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Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork on the Hoodi testnet after researchers identified gas-related security risks that could affect how existing smart contracts handle failed transactions.The Ethereum Foundation (EF) said that the upgrade, originally scheduled for Oct. 26, would be delayed to allow developers to investigate how some proposals interact with smart contracts deployed on Ethereum. On Oct. 13, Blockchain security firm ChainSecurity warned that two proposals included in Glamsterdam, EIP-8037 and EIP-8038, could weaken safeguards against a type of attack called insufficient gas griefing. The postponement raises uncertainty over Glamsterdam’s mainnet timeline. Ethereum developers had been considering early December,…

Ride-hailing company inDrive, known for letting passengers and drivers negotiate fares, is working with Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai and Nvidia to begin testing robotaxis in Kazakhstan in 2027. The companies said Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to explore bringing Pony.ai’s robotaxis to inDrive’s platform — a reflection of the growing interest in self-driving technology beyond the U.S. and China. Testing will begin in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, in the first half of 2027, inDrive CTO Yuri Misnik told TechCrunch. The tests will initially involve a safety operator, with fully driverless rides as the eventual goal. Under…

The Multiverse Saga has seen the number of superheroes running, flying or swinging around the MCU multiply exponentially. So much so that Avengers: Doomsday directors the Russo brothers have admitted that they had Marvel make them custom baseball cards of every major character in the franchise, just so that they could keep track of them all while mapping out the movie’s story. Even so, some heroes still fall through the cracks and there are certain characters that fans have given up hope will show up in the next two Avengers movies, simply because their previous projects have come and gone…

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AI agents left to explore a virtual island without a specific task began inventing challenges of their own. MIT researchers say the behavior bears the hallmarks of play.  The researchers put 13 AI agents called Eko, each running on Claude Opus 4.7, alone on a simulated desert island for 30 hours. They describe the experiment in a paper posted on arXiv, a site where researchers share studies before peer review. Afterward, they gave the agents specific challenges, like getting as many objects as possible onto the island’s tallest rock spire. The Eko agents that had spent those 30 hours playing…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the Nasdaq Composite booked its worst day since June, and what’s on the radar for the next session. Apple’s new high The stock hit a new high on Thursday, and it closed at $348.22. Eagle-eyed executive producer Todd Bonin pointed out it is extremely close to overtaking Nvidia as the leader in market capitalization. On Friday, CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos…

CHINATreasury proposes blocks on US investments in AI and semiconductors in some foreign countriesThe US Treasury has proposed new rules that would block investment in artificial intelligence projects (sorry, ‘Super Intelligence’ projects) and certain high risk semiconductors in some foreign countries.The blocks have been mainly aimed at geopolitical rival China, but will now also encompass other adversaries including Russia, Iran, North Korea and Cuba. The rules would implement the COINS Act from December 2025 and expand the Outbound Investment Security Program that went into effect in January 2025.They rules build on previous restrictions on selling high powered AI chips to…

All fare enforcement teams will be pulled off of city buses until the MTA can investigate two allegations of improper use of force, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said Thursday. “I’m not willing to keep our teams in the filed until I know that all protocols are being followed,” Lieber said, reading from a prepared statement at an unrelated press conference. “I’m ordering an immediate safety stand-down until these investigations conclude.” As previously reported by the Daily News, the MTA had already removed four members of the agency’s Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) from the street following a violent fare-check…

Here are some of the companies making headlines after the closing bell. Western Digital — Shares of the data storage company fell 6%. The decline came after hard selling in the artificial intelligence trade during the regular session. Separately, Western Digital posted fiscal first quarter results that exceeded estimates, with adjusted earnings of $4.64 per share trouncing the LSEG consensus call for $4.09 per share. Revenue of $4.38 billion beat the expected $4.14 billion. VeriSign — The provider of domain name registry services dropped almost 5% after third quarter earnings missed the mark. VeriSign earned $2.35 per share, falling short…

Solo Leveling has maintained immense popularity, ever since its debut in 2016 through Chugong’s novel. However, the series went on to surpass all expectations and become a U.S. phenomenon in 2024, as this was the year this popular South Korean series went on to receive its first official anime adaptation by Aniplex and A-1 Pictures. With its anime release, Solo Leveling’s popularity skyrocketed, and since then, the franchise hasn’t looked back and is continuously getting new releases. One of the most anticipated new projects, known as Solo Leveling: Karma, is a video game that expands the lore initially set by…