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Google fixing Gemini so it doesn’t channel paranoid androids quite so often 2025-08-11 at 08:48 By Simon Sharwood Brain the size of a planet and probably trained on Sci-Fi that’s full of anxious and depressed robots Google is aware that its Gemini AI chatbot can sometimes castigate itself harshly for failing to solve a problem…

Ethereum bag holders will rotate back to Bitcoin: Samson Mow 2025-08-11 at 08:16 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin maximalist Samson Mow predicts the ETH investors will rotate back to BTC, but previous market cycles suggest altcoin growth patterns will continue. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Saylor’s Strategy started buying Bitcoin 5 years ago. It’s now up 2,600% 2025-08-11 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan MicroStrategy, now known as Strategy, first purchased Bitcoin exactly five years ago on Aug. 11, 2020, a move that helped revive its share price after a two-decade lull. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Bitcoin is the ‘perfect asset’ for the next 1,000 years: Willy Woo 2025-08-11 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Bitcoin is the “perfect asset” for the next 1,000 years, but it needs far more flows to compete with the US dollar and gold, a Bitcoin OG said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Nvidia and AMD reportedly chipping in to Washington’s coffers with 15 percent fee for China sales 2025-08-11 at 06:32 By Simon Sharwood Trump administration’s licenses come with an IOU Nvidia and AMD will reportedly be allowed to resume sales in China if they cough a license fee amounting to 15 percent of sales.… This article…

At least 1 Bitcoiner gets kidnapped every week — Crypto exec 2025-08-11 at 01:23 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Alena Vranova said that personal safety measures should not be ignored by Bitcoin and crypto investors with modest holdings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

World Mobile launches drone-based, decentralized telecom project 2025-08-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The decentralized telecommunication project uses unmanned aerial drones in the stratosphere to provide wireless services to users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

New Win-DDoS Flaws Let Attackers Turn Public Domain Controllers into DDoS Botnet via RPC, LDAP 2025-08-10 at 22:37 By A novel attack technique could be weaponized to rope thousands of public domain controllers (DCs) around the world to create a malicious botnet and use it to conduct power distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The approach has…

Frustrated woman innocently put a card inside her laptop before closing it — and was shocked at the havoc it caused: ‘Is that common knowledge?’ 2025-08-10 at 20:12 By Fabiana Buontempo “I would have never thought that could happen…” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post…

How high will Ethereum price go after breaking $4K? ETH analysts weigh in 2025-08-10 at 20:12 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum bulls make a strong case for an ETH price rally toward $10,000 or above in the next six to eight months. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

The future belongs to those who own their AI 2025-08-10 at 18:26 By Cointelegraph by Syed Hussain As AI rapidly replaces white-collar jobs, the future economy will belong to those owning AI agents rather than renting access from Big Tech. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin can liquidate $18B with 10% price gain as traders see $120K next 2025-08-10 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin traders are getting excited over a huge short squeeze as BTC price predictions include a return to all-time highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Researchers Detail Windows EPM Poisoning Exploit Chain Leading to Domain Privilege Escalation 2025-08-10 at 17:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have presented new findings related to a now-patched security issue in Microsoft’s Windows Remote Procedure Call (RPC) communication protocol that could be abused by an attacker to conduct spoofing attacks and impersonate a known server. The vulnerability,…

Crypto debanking is ‘still occurring’ as banks stick to Chokepoint policies 2025-08-10 at 15:36 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Despite Trump’s pro-crypto stance, Unicoin CEO says US banks continue closing accounts for crypto firms under “Operation Chokepoint.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

DEF CON hackers plug security holes in US water systems amid tsunami of threats 2025-08-10 at 15:36 By Jessica Lyons Five pilot deployments are just a drop in the bucket, so it’s time to turbo scale def con  A DEF CON hacker walks into a small-town water facility…no, this is not the setup for a…

Bipartisan senators call for Instagram to shut down its new map feature, citing children’s safety concerns 2025-08-10 at 13:46 By Fox Business Instagram users can opt in to using the map tool and may also select which followers can see their locations, Meta said in a press release. Users may turn the feature off at…

How OpenAI used a new data type to cut inference costs by 75% 2025-08-10 at 13:05 By Tobias Mann Decision to use MXFP4 makes models smaller, faster, and more importantly, cheaper for everyone involved Analysis  Whether or not OpenAI’s new open weights models are any good is still up for debate, but their use of…

Embargo ransomware group moved $34M in crypto since April: TRM Labs 2025-08-10 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas TRM Labs says the Embargo ransomware group has moved over $34 million in ransom-linked crypto since April, targeting US hospitals and critical infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

NASA won’t name the Shuttle picked to move to Texas 2025-08-10 at 10:39 By Richard Speed Acting Administrator has selected a lucky orbiter, but won’t say which one The NASA acting Administrator has picked a Space Shuttle to move to Houston, and the lucky vehicle is… NASA’s not telling.… This article is an excerpt from…

Michael Saylor is not sweating the rise of Ethereum treasury companies 2025-08-10 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Michael Saylor isn’t worried about growing treasury interest in crypto assets beyond Bitcoin, claiming that Bitcoin will outpace the S&P 500 for the “indefinite future.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reclaims ‘onchain billionaire’ crown 2025-08-10 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Vitalik Buterin’s net worth could be bolstered even more as crypto traders are eyeing new all-time highs for Ether in just days. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The inside story of the Telemessage saga, and how you can view the data 2025-08-10 at 03:33 By Iain Thomson It turns out no one was clean on OPSEC DEF CON  On Saturday at DEF CON, security boffin Micah Lee explained just how he hacked into TeleMessage, the supposedly secure messaging app used by White…

Bo Hines, director of the White House Crypto Council, steps down. 2025-08-10 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Hines said he is leaving the crypto advisory group to rejoin the private sector but will continue to support the cryptocurrency industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Institutions dominating mainstream crypto narratives — fintech exec 2025-08-10 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The cypherpunk ethos is retreating from the limelight, as institutions and centralized players take center stage, driving new narratives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Linux-Based Lenovo Webcams’ Flaw Can Be Remotely Exploited for BadUSB Attacks 2025-08-09 at 22:25 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in select model webcams from Lenovo that could turn them into BadUSB attack devices. “This allows remote attackers to inject keystrokes covertly and launch attacks independent of the host operating system,” Eclypsium researchers Paul Asadoorian,…

Bitcoin investment banks coming to El Salvador — Gov regulator 2025-08-09 at 21:24 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The new law will allow investment banks, which can underwrite companies, issue securities, and are institutionally focused, to hold BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

NYC office blindsides workers by forcing facial recognition scans without warning 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Samantha Olander A Garment District clothing company is forcing workers to submit to facial recognition scans for building access, outraging staff who ripped the mandate as “invasive.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

Top Queens high school bans summer do-at-home essays to curb ChatGPT cheating 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Susan Edelman, Samantha Olander A top Queens high school is requiring students to handwrite summer essays in class to limit ChatGPT use, sparking backlash from students who call it unfair, while teachers defend it as necessary to protect authentic…

Crypto influencers are replacing VCs, and that’s a good thing 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Cointelegraph by Tom Bruni Crypto influencers democratize early-stage investing by offering transparent, accessible opportunities that VCs keep behind closed doors for the elite. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ether price target now $20K as ETH preps all-time high in ‘1-2 weeks’ 2025-08-09 at 19:48 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Ether price excitement boils over as giant targets combine with a countdown to new all-time highs — but ETH/BTC still has a long way to go. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systems 2025-08-09 at 18:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a jailbreak technique to bypass ethical guardrails erected by OpenAI in its latest large language model (LLM) GPT-5 and produce illicit instructions. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) security platform NeuralTrust said it combined a…

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Eric Spitznagel Laser warfare might sound like science fiction, but officials and experts say the weaponry is anything but make-believe. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

The dead need right to delete their data so they can’t be AI-ified, lawyer says 2025-08-09 at 15:27 By Thomas Claburn Not everyone wants to be simulated after they’re gone People die but their data may endure, which troubles legal scholar Victoria Haneman.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

VivoPower shares jump 32% on $100M Ripple buy plan to boost XRP treasury 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas VivoPower shares surged over 32% after announcing a $100 million plan to buy Ripple Labs shares, expanding its exposure to Ripple equity and XRP tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

These three catalysts will help Bitcoin break $122K 2025-08-09 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin price could surge in 2025 driven by global money supply growth, ETF adoption, and retail inflows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The International Obfuscated C Code Contest is back for 2024 2025-08-09 at 12:31 By Liam Proven Yes, 2024 – the prizes in the 40th anniversary edition prizes were just awarded The IOCCC, as it’s familiarly known, is back after a four-year gap, giving the entrants more time to come up with some remarkably devious code.……

World Liberty Financial weighs $1.5B public company to hold WLFI tokens 2025-08-09 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is weighing a $1.5 billion Nasdaq-listed treasury company to hold WLFI tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

UK unveils plans to ‘transform’ the consumer smart meter experience 2025-08-09 at 10:47 By Gareth Halfacree Does 40 quid from the supplier sound all right for waiting over 6 weeks for a fix? The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero plans “tough new obligations” for energy suppliers to boost the long-delayed and heavily over-budget…

BlackRock launching a SOL ETF in first wave would be ‘messed up’ — Analyst 2025-08-09 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons BlackRock hasn’t filed for a Solana ETF, but ETF analyst James Seyffart says they shouldn’t be allowed to jump in at the last minute after other issuers’ hard work. This article is an…

CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentials 2025-08-09 at 08:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen vulnerabilities in enterprise secure vaults from CyberArk and HashiCorp that, if successfully exploited, can allow remote attackers to crack open corporate identity systems and extract enterprise secrets and tokens from them.  The 14 vulnerabilities,…