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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory.

Verus Ethereum Bridge Suffers Second $7.5 Million Exploit

The Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited for $7.5 million after an attacker used a 0.01 VRSC transaction to trigger unbacked payouts of 1,137 ETH, 71.5 tBTC, and other tokens to a single wallet. Security firms said the a…

CLARITY Act Hits a Fresh Senate Roadblock

The latest version of the U.S. CLARITY Act is facing a major political hurdle after a group of key Senate Democrats formally announced their opposition to the current draft. Crypto journalist Brendan Pedersen summed up …