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Anthropic is reporting that its Claude AI system blocked five separate attempts by state-sponsored actors to use the platform for bioweapon research. The actors used American proxy accounts to mask their location and tried to engineer more lethal viruses. It's a sobering reminder that the same tools being built to help us can attract the most dangerous users on earth.
Closer to ground level, Albuquerque has voted to ban Bitcoin ATMs, giving operators forty-five days to pull the machines. A city councilor cited figures suggesting ninety percent of crypto kiosk transactions there are connected to fraud. It's a local decision, but it reflects a growing frustration in cities across the country where these machines have become reliable infrastructure for scammers.
And in a story that sits somewhere between politics and pop culture, rumors are intensifying that the Trump administration may be building toward a formal disclosure speech about unidentified aerial phenomena. The government has been releasing more UAP information in recent months, and speculation is filling the gap between data and explanation faster than officials can manage it.
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