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Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists. While some of the people pumping out this kind of content immediately own up to using AI, others have denied using the technology … Read more
Trump-promoted brand touts GOLD before token collapse
Real Trump Coins promoted GOLD before deleting related X posts, while team-linked wallets sold 224.5 million tokens as its market value fell about 99%.
Stablecoins not credible for payments at scale, BIS chief says
BIS chief Pablo Hernández de Cos said stablecoins lack credibility for payments at scale, while a new FSI study highlights sharp differences in issuer rules.
Bitcoin ETFs end 9-day inflow streak as BTC dips below $78K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $201.8 million in net outflows Friday, led by ARK 21Shares, as total fund assets slipped back below $100 billion.
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Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million. Most avoided exchanges
Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy’s data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year’s total.
How to Use the File Upload Free Plan to Launch a Business: 10 Ideas
Each business idea below has a real buyer, an existing seller, and a version one person can launch on the free plan. Companies that already did it at a larger scale are worth reading first if you want to see where one of these ends up. We wrote every request to be copyable. Set HANDLE to an … Read more
Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives
An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.
Perturb AI’s Network of Incentivized Hackers Launches to Attack AI Models Before Criminals Do
San Francisco, USA, August 28th, 2026/TechnologyWire/–Perturb has launched a decentralized adversarial robustness network on Bittensor that continuously stress-tests production AI models and pays a global network of researchers to find vulnerabilities that in-house red teams may miss. Five weeks after an experimental OpenAI model escaped its test environment and breached Hugging Face’s production infrastructure, and … Read more
ZMO Launches Innovative Crypto & Stock Trading Platform Powered by 1-Click Trading™
Apia, Samoa, August 28th, 2026/Chainwire/–ZMO has announced the official launch of its crypto exchange and stock futures platform, offering a simplified approach to trading through a 1-click experience. The platform combines professional-grade trading technology with an intuitive interface designed to make access to global financial markets more straightforward. Built by a team of experts spanning … Read more
ZMO Launches Innovative Crypto & Stock Trading Platform Powered by 1-Click Trading™
Apia, Samoa, August 28th, 2026/Chainwire/–ZMO has announced the official launch of its crypto exchange and stock futures platform, offering a simplified approach to trading through a 1-click experience. The platform combines professional-grade trading technology with an intuitive interface designed to make access to global financial markets more straightforward. Built by a team of experts spanning trading, … Read more
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they’re all Chinese automakers.
Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The change, when it kicks in, pushes the typical list of links from a search much farther down Google’s results page; instead of seeing part of an AI Overview with … Read more
Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?
Are XREAL’s smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?
We Listen, We Don’t Judge: Here Are 11 HackerNoon Editor Features Writers Keep Missing
Over time, we’ve noticed that writers use the HackerNoon editor every day but still miss some of the features designed to make writing, organizing, and submitting stories easier. So in the spirit of “we listen, we don’t judge“, we decided to put together a quick walkthrough of some of the features writers may have overlooked … Read more
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft’s “next generation console” – phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device – will actually be a “family” of devices.” “We’ve been hard at work on a great next generation and … Read more
Kalshi takes legal blow in court ruling confirming state powers over prediction markets
This latest U.S. appeals court ruling sets up a rift between federal courts on event contracts, suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court may need to settle the matter.
Bitcoin Rally Stalls, But Long-Term Sentiment Remains Bullish
BTC gave back some of its gains after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talked tough on inflation, but prediction market traders are still leaning bullish.
4 Battle-Tested Techniques for Runtime Gas Optimization in Defi Contracts
Abstract This article summarizes the author’s practical engineering insights and architectural lessons derived from achieving a top-3 leaderboard finish in BuidlGuidl’s recent high-level ETH Techtree Solidity programming competition. It systematically explores four battle-tested runtime gas optimization techniques tailored for decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts: Lazy Accounting & Accumulator Patterns, Storage Slot Packing & Bitmasking, Batching … Read more
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.