|
September 7, 2026, 10:05 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| The Block: |
The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched — - The attacker who withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC from a Liquid Federation wallet has returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes had been patched.| Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk: |
Blockstream's Liquid Network halts new transactions after “purported white-hat hackers” withdrew ~4,000 of the 4,200 bitcoin held in its federation wallet — worth millions of dollars were withdrawn from a settlement network used by cryptocurrency exchanges …
More: Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, Blockchain.News, The Crypto Times, Bitcoin Insider, The Register, PYMNTS, Bloomberg, Protos, Bitcoin News, Nairametrics, The Daily Hodl, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, The Block, CryptoPotato, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, DataBreaches.Net, Cointelegraph News, and Bitcoin Magazine
X: @liquid_btc, @side_swap, @excellion, @intangiblecoins, @excellion, @side_swap, @excellion, @intangiblecoins, @_miguelmedeiros, @moo9000, @mattjay, @_miguelmedeiros, @truthcoin, @intcyberdigest, @excellion, @k_firsov, @_miguelmedeiros, @_miguelmedeiros, @pledditor, @_miguelmedeiros, @marshallhayner, @csuwildcat, @muneeb, @csuwildcat, @jseyff, @_miguelmedeiros, @hodlmagoo, @richardheartwin, @stevenroose3, @watcherguru, @_miguelmedeiros, @mempool, @darkwebinformer, @britishhodl, @mrsaneapps, @bitcoinmagazine, @alanbwt, @tomerstrolight, @brt2412, @peruvian_bull, @cryptowendyo, @satoshinagonna, @stokr_io, @donaldevine, @bitcoinisaiah, @nod7r, and @kepleronchain
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/Bitcoin
| Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
Hunter Biden teases a $LAPTOP memecoin launch on September 9; sources: it will launch on Base, and some tokens will be sent to wallets that lost money on $TRUMP — The personal computer that launched a thousand memes will debut this week as a digital token
More: The Hill, CoinDesk, CNN, Forbes, New York Sun, UPI, Coinpedia Fintech News, Unchained, The Crypto Times, Raw Story, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, Decrypt, New York Post, The Nerd Reich, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance, Mediaite, International Business Times, Decrypt, crypto.news, Yahoo Finance, NewsMax.com, Joe.My.God., and Blockchain.News
X: @hunterbiden, @ericbalchunas, @tarunchitra, @aerodromefi, @defiignas, @lex_node, @tulipking, @amitisinvesting, @game_for_one, @mebfaber, @bretterickson28, @brndxix, @greg16676935420, @wazzcrypto, @sonnybunch, @pledditor, @stacy_muur, @timodc, @mattzeitlin, @bencjacobs, @gammichan, @mattmorsetv, @basedsnipez, @emmajonyc, @altcoinsherpa, @byzgeneral, @luke_metro, @andymasley, @shannonrwatts, @frankdegods, @vlajournaliste, @pledditor, @rookiexbt, @notthreadguy, @ashleydcan, @icedknife, @crypto_bitlord7, @timmyfacciola_, @thedefivillain, @himgajria, @ares20k, @exitliqcapital, @cryptolyxe, @goodalexander, @andyyy, @notthreadguy, @jw100x, @0xg00gly, @defi_warhol, @christopherhale, @channel5ivenews, @mr_derivatives, @laurashin, and @coffeebreak_yt. Bluesky: @kenvogel
| Tae Kim / Key Context: |
Astra working with Blender via computer use feels like magic, showing computer use could be the fourth demand wave after chatbots, reasoning, and agentic coding — AI computer tool use is a big deal. — A reminder that I'm on vacation this week, but the flood of impressions people …
More: Digital Trends, TechEBlog, The Deep View, Memeburn, The Mac Observer, and Creative Bloq
X: @petergostev, @sharifshameem, @emmanuel_2m, @dimillian, @simonw, @ai_for_success, @petergyang, @udiwertheimer, @daniellefong, @edzitron, @tomkrcha, @aollivier82, @theo, @sriramk, @dimillian, @viper04191, @mweinbach, @emollick, @kimmonismus, @kimmonismus, @duncantrussell, @reach_vb, @emollick, @davis7, @andrew_n_carr, @maxedapps, and @sriramk
| Nikkei Asia: |
Huawei unveils the Mate XT 2, a trifold phone powered by the Kirin 9050 Pro, an in-house designed chipset that it says is entirely free from US restrictions — TAIPEI — China's Huawei Technologies has unveiled its first triple-folding smartphone powered by chips that it says are free …
More: Engadget, South China Morning Post, 9to5Google, The Verge, Techaeris, Huawei on YouTube, TechEBlog, Sammy Fans, Huawei on YouTube, Huawei on YouTube, Times Now, Times of India, Huawei on YouTube, Fortune India, Gizmodo, Huawei on YouTube, iPhone in Canada, NPowerUser, FoneArena.com, Business Today, Huawei Central, SamMobile, Android Authority, Bloomberg, T3, Gadgets 360, Moneycontrol, Huawei Central, The Economic Times, and Android Headlines
X: @huawei, @huawei, @huawei, @mrdengli, @huawei, @sondesix, @huawei, @teortaxestex, @huawei, @rodent950, @teortaxestex, @teortaxestex, @sondesix, @alvinfoo, @commiepommie, and @huawei
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup — Anthropic PBC has decided against acquiring artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, people familiar with the matter said.
| The Guardian: |
Matt Clifford steps down as the chair of the UK government's science and tech research unit after joining Anthropic, following conflict of interest concerns — Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Insilico, which uses AI to accelerate drug discovery, says early data shows rentosertib, a drug whose structure was generated with AI's help, could slow aging — Artificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition.
More: Nature Biotechnology, Gizmodo, Insilico Medicine, Bloomberg, The Decoder, The Next Web, MarketWatch, Unite.AI, and Wall Street Journal
X: @andrewaiginin, @insilicomeds, @davidasinclair, @erictopol, @biogerontology, @naturebiotech, @insilicomeds, @deryatr_, and @daniel_kraft. Bluesky: @carnage4life
Forums: r/longevity, r/accelerate, r/technology, and r/immortalists
| Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood secures its first IPO underwriting role, in Oura's IPO, which could give it more influence over how many shares are allocated to its customers — Playing an official part in the IPO process could give Robinhood more influence over the number of shares allocated to its customers| Julia Kollewe / The Guardian: |
Grindr pays £26M to settle a 2024 UK lawsuit that alleged it shared users' HIV status with ad firms, in breach of UK law — US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law — Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought … | Jack Clark / Import AI: |
Google DeepMind published a paper on how 100 agents tasked with solving math problems learned to cheat and how some agents tried to counter the cheaters — Plus, a machine hermeneutics story — Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers.
More: arXiv.org. X: @jackclarksf, @andrewcurran_, @dynamicwebpaige, @aiamblichus, @jackclarksf, @jackclarksf, @vkrakovna, @jackclarksf, @maxhodak_, and @jackclarksf
| Andy Bounds / Financial Times: |
Belgian prosecutors say they arrested a Belgian-Chinese man in May on suspicion of stealing secrets from bankrupt gallium nitride semiconductor maker Belgan — Prosecutors in Belgium cite ‘indications’ suspect took role at tech company in China months after joining now-defunct semiconductor maker Belgan
More: Wall Street Journal, VRTNWS, Associated Press, Reuters, Chip Briefing, Euronews, and Bloomberg
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is overseeing the development of an AI model for real-time spatial video, which could launch as soon as next month — ByteDance Ltd. is readying an AI model geared for real-time spatial video generation, taking on Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: London-based UForce, which makes unmanned vehicles for air, land, and sea, is seeking about $500M led by Valor Equity at a ~$5B valuation — UForce, a London-based drone startup, is in discussions to raise new financing at a valuation of about $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
Command Line:
GitHub Universe 2026: Highlights from the developer's developer conference — Copilot Fusion was the belle of the ball, but the hero at the heart of the two-day event was the developer community.
GitHub Universe 2026: Highlights from the developer's developer conference — Copilot Fusion was the belle of the ball, but the hero at the heart of the two-day event was the developer community.
Zoho:
3 smarter updates for your staffing pipeline — Staffing recruiters manage multiple client requirements, large candidate databases, and tight submission deadlines. Finding suitable candidates is only the first step.
3 smarter updates for your staffing pipeline — Staffing recruiters manage multiple client requirements, large candidate databases, and tight submission deadlines. Finding suitable candidates is only the first step.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
Big Tech's Ugly Week, Getting Rich At Anthropic, AI Costs Plunge
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Machine Gods:
OpenAI's Latest Discoveries Spark a Backlash + Help! My Kid Hates AI
The official podcast of the singularity, from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Twice-weekly news, analysis, and interviews with the people who are building the future.
Subscribe to Machine Gods.
The Upstarts Podcast:
The Accidental YC Founder Solving AI's GPU Crisis | SF Compute's Evan Conrad
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Cheeky Pint:
Why Sam Altman is against a single superintelligence
Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.
Subscribe to Cheeky Pint.
Great Chat:
The case for AI optimism
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Sources:
Tobi Lütke on the AI agent revolution and future of Shopify
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:05 PM ET, September 7, 2026.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Reuters:Gavin Blair / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: |
More: The Sun, The Guardian, and U.S. Embassy and Consulates …
X: @pressgazette, @repmichaelrulli, and @state_df
| Cal Newport / New York Times: |
Earlier Picks
| Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase: |
More: Forbes, The Rundown AI, Fortune, Forkast, Mashable, Business Insider, MediaNama, SecurityWeek, Financial Express, eSecurity Planet, Cyber Security News, SiliconANGLE, The Information, Digit, Tom's Hardware, Security Affairs, The Indian Express, and Implicator.ai
X: @full_kelly_, @singhns, and @openai. LinkedIn: Ian Tien. Bluesky: @profchildermass. Mastodon: @ArthurZork@mstdn.party. Forums: news.ycombinator.com
| New York Times: |
More: Bloomberg, Semafor, Asia Times, Foreign Affairs, and Nikkei Asia