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New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts 2025-05-07 at 07:19 By Simon Sharwood Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote New Zealand’s government has signaled its support for a bill to ban social media for children under 16,

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Key takeaways: Bitcoin must maintain above $95,000 to have a chance at retesting its $109,000 all-time high; failure to hold could lead to a deeper correction, crypto analysts warn. Several crypto analysts told Cointelegraph in March that

Zerebro dev’s death in question as ‘proof’ surfaces on X 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Members of the crypto community are circulating apparent “proof” that Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu faked his suicide as he promoted his new memecoin during a Pump.fun livestream on May 4. The belief appears to come from an

Democrats aim at Trump’s crypto profits with a 3-prong pincer move 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US Democrat lawmakers have launched a multi-angle attack on President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures with two bills and a subcommittee inquiry aimed at cutting his ability to profit from the initiatives.    The Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance

Preventing Burnout in The Security Industry 2025-05-07 at 07:01 By Burnout can happen at any level of an organization, especially in a fast-paced environment like security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Trump’s trade war with China to cost AMD $1.5B in lost rev 2025-05-07 at 05:01 By Tobias Mann But a multi-billion dollar contract with Oracle for a pile of Instincts and Epycs should take the edge off AMD expects the Trump administration’s newly implemented export controls on GPUs and AI accelerator sales to China to

Trump’s wind farm funding freeze is so much hot air, say states as they blow sueball to Washington 2025-05-07 at 03:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo We’d be shocked, just shocked, if Big Tech’s renewable energy ambitions aren’t known in the White House The Attorneys General of 17 states and Washington, DC have sued the Trump administration

Bitwise throws NEAR ETF in race for SEC approval with S-1 filing 2025-05-07 at 03:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Digital asset manager Bitwise has filed to list a spot Near exchange-traded fund with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, adding to a growing list of altcoins currently vying to win regulatory approval. The Bitwise

Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp snoop drama 2025-05-07 at 03:05 By Iain Thomson Don’t f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy

Developer sues Apple to claw back commission payments 2025-05-07 at 01:48 By Thomas Claburn Just days after judge held Cupertino in contempt over Epic antitrust injunction A developer of mobile sports apps has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Apple, seeking to recover commissions iBiz allegedly collected in violation of a federal injunction intended to

US regulator moves to drop appeal against Kalshi 2025-05-07 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking permission from the court to drop an appeal against prediction market Kalshi. The move could allow the platform to offer political event contracts to users without contest. In a May

Feeling dumb? Let Google’s latest AI invention simplify that wordy writing for you 2025-05-07 at 00:50 By Brandon Vigliarolo Zog brain hurt. Zog want Google help make read easier Exasperated by the prolix verbiage and gratuitously convoluted phraseology that so often permeates technical treatises, philosophical discourses, or the meandering expositions of journalists afflicted by a

FT report suggests advance knowledge of Melania Trump memecoin launch 2025-05-07 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A group of crypto traders reportedly purchased millions of dollars worth of Melania Trump’s memecoins minutes before she announced the launch on social media. According to a May 6 Financial Times report, the crypto traders earned roughly

Bitcoin could rally regardless of what the Federal Reserve FOMC decides this week: Here’s why 2025-05-07 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key Takeaways: The Fed may pause rates but inject liquidity. Crypto could rally as a recession hedge. The weak US dollar and gold rally signal a shift to scarce assets. The US

21Shares launches ETP for Crypto.com’s Cronos token 2025-05-07 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell 21Shares has launched an exchange traded product (ETP) in Europe, providing investors with exposure to Crypto.com’s Cronos token, the asset manager said.  The ETP is listed on Euronext’s Paris and Amsterdam exchanges, 21Shares said in a May 6 announcement.  Cronos

Computacenter IT guy let girlfriend into Deutsche Bank server rooms, says fired whistleblower 2025-05-07 at 00:03 By Iain Thomson What was the plan, showing her his big iron? A now-former manager at Computacenter claims he was unfairly fired after alerting management that a colleague was repeatedly giving his girlfriend unauthorized access to Deutsche Bank’s server

Bitcoin bulls rush into long positions ahead of May 7 Fed FOMC interest rate decision 2025-05-06 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Data shows Bitcoin bulls opening margin long positions from $94,400. A $189 million increase in Bitcoin futures open interest and a 15% increase in trading volume show sustained buying interest.