Business•5hSoaring cost of Halloween treats spooks shoppersThe price of candy, especially chocolate, has soared, and Halloween bargain hunters are searching for deals and ways to cut costs.
Business•5hWhy gold plunged to its lowest price in a year despite renewed Iran jittersOn a brisk Tuesday morning in New York City, gold traders watched the market in disbelief as the price of gold plummeted to its lowest point in a year. The precious metal, often viewed as a safe haven during global turmoil, fell sharply despite rising tensions in the Middle East following the U.S....
Technology•5hHow a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the PentagonThis week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the contractor who plugged their AI agent into a Pentagon system, Anthropic’s IPO filing, and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.
Technology•6hA Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of DevicesThanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.
Technology•10hBinance uncovers wider breach in $6.3 billion exploit, targets Sunday withdrawal restart
Business•11hWe stopped helping our neighbors with free home repairs and our friendship cooled. Who’s to blame?