-Security Concerns- 1. Sam Altman's World Takes Proof-of-Human IDs to Banks, Citing $40B AI Fraud Risk: World, the identity project co-founded by Sam Altman, has launched World ID for banking and finance to help institutions confirm that real humans are behind transactions. Bain Capital, Pantera Capital, VanEck Funds, OpenExchange and Outtake are design partners, World said, pointing to forecasts of rising AI-enabled fraud. Banks could use the proofs to require a verified human to approve ACH and wire transfers, or to recover an account, without collecting documents or storing other personal data, World said. (Decrypt) (AC- AI attacks may just be the vector to force super-centralized ID control worldwide.) 2. Palantir Controls EU Spy Agency Data: US Law Gives Washington Back-Door Access: According to the 19-outlet cross-border investigation, two major intelligence agencies have concluded the risks are structurally irresolvable. The problem is not a bad contract clause. It is a US law called the CLOUD Act, which requires any US-connected cloud provider to hand over stored data to American authorities when served with a valid warrant. The CLOUD Act is not going away. US law is not subject to EU amendment. The only structural resolution available to European governments is the one France and Germany have begun: sovereign ownership of the entire software stack, from the data pipeline to the analytical layer. (TechTimes) -Technology and Science- 1. Russian Military Satellite Stalks Ukraine-Linked Spy Satellite in Orbit, Closing In to Just 5 Km: A Russian military satellite has approached within approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) of a commercial radar satellite operated by ICEYE, a company providing satellite imagery used by Ukraine’s military. To my knowledge this is the first LEO rendezvous of two active satellites where the owner of one of the sats did not give approval,” (United24) (AC-The first 'known' space warfare interaction, with outcomes and intentions not fully known.) 2. Apple iPhone Duo preorder sell-out: Pre-orders for Apple’s first foldable iPhone Duo (starting at $1,999) opened October 16 and sold out within minutes, with shipping estimates shifting to January 25, 2027, for all configurations. (Bloomberg) -Bitcoin Community 1. Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards: Sazmining announced Thursday that it is now selling Proto’s immersion hashboards directly to individual and institutional buyers through its mining-as-a-service platform. Each hashboard delivers roughly 200 TH at around 15 J/TH, and buyers own them outright while @Sazmining handles deployment, monitoring and maintenance at a US facility. Mining rewards go straight to the owner’s wallet. (BitcoinMag) -Bitcoin Sentiment- 1. Fear(0)/Greed(100) Index: 59/100 (Up 6 pts) Analyst Comments (AC): NSTR Follow us on NOSTR: npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r Listen to us daily on X discuss the DIB and more: X Spaces, Bitcoin Veterans, 10amEST/7amPST ____________________ Analyst: BV2A END REPORT NNNN *NSTR-Nothing Significant To Report