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Why the world is now in a race to achieve ‘Quantum Superiority’ 2025-05-03 at 21:16 By Eric Spitznagel This is the year of Quantum Science and Technology. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum nears key Bitcoin price level that last time sparked 450% gains 2025-05-03 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token is approaching a critical price zone against Bitcoin (BTC), which historically marked the beginning of a massive rebound. ETH price fractal from 2019 hints at bottom The ETH/BTC pair, currently trading…

Why tokenized gold beats other paper alternatives — Gold DAO 2025-05-03 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Tokenized gold carries several benefits over other forms of paper gold, including gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Melissa Song and Dustin Becker, representatives of Gold DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that facilitates investor access to tokenized…

Malicious Go Modules Deliver Disk-Wiping Linux Malware in Advanced Supply Chain Attack 2025-05-03 at 18:47 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three malicious Go modules that include obfuscated code to fetch next-stage payloads that can irrevocably overwrite a Linux system’s primary disk and render it unbootable. The names of the packages are listed below – github[.]com/truthfulpharm/prototransform…

Bitcoin mining — Institutions boost investments amid favorable US climate 2025-05-03 at 18:08 By Cointelegraph by Fakhul Miah Opinion by: Fakhul Miah, managing director of GoMining Institutional The Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry has never been more attractive to institutional investors. Fintech giants are investing in Bitcoin mining rather than just accumulating the asset, all thanks…

After Zora airdrop goes awry, what’s next for Web3 creator economy? 2025-05-03 at 18:08 By Cointelegraph by Jonathan DeYoung Onchain social network Zora has built a reputation as a popular tool for artists, musicians and other creatives to monetize their content onchain, but the recent launch of its eponymous ZORA token has left many users…

Soviet probe from 1972 set to return to Earth … in May 2025 2025-05-03 at 14:32 By Richard Speed Not, it’s not the plot of a sci-fi disaster movie A Soviet probe launched more than half a century ago is due to return to Earth in the next week or two, and there’s every chance…

Deribit eyes US expansion under crypto-friendly Trump admin: FT 2025-05-03 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange, is weighing an entry into the US market, encouraged by what it sees as a friendlier regulatory climate under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a recent Financial Times report. The…

Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware 2025-05-03 at 13:49 By An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years. The activity, which lasted from at least May…

Over 70 crypto firms join forces to tackle big tech’s AI monopoly 2025-05-03 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Laddin In a move that hopes to challenge Big Tech’s grip on artificial intelligence, AI agent protocol Thinkagents.ai has launched a new open-source framework for building onchain agents that operate autonomously across decentralized networks. While traditional…

Arizona governor vetoes bill to make Bitcoin part of state reserves 2025-05-03 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves, effectively ending efforts to make Arizona the first US state to adopt such…

Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme 2025-05-03 at 12:39 By Dan Robinson A look back at two decades of ODF, from open source hopes to patchy real-world adoption It’s been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral…

Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years 2025-05-03 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published…

U.S. Charges Yemeni Hacker Behind Black Kingdom Ransomware Targeting 1,500 Systems 2025-05-03 at 11:04 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced charges against a 36-year-old Yemeni national for allegedly deploying the Black Kingdom ransomware against global targets, including businesses, schools, and hospitals in the United States. Rami Khaled Ahmed of Sana’a, Yemen,…

Apple softens crypto app rules, ‘hugely bullish’ for crypto industry 2025-05-03 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto app developers are now free to direct users to payments outside of Apple’s ecosystem without restrictions or hefty fees, after a United States district judge ruled that Apple violated an injunction in its antitrust legal battle…

Bitcoin bros at ‘the club’ may stop US gov’t from buying BTC — Arthur Hayes 2025-05-03 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says the United States is unlikely to add more Bitcoin to its reserves beyond what it has already seized due to the country’s high debt levels and the…

Stars align for Bitcoin rally to $100K, but futures traders exercise caution — Here’s why 2025-05-03 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: BTC hit $97,900 due to soaring institutional investor demand, but futures pricing shows traders aren’t confident in a sustained rally. Macroeconomic risks and global trade tensions cap bullish sentiment despite…

Pro-crypto senator pushes back on Trump’s memecoin dinner — Report 2025-05-03 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Senator Cynthia Lummis and at least one other Republican in Congress are reportedly critical of US President Donald Trump for offering the top holders of his memecoin a dinner and White House tour. According to a May…

Trump wants to send quarter of NASA budget into black hole – and not in a good way 2025-05-03 at 01:02 By Iain Thomson Proposed cuts would mean: No Lunar Gateway, Artemis hardware to retire, ISS toast in 2030 The White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget by 24 percent, dropping it from $24.8 billion…

Ex-New Yorkers dish on why they moved to Florida for good: ‘People thought we were crazy’ 2025-05-03 at 00:18 By Thomas Barrabi, Taylor Herzlich, Alexandra Steigrad, Ariel Zilber Business executives and entrepreneurs tell The Post that they have no regrets after ditching high taxes and crime in New York City in favor of a sunnier,…

Ethereum’s era of crypto dominance is over — LONGITUDE panel 2025-05-03 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Ethereum’s relative dominance among layer-1 (L1) blockchain networks has declined, resulting in an “open race” to become the leading Web3 platform, according to Alex Svanevik, CEO of data service Nansen. “If you’d asked me 3–4 years ago…

Most shops in Cannes to accept crypto by summer this year — Web3 exec 2025-05-03 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Merchants in Cannes, France, the site of the international Cannes Film Festival, are set to begin accepting crypto payments by summer this year in an effort to attract clientele with high disposable income…

Google faces September trial over digital ad monopoly as DOJ pushes for breakup 2025-05-02 at 23:31 By Thomas Barrabi Google faces a September trial after Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to force the Big Tech giant to sell off parts of its monopolistic digital advertising business. This article is an excerpt from…

Crypto skeptic to release SBF, Mashinsky interviews in documentary 2025-05-02 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Ben McKenzie, an actor known for his roles on television shows including Gotham and The OC, will make his directorial debut in a scathing documentary about cryptocurrency. According to an April 29 Deadline report, McKenzie wrote, directed, and…

Bitcoin data, macroeconomic charts point to new BTC all-time high ‘in 100 days’ — Analysts 2025-05-02 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Analyst predicts a low VIX ( Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson raised Bitcoin’s (BTC) chances of hitting a new high in 100 days, and he maintains an optimistic outlook in…

Meta blames Trump tariffs for ballooning AI infra bills 2025-05-02 at 22:47 By Tobias Mann Capex could jump by $7B to $72B, Zuckercorp says World War Fee  Meta’s AI ambitions are going to cost more than expected thanks to increased competition and — who could have seen this coming? — the Trump administration’s obsession with…

XYO Network tops 10M DePIN nodes — Co-founder 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell XYO Network has onboarded more than 10 million nodes to its decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), co-founder Markus Levin told Cointelegraph in an interview. The nodes mostly comprise human users who provide data in exchange for rewards via the…

Bitcoin ETFs, gov’t adoption to drive BTC to $1M by 2029: Finance Redefined 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The cryptocurrency market continued its recovery in the past week as the total crypto market capitalization breached the $3 trillion mark for the first time since the beginning of March. Bitcoin (BTC) rose to…

Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab is running on fumes 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Liam Proven FOSS incubator is short a quarter of a million bucks Higher education across the USA is facing federal funding cutbacks – and now the Oregon State University (OSU) Open Source Lab (OSL) is in trouble.… This article is an…

Why Jeff Bezos is looking to unload up to $5B worth of Amazon shares 2025-05-02 at 21:03 By Fox Business Bezos shed 50 million shares through multiple rounds of sales over several weeks in February 2024, fetching over $8.5 billion. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York…

Price predictions 5/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX 2025-05-02 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin trends toward $100,000. Will bears sell at this level? Altcoins are trading above their respective support levels, suggesting that an altcoin rally is brewing. Bitcoin’s (BTC) tight consolidation resolved in favor…

Why Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust still dominates ETF revenue in 2025 2025-05-02 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Michael Tabone In the annals of financial history, few institutions have faced the tempests of competition with the steadfast resolve of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Born in 2013 as a private placement, GBTC pioneered regulated Bitcoin investment, granting investors…

NATS custody battle ends with CNCF and Synadia sharing nicely 2025-05-02 at 20:25 By Lindsay Clark Trademark, domain name, GitHub repos stay under control of open source foundation – no word on any forking off for now The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has reached an agreement with Synadia, the company behind open source messaging…

Bitcoin is a matter of national security — deputy CIA director 2025-05-02 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The US Central Intelligence Agency is increasingly incorporating Bitcoin (BTC) as a tool in its operations, and working with the cryptocurrency is a matter of national security, Michael Ellis, the agency’s deputy director, told podcast host…

Bitcoin hits new 10-week high as Trump demands rate cut on US jobs beat 2025-05-02 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: The US labor market is “still holding up” as nonfarm payrolls data comes in higher than expected. Bitcoin and stocks head higher as US President Donald Trump repeats calls for the…

Raspberry Pi slices Compute Module 4 prices 2025-05-02 at 19:15 By Richard Speed Grab more headroom with the 4 and 8 GB variants Raspberry Pi has bucked tech industry trends and cut prices for the 4 GB and 8 GB variants of its Compute Module 4.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Disney Slack attack wasn’t Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware 2025-05-02 at 19:15 By Brandon Vigliarolo A 25-year-old California man pleaded guilty to stealing and dumping 1.1TB of data from the House of Mouse When someone stole more than a terabyte of data from Disney last year, it was believed to be the…

Apple issues mercenary spyware threat notifications 2025-05-02 at 19:15 By Apple has issued threat notifications to select individuals who it believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Free speech is at risk without decentralized, open-source technology 2025-05-02 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by Chris Jenkins Opinion by: Chris Jenkins, adviser to Pocket Network Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of the World Wide Web is dead. Instead of an open and accessible global information system, the web is controlled by centralized global data conglomerates, which don’t…

‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ release delayed to 2026, sending shares tumbling 2025-05-02 at 18:37 By Reuters Fans have been waiting for the game for over a decade and analysts expect it to be an instant hit. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

Generative AI makes fraud fluent – from phishing lures to fake lovers 2025-05-02 at 18:20 By Iain Thomson Real-time video deepfakes? Not convincing yet RSAC  Spam messages predate the web itself, and generative AI has given it a fluency upgrade, churning out slick, localized scams and letting crooks hit regions and dialects they used to…

Ether more ‘like a memecoin,’ says trading firm as ETH drops 45% YTD 2025-05-02 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz As Ether’s price has struggled in the first quarter of 2025, a US-based investment adviser firm, Two Prime, has dropped support for ETH and adopted a Bitcoin-only strategy. After lending $1.5 billion in loans…

Moon soon? XRP’s strongest spot premium aligns with 70% rally setup 2025-05-02 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: XRP’s strongest spot premium phase suggests real buying demand, not just speculative futures trading. The number of XRP addresses holding ≥10,000 tokens has steadily climbed, even during recent price pullbacks. A falling wedge pattern…

The iPhone setting biohackers use so their phones don’t keep them awake — it’s not ‘night shift’ 2025-05-02 at 17:34 By McKenzie Beard “This is what biohackers do so that their phones don’t wake them up at night,” Dave Asprey told The Post. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

Cyber Wars 2025: The SMB Strikes Back 2025-05-02 at 17:17 By Dan Mellinger Ransomware may be a true Phantom Menace, but you’re not without defenses this May the 4th (and beyond) This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

20% discount offer on Windows 365 expires around same time as Windows 10 support 2025-05-02 at 17:03 By Richard Speed Can’t run Windows 11? Microsoft suggests renting it instead Microsoft has announced a price cut for Windows 365 alongside a not-so-subtle suggestion that Windows 10 users might consider taking advantage of the offer to keep…