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How the Verus-Ethereum Bridge Exploit Bypassed Cross-Chain Validation

The fundamental problem with cross-chain bridges is that they require two completely different state machines to agree on reality, which usually ends up looking like a blind man taking directions from a deaf guy at a four-way intersection…

What is Fields of Mistria? A magical new obsession for fans of Stardew Valley

Since Stardew Valley rejuvenated the farming sim genre a decade ago, games like Fields of Mistria are capitalising on its popularity with their own special touches Farming simulator games deliver on an escapist fantasy: going off-grid from…

Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses

At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.

Student booing AI at graduation ceremonies has not stopped their 'love' for tech

Many college students now regularly use artificial intelligence for their studies. Over eighty percent of surveyed students utilized AI for academic purposes recently. Business students show a significant rise in frequent AI usage for…

SpaceX aims to catch a Starship out of the sky this month

SpaceX wants to catch a skyscraper falling out of the sky. The company plans to launch its next Starship as soon as this month and, for the first time, try to catch the returning upper stage with the giant robotic arms on its launch tower…

More than 140 migrants die while attempting to reach Ceuta — rights group

According to Spanish authorities, about 72,000 illegal migrants managed to reach Ceuta at the end of July by swimming and on foot

Inside LoopTroop: A Local Open-Source AI Orchestrator

I've been heads-down on this for months and only now feel ready to talk about it properly. LoopTroop is a local, open-source GUI orchestrator I built. It uses OpenCode (right now, more backends in the future) to create new apps or add…

Surrey student builds wearable that detects IV leaks before swelling

Why Ranking #1 Is No Longer Enough

Why #1 In The Search Rankings Is Not Enough Anymore SEO has evolved over the years, and with AI now answering questions for people in various search engines, business owners are now wondering more than ever on what actually makes them more…

The Hidden Value Decay at the End of Every Sprint

An at-the-money weekly option loses roughly 60% of its time value in the final two trading days before expiry, according to Zerodha Varsity's 2025 options chapter. This phenomenon, known as theta decay, is not linear - it accelerates as…

Europe missed the AI labs but is winning the toolshed

Europe missed out on building the AI labs, and is quietly cashing in anyway. The continent’s established tech and industrial giants have emerged as unexpected winners of the AI boom, according to Reuters, even as its startups struggle to…

OpenAI Responses API vs Chat Completions: What Changes for Agents?

If you've ever built a large-language-model application, you've most likely started with this endpoint: POST /v1/chat/completions In the era of GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, this endpoint was practically synonymous with the OpenAI API. Developers…