Month: August 2026
An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks
Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in…
Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins
According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic…
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI…
‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers
Britons report that EES digital entry and exit system has led to frustration, visa mix-ups…
‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams
Victims have lost tens of thousands – and in one case £300,000 – due to…
Crypto exchange BitMart weighs partial restart and creditor payouts weeks after announcing shutdown
The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel, with a detailed roadmap expected…
Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploit
The Sandbox disabled bridging on affected networks to isolate tokens and warned users not to…
Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO says
Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through…
Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in…
Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about it
Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that…