May 2025

Anthropic’s Claude 4 models more willing than before to blackmail some users 2025-05-23 at 00:32 By Thomas Claburn Open the pod bay door Anthropic on Thursday announced the availability of Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, the latest iteration of its Claude family of machine learning models.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

FTC launches probe of liberal watchdog Media Matters over Elon Musk’s X boycott claims 2025-05-22 at 23:37 By Reuters The Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday. The civil investigative demand seen by

Sui validators freeze majority of stolen funds in $220M Cetus hack 2025-05-22 at 23:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Cetus, a decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) built atop the Sui blockchain network, said $162 million of over $220 million stolen in a May 22 hack has been frozen. According to the Cetus team, the DEX is

OpenAI plans to ship 100 million pocket-sized AI devices for everyday use 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi OpenAI is planning to develop AI “companion” devices that will integrate artificial intelligence capabilities with everyday life, potentially opening the door to a new high-tech innovation used alongside laptops and smartphones. In an interview with

Solana price fractal targets rally to $260, but one thing must happen first — Analysts 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Solana’s bull flag pattern projects a rally to $260, but low spot buy volumes have analysts advising caution. After briefly dropping to $160 from $184, Solana (SOL) is attempting to

Kraken to offer tokenized US stocks to non-US clients 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Crypto exchange Kraken is planning to offer non-US customers the option of trading tokenized US stocks, part of the company’s push to offer more traditional assets via tokenization. The products will be offered through Backed, a new Kraken

Space Force tech mission threatened by staff and funding black hole 2025-05-22 at 22:06 By Brandon Vigliarolo Budget slashing has ‘outsized impact’ on us, says commander who fears branch not ready for orbital war The US Space Force has been struggling to achieve its technological goals, and Chief of Space Operations General B. Chance Saltzman

Google faces new DOJ antitrust probe over partnership with AI startup: report 2025-05-22 at 21:32 By Thomas Barrabi Google reportedly faces a fresh Justice Department probe over whether it violated antitrust law through its partnership with artificial intelligence chatbot firm Character.AI. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

Chinese snoops tried to break into US city utilities, says Talos 2025-05-22 at 21:32 By Jessica Lyons Intrusions began weeks before Trimble patched the Cityworks hole A suspected Chinese crew has been exploiting a now-patched remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Trimble Cityworks to break into US local government networks and target utility management systems,

Meet the 24-year-old law school dropout who started Long Island’s only silent, self-driving lawn-mowing biz 2025-05-22 at 21:07 By Alex Mitchell “We market them as a Roomba for your lawn,” Kevin Boodram, who started Huntington-based Serenity Lawncare at age 21, told The Post. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

US lawmaker introduces anti-corruption bill ahead of Trump’s dinner 2025-05-22 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee, has announced plans to introduce legislation “to block [Donald] Trump’s memecoin and stop his crypto corruption.” In a May 22 notice, Rep. Waters said the

Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO’s speech to protest AI tech for Israel 2025-05-22 at 20:32 By Associated Press Microsoft has previously fired employees who protested company events over its work in Israel, including at its 50th anniversary party in April. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Bain launches datacenter biz for Euros worried about climate change and Trump 2025-05-22 at 20:19 By Dan Robinson Data sovereignty fears fuel pitch to hyperscalers Investment biz Bain Capital is getting further into the datacenter sector with the launch of an operation serving hyperscalers in Europe, potentially positioning itself to benefit from customer unease over

BTC price eyes $112K as risk assets ‘ignore bad news’ on unemployment 2025-05-22 at 20:08 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Mixed results for US jobless claims fail to dent risk-asset enthusiasm. Despite concerns over the bond market, Bitcoin and stocks enjoy stability at the start of the Wall Street trading session. BTC price

Bitcoin could go much higher due to lack of FOMO and futures market euphoria — Analysts 2025-05-22 at 20:08 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s rally to new price highs happened as funding rates and trading sentiment remained unusually subdued. Rising stablecoin supply and global M2 growth indicate untapped liquidity and the potential

SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels 2025-05-22 at 20:08 By Lindsay Clark Vendor’s AI-infused pitch at Sapphire marred by backlash over support costs News that SAP users face a 30-50 percent premium to get some cloud products – including core ERP – to industry-standard service levels threatens to overshadow the German

Billionaire Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $700M worth of stock — but recipients are a mystery 2025-05-22 at 19:31 By Ariel Zilber SEC filing detailed that Brin transferred approximately 4.1 million Alphabet shares, evenly split between newly converted Class A and Class C stock. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product

Irish Data Protection Commission clears Meta to train AI on EU citizens’ data 2025-05-22 at 19:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Case being heard in Germany could derail Zuck’s plans, and noyb tells El Reg the fight isn’t over The Irish Data Protection Commission has cleared the way for Meta to begin slurping up the data of

Deepfake Scam or Inside Job? Rethinking the BEC Threat 2025-05-22 at 19:17 By As organizations strengthen their defenses against external BEC threats, they must simultaneously consider the possibility of insider collaboration. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source