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Mad man builds chatbot in Minecraft with redstone, Python, and patience 2025-10-02 at 18:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Replies are slow and it’s prone to gibberish – just like any other AI Never mind Doom running on a potato, or whatever – the next generation of ridiculous computing belongs to Minecraft YouTuber Sammyuri, who built a…

Confucius Hackers Hit Pakistan With New WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware 2025-10-02 at 18:34 By The threat actor known as Confucius has been attributed to a new phishing campaign that has targeted Pakistan with malware families like WooperStealer and Anondoor. “Over the past decade, Confucius has repeatedly targeted government agencies, military organizations, defense contractors, and critical…

Tesla shocks Wall Street with nearly 500K deliveries as buyers rushed to lock in tax credit 2025-10-02 at 18:20 By Reuters However, analysts are worried over cooling sales in the upcoming quarters due to the withdrawal of the $7,500 federal tax credit. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post…

OpenAI ropes in Korean giants Samsung and SK Hynix to feed its AI megaproject 2025-10-02 at 18:20 By Carly Page Duo pledge memory for Stargate to the tune of 900k DRAM wafer starts a month OpenAI has persuaded two of South Korea’s chip titans to fuel its bid to build the biggest AI engine yet.……

Bitcoin bulls charge at $120K with traders expecting new all-time high 2025-10-02 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg BTC price action gained another 1% as bulls took on the $120,000 mark for the first time since mid-August, adding to hopes of new all-time highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Dirty little Electron secret tanks macOS 26 performance 2025-10-02 at 18:01 By Tim Anderson Apple’s bad QA or poor coding by developers? The Electron team has fixed code that caused system-wide slowdowns on the newly released macOS 26 “Tahoe.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Applied MEV protection via Shutter’s threshold encryption 2025-10-02 at 17:23 By Cointelegraph by Gleb K Explore how Shutter uses threshold encryption to fight MEV, its strengths and trade-offs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

SaaS turbo-charged software spending tough for CIOs to control, says research 2025-10-02 at 17:23 By Lindsay Clark Consulting biz reckons ballooning costs a result of changes in licensing, vendor landscape, and product shifts Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is warning that organizations need to rethink their approach to buying software as the ongoing push of SaaS…

Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown 2025-10-02 at 17:23 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems. The…

Bitcoin’s next ‘explosive’ move targets $145K BTC price: Analysis 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin price consolidation after a powerful rally to record highs is normal, and the next leg up could push BTC toward $145,000, new analysis suggests. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Spend your Bitcoin, don’t just hoard it 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Cointelegraph by Carel van Wyk Hoarding Bitcoin kills adoption. Real monetary revolution requires spending it like money, not treating it as digital gold to never touch. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin on TV: How shows like South Park influence crypto 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun “South Park” is back to roasting crypto in its recent episode, but digital assets like Bitcoin have been a pop culture punchline for a long time. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are still chuck-and-buy-again specials 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Richard Speed Zero repairability rating: iFixit teardown finds earbuds glued, unfixable, and destined for recycling Improvements in repairability might have been made elsewhere in Apple’s product range, but the AirPods Pro 3 model continue to make repairs virtually impossible.… This article is an…

Clop-linked crims shake down Oracle execs with data theft claims 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Carly Page Extortion emails name-drop Big Red’s E-Business Suite, though Google and Mandiant yet to find proof of any breach Criminals with potential links to the notorious Clop ransomware mob are bombarding Oracle execs with extortion emails, claiming to have stolen…

Windows 10 refuses to go gentle into that good night 2025-10-02 at 16:54 By Richard Speed Rage, rage against the dying of the free security updates With just days remaining until Microsoft discontinues free support, Windows 10 still accounts for 40.5 percent of the Windows desktop market, At the same time, Windows 11 adoption remains…

Automating Pentest Delivery: 7 Key Workflows for Maximum Impact 2025-10-02 at 15:43 By Penetration testing is critical to uncovering real-world security weaknesses. With the shift into continuous testing and validation, it is time we automate the delivery of these results. The way results are delivered hasn’t kept up with today’s fast-moving threat landscape. Too often,…

ThreatsDay Bulletin: CarPlay Exploit, BYOVD Tactics, SQL C2 Attacks, iCloud Backdoor Demand & More 2025-10-02 at 15:43 By From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week’s Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing — no corner of technology is safe. Attackers are scanning firewalls for critical flaws, bending vulnerable SQL servers into powerful command centers,…

Google Mandiant Probes New Oracle Extortion Wave Possibly Linked to Cl0p Ransomware 2025-10-02 at 15:43 By Google Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have disclosed that they are tracking a new cluster of activity possibly linked to a financially motivated threat actor known as Cl0p. The malicious activity involves sending extortion emails to executives…

‘Stablecoin duopoly ending’ as USDT, USDC dominance falls to 84% 2025-10-02 at 15:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Despite dominating stablecoin inflows, Tether’s USDt and Circle’s USDC have slowly lost market share, signaling the end of the “stablecoin duopoly.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

OpenAI hits $500B valuation, surpassing SpaceX as world’s largest startup 2025-10-02 at 15:10 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Tether is estimated to be the crypto company closest to rivaling OpenAI’s $500 billion valuation, far ahead of Coinbase, Ripple and Circle. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How to use Google’s Gemini to research coins before you invest 2025-10-02 at 15:10 By Cointelegraph by Callum Reid Google’s Gemini AI can help organize research, compare tokenomics and cut through noise. Here’s a workflow to analyze coins before you invest responsibly. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

EU funds are flowing into spyware companies, and politicians are demanding answers 2025-10-02 at 15:10 By Connor Jones Experts say Commission is ‘fanning the flames’ of the continent’s own Watergate An arsenal of angry European Parliament members (MEPs) is demanding answers from senior commissioners about why EU subsidies are ending up in the pockets of…

BT promises 5G Standalone for 99% of the UK by 2030 2025-10-02 at 14:36 By Dan Robinson Because 100% would just be silly BT wants to have 5G Standalone (5G SA) mobile service available to 99 percent of the local population by the end of the decade, but it isn’t the only telco with lofty…

How to Close Threat Detection Gaps: Your SOC’s Action Plan 2025-10-02 at 14:20 By Running a SOC often feels like drowning in alerts. Every morning, dashboards light up with thousands of signals; some urgent, many irrelevant. The job is to find the real threats fast enough to keep cases from piling up, prevent analyst burnout,…

UK weighs if China fraud scheme victims get current value of seized 61K Bitcoin 2025-10-02 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski UK officials are weighing whether to keep about $6.4 billion in gains from Bitcoin seized in a 2018 Chinese fraud case, instead of passing it on to victims. This article is an excerpt…

Bitcoin $120K breakout will lead to ‘very quick move’ to $150K: Charles Edwards 2025-10-02 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin may rally to $150K before year end as gold’s safe haven surge drives institutional demand, according to hedge fund founder Charles Edwards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Building Bridges: Overcoming Silos to Bring Organizations to the Next Level 2025-10-02 at 14:05 By Poor visibility can leave organizations vulnerable, which is why it is time for companies to bridge internal silos. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin hits $119.5K but RSI warns a BTC price pullback is next 2025-10-02 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin is due to halt its gains to consolidate, thanks to leading price indicators becoming “overbought,” the latest analysis reports. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Avio bags €40M ESA contract for reusable rocket stage, but don’t hold your breath 2025-10-02 at 13:05 By Richard Speed Industry insiders whisper more about posturing than practical progress Italian rocket company Avio has signed a €40 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a reusable upper stage, a project already drawing…

Warning: Beware of Android Spyware Disguised as Signal Encryption Plugin and ToTok Pro 2025-10-02 at 13:05 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two Android spyware campaigns dubbed ProSpy and ToSpy that impersonate apps like Signal and ToTok to target users in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said the malicious apps are distributed…

Cybercrims claim raid on 28,000 Red Hat repos, say they have sensitive customer files 2025-10-02 at 12:43 By Carly Page 570GB of data claimed to be stolen by the Crimson Collective A hacking crew claims to have broken into Red Hat’s private GitHub repositories, exfiltrating some 570GB of compressed data, including sensitive documents belonging to…

XRP price: Why October will be the most bullish month of 2025 2025-10-02 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP has established support at $2.80, igniting an October rally that could be further fuelled by ETF approval and the potential influx of institutional capital. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Ionos customers fume at mid-contract Plesk hike 2025-10-02 at 12:04 By Dan Robinson Web host blames partner’s license fee increase, but users say notice was too short and terms unfair Exclusive  Hosting biz Ionos is hiking the price of its server instances, blaming an increase in Plesk license costs. Customers have a month to accept…

Irony alert: UK.gov Work dept hires IBM to aid AI projects 2025-10-02 at 11:22 By Lindsay Clark Some Big Blue sky thinking needed for tech that promises employment extinction for humanity The UK’s pensions and benefits department has awarded IBM a contract that’s worth up to £27 million to explore, deploy and support AI technologies…

Wallet in Telegram to list tokenized stocks and ETFs by xStocks 2025-10-02 at 11:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Following the initial rollout in Wallet on Telegram, xStocks plans to expand across the self-custodial solution, TON Wallet, in Q4 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Lloyds Banking Group says ‘digitization’ will power more branch closures 2025-10-02 at 10:55 By Lindsay Clark Group promises sandboxing of AI money management tools with 1,000 branches remaining Lloyds Banking Group — the £18.67 billion turnover UK-based bank — has promised that it will continue to use “digitization” to power a program of branch closures.……

Crypto treasuries may soon start gobbling each other up: Coinbase 2025-10-02 at 10:22 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Coinbase’s head of investment research, David Duong, said companies may soon consider mergers and acquisitions similar to the recent Strive and Semler Scientific deal. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Crypto treasury ‘bubble’ fears overblown: TON Strategy CEO 2025-10-02 at 09:19 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young TON Strategy’s CEO acknowledged there are early signs of a bubble, but medium and long-term capital will soon come in as the market matures. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline: