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PSI Says AI Found a Proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis Conjecture
PSI says its system, running a non-public Anthropic model, proved a 2008 quantum conjecture that Lean then checked.
Zcash NU7 Upgrade Goes Live With 25-Second Blocks and Fee Reserve
Zcash NU7 activated on November 6: blocks every 25 seconds, 60% of fees held back, and Sprout funds now unspendable.
Chrome 157 Reaches Stable With 213 Security Fixes
Chrome 157 is rolling out to Windows, Mac, Linux and Android with 213 security fixes, seven of them rated Critical.
AI
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1Password for Agents Lets AI Agents Sign In Without Your Password
1Password for Agents lets an AI agent use a login you approve, while the password itself stays hidden from the agent.
Deezer AI Music Toggle Will Hide Fully AI-Generated Tracks
Deezer says a new setting will remove fully AI-generated music from search, globally before the end of 2026.
Fintech
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Klarna Consumer FX: Pay Foreign Klarna Shops in Your Own Currency
Klarna now converts foreign-store prices into your own currency. The final rate is set at capture.
Splitit World Mastercard Plans Automatic Installments
A planned bank-branded card that splits purchases above a threshold you set into monthly payments.
Crypto
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Crypto.com Perpetual Futures Reach US Traders, Up to 5x
Eligible US users can now trade crypto perps with up to 5x leverage through Crypto.com's app and exchange.
Swiss Bitcoin ETF: FINMA Approves First Retail Fund Holding Bitcoin
FINMA approved Switzerland's first retail bitcoin ETF, with a diversification exemption and strict risk warnings.
Software
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Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Copy Checks
Chrome's Enhanced Protection adds a lighter warning tier for suspicious sites and checks copied ClickFix commands.
Google Meet Now Uses Post-Quantum Cryptography for Calls
Google Meet calls now get post-quantum encryption on the web and room hardware, with no setting to switch on.
Tech
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Intel Classiq Acquisition: Quantum Software Joins Spin Qubits
Intel agreed to buy quantum software firm Classiq. The deal needs approvals and should close in the first half of 2027.
Quantinuum Error Correction Record: Color Codes Hit 99.9995%
Quantinuum's color codes on Helios cut logical errors about twelvefold with each step up in code size.
Understand the story
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What Is Staking in Crypto? Rewards, Risks and Ways to Stake
Staking locks coins to secure a proof-of-stake blockchain. How rewards, slashing, pools and unstaking work.
What Is a Credit Score? How It Works and What Counts as Good
A credit score predicts how you will repay credit. What goes into it, what counts as good and how to check it.
How to Remove Your Personal Information From Data Brokers
Opt out site by site, pay a service, or use California's free DROP tool. What works and why records come back.
Small Language Model vs. LLM: What Actually Differs
Small language models trade stored knowledge for speed, privacy and lower cost. How they differ from LLMs.
What Is Edge Computing? How It Differs From the Cloud
Edge computing runs work near the devices that make data. How NIST, ETSI and 3GPP define it, and where the cloud fits.
What Is a Credit Report? What It Shows and How to Check It
A US credit report lists your accounts, payment history and who has looked at your file.
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