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Crypto Card Provider Gnosis Pay Says Hackers Accessed Customer Data
Crypto card provider Gnosis Pay said Friday that hackers accessed customer information through the system behind its own branded cards, the latest in a string of security incidents across the industry. The company’s monitoring systems detected unauthorized access on Nov. 3, and containment began within two hours, Gnosis Pay said in a blog post. It has since replaced the compromised security credentials and fixed the vulnerability. Customer funds weren’t affected, the company said. The breach was...
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic IPO Valuation Could Be Slashed in Half to $1T After AI Stock Rout: Report
Nov 6, 2026
Technology
Zcash's NU7 Upgrade Goes Live, Recycling 60% of Fees to Fund Future Block Rewards
Zcash's NU7 network upgrade went live at block 3,543,405 early Friday, activating the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM), a change designed to help pay for the privacy coin's security as its block rewards shrink. "NU7 has successfully activated on mainnet. A new era of Zcash is here," the project's official account tweeted. NU7 has successfully activated on mainnet. A new era of Zcash is here. $ZEC pic.twitter.com/rPaSFe9h7j — Zcash 🛡️ (@Zcash) November 6, 2026 "This is a huge milestone f...
Nov 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Claude Gets Personal Finance—Anthony Pompliano Accuses Anthropic of Copying His Startup
Anthropic launched a personal finance feature for Claude on Thursday, letting users connect bank accounts and ask the chatbot what they have spent, what bills are due, and how much money they have left. The announcement came with an accusation from crypto investor Anthony Pompliano, who says Anthropic tried to get inside information from his competing startup, Silvia, months before the rollout. The new feature, called Personal Finance, is rolling out in beta to U.S. subscribers on Claude's Pro,...
Nov 5, 2026
Law and Order
Bitcoin Fixes This? Paraguay President Resigns After Bank Lockout Hits 60% of Country
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation Thursday after the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank left roughly three million customers unable to access their accounts, turning a banking failure into a political emergency. The announcement did not end the confrontation. Paraguay’s lower house voted 78-0 to impeach Peña minutes later, sending the charges to the Senate as Vice President Pedro Alliana prepared to take over, per AP. The bank’s shutdown has also revived an argument...
Nov 5, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Promises to Foot AI’s Power Bill After Voter Revolt. Who Enforces It?
OpenAI promised Thursday that neighbors of its future AI campuses won't foot the bill for their electricity needs, two days after voters dealt data center expansion a blow at the polls. It also pledged public energy and water figures and limits on secrecy agreements with officials. Its National Community Compact covers future campuses (a fancy rebranding for the term AI data centers) OpenAI both owns and operates, according to the company’s announcement. A separate policy blueprint asks legislat...
Nov 5, 2026
Law and Order
DOJ Creates 'Super Intelligence' Task Force to Guard Against AI Abuse
The U.S. Department of Justice is setting up a task force dedicated to policing the misuse of advanced artificial intelligence, as Washington races to build enforcement muscle around a technology it increasingly frames in near-sci-fi terms. Announced Thursday, the Super Intelligence Task Force, or DOJ-SITF, will be led by Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Associate Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss. Its stated mission is to make sure American leadership in “super intelligence”...