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‘Questing Quokka’ enters UI freeze as Ubuntu 25.10 nears release 2025-09-11 at 09:35 By Liam Proven Rust coreutils, TPM encryption, and GNOME 49 line up for October debut The Quokka is a small, furry, and perpetually smiling marsupial from Australia. It’s very cute – and now it’s freezing.… This article is an excerpt from The…

AsyncRAT Exploits ConnectWise ScreenConnect to Steal Credentials and Crypto 2025-09-11 at 09:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software, to deliver a fleshless loader that drops a remote access trojan (RAT) called AsyncRAT to steal sensitive data from compromised hosts.…

Just because you can render a Doom-like in SQL doesn’t mean you should 2025-09-11 at 09:00 By Richard Speed CedarDB pushed to the limit in improbable gaming experiment The world has moved on from making Doom run on increasingly ridiculous devices. Now it’s all about porting it to the most inappropriate of languages. Cue DOOMQL,…

NASA bars Chinese citizens from its facilities, networks, even Zoom calls 2025-09-11 at 08:45 By Simon Sharwood You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the reasons why NASA has barred Chinese nationals from accessing its premises and assets, even those who hold visas that permit them to reside in the USA.……

‘Fat apps’ could become a major narrative in a few months: Bitwise exec 2025-09-11 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The market has “already started voting” on the issue as Solana, Avalanche, and other chains have “gone sideways” against Bitcoin, a recent report says. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

South Korea crypto firms get ‘venture company’ status next week 2025-09-11 at 07:12 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte South Korea’s Minister of SMEs and Startups, Han Seong-sook, said the regulatory change could stimulate growth in crypto and blockchain technologies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Critical Steps to Strengthening Satellite Network Security 2025-09-11 at 07:12 By Satellite networks are integral to myriad aspects of modern society, providing essential services that support both civilian and military operations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Beijing went to ‘EggStreme’ lengths to attack Philippines military, researchers say 2025-09-11 at 06:53 By Simon Sharwood Ovoid-themed in-memory malware offers a menu for mayhem ‘EggStreme’ framework looks like the sort of thing Beijing would find handy in its ongoing territorial beefs Infosec outfit Bitdefender says it’s spotted a strain of in-memory malware that looks…

Nepalis rush to Jack Dorsey’s bitchat amid violent corruption protests 2025-09-11 at 05:47 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Thousands of Nepalis turned to Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth mesh network messaging app in response to the government’s social media ban, which has since been lifted. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

VMware to lose 35 percent of workloads in three years – some to its friends at ‘proper clouds’ 2025-09-11 at 05:46 By Simon Sharwood Gartner says migrations remain a risky multi-year nightmare, but selective re-platforming can pay off More than a third of workloads currently running under VMware will run on another platform by 2028,…

OpenAI reportedly on the hook for $300B Oracle Cloud bill 2025-09-11 at 03:05 By Tobias Mann Tick tock Sam, just fifteen months before your first bill is due OpenAI will pay Oracle $300 billion over the course of five years to fuel Sam Altman’s AI ambitions by providing five gigawatts of compute capacity.… This article…

Akira ransomware crims abusing trifecta of SonicWall security holes for extortion attacks 2025-09-11 at 01:56 By Jessica Lyons Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned out to be…

Bitcoin Bollinger Bands reach ‘most extreme level,’ hinting at explosion to $300K BTC 2025-09-11 at 01:07 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale A widely used Bitcoin technical analysis indicator suggested that BTC is on the verge of an “explosive price expansion” toward new all-time highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Polygon fixes RPC node bug, consensus returns to normal 2025-09-11 at 01:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The bug impacted some remote procedure call (RPC) nodes, causing them to fall out of sync, but did not impact onchain block production. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Alabama state senator warns GENIUS Act could harm small banks 2025-09-11 at 01:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Sate Senator Keith Kelley of Alabama echoed concerns made by some banking groups after the passage of the GENIUS Act in July. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

AI can’t be woke and regulators should be asleep, Senator Cruz says 2025-09-11 at 01:07 By Iain Thomson We went through two hours of Senate hearings so you didn’t have to Video  The Trump administration is pushing to loosen federal rules on AI, with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introducing legislation to give developers a two-year…

Cadence invites you to play with Nvidia’s biggest iron in its datacenter tycoon sim 2025-09-11 at 01:07 By Tobias Mann Using GPUs to design better bit barns for GPUs? It’s the circle of AI With the rush to capitalize on the gen AI boom, datacenters have never been hotter. But before signing that multi-billion dollar…

Price predictions 9/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LINK, HYPE, SUI 2025-09-10 at 23:05 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin and altcoins picked up momentum after the softer-than-expected US inflation numbers boosted traders’ confidence for a rate cut during the Federal Reserve’s next meeting. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Sub-Saharan Africa third-fastest growing region for crypto adoption: Report 2025-09-10 at 23:05 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The region has growing institutional momentum and retail adoption, as the countries face economic challenges that could provide fertile ground for Web3. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Apple slammed for ‘terrible’ design of new iPhone 17 lineup: ‘Looks like an ugly Android phone’ 2025-09-10 at 22:39 By Brooke Steinberg Customers are not happy. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Apple slips up on ChillyHell macOS malware, lets it past security . . . for 4 years 2025-09-10 at 22:39 By Jessica Lyons ‘We do believe that this was likely the creation of a cybercrime group,’ threat hunter tells The Reg ChillyHell, a modular macOS backdoor believed to be long dormant, has likely been infecting…

US Senate committee advances Trump’s ‘crypto-friendly’ Fed pick 2025-09-10 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Stephen Miran has made few public statements on crypto or blockchain, but signaled in interviews before joining the Trump administration that he would support digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

StarkWare announces lightweight Bitcoin verification for use on mobile devices 2025-09-10 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The lightweight zero-knowledge proof will allow Bitcoin users to verify payments without having to download the full blockchain history. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars so far 2025-09-10 at 21:44 By Brandon Vigliarolo The usual cadre of scientists who disproved previous findings are stumped If you were ever wondering where you’d be when NASA announced peer-reviewed evidence hinting at extraterrestrial life – long dead, if it existed at all – look around,…

From 55% to 20%? How Japan plans to fix its crypto tax rules 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya From harsh 55% taxes to a flat 20%, Japan’s crypto overhaul promises relief for investors in a bid to boost Web3 innovation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

How Hyperliquid hit $330B in monthly trading volume with just 11 employees 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Discover how Hyperliquid, a lean, self-funded layer-1 DeFi exchange, reached $330 billion in monthly volume in July 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin price cycles ’getting longer’ as new forecast says $124K not the top 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin bulls have reasons to eye new all-time highs as analysis shows a BTC price breakout and ongoing resistance showdown. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

How many federal agencies does it take to regulate AI? Enough to hold back implementation 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Brandon Vigliarolo Nearly 100 requirements laid down by 10 separate oversight and advisory groups leave agencies tangled in red tape The US government wants AI in every corner of government, but the unstoppable force of new…

Microsoft reminds developers VBScript really is going away 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Richard Speed Classes moved to VBA, but upgrading and testing is unavoidable With the end of Windows 10 looming, Microsoft has reminded hard-pressed admins that other critical technologies are on the endangered list, notably VBScript.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Jaguar Land Rover U-turns to confirm ‘some data’ affected after cyber prang 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By Paul Kunert Systems offline as specialists continue to comb through wreckage Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says “some data” was affected after the luxury car maker suffered a digital break-in early last week.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems 2025-09-10 at 20:43 By An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme. “This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly…

2B Weekly Downloads at Risk: Supply Chain Attack Targets Popular npm Packages, Security Leaders Discuss 2025-09-10 at 19:54 By 18 popular packages with a total of 2 billion weekly downloads were targeted in an attack.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin breaks $114K as cooling US PPI data boosts Fed rate cut bets 2025-09-10 at 18:23 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin surged past $114,000 as softer-than-expected US PPI data reinforced Federal Reserve interest rate cut expectations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

EU Chat Control hinges on Germany’s decision 2025-09-10 at 18:23 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The EU’s proposed Chat Control law is just short of the critical support it needs to pass in the EU Council, and Germany could change the balance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Microsoft’s first preview of Visual Studio 2026: Deeper AI and a design refresh 2025-09-10 at 18:23 By Tim Anderson New look for Visual Studio but the core still runs on the old .Net Framework Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI integration and…

Microsoft to add Anthropic AI models — as rift with OpenAI grows: report 2025-09-10 at 17:27 By Ariel Zilber The software giant will pay to use Anthropic’s Claude models for some Office 365 Copilot features, according to The Information news site. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New…

California vs. MAGA memecoins: Why Gavin Newsom is fighting Trump 2025-09-10 at 17:27 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak How TRUMP, DJT and WLFI clash with California’s crypto rules and why Newsom teased a “Trump Corruption Coin.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Reserve Bank of India says crypto rules risk legitimizing sector: Report 2025-09-10 at 17:27 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski India is reportedly delaying comprehensive crypto regulation as its central bank warns rules could legitimize digital assets and create systemic risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Binance and Franklin Templeton join forces on tokenization ventures 2025-09-10 at 17:27 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Binance has partnered with the crypto ETF issuer Franklin Templeton to explore the tokenization of securities combined with a global trading infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Big clouds scramble as EU Data Act brings new data transfer rules 2025-09-10 at 17:27 By Dan Robinson Arbitrarily inflated lock-in-tastic fees curbed as movement charges must be cost-linked Most of the provisions of the EU Data Act will officially come into force from the end of this week, requiring cloud providers to make it…

Best Practices for Security in the Hospitality Industry 2025-09-10 at 17:20 By By investing in integrated security solutions and fostering a culture of awareness and preparedness, hospitality businesses can protect what matters most: their people, their reputation, and the memorable experiences that keep guests coming back. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security…

CHILLYHELL macOS Backdoor and ZynorRAT RAT Threaten macOS, Windows, and Linux Systems 2025-09-10 at 17:20 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malware families, including a modular Apple macOS backdoor called CHILLYHELL and a Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ZynorRAT that can target both Windows and Linux systems. According to an analysis from Jamf…