Trump-linked crypto company applies for federal banking charter
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/world-liberty-financial-banking-charter-00715408
World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm affiliated with President Donald Trumpâs family, announced Wednesday that it has applied for a banking charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
According to the company, they intend to use a national trust charter to issue USD1, the companyâs dollar-backed stablecoin, and to allow customers to more readily use and convert the cryptocurrency.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect medical records
OpenAI has been dropping hints this week about AIâs role as a âhealthcare allyâ â and today, the company is announcing a product to go along with that idea: ChatGPT Health.
Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again
https://www.404media.co/inside-the-telegram-channel-jailbreaking-grok-over-and-over-again/
Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.
Scientists Uncover a Hidden Switch That Controls Longevity
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-a-hidden-switch-that-controls-longevity/
The idea of extending life may be especially popular among modern tech circles, but the desire to stay young or live forever has fascinated humanity for thousands of years.
Many of the most reliable strategies scientists know for increasing lifespan, including long-term dietary restriction, are difficult and often uncomfortable to sustain.
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich-ames-dies-age-84-russia-spy/
Aldrich Ames, a counterintelligence officer for the CIA who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia, has died, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson.
Astronomers discover never-before-seen celestial object: "Cloud 9"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cloud-9-new-astronomical-object-discovered-hubble-telescope/
A team of researchers discovered a new type of astronomical object that may help experts learn more about the formation of galaxies and the development of the early universe.
The creator of Claude Code just revealed his workflow and developers are stunned
When the creator of the world's most advanced coding agent speaks, Silicon Valley doesn't just listen â it takes notes.
For the past week, the engineering community has been dissecting a thread on X from Boris Cherny, the creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic. What began as a casual sharing of his personal terminal setup has spiraled into a viral manifesto on the future of software development, with industry insiders calling it a watershed moment for the startup.
Satellites capture a mega-storm in the North Pacific with up to 115ft high waves
Far out in the North Pacific, with no ship in sight, satellites have confirmed waves towering to about 35 meters high, roughly 115 feet. The event, linked to a powerful storm in December 2024 and analyzed this year, now ranks among the largest ocean waves ever measured from space.
A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success
Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate that "quantum contextuality" may be a crucial ingredient for its computational prowess
A new study suggests the mysterious Voynich Manuscript may be a medieval cipher
https://archaeologymag.com/2026/01/voynich-manuscript-may-be-a-cipher/
New research is offering a fresh way to think about one of historyâs most enduring enigmas: the Voynich Manuscript. Long described as the worldâs most mysterious book, the early 15th-century manuscript is filled with an unknown script and strange illustrations of plants, astrological diagrams, castles, and human figures. Despite more than a century of analysis, no one has convincingly explained who wrote it, what it says, or even whether its text carries meaning at all.
Boston Dynamics' next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Robotics company Boston Dynamics announced Monday a strategic partnership with Googleâs AI research lab to speed up the development of its next-generation humanoid robot Atlas â and make it act more human around people.
Kimwolf Botnet Hacked 2M Devices & Turned Userâs Internet Connection as Proxy
https://cybersecuritynews.com/kimwolf-botnet-hacked-2-million-devices
A dangerous new malware called Kimwolf has quietly infected over 2 million devices around the world, forcing them to act as illegal proxy servers without the owners knowing.
The botnet has grown at an alarming speed and is currently being used to carry out online fraud, launch powerful cyberattacks, and steal information from millions of users.
CNBC: US government could seize Venezuela's Bitcoin & crypto reserves
Blackrock Ends 2025 With 771K Bitcoin as CEO Larry Fink Eyes $700K BTC
https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrock-ends-2025-with-771k-bitcoin-as-ceo-larry-fink-eyes-700k-btc/
Blackrock is cementing bitcoinâs institutional ascent as its spot ETF amasses roughly 771K BTC, while CEO Larry Fink outlines a path where global adoption could drive bitcoin toward $700,000.
Sandisk unveils SANDISK Optimus SSD Product Brand
https://www.techpowerup.com/344695/sandisk-unveils-sandisk-optimus-ssd-product-brand
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026), Sandisk announced Sandisk Optimus as the new name for its renowned internal SSD lineup for gamers, creators, and professionals. The new branding for this family of products reflects a focus on performance leadership, engineering excellence, and a heritage of trust in flash memory. The powerful collection of Sandisk Optimus internal storage solutions, encompasses three product lines: Sandisk Optimus, Sandisk Optimus GX, and Sandisk Optimus GX PRO.
China's DeepSeek sends New Year's message to American companies
Chinese Al startup DeepSeek started the year 2026 with the publication of research that could vindicate its earlier claims of training world-class models on a shoestring budget.
Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Only Beginning to Understand
From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow. But while the personal meaning of a tattoo may be obvious, the biological consequences are far less visible.
Comet 3I Atlas interstellar object raises uncomfortable doubts
https://www.creationbuildingdesign.co.uk/04-164671-comet-3i-atlas-interstellar-solar-system/
A pale smudge on a black background, a thin tail stretching like chalk on a classroom board. Comet 3I Atlas doesnât scream science fiction drama. It just hangs there, anonymous, like a speck of dust on the camera lens.
Infostealers Enable Attackers to Hijack Legitimate Business Infrastructure
https://cybersecuritynews.com/infostealers-to-hijack-legitimate-business-infrastructure/
A dangerous cybercrime feedback loop has emerged where stolen credentials from infostealer malware enable attackers to hijack legitimate business websites and turn them into malware distribution platforms.
Recent research by the Hudson Rock Threat Intelligence Team reveals this self-sustaining cycle transforms victims into unwitting accomplices.
Scientists Found a Paradox in Evolution That May Become the Next Rule of Biology
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a69897535/biology-evolution-paradox-rule/
Across the sciences, rules and laws help us make sense of the world around us, whether applied to cosmic scales or subatomic ones. However, in the biological world, things are a bit more complicated. Thatâs because nature is often full of biological exceptions, and so ârules of biologyâ are also considered broad generalizations rather than absolute facts that explain and govern all known life.
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Bitcoin notches new record high amid âUptoberâ surge
https://sherwood.news/crypto/bitcoin-notches-new-record-high-amid-uptober-surge/
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Bitcoin reached an all-time high on Saturday, crossing $125,500 for the first time not even two months after hitting its previous record. The asset is up over 100% in the past year.
Kyle ChassĂ©, founder of MV Global, told Sherwood News that this allâtime high is being driven from the top down.
What if the Universe Remembers Everything? New Theory Rewrites the Physics rules
For over a hundred years, physics has rested on two foundational theories. Einsteinâs general relativity describes gravity as the curvature of space and time, while quantum mechanics governs the behavior of particles and fields.
Each theory is highly successful within its own domain, yet combining them leads to contradictions, particularly in relation to black holes, dark matter, dark energy, and the origins of the universe.
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Scientists Discovered a Way to Reverse Timeâand Possibly Erase Mistakes
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65593746/time-travel-in-the-quantum-realm/
In the subatomic universe of quantum physics, you can achieve things considered impossible in our flesh-and-blood physical world. Things like superposition, entanglement, and even teleportation all seem possible when things go quantum. Now, scientists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ĂAW) and University of Vienna are adding a kind of time travel to the list.
China breaks RSA encryption with a quantum computer, threatening global security
If you logged onto your bank account this morning, the security protocols still seem secure â but things are changing quickly in the tech world. A team in China just showed that the math behind RSA encryption is starting to bend to the will of the quantum realm.
Archaeologists Found a SlabâWith the Lordâs Prayer Carved in It
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a65092695/swedish-lords-prayer-wawa-runestone/
In 2018, the toppling of a tree near the township of Wawa, Ontario, revealed a rectangular piece of bedrock (about four feet by nearly five feet) etched with 225 symbols alongside a depiction of a Viking longboat. Eventually, a local historian came across the odd findingânow known as the Wawa Runestoneâand reported the find to the Ontario Centre for Archaeological Education (OCARE).
Sam Altman: We've reached the 'singularity' moment in artificial intelligence
https://www.panewslab.com/en/articles/aky0zce13d27
According to Sam Altman, humanity may have entered the early stages of the "singularity" - the point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence. Altman says humanity has crossed a critical turning point, an "event horizon" that marks the beginning of a new era of digital superintelligence.
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Googleâs Pixel 10 phones will reportedly launch on August 13th
https://www.theverge.com/news/678088/google-pixel-10-release-date-launch-august
Google will reportedly launch the Pixel 10 series at a Made by Google event on August 13th, with the handsets arriving in stores a week later on the 20th.
Leaker @MysteryLupin was the first to tip the launch date, which Android Headlines echoed just minutes later, adding in the extra detail of when the phones will actually reach buyers. This year Google is expected to launch four Pixel 10 phones, with a regular model, Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold. Itâs likely Google will announce the Pixel Watch 4 at the same event.
Trump pardons reality show couple convicted of bank fraud and tax crimes
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/politics/trump-pardon-chrisley-knows-best
President Donald Trump has signed full pardons for imprisoned reality show couple Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in 2022 for a conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million, according to a White House official.
Scientists may have discovered the universe most powerful particle collider
Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle colliders in the universe â and they're strewn throughout our galaxy just waiting to blow.
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Details leak about Jony Iveâs new âscreen-freeâ OpenAI device
https://www.theverge.com/news/672357/openai-ai-device-sam-altman-jony-ive
The mysterious device that OpenAI is cooking up with former Apple designer Jony Ive will be pocket-size, contextually aware, screen-free, and isnât eyewear. Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed details about the project in an internal staff call reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, after announcing the $6.5 billion acquisition of Iveâs AI hardware startup, io.
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Hackers Exploited 17-year-old Vulnerability to Weaponize Word Documents
https://cybersecuritynews.com/17-year-old-vulnerability-word-documents/
Security researchers at Fortinetâs FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses weaponized Microsoft Word documents to deliver information-stealing malware to unsuspecting Windows users.
The attack exploits a well-known vulnerability to deploy FormBook, a dangerous malware variant designed to harvest sensitive user credentials and data.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/958401
Scientists discover elusive third type of quantum particle
https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/scientists-discover-elusive-third-type-of-quantum-particle/
Researchers suggest a new class of quantum particles, paraparticles, could exist, expanding beyond the known fermions and bosons.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/958363