Since it’s already chaos out there , this week, we thought we’d lean into the madness by envisioning the future threats that you’re not ready for . From cyberattacks on the US grid to GPS blackouts , rampant deepfake scams , AI-powered super hackers , and widespread communication system collapse , there’s a whole spectrum of scenarios that could take things from bad to worse.

All is not lost, however—at least if you’re Ross Ulbricht. The creator of the Silk Road dark web market, who was pardoned by President Donald Trum p earlier this year, received a mysterious $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend. Crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis now suspects the lavish gift may have come from a vendor at another now-defunct black market, AlphaBay .

A trove of public records revi

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