Google warns that hacktivists, state-backed groups, and cybercriminals from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are increasingly targeting the global defense industry in coordinated cyberattacks, raising new concerns over military and contractor security.
Binance has finished converting its $1 billion user safety fund from stablecoins into 15,000 BTC within 30 days, making the entire reserve held in Bitcoin as a long-term protection fund for users during extreme market events.
Russia has effectively removed WhatsApp from its internet, cutting off private messaging for up to 100 million people and pushing users toward a government-linked Max app that lacks encryption and shares activity data with authorities.
Bitcoin mining just became easier as network difficulty fell over 11%, while Cango sold thousands of BTC to improve its finances and shift its business focus.
Nucleus raises $20 million to grow its cybersecurity platform, aiming to help companies better track and reduce their digital security risks through more automation and smarter alerts.
Binance has finished converting its $1B Secure Asset Fund for Users into Bitcoin, buying 15,000 BTC at an average price of about $67,000 and confirming it will use Bitcoin as the main asset backing the emergency fund.
Security firm GreyNoise reports that 83% of recent hacking attempts against a critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile flaw (CVE-2026-1281) came from a single IP using bulletproof hosting, targeting governments and EU agencies.
Google reports China-linked hacking group APT31 used its Gemini AI and the Hexstrike tool to automatically analyze security holes and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, before Google shut down the related accounts.
Strategy’s preferred stock STRC has returned to its $100 par value, positioning the company to sell more of this stock to raise funds for additional bitcoin purchases after recent market volatility.
Starlink’s satellite network was shown to send data between Europe and Asia faster than 4G/5G routes, thanks to satellite laser links that pass traffic between satellites before reaching the ground, raising new technical and legal questions for regulators.
Aurora Labs launched a new Intents Widget that makes it easier to move and use funds across different blockchains. This can help people manage and use bitcoin more easily in various apps and services.
New study shows large language models can predict stroke recovery outcomes directly from doctors’ admission notes, matching traditional models that use structured data like age and stroke severity scores.
Thailand has approved Bitcoin as an asset that can be used in its derivatives and capital markets. The country’s SEC will update rules, and the stock exchange plans to launch Bitcoin futures and investment products by 2026.
OpenAI has added ad controls to ChatGPT, letting free and Go users manage how ads use their past chats and interests, and allowing them to delete data used for ad personalization within the app.
Crypto lender BlockFills has halted customer deposits and withdrawals after Bitcoin dropped from nearly $79,000 to about $60,000. The pause, affecting around 2,000 large clients, is meant to protect users while the firm works to restore funds on the platform.
The FTC chair has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to review Apple News after a study claimed the app hides conservative outlets, warning Apple could be violating consumer protection laws if its news picks do not match its stated policies.
A new SSH worm was seen turning a Raspberry Pi into a botnet device in under 4 seconds, using weak default passwords, installing malware, and spreading to other systems while checking in with a remote controller using signed commands.
Apple has patched a security flaw (CVE-2026-20700) that let attackers run their own code on iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, Watches, and Vision Pro. The bug was used in highly targeted attacks and is fixed in the latest 2026 software updates.
Lightning Labs has released tools that let AI agents use the Bitcoin Lightning Network. These agents can run a Lightning node and manage a wallet holding bitcoin (BTC), enabling automated payments without direct access to private keys.
Scientists at Hiroshima University have developed a way to 3D print ultra-hard tungsten carbide parts by softening, not melting, the metal with a laser and heated wire, cutting defects and keeping strength close to sapphire and diamond.
