Gold fell 8% and silver dropped below $85 on Friday, wiping out about $7 trillion from precious metals. Bitcoin was highlighted in market coverage as investors watched how it would react compared with traditional safe-haven assets.

China has reportedly approved AI startup DeepSeek, along with ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent, to buy 400,000 of NVIDIA’s H200 chips, one of its top AI processors, under new US rules that allow limited sales to vetted Chinese firms with extra tariffs.

US researchers have built an autonomous swimming robot smaller than a grain of salt. Powered by light, it uses an electric field to move water around it, carries its own tiny computer and sensor, and can be mass-produced for about one cent per unit.

Home Depot is offering online deals on smart home tech, including Nest learning thermostats, with major temporary price cuts and free shipping on many items over $45.

Microsoft reportedly gave the FBI BitLocker encryption recovery keys stored in the cloud to access three seized laptops in a fraud probe, the first known case of such cooperation, raising concerns about how easily authorities can unlock encrypted Windows data.

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Bandcamp has banned AI-generated music and audio from its platform, updating its rules to block tracks made largely by AI and to forbid using AI tools to mimic other artists or styles, in an effort to keep its catalog limited to human-made music.

Sydney vs Hobart in the BBL Challenger can now be streamed online worldwide, with TV apps and services in multiple countries and VPNs letting fans legally access home broadcasts while traveling.

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Sports fans can stream the Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers BBL qualifier online, with free access on Australia’s 7Plus and paid options like Willow TV in the US and Sky Sports in the UK, often using VPNs to watch from abroad.

China’s digital yuan has reportedly handled about $55 billion in transactions as it expands testing and builds cross-border payment links. The growth of this state digital money could influence how governments view and regulate Bitcoin worldwide.

A Cold War nuclear bunker on the UK’s East Yorkshire coast is days away from collapsing into the sea as erosion eats away the cliff, highlighting how rising sea levels are speeding up damage to older defense sites and coastal communities.

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Sen. Warren has asked the SEC how it will protect retirement savers as the Trump administration reviews rules that could let 401(k) plans include Bitcoin, following a year of sharp swings in bitcoin’s price and debate over its risk in long-term accounts.

Tennessee regulators have ordered Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to stop certain services in the state, citing concerns over unlicensed gambling and trading, in a move that could affect how some people trade bitcoin online.

During Iran’s nationwide internet blackout, many people turned to Bitchat, a messaging service that runs on Bitcoin, showing how Bitcoin’s network can help people stay connected when normal internet access is blocked.