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Why it matters43B Binance theft shows stablecoin issuers froze 44% of the loot (versus about 3% after Bybit) while North Korea's automated laundering of the rest will likely take months, which tells readers how much real leverage freezes and cash-out choke points give agai…
Why it mattersThe UK's national cyber agency formally assesses that AI-powered ransomware will 'highly likely' hit UK critical infrastructure by 2028 and that Russia and China will use AI routinely, though this is a forward-looking assessment, not an observed shift.
Why it mattersMemory cost pressure is expected to keep squeezing margins, and Apple has already raised prices to offset it.
Why it mattersIn a revised S-1A, Anthropic says it may 'imminently' meet its own definition of dramatically AI-accelerated progress (recursive self-improvement), admits it has missed such accelerations before, and is weighing policy changes to keep humans in control.