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In the world of decentralized finance, KelpDAO suffered a hack that drained nearly two hundred ninety three million dollars from its protocol. Security researchers say the attack wasn't a simple code bug — it exploited layered complexity across interconnected systems, a sign that DeFi's growing ambition is outpacing its defenses.
Shifting to a quieter kind of engineering, Ukraine has been quietly developing interceptor drones specifically designed to knock Shahed drones out of the sky, taking down thousands to date. What's striking is the pace of iteration — small teams adapting hardware and software in near real time, turning a defensive problem into a proving ground for autonomous systems.
And for anyone who's ever tried to leave the Apple ecosystem without losing their iPhone in the process, a developer has released LocaliOS, a suite of apps built around a files-first philosophy. After switching from Mac to Linux, the creator found the tools for syncing photos, music, and contacts to an iPhone were essentially nonexistent, and decided to build them.
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