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TON may become the first everyday blockchain by 2027 2025-07-30 at 18:18 By Cointelegraph by Tracy Jin TON, the blockchain natively integrated into Telegram’s 900 million-strong user base, is poised to become the first everyday blockchain by 2027, offering a user experience that makes Web3 feel like Web2. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Backwards-compatible quantum fix found, but not for Bitcoin and Ethereum 2025-07-30 at 18:13 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Sui Research’s new quantum-safe wallet upgrade method offers a hard fork-free solution for EdDSA-based blockchains, but does not apply to Bitcoin or Ethereum. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Palo Alto Networks inks $25b deal to buy identity-security shop CyberArk 2025-07-30 at 18:13 By Jessica Lyons The lure? Identity security and privileged access management tools to verify humans and… machines Palo Alto Networks will buy Israeli security biz CyberArk in a $25 billion cash-and-stock deal confirmed today.… This article is an excerpt from The…

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177M to drop more bots on the Moon 2025-07-30 at 17:55 By Richard Speed If at first you succeed, have some more money NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace $176.7 million to deliver a pair of rovers and a trio of scientific instruments to the Moon as part of the agency’s Commercial…

I co-parent with ChatGPT — I love turning off my brain and letting AI help raise my child 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Asia Grace Even with an in-person partner, Lilian Schmidt was sick of shouldering the mental load of motherhood.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York…

Australia bans YouTube accounts for children under 16 in reversal of previous stance 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Associated Press YouTube was listed as an exemption in November last year when the Parliament passed world-first laws that will ban Australian children under 16 from social media platforms. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

Trump-linked WLFI invests $10M in Falcon Finance for stablecoin development 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai WLFI’s USD1 stablecoin will be used as a collateral asset on Falcon Finance, fueling regulatory concerns about potential conflicts of interest related to the Trump family-backed platform. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Ripple’s Schwartz defends low XRPL volume, says banks settle offchain 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Ripple claims hundreds of bank partners, but with a 30%–40% drop in XRPL activity and institutional use concentrated offchain, transparency concerns persist. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Stablecoins add $4B, Bitcoin exchange reserves below 15%: July in charts 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Investors are uncertain and moving their Bitcoin off exchanges, while stablecoins are set to take off after GENIUS passed. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Edge case: Opera claims Microsoft still playing dirty with defaults 2025-07-30 at 17:19 By Richard Speed Brazil is the latest browser battlefield Veteran browser maker Opera has filed a complaint with Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) against Microsoft over alleged anti-competitive practices in Windows that favor Edge.… This article is an excerpt from…

Critical Dahua Camera Flaws Enable Remote Hijack via ONVIF and File Upload Exploits 2025-07-30 at 16:19 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed now-patched critical security flaws in the firmware of Dahua smart cameras that, if left unaddressed, could allow attackers to hijack control of susceptible devices. “The flaws, affecting the device’s ONVIF protocol and file upload…

Ransomware gang sets deadline to leak 3.5 TB of Ingram Micro data 2025-07-30 at 16:07 By Connor Jones Distie insists global operations restored despite some websites only now coming back online The cybercriminals claiming responsibility for Ingram Micro’s ransomware attack put a deadline on leaking its data nearly a month after the raid.… This article…

Ethereum at 10: The top corporate ETH holders as Wall Street eyes crypto 2025-07-30 at 15:35 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Ethereum turns 10 as corporate treasury firms and Wall Street entities increase their Ether holdings, signaling growing institutional adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum turns 10: Here’s how its booms and busts shaped history 2025-07-30 at 15:35 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun From the ICO craze and CryptoKitties to the Merge and spot ETFs, Ethereum’s first decade is a reflection of crypto’s most chaotic and innovative moments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Allianz Life Insurance Impacted By Third Party Breach 2025-07-30 at 15:16 By Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America experienced a data breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Broadband biz fined for emergency caller location data fail 2025-07-30 at 14:56 By Dan Robinson Gigaclear slapped by watchdog for failings, admits ‘seriousness of the error’ Ofcom is to impose a £122,500 fine (about $164,000) on UK broadband provider Gigaclear for failing to deliver accurate caller location information when customers called the emergency services.… This…

Chinese Firms Linked to Silk Typhoon Filed 15+ Patents for Cyber Espionage Tools 2025-07-30 at 14:56 By Chinese companies linked to the state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon (aka Hafnium) have been identified as behind over a dozen technology patents, shedding light on the shadowy cyber contracting ecosystem and its offensive capabilities. The patents…

Product Walkthrough: A Look Inside Pillar’s AI Security Platform 2025-07-30 at 14:56 By In this article, we will provide a brief overview of Pillar Security’s platform to better understand how they are tackling AI security challenges. Pillar Security is building a platform to cover the entire software development and deployment lifecycle with the goal of…

Apple Patches Safari Vulnerability Also Exploited as Zero-Day in Google Chrome 2025-07-30 at 14:56 By Apple on Tuesday released security updates for its entire software portfolio, including a fix for a vulnerability that Google said was exploited as a zero-day in the Chrome web browser earlier this month. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6558 (CVSS score:…

‘Wall Street on a blockchain’ isn’t tokenization endgame: Kraken exec 2025-07-30 at 14:30 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra A Kraken executive told Cointelegraph that tokenized equities shouldn’t just copy Wall Street onto the blockchain but reinvent how users access financial assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

$3 price at risk? Why XRP was one of the worst peformers this week 2025-07-30 at 14:30 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Most of XRP’s recent losses occurred during the $175 million transfer period linked to the Ripple co-founder. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Hong Kong to begin 6-month transition period for new stablecoin rules 2025-07-30 at 14:30 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Hong Kong will begin enforcing its new stablecoin regulations on Friday, with a six-month transition period allowing temporary licenses for issuers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Oracle VirtualBox licensing tweak lies in wait for the unwary 2025-07-30 at 13:59 By Lindsay Clark Java-like move could land those expecting free trial with a new bill Oracle has introduced new licensing terms that some users may see as hidden within the terms for VirtualBox, the general-purpose virtualization software for x86_64 hardware.… This article…

Flock storage: Audio boffin encodes data in a starling 2025-07-30 at 13:35 By Richard Speed Birdsong stores 176 KB, but can it run Doom? Forget flash storage – flock storage is here after it was demonstrated that data can be saved to a bird.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Indonesia hikes crypto seller tax, ends VAT for buyers 2025-07-30 at 13:19 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Indonesia’s finance ministry has raised taxes for crypto miners and sellers, while exempting crypto transactions from VAT. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin in limbo: Watch these BTC price levels ahead of FOMC 2025-07-30 at 13:19 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin price remains rangebound ahead of the FOMC, as traders keep an eye on overhead resistance at $120,000 and several key support levels below. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

How to use Google Gemini for smarter crypto trading 2025-07-30 at 13:19 By Cointelegraph by Callum Reid Google Gemini Flash 2.5 can streamline research, spot patterns, analyze sentiment and refine your crypto trading strategies. Just remember: AI assists, but you’re still the one making the call. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Datacenter lobby blows a fuse over EU efficiency proposals 2025-07-30 at 13:19 By Dan Robinson Green rules risk short-circuiting AI ambitions, warns group including AWS, Microsoft and Google A trade body representing datacenter operators in Europe worried about standards for efficiency imposed by the EU has published a report to ensure its arguments are heard…

Google Launches DBSC Open Beta in Chrome and Enhances Patch Transparency via Project Zero 2025-07-30 at 12:25 By Google has announced that it’s making a security feature called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) in open beta to ensure that users are safeguarded against session cookie theft attacks. DBSC, first introduced as a prototype in April…

Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability to Breach Linux Systems and Deploy Auto-Color Malware 2025-07-30 at 11:07 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical SAP NetWeaver flaw to deliver the Auto-Color backdoor in an attack targeting a U.S.-based chemicals company in April 2025. “Over the course of three days, a threat actor gained access…

Scattered Spider Hacker Arrests Halt Attacks, But Copycat Threats Sustain Security Pressure 2025-07-30 at 11:07 By Google Cloud’s Mandiant Consulting has revealed that it has witnessed a drop in activity from the notorious Scattered Spider group, but emphasized the need for organizations to take advantage of the lull to shore up their defenses. “Since the…

Cisco donates Agntcy project to Linux Foundation in the hope it gets AI agents interacting elegantly 2025-07-30 at 10:39 By Tobias Mann AI frameworks are becoming a Russian nesting doll of abstraction layers Cisco’s Agntcy project is the latest AI framework to find refuge at the Linux Foundation.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Australia bans kids from signing up for YouTube accounts, angering Google 2025-07-30 at 10:39 By Simon Sharwood ‘We want kids to know who they are before platforms assume who they are’ says Minister Australia will require Google to ensure that children aged under 16 cannot sign up for YouTube accounts.… This article is an excerpt…

Product Spotlight on Analytics 2025-07-30 at 10:39 By Security magazine highlights a few analytics security products. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Australia’s attempt to join the space race lasts just 14 seconds 2025-07-30 at 09:30 By Simon Sharwood ‘I would have liked more flight time but happy with this’ says CEO of private rocket outfit Australia’s attempt to return to space lasted just 14 seconds, after a Wednesday launch barely made it off the ground.… This…

Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud 2025-07-30 at 09:30 By Iain Thomson Q Link claimed subsidies for ineligible customers The former CEO of Florida telco Q Link will spend up to five years in jail after attempting to steal more than $100 million from two US government programs.… This article is…