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EU rattles its purse and AI datacenter builders come running 2025-07-01 at 17:26 By Dan Robinson 176 expressions of interest to erect ‘gigafactories’ across 16 member states, with 3 million GPUs needed It’s pork barrel time in Europe for Nvidia (and possibly AMD) as corporations bid for a slice of the €20 billion ($23.6 billion)…

Could Increased MOVEit Transfer Scanning Signal Emerging Threat Activity? 2025-07-01 at 17:25 By An increase in scanning activity targeted MOVEit Transfer systems may indicate emerging threat activity. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft Copilot joins ChatGPT at the feet of the mighty Atari 2600 Video Chess 2025-07-01 at 16:39 By Richard Speed Copilot’s confidence was… misplaced Not content with humiliating ChatGPT at the hands of Video Chess on an Atari 2600 emulator, Robert Caruso has tried again, this time with Microsoft’s Copilot.… This article is an excerpt…

Kraken, Robinhood-backed MiCA-compliant Global Dollar stablecoin lands in EU 2025-07-01 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Paxos launches the Global Dollar stablecoin in the EU, claiming MiCA compliance and support from Kraken, Robinhood and Mastercard under the GDN initiative. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

UK’s Smarter Web Company adds $24.7M in Bitcoin, now holds 773 BTC 2025-07-01 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Smarter Web boosted its Bitcoin treasury with an additional $24.7 million BTC purchase as part of its 10-year strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Deutsche Bank to launch crypto custody accounts in 2026: Report 2025-07-01 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Deutsche Bank reportedly plans to launch a crypto custody service in 2026 with Bitpanda and Taurus, expanding its digital asset initiatives in Europe. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Folks aren’t buying the PCs that US vendors stockpiled to dodge tariffs 2025-07-01 at 15:47 By Dan Robinson Plus: Consumers respond to imminent Win 10 cutoff date with collective ‘Meh’ World War Fee  Total PC shipments in the US will increase by just 2 percent this year, thanks to Trump’s tariffs and little appetite from…

Bitcoin due to copy S&P 500 to hit new all-time high in July: Forecast 2025-07-01 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin has never lost more than 10% by the July monthly candle close, while stocks have enjoyed straight gains since 2015; will history repeat? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

A New Maturity Model for Browser Security: Closing the Last-Mile Risk 2025-07-01 at 14:34 By Despite years of investment in Zero Trust, SSE, and endpoint protection, many enterprises are still leaving one critical layer exposed: the browser. It’s where 85% of modern work now happens. It’s also where copy/paste actions, unsanctioned GenAI usage, rogue extensions,…

Linus Torvalds hints Bcachefs may get dropped from the Linux kernel 2025-07-01 at 14:20 By Liam Proven Kernel 6.16 may be the last with the new disk format The geek titans are clashing once again, and Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has warned: “I think we’ll be parting ways” as of kernel 6.17.… This article is…

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $10B as Trump threatens to unleash DOGE on him 2025-07-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Elon Musk’s xAI secures $10 billion to expand its AI operations as Musk’s clash with President Donald Trump over government spending heats up again. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Bitcoin targets $200K as profit metrics enter ‘cautiously optimistic’ zone 2025-07-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin’s high profitability signals a possible correction in the short term amid increasing calls for $200,00 BTC price later in 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

People have empathy with AI… as long as they think it’s human 2025-07-01 at 13:40 By Lindsay Clark Study finds emotional support from chatbots is more readily accepted if participants don’t know it’s an AI A study of AI chat sessions has shown people tend to have more empathy with a chatbot if they think…

Google Patches Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome’s V8 Engine After Active Exploitation 2025-07-01 at 12:47 By Google has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for which an exploit exists in the wild. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6554 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as a type confusing flaw in…

Terrible tales of opsec oversights: How cybercrooks get themselves caught 2025-07-01 at 12:34 By Connor Jones The silly mistakes to the flagrant failures They say that success breeds complacency, and complacency leads to failure. For cybercriminals, taking too many shortcuts when it comes to opsec delivers a little more than that. … This article is an…

Malaysian regulator proposes easing crypto asset listing process 2025-07-01 at 12:19 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Malaysia’s securities regulator is seeking public feedback on a proposal to allow certain cryptocurrencies to be listed on exchanges without prior approval. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

FATF warning on stablecoin crimes is not anti-crypto, intel firms say 2025-07-01 at 12:19 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Applying advanced tools for tracking illicit stablecoin transactions is necessary; still, it is not enough to mitigate the risks of mass adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Centrifuge brings S&P 500 onchain in tokenized fund launch 2025-07-01 at 12:19 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Centrifuge partners with S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch the first tokenized S&P 500 Index fund, enabling programmable onchain index-tracking products. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Critics blast Microsoft’s limited reprieve for those stuck on Windows 10 2025-07-01 at 11:35 By Richard Speed Users tired of being ‘yanked around’ as end of support looms Microsoft’s latest attempts to ease the transition to Windows 11 for Windows 10 users “don’t go far enough,” according to privacy campaigners that worry about the prospect…

U.S. Arrests Key Facilitator in North Korean IT Worker Scheme, Seizes $7.74 Million 2025-07-01 at 11:17 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday announced sweeping actions targeting the North Korean information technology (IT) worker scheme, leading to the arrest of one individual and the seizure of 29 financial accounts, 21 fraudulent websites, and…

DOJ charges 4 North Koreans in $1M crypto theft from blockchain startup 2025-07-01 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Four North Koreans posed as remote developers for US and Serbian blockchain firms, stealing almost $1 million in crypto to fund the regime’s illicit programs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

A lot of product makers snub Right to Repair laws 2025-07-01 at 10:18 By Thomas Claburn Refrigerators and game consoles are the worst, but Apple, surprisingly, rates well A year after the Right to Repair laws passed in California and Minnesota, many product makers still aren’t doing much to help consumers fix the gear they…

Katana’s mainnet debuts with $200M in active DeFi deposits 2025-07-01 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Lyne Qian Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native asset support. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Proton bashes Apple and joins antitrust suit that seeks to throw the App Store wide open 2025-07-01 at 09:46 By Iain Thomson Makes the usual complaints about control and cost, adds argument Apple’s practices harm privacy Secure comms biz Proton has joined a lawsuit that alleges Apple’s anticompetitive ways are harming developers, consumers, and privacy.……

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill in overtime as senators jam crypto clauses 2025-07-01 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan US senators are in a marathon vote-a-rama over amendments to Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, with one lawmaker bidding to include tax cuts for crypto. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Major German bank to offer crypto trading by 2026 amid bank ‘FOMO’ 2025-07-01 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe execs once ruled out adopting crypto over concerns of volatility and risk, and the banking giant also blocked customer crypto transactions back in 2015. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Trump-linked American Bitcoin raises $220M for mining, treasury 2025-07-01 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan The raise includes a transaction of $10 million where the company accepted Bitcoin instead of cash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

DRAM spot prices doubled last week 2025-07-01 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Fears that DDR4 has hit the end of the road and the return of tariffs may be to blame Spot prices for DRAM have doubled in the last week, perhaps due to… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Integrating Mass Notification with Video Surveillance in Airports 2025-07-01 at 08:06 By Integrating mass notification with video surveillance and a centralized software platform represents a significant advancement in enhancing public safety and security.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft Removes Password Management from Authenticator App Starting August 2025 2025-07-01 at 08:06 By Microsoft has said that it’s ending support for passwords in its Authenticator app starting August 1, 2025. The changes, the company said, are part of its efforts to streamline autofill in the two-factor authentication (2FA) app. “Starting July 2025, the autofill…

China successfully tests hypersonic aircraft, maybe at Mach 12 2025-07-01 at 07:35 By Simon Sharwood America recently extended tech export bans specifically to stop Beijing building this sort of thing China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University last week flew a hypersonic craft and claimed the test achieved some world-first feats.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Bitcoin ‘vertical acceleration’ off the table for now: Bitfinex 2025-07-01 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitfinex analysts say declining Bitcoin spot volume may indicate a “local top” but all eyes will be on the performance of spot Bitcoin ETFs this week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Analysts raise chance of SOL, XRP and LTC ETF approval to 95% 2025-07-01 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto ETF summer has arrived with America’s first staked Solana ETP and increased odds for other spot altcoin funds, according to analysts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…