Teen ‘Scattered Spider’ suspect extradited to US over $8M crypto ransom plot
A 19-year-old has been brought to the US to face charges over a failed $8 million crypto ransom. Peter Stokes,…
July 2026
Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2, Now Holds 43,000 BTC
Metaplanet keeps stacking. The Japanese investment firm added 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 2026, spending $222 million at an average price…
Last Call for Startup Battlefield Australia — Applications Close July 6
If you’re an early-stage startup in Australia or New Zealand and you haven’t applied for Startup Battlefield Australia yet, you’re…
A Woman’s Hip Replacement Disintegrated and Gave Her Cobalt Poisoning
A 56-year-old woman showed up at a hospital with pins and needles creeping up from her feet. Within weeks, she…
Tesla Q2 Sales Jump 25%, Finally Selling More Cars Than It Builds
Tesla sold 480,126 EVs in Q2 2026. That’s a 25% jump year-over-year. Not bad for a company people keep writing…
Langflow RCE Bug Gets Exploited to Install Monero Miners on Exposed AI Systems
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical Langflow bug to drop Monero miners on exposed AI infrastructure. The vulnerability — CVE-2026-33017…
RustDuck Botnet Rewrites Itself in Rust to Hijack Routers and Launch DDoS Attacks
A new botnet called RustDuck is grabbing home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and sloppy servers, then wiring them into…
Anthropic Says Fable 5 Isn’t Gone for Good, Just on a Break
Claude Fable 5 is leaving subscription plans on July 7. That got people worried. But Anthropic says it’s temporary. The…
Securitize Goes Public on NYSE, Tokenizes Its Own Stock Right Away
Securitize hit the NYSE on Thursday under the ticker SECZ and did something no newly public company has done before…
Bitwise Says Strategy’s Role in Bitcoin Is Fading After STRC Mess
Bitwise’s chief investment officer Matt Hougan thinks Strategy’s days as Bitcoin’s biggest buyer are done. The STRC preferred stock mess…