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📹 Google is rolling out AI-generated videos on YouTube Shorts and Google Photos, letting users turn photos into short clips with just a few taps. While these features are currently basic and U.S. only, the technology will soon become harder to ignore. Google uses digital watermarks to flag AI content, but as AI video quality improves, users should stay cautious about what’s real. (Source: Ars Technica)

🔍 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited Washington with a clear message: AI is boosting productivity for millions and should remain “democratic,” accessible to all. ChatGPT now handles 2.5 billion daily prompts, challenging Google’s search dominance. As Google races to integrate AI, Altman envisions AI as a widely shared tool driving progress. This shift could redefine how we find information, raising questions about openness, control, and the future of online search. (Source: Gizmodo)

🚭 Researchers have found a clever way to recycle trillions of discarded cigarette butts by turning them into stronger, more flexible asphalt for roads. By crushing cleaned filters and mixing them into asphalt, the resulting material resists cracking better and may reduce energy use during production. This innovation could cut pollution while tackling a massive environmental problem. (Source: Popular Science)

💰👨‍💻Bitcoin Isn’t a Gamble Anymore, It’s a Financial Strategy

(This is not financial advice. Invest at your own risk.) Bitcoin once sounded like a fringe experiment. A hobby for coders and finance rebels. But for early adopters like NFL star Odell Beckham Jr., it’s proven to be a savvy financial move.

Other NFL players like Russell Okung and Saquon Barkley made similar moves and are seeing major gains.

Contrast that with one of Bitcoin’s most legendary missteps: in 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas—worth over a billion dollars today. That moment is remembered every May 22 as Bitcoin Pizza Day, a reminder of how wild the journey has been.

Meanwhile, momentum continues to build. A recent Economic Times article outlined a bold long-term forecast by Michael Saylor and his firm MicroStrategy. They believe Bitcoin still has room to grow up to 10,500 percent from current levels. The article points out that Bitcoin’s market cap has already passed $2.3 trillion, placing it alongside giants like Amazon. According to Saylor’s public statements and his company’s strategy, Bitcoin is not a bet, it’s the foundation of a new financial era.

So what can regular investors do if they want in?

Start small. Apps like Coinbase and Cash App make it easy to buy Bitcoin in bite-size amounts using a debit card or bank account. You can also explore platforms that let you earn Bitcoin as rewards, just like cashback or points. It's a practical way to dip your toes into crypto without going all-in.

Bitcoin isn’t just for tech insiders anymore. It’s becoming part of the mainstream conversation about smart, forward-looking investing. -CP

🌑 Blue Ghost’s Lunar GPS: Guiding the Future of Moon Exploration

One key feature of the Blue Ghost mission is NASA’s Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment, designed to test if Earth-based navigation signals can reach the Moon. If successful, it could allow future lunar missions to use GPS-like positioning. This would be a game changer for exploring places like Shackleton Crater, where sunlight never reaches. Astronauts and rovers could safely navigate and locate resources like water ice, a vital ingredient for fuel, air, and long-term survival on the Moon.

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