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FedRAMP government cloud software approvals double under new program 2025-08-11 at 23:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Biden-era program has reduced FedRAMP processing times to just five weeks from previous year or more The US Government’s process for certifying cloud services safe for official use has long been slow, but that’s no longer the case. Approvals so…

Trump seeing green as he weighs deal to allow Nvidia Blackwell GPU sales to China 2025-08-11 at 23:48 By Tobias Mann And shave 15% of the top no doubt. Nerfed versions of Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs could soon join its H20 on the list of AI accelerators approved for sale in China.… This article is an…

Do Kwon to change plea in criminal case at Wednesday conference 2025-08-11 at 23:10 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright In January, the Terraform Labs co-founder pleaded not guilty to several charges, including securities fraud, market manipulation, money laundering and wire fraud. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Trump defends taking 15% cut of Nvidia, AMD chip sales to China 2025-08-11 at 22:54 By Ariel Zilber “No, this is an old chip that China already has,” Trump said of Nvidia’s H-20 processor, adding that “China already has it in a different form…” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

Top US Democrat signals fight over crypto market structure 2025-08-11 at 22:21 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The US Senate is not scheduled to be in session until Sept. 2, but Senator Elizabeth Warren offered a preview for how she may address the CLARITY Act. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Russia’s RomCom among those exploiting a WinRAR 0-day in highly-targeted attacks 2025-08-11 at 22:21 By Jessica Lyons A few weeks earlier ‘zeroplayer’ advertised an $80K WinRAR 0-day exploit Russia-linked attackers found and exploited a high-severity WinRAR vulnerability before the maintainers of the Windows file archiver issued a fix.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Space tourism meets crypto as Blue Origin accepts Bitcoin, Ether, USDt 2025-08-11 at 21:43 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Blue Origin’s new crypto payment option joins a wave of blockchain ventures in aerospace, from NFTs minted in orbit to satellites running decentralized networks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Bitcoin will make history at $340K if BTC beats last cycle’s 2100% gains 2025-08-11 at 21:43 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin getting to $340,000 this cycle is a “very big ask,” but over the past five years, BTC has already won the macro asset returns game, research shows. This article is an excerpt from…

GitHub head ankles as Microsoft takes biz by the hand 2025-08-11 at 21:43 By Thomas Claburn Code hosting biz takes a back seat within Microsoft’s CoreAI division GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke plans to leave the company and corporate parent Microsoft will not appoint a successor.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

US scrambles to recoup $1M+ nicked by NORKs 2025-08-11 at 20:33 By Connor Jones The alleged perpetrators remain at large The US Department of Justice is trying to recoup around $1 million that three IT specialists secretly working for the North Korean government allegedly stole from a New York company.… This article is an excerpt…

New TETRA Radio Encryption Flaws Expose Law Enforcement Communications 2025-08-11 at 20:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of security issues in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications protocol, including in its proprietary end-to-end encryption (E2EE) mechanism that exposes the system to replay and brute-force attacks, and even decrypt encrypted traffic. Details of…

CoinDesk owner Bullish ups IPO goal to $1B as Wall Street backs crypto push 2025-08-11 at 20:18 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The IPO is led by Wall Street heavyweights JPMorgan, Jefferies and Citigroup, SEC filings show. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Price predictions 8/11: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE 2025-08-11 at 20:18 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin is facing selling near $123,218, but it remains on track to hit a new all-time high as long as it sustains above $117,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Californian is so furious about forced Windows 11 upgrade, he’s suing Microsoft 2025-08-11 at 20:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo He wants Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10 until its market share drops below 10% Many are unhappy about Microsoft’s Windows 10 retirement plans, but a California man appears to be angrier than most. He’s sued Redmond…

Red teams are safe from robots for now, as AI makes better shield than spear 2025-08-11 at 20:18 By Iain Thomson The bad news? The machines, and their operators, are coming on fast Black Hat/DEF CON  At the opening of Black Hat, the largest security shindig in the Hacker Summer Camp week ahead of DEF…

Is XRP ‘way overvalued’ to buy right now? 2025-08-11 at 19:09 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP’s market cap is 2,200x greater than its total value locked on XRPL, signaling heavy upside speculation among traders. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum options lack euphoria: What’s the biggest risk to $5K ETH price? 2025-08-11 at 19:09 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Sustained ETF inflows and corporate reserves could position ETH to outperform and challenge $5,000 for the first time ever. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Wikimedia Foundation loses first court battle to swerve Online Safety Act regulation 2025-08-11 at 19:09 By Connor Jones But it can contest if it lands up in ‘Category 1,’ and the move hurts operations, says judge Wikipedia today lost a legal battle against the UK’s tech secretary to tighten the criteria around the Online Safety…

Transforming Higher Ed Safety and Efficiency with Cloud-Based Access Control 2025-08-11 at 19:09 By As colleges and universities look for ways to streamline operations and better protect students and faculty, it’s clear that fragmented, manually intensive access control systems are no longer sustainable.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed…

Researchers Spot Surge in Erlang/OTP SSH RCE Exploits, 70% Target OT Firewalls 2025-08-11 at 19:08 By Malicious actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH as early as beginning of May 2025, with about 70% of detections originating from firewalls protecting operational technology (OT) networks. The vulnerability…

Ford to build EV pickup with a starting price of $30K in bid to catch China rivals 2025-08-11 at 18:49 By Reuters Affordability is a top concern among EV shoppers, auto executives have said, and the global competition for delivering cheaper electric models is heating up. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Coding students whose jobs were taken by AI forced to find work at Chipotle 2025-08-11 at 18:28 By Ariel Zilber The arrival of AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit and others has accelerated the decline for entry-level programming roles. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New…

Viennese virtualization veteran releases Proxmox VE 9 and Backup Server 4 2025-08-11 at 18:28 By Liam Proven Making a bit of a FOSS with Virtual Environment update Viennese virtualization veteran Proxmox has updated its hypervisor and its storage offering to new, Debian 13 versions.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Crypto helps emerging economies bypass legacy financial constraints 2025-08-11 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Andrei Grachev Developing nations can use crypto to bypass financial constraints, hedge inflation and attract investment. Emerging economies are discovering crypto’s power. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ALT5 Sigma to raise $1.5B for first World Liberty Financial corporate treasury 2025-08-11 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski ALT5 Sigma is raising $1.5 billion through a 200 million-share sale to fund a corporate treasury centered on Trump-backed World Liberty Financial tokens. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade set for November: What you need to know 2025-08-11 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade arrives in November 2025, quietly boosting scalability and network resilience without changing smart contracts This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Hanging up: AOL to pull the plug on its dial-up service after 36 years 2025-08-11 at 17:17 By Richard Speed A symphony of screeching come to an end! Parent Yahoo! confirms! From the department of “Want to feel old?” comes news that AOL is finally pulling the plug on dial-up Internet access.… This article is…

How plushies saved Pudgy Penguins from bankruptcy 2025-08-11 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun From a six-month runway in 2022 to a projected $50 million in 2025 revenue, Pudgy Penguins beat the NFT crash with a risky bet on toys. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

‘Suddenly deprecating old models’ users depended on a ‘mistake,’ admits OpenAI’s Altman 2025-08-11 at 16:34 By Richard Speed Tech biz tweaks GPT-5, brings back 4 and others as options after customer backlash OpenAI has brought back GPT-4o after a weekend of user protests – mostly about removal of model choice – following the rollout of…

⚡ Weekly Recap: BadCam Attack, WinRAR 0-Day, EDR Killer, NVIDIA Flaws, Ransomware Attacks & More 2025-08-11 at 16:33 By This week, cyber attackers are moving quickly, and businesses need to stay alert. They’re finding new weaknesses in popular software and coming up with clever ways to get around security. Even one unpatched flaw could let…

Intel chief Lip-Bu Tan to visit White House after Trump calls for him to step down 2025-08-11 at 16:03 By Dan Robinson Amid hints by president he may announce 100% tariffs on imported chips, semiconductors Intel boss Lip-Bu Tan reportedly has an appointment at the White House today, just days after President Donald Trump called…

NYSE-parent ICE taps Chainlink to bring forex, precious metals data onchain 2025-08-11 at 15:57 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Chainlink has partnered with NYSE-parent Intercontinental Exchange to integrate forex and precious metals data from ICE’s Consolidated Feed into Chainlink Data Streams. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Strategy adds $18M in Bitcoin on fifth anniversary of BTC strategy 2025-08-11 at 15:57 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Michael Saylor’s Strategy added another $18 million in Bitcoin last week to mark the fifth anniversary of its BTC buying strategy, bringing its total holdings to 628,946 BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Tether and Rumble bet on AI with $1.17B Northern Data acquisition 2025-08-11 at 15:57 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Tether and Rumble have offered to acquire all shares of AI infrastructure operator Northern Data in a $1.17 billion deal that would make Tether Rumble’s top shareholder. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Deepfake detectors are slowly coming of age, at a time of dire need 2025-08-11 at 15:57 By Iain Thomson By video, picture, and voice – the fakers are coming for your money DEF CON  While AI was on everyone’s lips in Las Vegas this week at the trio of security conferences in Sin City –…

Apollo 13 hero Jim Lovell has taken his final orbit 2025-08-11 at 15:57 By Richard Speed Veteran of four spaceflights dies at 97 Obit  Jim Lovell, the former US astronaut and commander of the Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

UK Warns That Sharing Shoplifters’ Photos May Violate GDPR 2025-08-11 at 15:56 By The U.K. data watchdog warns that sharing images of shoplifters online or in store windows may violate their rights under GDPR laws.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

UK retail giant M&S restores Click & Collect months after cyber attack, some services still down 2025-08-11 at 14:47 By Connor Jones Many core offerings now back in action, says retailer British retailer Marks and Spencer updated its website today, confirming its Click & Collect service is once again available to customers.… This article is…

6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives 2025-08-11 at 14:46 By The Evolution of Exposure Management Most security teams have a good sense of what’s critical in their environment. What’s harder to pin down is what’s business-critical. These are the assets that support the processes the business can’t function without. They’re not always…

Bitcoin’s corporate boom raises ‘Fort Knox’ nationalization concerns 2025-08-11 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin’s corporate adoption is increasingly resembling the “nationalization path” of gold leading up to 1971, presenting a new centralization concern, according to Willy Woo. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Torvalds blasts tardy kernel dev: Your ‘garbage’ RISC-V patches are ‘making the world worse’ 2025-08-11 at 14:02 By Gareth Halfacree Well, at least he didn’t drop the F-bomb Linux head honcho Linus Torvalds has put a kernel developer “on notice” for waiting until the eleventh hour to supply a patch set for Linux on RISC-V…

Snotty astronauts should skip spacewalks, suggests study 2025-08-11 at 13:32 By Gareth Halfacree Pressure difference between the space station, space suits increases congestion, say boffins In space, no one can hear you sneeze – but that hasn’t stopped a team of boffins researching exactly what happens when an astronaut gets a case of the sniffles,…

Big Tech workers top donations to Mamdani campaign in headache for Google, Meta 2025-08-11 at 13:03 By Thomas Barrabi Big Tech workers were among the biggest donors to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign – creating a fresh dilemma for Google, Meta and other firms that may be privately skeptical of the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist’s policies.…

BTC price to fill $117K CME gap? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-08-11 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin has a new dip target as a new week begins with BTC price action targeting all-time highs — will bulls end up defending $117,000? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…