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View More NewsAs a general rule, I support Israel in its conflicts with adversaries like Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. While I am no great fan of either the present Israeli government or the ideology of Zionism, Israel upholds liberal democratic values to a far greater extent than any of its enemies, and their victory would be a terrible catastrophe. Thus, I’ve even gone so far as to argue that it is a mistake for the Israelis to make hostage exchange deals with groups like Hamas, because doing so encourages more more terrorism. But it is also important to remember that not all…
President Donald Trump just gave the green light to American companies to carry out their own cyberattacks against hackers. This essentially allows for a new form of trench warfare, but one that possibly helps American companies become more formidable to those who seek to harm them. “Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) pose a growing threat to American citizens, businesses, and national security,” reads the memorandum Trump issued yesterday. “Through Executive Order 14390 of March 6, 2026 (Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens), I directed the Federal Government to take various actions to combat cyber‑enabled crime harming American citizens.…
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“Dogma,” Albert Einstein told an audience at the Sorbonne in 1929, “is the enemy of progress.” Just kidding—it’s what ChatGPT whispered in the ear of the rector of my university at the start of this academic year after she decided to outsource her inaugural address to AI. The speech she delivered was a string of grammatically impeccable platitudes garnished with four quotations, three of which turned out to be hallucinations—the kind of false erudition that academics like to flaunt. The fourth quotation was real, but it was a cringeworthy piece of self-flattery lifted from an obscure 1946 speech: “There are…
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US investment banking giant Morgan Stanley reported larger crypto fund positions in the second quarter, led by an increase of more than 3 million…
In brief Zhipu AI (now Z.ai) released GLM-5.3 on Thursday through its GLM Coding Plan and ZCode. The lab calls it the “most capable…
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben…
Thursday’s edition of The New York Times asked a question I’ve been asking here for over a decade: “Is Letting Children Out Alone A…
In brief HYPE is up 91% year-to-date while Bitcoin is down 12%, a decoupling tied to Hyperliquid’s revenue diversification beyond crypto perps. Hyperliquid pulled…
Massie’s out: Yesterday, voters in Kentucky made their choice. Ed Gallrein, who is backed by President Donald Trump, defeated longtime representative Thomas Massie, who always…
Bittensor (TAO) gained 2.1%, joining Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer. Read the full article here
Bitcoin (BTC) is down roughly 40% from its October 2025 record high, but a long-term valuation model suggests the cryptocurrency could erase the entire…
In brief Nexo renewed its commitment as title sponsor for the Nexo Championship, a DP World Tour golf tournament. The event will be hosted…
from the dysfunction-junction dept When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby kid David) hired trolling blogger Bari Weiss to run CBS News,…
That’s from plaintiff’s follow-up arguments for pseudonymity filed Saturday in Doe v. Trustees of Univ. of Pa. (E.D. Pa.). Judging by the address listed…
Realized cap stabilization, historically elevated RHODL readings and deeply negative funding rates all point toward a potential cycle low for bitcoin forming earlier this…