1 August 2026

Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard shipped a faulty firmware build, and hackers are now draining wallets; Galaxy Research estimates ~$70M stolen (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard shipped a faulty firmware build, and hackers are now draining wallets; Galaxy Research estimates ~$70M stolen  —  More than 1,000 bitcoin, worth about $70 million, was drained from 1,196 wallets in a 41-minute window on July 30, nearly double the amount reported when the theft first surfaced.

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Trump Media's new paid data API debuts, for "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths"; Dem. senators asked SEC to probe (CJ Haddad/CNBC)

CJ Haddad / CNBC:
Trump Media's new paid data API debuts, for “a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths”; Dem. senators asked SEC to probe  —  Trump Media and Technology Group's new paid data service launched on Aug. 1, providing faster access to Truth Social posts …

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Officials: the scope of cyberattacks on US water systems now includes at least seven states and may be far wider; MN was just the first to publicly report them (New York Times)

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Officials: the scope of cyberattacks on US water systems now includes at least seven states and may be far wider; MN was just the first to publicly report them  —  Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

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A look at the deluge of AI computing power set to come online in the coming years; Epoch AI expects the number of AI chips in use to double every nine months (New York Times)

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A look at the deluge of AI computing power set to come online in the coming years; Epoch AI expects the number of AI chips in use to double every nine months  —  The milestones for artificial intelligence keep getting grander.  —  In 2023, an A.I. system passed the bar exam.

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OpenAI says an internal version of Astra, its next big model, produced results for 10 problems in math, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science (OpenAI)

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OpenAI says an internal version of Astra, its next big model, produced results for 10 problems in math, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science  —  Read the paper(opens in a new window)Read the reasoning walkthroughs(opens in a new window)  —  We want to empower scientists …

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