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What is it like to work when your co-workers are AI agents?

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 7 sources•1 min read•Updated October 30, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC
Key points
  • Binance has been hit by what could be the biggest crypto hack ever - here's what we know so far.
  • Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains more about what is suspected to be the biggest hack in history.
  • Binance scrambles to freeze billions after record-breaking hack linked to North Korea.

Billions in crypto assets have been frozen following a potential Binance security breach, raising questions about whether the funds can be recovered.

The Binance hack has thrust cryptocurrencies back into headlines - but what are they and how do they work?

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  • Using AI for roles from executive assistants to chiefs of staff, companies are boasting about doing more with less, creating tension with their human workers On an average workday, Dhruv Amin chats with dozens of colleagues to get things done at his AI startup Anything.
  • He might ask Gwen, his executive assistant, to schedule a meeting, then troubleshoot a technical problem with Cody, his coding partner.
  • Anything is one of several startups building them, and betting on a future where workplaces will increasingly turn over their….
  • If the office runs out of snacks, he sends a Slack message to Justin, the office manager charged with stocking the kitchen.

How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →

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