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In brief Kaia and LINE NEXT have announced Project Unify, a stablecoin-powered app inside LINE Messenger, which has nearly 200 million users in Asia. The app will launch in beta later this year, offering payments, remittances, yield services, and access to more than 100 decentralized applications. Plans include support for regional stablecoins from the yen…
In brief Remilia Corporation is launching a Milady-centric social network called RemiliaChat. The rollout is beginning with RemiliaNET, a social identity layer launching Friday. While aimed at fans of 4chan, RemiliaChat will have some level of content moderation. The Milady gang thinks social media is broken, calling the community of fans the “diaspora of chan…
In brief A new “Liquid Glass” design gives iOS 26 a slick, layered look, plus upgrades to core apps and navigation. Spam call screening, message filtering, and live translation take center stage in this update. Adaptive Power mode boosts battery life, while the Phone app can now hold your place in a call queue. Apple’s…
In brief The network reorganized 18 blocks and invalidated 118 transfers in its deepest rollback yet. Observers linked the event to Qubic’s withheld mining and potential majority hash control. The incident follows Qubic’s attempts last month to do a 51% attack on the network. Monero has shrugged off its biggest chain rollback in its 12-year…
In brief ModStealer spreads through fake recruiter ads using obfuscated code. It targets browser wallets and hides by disguising itself as a background helper. The malware poses a direct threat to crypto users and platforms, Decrypt was told. A new malware strain that can slip past antivirus checks and steal data from crypto wallets on…
In brief Identical “civil war” posts flooded X hours after Kirk’s killing, many from generic or low-engagement accounts. Past studies show botnets can generate billions of impressions; researchers warn AI tools make them harder to spot. Analysts see echoes of Russian and Chinese ops, but no confirmed attribution for this week’s spike in violent rhetoric.…
In brief Downloads of Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat have surged in Nepal and Indonesia amid national protests. Nepal’s ban on multiple social media platforms drove mass adoption of the decentralized, offline chat app, with downloads surging from 3,300 last week to over 48,000 on Monday. Decentralized apps like Bitchat offer a measure of…
A large-scale hacking exploit targeting JavaScript code with malware that raised alarms earlier this week has managed to steal only $1,043 in cryptocurrency, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.Cybersecurity researchers at Wiz published analysis of a “widespread” supply chain attack yesterday, writing in a blog post that bad actors used social engineering to gain control…
In brief New Center Stage camera adds smarter framing, 4K HDR, and dual capture across iPhone 17 models. iOS 26 brings on-device AI tools, including live translation, smart screenshots, and spam filters. Final Cut Camera 2.0 adds ProRes RAW, genlock, and Apple Log 2 to iPhone 17 Pro for pro video work. Apple’s new iPhone…
In brief Boston startup AlterEgo unveiled a wearable that lets users communicate silently with machines by decoding neuromuscular signals in the jaw and throat. The technology builds on a 2018 MIT Media Lab prototype that showed subvocal speech could be captured and translated with high accuracy. AlterEgo positions its non-invasive approach as a practical alternative…
