AI-era internet: Can blockchain prove whatโs real anymore?
As AI blurs the line between real and synthetic media, strategies for restoring user trust online are still taking shape as we enter 2026....
As AI blurs the line between real and synthetic media, strategies for restoring user trust online are still taking shape as we enter 2026....
๐ Key Facts โ JPMorgan is exploring crypto trading for institutional clients โ The move represents a significant deepening of ties to t...
A nightly raid on the outskirts of Accra led to the arrest of some 50 Nigerians on suspicion of online fraud. Ghana has been rife with online scam incidents, as its youth complain of scarce economic p...
๐ Key Facts โ A former coal mine in western Maryland is generating solar power as the state's largest solar farm. โ Competitive Pow...
๐ Key Facts โ The Council of the European Union endorsed the launch of the digital euro. โ The digital euro is developed by the Europea...
Contemporary Amperex Technolยญogy Ltd (CATL), the worldโs biggest maker of electric-vehicle batteries, is set to restart a major lithium mine in eastern China, in a move that could ease raw material co...
Companies including Marriott and Hilton pushing to improve perks and get more direct bookings...
Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...
๐ Key Facts โ Clare Lane purchased two pairs of leggings online. โ She accidentally signed up to a subscription during the purchase. ...
As crypto, governments and Big Tech converge on digital identity, selective disclosure and zero-knowledge proofs are emerging as a privacy-first alternative to surveillance systems....
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong warned that reopening the GENIUS Act would cross a โred line,โ accusing banks of lobbying Congress to block stablecoin rewards and limit competition....
Nature, Published online: 24 December 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03756-4 The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months....
Nature, Published online: 23 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-10044-8 Author Correction: Rolling back human pluripotent stem cells to an eight-cell embryo-like stage...
๐ Key Facts โ Instacart has ended its AI-driven pricing tests. โ The tests pushed up costs for some shoppers. โ ...
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๐ Key Facts โ Kaspersky identified a new malware named Stealka. โ Stealka disguises itself as video game mods and pirated software. ...
๐ Key Facts โ Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. โ Twenty years online has left people tur...
๐ Key Facts โ Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to an El Salvador prison. โ The...
๐ Key Facts โ OpenAI made reports concerning child exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. โ The repo...
๐ Key Facts โ Eira Tansey announced her divorce on Instagram. โ An AI impersonated her following the announcement. โ ...