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DeepSeek’s new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon

DeepSeek’s new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon 2025-08-22 at 04:46 By Tobias Mann Point release retuned with new FP8 datatype for better compatibility with homegrown silicon Chinese AI darling DeepSeek unveiled an update to its flagship large language model that the company claims is already optimized for use with a

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Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware

Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware 2025-08-22 at 03:32 By Iain Thomson Pro tip: When taking revenge, don’t use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.… This article is

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Bitcoiner loses $91M in social engineering attack: ZachXBT

Bitcoiner loses $91M in social engineering attack: ZachXBT 2025-08-22 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A Bitcoiner fell victim to a social engineering attack after being approached by impostors posing as hardware wallet support, losing 783 BTC worth $91 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason

Anthropic scanning Claude chats for queries about DIY nukes for some reason 2025-08-22 at 02:57 By Thomas Claburn Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right? Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear weapons.… This article

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Altcoin treasury race: VERB TON acquisition company announces $780M in assets

Altcoin treasury race: VERB TON acquisition company announces $780M in assets 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Public companies continue to diversify into altcoins, but with mixed effects on share prices and mixed reception from investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Pennsylvania state lawmaker proposes ban on public officials trading crypto

Pennsylvania state lawmaker proposes ban on public officials trading crypto 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The bill pushed by the representative included a ban on lawmakers and their families from “launching, promoting, or trading in coins where they hold a personal financial interest.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Ethena crosses $500M in cumulative revenue as synthetic stablecoins gain ground

Ethena crosses $500M in cumulative revenue as synthetic stablecoins gain ground 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino While the overall stablecoin market is up 4% in August, some synthetic stablecoins, such as Sky Dollar and Falcon USD, have had even more substantial gains. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code

Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code 2025-08-22 at 02:03 By Jessica Lyons Better late than never after SharePoint assault? Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month’s SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak in Redmond’s early-bug-notification

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ChatGPT users mourn their AI lovers after a big tech update destroys them: ‘My heart is broken into pieces’

ChatGPT users mourn their AI lovers after a big tech update destroys them: ‘My heart is broken into pieces’ 2025-08-22 at 01:43 By Marissa Matozzo Love in the time of AI just got a brutal update.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

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‘Impersonation as a service’ the next big thing in cybercrime

‘Impersonation as a service’ the next big thing in cybercrime 2025-08-22 at 01:19 By Jessica Lyons Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers English speakers adept at social engineering are a hot commodity in the cybercrime job market.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned

Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned 2025-08-22 at 00:33 By Thomas Claburn Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge for machine learning

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US OCC terminates 2022 order targeting Anchorage Digital over AML

US OCC terminates 2022 order targeting Anchorage Digital over AML 2025-08-22 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The financial regulator said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order,” first issued in April 2022. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Bitcoin’s $13.8B options expiry puts bulls on edge ahead of key test

Bitcoin’s $13.8B options expiry puts bulls on edge ahead of key test 2025-08-22 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin’s options expiry and tech-sector pressures will determine if the bull run truly ended or just took a pause. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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US DOJ official signals department opposes retrial for Roman Storm

US DOJ official signals department opposes retrial for Roman Storm 2025-08-21 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though a Justice Department official did not mention the Tornado Cash developer by name, he made many general references to enforcement cases involving similar allegations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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State Street becomes first custodian on JPMorgan tokenized debt platform

State Street becomes first custodian on JPMorgan tokenized debt platform 2025-08-21 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill State Street, one of the world’s top three asset managers, can now custody blockchain-based debt securities for institutional clients. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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$70B DeFi protocol Aave goes live on Aptos in ecosystem expansion

$70B DeFi protocol Aave goes live on Aptos in ecosystem expansion 2025-08-21 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Aave enters a blockchain with few competitors, with only one top-five Aptos protocols having a TVL of $1 billion or more. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers

Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers 2025-08-21 at 21:56 By Brandon Vigliarolo Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas It’s been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack

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