BitTorrent at 25: the app that wrecked Hollywood and never got sued
Twenty-five years ago, a programmer named Bram Cohen posted a short message to a P2P mailing list. “My new app,…
Opera’s new Paste Protect feature blocks ClickFix clipboard attacks
Opera just shipped a new security feature called Paste Protect. It’s designed to stop ClickFix-style attacks — the kind that…
When everything becomes a cybersecurity problem, nothing is
There’s a new academic paper out that raises a uncomfortable question: are we slapping the “cybersecurity” label on too many…
Yield-bearing stablecoins took a $3.5B hit in Q2 as the market shifted
Yield-bearing stablecoins just had their worst quarter in three years. Supply dropped by over $3.5 billion — a 15% decline…
SBI Crypto pulls the plug on its Bitcoin mining pool after five years
SBI Crypto is calling it quits on its Bitcoin mining pool. Operations end July 31. No explanation given. The Japanese…
Solana Foundation unveils formal onchain governance system for validators
The Solana Foundation just dropped a formal governance framework. It’s called Solana Governance Proposals, or SGPs for short. Here’s the…
Venice AI Raises 5M Series A at B Valuation, Dragonfly Leads
Erik Voorhees’ crypto-AI startup Venice just closed a 5 million Series A. The valuation? billion. Dragonfly led the round. That…
NASA Might Send a Backup Mars Rover to the Moon Instead
NASA is thinking about sending the spare Perseverance rover to the Moon. Not Mars. The Moon. The rover, nicknamed “Promise,”…
Amazon Says Malware in Piracy Apps Killed Fire Stick Sideloading
Amazon is blaming malware for killing sideloading on new Fire Sticks. The company stopped releasing devices that support installing apps…
Reddit Will Soon Require a Login to Use old.reddit.com
Reddit is locking down old.reddit.com. Starting within the next month, you will need to log in to access it. The…