AI Deepfake Porn: Two Men Charged
Federal prosecutors charged Arturo Hernandez and Cornelius Shannon under the Take It Down Act for distributing AI-generated explicit images, marking significant enforcement of the 2025 law.
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Kalshi Launches Fair Markets Amid Probe
Kalshi launches Americans for Fair Markets (AFM) to lobby for prediction markets, following insider trading probes by Congress. AFM includes former White House staffer Taylor Budowich. #Update #Legal
Microsoft AI Surpasses OpenAI Google in Web Browsing
Microsoft’s Fara1.5 AI model outperforms OpenAI and Google’s browser AI, scoring 72% on Online-Mind2Web benchmark. The open-weight model is available on Azure AI Foundry. #Update #Tech
SEC Delays Tokenized Stocks Exemption Decision
The SEC has delayed its exemption for trading tokenized stocks due to concerns about third-party issuers, impacting U.S. crypto firms’ plans. #Update #Regulation
Bitcoin Malware Shuts Down Apparel Store
Based Apparel, linked to FBI Director Kash Patel, went offline after being flagged for distributing “ClickFix” malware targeting macOS users’ crypto wallets. #Breaking #Security
GameStop Boosts Shares Amid eBay Pursuit
GameStop seeks shareholder approval to increase authorized shares to 2.5 billion, aiming to acquire eBay after an initial rejection; holds 6% of eBay shares. #Update #Business
Bitcoin Transfer $200M Trump Media’s Move
Bitcoin addresses linked to Trump Media transferred $204M in BTC to Crypto.com, raising questions about potential asset sales. Shares up 1%, down 70% from year high. Crypto $BTC
Polymarket Exploit Drains $700K Funds
On-chain investigator ZachXBT reported a $700K loss from Polymarket’s Polygon infrastructure wallet, attributed to a private key compromise, not affecting user funds. #Update #Crypto
Polymarket Launches Japan Expansion with Jupiter Exec
@Polymarket appoints Mike Eidlin as Japan representative, aiming for regulatory approval by 2030 amid global expansion efforts. #Update #Crypto
AI Romance Concealed by 69% of Young Adults
Researchers report 15% of young U.S. adults use AI romantic companions, often hiding this from partners, impacting relationship stability and communication. #Update #AI
DeepSeek Launches Claude Code in Beijing
DeepSeek forms a new team in Beijing to develop Code Harness, challenging Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex. V4 Flash offers a significant cost advantage. #Update #Tech
Spotify Launches AI Remix Tool with Universal
Spotify and Universal Music Group announce licensing for AI-generated covers, allowing Spotify Premium users to create remixes with revenue sharing for artists. #Update #Music
Bitcoin Faces $500B Quantum Threat
More than 30% of $BTC is vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks, with exchanges holding 40% of exposed coins, per @Glassnode. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Ethereum Dev Proposes $1B ETH Initiative
Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist proposes a new $1 billion ETH organization, citing dissatisfaction with current leadership and lack of economic focus. #Update #Crypto $ETH