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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.…

FYI: Most AI spending driven by FOMO, not ROI, CEOs tell IBM, LOL 2025-05-06 at 23:01 By Tobias Mann Just 1 in 4 bets paying off so far Only a quarter of AI initiatives have delivered the expected return on investment, according to an IBM survey of 2,000 CEOs.… This article is an excerpt from…

DOJ seeks forced breakup of Google digital ad businesses to ‘terminate’ monopolies 2025-05-06 at 22:50 By Thomas Barrabi Google should be forced to sell off two separate digital advertising businesses, the Justice Department argued in a court filing after a federal judge ruled last month that the Big Tech giant operates an illegal monopoly over…

Microsoft burnishes green cred by paying Swedes to burn biomass and bury CO2 2025-05-06 at 22:17 By Dan Robinson Critics argue offset schemes like this offer tech giants a license to pollute Microsoft has expanded its deal with Stockholm Exergi to buy 500,000 tonnes of permanent carbon removal annually over ten years. Critics argue such…

Solana bull flag, rising stablecoin market cap hint at SOL price rally to $220 2025-05-06 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Solana’s stablecoin supply rose by 156% in 2025, to hit a new record at $12 billion. Solana’s TVL grew by 25% to $7.65 billion, with 27.7% decentralized exchange volume share, leading…

New Hampshire governor signs crypto reserve bill into law 2025-05-06 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Kelly Ayotte, the Governor of New Hampshire, signed a bill into law allowing the state’s treasurer to invest in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC). In a May 6 notice, Ayotte announced on social media that New Hampshire would be…

Pentagon declares war on ‘outdated’ software buying 2025-05-06 at 21:32 By Connor Jones (If only that would keep folks off unsanctioned chat app side quests) The US Department of Defense (DoD) is overhauling its “outdated” software procurement systems, and insists it’s putting security at the forefront of decision-making processes.… This article is an excerpt from…

Standard Chartered sees BNB more than doubling in 2025 2025-05-06 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Asset manager Standard Chartered predicts that Binance’s ecosystem token, BNB, could more than double in price this year, according to an analyst report reviewed by Cointelegraph.  The asset manager sees BNB’s price rising to approximately $1,275 per token…

From Russia with doubt: Go library’s Kremlin ties stoke fear 2025-05-06 at 20:52 By Thomas Claburn Easyjson library’s presence in numerous open source projects alarms security biz Easyjson, a software library for serializing data in Golang applications, is maintained by developers affiliated with Russia’s VK Group.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Parents’ obsessive technology use may have serious long-term effects on babies and toddlers: study 2025-05-06 at 20:32 By Asia Grace Call it phone-y parenting. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the ‘BTC risk-off’ metric fell this low 2025-05-06 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: The Bitcoin Risk-Off signal dropped to 23.7, its lowest since March 2019, indicating low correction risk and a high likelihood of a bullish trend developing. Despite the recent decline in network…

Is it a bull or bear market? How to tell the difference 2025-05-06 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak TL;DR: Not sure if you’re in a bull or bear market? This guide breaks down how to spot the difference using price action, volume, sentiment and onchain data. Learn how to recognize market cycles, what…

North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview 2025-05-06 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun For months, Cointelegraph took part in an investigation centered around a suspected North Korean operative that uncovered a cluster of threat actors attempting to score freelancing gigs in the cryptocurrency industry. The investigation was led by…

EU tells US scientists to dump Trump for a lab in Europe 2025-05-06 at 19:33 By Dan Robinson Brussels rolls out €500M plan to lure boffins with grants and actual respect for research The European Commission (EC) is looking to make Europe the home of science by tempting researchers and scientists to relocate to the…

EV maker recalls more than 27K vehicles over risk malfunction in key component 2025-05-06 at 19:22 By Fox Business Electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar has recalled over 27k vehicles following the discovery of a rear-view camera malfunction. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

Frictionless flows are Ethereum’s path to economic dominance 2025-05-06 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Barna Kiss Opinion by: Barna Kiss, CEO of Malda An idea recently floated by some prominent thinkers in the Ethereum space to reclaim value for the mainnet is the taxing of its Layer-2s. The future of Ethereum does not depend on…

32% of Employees Using AI Hide It From Their Employer 2025-05-06 at 19:02 By A new report shows how employees are leveraging technology in the workplace for greater autonomy and flexibility.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Hackers Exploit Samsung MagicINFO, GeoVision IoT Flaws to Deploy Mirai Botnet 2025-05-06 at 18:47 By Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The activity, first observed by the Akamai Security Intelligence…

Palantir loves the smell of DOGE budget cuts in the morning 2025-05-06 at 18:17 By Lindsay Clark Data giant backs federal austerity push, saying it’s ‘the right thing’ for US Palantir, the controversial US surveillance and analytics firm, says it welcomes scrutiny of government spending by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the controversial cost-cutting…

Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing ‘Trump’s crypto corruption’ 2025-05-06 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called “the corruption of the President of the United States”…

Cerebras CEO actually finds common ground with Nvidia as startup notches IBM win 2025-05-06 at 17:18 By Tobias Mann Feldman calls US’s AI Diffusion rules ‘bad policy’ Cerebras Systems’ dinner-plate-sized chips currently power the latest AI inference offerings from Meta and, soon, those of IBM, but US trade policy weighs heavy on its prospects worldwide.……

Ransomware Attacks Declined in April — Why? 2025-05-06 at 17:18 By Research found less ransomware attacks in April compared to to previous months in 2025.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Learn How We’re Making It Safer to Work in a Connected World 2025-05-06 at 17:03 By Tobias Pischl We’ve been named a Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Data Security This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims 2025-05-06 at 17:02 By Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on two threat actors that orchestrate investment scams through spoofed celebrity endorsements and conceal their activity through traffic distribution systems (TDSes). The activity clusters have been codenamed Reckless Rabbit and Ruthless…

FTC Findings Show That Consumers Lost 470 Million to Text Scams 2025-05-06 at 16:46 By Recent data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that consumers lost $470 million to text message-based scams. This amount is five times higher than what was reported in 2020. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS…

Windows 11 24H2 now ‘broadly available’ … complete with yet another ‘known issue’ 2025-05-06 at 16:19 By Richard Speed Azure Virtual Desktop App attach users might want to sit this one out for a bit longer Microsoft is celebrating the milestone of Windows 11 24H2 reaching broad availability with… yet another “known issue.” This time,…

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains 2025-05-06 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin is struggling again as gold retakes the limelight with week-to-date gains of nearly 5%. Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is under scrutiny amid ongoing macroeconomic shifts. Traders see a short-term slump amid…

30 years of MySQL, the database that changed the world 2025-05-06 at 15:45 By Lindsay Clark From ubiquitous go-to system for early Noughties startups to a legacy like no other Before Donald Trump became US president and the UK left the EU – both arguably the result of a new kind of online politics –…

Third Parties and Machine Credentials: The Silent Drivers Behind 2025’s Worst Breaches 2025-05-06 at 15:18 By It wasn’t ransomware headlines or zero-day exploits that stood out most in this year’s Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) — it was what fueled them. Quietly, yet consistently, two underlying factors played a role in some of…

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative 2025-05-06 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time in 15 days, indicating defensive short-term sentiment among US investors. Bitcoin CME futures gaps between support at $92,000-$92,500 and resistance at $96,400-$97,400 suggest…

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix 2025-05-06 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) HydraDAO claims that its researchers were able to use a novel technique to repair severed spines in rats. In a May 5 X post, decentralized science (DeSci) project HydraDAO said that one of…

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy? 2025-05-06 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: Berkshire holds $347B in cash, enough to buy ~18% of Bitcoin’s supply. Greg Abel has not signaled a shift from Warren Buffett’s anti-Bitcoin stance. Berkshire already has indirect crypto exposure via Nu Holdings, Jefferies. Warren Buffett announced at…

Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheated when coolers lost their chill 2025-05-06 at 14:33 By Richard Speed Too much hot air brings down Manchester Uni based neural network project Exclusive  The brain-inspired SpiNNaker machine at Manchester University suffered an overheating incident over the Easter weekend that will send a chill down the spines of datacenter administrators.……