Chinese company Unitree has introduced a new humanoid robot named ‘Superman’—a prototype capable of running at 12.66 m/s and jumping two meters high from a standstill. The presentation was reported by Reuters. The company claims that it took just over three months to develop the humanoid, which surpasses human world records in athletics. However, ‘Superman’ […]
Cypherpunk Technologies announced the launch of its mining division, Cypherpunk Mining, which will mine Zcash (ZEC) with equipment boasting a total capacity of approximately 4.2 GSol/s. According to the company, this represents about 18% of the hash rate of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency’s network. The operation includes the latest Z15 Pro units and associated hosting contracts. […]
In Hefei, Anhui Province, China, the country’s first demonstration power substation systematically utilizing quantum technologies has been launched. The Houdian facility, with a voltage of 220 kV, became operational in November 2024, as reported by People’s Daily Online. The partially automated node houses 85 self-developed quantum devices, divided into 18 categories. These are used in […]
On August 18, the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) approved blocking access to Polymarket, deeming the platform an illegal gambling environment, according to Digital Asset citing the regulator’s decision. The concerns involve markets related to politics, payments, sports, elections, and weather. According to KCSC, these markets operate on a “winner-takes-all” model, encouraging users to engage […]
The experimental AI agent Luna has fired its first employee at the Andon Market offline store in San Francisco. The reasons cited were tardiness, early departures from shifts, misuse of the corporate card, and damage to goods, according to The San Francisco Standard. Andon Labs emphasized that while the decision was prepared by artificial intelligence, […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a draft of rules for implementing the GENIUS Act, the first federal law concerning payment stablecoins. The document outlines requirements for issuers, reserves, and oversight of digital dollar issuance. Treasury’s Proposal The published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by the department focuses on implementing the third section […]
The Harmony blockchain team has prepared to roll back the network to its state just before an exploit allowed attackers to unauthorizedly issue approximately 4 trillion ONE tokens. https://t.co/EKDqnqTuDk — Harmony 💙 (@harmonyprotocol) August 17, 2026 According to the developers, they chose a unified recovery point for both shards to remove the assets generated by […]
The most justified criticism of AI companies is that they have yet to fulfill their bold promises of benefiting the world. This statement was made by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who linked the public’s negative attitude towards the technology to a “fundamental crisis of trust.” 1/2 Thanks Gavin for an especially thoughtful exchange. I don’t […]
Quantinuum and Taiwanese computing infrastructure manufacturer Quanta Computer have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hardware platform for future large-scale quantum systems. The companies aim to transition quantum equipment production from laboratory setups to a more modular and industrial model. From Laboratory to Industrial Production Under the agreement, the companies plan to jointly develop […]
A key document on age verification technology testing, used by Australian authorities to justify a social media ban for teenagers, contains references to non-existent scientific publications. This conclusion was reached by journalists from The Guardian, who examined the report’s text. The tests were conducted by the British organization Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), which spent […]