February 2026

Claude surprised the researchers by running a vending machine business better than its rivals and bending all the rules to win

Claude Opus 4.6 beat all rival AI models in a simulated year-long automaton challenge The model increased profits by bending the rules to the breaking point Claude Opus avoided refunds and coordinated prices among other tricks Anthropic’s latest model of Claude is a very ruthless but successful capitalist. Claude Opus 4.6 is the first AI […]

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Proton VPN’s new Android update fixes the one thing we hate about ‘Quick Connect’

Proton VPN Android app now lets users exclude specific cities and countries It makes it possible to automatically avoid being connected to certain regions “Excluded Locations” is available via the “Connection Preferences” menu. Using a VPN usually involves a trade-off between convenience and control. We all love hitting that big “Quick Connect” button to get

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RWAs shift to institutional reality

Industry leaders discussed demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) during a Consensus Hong Kong 2026 panel featuring Evan Auyang (Group President at Animoca Brands), Christian Rau (Senior Vice President, Digital Assets and Blockchain at Mastercard), Nicola White (VP of Crypto Institutions, Robinhood) and moderator RedcoStone CEO Marcin Kazfomierc. The panel echoed BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein’s

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India says preparation for daunting T20 World Cup ‘challenge’ against ‘quality’ Pakistan

Pakistan’s Mohammad Haris and India’s Abhishek Sharma in action during the Asia Cup Group Stage clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 14, 2025. — Reuters India on Tuesday said it will be “a challenge” to face a “quality” Pakistan team in Colombo after authorities in Islamabad instructed the national

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Solana President Lily Liu’s bold vision for Solana

In a Consensus Hong Kong 2026 fire chat, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu unpacked her “Internet Capital Markets” vision with moderator Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus. Liu argued that blockchain’s true strength lies in finance and markets, not utopian general-purpose technology. Liu envisioned tokenizing all the world’s assets on the chain, enabling seamless access from

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Team China skier Eileen Gu criticized for Trump’s comments

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! American-born Team China Olympic skier Eileen Gu came under enormous scrutiny on social media this week after making comments about President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of U.S. Olympic hunter Hess. Gu, who was born in San Francisco, is the highest-paid Winter Olympic athlete in the world, earning an

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The security of Malakan must be handed over to civilian forces

The police take charge; Key huddle lifts economy, job opportunities; PSL matches confirmed for Peshawar city Senior civil and military officials attend a meeting on KP law and order in Peshawar. Photo: Express PESHAWAR: A high-level security meeting in Peshawar on Tuesday laid out a roadmap for the transfer of law and order responsibilities from

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