We’ve just finished a whitehat operation on an exploit discovered in Flooring Protocol. Now safely in the custody of Yuga Labs: 29 bored apes 4 mutant apes 1 bakc 2 cryptopunks 1 azuki 2 elementals 26 captains 1 moonbird 2 doodles @0xQuit, our VP of Blockchain recovered the NFTs. Will leave the details for him to go over in a separate thread. There was an exploit earlier this morning on the same protocol which had left some collections already raided. Huge shout to @coffeedev who found that by tweaking the same exploit, there was an even larger risk to other Flooring collections like BAYC and Cryptopunks. I quietly instructed our GrailsOTC trading desk to front the money and NFTs to rescue the at-risk assets from the protocol. We will work together with the protocol devs to return these assets once a solution is sorted. Could mean contract relaunches and token reassurances within that protocol - or more. But thanks to this move we were able to save dozens of assets from impacting the market and flooring protocol tokens from being compromised. bored ape yacht club

In early 2025, an ordinary home renovation reportedly led to an extraordinary discovery when workers removed part of the flooring and found a living tortoise underneath. Even more astonishing was the claim that the animal had been trapped in darkness for over a decade. Tortoises can survive harsh conditions by dramatically slowing their metabolism and conserving energy. However, surviving for more than ten years with limited food, water, and sunlight would be incredibly rare and would require unusual circumstances. While the exact details of this story remain uncertain, the discovery highlights the remarkable resilience of these animals and the incredible survival mechanisms found in nature.

Waymo has just unveiled a new silver version of its new Ojai robotaxi. It also has a few other new updates: • New seats & rear armrests • Leatherette seating • Carpeted flooring • Wireless phone chargers • Matching seatbelts • High-contrast trim accent Waymo says it is ramping up production at their Mesa, AZ driver integration plant and hitting the road for testing now. In the coming weeks, it will begin serving rides in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas before scaling to more cities over time.

The Giga Texas Optimus Factory construction progress is truly remarkable to watch as the steel structure expands to fill in the large foundation, with some footing & perimeter beam construction on the S end still underway. Looking inside the structure, many sections of concrete flooring on the three upper levels (not counting the ground floor) have been poured while crews continue assembling more rebar on the floor decking ahead of even more concrete pours to come. I expect the ground floor will be completed a little later on. The east side of the structure continues to appear like it may be a more open part of the factory, with long steel roof trusses (also called lattice roof trusses, open-web roof trusses, or steel truss girders) positioned to fill the ~ 3 column grid widths, possibly an “atrium” area or perhaps two tall floors. This could be the “front” of the structure, but without a rendering, it’s speculation right now. On the as end, what may be casting machine foundations are finishing up basic footing construction so I’m keeping an eye on this work … I am expecting IDRA Giga casting machine arrival in a few more months, so will try to track these as well. Enjoy the views of this significant construction project!

Despite my Cybertruck being my favorite car ever, and my Model Y the best all in one, this weekend Monterey Car Week starts. Makes my crave flooring a > 500 hp fuel sport car. Here some clips of me having fun with the amazing M5 Competition for example:

Premarket movers: Nvidia and Alphabet lead gains among the Mag 7 as tech stocks are set to rebound: Nvidia (NVDA) +1.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +0.7%, after opening the books on a seven-part offering spanning maturities from two to 19 years (Amazon +0.3%, Tesla +0.7%, Microsoft +0.4%, Meta Platforms (META) -0.6%, Apple (AAPL) -0.1%). Check Point Software (CHKP) drops 6% after the company reported revenue for the third quarter that missed the average analyst estimate. Crowdstrike (CRWD) rises 3% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the security software company to buy, seeing tailwinds related to AI. Estee Lauder (EL) gains 3% after reporting better—than-expected earnings and raising its outlook, the latest sign the beauty conglomerate’s turnaround effort is winning over consumers. Floor & Decor (FND) slips 1.6% after Goldman Sachs cut the recommendation to sell. The downgrade came after the flooring products supplier said comparable sales are down to start the fourth quarter. Geo Group (GEO) gains 3% after securing a contract from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide support services at the 2,329-bed Big Spring Complex in Texas. Idexx Labs (IDXX) rises 6% after the animal health firm boosted its revenue guidance for the full year, following results for the third quarter that beat the average analyst estimate. Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) rallies 50% after the biotech got accelerated FDA approval for Voceryq, an immunotherapy to treat adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Kosmos Energy (KOS) falls 7% after the oil and gas company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share that missed the average analyst estimate as weather weighed on results. Marvell Technology (MRVL) climbs 1% after reaching a deal to buy Lumentum at an enterprise value $115 billion in a race to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom. Lumentum (LITE) slips 1%. Okta (OKTA) rises 2% as the stock will replace Kenvue Inc. in the S&P 500 effective Wednesday. Once Upon a Farm (OFRM) falls 12% after the children’s nutritional food company said it will host a business update conference call/webcast at 8:30am NY time to discuss the company’s voluntary recall of its Tractor Wheels soft-baked bars due to potential choking hazard that was issued on Oct. 30.

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