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19+ min ago (307+ words) While established blockchains navigate a complex market, GeeFi is demonstrating what unstoppable momentum looks like with its highly successful presale. The project's initial funding stage was completed in less than fourteen days, bringing in an impressive $500,000 and signaling strong market confidence." This powerful start has transitioned into a high-velocity Phase 2, which has now soared past the $800,000 mark from the sale of over 13 million tokens. With this stage rapidly nearing its sell-out point, analysts are forecasting that Phase 3 is set to launch imminently, creating a clear sense of urgency for prospective investors. GeeFi enriches its investment appeal with a multifaceted staking program that is both flexible and highly rewarding. Accessible through the GeeFi Wallet, the program offers several tiers to accommodate different strategies. For investors who require easy access to their funds, a no-lock plan provides a competitive 10% APR." For those…...

19+ min ago (862+ words) Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from Stripe, shares his experience in building a testing system based on multi-year worth of data. He shares insights into why Apache Spark was the choice for creating such a system and how it fits in the "traditional" engineering practices. George Mao shares a deep dive into evolving a basic web application to a planet-scale, global architecture. He walks through five stages of maturity, focusing on adding enterprise-grade security, achieving global high availability and disaster recovery, optimizing content delivery costs with CDNs, and implementing globally consistent persistence using serverless technologies. Andra Lezza explains the criticality of data security for AI copilots, detailing the OWASP AI Exchange threat model and the OWASP Top 10 LLM risks. She reviews two copilot architectures - independent (single domain) and integrated (multi-tenant) - listing specific threats, controls, and best practices like granular authorization,…...

42+ min ago (354+ words) OpenAI said it is adding more safeguards to its artificial intelligence (AI) models amid rapid advancements in all AI models. While the advancements in all AI models bring benefits for cyberdefense, they also bring dual-use risks, meaning they could be used for malicious purposes as well as defensive ones, the company said in a Wednesday (Dec. 10) blog post. Demonstrating the advancements of AI models, the post said that in capture-the-flag challenges, the assessed capabilities of OpenAI's models improved from 27% on GPT-5 in August to 76% on GPT-5.1-Codex-Max in November. To help defenders while hindering misuse, OpenAI is strengthening its models for defensive cybersecurity tasks and creating tools that help defenders audit code, patch vulnerabilities and perform other workflows, according to the post. The company is also training models to refuse harmful requests, maintaining system-wide monitoring to detect potentially malicious cyber…...

46+ min ago (114+ words) Founded in 2004, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. We bridge the gap between financial information and actionable insight by providing unrivaled coverage on all asset classes and access to best-in-class tools. From in-depth analysis on thousands of stocks to timely investment ideas and market-beating Quant ratings*, Seeking Alpha is an essential resource for millions of investors globally. - The Trump Administration is planning to more aggressively use private companies in its efforts to thwart cybersecurity threats, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. - The administration is getting ready to unveil a new national cyber strategy that will...

47+ min ago (305+ words) On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 must-pass defense authorization bill, unveiling a wide-ranging package that includes numerous cyber-focused provisions poised to become law. On December 10, 2025, the House cleared the measure via a 312-112 vote, and the Senate is set to vote to final passage next week before the holiday recess....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Alongside these policy changes, the legislation allocates significant new resources to U.S. Cyber Command, providing approximately $73 million for cyberspace operations, roughly $30 million for unspecified activities and an additional $314 million to support operations and maintenance at its headquarters. The compromise package omits reauthorization of both the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, both of which were included in the short-term continuing resolution (CR) but now…...

47+ min ago (248+ words) On December 11, 2025, a new Executive Order titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" was issued, signaling renewed federal interest in AI regulation. Overview of the Executive Order The stated goal of the Order is to establish a minimally burdensome national AI policy framework and to counter what it characterizes as an increasingly fragmented, state-by-state "patchwork" of AI regulation that the Order argues inhibits innovation and US "AI dominance." The Order directs the federal government to challenge or neutralize state AI laws viewed as conflicting with this national policy'especially laws that (in the Order's view) regulate beyond state borders, burden interstate commerce, or compel model behavior inconsistent with federal policy. A central feature of the Order is the creation of a new Department of Justice (DOJ) AI Litigation Task Force to be formed within 30 days. The Task Force will…...

47+ min ago (346+ words) Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number of their users. On Wednesday, Google released patches for a handful of security bugs in its Chrome browser, noting that one of the bugs was being actively exploited by hackers before the company had time to patch it." Unusually for Google, the company provided no further details at the time." But on Friday, Google updated the page to say that the bug was discovered by Apple's security engineering team and Google's Threat Analysis Group, whose security researchers primarily track government hackers and mercenary spyware makers, indicating that the hacking campaign may have been orchestrated by government-backed hackers. At the same time, Apple released security updates for its flagship products, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watches, and its Safari…...

48+ min ago (136+ words) Scientists close in on vaccine against lethal virus - A vaccine for the lethal Nipah virus, developed by the University of Oxford, has commenced phase two trials in Bangladesh. - The Nipah virus is a life-threatening disease with no approved vaccine or treatment, boasting a fatality rate of up to 75 per cent and recognised by the WHO as a research priority due to its pandemic potential. - Phase one trials in Oxford, involving 51 participants, have been safely completed with results anticipated soon. - The current phase two trials, funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and in partnership with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, will enrol 306 healthy participants. - Researchers are hailing the development as a crucial step towards protecting vulnerable populations and ensuring equitable access to protection against emerging infectious diseases....

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (993+ words) In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers have uncovered the intricate connections between the composition of anelloviruses in infant guts, early-life environmental factors, and the subsequent development of childhood atopic diseases. This investigation not only sheds new light on the understudied viral populations inhabiting the human microbiome but also suggests potential mechanistic links [] In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers have uncovered the intricate connections between the composition of anelloviruses in infant guts, early-life environmental factors, and the subsequent development of childhood atopic diseases. This investigation not only sheds new light on the understudied viral populations inhabiting the human microbiome but also suggests potential mechanistic links that could revolutionize our understanding of immune development in early childhood. The human gut microbiome has long been recognized for its critical role in health and disease, predominantly focusing on…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (870+ words) During the AI Governance and Security Assessment Workshop, Shawn Helms and Jason Krieser of McDermott Will & Schulte and Patrick Murphy of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, discussed ways to govern the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how to address security risks associated with AI in a fast-paced environment....By: McDermott Will & Schulte Key takeaways | AI Governance and Security Assessment Workshop During the AI Governance and Security Assessment Workshop, Shawn Helms and Jason Krieser of McDermott Will & Schulte and Patrick Murphy of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, discussed ways to govern the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how to address security risks associated with AI in a fast-paced environment. Key takeaways from the program included: - AI is becoming ubiquitous. AI is rapidly permeating all facets of business operations. We are approaching an environment in which the "oddball" case will…...