December 2025

Microsoft rushes an out-of-band update for Message Queuing bug 2025-12-23 at 18:53 By Richard Speed Redmond gets in early for the twelve whoopsies of Christmas Microsoft has hustled out an out-of-band update to address a Message Queuing issue introduced by the December 2025 update.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Windows is testing a new, wider Run dialog box. Here’s how to try it 2025-12-23 at 18:27 By Avram Piltch You’ll need to be using a Windows Insider build to see it The Windows 11 Run dialog box is one of the oldest pieces of user interface still in use. It works just fine, but

Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites 2025-12-23 at 17:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Google Chrome extensions with the same name and published by the same developer that come with capabilities to intercept traffic and capture user credentials. The extensions are advertised as a “multi-location network speed test

How Bhutan is building a green Bitcoin economy from the ground up 2025-12-23 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by SK Arora Bhutan is quietly building a low-carbon Bitcoin economy using hydropower, sovereign capital and clear regulatory guardrails. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin bull divs build as gold prepares to hit new $4.5K record high 2025-12-23 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin printed bullish signals against gold and the dollar while staying below $90,000 as a whale opened multimillion-dollar crypto shorts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Memory is running out, and so are excuses for software bloat 2025-12-23 at 16:36 By Richard Speed Maybe the answer to soaring RAM prices is to use less of it Opinion  Register readers of a certain age will recall the events of the 1970s, where a shortage of fuel due to various international disagreements resulted

A Cybersecurity Holiday Gift Guide 2025-12-23 at 16:06 By Alisha Smith What to get the security pros that have seen it all This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Crypto hack counts fall but supply chain attacks reshape threat landscape 2025-12-23 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Concerns about code vulnerabilities are fading in the crypto space, but more sophisticated scam tactics are emerging as protocol security improves. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ethena’s USDe loses $8.3B since October crash amid ‘loss of confidence’ 2025-12-23 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has seen its market cap cut almost in half since the Oct. 10 crash, as investors retreat from leveraged and synthetic collateral models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Russia’s central bank signals shift toward retail crypto access 2025-12-23 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Russia’s central bank has submitted draft that would allow non-qualified investors to purchase crypto, but only under strict conditions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Like a Virgin Airways bot, planning for the very first time 2025-12-23 at 16:06 By Thomas Claburn Airline deploys AI travel agent and it hasn’t been a disaster Non-human travel agents are here. Virgin Atlantic earlier this month installed an AI travel agent on its website, calling the web-bound chatbot “the future of travel planning.” …

Are altcoins coming back? Why ‘Bitcoin season’ has staying power in 2026 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Crypto traders and several metrics suggest that an altcoin season is nowhere to be seen as institutions help Bitcoin strengthen its grip on the market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

OKX reports trading increase after expansion into US, EU 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The exchange cited licensing approvals in Europe and its US launch as key drivers behind the surge in activity on its compliant platforms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ZOOZ’s Bitcoin treasury play faces Nasdaq delisting clock 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben ZOOZ’s minimum bid‑price notice makes it the latest Bitcoin treasury stock to brush up against Nasdaq’s listing rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UNIX V4 tape successfully recovered: First ever version of UNIX written in C is running again 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Liam Proven Crucial early evolutionary step found, imaged, and … amazingly … works Computer History Museum software curator Al Kossow has successfully retrieved the contents of the over-half-a-century old tape found at the University of

Oracle’s new AI-enhanced support portal leaves users fuming 2025-12-23 at 14:47 By Lindsay Clark The company that bet the farm on AI said to have made things worse with AI Oracle’s new AI-powered support portal is frustrating customers and support engineers who are struggling to find the basics, such as old tickets, links to database