Shifting Sands: How Self-Modifying Code Foils Software Attackers

A new analysis reveals that strategically altering code during runtime can create a moving target, dramatically increasing the difficulty of successful software tampering.

A new analysis reveals that strategically altering code during runtime can create a moving target, dramatically increasing the difficulty of successful software tampering.

The story of Aegon’s Conquest, a pivotal event in George RR Martin’s world, is being adapted for television. Beau Williamson, known for his work on shows like Andor and House of Cards that focus on complex characters and political maneuvering, is writing the script. While details about the cast and crew are still secret, the project is officially in development and promises a grand retelling of this significant historical event.
Oh, and guess what? They’re also getting rid of the “pattern day trader” label. You know, that delightful little tag they slapped on anyone who dared to make four or more day trades in five business days. Because, sure, let’s punish people for being active in their own financial lives!

The upcoming film, The Hunt for Gollum, delves into a new story from Tolkien’s writings, focusing on Aragorn’s search for Gollum after the events of The Hobbit but before The Fellowship of the Ring. The film will also offer a deeper understanding of Gollum’s mind and what drove this complex, troubled character.

Rakuten, a leading e-commerce company in Japan, is adding support for XRP to its payment app. This will allow its 44 million users to use XRP to pay at over 5 million stores. Users can also purchase XRP with their Rakuten loyalty points and store it securely in Rakuten Wallet, bringing the cryptocurrency into a widely used shopping platform.
Solitude, that ancient guardian, has rarely found such company in the world of blockchains. The acquisition brings forth advanced zero‑knowledge sorcery to the platform, and, in the words of the new proprietor, a wave of privacy that only few names-like a feline in a peasant’s hut-have managed to summon on a public ledger. The result: better security for all who trade in that diamond‑shaped river of code.

Researchers demonstrate a functional system for performing privacy-preserving inference with large language models using advanced encryption techniques.

Anime fans love shows set in magic academies, like The Misfit of Demon King Academy and The Irregular at Magic High School. But while there are many of these shows, a few really stand out as exceptional.
The bulls, those tireless champions of optimism, pumped the price above $2,365, reaching a zenith of $2,417 before the inevitable correction. Like a revolutionary’s fervor cooling in the face of reality, the price retreated below the 23.6% Fib retracement level, a reminder that even in the digital realm, gravity exerts its pull. Now, trading above $2,300 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, Ethereum stands at the crossroads, its fate hanging in the balance like a pendulum between hope and despair.

In a recent post that could have been written on the back of a napkin, Marmot compared our current Bitcoin fiasco to a rerun of a bad sitcom-the 2022 bear market! And just like your uncle who insists he can still fit into his high school jeans, Bitcoin has managed to plummet more than 40% from its glorious peak of over $126,000 in October 2025. Talk about a fall from grace! We’re witnessing brief price rallies that Marmot calls “fake recoveries.” Kind of like those diet plans that promise you can eat cake and lose weight-sounds great, doesn’t it?