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Washington State Seeks $1.03M Fine, Ban for Crypto Kiosk Firm

September 5, 2026
Washington regulators are seeking to revoke Coinflip’s license and impose a $1.03 million fine over alleged crypto kiosk compliance failures. The charges also demand consumer refunds and industry bans for the company and its CEO. Key Takeaways Washington seeks to revoke Coinflip’s money transmitter license. The regulator alleges failures involving monitoring and refunds. Coinflip and its CEO…
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US and UK Form First-of-Its-Kind Alliance Against Crypto Scams

September 5, 2026
The United States and United Kingdom formed a first-of-its-kind enforcement alliance targeting overseas cryptocurrency scam centers blamed for nearly $10 billion in annual American losses. The agreement establishes parallel investigations, information sharing, jurisdictional…
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On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus

September 5, 2026
On Sept. 4, 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft performed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space as it did a quick mid-course correction on its way to Venus. It had launched just eight days earlier and needed to burn its engines to ensure that its trajectory would take it to Venus. The midcourse maneuver was necessary because the Atlas-Agena rocket that launched Mariner 2 didn’t…
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Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away

September 5, 2026
Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs. The object in question is called 450P/LONEOS and is named after the Lowell Observatory…
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POCO X8 Series Launched in India with Snapdragon Processors

September 5, 2026
POCO X8 series, including the POCO X8 and the POCO X8 Power 5G, have been launched in India. Both smartphones feature a 1.5K AMOLED Display, Silicon-Carbon battery technology, fast charging, IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings, and Corning Gorilla Victus 2. POCO X8: Price, Availability, Specifications POCO X8 is priced at Rs 29,999 for the 6GB + 128GB version, Rs 32,999 for the 8GB + 128GB version…
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OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them

September 5, 2026
OpenAI is at the center of another agent swarm incident. Researchers say the company’s internally deployed agents took over an obscure German-language wiki in May and June, using it to coordinate on evaluations and swap methods to evade OpenAI’s own controls (OpenAI has not yet confirmed the swarm came from the company). The revelation surfaces days after METR and Redwood Research…
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