Coldcard Seed Flaw Exposes Bitcoin Held by Thousands of Addresses
A flaw in Coldcard's seed generation compromised Bitcoin held across thousands of addresses, resulting in the loss of approximately 2,055 BTC. Researchers identified suspected sweep waves targeting affected wallets and recommended users migrate their funds to secure new addresses.
Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68
Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, died at age 68 in Rosario after a long illness. He spent his final months between a medical center and his home with family members including his wife Celia and children Rodrigo, Matías, and María Sol.
New fuel cell breakthrough could help power energy-hungry data centers
A nanostructured carbon design enables fuel-cell catalysts to function with minimal platinum while maintaining stability and efficiency. This advancement could make hydrogen fuel cells more practical for powering data centers, vehicles, and other energy-intensive applications.
Scientists reveal how much exercise you really need to protect your heart
People exercising 560 to 610 minutes weekly gained substantially greater heart protection than those meeting the standard 150-minute recommendation. The study suggests nearly 9 to 10 hours of brisk walking, running, cycling, or similar activity provides more robust defense against heart attacks and strokes.
The sun is covered in tiny whirlpools we’ve never seen before
Tiny plasma whirlpools measuring as small as 20 kilometers wide have been discovered swirling across the Sun's surface. These vortices may twist magnetic fields and accelerate their spread through the Sun's atmosphere faster than existing models predict.
Swarms of tiny robots remove microplastics from soil and water
Tiny robots are being deployed to remove microplastic particles under 5 millimeters from soil and water. The robots address contamination that damages soil fertility, disrupts nutrient cycling, and harms aquatic and terrestrial life.
UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Reports 1M+ Business Accounts
Monzo Business has surpassed one million accounts more than six years after launching the service. The digital bank announced this milestone in late July 2026, serving over a million UK business customers.
Philippines’ Underserved Credit Market Offers Major Fintech Opportunity, BillEase Says
The Philippines has limited formal credit access, creating expansion opportunities for digital financial services providers. BillEase co-founder Georg Steiger identifies the country as the most attractive fintech market in the region.
Mega-study analyzes the impact of gratitude interventions
A study across 34 countries with over 10,000 participants examined which gratitude interventions most effectively improve mood and strengthen social bonds. Brazil contributed 598 volunteers who participated in the research using an online tool to respond to intervention prompts.
Singapore to Ensure AI Helps Workers Worried About Jobs, PM Says
Singapore's government is using artificial intelligence to increase worker productivity and create better jobs as AI rapidly expands. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated this approach addresses worker concerns about their livelihoods amid technological change.
‘If trust breaks, your business breaks’: How Alphonzo Terrell is building Spill to be a different kind of social platform
Alphonzo Terrell created Spill, a social platform featuring subcommunities like Foodie Spill and Art Spill, an AI moderation tool with 90% success rate, and a community investment round allowing users to become shareholders. The platform crossed into positive cash flow in summer and is on pace to double signups and revenue year over year through partnerships with Netflix, Paramount+, and Gilead.
Terafab could become the largest factory on the planet—or Elon Musk’s biggest failure
Tesla and SpaceX revealed a video rendering of Terafab, a planned advanced chip factory spanning 100 million square feet in Texas near Houston. The facility does not yet exist and is presented as an imminent project designed to produce semiconductors for future computing demand.
Firebird Launches CIS Region’s Largest AI Factory in Armenia
Firebird launched the CIS region's largest AI factory in Armenia, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell Technologies infrastructure. The facility establishes a new AI computing hub in the region.
High divers take the plunge in Paris for a new test of reclaimed Seine’s water
Athletes dove from a 20-metre platform in the Seine River during the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Training was suspended when hydrocarbons were detected upstream, though the affected area was treated and competition resumed.
US Treasury Sanctions Two Iranian Crypto Exchanges Over IRGC Money Laundering
Two Iranian crypto exchanges, Shelbit and Aban Tether, were sanctioned by the US Treasury for facilitating money laundering related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Office of Foreign Assets Control also designated network operator Siavash Kayvanpour in connection with the crypto transfers.
Inside the Trump administration’s $2 billion push to build the world’s first useful quantum computer
The Trump administration allocated $2 billion to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2028. The effort aims to create the first industrially useful quantum computer, with the administration's deadline being five years earlier than the Defense Department's 2033 target in the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
Mistral AI Releases Shieldstral 1.0 3B: An Open-Weights Policy-Adaptive Multimodal Safety Classifier Matching Models 7× Its Size
A 3 billion parameter safety classifier accepts custom moderation policies as plain-language text queries at inference time without retraining, achieving 84.9% average F1 on text safety and 83.8% on multimodal content. The model trained on approximately 54.1 million samples runs in 16GB of VRAM under an Apache 2.0 license.
Jays Survive Near Collapse, Beat Phillies 5-4
The Blue Jays defeated the Phillies 5-4 after nearly collapsing in the ninth inning. The game remained close throughout, with Toronto building a late lead before barely holding on to win.
Harvey Targets $15.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Surges Past $350 Million
Harvey, a legal AI startup, is raising $500 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, up from its $11 billion valuation in March. The company's annualized revenue has surpassed $350 million.
Consumers Cut Extras as Credit Card Debt Nears a Record
Consumer credit expanded at a 3.3% seasonally adjusted annual rate in June after contracting 0.3% in May, driven primarily by revolving credit including credit cards. This growth occurred as consumers reduced spending on discretionary items while their financial cushions thinned.
OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns
OpenAI slowed development of its Astra model after it reached a critical cybersecurity threshold where it could independently identify and execute cyberattacks against well-protected real-world systems. The model remains in development with security concerns prompting the pace reduction.
New AI model reveals the volume of the world's glaciers
A new AI model created by researchers at Ca Foscari University of Venice and Italy's National Research Council mapped the volume of ice stored in the world's glaciers and their precise locations. The study produced an updated global map showing where glacier ice is distributed across the planet.
Creating cleaner chemical reactions that run on oxygen and produce only water as waste
Scientists developed chemical reactions that use oxygen to drive organic transformations while producing only water as waste, mimicking how natural enzymes rearrange oxygen's electrons to activate reactions. The approach addresses oxygen's unusual electronic configuration that normally slows reactions with organic matter.
AI Is Bringing Retailers Their Best Customers but Not Closing the Sale
AI agent platforms generated less than 1% of Etsy's traffic in the second quarter, but those visits converted at higher rates than regular traffic. The company reported this finding during its earnings call, indicating AI agents drive quality visits without yet representing significant volume.
Four AI agents coordinating in real time outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 on enterprise coding tasks
Four AI agents using an asynchronous message-passing layer called AgentRadio nearly doubled task accuracy on enterprise coding benchmarks compared to independent agents. This coordination system allowed agents to communicate between execution steps, outperforming single agents running on more advanced models like Claude Opus 4.8.
CLARITY Act Likely To Fail in September. Will Crypto Prices React?
The US Senate plans a September vote on the CLARITY Act despite lacking sufficient support to advance the crypto market structure bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to file cloture before the August recess.
New 'shape-shifting' architecture brings versatility to photonic quantum computing
Researchers developed a shape-shifting photonic architecture that enables light-based quantum computers to perform a broader range of computations by overcoming photons' natural lack of interactions. The new system uses reconfigurable components to manipulate quantum information carried by light particles across multiple processing modes.
Thune Still Plans Clarity Act Cloture: What a Weekend Surprise Could Mean for Bitcoin
Senate Majority Leader Thune plans to bring the Clarity Act to a cloture vote before the chamber's recess, potentially scheduling a full Senate vote for September. The legislation's progress continues despite ongoing disputes over yield and ethics issues related to the bill.
5 things wrong with Wendy’s right now, including 1 big one that’s threatening its entire turnaround effort
Wendy's cut its dividend in half from 14 cents to 7 cents per share while reporting a 7% drop in same-store sales and 12.5% decrease in U.S. restaurant traffic during the second quarter. The company withdrew its full-year financial outlook and identified five operational areas needing improvement to stabilize profits during its turnaround effort.
Wall Street’s New Cybersecurity Threat Starts With a Phone Call
Attackers from the threat group UNC6671 are conducting a cyber infiltration campaign against Wall Street firms by logging into cloud-based platforms rather than breaching networks. The campaign was documented in a threat update shared August 6 by Google's Threat Intelligence Group.