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Revolut, the fintech giant used by millions, is dealing with a serious security embarrassment today. The company confirmed it handed over user passport scans and full bitcoin transaction histories in response to a fraudulent government request — one sent from a legitimate agency's own compromised email domain. It's a sharp reminder that verification processes matter just as much as the technology protecting your data.
Shifting to the broader AI conversation, insider warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence are growing louder, but a new report from the BBC finds many Silicon Valley executives and investors simply aren't buying it. Venture capitalists and founders are largely shrugging off the alarm bells, viewing them as either premature or strategically motivated. The gap between those building AI and those warning about it has rarely felt wider.
And Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, is drawing genuine admiration — and genuine hesitation. At two thousand dollars, reviewers are calling it remarkable while quietly asking who exactly is going to purchase it. It's a familiar Apple pattern: undeniable craft, aspirational pricing, and a first generation that may exist more to establish the category than to dominate it.
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