Month: January 2026

What to expect at CES 2026

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The biggest tech show of the year kicks off next week, as some of the industry’s top players show up to Las Vegas for CES 2026. We’ll be there to see all the new product demos we can and to bring you the most exciting news from the show. Follow our coverage for a preview … Read more

Establishing Verifiable Truth in a Post-Trust World

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In an environment of perpetual digital noise, geopolitical friction, and algorithmic manipulation, many users have lost faith in the integrity of the information they see. The information landscape is saturated, blurring the lines between ordinary discourse and strategic misinformation by companies or states. If high-stakes decisions (from investment strategies to international security choices) are based … Read more

The Trump phone just missed another release date

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Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone’s whereabouts. As usual, we’re still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it’s missed yet another of its promised release dates. When we started writing about Trump Mobile regularly, it all … Read more

Punkt’s German-made MC03 smartphone comes to the US this spring

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The MC03 aims to improve on the MC02’s shortcomings. Punkt, the Switzerland-based, privacy-focused phone maker, is trying the whole “smartphone” thing again. The MC03 improves on some of the disappointing features of its previous effort, the MC02, while maintaining its security focus. Likewise, its software still comes with a subscription fee: the first year is … Read more

SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk

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Starlink satellites with solar arrays deployed. | Image: SpaceX After one of its Starlink satellites exploded and another narrowly avoided colliding with a Chinese satellite, SpaceX says it will lower the orbit of thousands of Starlink satellites to increase safety. Of the over 9,000 Starlink satellites currently operating in low Earth orbit, SpaceX says it’ll … Read more

The “Deterministic Black Box” That Keeps Failing Your Etherscan Verifications

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Crypto contract verification is the definitive proof of identity in the DeFi ecosystem, transforming opaque bytecode into trusted logic. However, the process is often misunderstood, leading to frustration when the “Deterministic Black Box” of the compiler produces mismatching fingerprints. This article demystifies verification by visualizing it as a “Mirror Mechanism,” where local compilation environments must … Read more

Why AI Alignment is Impossible Without an External Anchor

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I. The “Complete System” Fallacy 1.1 The Problem The pursuit of ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been defined by a single, implicit ambition: the creation of a “complete” ethical machine. This is the dream of building an autonomous system whose internal logic, training data, and reward functions are comprehensive enough to resolve any moral dilemma … Read more

The Sophisticated Technology that Keeps Billions Secure Inside a Modern Gold Vault

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Marcus Briggs has walked into gold vaults on three continents. The first time, in Dubai nearly fifteen years ago, I expected armed guards, heavy doors, maybe a few cameras. What I found was something closer to science fiction. Retinal scanners, mantrap airlocks, pressure-sensitive flooring that could detect an extra kilogram of weight. The gold itself … Read more