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Betting markets’ Q1 US GDP forecast flips negative amid tariff turmoil 2025-04-30 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Bettors on prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are flipping bearish on the US economy. As of April 29, both platforms are predicting that the US will log an economic contraction during the first quarter of 2025…

US Senate majority leader expects stablecoin vote before May 26 — Report 2025-04-30 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright US Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly told Republican lawmakers that the chamber would address a bill on stablecoin regulation before the May 26 Memorial Day holiday. According to an April 29 Politico report, Thune…

Bitcoin price still in bargain zone as US jobs report sparks rate cut hopes 2025-04-30 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin is undervalued and the firm holds an optimistic mid-term outlook. The JOLTS report shows a sharp drop in open US jobs, raising investors’ hope for Fed…

Growth of crypto poses risks to investors, financial stability — Bank of Italy 2025-04-30 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The Bank of Italy identified Bitcoin and other digital assets as emerging risk factors in a recent report, citing concerns for both investors and the financial system. In its April 2025 Financial Stability Report,…

Indian high court orders steps to block Proton Mail 2025-04-30 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A court in India has ordered the encrypted email service Proton Mail blocked in the country for refusing to share information with authorities. In an April 29 hearing of the High Court of Karnataka, Justice M Nagaprasanna ordered…

Meta bets you want a sprinkle of social in your chatbot 2025-04-30 at 00:53 By Brandon Vigliarolo Sharing is caring when your entire business is built on it Meta is scrambling to grab some of that ChatGPT and Grok buzz with the launch of its own standalone AI app. Built on its Llama 4 LLM,…

Mark Zuckerberg admits he’s ‘the most awkward person’ — here’s what has hurt his confidence the most 2025-04-30 at 00:30 By Thomas Barrabi, Alexandra Steigrad Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg called himself the “most awkward person” – and admitted there’s one name in particular the internet has tagged him with that has hurt his confidence. This…

SEC punts decisions on XRP, DOGE ETFs 2025-04-30 at 00:08 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed deciding on whether to greenlight two proposed cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding Dogecoin and XRP, filings show.  The US regulator has delayed its deadline for ruling on the proposed ETF listings…

TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it’s too late for online speech 2025-04-29 at 23:21 By Thomas Claburn Good intentions, terrible wording – and Trump can’t wait to use it because ‘nobody gets treated worse than I do’ Federal legislation that would protect people from having explicit images of themselves posted…

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI chatbot claim he participated in Jan. 6 riot 2025-04-29 at 23:02 By Thomas Barrabi Conservative activist Robby Starbuck slapped Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta with a defamation lawsuit over false responses about him generated by its AI chatbot – including claims that he was a Holocaust denier and had…

Bitget, Avalanche form crypto partnership in India 2025-04-29 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange with 100 million users, has announced a partnership with Avalanche to support community initiatives across India, one of the fastest-growing areas for crypto and Web3 developers. The partnership will see at least $10 million doled out…

Bitcoin price always rallies at least 50% after these two patterns emerge 2025-04-29 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: Bitcoin tends to rally significantly when low leverage meets stronger-than-expected retail sales and hawkish Federal Reserve signals. In three separate 7-week periods, Bitcoin rose 50% to 84%. Upcoming speeches from Fed Chair Jerome…

Bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, expands into crypto 2025-04-29 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Europe’s second-largest neobank, Bunq, is expanding into cryptocurrency, citing growing retail investor demand for digital assets worldwide. The Amsterdam-based neobank announced the launch of Bunq Crypto on April 29, a new offering enabling its users to invest in over 300…

Ethereum’s ‘capitulation’ suggests ETH price is undervalued: Fidelity report 2025-04-29 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital Assets’ report said that multiple Ethereum onchain metrics suggest ETH trades at a discount. The BTC/ETH market cap ratio is at mid-2020 levels. Ethereum’s layer-2 active addresses hit new highs at 13.6 million. Fresh…

Nasdaq files to list 21Shares Dogecoin ETF 2025-04-29 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The United States exchange Nasdaq has asked regulators for permission to list a 21Shares exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the popular memcoin Dogecoin, regulatory filings show.  The move follows 21Shares’ April 10 filing of its initial proposal to launch its Dogecoin…

Watch out for any Linux malware sneakily evading syscall-watching antivirus 2025-04-29 at 22:01 By Iain Thomson Google dumped io_uring after $1M in bug bounties A proof-of-concept program has been released to demonstrate a so-called monitoring “blind spot” in how some Linux antivirus and other endpoint protection tools use the kernel’s io_uring interface.… This article is…

Duolingo jumps aboard the ‘AI-first’ train, will phase out contractors 2025-04-29 at 20:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Luis von Ahn says small quality hits are a price worth paying to ride the wave Duolingo has become the latest tech outfit to declare itself ‘AI-first,’ with CEO Luis von Ahn telling staff the biz will gradually phase…

WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy 2025-04-29 at 20:32 By Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner. “Private Processing will allow users to leverage powerful optional AI features – like summarizing unread messages…

New Reports Uncover Jailbreaks, Unsafe Code, and Data Theft Risks in Leading AI Systems 2025-04-29 at 20:32 By Various generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services have been found vulnerable to two types of jailbreak attacks that make it possible to produce illicit or dangerous content. The first of the two techniques, codenamed Inception, instructs an AI…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta takes on ChatGPT with launch of standalone AI app 2025-04-29 at 20:18 By Reuters Meta’s separate app will provide more personalized responses based on context and other user-specific elements related to the user’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York…

Enterprise tech dominates zero-day exploits with no signs of slowdown 2025-04-29 at 20:18 By Connor Jones As Big Tech gets used to the pain, smaller vendors urged to up their game This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Backblaze denies ‘sham accounting’ claims as short sellers circle 2025-04-29 at 19:23 By Dan Robinson Cloud storage biz says ‘baseless allegations’ are attempts by analysts to profit Cloud storage and backup provider Backblaze has denied accusations made by financial analysts of “sham accounting” and “insider dumping,” as well as claims it inflated cash flow forecasts…

Commvault Command Center has a critical security flaw 2025-04-29 at 19:23 By Commvault Command Center has a critical security flaw. Security leaders discuss.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Saks Fifth Avenue launches storefront on Amazon to sell luxury clothes, products 2025-04-29 at 19:02 By Reuters Amazon has been an investor in Saks Global, Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent company, since December, when Saks Global purchased Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this…

UK gov’t proposes crypto rules in response to scams 2025-04-29 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The United Kingdom’s Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, have proposed new crypto rules aimed at “support[ing] innovation while cracking down on fraudsters.” In an April 29 notice, the UK government announced draft rules for cryptocurrencies,…

AI has a trust problem — Decentralized privacy-preserving tech can fix it 2025-04-29 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Felix Xu Opinion by: Felix Xu, co-founder of ARPA Network and Bella Protocol AI has been a dominant narrative since 2024, but users and companies still cannot completely trust it. Whether it’s finances, personal data or healthcare…

Uber orders employees back to office 3 days per week as company cracks down on remote work: report 2025-04-29 at 18:45 By Thomas Barrabi Uber is ordering employees to spend at least three days per week in the office and cutting back on remote work, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a memo to employees. Beginning…

China now America’s number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed 2025-04-29 at 18:17 By Iain Thomson Former Rear Admiral calls for National Guard online deployment and corporates to be held accountable RSAC  Russia used to be considered America’s biggest adversary online, but over the past couple of years China has taken…

Security leaders share thoughts on Blue Shield of California data breach 2025-04-29 at 18:17 By Blue Shield of California has notified members of a data breach that may have impacted protected health information. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin ‘hot supply’ nears $40B as new investors flood in at $95K 2025-04-29 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin’s most recently-moved supply segment is increasing as higher prices see an influx of “speculative capital.” “Hot supply” has doubled in just five weeks versus local lows in March. Active address numbers have…

$649B stablecoin transfers linked to illicit activity in 2024: Report 2025-04-29 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Cryptocurrency compliance firm Bitrace found that $649 billion worth of stablecoins flowed through addresses classified as high-risk in 2024, according to an April 29 report. Bitrace defines high-risk blockchain addresses as those used by illegal entities to…

OpenBSD 7.7 released with updated hardware support, 9Front ships second update of 2025 2025-04-29 at 17:19 By Liam Proven The OS refresh brings Ryzen AI and Arrow Lake compatibility Fresh from their respective bunkers, OpenBSD 7.7 and a new version of Plan 9 fork 9Front have dropped, bringing hardened security, obscure charm, and, oddly enough,…

SentinelOne Uncovers Chinese Espionage Campaign Targeting Its Infrastructure and Clients 2025-04-29 at 17:18 By Cybersecurity company SentinelOne has revealed that a China-nexus threat cluster dubbed PurpleHaze conducted reconnaissance attempts against its infrastructure and some of its high-value customers. “We first became aware of this threat cluster during a 2024 intrusion conducted against an organization previously…

OpenAI adds shopping to ChatGPT — here’s how it works 2025-04-29 at 16:50 By Brooke Steinberg ChatGPT will pull from sources including editorial commerce reviews as well as forums like Reddit to get a range of evaluations. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

Infosec pros tell Trump to quit bullying Chris Krebs – it’s undermining security 2025-04-29 at 16:18 By Connor Jones Top voices warn that political retaliation puts democracy and national defense at risk The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and numerous infosec leaders are lobbying US President Donald Trump to drop his enduring investigation into Chris Krebs,…

A16z leads $25M funding for Miden blockchain project 2025-04-29 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A16z Crypto led a $25 million investment round into Miden, an independent blockchain project spun out of Polygon Labs. Miden closed its $25 million seed rounds led by a16z Crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC, with participation from Finality Capital…

The State of Open Source in 2025? Honestly, it’s a mess but you knew that already 2025-04-29 at 15:47 By Liam Proven The good news: everyone’s using it. The bad news: have you seen how they’re using it? OpenLogic’s 2025 State of Open Source Report offers a slightly different perspective on modern corporate adoption of…

AI-powered, automated attacks have reached record numbers 2025-04-29 at 15:15 By Research finds AI-powered, automated attacks have reached record numbers.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline: