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Use it or lose it: AI may cause you to forget some skills 2025-09-09 at 08:03 By Simon Sharwood Prepare to take tests in stuff you already know how to do, just to keep you sharp Using AI may cause some of your skills atrophy, and your employer therefore needs to take steps to keep…

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit launches Ethereum L2 2025-09-09 at 07:59 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea South Korean crypto exchange Upbit confirmed it has launched Giwa, an Ethereum layer 2 on testnet, focused on one-second block times and optimizing user experience. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

ARK Invest buys $4.4M in BitMine stock as its treasury crosses 2M ETH 2025-09-09 at 07:59 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young ARK Invest purchased more than 100,000 Bitmine shares after the Ethereum treasury company reached a milestone in ETH holdings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Forget disappearing messages – now Signal will store 100MB of them for you for free 2025-09-09 at 07:59 By Iain Thomson Including messages sent to users, a potential problem for the privacy-conscious Encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out a free storage system for its users, with extra space if folks are willing to pay…

The Top Threats Undermining the Security of Software Supply Chains 2025-09-09 at 07:34 By While the volume of threats to the software supply chain continues to rise, building security into software development from the very beginning can help ensure a more proactive line of defense against these pervasive threats.  This article is an excerpt from…

Q1 2025 Saw a 171% Increase in Total Unique Malware Detections 2025-09-09 at 07:34 By Q1 2025 saw nearly a 200% increase in malware detections. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Generative AI Remains Growing Concern for Organizations 2025-09-09 at 07:34 By Generative AI creates increasingly complicated threats for organizations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Sky joins bidding war to launch Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin 2025-09-09 at 06:16 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Sky, formerly Maker, is the fifth major crypto protocol to propose to help issue and manage USDH, a planned stablecoin from Hyperliquid. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Lion Group doubles down on Hyperliquid as HYPE breaks a new high 2025-09-09 at 05:17 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Nasdaq-listed Lion Group currently holds 6,629 Solana and over one million Sui and plans to gradually convert it all into Hyperliquid tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Citrix products sold under old licenses will get glitchy unless users upgrade 2025-09-09 at 04:57 By Simon Sharwood Brace for ‘loss of functionality’ next April, and an upsell conversation before that deadline Citrix on Monday advised its customers that products acquired under its current file-based licensing system will experience “loss of functionality and potential impacts…

Putin adviser claims US using stablecoins, gold to devalue its $37T debt 2025-09-09 at 04:24 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Trump administration of using stablecoins and gold to devalue its $37 trillion in outstanding debt. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

45 Previously Unreported Domains Expose Longstanding Salt Typhoon Cyber Espionage 2025-09-09 at 04:24 By Threat hunters have discovered a set of previously unreported domains, some going back to May 2020, that are associated with China-linked threat actors Salt Typhoon and UNC4841. “The domains date back several years, with the oldest registration activity occurring in May…

Intel shuffles executive deckchairs, tosses 30-year veteran chief overboard 2025-09-09 at 03:39 By Tobias Mann Michelle Johnston Holthaus’ tenure as Intel Products CEO lasted just ten months Intel’s CEO of Products, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, will leave the business, as part of the latest executive shake-up since CEO Lip Bu Tan seized the company’s reins.… This…

WhatsApp’s former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting 2025-09-09 at 02:50 By Thomas Claburn Meta shrugs off allegations of improper dismissal, ignoring privacy and security WhatsApp’s former head of security, Attaullah Baig, has filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Meta, alleging that the social media megalith retaliated against him for reporting…

US SEC crypto task force to tackle financial surveillance and privacy 2025-09-09 at 02:14 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The task force has already conducted roundtables to address issues related to digital asset regulation while proposing changes to the commission’s rules. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Largest NPM attack in crypto history stole less than $50: SEAL 2025-09-09 at 02:14 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Hackers broke into the node package manager (NPM) account of a well-known software developer and added malware to popular JavaScript libraries, targeting crypto wallets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Ethereum L2 MegaETH introduces yield-bearing stablecoin to fund protocol 2025-09-09 at 02:14 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The USDm stablecoin, built with Ethena and backed by tokenized treasuries, will use its yield to subsidize Ethereum sequencer fees. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Chip designer SiFive aims to cram more RISC-V cores into AI chips 2025-09-09 at 02:14 By Tobias Mann Why reinvent the CPU wheel when you can spend your time engineering a way out of your dependence on Nvidia? Every quarter, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is asked about the growing number of custom ASICs encroaching on…

Linus has had enough of links that point to ‘stupid useless garbage’ 2025-09-09 at 01:17 By Iain Thomson ‘Stop this garbage already!’ The latest release candidate for Linux is out, but before its release, Linus Torvalds had something he wanted to get off his chest in his usual style.… This article is an excerpt from…

SwissBorg hacked for $41M SOL after third-party API compromise 2025-09-09 at 01:10 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Hackers drained 193,000 SOL from SwissBorg’s Solana Earn program after a Kiln API was compromised, affecting 1% of users and 2% of assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

HashKey launches $500M digital asset treasury fund in Hong Kong 2025-09-09 at 01:10 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The launch follows Nasdaq’s call for tighter scrutiny of corporate crypto holdings, which HashKey framed as a test for the industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

OpenSea announces NFT reserve with CryptoPunk as first buy 2025-09-09 at 00:44 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The NFT sector has yet to recapture the enthusiasm of 2021-2022, forcing many NFT-centric companies like OpenSea to pivot to more in-demand crypto use cases. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Bitcoin climbs above $112K, but derivatives data show traders remain cautious 2025-09-09 at 00:44 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin derivatives markets showed persistent caution, with sentiment influenced by BTC spot ETF outflows and Strategy not being included in the S&P 500 index. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

The US government has no idea how many cybersecurity pros it employs 2025-09-09 at 00:44 By Brandon Vigliarolo Auditors find federal cybersecurity workforce data messy, incomplete, and unreliable The US federal government employs tens of thousands of cybersecurity professionals at a cost of billions per year – or at least it thinks it does, as…

Kazakhstan’s president calls for national crypto reserve, digital asset law by 2026 2025-09-08 at 23:06 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The president announced his “CryptoCity” plans would be developed in Alatau, while the government would move forward to create a strategic crypto reserve with “promising assets.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

How huge breach started: Drift attackers gained entry via a Salesloft GitHub account 2025-09-08 at 23:06 By Jessica Lyons Meanwhile the victim count grows The Salesloft Drift breach that compromised “hundreds” of companies including Google, Palo Alto Networks, and Cloudflare, all started with miscreants gaining access to the Salesloft GitHub account in March.… This article…

Crypto users urged to take extreme care as NPM attack hits core JavaScript libraries 2025-09-08 at 22:33 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The breach hit core JavaScript libraries such as chalk and strip-ansi, downloaded billions of times each week, raising alarms over the security of open-source software. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Price predictions 9/8: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE 2025-09-08 at 22:33 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Buyers are trying to sustain Bitcoin above $112,500, but the upside may remain capped until the whales reduce their selling and treasury companies increase their demand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised 2025-09-08 at 22:33 By Thomas Claburn Popular npm packages debug, chalk, and others hijacked in massive supply chain attack Crims have added backdoors to at least 18 npm packages after developer Josh Junon inadvertently authorized a reset of the two-factor authentication protecting his npm account.……

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta stifled research on sickos using VR to target kids, whistleblowers claim 2025-09-08 at 21:35 By Thomas Barrabi Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta stifled internal research into the alarming safety risks of its “Horizon Worlds” virtual reality app – including a specific claim that sickos had “sexually propositioned” a kid younger than 10. This article…

AI chip startup d-Matrix aspires to rack scale with JetStream I/O cards 2025-09-08 at 21:35 By Tobias Mann Who needs HBM when you can juggle SRAM speed and LPDDR bulk across racks AI chip startup d-Matrix is pushing into rack scale with the introduction of its JetStream I/O cards, which are designed to allow larger…

Ex-Celsius CEO set to start 12-year prison sentence this week 2025-09-08 at 21:10 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Alex Mashinsky pleaded guilty to two felony counts in December, admitting in court to making false statements about the platform’s Earn Program. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Why your money buys less every year 2025-09-08 at 21:10 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli From Bretton Woods to Bitcoin, a new Cointelegraph video unpacks why currencies lose value — and what it means for your savings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? 2025-09-08 at 21:10 By Jessica Lyons Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim organizations going back…

Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as Elon Musk pivots to robotaxis 2025-09-08 at 20:41 By Reuters While other automakers are rolling out new EVs, Tesla has turned its focus to building robotaxis and humanoid robots, delaying and canceling plans for cheaper electric vehicle models. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Crypto ETFs log outflows as Ether funds shed $912M: Report 2025-09-08 at 20:27 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Despite signs of cooling demand, crypto inflows in 2025 are outpacing last year’s, indicating that “sentiment is intact,” according to CoinShares. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft hits pause on Copilot … in SQL Server Management Studio 2025-09-08 at 19:47 By Richard Speed Only a temporary reprieve until GitHub Copilot integration is up and running Microsoft’s policy of inserting Copilot into every corner of its portfolio is on brief hiatus, at least in the first preview of SQL Server Management Studio…

GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies 2025-09-08 at 19:47 By Salesloft has revealed that the data breach linked to its Drift application started with the compromise of its GitHub account. Google-owned Mandiant, which began an investigation into the incident, said the threat actor, tracked as UNC6395, accessed the Salesloft GitHub…

Why is Ethereum price failing to break $4.5K? 2025-09-08 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale The absence of new buyers, weak spot Ethereum inflows and declining network activity have put ETH price at risk of dropping to $3,500. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too 2025-09-08 at 19:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo $0.25-per-agency deal not finalized, and no FedRAMP approval either – so don’t get excited Perplexity has entered the race to inject AI into the federal government with a new public sector version of its AI search engine,…

Why It’s Time to Shift to Preemptive Exposure Management 2025-09-08 at 19:03 By Security teams must move beyond proactive approaches built on periodic assessments, patch cycles and vulnerability scans — and adopt a preemptive stance that shuts down threats before exploitation occurs. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View…

GPUGate Malware Uses Google Ads and Fake GitHub Commits to Target IT Firms 2025-09-08 at 18:15 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new sophisticated malware campaign that leverages paid ads on search engines like Google to deliver malware to unsuspecting users looking for popular tools like GitHub Desktop. While malvertising campaigns have become commonplace in…

Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off 2025-09-08 at 18:06 By Richard Speed Package queues jammed until Monday despite brief downtime When is an outage not an outage? According to Canonical’s forum, it’s when a 36-minute server disruption creates a multi-day backlog that leaves users unable to install or update Ubuntu systems.……

French datacenter biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF 2025-09-08 at 17:16 By Dan Robinson Data4 to secure 40 MW of atomic juice as part of long-term low-carbon strategy The datacenter industry’s unquenchable thirst for nuclear energy has seen French bit barn operator Data4 sign a 12 year supply deal with EDF.… This article is…