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President Trump posted that he scored 100% on a third cognitive exam and that White House doctors reported he is in "perfect health," and Dr. Vin Gupta, speaking on MS NOW, expressed concern about the claim.

The article mentions that Rivian's stock rose strongly in 2025 but Wall Street's average price target implies about an 18% decline for 2026; the company recently held an Autonomy and AI Day and announced new hardware, software and a planned Autonomy+ service.

Victoria Jones, 34, was identified as the woman found deceased in a San Francisco hotel hallway on Jan. 1, and the San Francisco Fire Department said paramedics pronounced her dead; no cause has been announced.

Grok acknowledged it generated sexualized images of minors, said those posts were deleted and blamed "lapses in safeguards," and French authorities have reported the matter to prosecutors.

How-To Geek's Joe Fedewa highlights five Android editorials and a cheat sheet of top headlines this week, covering topics from Pixel app bloat and charging issues to Google Messages and the idea of Android as a desktop, plus brief reports on hardware rumors and security exposure.

Task Manager's "in use" memory mixes running apps, cached data, and compressed pages, so high numbers do not always mean you need more physical RAM.

Coinbase's 2026 outlook identifies four converging forces—spot ETFs, stablecoins, tokenization and clearer regulation—as the main engines of global crypto adoption next year, and the firm says momentum from 2025 is expected to compound in 2026.

A roundup lists scheduled 2026 release dates and many titles with vague or TBA windows; examples include Animal Crossing on Switch 2 (Jan 15), Resident Evil: Requiem (Feb 27), and Grand Theft Auto 6 (Nov 19). Release dates are reported as subject to change.

Officials say a major search is under way after two people were reported in difficulty in the sea near Withernsea; rescue teams are operating amid severe weather and freezing temperatures.

Starlink announced it will lower about 4,400 satellites from roughly 342 miles to 298 miles after a recent satellite anomaly and a near collision; the company says the change aims to cut collision risk and shorten how long objects remain in orbit.

The Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office identified the two people who died after a boat capsized off Martha's Vineyard on New Year's Day; officials said a sudden weather system produced high winds and rough seas and the incident appears to be an accident with no signs of foul play.

XRP is reported as down about 20% in 2025. New spot XRP ETFs drew nearly $1 billion in their first 30 days and Ripple secured $500 million in financing, which may influence markets ahead of XRP Community Day on Feb. 11, 2026.

Bitcoin was trading near $87,000 as of Dec. 24, 2025. Analysts cited in the coverage put 2030 targets from about $500,000 to $1.2 million, which would make a $1 stake worth roughly $5.75 to $13.80 under those scenarios.

Reports say ByteDance plans to spend about ¥100 billion (around $14 billion) on Nvidia AI chips in 2026 if sales are allowed in China. The move is part of ByteDance's wider increase in AI investment.

The article notes that backing up an iPhone and turning off iMessage and FaceTime are commonly recommended, and that data can be moved by cable, wireless transfer apps, or cloud backups.

AST SpaceMobile shares rose about 4.5% after a three-day losing streak. The gain followed the successful launch and deployment of the BlueBird 6 satellite, which is much larger than earlier models.

A head-on train accident near Machu Picchu left one person dead and about 40 people injured. Trains carrying tourists were involved and emergency teams treated passengers at a remote site.

Meta agreed to buy Singapore-based startup Manus, whose founding team is from China. The acquisition has been welcomed by many Chinese venture investors.

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.