Technology

Apple has pushed its AI-powered Siri rollout to 2026 after missing a 2025 target, and analysts say the update is a central part of Apple Intelligence and could affect device sales.

ACM Research shares have risen after Hong Kong-based Triata Capital expanded its holding. Triata added 413,000 shares in the third quarter, bringing its position to roughly $78 million.

The S&P 500 rose about 17% in 2025 as enthusiasm for artificial intelligence helped lift technology and data-related firms. Data storage and data-center companies were among the year’s top gainers, while some consumer and health-care stocks lagged amid policy and trade uncertainty.

Nvidia is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Israeli AI start-up AI21 Labs for as much as $3 billion. The discussions are said to be focused on bringing AI21’s roughly 200 staff to Nvidia in what the report describes as an acquihire.

This post provides a hint for the Jan. 1, 2026 Wordle puzzle and reports that testers solved it in an average of five guesses, calling it moderately challenging.

Tecnotree was named as a Representative Provider in Gartner's December 2025 Innovation Insight on AI SOC agents for communications service providers. The report describes how these agents can help automate tasks like alert triage and threat hunting and says broader adoption by CSPs is likely over time.

Tom Lee at BitMine said automated trading and year-end tax-loss selling helped push Ethereum lower in late December, while BitMine added 44,463 ETH and now holds about 4.11 million ETH.

Hong Kong stocks rose about 28% in 2025, marking their best yearly performance since 2017. Major Chinese tech firms posted large gains amid reports of advances in artificial intelligence and steadier global trade.

By late December 2025, prediction markets recorded more than $4.5 billion in weekly notional volume, with Kalshi responsible for about $1.7 billion. Rising trading activity and institutional interest are seen as possible support for low-cap altcoins tied to that sector.

Some Wall Street analysts have published target prices that imply steep declines for Palantir and Intel in 2026. Palantir rose about 145% in 2025 and trades at a high price-to-sales ratio, while Intel gained about 88% this year.

SQD Network has introduced Revenue Pools, letting SQD holders lock tokens to support network capacity and share some enterprise customer payments paid in stablecoins. The program begins as a limited beta and will expand as customer demand grows.

People around the world marked the end of 2025 after a year that included Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency and a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The year was also one of the warmest on record, linked to wildfires, drought and heavy rains.

China urged the Netherlands to reverse its intervention in Dutch-based chipmaker Nexperia and described the decision as a mistake. The Netherlands seized control of Nexperia in September under a long-standing security law, reportedly after U.S. concerns.

Wedbush analysts led by Dan Ives named CrowdStrike a favored cybersecurity stock for 2026, citing its AI-enabled Falcon platform; they kept an Outperform rating and a $600 price target. The company reported Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.23 billion, above expectations.