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Cyberpunk fiction has long been dismissed as dystopian fantasy, but a new analysis suggests the genre got an unsettling amount right. From neural implants to surveillance capitalism and AI woven into daily life, the neon-soaked visions of Gibson and Dick weren't just aesthetic. Their sharpest prediction, it turns out, was less about gadgets and more about power — who holds it, and who doesn't.
Speaking of who holds power, the crypto industry is quietly repositioning itself. Framework Ventures cofounder Michael Anderson argues that blockchain's next chapter isn't speculation on digital coins — it's becoming the financial infrastructure for capital-hungry industries like AI and robotics. Think decentralized funding rails for the physical and computational world, not just token trading.
And on the security front, Mozilla's zero-day intelligence team has demonstrated something worth paying close attention to. Researchers found that AI coding agents like Claude Code can be manipulated through seemingly clean GitHub repositories into installing malware — exploiting the very helpfulness these tools are designed around. It's a reminder that the more capable our AI assistants become, the more carefully we need to think about what we ask them to trust.
Stay curious, stay skeptical. Tech Beat out.
