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A Bitcoin splinter chain meant to filter out spam transactions is barely alive after mining just two blocks. With only two point five three percent of miners backing it, the chain is producing blocks hours apart and faces an estimated three hundred fifty days before it can even adjust its difficulty. The main network, meanwhile, hasn't missed a beat.

On the AI coding front, Anthropic is switching Claude Code's auto mode on by default, meaning the tool will soon act with even less human approval required for each step. It's a meaningful shift in how much agency we're handing to AI developers — and it raises real questions about oversight as these systems take on more complex, consequential tasks.

And in a story that sits right at the intersection of climate and technology, new research suggests harvesting rainwater from rooftops could meaningfully reduce the number of heatwave days in urban areas while also improving air quality. It's a reminder that sometimes the most impactful tech isn't software — it's rethinking the infrastructure already above our heads.

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