Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked yesterday, October 29, 2026. Hackers stole approximately $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency, making it the largest reported crypto theft in history.

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What happened to Binance?

• $6.3 billion stolen: Hackers accessed Binance's online crypto wallets.

• North Korean hackers suspected: Blockchain investigators have linked the attack to a North Korean hacking group.

• Withdrawals suspended: Binance temporarily stopped withdrawals while investigating.

• About $3 billion frozen: Binance and its partners have frozen some of the stolen cryptocurrency.

• Customer funds: Binance says it will cover the losses using company funds and its emergency reserve.

  TRM Labs+1

Is Binance going bankrupt?

There is no confirmed bankruptcy announcement. Binance says it has set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover the incident and is working to restore withdrawals. However, the investigation is ongoing.

Binance Support

What if you have money in Binance?

Binance says customer balances are protected, but withdrawals may remain temporarily restricted. Avoid clicking unofficial recovery links or giving anyone your account credentials.

One question: Are you worried about money you have on Binance, or are you asking whether this hack will cause Bitcoin, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies to crash?

If you have Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, or USDT on Binance:

- Check whether your account balance is showing correctly.

- Check whether withdrawals are currently available.

- Do not send crypto to anyone claiming they can recover or protect your funds.

- Make sure two-factor authentication (2FA) is enabled. 

2. Latest update on your funds

As of October 31, Binance has announced:

- $6.34 billion set aside to cover losses.

- Withdrawals remain temporarily suspended, with a phased restart targeted around November 1, subject to security checks.

- Customer losses will be covered, according to Binance. 

This is a company commitment, not an independent guarantee. 

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Google and Content Policy

 1. Your content belongs to you. Google does not own the photos, videos, or documents you create.

2. Google's content belongs to Google. You cannot copy or sell Google's software or other protected content without permission.

3. Respect other people's content. You cannot use someone else's work without permission or another legal reason.

4. Google does not promise perfect service. Sometimes its services may have mistakes or stop working.

5. Google limits its responsibility. If something goes wrong, Google may not have to pay for all your losses.

6. Google can remove your content. If you upload illegal or harmful material, Google can delete it.

7. Google can close your account. If you seriously or repeatedly break the rules, Google can suspend or delete your account.

8. You can appeal. If Google disables your account by mistake, you can ask Google to review the decision.

9. Google can change its rules. Google will usually notify you before important changes.

10. You can stop using Google. If you don't agree with its rules, you can stop using its services.

One important detail

Google says that, where the law allows, its responsibility for certain claims is limited to $200 or the amount you paid for the relevant service in the previous 12 months, whichever is higher.

In one simple sentence

Google lets you use its services, but you must respect its rules, protect other people's rights, and understand that Google can remove content or close accounts when necessary.

Google’s Terms of Service.

You can use Google normally, but protect your account, respect others, and understand that Google has some rights to process the content you upload.

Google’s Terms of Service. 

These are the rules you agree to when using Google, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and other Google services.

1. Follow Google's rules. Don't use Google for hacking, scams, bullying, or illegal activities.

2. Your content belongs to you. Your photos, emails, videos, and documents remain yours.

3. Google can use your content for certain purposes. For example, to operate its services, improve features, and personalize recommendations and ads.

4. Keep your account safe. You are responsible for protecting your password and account.

5. Google can change its services. It may add, remove, or update features.

6. Google can suspend your account. If you seriously or repeatedly break its rules, Google may restrict or close your account.

7. Google does not guarantee everything will work perfectly. Its services may sometimes have errors or stop working.

8. You can delete your content. However, copies already shared with other people may still exist.

9. Google may change its rules. It will generally notify you before making important changes.

10. You can stop using Google. If you disagree with the rules, you can stop using its services or close your account.

Most important thing to understand

Google is basically saying:

"You can use our services, but you must follow our rules. 

Your content belongs to you, but you give us permission to use it for certain purposes. 

We can change our services or restrict your account if you break the rules."

Is chemotherapy a fraud?-Author Thomas Cayne

Is chemotherapy a fraud? Quora    -Author Thomas Cayne,

 Chemotherapy is a chemical treatment which is specially designed to attack and disrupt cells all over the body which divide (too) quickly. 

And cancer cells proliferate too quickly by definition. 

That’s how they form tumors and the like. 

Hemotherapy is a chemical treatment which is specially designed to attack and disrupt cells all over the body which divide (too).

Chemotherapy is a chemical treatment which is specially designed to attack and disrupt cells all over the body which divide (too) quickly. And cancer cells proliferate too quickly by definition. That’s how they form tumors and the like.

(Actor James Van Der Beek died in 2026 of stage 3 colorectal cancer at the age of 48.

He had surgery and chemo, but all help came too late.)

As a consequence, chemo also damages other cells which divide fast (such as cells in bone marrow, hair follicles and cells in the digestive track), and that’s the main cause of the side effects of chemo.

So no, it’s not a fraud, and no, it’s not “poison which hopefully kills the cancer before it kills you.”

It does not kill patients at all (although it might weaken them), and it saves millions of lives on a yearly basis. 

It targets certain types of cells, and some “good cells” are hit along the way.

Every once in a while patients refuse surgery and chemo (e.g.) because they decide to either heal through “natural therapies” (meditation, acupuncture, a fruit-only diet — you name it), or “die elegantly” instead of risking to die anyhow while being struck by the side effects of chemo.

Two things happen: (1) as “natural remedies” don’t do a thing to stop cancer cell proliferation, the cancer gets all the elbow room it needs to voraciously spread and feast on the patient’s body, and (2) without medical therapies the patient will eventually become much sicker and suffer much more pain than he or she ever would have through chemo.

By the time the patient realizes that he or she chose the wrong path, it is way too late to do anything anymore. 

And without the appropriate palliative care, the patient will be torn apart in the electric mist of cancer pain —

And die screaming.

 quickly. And cancer cells proliferate too quickly by definition. That’s how they form tumors and 

Why companies restrict Reddit

 Reddit can contain phishing links, scams, malware links, and other cybersecurity threats. However, that is not the only reason many companies block Reddit on their office computers.

Reddit itself (reddit.com) is a legitimate website, not a phishing website. The main concern is that Reddit allows users to post links and content that companies cannot fully control.

Why companies restrict Reddit

Reason	Explanation
Phishing links	Attackers can post fake login pages or malicious links in Reddit discussions.
Malware	Some posts may direct employees to infected downloads or fake software.
Data security	Employees could accidentally share confidential company information.
Productivity	Companies may classify Reddit as social media and restrict it during working hours.
Compliance	Organizations may block user-generated content sites to reduce security and regulatory risks.

Is Reddit actually dangerous?

Reddit acknowledges that phishing and malware links can appear on its platform. It even uses Google's Web Risk technology to detect and remove malicious URLs.

Google Cloud Blog+1

But a company blocking Reddit does not necessarily mean Reddit has been identified as malicious. Many corporate security products, including Cisco, Fortinet, and Zscaler, can block entire website categories such as social networking.

Cisco Security Cloud+2

How to tell why your company blocked it

Look at the message on the blocked page:

• Social Networking / Non-Business: Usually a company policy or productivity restriction.

• Phishing / Malware / High Risk: A security classification or threat-related block.

• Access Denied / Company Policy: An administrative restriction; the precise reason may require asking IT.

One question: When you open Reddit on your company computer, does it show "Blocked by Zscaler," "Fortinet," "Cisco Umbrella," or something else?

The exact message can help identify whether Reddit is blocked for cybersecurity reasons or simply because of company policy.

 VILLAGES EVENTS: "Spooky Company" Party! Scary Movie: "Backrooms"! Spooky Anime Lunch! Villages Movie: "Coco"! ALSO: Drop-in Academic Counseling! ️Planetarium Show & Star Party! : Health and Life Sciences Village

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Why is breast cancer considered so complex compared to other types of cancer, and what factors make it harder to find a universal cure?

 copy from Quora author Vitalsign for study and observation of cancer 

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Why is breast cancer considered so complex compared to other types of cancer, and what factors make it harder to find a universal cure?

The search for a breast cancer cure relies on a fundamental misconception. Breast cancer isn't a single disease,it’s dozens of distinct molecular illnesses merely sharing a location in the body.

This heterogeneity is the primary hurdle in finding a universal cure. Breast cancers are categorized by the receptors that drive their growth. Some tumors, fueled by hormones, are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) or progesterone receptor-positive (PR+). Others overexpress a protein called HER2.

 And some, known as triple-negative, lack all three of these targets. 

A drug designed to block estrogen will starve an ER+ tumor but do absolutely nothing to a triple-negative cell.

Even within a single patient, a tumor is not a uniform mass of identical clones. As cancer cells divide, their genetic code becomes highly unstable, leading to rapid mutation. 

A tumor might start out with uniform characteristics but quickly evolve into a mosaic of genetically distinct cells.

A false-colored scanning electron micrograph of a breast tumor spheroid. The red regions indicate cells undergoing programmed cell death after exposure to an anti-cancer drug, while other layers of the spheroid continue to proliferate. Photo by Dr Khuloud T. Al-Jamal, via Europeana, is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

This internal diversity makes treatment a moving target. When a patient receives targeted therapy, the drug acts as an evolutionary pressure. It might wipe out most of the cancer cells, but any cells possessing a resistant mutation will survive and multiply. The tumor that eventually returns is biologically different and harder to treat than the one that was initially diagnosed.

The cancer's microenvironment adds another layer of complexity. 

Breast cancer cells constantly interact with surrounding connective tissue, blood vessels, and immune cells. Some tumors develop the ability to release signals that trick the immune system into ignoring them rather than attacking them.

When breast cancer metastasizes, it adapts to survive in entirely new ecosystems, such as the bones, liver, lungs, or brain. A breast cancer cell that thrives in the dense tissue of a liver requires entirely different survival mechanisms than one growing in the breast. Researchers treating metastatic patients are fighting cancer cells that have genetically rewired themselves to conquer a foreign organ.

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