May 2025

Amazon delivery drones crashed during test flight after removal of rain-proof safety sensor: report 2025-05-16 at 18:46 By Ariel Zilber The twin crashes of Amazon’s MK30 drones in Oregon occurred on Dec. 16, when both aircraft abruptly shut off mid-air and slammed into the ground. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and […]

Defamation case against DEF CON terminated with prejudice 2025-05-16 at 18:30 By Connor Jones ‘We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting violations’ A Seattle court this week dismissed with prejudice the defamation case brought against DEF CON and its organizer Jeff Moss by former conference stalwart Christopher Hadnagy.… This article is an excerpt from

Charter Communications to buy cable TV rival Cox for nearly $22B 2025-05-16 at 18:20 By Reuters Media companies are considering options for their once lucrative cable TV businesses that are now in decline as millions of consumers pivot to streamers such as Netflix. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

From debanking to a banking arms race—The rise of stablecoins 2025-05-16 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Megan Knab Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses to now embracing stablecoins. If you talk to most crypto startup founders

Europe’s MiCA law is motion, but can the crypto industry keep up? 2025-05-16 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase. Designed to unify crypto regulation across all 27 EU member states, MiCA promises clarity, consumer

Violent crypto robberies on the rise: Six attacks that targeted investors 2025-05-16 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood As cryptocurrency gains in popularity and price, some criminals are taking to violent measures to steal funds from high-profile crypto holders. Jameson Lopp’s GitHub repository, which logs such incidents, has recorded 22 “$5 wrench” attacks on

Annual electronic waste footprint per person is 11.2 kilo grammes 2025-05-16 at 17:33 By Lindsay Clark Extend each device’s life by 12 months? Like taking 2M cars off the road each year Tech buyers should purchase refurbished devices to push vendors to make hardware more repairable and help the shift to a more circular economy,

The emergence of Sonic and what it means for DeFi: Report 2025-05-16 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Igor K Why did Fantom reinvent itself as Sonic? Fantom was one of the pioneers of the directed acyclic graph (DAG) design for distributed ledgers. It featured fast finality and transaction fees of a fraction of a cent.

51% attack on Ethereum more difficult than on Bitcoin — Justin Drake 2025-05-16 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than on Ethereum. Drake said it would be “much cheaper to 51% attack Bitcoin” and that

XRP price path to $3.40 remains intact — Here is why 2025-05-16 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: XRP price is forming a bullish V-shaped recovery pattern targeting $3.40. A 53% surge in open interest to $5.06 billion signals bullish sentiment. XRP (XRP) price shows positive signs as a bullish technical pattern

Broadcom employee data stolen by ransomware crooks following hit on payroll provider 2025-05-16 at 16:35 By Connor Jones The tech biz was in the process of dropping the payroll company as it learned of the breach EXCLUSIVE  A ransomware attack at a Middle Eastern subsidiary of payroll company ADP has led to customer data theft

Trump’s ‘crypto council’ has ‘no juice’ as it stumbles out of the gate on key Capitol Hill vote: sources 2025-05-16 at 16:19 By Charles Gasparino Without passage of a stablecoin bill, industry insiders say it will be next to impossible to push through a broader overhaul of the digital coin regulation that is also being

Fake Eric Trump-themed token is ‘rug in the making,’ says Bubblemaps 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A new Eric Trump-themed memecoin launched on Solana’s memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, rose more than 6,200% in the past 24 hours, raising red flags among blockchain analysts who warned of a potential rug pull. A newly-created Eric

Warren Buffett exits crypto-friendly Nubank holdings, netting $250M profit 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway earned $250 million from its complete exit from crypto-friendly Nubank. The decision to divest didn’t appear to be performance-based—Nu Holdings posted record profits in 2024 and Q1 2025. Buffett’s exit aligns with

Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Paul Kunert Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained Microsoft is offering to make a series of concessions for up to ten years to pacify European Commission antitrust regulators. This follows protests

AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge 2025-05-16 at 15:48 By Dan Robinson CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the head of Amazon

China-linked consumer brand DayDayCook plans to acquire 5,000 Bitcoin 2025-05-16 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Mainland China, one of the world’s most restrictive countries toward cryptocurrency, may be inching closer to adoption as a locally operating brand announced a Bitcoin reserve strategy. DDC Enterprise, also known as DayDayCook, a US consumer brand with