Jul 13, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Cisco's AI threat intelligence team tested 15 frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Amazon, and xAI. Multi-turn attack success rates reached as high as 88%, revealing that single-turn benchmarks drastically underestimate real vulnerabilities. Configurations like reasoning mode can cut failure rates in half, but gaps remain. The study calls for industry-wide adoption of multi-turn safety testing. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Swift has launched its new blockchain-based ledger, initiating a pilot with 17 major banks to facilitate tokenized bank deposit cross-border payments. The initiative aims to enable 24/7 settlement while maintaining compliance and security standards, marking a key milestone for regulated digital assets. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Pantera Capital argues that perpetual futures, led by Hyperliquid, are poised to disrupt traditional finance. Hyperliquid's onchain perps now account for 40% of DEX volume and have expanded into equities, commodities, and indexes. The article explores how 24/7 trading, no expiry, and simpler position management give perps structural advantages over traditional derivatives. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Zcash has set a July 28 mainnet activation for its Ironwood upgrade, which closes the flawed Orchard pool and introduces a new private pool. The upgrade could provide evidence about whether the recent infinity bug was exploited to create counterfeit ZEC tokens. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Privacy-focused blockchain Secret Network is proposing a move from Cosmos to Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum, citing AI-assisted exploit risks and thinning liquidity on Cosmos. The team highlights a recent $4.7 million bridge exploit as evidence of growing security threats from aging code. The proposal includes a snapshot of SCRT balances for an ERC-20 token on Arbitrum. SCRT fell 24% following the announcement. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum The 2026 World Cup will feature advanced video assistant referee (VAR) systems, semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), and digital twin body scans of every player. These tools help officials spot offside violations, penalties, and other calls with millimeter accuracy. The technology combines 16 high-resolution cameras, ball sensors tracking 500 times per second, and 3D avatars to provide an impartial view of the game. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum AcuRite has delayed its planned May 30 shutdown of the My AcuRite app after widespread user complaints about its replacement, AcuRite NOW. The new app lacks key features such as non-integer temperature reporting, sensor renaming, and a web dashboard. The company is now working to improve the new app before sunsetting the old platform. View more
Jul 11, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Conde Nast has amended its user agreement and privacy policy specifically for ArsTechnica.com, replacing Section VI(2)(B) with a clause that grants the company a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use user content. The new terms cover any content posted on the service and can be used for commercial purposes related to the service. Users are advised to back up their data as the company assumes broad rights to modify and distribute submissions. View more
Jul 10, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Senior defence officials have issued a stark warning that a major government investment plan could be undermined by insufficient funding and strategic misalignment. The warning highlights critical gaps in technology and personnel that may leave the UK vulnerable. Experts analyse the implications for national security and the defence industry. View more
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