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BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is pushing into bitcoin with a new fund designed to protect investors from the kind of stomach-dropping losses the market is known for. This follows similar products from Calamos that helped shield holders during bitcoin's recent fifty percent crash, signaling that Wall Street is getting serious about making crypto more palatable to risk-averse money.
Meanwhile, in the automotive world, Honda and Toyota are both signaling a deeper commitment to robotics and automation, even as Waymo quietly expands its ambitions for driverless networks and Ford continues to work through a string of recalls. The message from Japan's two biggest automakers is clear — the future of mobility runs on code as much as combustion.
And if you've been eyeing Apple's AirPods Max two, this might be the moment. The premium over-ear headphones have dropped one hundred dollars on Amazon, landing at four hundred forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Powered by Apple's H-two chip, they deliver fifty percent better noise cancellation than the original model, which is a meaningful upgrade for anyone serious about audio.
That's your briefing for today. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
