$19,000 in Red Ink: Bitcoin Miners Bleed as War Shoves Difficulty Off a Cliff
Bitcoin miners lose $19k per coin as $88k production cost meets $69k BTC and energy war spikes.
Wall Street's Capital Relief: Fed Cuts Requirements 4.8%, Freeing Billions for Buybacks
U.S. regulators slashed required bank capital by 4.8% Thursday, rewriting Basel III and the GSIB surcharge in a major win for Goldman, JPMorgan, and other big lenders. The Fed puts freed capital at $20 billion; Barr says $60 billion. Moody's calls it credit negative.
From Photo to Promo: Can AWS’s Free VRAG Stack Replace Your Video Editor?
AWS published a CloudFormation-deployable VRAG pipeline that retrieves images from S3, pairs them with text prompts, and generates MP4s via Nova Reel. Seven notebooks walk the full workflow — but final editing remains a human job.
Shingles Vaccine Cuts Heart Deaths 66% in High-Risk Patients, Study Finds
Shingles vaccine tied to 66% lower death rate in heart-disease patients.
‘Gaming on a blockchain is not coming back’: Solana exec writes off sector, leaving billions in limbo
Solana’s Foundation chief says blockchain gaming is dead, leaving VCs’ billions stranded as GameFi tokens crater.
China’s OpenClaw AI Craze Is Propping Up Used Mac Prices
OpenClaw AI agent sparks China’s used-Mac buying spree, lifting ATRenew prices and volumes.
Instagram Kills Encrypted Chats After Years of Meta Promises
After touting private communication as the future, Meta is quietly retiring Instagram's encrypted chats. Users have until May 8, 2026 to save their messages before the feature disappears.
Aura’s 900,000-record breach: when a marketing platform becomes a phishing time bomb
Aura says a vishing trick on a 2021-acquired marketing server exposed 900,000 contacts—no SSNs, but plenty of ammo for future scams.
Huang’s ‘Next ChatGPT’ Call Sends China AI Stocks Into Overdrive
Jensen Huang labels OpenClaw the next ChatGPT, igniting a 22% surge in MiniMax and double-digit gains across Asia's AI chip ecosystem.
Your Phone Number Is the Master Key—And Crooks Just Copied It
SIM-swap fraud surged 1,000% in a year—your phone number is now the master key to bank and crypto accounts.
Potatoes Sprout in Lunar Dust When Spiked with Earth Compost
Potatoes grew in fake Moon dirt plus 5 % worm compost, but metal uptake and radiation-free conditions leave hurdles.
Google Hands You the Fuse: Gemini API Spend Caps Arrive with a 10-Minute Blind Spot
Google AI Studio adds spend caps yet a 10 min delay can still blow your budget.