For too long, security has been cast as a bottleneck – swooping in after developers build and engineers test to slow things down. The reality is blunt; if it’s bolted on, you’ve already lost. The ones that win make security part of every decision, from the first line of code to the last boardroom conversation...
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With House of the Dragon entering its third season, HBO is ready to debut a new spinoff series set in Game of Thrones’ Westeros: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. HBO clearly has a lot of confidence in this series; it’s already been renewed for a second season. And judging by the final trailer, that optimism is warranted.
As we’ve previously reported, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts the first novella in the series, The Hedge Knight, and is set 50 years after the events of House of the Dragon. Per the official premise:
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.
Peter Claffey co-stars as Ser Duncan the Tall, aka a hedge knight named “Dunk,” along with Dexter Sol Ansell as Prince Aegon Targaryen, aka “Egg,” a child prince and Dunk’s squire. The main cast also includes Finn Bennett as Egg’s older brother, Prince Aerion “Brightflame” Targaryen; Bertie Carvel as Egg’s uncle, Prince Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen, heir to the Iron Throne; Tanzyn Crawford as a Dornish puppeteer named Tanselle; Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel “Laughing Storm” Baratheon, heir to House Baratheon; and Sam Spruell as Prince Maekar Targaryen, Egg’s father.
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2012 Video Resurfaces of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Pitching What Became America’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange
A video has surfaced showing Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong rehearsing a pitch in 2012, years before the company became the largest Bitcoin exchange in the U.S.
In the recording, Armstrong lays out a simple argument: Bitcoin is a digital currency that can move money instantly anywhere in the world. But it’s hard to use. Tools were clunky, backups were tricky, and users could easily lose their funds.
Coinbase, he said, would fix that. The platform would act as a hosted wallet, letting anyone access their money from any device without worrying about security or backups.
Armstrong compares his plan to what iTunes did for music. He emphasizes the early growth: sign-ups and transactions increasing “20 % a day,” and $65,000 in Bitcoin payments were processed in just five weeks.
The pitch is short, under three minutes, and candid. Armstrong discussed fees, competition, and the potential of Bitcoin as a global payment system. It’s a glimpse at the early vision of a company few outside crypto had heard of.
In 2012, Brian Armstrong recorded himself rehearsing his pitch for Coinbase.
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) December 4, 2025
Today, they're the largest Bitcoin exchange in the US
It’s safe to say that Armstrong’s idea was a success. More than a decade later, Coinbase is the top U.S. exchange, handling billions in Bitcoin transactions and shaping how Americans interact with digital assets.
That scrappy 2012 rehearsal captures the first hints of a company that would grow into a crypto powerhouse.
Just yesterday, Armstrong sat beside BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and said that all major U.S. banks that ignore stablecoins risk being “left behind.”
Speaking at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Armstrong said that several top banks are running pilot programs with Coinbase for stablecoins, crypto custody, and trading.
Armstrong acknowledged a split within traditional finance: some institutions’ lobbying arms resist crypto, while innovation teams explore it.
“This is the classic innovator’s dilemma,” he said, noting banks must choose between embracing or fighting new technology. On concerns about capital flowing to stablecoins, Armstrong said banks are mainly focused on protecting profit margins.
Fink, once a bitcoin skeptic, said he now sees a “huge use case” for Bitcoin and worries the U.S. is falling behind in stablecoin innovation.
Armstrong has championed crypto to the U.S. government. He has lobbied and pushed for clearer regulations for the crypto industry.
Armstrong supported legislation like the CLARITY Act to set legal clarity. He launched grassroots efforts, including Stand With Crypto. He has also spent millions on campaigns through PACs like Fair Shake.
This post 2012 Video Resurfaces of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Pitching What Became America’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.
Sony Pictures has dropped a new trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, slated for release early next year and directed by Nia DaCosta, teasing a possible cure for the zombie outbreak that has devastated human populations for three decades. It’s the sequel to this year’s critically acclaimed 28 Years Later, the third film in a franchise credited with sparking the 21st-century revival of the zombie genre.
(Some spoilers for the first three films below.)
As previously reported, in 28 Days Later, a highly contagious “Rage Virus” was accidentally released from a lab in Cambridge, England. Those infected turned into violent, mindless monsters who brutally attacked the uninfected—so-called “fast zombies”—and the virus spread rapidly, effectively collapsing society. The sequel, 28 Weeks Later, featured a new cast of characters living on the outskirts of London. But all it takes is one careless person getting infected for the virus to spread uncontrollably again. So naturally, that’s what happened.
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Amazon Prime Video has scaled back an experiment that created laughable anime dubs with generative AI.
In March, Amazon announced that its streaming service would start including “AI-aided dubbing on licensed movies and series that would not have been dubbed otherwise.” In late November, some AI-generated English and Spanish dubs of anime popped up, including dubs for the Banana Fish series and the movie No Game No Life: Zero. The dubs appear to be part of a beta launch, and users have been able to select “English (AI beta)” or “Spanish (AI beta)” as an audio language option in supported titles.
Not everyone likes dubbed content. Some people insist on watching movies and shows in their original language to experience the media more authentically, with the passion and talent of the original actors. But you don’t need to be against dubs to see what’s wrong with the ones Prime Video tested.
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Russia has blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox, according to a report by Reuters. The country's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor accused the developers of distributing extremist materials and "LGBT propaganda." The agency went on to say that Roblox is "rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children."
This is just the latest move the country has taken against what it calls the "international LGBT movement." It recently pressured the language-learning app Duolingo into deleting references to what the country calls "non-traditional sexual relations."
Russian courts regularly issue fines to organizations that violate its "LGBT propaganda" law, which criminalizes the promotion of same-sex relationships. President Vladimir Putin has called the protection of gay and transgender rights a move "towards open satanism."
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— Roblox (@Roblox) December 3, 2025
Roblox doesn't have a "LGBT propaganda" problem because there's no such thing, but the platform does have plenty of issues that Russia doesn't seem all that concerned about. It's a noted haven for child predators, which has caused other countries like Iraq and Turkey to ban the platform. To its credit, the company has begun cracking down on user-generated content and added new age-based restrictions.
Roblox is still one of the more popular entertainment platforms in the world. It averaged over 151 million daily active users in the third quarter of this year alone.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/russia-blocks-roblox-citing-lgbt-propaganda-as-a-reason-180757267.html?src=rss
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