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Decentralization’s central problem; Labour trims rights as Rayner returns; first U.S. in‑motion truck charging; Truss’s YouTube counter‑revolution; airport pajamas go to war; Greek myths, Hollywood, and ever‑imminent AI
Crypto Roundup, decentralization meets the central problem
Authorities shut down a cryptocurrency mixer called Cryptomixer, a reminder that decentralized never meant immune. Anthropic warned that autonomous AI could exploit blockchains, the U.K. plans to ban crypto political donations before campaign coffers start mining, Do Kwon is asking for leniency, Lazarus Group is suspected in the Upbit theft, Balancer laid out post exploit plans, and Yearn clawed back some hacked funds. Crypto keeps promising trustless systems, the trust keeps filing for bankruptcy.
Labour trims its own Employment Rights Bill, Rayner returns to wrangle
Angela Rayner is back after the tax affairs saga and trying to revive the employment rights package she championed, which was left in limbo during her exit. With resistance biting, ministers are moving to ditch some of the more contentious provisions to push a bill through. Nothing says workers rights like a mid flight policy haircut.
First U.S. highway segment wirelessly charges a heavy duty truck in motion
Engineers successfully powered a big rig at highway speeds using an electrified stretch of road, a proof of concept that could cut the cost of charging infrastructure and make it usable for all EVs. For once, the road pulls its weight, and not just your suspension.
Liz Truss launches The Liz Truss Show, promises counter revolution via YouTube
Britain's shortest serving prime minister is back with a weekly transatlantic talk show billed as the home of counter revolution. After a 2022 mini budget that rattled markets and sent mortgages soaring, Liz Truss says the deep state tried to destroy her, now she is promising Trump style revolt, plain speaking, and a reckoning for elites, experts, and weak leaders. Partnered with John Solomon's Just the News and streaming on platforms including YouTube, the series will feature candid chats with leading thinkers. Its fate rests with forces even mightier than the deep state, viewers and bond markets.
Pajamas at the airport, now a culture war outfit
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy rolled out a Golden Age of Travel campaign, be kind, thank crew, and please stop boarding in slippers, citing a 400 percent surge in on plane outbursts since 2019, unruly incidents doubling, and one in five flight attendants reporting physical run ins. The internet responded by dressing cozier. TikTok is awash in hoodies, leggings, and full pajama sets, with users declaring comfort first and asking why the government cares about loungewear while airlines serve crumbs and knees. Comedian Michelle Wolf put it simply, I should wear my nicest suit so I can sit in someone else's Biscoff crumbs. Some travelers back Duffy's plea, arguing you act better when you dress better. This holiday season, those matching Christmas PJs marching to Gate 42 are not just comfy, they are a message.
Greek myths, Hollywood, and the AI we keep predicting
Scholar Nina Beguš recalls a decade old demo where engineers trotted out robots that read emotions and dispensed compliments, because nothing says progress like outsourcing flattery. Long before chatbots became daily fixtures, our cultural scripts about intelligent machines were already in place. The stories arrive first, the technology sprints to catch up, and sometimes trips on the toga.
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