U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday 2025, according to final figures released by Adobe Analytics — marking a 9.1% jump from last year and cementing Black Friday as the strongest digital shopping day in American retail history. The surge reflects a dramatic shift in consumer behavior as shoppers continue to … Read more
Social media giants including Meta and TikTok will face direct liability for financial scams under a new set of rules agreed to by European Union lawmakers early Thursday. After eight hours of negotiations, the European Parliament and Council struck a deal aimed at strengthening protections against payment fraud and expanding regulatory exposure for major U.S. … Read more
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study Wednesday showing that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, representing roughly $1.2 trillion in wages across finance, health care and professional services. According to CNBC, the findings are based on the Iceberg Index, a labor simulation tool built by MIT and Oak … Read more
The Performance Learning Award 2025, organized by Youm Technology Japan Co., Ltd., opened Wednesday at the Hilton Tokyo with an address by Dongshuo Li, founder, CEO and president of UMU. The event showcased case studies from award-winning companies and highlighted the growing influence of artificial intelligence in human resource development. Judges evaluated submissions from organizations … Read more
China is aggressively integrating artificial intelligence and robotics into its manufacturing backbone, using AI-powered dark factory, and “factory brains” to coordinate assembly lines and logistics. Massive government and private investments are driving the country’s industrial upgrade, helping it maintain a competitive edge even as labor costs rise and trade tensions simmer. Companies such as Midea … Read more
Bitcoin slumped to a seven-month low, nearing the critical $80,000 mark amid a broader retreat from risk assets driven by fears over stretched tech valuations and doubts about the timing of U.S. interest rate cuts. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped to $80,553 while ether sank to a four-month low, extending a weeklong slide that has … Read more
Following the rapid growth in use of artificial intelligence Uber announced a partnership Thursday with Starship Technologies to deploy autonomous sidewalk robots for Uber Eats food deliveries. The AI-powered robots will handle short-distance orders of up to 2 miles, aiming to complete them in under 30 minutes. The service launches in Leeds, United Kingdom, next … Read more
Three Chinese astronauts remain stranded aboard the Tiangong space station after damage to a return capsule forced a sudden change in mission plans, leaving the crew without a fully functional lifeboat. The issue surfaced last week when astronauts discovered that Shenzhou 20 — one of the two return vehicles docked at the station — had … Read more
At least 100 companies and 135 big tech entrepreneurs are set to join the GoTech World 2025, the largest B2B tech expo-conference in Central and Eastern Europe, scheduled for Nov. 11–12 at Romexpo Pavilion B1. The two-day event will spotlight applied technologies with a practical business impact — from artificial intelligence and robotics to cloud … Read more
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YoungHoon Kim, the Guinness World Record holder for the highest IQ at 276, announced that he has converted all his assets into Bitcoin, calling it “the only hope for the future economy.” Kim, known as a Grand Master of Memory, made the declaration Sept. 29, saying that while he believes Bitcoin will reshape the global … Read more
BEIJING — China has launched the world’s first “dark factory,” a fully automated manufacturing plant where production runs around the clock without human workers. Unlike traditional factories, the facility operates without lights, as machines and robots do not require visibility to function. By integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and big data analytics, … Read more
San Francisco — Elon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose fortune climbed to $393 billion on Wednesday after a sharp rise in Oracle shares, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s net worth slipped to $385 billion, ending nearly a year at the top of … Read more