K33 Research said Bitcoin’s 2026 bear market differs from past cycles, with February’s near $60,000 low marking the deepest pullback so far.
https://news.bitcoin.com/k33-research-bitcoin-bear-market-bottom-60000-maximum-drawdown-2026/
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Microsoft shared mitigations for YellowKey, a Windows BitLocker zero-day that can allow access to protected drives.


BleepingComputer
Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day
Microsoft has shared mitigations for YellowKey, a recently disclosed Windows BitLocker zero-day vulnerability that grants access to protected drives.
The University of New South Wales launched an AI faces test that checks whether users can tell real portraits from AI-made faces as detection becomes harder.


the Guardian
Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? – video
Guardian Australia
Bitcoin’s implied volatility stayed low despite a recent price pullback and rising bond yields, showing options markets remain calm.


Bitcoin is falling, bond yields are rising. Yet BTC’s implied volatility, an uncertainty gauge, remains low.
BTC's implied volatility remains low despite the recent price selloff. Options specialist prefers a long straddle strategy in this scenario.
GitHub is investigating claims by the TeamPCP hacking group that it accessed about 4,000 internal repositories containing private code.


BleepingComputer
GitHub investigates internal repositories breach claimed by TeamPCP
GitHub is investigating a breach of its internal repositories after the TeamPCP hacker group claimed to have accessed approximately 4,000 repositor...
Researchers introduced HarmonicAttack, a method that removes watermarks from AI-generated audio without access to the target detector, raising concerns about defenses against fake audio and voice-cloning misuse.


arXiv.org
HarmonicAttack: An Adaptive Cross-Domain Audio Watermark Removal
The availability of high-quality, AI-generated audio raises security challenges such as misinformation campaigns and voice-cloning fraud. A key def...
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight adds stealth, updated combat, and an open-world Gotham, with design elements linked to the Arkham games.


TechRadar
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is ‘a real mish-mash’ of genres and gameplay features held together by having the Batman: Arkham series as its muse
There’s a lot to love about Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, from its renewed focus on stealth and combat mechanics to its sprawling a...
OpenAI launched OpenAI for Singapore, a multi-year AI partnership to expand AI use, build local talent, and support businesses and public services.
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-for-singapore
AI Financial, a public company invested in Trump-related crypto, warned there is substantial doubt it can survive the next 12 months.


Gizmodo
Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes 'Substantial Doubt' It Can Survive Another 12 Months
AI Financial is a publicly traded company heavily invested in Trump-related crypto.
A new study says most Americans think AI is developing too fast and doubt its benefits will be shared fairly, raising questions about regulation and public trust.


TechRadar
New study finds most Americans think the pace of AI development is moving too fast
Most Americans are worried about the rapid pace of AI innovation – are regulators struggling to keep up now?
OpenAI will use the C2PA content provenance standard and Google’s SynthID watermark to help people identify images made by its AI models.


TNW | Artificial-Intelligence
OpenAI adds C2PA metadata and SynthID watermarks to AI images
OpenAI joins the C2PA standard and partners with Google to embed invisible SynthID watermarks, creating a dual-layer system to identify AI-generate...
A critical ChromaDB flaw in the Python FastAPI version can let unauthenticated attackers run code on exposed servers, putting AI app infrastructure at risk.


BleepingComputer
Max-severity flaw in ChromaDB for AI apps allows server hijacking
A max-severity vulnerability in the latest Python FastAPI version of the ChromaDB project allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on...
Bernstein says Bitcoin miners are gaining a key role in AI infrastructure, with large planned power capacity and major AI deals as electricity becomes central to data center growth.


Cointelegraph
Bernstein: Bitcoin Miners Gain Strategic Role in AI Infrastructure
Bernstein says grid bottlenecks and tougher permitting are giving Bitcoin miners an advantage in supplying power and data center capacity for AI wo...
Ocean, an agentic email security startup focused on AI phishing threats, raised $28 million in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners.


TechCrunch
From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing | TechCrunch
Ocean, an agentic email security platform, claims its AI can thoroughly analyze the context of every incoming email to detect fraud and impersonati...
K33 says Bitcoin traders are unusually defensive in this bear market, with lower leverage reducing the risk of a forced selloff seen in past downturns.


Bitcoin price analysis: BTC likely bottomed at $60K amid milder bear market, K33 Research says
The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns.
A new study says workers with AI skills are getting higher pay, and many companies are offering training to help staff learn those skills.


TechRadar
New study says learning new AI skills is the key to a pay rise
Employers are seeking AI skills, and they’re prepared to help you upskill
Bitcoin miners are gaining a larger role in AI infrastructure as demand for computing power grows, according to Bernstein, with major mining firms expanding their power and data center value.


Decrypt
Bitcoin Miners Emerge as Unlikely Power Brokers in AI Infrastructure Race, Says Bernstein - Decrypt
Bernstein remains bullish on Bitcoin mining firms like IREN, Riot, and CleanSpark, who are all riding the wave of AI compute demand.
Google introduced Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent, with access priced at $100 per month.


Gizmodo
Google Comes for OpenClaw With Gemini Spark, a Personal AI Agent
An AI agent for anyone (willing to pay $100 a month for it).
Echo Protocol, a DeFi platform focused on Bitcoin liquidity, paused its bridge after an admin key breach caused an $816K loss. Liquidity limits helped prevent larger losses.
https://news.bitcoin.com/echo-protocol-pauses-monad-bridge-after-admin-key-breach-sparks-816k-loss/
Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 AI assistant with Gmail integration, at its I/O developer conference. It is built on Gemini models and Google Antigravity agent tools.


TechCrunch
Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026 | TechCrunch
At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini's base m...