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In this illustrated photo taken on May 13, 2017, a man holds a laptop computer with a cyber code projected onto it.Kacpar Pempel | ReutersCryptocurrency market data site CoinGecko said in a report dated August 27 that security audits alone are not enough to protect many crypto platforms from money-losing hacks.According to the report, between January 2025 and July 2026, crypto platforms lost more than $3.63 billion due to various cyberattacks and passkey thefts.Approximately 88% of stolen funds and 60% of affected platforms “have completed independent security audits,” the report said. The report noted that most attacks target areas that…
The Trump administration is trying to build up the U.S. battery supply chain and reduce dependence on China. But analysts and executives who spoke to CNBC said the funding set aside for this effort is small compared to what would be needed to significantly loosen China’s grip on the industry. In August, the Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven companies involved in battery minerals, materials, manufacturing and recycling. This is part of a larger push by the government to secure critical minerals and other materials. It also follows the cancellation of a number of Biden-era policies that supported…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick attend the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Media & Technology Conference held at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA on July 9, 2026. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersMeta introduced its AI personal agent app on Tuesday and is asking some users to pay a fee as the company and the broader artificial intelligence industry face intense scrutiny and public skepticism. The app, which has been internally codenamed “Hatch,” leverages the Muse Spark family of foundational models that Meta AI head Alexandr Wang has been debuting…
File: An Iranian Revolutionary Guards boat at an undisclosed location off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 2019.Nazanin Tabatabay | Wana | ReutersThe U.S. military said Tuesday that an unmanned submarine allegedly seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz was “defective” and contained no sensitive data or equipment.”An underwater drone operated by the U.S. military malfunctioned over a day ago,” U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins told CNBC in a statement shared with U.S. Central Command.Hawkins said the drone was “scouting regional waters in support of ongoing operations,” adding that “U.S. operations in regional waters continue.”Iran’s Revolutionary Guards boasted…
The call came after a US special envoy visited Russia and Ukraine to discuss “proposals to end the war.”Published September 8, 2026September 8, 2026US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the White House ramps up efforts to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.On Tuesday, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said the two leaders had a “constructive and very frank” hour-long meeting.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listUshakov said Putin discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia’s plans to advance its military goals on the battlefield with Trump.Ushakov said: “An objective and…
Chrome officially switched its release schedule from four weeks to two weeks, as Google promised earlier this year, releasing Chrome 153 on desktop, iOS, and Android on Tuesday. The company explained that the move to faster releases ties into Chrome’s evolving security strategy in the AI era. Google says shorter release cycles make it easier to manage security fixes, as automated AI tools and community bug reports drive the volume of patches and updates. This is also important, the company notes, as more rapidly evolving threats, some of which originate from AI, can be better addressed by reducing the time…
The Fed’s interest rate decisions next week could hinge on just a few hundredths of a percentage point, and ultimately on inflation data that won’t be known until after the vote. All eyes will be on the announcement of producer and consumer prices for August (Thursday and Friday, respectively), as markets oscillate depending on which direction policymakers take. Interest rate hikes will likely be discussed if interesting data emerges. Conversely, if inflation appears to be calming, at least on a monthly basis, judging by what key officials have said in recent days, voters on the Federal Open Market Committee may…
Check out the companies making the biggest pre-market moves: Roivant Sciences — Shares rose 24% after the drug company announced that subsidiary Pulmovant’s Phase 2 trial results for mosliciguat demonstrated a “clinically meaningful and statistically significant placebo-adjusted reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance” in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. Lockheed Martin — The defense contractor rose 0.7% after UBS upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, saying its revenue growth potential was undervalued. Novartis — The drugmaker fell 12% after Phase 3 results showed the drug deldesiran did not produce “significant improvement” in patients with myotonic dystrophy…
Tristan Buckmaster, a professor of mathematics at New York University, on Tuesday published three proofs along with preliminary findings regarding one of the major open problems in theoretical mathematics. This discovery, made in collaboration with anthropomathematician Levent Alpöge using both Codex and Claude AI models, is significant in its own right, but it also comes with an unusual controversy surrounding OpenAI’s attempts to solve the same problem. “There is another part to this story,” Buckmaster wrote in a statement announcing his evidence. As Buckmaster and Alpöge were finalizing their results, they learned that “information about our progress was being passed…
visa It announced Tuesday morning that it will make more data available to companies lending on the blockchain, as cards linked to stablecoins meet strong demand. By combining its payments data with on-chain lending infrastructure, the payments giant will be able to provide lenders with deeper insight into the financial performance of digital asset-focused fintech companies and card issuers. The program aims to accelerate borrowing as these companies grow rapidly.Visa currently operates more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs for issuers and program managers, an increase of nearly 200% year over year as more crypto companies launch cards for customers. “Cards…