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Bitcoin devs float ‘quantum tripwire’ that triggers coin freeze only if attack is proven

Bitcoin developers are discussing radical changes to how the network will respond to future quantum computing threats: Don’t freeze vulnerable coins unless someone proves the threat is real. But there’s a catch: The proposal assumes that attackers will reveal the ability to earn bounties, rather than maximize profits through theft. A proposal released this week…

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Pentagon approaches automakers, manufacturers to boost weapons production, WSJ reports

April 15 (Reuters) – Senior U.S. defense officials have held talks with executives from companies including General Motors and Ford Motor Co. about producing weapons and other military supplies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal stated that the preliminary and extensive talks began before…

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Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over ‘oblivious’ pro-Trump emergency orders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson launched a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues for using emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling them “musings on scratch paper” that “seem to be ignored and therefore ring hollow.” Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest justice, delivered a lengthy review of about two dozen…

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From sneakers to servers: Allbirds rides the AI compute wave

Allbirds (BIRD) surged 400% after it said it would shift from manufacturing sneakers to artificial intelligence computing services, underscoring one of the market’s dominant themes: the scramble to secure scarce artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company said it agreed to sell its footwear brand to American Exchange Group (AXNY) and rebrand itself as NewBird AI, with…

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