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Trenton Richard David Johnston, a 20-year-old Canadian fraudster, was sentenced after stealing 185 Bitcoin (worth roughly $13 million) from a California resident's life savings and exposing his own methods via Discord screen-sharing. His multimillion-dollar cybercrime operation quickly unraveled due to a mix of extreme overconfidence, luxury flexing, and routine police work. Johnston didn't keep a low profile after hitting his $13 million target. According to court documents and witnesses, he …

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SKAI Weekly Update — October 19 - October 25, 2026 25/25 custom casino game sounds are complete 🔊 51.5% of the design file is now implemented, up from 46% last week, measured against the frames currently harvested from Figma. 1,748 frames currently implemented. Bug tracker: -6,949 reported -5,805 fixed -155 open -989 closed without a fix (duplicates, not reproducible, or declined) 5,805 fixed + 155 open + 989 closed = 6,949. More next week.

President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. government will officially ban the use of the term "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) in all relevant official documents, pushing to replace it with "Super Intelligence" (SI). Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump criticized media outlets like The Wall Street Journal for continuing to use the acronym AI, which he labeled "a very bad and inaccurate name". He asserted that the term "Super Intelligence" is a more precise descriptio…

Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app, Bitchat, reached the #1 spot in the Social Networking category on Apple’s French App Store. The peer-to-peer app also broke into the top 10 free apps overall, outperforming major platforms like ChatGPT and WhatsApp in download momentum during the surge. Concerns escalated after political figures, including former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, suggested temporary, targeted blocks on mainstream social media platforms to control unrest.

Donald Trump left a Michigan crowd stunned during his latest campaign rally after pausing his speech to give a very public compliment to rap icon Nicki Minaj! While speaking at the McMorran Place Arena in Port Huron, Michigan, Trump shifted from discussing politics to acknowledging the "Super Freaky Girl" rapper, who was in the crowd after reportedly traveling with him on Air Force One. Trump openly praised her appearance, calling it "one hell of a beautiful" sight and adding that she is "hard…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel must prepare a plan to utilize cryptocurrency as part of an alternative economic system to circumvent potential international banking sanctions. The central bank explicitly rejected the feasibility of the idea. Governor Amir Yaron issued a statement clarifying that cryptocurrencies cannot serve as a viable route to bypass international sanctions. In follow-up remarks, Netanyahu acknowledged the central bank's objections but stood by …

Anthropic recorded a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, according to a draft S-1 prospectus reviewed by the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. However, the vast majority of this deficit is a non-cash paper adjustment rather than operational cash burn. The underlying financial health of the artificial intelligence giant is nuanced, balancing breakneck revenue growth against heavy computing infrastructure commitments.

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SKAI Weekly Update — October 12 - October 18, 2026 20/25 custom casino game sounds are complete 🔉 46% of the design file is now implemented, up from 42.8% last week, measured against the frames currently harvested from Figma. 1,582 frames currently implemented. Bug tracker: -6,849 reported -5,772 fixed -90 open -987 closed without a fix (duplicates, not reproducible, or declined) 5,772 fixed + 90 open + 987 closed = 6,849. More next week.

Elon Musk has officially pledged to give one share of SpaceX stock to every child in America starting next year. He announced this on Monday, October 19, 2026, via a post on X, stating: “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many.” With roughly 73 million children under the age of 18 in the U.S. and SpaceX trading at around $146 to $148 per share, the entire giveaway is valued at approximately $10.5 billion to $11 billion.

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SKAI Weekly Update — October 5 - October 11, 2026 14/25 custom casino game sounds are complete 🔉 42.8% of the design file is now implemented, up from 40.1% last week, measured against the frames currently harvested from Figma. 1,490 frames currently implemented. Bug tracker: -6,739 reported -5,608 fixed -145 open -986 closed without a fix (duplicates, not reproducible, or declined) 5,608 fixed + 145 open + 986 closed = 6,739. Working on an exciting collab we will integrate leading into la…

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SKAI Weekly Update — September 28 - October 4, 2026 Bridge audit was supposed to kick off this week but we have decided to delay on our side and get more code complete before we begin. 40.1% of the design file is now implemented, up from 34.7% last week, measured against the frames currently harvested from Figma. 1,431 frames currently implemented. Bug tracker: -6,528 reported -5,481 fixed -67 open -980 closed without a fix (duplicates, not reproducible, or declined) 5,481 fixed + 67 open …

The S&P 500 achieved a historic new all-time high, closing at 7,818.93 after touching an intraday record peak of 7,844.52. $71 trillion after a multi-month rally. This milestone marks the index's first record close since mid-August, fueled by renewed optimism in the artificial intelligence trade and a cooling in crude oil prices.

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SKAI Weekly Update — September 21–27, 2026 We’re continuing to build out Skai across the platform, with major progress on the Play experience this week. The casino experience is now coming together across the core game flow, including the game lobby, Crash, Blackjack, Baccarat, Video Poker, Hi-Lo, Mines, and other games. Points-based gameplay and balances are integrated. We’ve attached a short video showing the current casino experience and gameplay progress on mobile. 34.7% of the design fi…

Anthropic's reported $42 billion net loss in 2025 is predominantly driven by a $34 billion non-cash accounting charge related to convertible financing rather than operational cash drain. Excluding this adjustment, the company's revenue surged 12-fold to $4.6 billion in 2025, while computing and infrastructure expenditures reached $7.33 billion, accounting for over half of its $12.65 billion operating budget.