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An AI Just Solved a Quantum Problem on an Ordinary Laptop That Was Supposed to Need a Quantum Computer

Physicists at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics, working with collaborators at Boston University, ...

Cheques and Balances: Former Forex.com and Invast Director Sentenced Over Suspected Scam Proceeds

Brendan Gunn has been sentenced in the Local Court of NSW for dealing with more than AU$180,000 when it was reasonable to suspect the funds were proce...

US military buildup in Gulf risks nuclear escalation, warns Col. Macgregor

Col. Macgregor warns U.S. military buildup in the Gulf risks nuclear escalation. Iran reconstruction funding in a U.S.-Iran deal in 2026 at 28.5% YES....

Iran targets US military assets in Kuwait, claims casualties

Iran claims it targeted U.S. military assets in Kuwait, raising tensions. Military action against a Gulf state on July 22 at 26.5% YES. The post Iran ...

Adam Weitsman Backs Unserious in their Acquisition of Creepz and Psychrome homecoming

[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, United States, July 22nd, 2026] Unserious today announced the acquisition of Creepz, one of the most recognizable NFT collecti...

Thrift Banks Eye AI, Digital Banking at 52nd Annual Convention

The Chamber of Thrift Banks opened its 52nd Annual Convention with a focus on artificial intelligence, digital banking, cybersecurity, and financial t...

US military strikes IRGC targets in Iran with B-1 bomber

US military strikes IRGC targets in Iran with a B-1 bomber. Full airspace closure by August 31 at 53% YES. The post US military strikes IRGC targets i...

Coinbase Reveals How One Configuration Error Triggered a 50-Minute Outage

Coinbase says a routine infrastructure update disabled a critical network gateway, disrupting transfers, debit card purchases, and onchain services fo...

US deploys B-1 bomber amid escalating Iran conflict: Axios

US deploys B-1 bomber amid escalating Iran conflict. Iranian military action against a Gulf state on July 30 at 39.5% YES. The post US deploys B-1 bom...

Google faces $6B cash flow deficit amid AI spending surge

Google faces a $6B cash flow deficit due to AI spending. Alphabet as second-largest company by market cap on July 31 at 3.2% YES. The post Google face...

US conducts 12th night of strikes on Iran, enforces maritime blockade

US conducts 12th night of strikes on Iran and enforces a blockade. Full airspace closure by July 31 at 35.5% YES, by August 31 at 54% YES. The post US...

SEC settles Coinbase suit over ‘text messages that disappeared’

The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text message...

EE.UU. firma acuerdo nuclear con arabia saudita y estaría abriendo camino al enriquecimiento de uranio en territorio árabe

US signs nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, raising concerns over uranium enrichment. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal at 28.5% YES. Th...

US boosts Middle East military presence as Trump weighs Iran escalation

US increases military presence in the Middle East as Trump considers escalation. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES. T...

SwiftPay Launches SwiftGuard to Help Banks Meet BSP Anti-Fraud Rules

SwiftPay has launched SwiftGuard, a real-time fraud detection platform designed to help BSP-supervised financial institutions comply with new anti-fra...

Trump’s Iran blockade announcement sends oil prices soaring, Dow falling

Trump announced a renewed blockade on Iran's oil shipping route, causing oil prices to rise. New all-time high by December 31 at 16.5% YES. The post T...

Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions, supply disruption fears

Oil prices surge amid Middle East tensions. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by December 31 at 16.5% YES. The post Oil prices surge amid Middle ...

Hackers steal $31.6M with 2 crypto bridge attacks within 7 hours

AFX, a decentralized perpetual exchange operating on Arbitrum, reportedly lost $24.15 million on Wednesday, while the Verus Ethereum bridge was attack...

AFX Protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit

Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

Hackers steal $31.6M in 2 crypto bridge attacks within 7 hours

AFX, a decentralized perpetual exchange operating on Arbitrum, reportedly lost $24.15 million on Wednesday, while the Verus Ethereum bridge was attack...

AFX protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit

Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure.

US State Department issues global travel caution amid Middle East tensions

US State Department issues global travel caution amid Middle East tensions. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES. The po...

Senate to vote on Clarity Act next week without Democrat deal

Senate to vote on the Clarity Act next week without a Democrat deal. Clarity Act signed into law in 2026 at 37.5% YES. The post Senate to vote on Clar...

US dollar surges past 100 index amid Iran tensions, oil price concerns

US dollar index surpasses 100 amid Iran tensions and oil price concerns. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by September 30 at 6.5% YES. The post ...

Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum

The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security fi...

Alphabet’s Google Cloud reports $514B backlog amid AI demand surge

Alphabet's Google Cloud reports a $514 billion backlog amid rising AI demand. Alphabet as the second-largest company by market cap on July 31 at 3.4% ...

Democrats Reject CLARITY Act Draft as Crypto Ethics Dispute Intensifies

Seven Senate Democrats rejected the latest CLARITY Act draft, saying it does not go far enough on ethics, consumer protection, and illicit finance, wh...

Arbitrum bridge not hacked as $24M exploit drains Ostium DEX through oracle manipulation

Arbitrum's native bridge was not hacked. A $24M exploit drained Ostium DEX via a compromised oracle key, causing a 4% ARB decline and raising The post...

Kambi Calls Entirely AI-Traded World Cup a Success, Weighs Prediction Market Entry

Kambi says its first entirely AI-traded World Cup processed more than $1.14 billion in stakes and over 100 million bets without manual trading interve...