Prague - Safeguard your iPhones, iPads and Macs: Apply these security updates now

Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?

The old Scandinavian joke was that a Dane will talk to you before he drinks, a Norwegian will talk after he drinks, a Swede will just say “Cheers!” and the Finn will look at the Swede scornfully and say “are we here to drink, or chatter?”

Darya Dugina - Daughter of Putin ally ‘killed in car bomb attack’

REPORT: Daughter of Ukraine war mastermind ‘is blown to pieces in Moscow car bomb:’ Darya Dugin ‘assassinated in attack meant for her father Alexander’ – one of Putin’s closest aides often dubbed the Russian leader’s ‘brain.’

Prague Municipal Library art installation where hundreds of books are stacked in a cylindrical tower

Via Twitter – “Artist Matej Kren’s “Idiom” at the Prague Municipal Library is an art installation where hundreds of books are stacked in a cylindrical tower. Mirrors placed at the bottom and the top give the exhibit the illusion of being infinite.” See also the accompanying vide0

Safeguard your iPhones, iPads and Macs: Apply these security updates now - ZDNET: “Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs after disclosing a series of vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to secretly take control of devices. The company said that it is “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” suggesting that hackers have already targeted the vulnerabilities to compromise Apple device users. 

Apple has released two security updates, the firstrelating to issues affecting iPhone 6s and later models, all models of iPad Pro, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad Mini 4 and later – as well as 7th generation models of iPod touch. The second security update relates to vulnerabilities in MacOS Monterey, Apple’s desktop operating system for Macs…”

Félez-Viñas, Ester and Johnson, Luke and Putnins, Talis J., Insider Trading in Cryptocurrency Markets (August 8, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4184367 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4184367 

“We find evidence of systematic insider trading in cryptocurrency markets, where individuals use private information to buy coins prior to exchange listing announcements. Our analysis shows significant price run-ups before official listing announcements, similar to prosecuted cases of insider trading in stock markets. 

Leveraging blockchain data, we identify the specific transactions and wallets (individuals) that consistently trade before announcements, ruling out alternative explanations. We estimate that insider trading occurs in 10-25% of cryptocurrency listings and as a lower bound, insiders earned $1.5 million in trading profits. Our findings identify cases that are yet to be prosecuted.”