Engineer Ben Zhang said he spent 30 minutes searching his office for a missing phone before turning to Anthropic’s Claude for help. With Apple’s Find My disabled by MDM, Claude suggested a different route: track the phone through Bluetooth signal strength and write a small utility for the job. According to Zhang, the AI produced the meter in about a minute, and he then walked around the office watching the readings rise until he found the device. Zhang later published the tool, called findphone, on GitHub. The utility is written in Swift, runs on macOS 13 or later, and reads RSSI, or received signal strength indicator, from nearby Bluetooth devices. It can also add a radar-like sound cue through a sound flag and hide Bluetooth addresses with a redact flag for screen recordings. The report notes that RSSI is not a substitute for GPS: accuracy is typically around 2 to 5 meters and can worsen in environments with metal, glass, or water, where reflection and diffraction affect readings. Even so, the episode shows how AI can cut the cost of building one-off software for narrow personal problems.

Openbazaar's 2.0 release, featuring Tor integration, native Bitcoin wallet, and IPFS, has drawn darknet marketplace vendors seeking enhanced privacy. The platform now lists 350 cannabis products alongside numerous legal items, with significantly increased user activity.

Openbazaar 2.0's integration of Tor, IPFS, and offline stores has attracted a surge of darknet vendors while still hosting legal goods. The platform now lists over 350 cannabis items, though some software quirks remain.

An international operation backed by Europol and Eurojust dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace, leading to eight arrests and the seizure of €7.8 million in assets, including crypto.

A six-country law enforcement operation dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace linked to over €250 million in sales, resulting in eight arrests and €7.8 million in seized assets.

An international operation dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace, leading to eight arrests and the seizure of €7.8 million in assets, including cryptocurrency.

A six-country law enforcement operation shut down Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace tied to more than €250 million in illicit sales, with eight arrests and €7.8 million in seized assets.

An international law enforcement operation dismantled Archetyp, a major darknet drug marketplace, leading to eight arrests and the seizure of €7.8 million in assets, including crypto, as authorities intensify pressure on illicit online drug networks.