Science & Tech

May 20 Bridge Exploit Mints 1 Quadrillion Fake MAPO Tokens, Attacker Extracts ~52.21 ETH

A May 20 bridge exploit minted 1,000,000,000,000,000 MAPO on Ethereum; attacker sold tokens into Uniswap liquidity for about 52.21 ETH.

#cryptocurrency, #ethereum, #hack, #mapprotocol

Preprint Claims Perfect Scores by Multi‑Agent AI on Multiple Math Competitions; Results Unverified

A May 19 arXiv preprint says STAR‑PólyaMath scored perfect on AIME and Putnam and topped several benchmarks, but results remain unverified.

#ai, #arxiv, #math, #benchmarks

Google makes Gemini 3.5 Flash the default across Search and Gemini app, unveils Spark agent

Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Flash globally as the default in the Gemini app and Search AI Mode, unveils Spark agent and previews Gemini 3.5 Pro.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #ai, #google, #gemini, #generativeai

Google makes Search proactive with Gemini 3.5 Flash and new 'Search agents'

At I/O, Google made Gemini 3.5 Flash the default in Search AI Mode and unveiled “Search agents” that monitor the web and can complete tasks and bookings.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #search, #ai, #generativeai

Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store Worldwide Except Australia as Epic Pushes App-Store Fight

Fortnite returns to Apple’s App Store in the U.S. and most markets after nearly six years as Epic presses its global legal fight over App Store fees; Australia remains excluded.

$AAPL, #fortnite, #apple, #epicgames, #appstore

Reports: Sony to Keep PlayStation Narrative Single‑Player Games Console‑Exclusive, Reversing PC Push

Reports say Sony will keep narrative single-player PlayStation games off PC, reversing a years‑long strategy of porting big first‑party titles to Windows.

$SONY, #sony, #playstation, #pcgaming

Echo Protocol halts eBTC cross‑chain transfers after unauthorized mint of 1,000 tokens

Echo Protocol suspended cross‑chain eBTC transfers after an unauthorized mint created 1,000 eBTC (~$76M nominal); on‑chain tracing shows only ~ $870k converted.

#crypto, #defi, #ebtc, #monad

Blackstone and Google form U.S. joint venture to sell Google TPUs as cloud service with $5 billion backing

Blackstone and Google will create a U.S. JV with an initial $5B equity commitment to offer Google’s TPU AI chips as cloud compute starting in 2027.

$BX, $GOOGL, #blackstone, #google, #ai, #tpu, #cloud

Best Buy Affiliate Emails Suggest GTA VI Physical Pre‑Orders May Start May 18 — Unconfirmed

Best Buy affiliate emails suggest physical pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI could open May 18–21, but Rockstar and Best Buy haven’t confirmed.

$TTWO, $BBY, #videogames, #grand-theft-auto, #bestbuy, #take-two

THORChain Confirms Exploit, Opens Claims Portal; Announces ~$10M Treasury Refund

THORChain confirmed a cross-chain exploit affecting 12,847 wallets, opened a claims portal and announced a roughly $10M treasury-backed refund as probes continue.

#thorchain, #crypto, #security, #exploit

California Panel Advances Bill Requiring Refunds or Offline Versions After Paid Game Server Shutdowns

AB 1921 would require publishers to give 60 days' notice and offer playable offline versions or full refunds for paid games sold in California after server shutdowns.

#california, #video-games, #consumer-protection, #digital-rights

NSF Announces X-Labs, Pledges Up to $1.5 Billion Over a Decade to Translate Research into Technology

NSF unveiled X-Labs, a TIP-led program to fund milestone-driven teams with up to $1.5B over 10 years to build sensing and quantum platforms.

#nsf, #xlabs, #quantum, #ai, #innovation

Forza Horizon 6: Early Access Begins May 15, Full Release May 19 (West Coast unlocks 9:01 p.m. PDT)

Playground Games confirms Forza Horizon 6 early access on May 15 and full launch on May 19 — West Coast players unlock at 9:01 p.m. PDT; preload is live.

$MSFT, #gaming, #forza, #xbox, #release

Preprint Says AI Model SU-01 Reached ‘Gold-Medal-Level’ on Olympiad Problems — Results Not Independently Certified

An arXiv preprint says model SU-01 attains gold-medal-level on IMO/USAMO/IPhO problems, but reported scores lack independent certification.

#ai, #olympiad, #machinelearning, #reasoning

May 11: Posts From Keith Gill’s Verified X Account Briefly Pumped New Solana Meme Coin RKC, Then It Collapsed

On May 11, posts from Keith Gill’s verified X account sent a new Solana meme coin, RKC, up to $11M–$12M before it collapsed and roughly $2.86M was extracted.

#keithgill, #roaringkitty, #crypto, #solana, #memecoin