San Francisco’s city attorney has hit Meta with a cease-and-desist letter telling the company to stop “allowing” paid advertisements that include AI-generated child sexual abuse content and asked it to explain how the ads repeatedly ran on its platforms. On Tuesday, WIRED reported that Meta has run more than 350 ads in recent months that…
Key Takeaways Park was convicted of three wire fraud and two bankruptcy fraud counts. Prosecutors said he hid millions in crypto before claiming only $0.34. Sentencing is set for Dec. 10, with decades in prison possible. Crypto Fortune Disappears From Bankruptcy Filings A federal jury in Alexandria convicted Jihoon Park, 52, on Sept. 8 of…
World has opened its standalone Solana prediction market platform to more than 1 million waitlisted users after creating over 150,000 markets through its Phantom integration. Summary More than 1 million waitlisted users can now access World through its standalone website. Over 150,000 markets have been created across sports, crypto, politics, finance, economics, and culture. Chainlink…
Listen Labs, a market research startup that uses voice AI to conduct customer interviews, recently signed a term sheet for a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation, with Menlo Ventures set to lead the round, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. But that round never closed, the people said….
“If you build a cybercrime empire, we will find you, dismantle your operation, and hold you accountable,” said US Attorney Pirro. Malone Lam, a Singaporean citizen and recent Miami resident, pleaded guilty in Washington, D.C., to taking part in an international cybercrime conspiracy that stole and laundered more than $245 million in cryptocurrency. Attorney…
A 5,000mAh battery used to be a major selling point. In 2026, some phones are making that capacity look small. Battery-focused phones, particularly models from Chinese manufacturers, are pushing beyond that mark, with several now offering 7,000mAh or more and a small number approaching 10,000mAh. Silicon-carbon battery technology is helping manufacturers squeeze more capacity into…
Key Takeaways Two crypto groups are seeking a preliminary injunction. The 0.2% tax applies to covered exchanges, transfers, and storage. Plaintiffs say companies face millions of dollars in compliance costs. Crypto Groups Race to Stop Tax Before Illinois Users Pay Illinois crypto users could soon owe tax for moving or storing digital assets, even when…
Mastercard has launched Agent Connect to give merchants one integration for product discovery, cart creation and customer-approved payments across AI shopping platforms. Summary Agent Connect links merchants, AI agents, digital platforms, and payment providers through one connection. Merchants can provide current product, price, and inventory data from their existing catalogs. Agent Pay uses tokenized permissions…
Ever wonder what your camera roll would look like in 1985? There’s a ChatGPT prompt for that. The AI tool’s latest trend has social media users turning current pictures into imagined throwbacks, complete with vintage outfits, big hair and that slightly faded family-album finish. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has…
Bitcoin last traded at $78,900, up +0.5% today (September 9), after tumbling to lows near $77,600 in the prior session, before reclaiming $79,000 and then losing that key level again. The rebound came as renewed interest in crypto exchange-traded products, particularly Grayscale’s newly launched spot Zcash ETF, helped stabilize sentiment across crypto markets. Bitcoin still…
