its Proton compatibility layer, which is the basis of the Linux-based SteamOS operating system on the Steam Deck. The update brings several improvements and bug fixes, but it also adds support for Nvidia’s coveted DLSS 3 Frame Generation. The update for Proton Experimental rolled out on November 12, … Read more