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Pentagon celebrates snipping a whole 0.58% from defense budget in IT, DEI cuts 2025-04-12 at 01:49 By Thomas Claburn $5.1B cancelations pitched as efficiency move, though costly Trump birthday parade mulled The US Department of Defense (DOD) has canceled contracts for “consulting and other non-essential services” in the latest round of cuts conceived by Elon…

Scotland’s Lomond School accepts Bitcoin for tuition payments, a first in the UK 2025-04-12 at 00:14 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Lomond School in Scotland will accept Bitcoin (BTC) tuition payments beginning in the Autumn semester of 2025, making it the first school in the United Kingdom to do so. Accepting Bitcoin is part…

China ups tariffs on US goods to 125%, calls Trump’s war a ‘joke’ 2025-04-11 at 23:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Middle Kingdom retaliates against White House’s ‘instrument and weapon to bully and coerce’ World War Fee  China is upping tariffs on US imports to 125 percent, branding the Trump administration’s tax policies a “joke.”… This article…

Crypto Biz: Ripple’s ‘defining moment,’ Binance’s ongoing purge 2025-04-11 at 23:14 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Ripple made headlines this week when it became the first crypto-native company to acquire a multi-asset prime broker, potentially setting the stage for wider adoption of its XRP Ledger technology.  The acquisition of Hidden Road didn’t come cheap, either,…

US Fed ‘absolutely’ ready to step in if liquidity dries up — Voting member 2025-04-11 at 23:14 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The US Federal Reserve is prepared to use its vast arsenal of monetary policy tools to prevent financial and economic conditions from deteriorating rapidly but will do so only if liquidity dries up…

Bitcoin price preparing for ‘up only mode’ as US bonds suffer worst selloff since 2019 2025-04-11 at 23:14 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin (BTC) is entering what former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes calls “up only mode,” as a deepening crisis in the US bond market potentially drives investors away from traditional haven assets and…

China ups tariffs on US goods to 125%, Xi brands trade war a zero-sum game 2025-04-11 at 23:14 By Brandon Vigliarolo Middle Kingdom retaliates against Donald ‘joke’ Trump’s ‘instrument and weapon to bully and coerce’ China is upping tariffs on US imports to 125 percent, branding the Trump administration’s tax policies a “joke.”… This article…

Fed’s Kashkari hints at liquidity support — Is $100K Bitcoin back on the table? 2025-04-11 at 22:30 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, addressed the issue of rising Treasury yields on April 11, suggesting that they might indicate a shift in investor sentiment away from United States government…

Bitcoin’s 10% weekly gain amid worrying US economic data shows crypto trader sentiment shift 2025-04-11 at 22:30 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly A key Bitcoin (BTC) metric signaled a potential shift in its positioning after BTC’s long-term holder realized cap (LTH Realized Cap) surpassed $18 billion for the first time since September 2024. Data from…

PIRG’s ‘Electronic Waste Graveyard’ lists 100+ gadgets dumped after support vanished 2025-04-11 at 22:30 By Dan Robinson Consumer campaign group says ‘we need lifetime transparency for tech Those well-meaning agitators at the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) are back, this time with an interactive “Electronic Waste Graveyard” cataloging a range of devices tossed aside after…

Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined 2025-04-11 at 21:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Trump kills DeFi broker rule in major crypto win: Finance Redefined, April 4–11 In a significant win for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, US President Donald Trump overturned the Internal Revenue Service’s DeFi broker rule, which would…

Bitcoin sellers tap out, clearing the path for a fresh run at new all-time highs 2025-04-11 at 21:05 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin (BTC) price has rebounded by over 11% from the April. 7 low of $74,400, and analysts believe that onchain and technical indicators point to a sustained recovery. According to popular analyst…

Pakistan proposes compliance-based crypto regulatory framework — Report 2025-04-11 at 21:05 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Regulators in Pakistan have proposed a regulatory framework for digital assets that is compliance-focused, in accordance with rules laid out by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the supranational organization that polices finance for money laundering, The Express Tribune…

Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit 2025-04-11 at 21:05 By Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain read-only access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched. The attackers are believed to have leveraged known and…

Google cuts ‘hundreds’ of jobs in Android, Chrome division: report 2025-04-11 at 20:22 By Thomas Barrabi Google parent Alphabet has reportedly slashed hundreds of jobs in the division responsible for Android and its Chrome web browser as part of its latest restructuring. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

S&P 500 briefly sees ‘Bitcoin-level’ volatility amid Trump tariff war 2025-04-11 at 20:22 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The S&P 500 Index briefly experienced Bitcoin-level volatility in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, underscoring the panic and fear gripping traditional markets amid the ongoing trade war.  Bloomberg analyst…

Price analysis 4/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO, LINK, AVAX 2025-04-11 at 20:22 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) is showing strength as buyers have pushed the price above $82,500, but higher levels are likely to attract solid selling from the bears. CryptoQuant analysts said in a recent market report that…

Why every business needs a data security strategy 2025-04-11 at 20:22 By Data breaches frequently result in unauthorized access to confidential customer or employee financial and personal information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

EU official’s warning to US: We could tax Big Tech’s digital ad revenue if Trump trade talks fail 2025-04-11 at 19:24 By Thomas Barrabi The European Union could retaliate by imposing fresh taxes on American tech companies like Google and Meta if trade negotiations fail with President Trump, according to a top EU official. This…

Bitcoin holds $82K as US dollar falls to 3-year low and PPI inflation drops sharply 2025-04-11 at 19:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) sought higher levels around the April 11 Wall Street open as the week’s final US inflation data gave bulls hope. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Analyst: PPI undershoot “great” for…

IBM shareholders asked to back greater lobbying transparency 2025-04-11 at 19:11 By Lindsay Clark Activist investor finds payments groups lobbying against climate action An activist investor has called on IBM to report on its lobbying practices, which he alleges include spending “dark money” with organizations that campaign against climate change reporting and legislation.… This article…

Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang issues stark warning about America’s need to keep pace with China on AI 2025-04-11 at 18:46 By Lydia Moynihan Alexandr Wang, the world’s youngest self-made billionaire and CEO of the $14 billion company Scale AI, is unnerved by Chinese advancements in AI — and what it could mean for the security of…

SMS OTPs Aren’t As Secure As You Think: Why It’s Time for a Change 2025-04-11 at 18:46 By Maren Peasley Here’s why you deserve better, stronger multi-factor authentication This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Speculation is DeFi’s double-edged sword 2025-04-11 at 18:06 By Cointelegraph by Billy Campana Opinion by: Billy Campana, contract developer, Api3  Speculation is a cornerstone of price discovery for traditional finance institutions like hedge funds and major banks and plays an essential role in their day-to-day operations. It is the mechanism by which they can establish…

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy 2025-04-11 at 18:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create. In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in…

The most important experimental distro you’ve never heard of gets new project lead 2025-04-11 at 17:57 By Liam Proven Plus a fresh version … nine years after its last After five years, the extremely experimental GoboLinux project is springing back to life with a new maintainer and a new release.… This article is an excerpt…

Memecoins, markets and Trump: Cointelegraph’s Q1 crypto editorial roundtable 2025-04-11 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis The year 2025 kicked off with a bang and a meme. Just weeks into the New Year, a frenzy of politically fueled memecoins sent Crypto Twitter into overdrive, while lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic turned up…

Trump memecoins worth $321M to hit the market next week 2025-04-11 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra United States President Donald Trump’s official memecoin is set to unlock $321 million worth of vested tokens on April 18. Token vesting tracker Tokenomist data shows that 40 million Trump tokens will be released in a cliff…

Bezos cost Amazon more than Jassy did in 2024 compensation stakes 2025-04-11 at 16:32 By Paul Kunert Exec pay outlined in Proxy Statement, and things did not go well for either workforce or calls for climate transparency reports Amazon exec chairman Jeff Bezos may not have a daily operational role at the cloud and e-commerce…

Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors 2025-04-11 at 16:31 By The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul. The activity, which took place between July and December 2024, singled out organizations in the mass media, telecommunications, construction, government…

TikTok deal becomes casualty of Trump’s trade war with China 2025-04-11 at 15:57 By Charles Gasparino Trump’s U-turn on reciprocal tariffs Wednesday that put the trade war on pause for the entire world except China is making a deal all but impossible, sources told On The Money.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

New York bill proposes legalizing Bitcoin, crypto for state payments 2025-04-11 at 15:36 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A New York lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency payments, signaling growing political momentum for digital asset integration in public services. Assembly Bill A7788, introduced by Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, seeks to…

Windows 2000 Server named peak Microsoft. Readers say it’s all been downhill since Clippy 2025-04-11 at 15:36 By Richard Speed Will future techies feel the same way about Copilot? The results are in, and it appears that – at least as far as The Register‘s most loquacious commenters are concerned – Windows Server 2000 was Microsoft’s…

Campus collaboration: a security-focused work management platform 2025-04-11 at 15:18 By Effective collaboration between security operators, facility teams, and other departments is essential for the smooth functioning of any organization. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Hackers accessed 150,000 emails from a government agency 2025-04-11 at 15:17 By The United States Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has recently discovered an email system breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Initial Access Brokers Shift Tactics, Selling More for Less 2025-04-11 at 15:17 By What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers (IABs) specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor allows IABs to concentrate on their core expertise: exploiting vulnerabilities through methods like social…

BlackRock reports $3B in digital asset inflows during Q1 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with $11.6 trillion in assets under management, reported $84 billion in total net inflows in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 3% annualized growth in assets under management. The firm’s strong…

The whale, the hack and the psychological earthquake that hit HEX 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun An elderly crypto whale known as “HEX 19” lost nearly $4.5 million in a slow-moving hack that drained his staked HEX over multiple years.  At first, it looked like a HEX whale was cashing out. But…

Swedish MP proposes Bitcoin reserve to finance minister 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A member of Sweden’s parliament proposed adding Bitcoin to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, suggesting increased openness to cryptocurrency adoption in Europe following recent moves by the United States. Swedish MP Rickard Nordin issued an open letter urging Finance…

Billions pour into AI as emissions rise – returns stay pitiful, say Stanford boffins 2025-04-11 at 14:28 By Dan Robinson Models get bulkier, burnier, and bank-breakier AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally…