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College grads shocked as names are read at commencement — by AI: ‘What a beautiful personal touch!’ 2025-05-24 at 00:47 By Marissa Matozzo These students got a robo-sendoff they won’t forget. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto Biz: From shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar to shorting the US dollar 2025-05-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi When Venezuela was experiencing hyperinflation, Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo hedged against the collapsing local currency by shorting it in favor of the more stable US dollar. Today, he’s using a similar strategy — this…

US House members call for investigation into Trump’s memecoin dinner 2025-05-23 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Members of the US House of Representatives called for the Justice Department to investigate Donald Trump’s May 22 dinner for his top memecoin investors, citing concerns about “foreign influence over US policy decisions” and “potential corruption and…

Bitcoin price ‘breather’ expected as short-term traders realize $11.6B in profit 2025-05-23 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Short-term Bitcoin holders realized $11.6 billion in profit over the past 30 days, suggesting a potential pause or local top in the market. Technical indicators show cooling momentum as retail investor sentiment falls to…

Oracle to buy $40B of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data center: report 2025-05-23 at 22:31 By Reuters The data center is a part of the US Stargate project, led by top AI firms in the country, to boost America’s heft in the AI industry. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK 2025-05-23 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin slipped below $109,588, but technical charts suggest traders are buying each dip. Excessive leverage in Bitcoin futures increases the risk of a quick correction. Select altcoins have turned down from their…

Microsoft stitches transactional databases to Fabric analytics system 2025-05-23 at 21:46 By Lindsay Clark SQL Server and Cosmos DB added to data lake platform as lure for building AI features into transactional systems Microsoft is throwing more transactional database systems into its Fabric analytics and data lake environment in expectation the proximity will help users…

Apple’s Tim Cook called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to personally lobby against online child safety bill 2025-05-23 at 21:32 By Thomas Barrabi Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobbying against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Hackers Use TikTok Videos to Distribute Vidar and StealC Malware via ClickFix Technique 2025-05-23 at 21:31 By The malware known as Latrodectus has become the latest to embrace the widely-used social engineering technique called ClickFix as a distribution vector. “The ClickFix technique is particularly risky because it allows the malware to execute in memory rather…

Crypto, NFTs are a lifeboat in the sinking fiat system: Finance Redefined 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Risk appetite across traditional and cryptocurrency markets saw a sharp rise this week, helping United States cryptocurrency funds recover the capital lost to the correction of February and March, amassing over $7.5 billion worth of…

‘In ‘93, it became clear to me AI should be decentralized’ — Ben Goertzel 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi It’s been 30 years since computer scientist Ben Goertzel wrote his first line of AI code, already convinced that artificial intelligence should be decentralized. Today, as the world approaches the dawn of Artificial…

Bitcoin’s bull market will ‘redefine’ BTC’s role in modern portfolios — Fidelity research 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s performance in the current bull market and a new cohort of buyers reflect a maturing market and widening adoption. A 50% rise in hashrate and a 63% jump in Realized Cap…

Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info 2025-05-23 at 20:48 By Jessica Lyons Bank accounts, personal details all hoovered up in the attack Nova Scotia Power on Friday confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack that began earlier this spring and disrupted certain IT systems, and admitted the crooks leaked data belonging…

Glitch hits kill switch on app web hosting, citing ‘bad actors’ and worse architecture 2025-05-23 at 20:31 By Richard Speed Fastly acquisition asks that redirects be set up before December 31 Three years after confirming its acquisition by Fastly, Glitch is pulling the plug on its app hosting platform.… This article is an excerpt from…

CISA says SaaS providers in firing line after Commvault zero-day Azure attack 2025-05-23 at 19:51 By Connor Jones Cyberbaddies are coming for your M365 creds, US infosec agency warns The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that SaaS companies are under fire from criminals on the prowl for cloud apps with weak security.……

Microsoft dumps AI into Notepad as ‘Copilot all the things’ mania takes hold in Redmond 2025-05-23 at 19:35 By Richard Speed A simple text editor that dates back to Windows 1.0 is getting smartified Microsoft has continued to shovel AI into its built-in Windows inbox apps, and now it’s rolling out a Notepad update that…

How Organizations Can Stay Secure This Memorial Day Weekend 2025-05-23 at 19:16 By As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, many organizations prepare for a well-deserved break. But while employees take time off, cybercriminals get to work. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Alchemy acquires no-code NFT launchpad HeyMint for undisclosed amount 2025-05-23 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Web3 developer platform Alchemy has acquired HeyMint, a California-based non-fungible token (NFT) launchpad, in a move designed to enhance the company’s smart wallet infrastructure.  The undisclosed funding deal will see HeyMint’s infrastructure embedded within Alchemy as it seeks…

Bitcoin price drops 4% as Trump EU tariff talk liquidates over $300M 2025-05-23 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin joins risk assets in a knee-jerk reaction to the latest instalment of the US trade war, this time focused on the EU. BTC price action dives up to 4% before recovering with…

Spoiler alert: The future of Web3 is not blockchain 2025-05-23 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by Grigore Roșu Opinion by: Grigore Roșu, founder and chief executive officer of Pi Squared For some, the audacity of questioning the primacy of blockchain in Web3 is borderline heretical. The idea that decentralization and progress could exist without blockchains seems…

How Java changed the development landscape entirely as code turns 30 2025-05-23 at 18:46 By Richard Speed The coffee shows no signs of cooling Feature  It was 30 years ago when the first public release of the Java programming language introduced the world to Write Once, Run Anywhere – and showed devs something cuddlier than…

Datacenter biz wants to turn heat and carbon waste into biomass for sale 2025-05-23 at 18:16 By Dan Robinson From bit barn to algae farm? Euro datacenter operator Data4 is trialling a project to reuse heat from its servers and captured carbon dioxide to grow algae that can then be used in the agri-food or…

Who attended Trump’s controversial memecoin dinner? 2025-05-23 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The top 220 holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin met yesterday at the president’s golf course in Virginia for an exclusive dinner and purported meet-and-greet. Attendees spent a grand total of $148 million for an “ultra-exclusive VIP reception with the…

Ethereum price chart targets $4K as transaction fees hit 3-month high 2025-05-23 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Ethereum is forming a bull flag on the daily chart, with a potential breakout to $4,000. If Ethereum’s network activity and total value locked continue to grow, ETH price may see further gains. Ether’s…

US DOJ seizes $24M in crypto from accused Qakbot malware developer 2025-05-23 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize more than $24 million in cryptocurrency from Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, a Russian national accused of developing the Qakbot malware. According to a…

Twice lucky? Cetus’ recovery plan on Sui mirrors a Solana blueprint 2025-05-23 at 17:21 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun The bounty offer to recover stolen funds from Sui-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Cetus closely resembles a successful strategy used by a Solana project three years ago. It turns out that Cetus shares the same development team…

Washington moves on crypto: Stablecoin and blockchain bills signal regulatory momentum 2025-05-23 at 17:21 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, on Decentralize with Cointelegraph, we break down a pivotal moment for US crypto legislation.  In a 66–32 procedural vote on May 19, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act,…

New home test can detect cancer — thanks to adorable puppies who sniff it out at lab 2025-05-23 at 16:55 By Diana Bruk “Our dogs are natural workers and love being mentally stimulated by their sense of smell,” CEO Shlomi Madar told The Post. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

FAA gives SpaceX the nod for Starship Flight 9 but doubles the danger zone 2025-05-23 at 16:55 By Richard Speed Aircraft Hazard Area now stretches 1,600 nautical miles The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given SpaceX the go-ahead to launch Starship Flight 9, but has nearly doubled the size of the vehicle’s Aircraft Hazard Area…

Ledn ditches ETH, shifts to full custody model for Bitcoin loans 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Digital asset lender Ledn is transitioning to fully collateralized Bitcoin lending and discontinuing support for Ethereum, in moves designed to consolidate its BTC-focused business and further safeguard client assets against credit risks. In adopting a full…

US Bitcoin ETFs near record month after $1.5B inflows in 2 days 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are heading for a record-breaking month, helping push Bitcoin to new all-time highs amid rising institutional demand. The US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded more than…

Genius Group resumes Bitcoin buying after US court ruling 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Singapore-based artificial intelligence firm Genius Group has added more Bitcoin to its corporate treasury after being temporarily banned from doing so. In a May 22 announcement, Genius Group explained that it has resumed accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) following a…

Nvidia ain’t done with x86 as it taps Intel Xeons to babysit GPUs 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Tobias Mann AI-optimized CPUs promise 4.6GHz clocks, at least for one in eight cores Computex  When Nvidia first teased its Arm-based Grace CPU back in 2021, many saw it as a threat to Intel and AMD. Four years…

ViciousTrap Uses Cisco Flaw to Build Global Honeypot from 5,300 Compromised Devices 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a threat actor codenamed ViciousTrap has compromised nearly 5,300 unique network edge devices across 84 countries and turned them into a honeypot-like network. The threat actor has been observed exploiting a critical security flaw…

Dow futures sink more than 600 points after Trump threatens tariffs against Apple, EU 2025-05-23 at 15:33 By Ariel Zilber Apple shares led tech losses, falling 4%, while benchmark Treasury yields slipped as investors sought safer assets. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

How GENIUS ACT squeaked through – despite Trump’s impotent ‘crypto council’ 2025-05-23 at 15:33 By Charles Gasparino GOP Sen. Bill Hagerty has emerged as crypto’s most effective, and much-needed spokesman on Capitol Hill. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this…

Lenovo thought it could surf geopolitics, until Trump’s sudden tariff changes 2025-05-23 at 15:19 By Simon Sharwood Worries about uncertainty, even as AI pushes revenue and profit higher Chinese hardware giant Lenovo thought it had prepared for a trade war, but its plan proved insufficient once the US started to rapidly change its tax policies…

CZ refutes claims in latest WSJ article on Trump-linked crypto dealings 2025-05-23 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back against a report in The Wall Street Journal, calling it a “hit piece” filled with inaccuracies and negative assumptions.  In an X post, Zhao criticized…

Bitcoin’s new all-time high has traders asking: Is BTC price overheating at $111K? 2025-05-23 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $111,970 on May 22, but retraced to $110,700, with analysts noting mixed signals on market overheating. Funding rates and other metrics suggest a “healthy upward…

Cybercriminals Take Advantage of ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Models 2025-05-23 at 15:02 By A recent cybercrime report by Malwarebytes found that AI agents will soon usher in a world of far more frequent, sophisticated and difficult-to-detect cyberattacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to…

Alabama State Government Experiences Cyber Incident 2025-05-23 at 15:02 By The Alabama State Government has experienced a cyber incident.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

300 Servers and €3.5M Seized as Europol Strikes Ransomware Networks Worldwide 2025-05-23 at 14:48 By As part of the latest “season” of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains, and issued arrest warrants against 20 targets. Operation Endgame, first launched in May 2024, is…

What would a Microsoft engineer do to Ubuntu? AnduinOS is the answer 2025-05-23 at 14:35 By Liam Proven It’s not radical, but it is slim and pretty – usually a winning combination AnduinOS, a one-man project from a Chinese Microsoft engineer, is quite a new Ubuntu remix that reshapes GNOME in the image of Windows…