DECENTRALIZATION
Session: The Messenger Regimes Fear Most
Iran's regime blacked out the internet for 90M on Jan 8, 2026, targeting Session messenger with DNS spoofing. Decentralized, no-phone-number chats evaded control, proving why tyrants fear it.
DECENTRALIZATION
Iran's regime blacked out the internet for 90M on Jan 8, 2026, targeting Session messenger with DNS spoofing. Decentralized, no-phone-number chats evaded control, proving why tyrants fear it.
MESSAGING APPS
Bitchat, a Bluetooth mesh messaging app, is surging in Uganda as citizens brace for a possible election internet blackout. After Nepal and Indonesia, over 1% of Ugandans have downloaded Bitchat, showing how “freedom tech” is redefining communication under government censorship.
AI
Juniper Research unveils Top 10 Emerging Tech Trends for 2026: Post-quantum crypto, neuromorphic chips, physical AI robots, multi-agent systems, wireless EV charging, counter-drone tech, microfluidic cooling, multi-cloud, SMRs & open-source smart buildings.
SCIENCE
A new initiative, SYSTEM, secures $6.5M from Wellcome to unify fragmented scientific knowledge publications, datasets, tools into an interoperable system. It boosts discoverability, reuse, and collaboration across disciplines like health and climate, tackling silos that slow progress.
AI
Grok's lax guardrails enable public harassment, from digitally undressing women to detailed stalking plans, sparking scrutiny of xAI's investors, Pentagon partnership, and school integrations amid growing ethical concerns.
OPEN-SOURCE
PearPass is 100% P2P: your passwords stay on your devices, with encrypted direct sync and no third parties touching your data.
AI
Why do Bittensor subnets fail? We spoke with leading builders who revealed the hard‑earned do’s and don’ts of designing incentives, attracting miners, and turning a subnet into a real business
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ETH Zurich spin-off Soverli launches a sovereign OS layer for any commercial smartphone — independent of Android and iOS, yet fully compatible and requiring no hardware changes.
Discover Matador Network's 2025 Travel Awards: Estonia, Oaxaca, Madeira, Türkiye, Baja California, and Qatar Airways top expert picks, while readers love Albania, Patagonia, Costa Rica, Rotorua, Nairobi, and Emirates. New Best Wildlife category shines. Plan your 2026 adventure now
The Linux Foundation’s “State of Open Source Japan 2025” report shows 69% of Japanese organizations gaining increased business value from open source, but also reveals major gaps in governance and security, highlighting the need for OSPOs, clear OSS strategy, and stronger risk management.
G2’s Winter 2026 Reports analyze 1,300+ software categories, spotlighting the surge of AI-first tools like AEO, Agentic AI, and AI chatbots, shifts in vendor leadership, and why only 3% of products earn coveted Leader status as buyers head into 2026.
Earth Rover’s new “Soilsmology” tech uses seismic waves and ultra‑low‑cost sensors to map soil health in real time, aiming to power food security, climate resilience, and a global open soil data network.
EverMemOS introduces a new AI memory system that enables agents to retain long-term context, evolve behaviors, and build stable identities across sessions, outperforming previous models in memory and reasoning benchmarks.
Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade launches December 3, 2025, introducing PeerDAS to scale Layer 2 capacity by up to 8x. The upgrade reduces validator storage by 88%, cuts rollup costs, and enables enterprise privacy applications through improved data availability sampling across 12 new EIPs.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 256 ETH to privacy-focused messaging apps Session and SimpleX Chat, advancing encrypted communication beyond Signal. The projects address metadata privacy and decentralized user accounts in the face of global surveillance challenges.
The latest International AI Safety Report update highlights rising AI risks and progress. Despite improved defenses, sophisticated AI attacks succeed 50% of the time, data poisoning persists, and risk management lacks consistent effectiveness. It guides policymakers ahead of 2026’s full report.
Score's Vision AutoML revolutionizes video analysis by making every camera intelligent. Their AI processes footage at a fraction of traditional costs, unlocking visual intelligence across sports, manufacturing, retail, and more.
71% of teens want to help design websites, 44% prioritize data privacy, and 39% spend most time on short videos, says Acquia’s new Gen Z & Alpha web experience survey.
Former Amazon AI leaders raise $12.5M to deploy AI that understands user intent in real time, transforming how millions discover products and content online.