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News desk of bonuz — covering Web3, AI, gadgets and the agentic economy. Articles are researched and drafted with AI assistance and reviewed before publishing. See our editorial policy.

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Camp Miasma: Fake Props Build a Real Horror Franchise
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August 10, 2026

Camp Miasma's fake slasher franchise was built entirely from handmade props. See how Jane Schoenbrun turns objects into instant movie history.

ByteDance Trains 10 Trillion Parameter AI to Rival Anthropic
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August 10, 2026

ByteDance is training a 10 trillion parameter AI model, closing the gap with Anthropic. See what this means for AI users and chipmakers.

AI Detectors Keep Misfiring, Trust Pays the Price
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August 10, 2026

AI detectors used in schools and publishing still generate false positives, threatening writers, students, and crypto contributors who publish under pseudonyms.

SSD Failures Push PC Builders Toward Cloud Backup
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August 10, 2026

SSD failures pushed a PC builder to Dropbox backup. See why cloud storage now beats pricier local drives for protecting your data.

Amazon Texas Gas Plant Could Become Top US CO2 Source
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August 10, 2026

Amazon's new 7.65GW gas plant in Texas could emit 33 million tons of CO2 a year, becoming the largest US carbon source.

Kyle Shanahan Says Tesla Autopilot Was Active in Crash

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August 10, 2026

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan admits Tesla Autopilot was on during his Palo Alto crash, reviving debate over driver assist responsibility.

Werewolf VFLEX Dongle Brings USB-C Power to Old Gear
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August 9, 2026

Werewolf's $8 VFLEX dongle lets any USB-C battery power old barrel-jack gadgets, from retro consoles to industrial gear.

Chuwi UniBook Review: $450 Laptop Trails MacBook Neo
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August 9, 2026

Chuwi's $450 UniBook laptop trails Apple's MacBook Neo in speed, screen quality, and build, a hands-on review finds.

Bose and Nothing Earbuds Signal Smart Glasses Audio Shift
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August 9, 2026

Bose's new QuietComfort headphones and Nothing's CMF Clip Pro earbuds hint at open-ear audio becoming the sound layer for smart glasses.

Tom Vek's Sleevenote Player Bets Against Retro Audio Trend
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August 9, 2026

Tom Vek sells final $349 Sleevenote Day One units, testing if fans will pay for offline music hardware over retro CD and cassette players.

RTX 5090 Bundle Sales Echo Crypto Mining GPU Shortages
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August 9, 2026

RTX 5090 bundle sales at Taiwan's PChome24h revive crypto-era GPU scalping tactics. See what it means for gamers, builders, and AR hardware costs.

Amazon's Texas Gas Plant Deal Sparks Climate Backlash
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August 9, 2026

Amazon bought a Texas gas plant permitted for 33 million tons of CO2 yearly, raising doubts about its 2040 climate pledge amid AI power demand.

AWS Cuts Internal EC2 Usage Amid AI Capacity Crunch
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August 8, 2026

AWS is limiting internal EC2 usage as agentic AI demand strains CPU capacity. See what the crunch could mean for cloud builders and node operators.

LOTR 4K Blu-ray Trilogy Now $50, Beats Amazon Price

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August 8, 2026

LOTR's 4K Blu-ray trilogy hits $50, undercutting Amazon. See why physical media still matters for collectors in a streaming-first world.

Disney Plus Tests AI Search Tool For Subscribers
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August 8, 2026

Disney Plus AI search beta lets a small group of subscribers find shows by voice or prompt. See how it compares to Netflix and HBO Max moves.

Edge Drops uBlock Origin as MV3 Rules Take Over
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August 8, 2026

Microsoft Edge is phasing out Manifest V2, cutting off uBlock Origin. Here is what Edge users and Web3 extension builders need to know now.

Roku's New AI Channel Could Preview Wearable Content
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August 8, 2026

Roku added a nonstop AI video channel from Fairground, hinting at what ambient AI content could mean for wearable and AR displays.

Astra Halt: OpenAI Flags Critical Cyber Risk
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August 8, 2026

OpenAI paused its Astra AI model over critical cyber risk fears. See what triggered the halt and what it means for AI safety and crypto security.

Restart Gaming Site, Backed by Walmart, Cuts Entire Newsroom

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August 8, 2026

Restart, the Walmart-backed gaming news site, cut its entire editorial staff. Here is what happened, why it matters, and what comes next.

Memory Prices Snap Back to 2007 Levels as AI Demand Surges
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August 7, 2026

RAM prices have jumped back to 2007 levels as AI demand strains chip supply, per Tom's Hardware. Here's what it means for device costs.

Jeff Dean Exit Signals Google AI Leadership Shakeup
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August 7, 2026

Jeff Dean's exit marks a major Google AI leadership shakeup, as Google races to close the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI.

POAP Shuts Down After 5 Years, Ending Onchain Badge Era
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August 7, 2026

POAP, the onchain attendance badge protocol used by 46,210 issuers, is shutting down after 5 years. Here is what it means for holders and builders.

Apple Lifts Trade-In Credit, Welcomes More Android Phones
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August 7, 2026

Apple raised trade-in credit for iPhones, Macs, and iPads, and added new Android phones like Pixel 9 and OnePlus 13 to its trade-in program.

TikTok Admits Moderator Delay in Perez Hilton Stream
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August 7, 2026

TikTok blames a moderator error for a 15-minute delay removing a Perez Hilton self-harm livestream, raising questions about live video review speed.

OpenAI's Jony Ive Speaker Signals AR Wearable Race
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August 7, 2026

OpenAI and Jony Ive plan a screenless smart speaker for 2027. See what it means for AR wearables and ambient AI hardware.

Coldcard Entropy Flaw Drains $100M in Bitcoin Theft
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August 6, 2026

Coldcard's entropy flaw let hackers steal over $100M in Bitcoin. See what caused it, who is affected, and what safer wallet models look like now.

Refurbished MacBook Neo Drops to $599 at Apple Store
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August 6, 2026

Apple slashes $100 off its refurbished MacBook Neo, dropping the 256GB model to $599. See what this price cut means for budget laptop buyers.

Ring Doorbell Prices Drop: What It Signals for AR Glasses
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August 6, 2026

Ring cuts prices on its Wired Doorbell Pro and Battery Doorbell Plus, a preview of the AI camera tech headed for smart glasses.

Grokipedia Edit Queue Frozen for 3 Months, Report Finds
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August 6, 2026

Grokipedia has not resolved a single suggested edit in three months, per Lawfare, raising doubts about AI-only knowledge bases and their reliability.

Uber CEO Rejects Waymo Breakup Talk Amid Robotaxi Race

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August 6, 2026

Uber CEO denies a Waymo split, citing a strong partnership even as robotaxi rivalry grows and Uber backs six other AV makers for future rides.

Gamification Grew Up: What Comes After Pokémon GO
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August 5, 2026

Niantic sold Pokémon GO for $3.5B and pivoted to AI mapping. Here's where consumer gamification and immersive apps are heading next.

Steve Jobs Signed 1983 Card Hits Auction at $70K
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August 5, 2026

Steve Jobs 1983 signed business card auction opens at $70,000. See how grading and scarcity shape pricing for tech memorabilia and tokenized collectibles.

Circle Stock Splits Wall Street at the Open
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August 3, 2026

Morgan Stanley cuts Circle to Underweight, $38 target, as TD Cowen initiates at Buy same day. CRCL opens down 6% on heavy volume before Q2 earnings.

Crypto Rallies Across the Board, But Fear Index Refuses to Budge
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August 2, 2026

Total crypto market cap climbed 1.4% to $2.26 trillion as Bitcoin pushed past $63,400 and altcoins rallied harder — SOL up 3%, ETH up 2.5%. Yet the Fear & Greed Index sits frozen at 27, still deep in Fear territory.

Bitcoin Holds the Line Near $64K as Volatility Cools
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July 31, 2026

BTC trades near $63,800, down 1.2% in 24h after topping $65,305. Market cap holds at $1.28T as traders digest a quieter, range-bound session.

BTX's Mining Algorithm Gets Harder, and That's the Point
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July 30, 2026

BTX secures its chain with matrix-multiplication proof-of-work. Insiders say a new work-algorithm revision pushes complexity into a new tier.

Banco Santander Reveals $4.3M Bitcoin Position via BlackRock's IBIT
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July 30, 2026

Spain's largest bank disclosed a $4.3 million Bitcoin position through BlackRock's IBIT, joining a growing list of institutions buying spot Bitcoin ETF exposure.

BTX Goes Live in bonuz, the First Mobile Multi-Chain Wallet to Support It
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July 30, 2026

bonuz becomes the first mobile multi-chain wallet to support BTX, the post-quantum AI blockchain with a fixed 21M supply and no seed phrase required.

1inch Opens Aqua Shared-Liquidity Protocol Across 13 Chains
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July 30, 2026

1inch expanded its Aqua protocol to 13 EVM chains, letting liquidity providers back multiple positions from one wallet balance instead of splitting capital.

Stablecoin Supply Shrinks $7.7 Billion, But Transaction Volume Just Hit a Record $1.83 Trillion
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July 29, 2026

Tether's USDT fell from $189.5B to roughly $184B since May, the sharpest monthly stablecoin contraction since Terra's 2022 collapse. But June's $1.83 trillion in transaction volume tells a very different story: money is moving faster, not disappearing.

Tokenized Stocks Just Hit $9 Billion a Month, and Robinhood Chain and Backpack Are Racing In
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July 29, 2026

On-chain tokenized equity volume hit $9.22 billion in June 2026, and the venues offering it are expanding fast, from Solana-based issuers to Robinhood Chain and Backpack, where bonuz already gives users access.

Web3 in 2026: Infrastructure Is Ready, Now Apps Have to Prove They're Worth Using
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July 29, 2026

After a year spent quietly fixing wallets, gas fees and onboarding, Web3 heads into 2026 facing its real test: can DApps hold users without token incentives, competing directly with Web2 for attention?

Ethereum Institutional Closes First Funding Round With Over 100 Backers
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July 29, 2026

A new non-profit dedicated to institutional Ethereum adoption has closed its initial ecosystem funding round, backed by Bitmine, SharpLink, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, and more than 100 protocols and firms across the Ethereum stack.

Bitcoin Pulls Back to $62.7K Before Buyers Step In
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July 28, 2026

BTC fell from roughly $64,880 to $62,742 in a sharp intraday move before stabilizing near $63,900, down about 1.5% on the day. Over 14,800 BTC changed hands on Binance as buyers stepped in right at the lows.

Unbelievable! 300,000+ NFTs Minted Across Blockchains
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May 22, 2023

Spacebrat, also known as Jasmine Monsegue, debuted her first free non-fungible token (NFT) release, "Gleam", with an astonishing 300,000+ mints across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, and Polygon. Polygon alone was responsible for the majority of mints, and CXIP Labs' protocol made it possible for the tokens to exist singularly across multiple environments.

Relics & Steve Aoki: Constructing NFT Jukeboxes for the Metaverse
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May 22, 2023

Relics has partnered with musician and producer Steve Aoki for the 3rd edition of their Ethereum NFT collectibles, the Idol III. This edition brings an exclusive remix from the Dim Mak label. They also hosted the Idol II that had a collaboration with video game artist Raf Grassetti. The Idol III will launch soon, so be ready to join the nationwide craze to digitally experience the newest addition to the Relics family.

Crypto Scandals Involving Celebrities That Shaped an Era
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May 11, 2023

Crypto has been linked to celebrity scandals since the 2000s. This article looks at the wild adventures, fortunes, and controversies that have emerged from this strange marriage. From rapacious Bitcoin prices to oblivious stars, this one-of-a-kind article features an array of the strangest crypto-related scandals. Read on for insight into the good, the bad, and the downright alarming!

Tim Draper Discloses How His Family Moved Into Bitcoin
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May 1, 2023

Tim Draper is renowned for his venture capitalism skills and being an early investor for projects like Tesla and Skype. He stirred up a buzz in traditional investment circles when he shifted to investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, profoundly altering the Draper family's existing roadmap and redefining the venture capitalist's career.

GTA 6: 50 Cent Meets Cryptocurrency & Beyond
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May 1, 2023

A recent Instagram post by 50 Cent, lacking explanation, has set the gaming community abuzz. Speculation over his potential partnership with Rockstar games for GTA 6, and rumors of an in-built cryptocurrency, Metaverse, and NFTs, have ignited excitement and intrigue. His post has left gamers perplexed and eagerly awaiting further news.

Lil Yachty Sues NFT Seller Who Raised Millions Using His Name
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May 1, 2023

Lil Yachty's trademark infringement lawsuit against NFT seller Opulous, which was filed over a year ago, has been settled, as per court documents obtained by Rolling Stone.

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