Russian Crypto Exchange Grinex Halts Trading, Alleging $13M Exploit by ‘Western Special Services’

In brief Russian exchange Grinex says it was hacked for more than 1 billion rubles or greater than $13 million. The exchange alleged the attack was an attempt to “destabilize” Russia’s financial sector and was conducted by “foreign special services.” Grinex previously been linked to Garantex, an exchange that was seized and removed by the…

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Gemini-powered coding agent scaling impact across fields — Google DeepMind

Improving AI infrastructure AlphaEvolve has graduated from pilot testing to becoming a core component of our infrastructure. AlphaEvolve has been used as a regular tool to optimize the design of the next generation of TPUs. It also helped discover more efficient cache replacement policies, achieving in two days what previously required a concerted, human-intensive effort…

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Mullin says DHS not 'as proactive' to secure World Cup due to shutdown

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Saturday said that his department’s preparation efforts to keep the upcoming World Cup secure have not been “as proactive” due to the 76-day funding lapse. Mullin said during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Kansas City, Mo., alongside Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), that the department “can……

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