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Rogue OpenAI Agents Sacrificed Their Own Runs to Hack Hugging Face, Report Finds
Coordinators pressed agents with little budget left into experiments they called "permadeath," METR's investigation found.
Firm fined for hounding elderly people with nuisance calls claiming to stop … nuisance calls
Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025A company that made its money promising to protect elderly people fr…
Bithumb wins 2 suits over mistaken Bitcoin credits: Report
Bithumb reportedly won first-instance rulings in two suits seeking proceeds from users who sold Bitcoin credited in its $40 billion error.
BlackRock's Mitchnick says macro case for bitcoin is strengthening after record trading in positive week
BlackRock's head of digital assets shared his outlook for bitcoin after the company's spot BTC ETF, IBIT, hit record volume for a positive week.
Nvidia shares surge 8% on earnings beat, lifting technology stocks and bitcoin
Nvidia’s earnings beat and strong outlook lifted technology stocks, bitcoin and AI infrastructure companies.
Britain plans new Bank of England objective for stablecoins
Financial stability would remain its primary duty, with annual reports to Parliament on the new objective being planned.
There are a record 3,795 billionaires in the world right now—and just like Jeff Bezos, their favorite investments are sports and philanthropy
Billionaires from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to businessman Robert Kraft are spending their fortunes buying sports teams and funding charitable causes.
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The US’s economic pressure could kick-start a global trade conflict
'End of an era' for ice cream shop open 106 years
The Tarr family say they are "devastated" to announce they will have to close due to rising costs.
Live updates: Bitcoin ETF inflows hit eight straight days as August tops $3 billion
U.S. spot bitcoin funds have taken in $2.8 billion since the run began, and ether ETFs are matching it day for day. Three sessions are left to make August their best month since O…
Core Lightning confirms multiple vulnerabilities, prepares security update
Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected.
Asian technology shares ride high on AI optimism after Nvidia’s ‘stunning’ results – business live
Investors breathe sigh of relief after AI bellwether Nvidia reports doubling in quarterly revenue to nearly $100bn More on Shein. The company, which sells £5 dresses and £11-£15 j…
Bitcoin researchers propose quantum fix that would not crowd out transactions
The SHRINCS proposal would let bitcoin transactions use larger, quantum-resistant approvals while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum signature designs.
Political powerbroker George Norcross is giving $100 million to the hospital where he was born—which will now carry his name
The New Jersey Democratic kingmaker's gift to Cooper University Health Care is the system's largest ever.
Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $232M as BTC holds under $80K
US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed to $232.1 million as an eight-day streak reached $2.8 billion, while XRP funds posted their biggest inflow since Jan. 5.
City firms race to prepare for FCA crackdown on bullying and harassment
Rules will require hedge funds, insurers and pension firms to report all non-financial wrongdoing The City’s largest hedge funds, insurers and pension funds are racing to prepare …
SpaceX says it’s building its largest spaceport yet, committing $100 billion for a Louisiana site—adding to its list of billion-dollar expansion plans
Louisiana is getting a taste of Musk’s big ideas as they get a part of the CEO’s billions-of-dollar-plans to bring humanity to space.
Google DeepMind is losing its grip on elite AI talent, new data shows
New data shared exclusively with Fortune shows the lab’s share of top research and engineering hires in Europe has fallen sharply as OpenAI, Anthropic, and a new generation of riv…
Tokenized deposits could raise US credit costs: Dallas Fed economists
Dallas Fed economists said faster, programmable deposits could make bank funding less stable, potentially pushing lenders toward more expensive funding.
Without local languages, ‘AI is essentially useless’: Hong Kong’s Votee AI is taking on English and Mandarin’s AI dominance with a Cantonese model
Votee is one of a growing number of companies that are trying to tackle AI’s neglect of "low-resource" languages.
Thursday briefing: Will the government reform the system to bring down our energy bills?
In today’s newsletter: As UK households face another price‑cap rise, experts warn that years of political drift have left us with one of Europe’s most expensive power systems, b…
Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He adopted Simpsons cartoon aliases ‘Homer’ and ‘Marge’ in company meetings
Yi, who is now the co-CEO of Binance alongside its other chief Richard Teng, still uses the name Marge in meetings and chats.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang eats dinner with someone ‘and their stock price doubles the next day’
People want to know where the CEO is dining, and more importantly, who he's with.
Qantas may hike fares and expand Jetstar add-on fees as profits dip to four-year low
Airline declines to predict impact of new carry-on luggage charge on Jetstar revenue or ticket sales, saying it is offering customers ‘choice’Follow our Australia news live blog f…