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Micron to leave server chips business in China after ban 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Reuters Micron was the first U.S. chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing – a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washington aimed at impeding tech progress by China’s semiconductor industry. This article is an excerpt…

BitMEX co-founder’s family office seeking $250M for private equity fund: Report 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The fund, to be run by Arthur Hayes and two associates, reportedly plans to use $40 million to $75 million for each acquisition of up to six crypto companies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

ETH bulls unmoved by surprise sell-off below $3.7K: Here’s why 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Ether’s price rebound potential hinges on improving US credit and labor data, as traders show caution after recent liquidations and volatility in derivatives markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Ondo Finance to SEC: Hold off on Nasdaq’s tokenized securities plan 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar In a letter to the US regulator, Ondo argued that Nasdaq’s plan relies on undisclosed settlement details that could favor big players. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Amazon spills plan to nuke Washington…with X-Energy mini-reactors 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Tobias Mann Now they just need to get regulatory approval Despite technological and regulatory hurdles, Amazon remains convinced that small modular reactors (SMRs) are the answer to the cloud titan’s power woes.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

American Airlines subsidiary Envoy caught in Clop’s Oracle EBS raid 2025-10-17 at 23:09 By Jessica Lyons Not a good week for Big Red Envoy Air, an American Airlines subsidiary, has confirmed that it was among the dozens of organizations compromised via Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) security flaws, following claims by Clop extortionists that its parent…

Swiss regulator GESPA takes aim at FIFA’s NFT platform in formal complaint 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Switzerland’s nationwide gambling authority said that user rewards on the platform feature the element of chance, categorizing them as gambling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Thou shalt not let AI run amok: Vatican wants global rules 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By Joe Fay ‘AI is a tool’, Pope tells attendees Recently, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff warned investors to avoid the “false prophets” of AI. Now, the Pope has brought real theological weight to the bot debate, hosting a Vatican seminar that…

Hyperscalers try to beat the heat with larger racks, more air flow 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By Dan Robinson Most datacenters to ditch 19-inch standard for 21-inch OCP kit by 2030 Datacenters are set to standardize on the larger, 21-inch rack format by 2030, according to Omdia, as hyperscalers and server makers fully embrace it, leaving…

Chamber of Commerce sues over Trump’s $100K H-1B paywall 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By Joe Fay US biz lobby claims president overstepped his authority with proclamation demanding hefty visa fee The US Chamber of Commerce (CoC) has filed a suit accusing President Trump of exceeding his authority by seeking to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B…

Security Leaders Share Why 77% Organizations Lose Data Due to Insider Risks 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By 77% of organizations have experienced insider-related data loss in the last 18 months. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

AI Agents and Holiday Travel: A New Fraud Frontier 2025-10-17 at 20:17 By Travel platforms must evolve from reactive fraud blocking to proactive management. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach 2025-10-17 at 18:46 By Connor Jones P2P lending platform says it could not verify the claims at present Data breach tracker HaveIBeenPwned claims the victim count of peer-to-peer lender Prosper’s September cyberattack stands at 17.6 million.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

From South Park to Wall Street: Are prediction markets going mainstream? 2025-10-17 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Prediction markets are rapidly going mainstream, and one expert argues that their simplicity could make them the first DeFi tool to achieve mass adoption. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware 2025-10-17 at 17:48 By The North Korean threat actor linked to the Contagious Interview campaign has been observed merging some of the functionality of two of its malware programs, indicating that the hacking group is actively refining its toolset. That’s according to new findings…

Windows 10, huh, what is it good for? PC upgrade cycles actually 2025-10-17 at 17:32 By Paul Kunert Operating system’s end of life D-day resucitates flatlining computer sector It transpires that Windows 11 is indeed good for at least one thing – driving PC upgrades, according to the latest figures from Gartner.… This article is…

Bitcoin ‘bull run is over’, traders say, with 50% BTC price crash warning 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin’s drop below key support levels today could be a sign that the 2025 bull run is over, as a trader sets $52,000 as the bear market target. This article is an excerpt from…

Here’s why Russia ranks highest in Europe for crypto adoption: Chainalysis 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Russia’s rapid DeFi expansion and increase in large-value transfers indicate growing adoption of crypto for financial services, according to Chainalysis. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The ghost of Mt. Gox will stop haunting Bitcoin this Halloween 2025-10-17 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun From Tokyo Whale to the Halloween deadline, Mt. Gox’s long journey through Bitcoin history is nearing its end. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance 2025-10-17 at 16:16 By Connor Jones Sharing views POTUS doesn’t like? Say goodbye to that visa, First Amendment be damned Lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are helping three US labor unions sue the Trump administration over a social media surveillance program that threatens to…

Fear returns to the crypto market as $230B vanishes overnight 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Investor sentiment turned sharply bearish as crypto’s fear index plunged to 28, and $230 billion in value evaporated in a single day. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft parks Landsat and Sentinel satellite data in Azure’s orbit 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Richard Speed NASA’s Earth-watching archives find new home in Redmond’s cloud, complete with Copilot hype Microsoft has made NASA’s Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset available on Azure via the Windows giant’s Planetary Computer platform.… This article is an excerpt from…

SAP users still wrestling with business case for S/4HANA 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Lindsay Clark A decade later, ERP giant struggles to convince legacy customers to upgrade More than a decade after SAP’s S/4HANA in-memory ERP system debuted, 95 percent of legacy users say building a positive case to migrate requires a big effort or…

Boris Johnson confesses: He’s fallen for ChatGPT 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Lindsay Clark As OpenAI allows chatbot to spout erotic content, former British prime minister makes true feelings known After a string of marriages and innumerable affairs, former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has come clean about his new squeeze.… This article is an excerpt…

Literal crossed wires sent cops after innocent neighbors in child abuse case 2025-10-17 at 16:00 By Connor Jones Eight-year telco blunder had a profound impact on three wrongly accused in Wales Details have emerged of a troubling case in which a basic engineering mistake wrecked a digital evidence investigation and led to wrongful accusations.… This…

Identity Security: Your First and Last Line of Defense 2025-10-17 at 15:59 By The danger isn’t that AI agents have bad days — it’s that they never do. They execute faithfully, even when what they’re executing is a mistake. A single misstep in logic or access can turn flawless automation into a flawless catastrophe. This…

Researchers Uncover WatchGuard VPN Bug That Could Let Attackers Take Over Devices 2025-10-17 at 15:59 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a recently patched critical security flaw in WatchGuard Fireware that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-9242 (CVSS score: 9.3), is described as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability…

Carmakers fear chip crunch as Dutch sanctions hit Nexperia 2025-10-17 at 15:36 By Dan Robinson Beijing blocks exports after Netherlands imposes special measures on Chinese-owned chipmaker Major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers are warning that the Dutch government placing semiconductor biz Nexperia under special administrative measures could result in a shortage of automotive chips.……

Japanese mega banks to jointly issue yen-pegged stablecoin: Report 2025-10-17 at 15:27 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Japan’s top banks plan to launch a joint yen-based stablecoin using MUFG’s Progmat platform to modernize payments and corporate settlements. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How to catch market manipulation in altcoins before they crash 2025-10-17 at 15:20 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Crypto market manipulation involves organized efforts to artificially move altcoin prices and mislead traders about their true value. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Vulnerabilities Allow Disruption of Phoenix Contact UPS Devices 2025-10-17 at 11:30 By Eduard Kovacs An attacker can exploit the flaws to put devices into a permanent DoS condition that prevents remote restoration. The post Vulnerabilities Allow Disruption of Phoenix Contact UPS Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original…

Britains’s AI gold rush hits a wall: not enough electricity 2025-10-17 at 11:19 By Dan Robinson Energy Secretary Miliband promises renewable utopia for green and pleasant land… filled with datacenters Energy is essential for delivering the UK governments’ AI ambitions, but Britain faces a critical question: how can it supply enough power for rapidly expanding…

Uniswap adds Solana support on web app in $140B opportunity 2025-10-17 at 10:18 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Decentralized exchange Uniswap has integrated with Jupiter’s Ultra API, making over a million Solana tokens available on its web app. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ripple seeks to buy $1 billion XRP tokens for new treasury: Report 2025-10-17 at 10:18 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Ripple Labs is already a significant XRP holder, with its market report from earlier this year revealing it had 4.5 billion tokens in its stash, with another 37 billion locked in escrow. This article is…

‘Ethereum could flip Bitcoin’ like Wall Street flipped gold: Tom Lee 2025-10-17 at 10:18 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons BitMine’s Tom Lee says that Ethereum will eventually flip Bitcoin’s market cap, despite being almost five times smaller currently. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

AI boffins teach office supplies to predict your next move 2025-10-17 at 10:18 By Owen Hughes What the world’s been waiting for: a stapler with wheels to help humans afflicted by RSI It was only a matter of time. Having invaded the software world, AI has now fixed its sights on once-benign household objects and…