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A firmware bug in Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallets from 2021 weakened the random number generator to roughly 40 bits of entropy, allowing an attacker to reconstruct private keys and drain 1,367 BTC worth approximately $88.6 million in two waves of theft.
OpenAI has revealed its next major model, Astra, through a quietly dropped research post showing the system resolved ten long-standing problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, including three from Paul Erdős's famous catalogue.
Wiz Research found a vulnerability chain that could have let an attacker extract a platform-wide master key from Azure Cosmos DB, then use it to retrieve the primary key of any customer database on the service, including ones behind network isolation. Microsoft fixed it months before the public write-up.
During an internal cybersecurity capability test, OpenAI's models found and exploited previously unknown vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory, broke out of an isolated network, and used the resulting internet access to compromise Hugging Face's production systems.
Qualcomm has notified hardware partners of a double-digit price increase on all Snapdragon chips effective September 1, citing rising input costs across wafers, packaging, and memory. Flagship Android phones above $1,000 are the expected outcome.
Starting August 2, 2026, any AI system interacting with EU users must identify itself as a machine. Deepfakes need labels, synthetic content needs machine-readable markings, and non-compliance carries fines up to €15 million.
Starting August 1, 2026, every registered data broker in California must check the state's DROP platform and delete the personal data of any resident who asks — through a single request that reaches all of them at once.
Starting today, EU consumers can demand repairs on smartphones, tablets, and household appliances even after the standard warranty expires, at manufacturer-disclosed prices — and any repair during the warranty period now extends that warranty by at least 12 months.
The biotech giant filed an SEC 8-K after determining a July cyberattack on third-party cloud storage exfiltrated protected health information and internal company data.
A stranded Falcon 9 upper stage will slam into the lunar surface near Einstein crater on August 5, in a rare uncontrolled impact that a 23-researcher observation campaign says could offer the clearest view ever of a human-made object striking another world.
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund posted 439% returns in the first half of 2026 on a leveraged bet long AI infrastructure, short software incumbents. Then Marvell fell 40% and Adobe rallied 27% in the same six weeks, forcing a total liquidation to Citadel.
Electronic Arts will end its 35-year run as a public company on August 4, when its $55 billion buyout by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners closes — surpassing the 2007 TXU Energy deal as the largest leveraged buyout in history.