oxhak 1 week ago

Bitcoin gained 6% over the past week as buying returned across spot, futures and ETF markets. Geopolitical risks could affect its recent momentum.

Cointelegraph

Bitcoin Bulls Hold $64K, But For How Long?

Bitcoin rallied as ETF inflows went on a 2-day buying streak and traders leaned heavily into perpetual futures. Will spot bulls add the missing ing...

oxhak 1 week ago

Netflix says about 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, mainly in post-production, for complex sequences such as enhanced crowds, historical battles, and worldbuilding shots.

The Verge

Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI

The American Experiment docuseries includes 17-minutes of ‘AI-enhanced’ footage.

oxhak 1 week ago

Changpeng Zhao said Bitcoin may help protect against inflation, contrasting it with Wall Street’s projected $700 billion AI spending wave.

CZ challenges Wall Street’s $700B AI bet with Bitcoin inflation claim

oxhak 1 week ago

A flaw in Anthropic’s Claude for Chrome extension could let malicious extensions simulate clicks, trigger AI actions, and access connected services such as Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar, and Salesforce.

BleepingComputer

Claude Chrome extension flaw lets malicious extensions trigger AI actions

A flaw in Anthropic's Claude for Chrome browser extension could allow a malicious extension to trigger predefined AI actions by simulating use...

oxhak 1 week ago

Project Eleven proposed a post-quantum proof that could help Bitcoin users verify ownership and recover wallets after a future quantum attack.

Decrypt

Bitcoin Q-Day Recovery Proposal Aims to Let Users Prove Ownership After Quantum Attack - Decrypt

Project Eleven says a new post-quantum cryptographic proof could help Bitcoin users recover wallets after Q-Day by verifying ownership.

oxhak 1 week ago

A brain-computer interface, AI and electrical stimulation restored hand movement and touch for a man with paralysis. Researchers reported lasting gains, suggesting the system helped rewire parts of his nervous system.

TNW | Artificial-Intelligence

AI brain implant restores a paralysed man’s movement

An AI brain implant called the double neural bypass restored movement and touch to a paralysed man, and the gains lasted years, per Nature Medicine.

oxhak 1 week ago

Bitcoin briefly rose above $65,000 after positive U.S. data, then eased to about $64,200 as expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts shifted. https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-bulls-lose-grip-after-btc-hits-63808-as-fed-rate-bets-shift-again/

oxhak 1 week ago

Xpeng launched the L03 in 65 markets with its own Turing AI chips and second-generation vision-language-action driving system on every trim. The system supports driver assistance, not full autonomy.

TNW | Artificial-Intelligence

Xpeng

Xpeng launched the L03 coupe-SUV across 65 markets with in-house Turing AI chips and a second-generation autonomous driving system on every trim.

oxhak 1 week ago

Bitcoin dipped 1.5% from local highs as a US stock sell-off and profit-taking reversed earlier gains following favorable inflation signals.

Cointelegraph

Bitcoin Gains Run Out of Steam as Traders Warn of Rejection Next

Bitcoin faces multiple rejection risks next as BTC price action heads lower amid a broader US stock-market retracement.

oxhak 1 week ago

A Russian hacker reportedly used Gemini CLI as a hacking agent after claiming to be an authorized penetration tester, then created a small botnet.

TechRadar

Russian hacker turns Gemini CLI into a hacking agent, creates small-scale botnet

The hacker told the AI he was an authorized pentester - and the AI believed him.

oxhak 1 week ago

A dormant Bitcoin wallet holding nearly 5,908 BTC, worth about $383 million, transferred its entire balance to a new address after more than eight years.

Decrypt

Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves $383 Million After More Than 8 Years - Decrypt

A Bitcoin whale holding nearly 5,908 BTC since 2017 transferred its entire balance to a new address. But there's no sign it's selling yet.

oxhak 1 week ago

Former DeepMind researcher Andrew Dai raised $300 million at a pre-seed valuation to develop visual AI, drawing on research that helped inform systems including ChatGPT.

TechCrunch

How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product | TechCrunch

Drawing on more than a decade spent helping build some of the world's most influential AI systems, including research that later informed the ...

oxhak 1 week ago

Zoom patched a critical improper input validation flaw that could have allowed hackers to hijack user accounts. The company said it found no evidence the vulnerability was exploited.

TechRadar

Zoom patches critical security flaw which could have let hackers hijack accounts

Zoom spots improper input validation bug which could have led to disaster

oxhak 1 week ago

Bitcoin traded near $64,000 on July 16 after pulling back from recent highs. Short-term momentum weakened, while longer-term chart structure remained constructive. https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-clings-between-63-8k-to-64k-as-charts-flash-high-stakes-bull-bear-showdown/

oxhak 1 week ago

Two Scattered Spider cybercrime members were sentenced to five years and six months in prison for hacking Transport for London in 2024.

BleepingComputer

Scattered Spider members behind TfL hack get five years in prison

Two leading members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective were sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for hacking Transport ...

oxhak 1 week ago

CZ says Bitcoin may protect against inflation, while AI investment draws attention from crypto markets.

Bitcoin or AI? CZ says only one protects against inflation

oxhak 1 week ago

Researchers from Stanford and Singapore Management University found signs that traders manipulated Binance’s Bitcoin price before Polymarket’s five-minute contract settlements, extracting $8.2 million. https://news.bitcoin.com/stanford-study-polymarket-bitcoin-manipulation/

oxhak 1 week ago

Two UK teenagers were sentenced to five years and six months for hacking Transport for London in 2024. The attack exposed data from millions of customers, disrupted 148 systems and cost TfL £29m.

BBC News

Teen hackers jailed after live streaming cyber attack on TfL

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.

oxhak 1 week ago

Nichirei Co. took parts of its infrastructure offline after a cyberincident, disrupting operations and potentially affecting KFC Japan stores.

TechRadar

KFC may be forced to shut some stores following cyberattack at key supplier

Nichirei Co confirmed shutting parts of its infrastructure down

oxhak 1 week ago

NYDIG outlined a scenario where Bitcoin could reach $38,000–$39,000 by October if its current decline matches the depth of the 2022 bear market, according to the firm’s second-quarter review. https://news.bitcoin.com/nydig-bitcoin-bottom-38000-october/