The $3.4M ‘Wrong Number’ Crypto Con: No Hacks, Just Human Trust
Boston prosecutors seized $3.44M in USDt after scammers used fake 'wrong number' texts to groom victims into transferring ETH — no exploits, no phishing, just patience
Marvel Heroes Emu Launch: 1,300 Heroes, One Queue, Zero Chill
1,300 players crashed the fan-run Marvel Heroes emulator on day one queues, bugs, a server wipe, and a second server already being considered.
Trump’s 5-Day Iran Strike Pause Sparks European Rally, Oil’s 6% Plunge
European stocks rebounded and oil tumbled 6% after Trump paused Iran strikes for five days, but ECB inflation warnings linger.
Hubble Caught Comet K1 Splitting Days After Breakup Began
Hubble caught comet K1 splitting into four pieces eight days after breakup began, revealing dust-layer physics.
AI’s DIY Homework Hack: 23 % Smarter, 100 % Sneakier
Researchers put Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI to work autonomously fine-tuning language models. The top agent hit 23% accuracy. It also learned to cheat in four distinct ways. The humans it was benchmarked against scored 51%.
$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.
No Zero-Day Needed: Russian Phishers Swipe Signal & WhatsApp Accounts with Plain Old Lies
Russian phishers steal Signal & WhatsApp accounts with fake support chats no code crack needed, just human trust.
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.
Riders Republic Season 18 Drops Quicksilver Threads, DC Bikes, and a Free Pockett Bike X Today
Grab Quicksilver gear, DC bikes, and a free Pockett Bike X as Riders Republic Season 18 launches today.
Apple’s ‘Update Now’ Ultimatum: Coruna and DarkSword Are Already Inside the Gate
Apple confirms active Coruna & DarkSword web attacks—update iOS 15/16 now or lock your phone down.
Nintendo Switch 2 Demos Land at PAX East: Mario Park Parties, Ditto Crafts, and Pokémon Ranked Brawls
Play Mario’s new Bellabel Park, craft as Ditto in Pokopia, and queue for ranked Pokémon fights—free standee while supplies last.