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Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support 2025-05-07 at 11:35 By Liam Proven Get in the bin: For the first time since 2012, some older CPU generations are being chopped Kernel 6.15 is taking shape and it looks like it will eliminate support for Intel’s 486 chip and its contemporaries.… This article is…

Researchers Uncover Malware in Fake Discord PyPI Package Downloaded 11,500+ Times 2025-05-07 at 11:35 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a seemingly harmless Discord-related utility but incorporates a remote access trojan. The package in question is discordpydebug, which was uploaded to PyPI on…

Tether launches on Kaia, brings USD₮ to LINE’s 196M user ecosystem 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Tether has deployed its flagship stablecoin, USD₮, on the Kaia blockchain as part of a broader collaboration with Line Next, the Web3 arm of Line, Japan’s popular messaging platform with over 196 million monthly active users.…

Bitcoin pushes for $98K as 2025 Fed rate cut odds flip ‘pessimistic’ 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin and gold trade in lockstep on low timeframes as macro volatility triggers heighten. The Federal Reserve interest rate decision and news conference are just hours away. Market sentiment for rate cuts in…

Metaplanet reaches 5,555 Bitcoin milestone with latest 555 BTC buy 2025-05-07 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Japan’s Metaplanet purchased an additional 555 Bitcoin as part of its aggressive accumulation strategy, bringing its total holdings to 5,555 BTC, valued at over $536 million at current prices. On May 7, the Tokyo-listed firm disclosed that…

Top sci-fi convention gets an earful from authors after using AI to screen panelists 2025-05-07 at 10:32 By Thomas Claburn Leave it to the Borg? Scribe David D. Levine slams ‘use of planet-destroying plagiarism machines’ Fans and writers of science fiction are not necessarily enthusiastic about artificial intelligence – especially when it’s used to vet…

Voltage Finance exploiter moves $182K in ETH to Tornado Cash 2025-05-07 at 10:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A hacker involved in the $4.67 million exploit of the decentralized finance lending protocol Voltage Finance in 2022 has moved some of the stolen Ether to Tornado Cash after a short hibernation.  Blockchain security firm CertiK said…

Bigger Bitcoin wallets are stacking while others sell: Santiment 2025-05-07 at 10:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Key takeaways: Large Bitcoin holders have accumulated 81,338 BTC over the past six weeks, showing confidence in a future price uptrend. Wallets with less than 0.1 BTC sold around 290 BTC, indicating smaller retail investors are either panic…

NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware 2025-05-07 at 09:46 By A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary damages, more than four months after a federal judge ruled that the Israeli company violated U.S. laws by exploiting WhatsApp…

Citrix finds new use for virtualization: Avoiding PC price hikes caused by tariffs 2025-05-07 at 09:32 By Simon Sharwood Seeing as the company’s CEO is big at DOGE, this is delicious World War Fee  Citrix has found a new use for virtualization: Avoiding tariffs.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF clocks 16 days of inflow as BTC reclaims $97K 2025-05-07 at 09:05 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Investors have been piling into BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for over three weeks straight, culminating in the asset’s run up to $97,000 on May 7. The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust has seen 16 days…

South Korea presidential front-runner pledges to approve Bitcoin ETFs 2025-05-07 at 09:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung has reportedly become the latest presidential candidate to promise the approval of spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other crypto-friendly measures, should he be elected. Lee announced his crypto promises on…

Hackers Claim To Steal Files From App Used by Trump Adviser 2025-05-07 at 08:17 By Hackers have claimed to steal messages from TeleMessage, an app apparently used by Trump’s former national security adviser.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

World Liberty Financial floats USD1 airdrop to WLFI holders 2025-05-07 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is proposing to airdrop a small amount of its new US dollar-pegged stablecoin to reward early WLFI holders in a test of its airdrop mechanism. With over 99% of votes…

Coinbase x402 payments protocol to make AI agents more autonomous 2025-05-07 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Coinbase has introduced a new payments protocol for online payments that enables stablecoin transfers over standard internet protocols and AI agents to transact autonomously.   On May 6, Coinbase announced that it is launching a protocol called x402…

New Zealand kind-of moves to ban social media for under-16s, require age checks for new accounts 2025-05-07 at 07:19 By Simon Sharwood Prime Minister bemoans bullying, addiction, and inappropriate content – but isn’t planning a rapid vote New Zealand’s government has signaled its support for a bill to ban social media for children under 16,…

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Key takeaways: Bitcoin must maintain above $95,000 to have a chance at retesting its $109,000 all-time high; failure to hold could lead to a deeper correction, crypto analysts warn. Several crypto analysts told Cointelegraph in March that…

Zerebro dev’s death in question as ‘proof’ surfaces on X 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Members of the crypto community are circulating apparent “proof” that Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu faked his suicide as he promoted his new memecoin during a Pump.fun livestream on May 4. The belief appears to come from an…

Democrats aim at Trump’s crypto profits with a 3-prong pincer move 2025-05-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US Democrat lawmakers have launched a multi-angle attack on President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures with two bills and a subcommittee inquiry aimed at cutting his ability to profit from the initiatives.    The Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance…

Preventing Burnout in The Security Industry 2025-05-07 at 07:01 By Burnout can happen at any level of an organization, especially in a fast-paced environment like security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump’s trade war with China to cost AMD $1.5B in lost rev 2025-05-07 at 05:01 By Tobias Mann But a multi-billion dollar contract with Oracle for a pile of Instincts and Epycs should take the edge off AMD expects the Trump administration’s newly implemented export controls on GPUs and AI accelerator sales to China to…

Trump’s wind farm funding freeze is so much hot air, say states as they blow sueball to Washington 2025-05-07 at 03:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo We’d be shocked, just shocked, if Big Tech’s renewable energy ambitions aren’t known in the White House The Attorneys General of 17 states and Washington, DC have sued the Trump administration…

Bitwise throws NEAR ETF in race for SEC approval with S-1 filing 2025-05-07 at 03:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Digital asset manager Bitwise has filed to list a spot Near exchange-traded fund with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, adding to a growing list of altcoins currently vying to win regulatory approval. The Bitwise…

Super spyware maker NSO must pay Meta $168M in WhatsApp snoop drama 2025-05-07 at 03:05 By Iain Thomson Don’t f&#k with Zuck A California jury has awarded Meta more than $167 million in damages from Israeli surveillanceware slinger NSO Group, after the latter exploited a flaw in WhatsApp to allow its government customers to spy…

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…