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Crypto
WikiLeaks\' Bitcoin adoption seen as 15-year test after Visa and PayPal block
WikiLeaks\' decision to accept bitcoin in 2011 is drawing renewed attention as a first major case showing cryptocurrency could bypass blocks in traditional financial networks. After the “Cablegate” disclosures, WikiLeaks lost access to major payment and remittance providers including Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, wiping out about 95 percent of its income. It then solicited donations via bitcoin addresses, a move later followed by services such as WordPress and the Internet Archive.
AI & Enterprise
Generative AI floods web, 35 percent of websites show \'ChatGPT style\'
About 35 percent of websites published since ChatGPT emerged in 2022 may have been generated by AI or written with AI assistance, a study said. Researchers analysed sites published from August 2022 to May 2025 using the Internet Archive\'s Wayback Machine and an AI text detector. They found AI-related sites were 33 percent more similar in content and had positivity scores 107 percent higher than human-written sites.
AI & Enterprise
Apple Mac mini effectively sees price rise from $599 to $799
Apple has raised the starting price of its Mac mini from $599 to $799 by removing the $599 256GB base model from its website, leaving the 512GB version as the cheapest option. The 512GB model price has not increased, but the entry price is now $200 higher. In South Korea, the lowest-priced online option is a 1.19 million won model with an M4 chip, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.