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Foreign-policy commentators on the Iran debacle have been invoking Colin Powell’s so-called Pottery Barn rule—“You break it, you own it.” As Powell warned George W. Bush on the eve of the Iraq War, “You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people.
The curious case of the AI bot that went rogue and started mining crypto — smh.com.au
Cryptocurrency has been mined in many strange places, like a school district and professional e-sports team. Now it’s appeared in a new, troubling place.
This Scam Impersonates the Official Claude Code Website to Spread Malware — lifehacker.com
If you use an AI-powered coding assistant like Claude Code, here's a good reason to always ensure you're copying commands from the legitimate interface: Scammers are now using cloned versions of popular tools to spread info-stealing malware through fake
How Profits Took Over American Politics — time.com
On Feb. 27, around the time he was giving the order to launch military strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump gathered at Mar-a-Lago with super PAC donors paying $1 million per plate. Buying access to Trump in exchange for campaign donations is only one
How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater — technologyreview.com
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. “Anyone wanna host a get together in SF and pull this up on a 100 inch TV?” The author of that post on X was referring
Strategy Buys $1.3 Billion of Bitcoin Using Mostly Common Stock — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. accelerated its Bitcoin buying with a nearly $1.3 billion purchase — the biggest in seven weeks — leaning again on its common stock despite earlier pledges to pivot to perpetual preferred shares.
The usability imperative for securing digital asset devices — technologyreview.com
When Tony Fadell started working on the iPod, usability often trumped security. The result was an iterative process. Every time someone would find a security weakness or a way to hack the device, the development group would iterate to add measures and fix
Chinese AI agent attempts unauthorized crypto mining — semafor.com
A Chinese AI agent attempted to start mining cryptocurrency, without authorization, during training, researchers said. An Alibaba-backed team found that its agent ROME displayed the behaviors “without any explicit instruction and [outside] the intended
How Gambling Ate the World — newrepublic.com
When I was in business school at the University of Pittsburgh in the early 2010s, I played in my one and only fantasy football league. I was in an “executive” MBA program, a variation on the traditional MBA degree that caters to mid-career and occasionally
Farage Invests in Kwarteng’s Bitcoin Treasury Firm Stack BTC — bloomberg.com
Farage Invests in Kwarteng’s Bitcoin Treasury Firm Stack BTC Bloomberg
Nigel Farage takes significant stake in Kwasi Kwarteng’s Bitcoin company — independent.co.uk
Stack is headed by executive chairman Kwasi Kwarteng, known for serving as chancellor for 38 days in 2022, having devised the disastrous mini-budget alongside Liz Truss
Nigel Farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by Kwasi Kwarteng — ft.com
Nigel Farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by Kwasi Kwarteng Financial Times
Trump says he won’t sign other laws until election bill reaches his desk — rollcall.com
President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that he would not sign other legislation until a sweeping election operations overhaul headlined by new voter ID requirements reaches his desk – even as there’s no sign the bill can get the votes needed to pass the
Bitcoin Drops to 7-Day Low as Oil Surges on Iran War Concerns — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin fell to its lowest price in a week during early Asia trading, as oil prices surged due to the escalating war with Iran.
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