The FinWise breach shows that when insider threats strike, encryption is the last line of defense. Penta Security's D.AMO ...

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Transparency is one of the foundational features of blockchains, but it enabled value extraction by controlling the order and inclusion of transactions within a block, known as MEV, or maximal ...

The free, popular Signal communications app will add quantum-resistant encryption to its messaging system, aiming to protect conversations from future decryption by powerful quantum computers. The end ...

Dolly Parton wants everyone to know she’s fine and “not dying.”An odd thing to have to say, yes. But the country music icon, actress, activist and humanitarian posted a video to social media on ...

The push toward a “cashless society” isn’t just theory, it’s already playing out in Georgia. As of 2025, businesses here can legally refuse cash and require electronic payments. However, a new ...

Hundreds were arrested at USC, Emerson and UT Austin in the last day. Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian ...

On Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tweeted a picture of a New York state commercial driver’s license his officers seized during an “enforcement action” on an interstate highway. The name on this ...

Taylor Freitas is a freelance writer and has contributed to publications including LA Weekly, Safety.com, and Hospitality Technology. She holds a B.A. in Print and Digital Journalism from the ...

Mohammed Deif has been the head of Hamas' military wing. As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli ...

Founders of The Nerve, from left to right: Lynsey Irvine, Sarah Donaldson, Carole Cadwalladr, Jane Ferguson and Imogen Carter. Picture: The Nerve Five senior Observer journalists including Carole ...