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AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And Winning
The price of building a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction has plunged nearly 80% in a single week, after developers and AI models competed to optimize the code behind it. According to StarkWare, which ran the competition alongside Yukon Research and Eigen Labs, the estimated cost of constructing such a transaction fell from about $320 to roughly $67 in GPU compute. Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. The figure comes from the dashboard of the Quantum-Safe Bitcoin...
Sep 17, 2026
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Why Is Chipotle Now Working With the CIA-Funded Palantir?
Chipotle wants a computer to flag which burrito line might make you sick next. The company it hired to build that computer is Palantir, the data firm that got its start with cash from the CIA. Wired reported yesterday Chipotle is piloting a "Food Safety Risk Management Platform" built on Foundry, Palantir's core software. Foundry works like a giant filing cabinet that pulls scattered data into one dashboard, so a company (or an army) can see everything at once. Chipotle confirmed the project. My...
Sep 16, 2026
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Hackers Hijack HBO Max’s Reddit Account to Spread Crypto-Stealing Malware
Hackers hijacked streaming service HBO Max’s verified Reddit account earlier this month and used it to run 108 malicious advertisements over two days, cybersecurity experts warn. In its report on Monday, researchers from cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock link the account takeover to a broader operation targeting passwords and cryptocurrency wallet information. Myriad: Who will be the top Spotify artist of 2026? Click to make your prediction. “The incident was brought to light by Alex Cutt...
Sep 14, 2026
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Trump Says He 'Likes' Flock Surveillance Cameras Amid Bipartisan Pushback
President Donald Trump said Sunday he likes Flock Safety's AI-powered surveillance cameras, ending months of hedging on a technology that has split lawmakers in both parties. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew back from Ireland to Joint Base Andrews, Trump was asked whether he would back the automated license plate readers that police departments credit with cracking cases nationwide. "Yeah, I sort of like them because of that, because of law enforcement," he said. Myriad: Wil...
Sep 14, 2026
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MetaMask Adds New Wallet Protections Against Crypto Scams
The team behind the popular cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask is rolling out new scam warning features in its mobile app and its browser extension. MetaMask announced new wallet protections Monday, adding warnings for lookalike addresses, investment and romance scams, and first-time recipients, along with clearer transaction screens on mobile and its browser extension. Myriad: Ethereum's next price move? Click to make your prediction. A separate feature, Added Protection, automatically reverts tran...
Sep 11, 2026
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Cyberattacks on Law Firms Nearly Double as Stolen Documents Hit the Dark Web
International law firm Greenberg Traurig said an unauthorized actor accessed a limited number of documents and posted them on the dark web, Reuters reported on Thursday. The report is part of a growing trend of data breaches targeting law firms. According to Reuters, the law firm of BakerHostetler handled nearly 60 cybersecurity incidents involving law firms in 2025, almost double its 2024 caseload. Myriad: Where does crude oil go next? Click to make your prediction. In a report published earlie...