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A United States Army soldier is facing federal charges after allegedly using classified intelligence to place over four hundred thousand dollars in bets on Polymarket, the prediction market platform. Prosecutors say the soldier wagered on Venezuela-related outcomes he had insider knowledge of, including a raid involving Nicolas Maduro. It's a striking case at the intersection of crypto markets, national security, and the very definition of insider trading.
Turning to Silicon Valley, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is speaking openly about a new manufacturing partnership with Elon Musk's TeraFab project, calling Musk, quote, no better partner to explore unconventional approaches to chip production. Details remain thin, but the stated goal is rethinking how chips are built from the ground up to drive down costs. For an Intel still fighting to reclaim relevance in the foundry space, it's a notable bet.
And researchers have finally decoded a piece of sabotage malware called Fast Sixteen, which dates back to two thousand five, making it older than Stuxnet. The code was designed to silently corrupt calculation and simulation software, and analysts believe it was likely deployed by the United States or a close ally, possibly targeting Iran's nuclear program. It rewrites what we thought we knew about the early history of state-sponsored cyberwarfare.
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