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- Tether Signs Deal With Kazakhstan's Central Bank to Explore a Stablecoin and Tokenized Assets
Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, will help Kazakhstan's central bank study a tenge-pegged token and put real-world assets on a blockchain.
- Hackers Used AI Agents to Raid a Megachurch's Database, Exposing 850,000 Members
Seoul's Yoido Full Gospel Church says data on 850,000 members may be compromised, and a security firm found signs AI helped run the attack.
- Google Lets You Build a Video Game by Typing a Description
Google's Playground turns a typed description into a playable, shareable game, no coding required. It's live for U.S. adults, with creation access tiered by Google AI subscription.
- US Government Moves $103 Million in Seized Bitcoin and BNB, But Hasn't Said Why
Government-labeled wallets sent 833.6 BTC to Coinbase Prime deposit addresses and shuffled 40,285 BNB. No sale is confirmed, but the stash behind it is the largest any government holds in Arkham's ranking.
- Bitcoin Dips Below $83K as Oil Shock Rattles Markets: What Happens Next?
Bitcoin fell sharply as oil topped $101 and the 30-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2002. The daily chart still leans bullish. The four-hour chart disagrees.
- Bitmine's Relentless Ethereum Buying Is About to End, Tom Lee Says
Speaking at Token2049 in Singapore, the chairman said Bitmine is about 100,000 ETH—roughly six to seven weeks—from its 5% cap, setting an end date on a buying spree that made it the world's largest Ethereum treasury.
- Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer
Daniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutdowns.
- Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart
OKX raises more, $500M+ in crypto longs liquidated after a late evening selloff, and Abstract calls it quits.
- Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks
The EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later.
- Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge
The Tornado Cash founder hit back in a tweet, noting FinCEN withdrew a proposed mixer rule over concerns it could chill legitimate activity.
- Ledger Launches Bitcoin Loans, Letting Holders Borrow Without Selling
Unveiled at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the Morpho-powered Crypto Loan feature lets users borrow stablecoins against wrapped Bitcoin while keeping private keys and final approval on their hardware device.
- Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1: Better Than Its Predecessor at Half the Price
Google's new image model, Nano Banana 2.1, is live. It costs about half as much as its predecessor, but the performance claims come from Google's own tests.
- Circle Welcomes DJ Khaled to 'Team USDC' and Crypto Twitter Is Furious
Nothing in Circle's posts announces a sponsorship, but replies dug up Khaled's 2018 SEC settlement over a crypto fraud he promoted. The internet never forgets.
- Someone Scraped 5.6 Billion TikTok Videos and Put the Data on Hugging Face for Free
A developer posted metadata for about 5.6 billion public TikTok videos, scraped through the app's private API in a way TikTok's terms prohibit. The free dataset also doubles as a storefront.
- Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Layer-2 Abstract Is Shutting Down
Abstract will shut down Dec. 15, saying a chain focused solely on consumer crypto proved unsustainable, and is urging users to bridge their assets off before then.
- Best October Prime Day Deals to Shop Before the Sale Ends (2026)
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, and we’ve tracked down the best discounts on all the gear our team recommends.
- Best Shark Prime Day Vacuum Deals (2026)
Save on two Shark models I recommend after testing, including my favorite robot vacuum and a powerful cordless stick.
- 30 Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Under $50 (October 2026)
Everything is expensive. Treat yourself to one of these WIRED-approved Prime Day picks under $50.
- Meet the Vendors Selling ‘Cornell Seven’ Merch
Brands, influencers, and Etsy sellers claim they're hawking T-shirts, mugs, and buttons out of solidarity with the woman who accused seven male classmates of sexual assault. Some say it’s shameless.
- Best Prime Day Laptop Deals: Save Up to $500 (2026)
My favorite MacBook, gaming PC, and budget laptop are all on sale for Prime Day, some at the lowest prices I’ve seen in months. But act fast, as sales end tonight.
- These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out
Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.
- The Best Amazon Prime Day Headphone Deals Before The Sale Ends (2026)
I’ve tested more than 100 headphones and covered nearly a dozen Prime Days. Here are some actually good headphone deals from the sale.
- The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.
- The Shark CryoGlow LED Mask Is Cheaper Than Ever on Prime Day
The Shark CryoGlow face mask is my favorite LED device, and it’s $299 on Amazon Prime Day. Act fast.
- Save Over $600 on Last-Minute Prime Day Mattress and Bedding Deals (2026)
Prime Big Deal Days end tonight, but there’s still time to save on WIRED-tested mattresses, cooling sheets, and sound machines.
- 14 Best Prime Day Wearable Deals: Apple, Google, Samsung (2026)
I’ve tested the wearables, tracked the prices, and found the Prime Day deals worth grabbing.
- The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
- Save Up to 50% on the Best Amazon Prime Day Espresso and Coffee Machine Deals (2026)
Breville, Keurig, Fellow, and AeroPress gear we recommend is on sale, with options for espresso enthusiasts and one-button brewers alike.
- 19 Best Prime Day Deals on Phone Accessories (2026)
Just bought a new phone or looking to enhance an existing one? Prime Day is the time to save on accessories like batteries, chargers, and more.
- Take Up to 44% Off the 17 Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026)
I’ve rounded up the best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days discounts on fitness trackers, percussive therapy, LED masks, and more.
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- Amazon Knows You Have a Goldfish Named Ziggy, Even if You Don’t
Flat buttocks? Own a snail? Here’s how to find out what Amazon’s About You page knows — or thinks it knows — about you as a person.
- Our Coffee Guru Loved This New Compostible Pod Brewer. It’s Down to $58 for Prime Day
The Tabli launched in August and drew a rave review from CNET’s resident coffee expert.
- Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta’s VR Glasses, at a Similar Price
The Xreal Aura will cost $1,279, and it has some similarities to the Meta VR Glasses coming next year.
- GM Is Promising Hybrids Again, So Why Does It Rub Me the Wrong Way?
The automaker has reaffirmed its hybrid plans just as its EV lineup finds its footing. A history of killing promising tech has me worried.
- Ring’s Debut Smart Lock Solves the Category’s Biggest Issue: Dead Battery Lockouts
Ring’s foray into smart locks brings a first-of-its-kind feature that solves one of the categories biggest pain points.
- The Stunning Ceramic Apple Watch Series 12 Is Here, and It’s $49 Off on the Final Amazon Prime Day
The 46mm cellular model is just $900, but the clock is ticking.
- A New Study Puts the Heat on Gas Stoves for Commercial Kitchen Air Pollution
The gas versus electric stove debate continues.
- A Court Ruling Killed ‘Click to Cancel.’ NYC Just Brought It Back
A website allows New Yorkers to submit complaints about hard-to-cancel subscriptions.
- Mistral’s New ‘Le Chonk’ AI Model Is Big, Open and Built for Agents
Mistral Large 4 is a state-of-the-art model for cyberdefense, manufacturing, finance-related tasks and multimodal use.
- Oracle Health Hack Exposes Data of Nearly 20M People
Patient names, Social Security numbers, doctors and diagnoses might have been breached in the cyberattack.
- Spotify’s New Music Quiz Will Test Your Trivia Knowledge
Spotify now has quizzes for over 2,000 artists, and you can share the results with your friends.
- I Played Switch Sports Resort: Motion Gaming Is Still Nintendo’s Secret Weapon
Commentary: It’s a blast from the past for me, but also shows off something that few other console-makers can do right now.
- 6 Prime Day Kitchen Deals Our Experts Tested (and Would Buy Again)
With years of testing under my belt, I rounded up the six best Prime Day kitchen deals to add to your collection.
- Apple and AT&T Will Replace Your Brand New iPhone 18 Pro Max if It Can’t Connect
Update your phone now if you haven’t been affected, but the software fix won’t help for devices already broken by the problem.
- Are the Early Holiday Sales Full of Fake Discounts? What to Know Before Shopping This Week
Our shopping expert recommends a few tools to help spot the real deals.
- Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity
The discussions would see Payward supply liquidity for crypto trading as major banks deepen their involvement in digital assets.
- Polygon taps TRON’s $94 billion stablecoin supply for seamless cross-border transfers
Polygon said businesses can also move the world’s largest stablecoin USDT between TRON and EVM networks without connecting to a wallet provider, bridge or fiat-ramp operator.
- Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next
Gate rebrands around Gate Money, which combines accounts, asset conversion, savings and card payments as the exchange broadens beyond its trading base.
- Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI
AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash’s shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.
- Tether tapped by Kazakhstan’s central bank to explore stablecoin and tokenization
The National Bank of Kazakhstan said it will study a local currency-linked stablecoin and tokenized real-world assets with Tether.
- Quantum computers threaten exposed private keys rather than blockchains, Europol warns
EU law enforcement agencies urged developers, exchanges, and users to initiate phased post-quantum migrations immediately to prevent future unauthorized fund transfers.
- A New ‘Clayface’ Teaser Leans Heavy on the Horror
Producers James Gunn and Matt Reeves join the cast and crew of the DC film in the latest video.
- The Jailbreak Floodgates Are Opening for Sony’s Playstation
Whack! Whack! Whack!
- Record-breaking El Niño Conditions May Linger for 6 Straight Months
Climate models suggest this event and its wide-reaching weather impacts could persist much later into 2027 than usual.
- Mike Flanagan Addresses Some of Those ‘Carrie’ Twists
The creator of Prime Video's new Stephen King series discusses the notable changes he made.
- We Now Have a Better Idea of Who’s Bidding on ‘Doctor Who’
The BBC's competitive tender process is now underway to determine the future of the long-running sci-fi series.
- Google Launches New Website to Detect AI Fakes, But Don’t Assume It’s Perfect
Gemini told us the Grimace was added, but the photo of Paxton and Trump is real. It's not.
- Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra Wants to Bring the ‘Only Laptop You’ll Ever Need’ Experience to PCs
When you pack in 24GB of RAM into a base laptop build and spend $2,600 on it, you shouldn't want to upgrade any time soon.
- The ‘Dune Messiah’ Graphic Novel Wastes No Time Answering What Happens to Muad’Dib Detractors [Exclusive]
The team behind the Harkonnen-centric 'Dune' prequel reunite to adapt Frank Herbert's dark sci-fi sequel into a graphic novel.
- Jonathan the Tortoise Has Survived 2 Centuries and a Fake Death. Now Scientists Are Unraveling His Anti-Aging Secrets
Scientists studied the genetics of the nearly 200-year-old giant tortoise. What they learned could some day help us extend our longevity.
- A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life
“Perhaps the simplest message is that the Palaeolithic was not a world made only of stone.”
- One in 15 Cats Are Carrying a Diarrhea-Causing Parasite, Study Shows
Some kinds of Giardia can sicken both cats and humans alike.
- Grok Bot Is Now a Model Router as SpaceX Continues to Pivot Further Toward AI Infrastructure
Grok now speaks Claude.
- ChatGPT for Teens Carries ‘Unacceptable Risk’ for Teens, Report Claims
OpenAI's teen-focused chatbot fails to notify parents when the user talks about self-harm.
- Google’s New Playground Aims to Make It Easy to Vibe Code a Game Right in Your Browser
The tech giant just launched Playground, a new site that lets people create games using AI prompts.
- ‘Crystal Lake’ Increases Its Retro Cred With a Tie-in Novel
Author Tim Waggoner penned a novelization of the 'Friday the 13th' prequel series, which premieres next week.
- 'Welcome to the AGI era': OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra
The rumors were true, all of them (and then some): OpenAI today is releasing GPT-6 Astra, a new frontier model that the company says likely marks the onset of artificial […]
- China-linked hackers backdoored executives' laptops via USB, exploiting a fix companies had but weren't using
A Chinese state-linked hacking group compromised executive laptops at an agricultural industry conference on Hainan Island this spring — not through phishing or a network […]
- Meta says Muse Spark 1.3 has frontier performance — but its best results come from a model developers can’t broadly use yet
Meta’s newest AI model Muse Spark 1.3, unveiled yesterday, is faster and more performant on third-party benchmarks than its predecessor — with a caveat. "Muse Spark 1.3 is […]
- Microsoft AI’s MAI-Transcribe-2 undercuts OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs on price and speed
Microsoft AI on Thursday released MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-recognition model the company says is faster, more accurate, and cheaper than anything OpenAI, Google, or ElevenLabs […]
- The AI visibility gap: Why great brands disappear from AI answers
Presented by ContentfulMost marketing teams still measure visibility the same way they always have: rankings, click-through rates, and organic traffic. But buyers have moved on. […]
- Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash is built for agents, while its Cyber twin hunts vulnerabilities
Google keeps cranking out Flash models: the company on Wednesday announced two versions of a new 3.8 Flash. The variants include a standard Flash, a “workhorse” model for […]
- Meta prices Muse Voice Transcribe at $0.18 an hour, with real-time diarization for 20+ speakers: a steal for enterprises?
Meta is entering the increasingly competitive real-time speech-to-text market with Muse Voice Transcribe, a new audio perception model that combines streaming transcription, […]
