May 2025

AI models will lie when honesty conflicts with their goals 2025-05-01 at 21:42 By Thomas Claburn Researchers got truthful responses less than half the time Researchers have found that when AI models face a conflict between telling the truth or accomplishing a specific goal, they lie more than 50 percent of the time.… This article […]

Microsoft raises Xbox prices due to tariffs following PlayStation hike 2025-05-01 at 20:52 By Reuters The move comes a few weeks after PlayStation maker Sony raised the prices of its PlayStation 5 console in various markets. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Red, white, and blew it? Trump tariffs may cost America the AI race 2025-05-01 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research World War Fee  US tariffs – should they go ahead – are likely to result in price bumps for essential components and construction

Judge slams Apple, rules Tim Cook ‘chose poorly’ in alleged defiance of antitrust ruling 2025-05-01 at 20:17 By Ariel Zilber “To hide the truth, Vice-President of Finance, Alex Roman, outright lied under oath,” according to US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas 2025-05-01 at 20:17 By Jessica Lyons Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen? RSAC  If Amazon’s Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging

Coinbase suspends trading for MOVE token 2025-05-01 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will suspend trading of Movement Labs’ native token effective May 15. The decision was shared in a May 1 post on X, with Coinbase citing the token’s failure to meet its listing standards. According to

Devs introduce Ethereum R1 layer-2 scaling solution 2025-05-01 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill A group of developers within the Ethereum ecosystem, operating independently of the Ethereum Foundation, have announced Ethereum R1 — a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network that does not include a native token. According to the announcement, the

Redis ‘returns’ to open source with AGPL license 2025-05-01 at 19:21 By Lindsay Clark New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers Redis, the company behind the popular value-key database of the same name, has returned its main system to an open source license, although the move failed to satisfy some critics.… This article

More than 500,000 records exposed in ticket reseller breach 2025-05-01 at 19:21 By 520,054 records were exposed in ticket reseller breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Federal crypto legislation could come with a ‘New York State of Mind’ 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Singer Love it or leave it, New York State has been a force in crypto regulation. Ten years ago, the state created the United States’ first comprehensive regulatory framework for firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, including key

Bitcoin bulls prep $97K resistance showdown as gold dips 8% from highs 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3% on May 1 as a new month saw shorts struggle to keep price pinned. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin pressures shorts after 3% daily gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro

Fake Security Plugin on WordPress Enables Remote Admin Access for Attackers 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting WordPress sites that disguises the malware as a security plugin. The plugin, which goes by the name “WP-antymalwary-bot.php,” comes with a variety of features to maintain access, hide itself from

61% of organizations not prepared to address critical risks 2025-05-01 at 18:55 By The Global Risk Survey from AlixPartners found that 61% or more organizations are not sufficiently prepared to address critical risks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

X marks the drop for European users 2025-05-01 at 18:21 By Richard Speed Xitter sheds EU users. Musk’s Grok suggests ‘misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation’ to blame Everything is super, over at X (the social media service formerly known as Twitter), which has shed around 10 percent of its European

The case for enterprise-grade custody solutions 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Vikash Singh Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at Stillmark The Bybit hack resulted in the largest loss of funds to cyber hackers by a cryptocurrency exchange in history. It served as a wake-up call for those complacent about the state of security

Bitcoin to $1M by 2029 fueled by ETF and gov’t demand — Bitwise exec 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch.

Bitcoin yield demand booming as institutions seek liquidity — Solv CEO 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin (BTC) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol. During a fireside chat at the Token2049

AI infrastructure investment may be $8T shot in the dark 2025-05-01 at 17:15 By Dan Robinson McKinsey warns datacenter binge could overshoot actual demand as execs scramble to keep up with hype A report from consultancy McKinsey & Company highlights the widespread unease over AI, pointing to the bewildering sums being invested into infrastructure to

21Shares files for US spot Sui ETF after European launch 2025-05-01 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Major European cryptocurrency investment firm 21Shares has filed for a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, marking another step in its expansion to the US market. 21Shares on April 30 submitted the Form S-1