🤖 DeepSeek conversations, including user names, documents, and personal data, have been found leaked via Google search. Cybersecurity experts confirm that private queries are now publicly accessible.

💰 Zcash has introduced Zakura, a new node client that represents the first live deliverable of Project Tachyon. This ecosystem-wide initiative seeks to expand Zcash's private transaction capability from roughly one transaction per second to 50,000 TPS, a rate on par with Visa's network. Tied to the forthcoming NU7 network upgrade, the development is intended to establish fully shielded transactions as a viable option for large-scale payment networks. The launch proceeds despite current market challenges, including a recently identified vulnerability and a 48% decline in ZEC's price, which raise questions regarding the project's ongoing execution.

🇮🇳 India now stands as the third nation, after America and China, to develop private space launch capabilities.

🇨🇳In China, a powerful 100-megawatt solar-thermal energy plant is now operational. This impressive facility harnesses the sun's power with nearly 20,000 mirrors, focusing light to heat molten salt to an intense 565 degrees Celsius. This high-temperature storage ensures it can generate electricity consistently, even when the sun isn't shining brightly. The plant is designed to meet the energy needs of roughly 170,000 residences.

🔆 Boost ChatGPT's Intelligence: The Memory Boost Prompting Technique

Unlock a hidden ChatGPT feature to significantly enhance its response quality without complex settings. By utilizing "Memory Boost Prompting," you can guide the AI into a focused state, resulting in superior answers.

How it Works:
Simply preface your main question with these two brief commands:

1. Activate Focus: "Before answering, take a moment to recall the necessary facts step by step."

2. Organize Information: "Organize the information in your working memory before generating the final answer."

This method primes the AI for more coherent, accurate, and error-resistant outputs.

🤑 Analysis of the 2026 World Championship on Polymarket by Defioasis reveals that two-thirds of participants lost money. Out of more than 194,000 unique addresses engaged in betting, around 130,000 (66.7%) saw losses. While the vast majority lost less than $100, 43 addresses experienced substantial losses exceeding $100 million each, accounting for over $15 million in total. Similarly, profits were highly centralized: 54 addresses each netted more than $100 million, summing to over $22 million in overall earnings.

🏦 A recent report by two major US banks sheds light on the actual financial engagement with AI services. Despite the prevalence of discussions about tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, only 2 to 3 percent of households are currently paying for subscriptions. This means that an overwhelming 97 percent of users continue to rely on free versions or other non-subscription options.

🚁 Using a unique approach, Northwestern University researchers have created Phantom Twist, a drone that appears to vanish. Instead of camouflage or specialized materials, its secret is extreme rotational speed – its body spins 25 times per second. This generates a significant motion blur, making it look like a vague, almost transparent speck to the human eye. The drone's optimal design emerged from an AI analysis of about 20,000 prototypes, leading to a device ten times harder to spot than a standard quadcopter.

🖥 The AI data center boom is creating a hiring paradox: U.S. companies are rushing to train human network installers, offering jobs to those without diplomas, a welcome relief for Americans seeking AI-proof employment. Meanwhile, in China, robots are increasingly performing the same assembly and maintenance tasks for identical facilities.

🐱 A massive security breach saw approximately 7,600 fake GitHub repositories spreading the StealC information stealer. Disguised as AI tools and MCP servers, these malicious projects were part of an 'AgentBaiting' attack. In this scheme, AI agents themselves were tricked into recommending the infected files to users by misinterpreting README instructions. The SmartLoader malware facilitated the installation of StealC, which then stole sensitive data like passwords, cookies, and tokens.

❤️ Cryptocurrency crime surged in early 2026, with auditing firm CertiK reporting 52 confirmed attacks – a 33% increase from last year. The financial impact skyrocketed nearly 12-fold, from $10.5 million to $124 million, encompassing both theft and extortion. Europe, particularly France, was a hotspot, accounting for 39 of the 52 incidents (33 in France). Criminals have shifted from targeting wealthy individuals in person to exploiting digital footprints from data breaches, social media, and public blockchain activity. CertiK's data is strictly verified, though experts believe the true number of unreported crimes is much higher.

📹TikTok is now monetizing short-form content, introducing mini-series delivered in one-minute segments. On platforms like LimeShorts, after a few complimentary episodes, users face a subscription fee of $20 weekly or $200 annually for full access. This marks a shift, as comparable short dramas (often with "strawberry and banana" themes) were previously available for free.