Zcash, a well‑known privacy coin, faced a shock when a new kind of attack revealed a long‑hidden weakness. A security researcher used Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4. 8, an advanced AI tool, to spot a vulnerability that had slipped past human experts for more than four years. The flaw was made public on J
A 20‑year‑old from Canada, named Trenton Johnston, admitted to a crime in Miami. He said he helped move stolen money through fake accounts. The case involves about $13 million in Bitcoin that disappeared from a Californian victim. Johnston used fake emails and phone calls. He pretended to be a Goog
The summer is almost here, but the buzz in Washington is already intense. A House committee that deals with taxes has opened a hearing about how digital money should be taxed, and the questions are aimed at filling gaps in current law. No harsh words or political attacks were exchanged, but the
Elon Musk has crossed a landmark milestone, becoming the first person in modern times to own more than $1 trillion. The rise came after SpaceX, the space‑launch company he founded, went public on the Nasdaq. The company’s debut pushed its valuation to $2. 2 trillion, and Musk still owns about 42 % o
The promise of a quick way into SpaceX’s hot IPO vanished when Binance, Bybit and Bitget pulled their tokenised stock offers. All three platforms had teamed up with xStocks, a company that was supposed to turn the company’s shares into crypto tokens. Customers had put more than $1 billion of orders
The city of San Jose has announced that the 23‑acre water park next to Lake Cunningham will close for a while. A new operator, Lakeside Partners, is set to upgrade the place so it can offer newer slides and more interactive play areas. The exact length of the break isn’t known yet, but plans are und
The art scene today feels like a tightrope walk. Many pieces are bought as investments, inequality runs deep, and small galleries often shut down. Artists themselves see these problems clearly. In early 2025 a British filmmaker wrote that art should help us dream new worlds, not just mirror the pres
Older citizens and city residents turned the tide against a right‑wing plan that would have limited Switzerland’s population to 10 million. The referendum, held on Sunday, ended with a 55‑to‑45 percent rejection. The proposal, backed by the Swiss People’s Party, aimed to stop free movement of wor
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that 19 more medical schools will start requiring at least 40 hours of nutrition instruction, or a comparable competency test, for students beginning in fall 2026. This move is part of an effort led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
Children and teens who go to surgery often feel scared before the operation, afraid during recovery, and sometimes act wildly when waking up. A new study looked at whether playing music around the time of surgery can help ease those emotions and keep heart rates steady. The researchers gathered d
