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U.S. SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns
The SEC was ready to release at least some part of the innovation exemption alongside its now-canceled open meeting for "Reg Crypto" on Friday.
I got an £89 refund – how to cancel and avoid unwanted subscriptions
After the PM announced a crackdown on subscription traps, readers share how they got into and out of unwanted plans.
Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government’s latest attempt to address Neets crisisYoung people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK ar…
'Bitcoin Is Burning': Red Team Turns to Chinese AI to Find Flaws
Bitcoin Red Team member Calle said Chinese models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, are finding bugs across Bitcoin’s open-source software.
SEC cancels long-awaited proposal of Reg Crypto, postponing meeting without new date
The first major crypto rule to be proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have to wait a bit longer after a sudden postponement.
'I lost $14,000 in a month': Investors hit by Korean stock market's wild swings
Some traders are reeling from heavy losses after a brutal correction in South Korea's stock market.
Anthropic's AI Agents Started a Virtual War. The Chat Logs Are Unhinged
In a new red-team study, Claude models deployed self-replicating malware against each other—and the transcripts explain why.
Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex
Additional nine passengers sustain less serious injuries and major disruption to services reportedTwo people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between H…
Solana Can Be the 'Everything Chain' as Crypto Apps Go Mainstream: 6th Man Ventures Co-Founder
6th Man Ventures co-founder Mike Dudas says Solana’s infrastructure could carry crypto’s next wave.
City of Baltimore goes after prediction markets for sports betting
The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform Kalshi.
Tether completes first full financial audit, receives clean KPMG opinion
KPMG’s audit covered Tether’s 2025 financial statements and found its reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.8 billion.
Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It
Anthropic is weaving an invisible, machine-readable watermark into every word its newest Claude models write—and it hasn't said how.
Buried in OpenAI’s latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee
The AI lab grapples with a question that's existential for its future: Do ChatGPT corporate customers get a clear ROI?
This matchmaker went viral when her $35,000 client took a date to a soft pretzel restaurant—but he wasn’t subject to the ‘bald tax’ or the ‘short tax’
Because of a fixation on tall men, some shorter or bald men have to pay this viral matchmaker a tax because it involves more work on her behalf.
The electric shock gloves ICE is spending up to $20 million on are already being given to police officers in Omaha public schools
The Omaha Police Department was awarded more than $65,000 for 40 pairs of the gloves in May 2025.
‘Multi-part case study on China’s media’ finds that AI models can’t hallucinate away Chinese censorship
New research suggests Chinese state media and authoritarian speech restrictions can shape the answers produced by leading U.S. AI models
A San Francisco ‘tech prankster’ got 50 Waymos ordered onto the same street, exposing robotaxis’ cyber/airbag problem
California requires autonomous vehicle manufacturers to demonstrate they can safely monitor, update and maintain fleets while complying with cyber law.
Delio CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison on crypto fraud in South Korea
More than a year after being indicted on fraud charges related to his activities at crypto company Delio, Jeong Sang-ho faces prison time in South Korea.
Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks
President signed memorandum giving private sector a role in fighting ‘transnational criminal organizations’Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that aims to give private compan…
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google's model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI's is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
Tether Claims 'Largest Inaugural Financial Audit' as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
Tether says it completed long-promised 'Big Four' audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin
KPMG U.S. examined Tether's books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.
White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here's what the program …
CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without CLARITY bill
The CFTC will hold a meeting for its Innovation Advisory Committee on Aug. 20 to address regulation related to crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction markets.