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But shortly afterward, his Patreon account was taken down too. In an email statement, a spokesperson for the platform said: “Patreon prohibits works that provide instructions around the creation of controlled substances or other recreational drugs. We take violations of our policies seriously, and after an internal investigation, we have removed the creator’s account.”Myco hopes to successfully appeal the Patreon decision, as he pays his team through the funds accrued from his subscribers. “I know I’m a renegade, but I don’t promote the use [of drugs],” he says. “It’s all scientific. It’s all education, in the hopes to promote harm…

Cisco on Friday warned that its Secure Endpoint Connector products on Windows, macOS, and Linux are affected by seven ClamAV vulnerabilities that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions, including two with public proof-of-concept (PoC) code. ClamAV (Clam AntiVirus) is an open source, cross-platform malware detection engine that provides a multi-threaded virtual scanner, email filtering, and automatic database updates. The security defects, tracked as CVE-2026-20337 to CVE-2026-20339 and CVE-2026-20345 to CVE-2026-20348, were discovered in ClamAV’s parsers for ZIP, GPT, PESpin, PDF, Mach-O, and XAR file formats. Patches for the bugs were included in ClamAV version 1.5.4, which also includes the patch…

With the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act now set for a cloture vote in September, many advocates and industry leaders are frustrated and disappointed at lawmakers’ failure to act before the US Senate broke for a month-long recess.On Saturday, the Senate Daily Press reported that Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on a motion for the CLARITY Act to go to the chamber floor for consideration, ending speculation that lawmakers would address the bill more than a year after it was passed by the House of Representatives. The CLARITY vote is now expected when the Senate reconvenes in mid-September,…

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus, such as by sharing needles with someone who has it.Donor blood is already screened for it. It is a silent disease, meaning people often have no symptoms until much later.Untreated, it can cause serious and potentially life-threatening liver damage.NHS England says that since 2015, more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed and treated for hepatitis C, meaning the country is already meeting that target.Another goal – a 65% reduction in hepatitis C-related mortality compared with 2015 levels – has yet to be met, but might be before the…

Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has revealed an electricity generation record in the Faroe Islands, where its tidal power plant set a new production record over the summer, after being upgraded with a new power-take-off (PTO) system that improves energy output throughout the tidal flow cycle. Minesto’s Dragon 4 tidal energy kite; Courtesy of Minesto Minesto has disclosed that its microgrid-scale Dragon 4 power plant with an upgraded PTO system delivered record-breaking electricity generation over the summer in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. Dr. Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto, commented: “We have now demonstrated what we believe to be the most efficient…

Home Europe Live Issued on: 11/08/2026 – 01:03Modified: 11/08/2026 – 01:29 Residents stand at the site of a supermarket warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 5, 2026. © Gleb Garanich, Reuters Russian forces launched missile attacks on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia early Tuesday, triggering fires in the Ukrainian capital and damaging buildings in the southeastern city, officials said. At least three people were injured in the attacks. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. 11/08/2026 – 01:29Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills five, wounds 20 A Russian attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldDonald Trump’s media company reported deep losses in the second quarter as it dropped crypto deals, pushed plans to sell fast access to his Truth Social posts, and focused on a pivot into commercially unproven nuclear fusion.Trump Media & Technology Group reported a loss of $238mn, $1.7mn in revenue and total assets of nearly $2bn in the second quarter of 2026. Its net loss for the first half of 2026 rose to $644mn, compared to $52mn last year. TMTG largely…

The 350-W panels are fairly easy to set up, though the metal fasteners on the kickstands take a bit of fiddling. Unfortunately, the 500-W panels are downright finicky. To fold down compactly, it is broken into 12 separate sections and folds out in a double row, so I found I had to wrestle with it to get the feet set up and ensure it was stable. You’ll also need to watch out at the higher angle if there’s any wind, or a gust might just catch them and flip them over. The flip side is that they fold down impressively…

Cyberattacks against water and wastewater systems reportedly have reached at least a dozen states, with threat actors exploiting low-complexity attacks against industrial controllers. The intrusions, possibly linked to the Iranian government, prove the US’s water infrastructure remains dangerously exposed.In recent weeks, water and wastewater organizations associated with a number of different US states have disclosed cyberattacks against their systems. Minnesota was the first to confirm such attacks late last month, saying that cyberattackers targeted operational technology (OT) systems for more than 30 water systems. Around the same time on July 30, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated an…

Wallets linked to crypto payments platform Coinsbuy were reportedly drained of more than $7.9 million across Ethereum and TRON on Sunday.According to a Telegram post from blockchain investigator SpecterAnalyst, the attacker began moving the stolen funds into Monero through exchanges, while ChangeNOW helped freeze a six-figure portion of the assets.Coinsbuy temporarily paused deposits and withdrawals following the incident before restoring both services, according to SpecterAnalyst. The investigator identified three addresses linked to the stolen funds, including two Ethereum addresses and one TRON address.Source: SpecterAnalyst, TelegramIncorporated in Panama, Coinsbuy is a crypto payments platform that provides businesses with infrastructure to accept,…