X has launched Smart Cashtags on iPhone for users in the United States and Canada, bringing real-time financial data for stocks and crypto tokens directly into the app’s timeline. The feature, first revealed in January 2026, went live on April 15 after months of anticipation around the platform’s finance ambitions. What X Cashtags Do and…
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Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has become the first AI model to complete a full simulated corporate network attack, according to new evaluations from the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI). The findings, published days after the model’s April 7 announcement, suggest AI cyber capabilities have reached a level that demands immediate attention from security teams worldwide.…
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BridgeMind AI claimed Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 was secretly degraded after a hallucination benchmark retest. The viral post has since drawn sharp criticism for flawed methodology. The claim triggered widespread debate over whether AI companies are quietly downgrading paid models to reduce costs. BridgeMind Claims a 98% Surge in Hallucinations BridgeMind, the team behind the…
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Midnight is now live, marking the public arrival of a blockchain designed for real-world financial activity, much of which cannot operate comfortably on fully transparent ledgers. With its genesis block created on March 17, 2026, Midnight is now live as a fourth-generation blockchain built for real-world adoption, combining programmable privacy, a predictable cost model, and…
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A new study from researchers at MIT CSAIL has found that AI chatbots like ChatGPT may push users toward false or extreme beliefs by agreeing with them too often. The paper links this behavior, known as “sycophancy,” to a growing risk of what researchers call “delusional spiraling.” The study did not test real users. Instead,…
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OpenAI closed its latest funding round with $122 billion in committed capital at an $852 billion post-money valuation, making it the largest private raise in technology history. The round was anchored by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, with continued participation from Microsoft. An additional $3 billion came from individual investors through bank channels for the first…
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A team from Caltech and startup Oratomic has shown that a quantum computer capable of running Shor’s algorithm — the protocol that breaks modern encryption — could work with just 10,000 qubits. Previous estimates put that number at one million or higher. The finding, published March 31, dramatically compresses the timeline for when quantum machines…
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Crypto onboarding has improved, but for many users, the first purchase still feels more complicated than it should. KYC friction, hidden fees, custodial handoffs, and settlement delays continue to turn what should be a simple transaction into a drop-off point. WeChange is trying to simplify that process by building a noncustodial on-ramp around local bank…
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Ripple is embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into the XRP Ledger (XRPL) development lifecycle to detect and address vulnerabilities before they reach production. The move comes as the network scales in complexity and institutional relevance, raising the bar for security. Ripple Brings AI to XRP Ledger to Strengthen Security The firm outlined the initiative in a…
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AI agents are beginning to trade, stake, and move funds autonomously. Have you ever wondered which wallet they’d use to sign transactions? Trust Wallet is making a strong case to be that wallet. One of the most widely used self-custody platforms in crypto is now pushing further into AI with the launch of the Trust…
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