the ai storage squeeze has made the humble usb stick relevant again Back in November 2025, the 4TB Samsung 990 Pro I slotted into my most recent PC build set me back $318. Today, as I'm writing this, Amazon is asking $1,100 for the identical drive.

The AI storage squeeze has made the humble USB stick relevant again

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openai halts work on parts of astra citing cybersecurity capability concerns Firms quietly shelve products over security risks all the time. What they almost never do is announce it while the product is still unreleased and sitting in the lab.

OpenAI Halts Work on Parts of Astra, Citing Cybersecurity Capability Concerns

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cybersecurity is being rebuilt by ai at frightening speed Click rates on phishing emails once hovered around 12 percent. Hand the same task to a language model and, in simulated environments, that figure jumps to 52 percent, according to security vendor Brightside, whose research also determined that 82 percent of phishing emails now involve AI at some stage.

Cybersecurity Is Being Rebuilt by AI at Frightening Speed

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how a 5 second binance move turned polymarket settlements into an 8 2m payday Imagine placing a wager on a coin flip after you already know how it landed. That is, in essence, what 821 accounts were pulling off on Polymarket — and researchers have now attached a figure to it: $8.2 million extracted from settlement windows they flagged as likely manipulated.

How a 5-Second Binance Move Turned Polymarket Settlements Into an $8.2M Payday

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treasury widens iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two more exchanges Wallets that the U.S. Treasury attributes to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps received more than $2 million from Shelbit Exchange addresses, and sent back just over $1 million. Those figures, released Friday in a Treasury press statement, are the kind of specifics that mark the difference between a crypto sanctions action and a diplomatic communiqué.

Treasury widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two more exchanges

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trump media walks away from its cro treasury venture with crypto com and from most of its crypto plans Five months ago, Trump Media set out to launch a publicly traded company with one purpose: stockpiling a single token. On Friday, it abandoned that plan — along with most of the crypto strategy built around it.

Trump Media Walks Away From Its CRO Treasury Venture With Crypto.com — And From Most of Its Crypto Plans

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6700 findings in 55 hours bitcoins ai security sprint still cant say how many were real Bitcoin Red Team, an AI-assisted security campaign targeting Bitcoin projects, reports 6,700 findings across 425 projects during its first 55 hours. Of those, 1,029 carried a high or critical label.

6,700 findings in 55 hours: Bitcoin’s AI security sprint still can’t say how many were real

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yakkamons x account hijacked the studio starts over at yakkamon game In Brief:

Yakkamon’s X account hijacked — the studio starts over at @yakkamon_game

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netflix just bought all seven walking dead shows and season 12 suddenly looks reachable Seven series. Five years. A single streaming service with north of 300 million subscribers. From 2027, The Walking Dead and six of its offshoots arrive on Netflix and AMC+ simultaneously, in an arrangement reported to be worth $500m.

Netflix Just Bought All Seven Walking Dead Shows — And Season 12 Suddenly Looks Reachable

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battle pass season 3 lands in parallel headlined by universal upgrade eckrels blade In Brief:

Battle Pass Season 3 lands in Parallel, headlined by Universal upgrade Eckrel’s Blade

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