Crypto funding falls 30% in August despite strong quarterly performance

Crypto protocols raised $1.9 billion in August, down 30% from July’s $2.67 billion, according to DefiLlama data. Despite the monthly drop, August numbers for raises from venture capital funds align with the numbers recorded in July, with $600 million captured from PUMP’s public sale last month. DeFi protocols dominated August funding with multiple major raises, […]

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Waymo Tells Cops: ‘Get A Warrant’

from the cops-now-being-taunted-by-robots dept Despite being the somewhat crispied face of (extremely limited) unrest in Los Angeles in response to ICE activity, Waymo hasn’t suddenly decided it’s time to get snitchin’. In fact, it’s chosen to go the other direction, as Riley McDermid reports for Gizmodo: Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana recently emphasized that the company will challenge, […]

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The best VR accessories for 2025

Virtual reality headsets are great on their own, but the right accessories can make them more comfortable, practical and immersive. You might want a softer facial interface or a silicone face cover to keep things clean during long sessions, a battery strap to extend playtime or a USB-C cable for faster charging and data transfer. […]

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The Download: AI’s energy future

Three big things we still don’t know about AI’s energy burden —James O’Donnell Earlier this year, when my colleague Casey Crownhart and I spent six months researching the climate and energy burden of AI, we came to see one number in particular as our white whale: how much energy the leading AI models, like ChatGPT […]

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Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems

Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Malware An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme. “This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads,” […]

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LayerZero enables omnichain wstUSR with OVault for seamless cross-chain staking

Key Takeaways LayerZero’s OVault technology enables cross-chain staking for wstUSR tokens. Users can deposit USR on one blockchain and mint wstUSR on another, or vice versa. Share this article LayerZero has enabled cross-chain functionality for wstUSR through its OVault technology, allowing users to deposit USR on one blockchain and mint wstUSR on another chain. The […]

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Live From Future Proof 2025

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