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As big bitcoin miners chase AI profits, individuals get another shot at the rewards
Several companies offer access to bitcoin mining without the hassle of running equipment, but high costs and the 2028 reward halving make profits uncertain.
Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery, kidnapping
Home invasions became the most common form of crypto wrench attacks worldwide during the first half of 2026, rising to 20 incidents from one.
Why AI Models Cheat: Reward Hacking, Explained
From boat-racing bots to OpenAI models inside Hugging Face, here's how AI reward hacking works and why it matters.
Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says
Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptionsIt’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has g…
18 years in, what has Bitcoin truly done?
The Bitcoin white paper achieved a lot of what Satoshi Nakamoto set out to accomplish, but the cultural impact it had may outweigh Bitcoin itself, writes CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De.
A Nasdaq-listed company may sell $450 million bitcoin, citing Binance hack and quantum fears
Next Technology Holding cited exchange security and quantum computing risks in authorizing sales or loans against its 5,833 BTC. It says none of the coins are held at Binance.
Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylviania, a post-industrial site gets a second life Continue reading...
The $6.3 billion Binance hack paradox: Centralization made the hack possible, but also saved $3 billion
The Binance hack has revived debates about whether decentralization is the digital asset industry’s greatest security advantage or its biggest point of weakness.
EqualAI CEO: Your AI assistant is acting in your name. Who signed off?
AI agents need permission rules before they act.
The ex-CEO of the agency behind ‘Jerry Maguire’ says NIL is still the Wild West—and parents are part of the problem
College athletes became paid players and brand spokespeople almost overnight. Meltzer argues they still lack a framework and trustworthy advocates, even as Congress and the Big Te…
From Karl Marx’s vampire to Warren Buffett’s moat, the crumbling gothic castle has been capitalism’s favorite metaphor for 250 years
Jamie Dimon’s “fortress” and Warren Buffett’s “moat” come from the same place as Dracula’s castle, and this week AI put both to the test.
Our AI agent experience: we scrapped the multiple $60,000 salary marketing jobs and hired one person at a far higher salary
Don't ration your employees' AI use. Overspending is recoverable next quarter, but being left behind isn't.
Ben & Jerry’s CEO: democracy is on the ballot, and business must show up
No business thrives where democracy doesn’t.
Blockchain investigator Chainalysis hit by cybersecurity incident
Chainalysis has engaged world-class third-party experts to support a review of its security and strengthen its defenses.
Railway engineering work over Christmas will cause 10 days of disruption
London Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations will shut for five days but most routes will stay openPassengers travelling on some of Great Britain’s busiest railway lines a…
‘We were mortgage-free at 45, here’s how you can do it too’
Even modest overpayments can save you a fortune. We look at the best ways to pay off your biggest debt early When Adrian Massey was made redundant from his job as a food developer…
The $13 billion startup racing to close America’s hypersonic gap
Castelion is racing to give the U.S. the affordable hypersonic missile it doesn’t yet have.
Streeting says he began stockpiling food weeks ago amid rising threat to UK
Defence secretary says value for money and modernisation key for spending to ‘fight the wars ahead’The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, says he started stockpiling food and water…
Fears over $828 billion AI capex spending spree help erase $1 trillion in market value
Five tech giants are set to spend as much as $828 billion this year on infrastructure as the AI race eats into cash flow and rattles Wall Street.
ASML’s CEO is putting his paycheck on the line for employee morale. It could help retain talent that’s nearly impossible to replace
After a year of layoffs and a drop in morale, Christophe Fouquet is betting that giving employees a say in what leaders earn will help ASML keep specialists who are costly to repl…
We’re not in a cost-of-living crisis — yet
The U.S. appears to stand at the edge of a crisis. But it is under financial pressure, no doubt.
Morgan Stanley’s Ellen Zentner: Women are reshaping the economy. Markets haven’t caught up
Women stand to inherit trillions. Few firms are ready.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says the best advice he ever got came from his grandmother in his 20s: ‘Don’t be in a hurry’
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon hits the gym before 7 a.m. and lives by his calendar—but says the secret to a long career is patience
The Trump administration wants to give married parents money to stay at home. Will it be enough?
Experts say the proposed program prioritizes parents in ‘traditional families’, ignoring the flexibility needed that all families need to support themselvesErica Hall and her husb…