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  • Billionaire Michael Dell hits back after trolls mock wife Susan’s appearance at White House

    Billionaire Michael Dell hits back after trolls mock wife Susan’s appearance at White House

    Dell founder Michael Dell appears to have taken a swipe at internet trolls who attacked his wife Susan’s looks after a recent White House appearance.

    Susan, 62, went viral after she appeared alongside her billionaire husband – the CEO and chairman of tech company Dell Technologies – in the Oval Office on 7 October.

    In a clip shared online, President Donald Trump can be seen talking while Susan stands behind him in a red dress.

    The pair were in attendance after they contributed $6.25 billion to ‘help 25 million children start building a strong financial foundation’.

    Commenting on the scheme, Susan said: “Over the past month, as our contribution reached millions of children’s accounts, Michael and I have heard from so many parents and kids and grandparents with these beautiful letters that have truly moved us.

    Michael Dell has reshared several tweets defending his wife Susan (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

    Michael Dell has reshared several tweets defending his wife Susan (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

    “Children have told us that they want to become entrepreneurs… nurses, doctors, engineers. They want to build their own companies some day.”

    “We’ve heard from parents and grandparents who share what it means to them.

    “To know that there is an investment in their child’s future. These things are so wonderful and so important. It’s not just the money that matters… Knowing someone believes in you and your future that matters just as much.”

    However, their philanthropic deed was overlooked after cruel trolls took aim at Susan’s appearance online, where the clip was branded ‘one of the weirdest things’ and ‘not real’.

    In response her husband Michael has since shared posts from several people who have called out the cruel comments and urged people to leave Susan alone.

    One post shared by Michael on his X account read: “My grandson got 250 dollars in his Trump account from Susan Dell. Please leave that woman alone.”

    Michael also reposted another tweet that had been written in response to a post condemning the criticism of Susan, that read: “It’s truly insane how evil and full of themselves people are. I signed my kids up and wasn’t expecting to get anything as we live in a wealthy county and city. Out of the blue $250 showed up from Dell for both of my boys. I will go out of my way to support them now, who else has done what they did? No one…”

    Michael has since shared a series of sweet letters, drawings and cards sent to he and his wife by children thanking them for their donation.

    Eric Trump has also hit back

    Donald Trump’s son Eric has also hit out at the ‘vicious attacks’ on Susan’s appearance.

    In a post on X, he wrote: “People are awful. Susan and Michael Dell just put $6.25 billion into Trump Accounts for 25 million kids so they’ll have something waiting for them when they grow up—one of, if not the largest private donation in American History.

    “The response? Vicious attacks on her.

    “I’m tired of this nonsense. Very few people have done more for philanthropy. It’s disgusting and it has to stop.

    “Susan, on behalf of the overwhelming majority of people in this nation: Thank You!! You are incredible!”

  • Woman who spent 500 days in cave with no human contact suffered terrifying side effect

    Woman who spent 500 days in cave with no human contact suffered terrifying side effect

    On 20 November 2021, Beatriz Flamini headed down into a cave in Granada, Spain. And she did not come back out for 500 days.

    You might not be totally surprised to hear that during this time in the 70m deep cave, the Spanish extreme athlete suffered a rather terrifying side effect.

    Flamini entered the age at the age of 48 while being monitored by a group of psychologists, researchers and speleologists. But she had no contact with humans for the whopping 500 days.

    You might think that would have felt like forever, but she actually told reporters after that she had quickly lost her sense of time – she believed she’d only been there for about 160-170 days when the support team went to retrieve her.

    She emerged from the cave in April 2023. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

    She emerged from the cave in April 2023. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

    During the experiment, Flamini documented her experiences in order to help scientists understand the effects of extreme isolation.

    And at one point, she experienced auditory hallucinations.

    “You are silent and the brain makes it up,” she described following after emerging in April 2023.

    The extreme athlete had asked the team to send down a device so she could record the sound as she insisted it was ‘not hallucinations’.

    Some of the team felt that these ‘apparent auditory hallucinations’ suggested distress and were concerned about her stability.

    But sports psychologist Débora Godoy Izquierdo told the New Yorker that she did not share the worries for Flamini.

    Instead, she endorsed that the idea that the team should send more books and puzzles to help her focus. The psychologist believed Flamini had dealt with the hallucinations appropriately ‘even if they might be strange experiences for most people in their daily lives’.

    During her time in the cave, she exercised, drew and knitted woolly hats while getting through 60 books and 1,000 litres of water.

    Her balance was off for a while. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

    Her balance was off for a while. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

    “I’m still stuck on November 21, 2021. I don’t know anything about the world,” she said after exiting the cave.

    Flamini told the New Yorker that tests at the hospital afterwards came back positively but she continued to suffer problems with her balance.

    With 500 days down in the cave with normal walking impossible, she was walking unevenly with a ‘stooped’ posture. She also wore sunglasses for a while as her pupils hadn’t readjusted to the bright light.

    Flamini added to the New Yorker that her short-term memory had suffered and she had lost much of her peripheral vision.

    Speaking shortly after leaving the cave, she described her experience as ‘excellent, unbeatable’.

  • XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015

    XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015

    In brief

    • XRP Ledger maintainers disclosed and patched a critical payment-engine overflow bug, reported via bug bounty in September, that could have let an attacker create counterfeit XRP.
    • The flaw sat unnoticed since 2015 because no normal payment triggers it, and the ledger’s “no XRP created” safety check used the same broken arithmetic.
    • There is no evidence the bug was ever exploited, XRP Ledger devs say.

    Developers behind the XRP Ledger have disclosed and fixed a critical vulnerability that, left unaddressed, could have let an attacker conjure XRP out of thin air, a flaw that sat dormant in the network’s code for roughly a decade.

    In a disclosure published Friday, the ledger’s maintainers said a researcher reported the bug through the XRPL bug bounty program in September. The issue was an integer overflow in the payment engine, the part of the software that processes payments.

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    When a single payment consumed hundreds of specially crafted offers from the order book, the sum of what the buyer owed exceeded the maximum value the system could store and “wrapped around” to a tiny number. The engine paid each seller in full but charged the buyer almost nothing, with the difference amounting to newly minted XRP that should never have existed.

    Worse, the ledger’s built-in safety check meant to confirm no transaction creates XRP used the same flawed arithmetic, so it wrapped around identically and caught nothing. The maintainers said an attacker could have created spendable XRP far beyond the token’s total supply in a single transaction, then moved it, traded it or sent it to exchanges.

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    RippleX engineers confirmed the bug had been present since the current payment engine was written in 2015 and went unnoticed because no ordinary payment comes anywhere near triggering the overflow.

    There is no evidence it was ever exploited, the team said. The fix shipped in version 3.4.1 on Sept. 25, and more than 80% of the network’s trusted validators were running it that day.

    Notably, the patch bypassed the ledger’s usual amendment process, which requires validators to vote and wait two weeks before a change takes effect, the first time a transaction-processing change has deliberately shipped that way since the system was introduced over a decade ago. The maintainers said the severity justified it, since the open-source fix would have revealed the bug while leaving it exploitable for weeks.

    The disclosure echoes a counterfeiting scare that rocked Zcash this year, when the privacy coin raced to patch a soundness bug in its shielded pool that could have allowed forged coins. That episode sent ZEC tumbling before the network’s Ironwood upgrade resolved it.

    XRP didn’t escape the week unscathed. The token traded at $1.38 on Monday, down 1.6% over 24 hours, the worst performance among major cryptocurrencies, and off 9.4% over the past seven days.

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  • Selma Blair faces potential prison sentence as she’s released on $20K bail after alleged inflight assault

    Selma Blair faces potential prison sentence as she’s released on $20K bail after alleged inflight assault

    Selma Blair has been arraigned on two counts of assault following an incident onboard a Delta Airlines flight.

    The 54-year-old star was arrested and taken to hospital on Sunday (11 October) night after she allegedly injured two flight attendants on a plane from Los Angeles to New York.

    The Cruel Intentions star was detained by police at around 11pm after the Delta Air Lines jet parked at the gate at John F Kennedy International Airport, according to a statement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

    The Port Authority said that a flight attendant was also taken to hospital.

    Blair has now attended a court appearance in Queens, where she was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault.

    The judge set her bail at $20,000 (£15,141) cash or $60,000 dollars (£45,425) bond and set the next hearing for 19 January 2027.

    Images from the arraignment obtained by Page Six show the actress becoming tearful in court.

    Blair was represented in court by Shawn Barnes and Joshua Reitzas.

    Selma Blair was arrested following an alleged incident on a Delta Airlines flight (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

    Selma Blair was arrested following an alleged incident on a Delta Airlines flight (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

    Barnes told Judge Indira Khan that Blair had missed her medication, which is used to treat her multiple sclerosis, and had also fallen and hit her head.

    He also said his client had been working ‘extensive hours and exhaustive hours’ prior to the flight.

    “These factors coupled with the altitude, resulted in a state of severe confusion and disorientation,” Barnes said, according to Page Six.

    “This was not an intentional assault,” he continued.

    Reitzas, who could be seen wiping away Blair’s tears, highlighted Blair’s body of work to the judge.

    The judge replied: “Ms. Blair should not get special treatment because she is a celebrity.”

    According to New York sentencing guidelines, Blair could face up to seven years in jail if she’s convicted.

    A representative for Blair previously told The Associated Press that the actor had a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.

    The statement read: “Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct.

    “Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.”

    When contacted by LADbible, a rep said they had ‘no comment at this time’.

    Blair has been arraigned on two counts of assault (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

    Blair has been arraigned on two counts of assault (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

    The FBI has also issued Blair a notice charging her with assault, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

    In a statement shared with the Daily Mail, an FBI spokesperson said: “The FBI is responsible for investigating all assaults aboard aircraft.

    “Yesterday, we were informed by our partners at Port Authority Police Department of a potential assault aboard a flight that arrived into JFK. As per long-standing DOJ policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations.”

    It’s not the first time Blair has had issues aboard a plane.

    In 2016, the actress apologised for making statements she later regretted during a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles.

    She said she had mixed alcohol with medication, causing her to black out.

    “I made a big mistake yesterday. After a lovely trip with my son and his Dad, I mixed alcohol with medication, and that caused me to black out and led me to say and do things that I deeply regret,’ she said in a statement to Vanity Fair at the time.

    “My son was with his Dad asleep with his headphones on, so there is that saving grace. I take this very seriously, and I apologise to all of the passengers and crew that I disturbed and am thankful to all of the people who helped me in the aftermath.

    “I am a flawed human being who makes mistakes and am filled with shame over this incident. I am truly very sorry.”

    Blair has had a lengthy career with roles in films including Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde and Hellboy.

    In recent years, she has advocated for disability rights and she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018.

  • The sharehouse upgrades worth convincing the group chat to split

    The sharehouse upgrades worth convincing the group chat to split

    If you’ve ever lived in a sharehouse, you’ll know the group chat has a very specific lifecycle. Someone suggests buying something everyone agrees would be “so good”, there are a few enthusiastic reactions, and then it disappears beneath memes, someone’s dinner order and a reminder that the internet bill is due.

    Which is why getting everyone to actually put money towards something requires a pretty strong argument. Nobody wants to be the housemate who spends $300 on something that gets used twice, but if everyone can get something out of it, suddenly the conversation looks a lot more reasonable.

    The projector that turns a blank wall into the main event

    The lounge room TV has had a good run, but there is something considerably more exciting about turning a completely normal wall into a massive screen. Particularly when you can move the whole setup somewhere else afterwards.

    The new Hisense P1 Laser Projector is built for exactly that, with a built-in battery giving you up to 2.5 hours of untethered video playback* and projection up to 150 inches in Full HD. It’s portable enough to move between bedrooms, the lounge room and shared outdoor spaces, so the person who wants movie nights doesn’t have to fight with the person who wants to game.

    And then there’s the footy. Put it outside for a backyard BBQ, make the screen absolutely enormous and suddenly the housemate who initially said “do we really need this?” is hogging the prime viewing position.

    It can also do a bit more than put a film on the wall. Throwing visuals onto a blank wall can change the whole feel of a room, whether that’s something playing in the background while everyone’s hanging out or a bit of colour and movement when you’ve got people over.

    The P1 also uses AutoMagic AI Adjusting 3.0 for automatic focus, keystone correction and obstacle avoidance, so you can spend less time trying to get the picture straight and more time actually watching it. Which is helpful because nobody wants projector setup to become the evening’s main event.

    Supplied: Hisense

    Supplied: Hisense

    The outdoor furniture that makes the backyard worth leaving the couch for

    A backyard is a nice thing to have, but if the only furniture out there is two plastic chairs and a table that wobbles when you look at it, you’re probably not getting the full benefit.

    This is where a few decent outdoor upgrades start making sense. Add comfortable seating, a table that can handle everyone’s food and drinks and some shade, and you’ve got somewhere to sit when the weather is actually doing what Australian weather is supposed to do.

    It also means that when someone says “BBQ at ours?” you won’t have to spend the next 20 minutes working out whether everyone can physically fit outside. Although whoever suggests the BBQ should probably also be responsible for the clean-up, because everyone else agreed to split the cost, not the consequences.

    The kitchen purchase that earns its place in the cupboard

    There are two types of things in a share-house kitchen. Things everyone uses and things someone bought during a brief period where they thought they were going to become the sort of person who makes elaborate breakfasts every Sunday.

    You want the first kind.

    A genuinely useful multi-purpose kitchen appliance can be used for dinner, meal prep, leftovers and those late-night meals where someone has decided they’re hungry despite having eaten dinner two hours earlier. When several people are using it throughout the week, splitting the cost starts looking considerably better than buying another appliance that spends six months hiding behind the toaster.

    Just agree on where it lives first. Otherwise it’ll disappear into someone’s room and you’ll be back in the group chat asking where the hell it went.

    The living room additions that’ll make everyone want to stay in

    The living room is already doing a lot of work, so you may as well make it somewhere people actually want to spend time. A decent sofa, some extra seating, better lighting and a coffee table with enough room for everyone’s drinks can go a surprisingly long way.

    You also don’t need to turn it into an interiors project that requires everyone to develop a shared vision for the space. This is a sharehouse, not a challenge-based reno show.

    The best additions are the ones that make the room more comfortable without making one person responsible for maintaining a showroom. If it can survive a few takeaway nights and someone inevitably putting their feet on it, even better.

    The summer upgrades you become very passionate about when the temperature rises

    Nobody is thinking about the heat when it’s 18 degrees outside. Then summer arrives and suddenly everyone has a strong opinion about fans, windows, curtains and who keeps leaving the back door open.

    A decent cooling setup is one of those things that seems boring right up until you need it. Add some shade outside and decent lighting for evenings and you’ve got a house that’s considerably easier to survive when the temperature decides to get ridiculous.

    It’s also much easier to convince everyone to chip in when the alternative is four people sitting in the lounge room sweating and arguing over whether opening the window is making things better or worse.

    By the time you’ve upgraded the lounge room, sorted out the backyard and added a few things everyone actually wants to use, the sharehouse starts to feel like somewhere you actually want to spend your time.

    The Hisense P1 Laser Projector can add to that atmosphere too, giving the house a bit more personality when you’re having people over.

    “Come back to ours” might quickly become you and your housemates’ favourite phrase, because when you’ve finally got the digs looking this good, you’re going to want to show them off.

    *Performance may vary depending on usage and environmental conditions.
  • ‘Other Mommy’ Nips ‘Verity’ in Photo Finish for U.K., Ireland Box Office Summit

    ‘Other Mommy’ Nips ‘Verity’ in Photo Finish for U.K., Ireland Box Office Summit

    Universal’s horror entry “Other Mommy,” directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain and Jay Duplass, squeaked to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office in a dead heat, debuting at No. 1 with £1.97 million ($2.66 million).

    The horror debut narrowly edged Sony’s psychological thriller “Verity,” which moved to second place in its sophomore session by a razor-thin margin of just £33,263 ($43,970), collecting £1.94 million ($2.62 million). The Colleen Hoover adaptation lifted its running cume to £7.3 million ($9.8 million).

    Paramount’s action thriller “Heart of the Beast,” starring Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, held third position in its third frame with $1.1 million, elevating its gross to $7.3 million. Sony’s franchise reboot “Resident Evil” took fourth spot in its fourth session, generating $1 million to advance its total to $17.1 million. Sony also claimed fifth position with the debut of Aaron Sorkin’s political drama “The Social Reckoning,” which collected $840,538.

    Universal’s “Sense and Sensibility” followed in sixth place during its third weekend, adding $797,038 for a running total of $6.8 million. Entertainment Film Distributors’ historical drama “The Uprising,” directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, opened in seventh position with $732,547.

    Studiocanal’s animated feature “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” landed in eighth place in its fourth session, collecting $665,849 to raise its total to $5.1 million. Warner Bros.’ Tom Cruise film “Digger” took ninth position in its sophomore frame, taking $661,819 to bring its cume to $3 million. Universal’s “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, rounded out the top 10 in its 13th week on release, adding $353,321 to push its cumulative gross to $118.3 million.

    Looking ahead to the upcoming theatrical frame, Monday saw Trafalgar Releasing launching music documentary “Always Lalisa,” followed on Tuesday by Cinematik presenting “ENB: The Sleeping Beauty” across 100+ locations.

    Wide commercial and saturation rollouts on Friday opening across 300+ locations are led by Disney’s survival thriller “Whalefall,” directed by Brian Duffield and starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin; Icon Film Distribution’s found-footage horror “The Influencer Project,” starring Chiara King; and Trafalgar Releasing’s filmed stage capture of “Hadestown: The Musical,” starring Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada. Paramount is also rolling out “Street Fighter”.

    Mid-tier and platform releases across 100+ locations include Universal’s animated feature “Forgotten Island,” directed by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, and Anime Ltd.’s anime re-release “Arrietty,” featuring voice work from Saoirse Ronan and Tom Holland.

    Specialized, festival, and international titles arriving Friday include Conic’s drama “Case 137,” directed by Dominik Moll, across 25+ screens; Soilsiu Films’ documentary “Forever Is Now,” directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin, across 25+ sites; DOVC U.K.’s “Deadline,” directed by Kiwi Chow across 25+ screens; Central City Media’s “It’s My Time,” directed by Xue Bai and starring Michelle Yeoh across 25+ locations; Bulldog Film Distribution’s “By Design,” directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Juliette Lewis; Signature Entertainment’s “Winter of the Crow”; Exposure’s “Mistura”; Dogwoof’s “Naza”; and Bakrania Media’s “Prahaar.”

    Repertory and archival screenings are highlighted by Hammer and Icon Film Distribution launching Terence Fisher’s classic “Dracula” in a 4K restoration across 100+ screens, alongside Park Circus’ 25th anniversary 4K restoration of Alejandro Amenábar’s “The Others,” starring Nicole Kidman, across 100+ locations. The frame concludes on Saturday with Trafalgar Releasing’s live event cinema broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Macbeth”.

  • Professor accused of soaking student’s backpack in urine admits to disturbing habit

    Professor accused of soaking student’s backpack in urine admits to disturbing habit

    A US college professor is facing a felony charge after being accused of soaking a student’s back in pee.

    Science professor Paul Fischer, 55, is accused of causing more than $2,000 worth of damage after soaking the backpack in his own urine, court documents show.

    Fischer, who taught at Macalester College in Minnesota for more than 25 years, has been charged with one count of first-degree damage to property.

    If he is convicted, Fischer could be given up to five-years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.

    In the complaint, which was filed at the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office last week, the student said she left her backpack unattended at Macalester’s science block for around five minutes or so on 5 December 2025.

    But when she returned she noticed the bag was damp and was horrified to discover what she believed to be ‘urine on her backpack’.

    Professor Paul Fischer has been charged with count of criminal damage (Macalester College)

    Professor Paul Fischer has been charged with count of criminal damage (Macalester College)

    The unnamed student told cops that she believed the professor was the culprit as she’d been near his office and he was the only other person in the area at the time.

    The student claimed that the incident resulted in her belongings being damaged and provided receipts totalling around $2,070 for the items that were ruined.

    Following the complaint from the student, officers from St Paul police contacted the Macalester College Department of Public Safety and was told that ‘an investigation had been conducted, and it was discovered that an individual had been caught urinating around campus and that the individual resigned pending the investigation’.

    The individual was identified as Fischer, the complaint said.

    The Macalester College Department of Public Safety claimed that between 11 November and 5 December, there had been six reports of urination happening at the campus’ Olin-Rice Science Center and ‘included urine located in trash cans, individuals’ water bottles, and inside other professors’ decorations’, TwinCities reports.

    Court documents claim Fischer said he'd developed a bizarre habit (CBS News)

    Court documents claim Fischer said he’d developed a bizarre habit (CBS News)

    Speaking to police, Fischer reportedly admitted that he had ‘developed a habit’ of ‘urinating in a cup’ and then disposing of the waste around the college’s campus in rubbish bins or lab sinks.

    He said that on 5 December, he was emptying one such container of urine into a bin near his office, which was situated near the desk the student had been using.

    Fischer told police that he believed the cup of urine may have spilled onto her belongings.

    In a statement shared with CBS News, a spokesperson for Macalester College said: “Macalester College is aware of the criminal charge against Paul Fischer.

    “Fischer’s employment with Macalester ended during the 2025–26 academic year.”

    Fischer is due to attend a court appearance over the matter early next month.

  • Regulatory Action in South Korea Targets KuCoin and Others

    Regulatory Action in South Korea Targets KuCoin and Others

    Market Pulse

    Currently, KuCoin’s trading volume is not reported, indicating a potential pause in user activity amid these regulatory changes. The broader crypto market continues to show mixed signals, with varying momentum across major assets. This uncertainty may further complicate user engagement with platforms affected by South Korea’s restrictions.

    KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates trading in various digital assets. The South Korean FIU has jurisdiction over financial operations within its borders, making its recent actions significant for both domestic and international crypto exchanges operating in the region. These measures underline the government’s commitment to enhancing compliance and user protection in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape.

    Where Do We Go From Here

    Traders are now watching how this regulatory action will impact KuCoin’s operations and user base in South Korea. The potential for further restrictions on additional domains used to circumvent these blocks could create a ripple effect in the market. Analysts suggest that the response from affected exchanges and user compliance will be critical in shaping the market’s near-term dynamics.

  • Jeremy Renner Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Superheroes ‘Will Probably Lose’ Without Hawkeye: ‘They Didn’t Call Me, So It’s Their Fault’

    Jeremy Renner Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Superheroes ‘Will Probably Lose’ Without Hawkeye: ‘They Didn’t Call Me, So It’s Their Fault’

    The full list of MCU characters who will appear in “Avengers: Doomsday” may still be a mystery, but Jeremy Renner has made it clear he didn’t return as Hawkeye — and says The Avengers “will probably lose” as a result.

    “No, no, no, no. Not in that one,” said Renner when asked if he was returning for “Doomsday” in a recent interview. “’Doomsday’ I’m not in, so the Avengers will probably lose, just so you know… they didn’t call me, so it’s their fault. They’re going to lose.”

    Though he isn’t reprising the role of Hawkeye for “Doomsday,” the actor did note that he was excited about the re-release of “Avengers: Endgame,” which brought the 2019 film back to theaters ahead of “Doomsday’s” Dec. 18 release. Renner has played the superhero previously in “The Avengers,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Endgame,” in addition to other films like “Thor” and “Captain America: Civil War,” in which he made brief appearances.

    In 2025, Renner said that he was open to returning to the MCU, whether it was for Season 2 of “Hawkeye” or something else. “I’m always happy to be in that world, man. I love all those guys, I love the character,” Renner told Empire. “I’m sure we’ll end up doing Season 2 [of ‘Hawkeye’], and do other things. And I’m happy to do it. My body’s getting ready for something like that. I don’t know if anybody wants to see me in tights, but my body will look good in the tights.”

    At the time, he’d also noted that he’d recovered “more than 150%” from his 2023 snowmobile accident, meaning he was ready to do his own stunts for the Marvel films. Renner had been hospitalized after his Sno-Cat, a large snow plow that weighs at least 14,330 pounds, ran him over, resulting in eight of his ribs being broken in 14 places, his right knee and ankle broken, left leg tibia broken, left ankle broken, right clavicle broken, right shoulder broken and more.

  • Ledger Says All Confirmed Cases in Suspected $87M Drain Tied to Reseller CryptoBilis

    Ledger Says All Confirmed Cases in Suspected $87M Drain Tied to Reseller CryptoBilis

    In brief

    • Ledger said every confirmed case in last week’s wallet-draining incident involves devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.
    • The company said the number of affected devices is “limited,” that it is working with authorities, and that CryptoBilis has ceased all hardware wallet sales.
    • Ledger told authorized resellers never to restock returned products, and urged buyers to avoid unauthorized sellers.

    Ledger said all confirmed cases in last week’s draining incident involve devices sold through reseller CryptoBilis, and that its own systems and direct sales channels remain unaffected, in a 72-hour update on Sunday.

    “The volume of impacted devices is limited,” the Paris-based hardware wallet manufacturer said, adding that it is working with relevant authorities and reaching out to affected users. It said CryptoBilis has confirmed it has ceased all sales of hardware wallets.

    Ledger began investigating on Friday after users in Southeast Asia who bought devices from CryptoBilis reported losing funds. Onchain investigator Specter traced more than $86 million in suspected thefts across Ethereum, Tron and Bitcoin. Ledger has not confirmed that figure or said what caused the losses.

    Onchain investigators YFarmX said they had sent Ledger a list of more than 450 drained wallets. According to their analysis, the thief pushed 2,810 ETH through coin mixer Tornado Cash in three runs, moved the withdrawals through Zcash’s shielded pool, and withdrew about 3.28 million USDC into three fresh wallets, which Circle could freeze.

    The thief also converted 15 million of the stolen USDT into USDD, a stablecoin Tether cannot freeze, before swapping 5.1 million back into USDT and sending about 4.23 million USDT to Binance deposit addresses, YFarmX said. Tether froze 10 million USDT on the first day, while 15,475 ETH, 203 BTC and 10 million USDD remain out of reach, according to the firm. Its findings have not been independently verified.

    An X user, Johannes, has claimed to have found tampered Ledger devices in Europe, after buying two devices from retail stores. He said both had “identical modifications (such as additional cables and an LTE module),” and called on Ledger to issue a product recall.

    The claims have not been independently verified, and Ledger’s update said all confirmed cases so far involve CryptoBilis devices. He said he is sending the second device to Ledger for analysis. Decrypt has reached out to Ledger for comment on the European reports.

    Reseller controls

    In its update, Ledger said it is reminding authorized resellers and distributors to source products only through authorized channels and “never to restock returned products.”

    It also warned users against buying from unauthorized resellers, where “the risk of buying suspicious, counterfeit or modified devices is important.”

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    The company said it is reviewing reseller controls and advancing hardware protections, and called on others in the industry to work with it on supply-chain and anti-tamper practices.

    Ledger repeated its advice that CryptoBilis buyers should not set up unused devices, and that anyone who already has should move their funds to a new seed phrase on a device bought from Ledger.

    It also warned that scammers may try to exploit the incident, saying it “will never call you, DM you, or ask for your 24-word recovery phrase.”

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