Zcash researchers complete formal verification of Ironwood, proving its shielded pool secure against undetectable counterfeiting under stated cryptographic assumptions.
Jia Tolentino discusses how "Instagram face," a beauty standard she coined, has evolved into an AI-driven ideal, leading to increased plastic surgery among young people. She argues this optimization alters our relationship with reality, promoting procedures like Botox for teens and erasing diverse beauty forms.
Zcash price dropped 33% after a 4-year-old vulnerability was disclosed, highlighting tradeoffs between privacy and auditability, with potential for undetectable counterfeit coins.
Zcash dropped 37.8% after a vulnerability allowing undetectable counterfeiting was disclosed, sparking debate over privacy coin security and potential undetectable exploitation from May 2022 to June 1, 2026.
Hacker George Hotz argues mass adoption of AI coding agents will lead to disaster, citing code quality degradation and difficulty detecting errors. He contrasts with AI researchers like Andrej Karpathy who see agents as transformative.
Acusação alega que IA simulou voz de vítima para atrair pais, que também foram mortos. Promotor e polícia veem IA como novo desafio em investigações de crimes graves.
Diagnosed HIV positive at 22 in 1986, the author, now 62, is one of the rare 'elite controllers' who remain undetectable without antiretroviral drugs. He shares his journey of survival, survivor's guilt, and his involvement in research aiming for an HIV cure.
