Episode 13: From robot baristas that actually work to devastating DeFi hacks, this episode covers the biggest tech developments shaping our automated future.

🤖 ROBOT BARISTA BREAKTHROUGH

• Technology reporter's surprising positive experience with robot barista

• Service robotics market projected to reach $103B by 2026

• 1.5M unfilled hospitality positions driving automation adoption

• Cost-benefit analysis: $100K-300K robots vs $25/hour human workers

💰 STEP FINANCE $27M TREASURY HACK

• Entire operational treasury drained in sophisticated attack

• STEP token crashes 90% following breach

• Treasury attacks vs smart contract vulnerabilities explained

• Broader implications for DeFi protocol security

⚛️ CHINA'S QUANTUM LEAP

• Commercial quantum computer launch with atomic qubits

• 10x longer quantum state maintenance vs superconducting alternatives

• Implications for crypto security and global tech competition

🎯 AI MEETING INFILTRATION

• New AI notetaking devices hitting corporate meetings

• 95% of meetings lack follow-up documentation within 48 hours

• AI transcription accuracy improves from 70% to 95%+ in 3 years

• Privacy concerns: CIA devices can turn speakers into microphones

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Service robots approaching viability tipping point

• DeFi protocols need better treasury security

• Quantum computing race intensifies

• AI meeting tools raise productivity vs privacy questions

Links: morpheuscyber.com | techfuturesindex.com | @MorpheusCyber

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First-person experience with robot barista defeats expectations. Service robotics breakthrough or novelty?

📊 Key Data:

• • Service robotics market projected to reach $103 billion by 2026
  • Labor shortages in hospitality hit 1.5 million unfilled positions in 2025
  • Robot barista can prepare 300 drinks per hour versus 50 for human baristas

Step Finance treasury drained for $27M as STEP token crashes 90%. Solana DeFi under attack.

📊 Key Data:

• • $27 million - Step Finance's entire operational treasury drained in the attack
  • 90% - STEP token price crash following the treasury hack
  • SOL trading at $95, down significantly amid broader DeFi security concerns

Chinese breakthrough in atomic-based quantum computing emphasizes stable qubits for enterprise applications over research demonstrations.

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