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Zcash hits 8-year high, flips Monero to become top privacy coin at $6.2B 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Zcash defied the crypto market downturn with a 45% rally this week, making it the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency, following Hayes’ call for a $10,000 price target. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Why is Zcash’s ZEC the only crypto pumping right now? 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Zcash’s rally faces a test as a rising wedge pattern signals a possible 30% pullback toward the $260–$270 support zone in November. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Resilience, not sovereignty, defines OpenStack’s next chapter 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Richard Speed Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives OpenInfra Summit  Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Liam Proven Ubuntu’s much-maligned format may be finally reaching critical mass Ubuntu Summit  More than one Linux-adjacent vendor presented at the Ubuntu Summit, and a small but recurring theme is offering official Snap packages.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

The MSP Cybersecurity Readiness Guide: Turning Security into Growth 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By MSPs are facing rising client expectations for strong cybersecurity and compliance outcomes, while threats grow more complex and regulatory demands evolve. Meanwhile, clients are increasingly seeking comprehensive protection without taking on the burden of managing security themselves. This shift represents a major…

VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India 2025-10-31 at 12:38 By Carly Page TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets Exclusive  VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that…

Australian police crack coded wallet, seize $5.9M in crypto 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The Australian Federal Police cracked a coded crypto wallet backup holding $5.9 million after a data scientist deciphered a complex numerical sequence on a phone. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Bitcoin set for first red October in seven years: What will November bring? 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale “Uptober” has turned into a red month for Bitcoin, with Fed rate cut hopes and easing US-China trade tensions doing little to uphold BTC prices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Deutsche Bank and DWS-backed EURAU stablecoin goes multichain with Chainlink 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski AllUnity’s euro-pegged MiCA-compliant stablecoin, EURAU, is expanding across major blockchains using Chainlink’s CCIP protocol. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

England’s local government shake-up promises to be a massive tech headache 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By SA Mathieson Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most…

O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Dan Robinson Ofcom ‘disappointed’ by decision that ‘goes against the spirit of our rules’ Britian’s comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract…

CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers 2025-10-31 at 11:45 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation. “By restricting administrative access,…

Eclipse Foundation Revokes Leaked Open VSX Tokens Following Wiz Discovery 2025-10-31 at 11:45 By Eclipse Foundation, which maintains the open-source Open VSX project, said it has taken steps to revoke a small number of tokens that were leaked within Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions published in the marketplace. The action comes following a report…

A New Security Layer for macOS Takes Aim at Admin Errors Before Hackers Do 2025-10-31 at 09:52 By A design firm is editing a new campaign video on a MacBook Pro. The creative director opens a collaboration app that quietly requests microphone and camera permissions. MacOS is supposed to flag that, but in this case,…

NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment 2025-10-31 at 09:29 By Owen Hughes Hospitals told to upgrade, but some medical device makers haven’t prescribed compatibility yet NHS hospitals are being blocked from fully upgrading to Windows 11 by a small number of suppliers that have yet to make their medical devices…

ETFs will usher institutions into altcoins, just like Bitcoin: Analyst 2025-10-31 at 09:25 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Spot Ether ETF inflows have surpassed Bitcoin ETFs during the third quarter of 2025, signaling dormant appetite for regulated altcoin investments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CISA Flags VMware Zero-Day Exploited by China-Linked Hackers in Active Attacks 2025-10-31 at 09:09 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Tools and VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability…

Bitwise exec says a bet on Solana gives ‘two ways to win’ 2025-10-31 at 08:18 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Solana has good odds of winning a larger share of the stablecoin and tokenization market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Beware of Tricks: Halloween Scams Are Stealing Credentials, Money 2025-10-31 at 08:00 By Halloween tricks aren’t reserved for trick-or-treaters — cybercriminals are preying on the Halloween spirit to enact malicious spam.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

​​Western Union’s ‘WUUSD’ trademark hints at crypto offerings 2025-10-31 at 07:58 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan A trademark filing by Western Union for “WUUSD” suggests the company is looking into building crypto wallet, crypto trading and even crypto lending services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Japan’s new space truck is also a temporary space lab, just worked first time 2025-10-31 at 05:47 By Simon Sharwood HTV-X capsule is designed to hang around in space after delivering cargo to ISS Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station.… This article is…

Amazon juggernaut continues hauling in more cash despite recent bad news 2025-10-31 at 05:47 By Thomas Claburn The spending will continue until AI revenue improves Despite a trickle of bad news from Amazon in recent weeks, the company’s business is thrumming along, with AWS leading the way.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Bitcoin not the ‘end goal’ says Riot as BTC production jumps 27% 2025-10-31 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Riot sees Bitcoin mining as a “means to an end,” planning to pivot its power resources to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center campus. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Coinbase CEO’s bizarre final words on Q3 call just paid off a lucky few 2025-10-31 at 04:40 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong rattled off a bunch of crypto buzzwords at the end of its Q3 earnings call — resolving all prediction market bets on them to a “yes” in one swoop.…

Retail throws $1.4B into ‘oversubscribed’ MetaETH, zkPass, Momentum ICOs 2025-10-31 at 04:30 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte MegaETH blew past its fundraising cap with over $1.3 billion committed, achieving a theoretical valuation of over $27 billion after closing on Thursday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit, announces plans to partner on new platform 2025-10-31 at 01:47 By Associated Press Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said. This article is an…

Google parent company spending like a drunken sailor as capex triples over 2 years 2025-10-31 at 01:47 By Lindsay Clark Microsoft also ramping up spending, but investors concerned about overshooting demand Alphabet, Google’s parent company, expects capital expenditures to hit $93 billion in 2025, largely to meet demand from cloud customers, according to its recent…

Google’s Built-In AI Defenses on Android Now Block 10 Billion Scam Messages a Month 2025-10-31 at 01:46 By Google on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month. The tech giant also said it has blocked over…

Russian Ransomware Gangs Weaponize Open-Source AdaptixC2 for Advanced Attacks 2025-10-31 at 01:46 By The open-source command-and-control (C2) framework known as AdaptixC2 is being used by a growing number of threat actors, some of whom are related to Russian ransomware gangs. AdaptixC2 is an emerging extensible post-exploitation and adversarial emulation framework designed for penetration testing. While…

Amazon shares soar as AI demand boosts cloud revenue — and results fire up CEO Andy Jassy 2025-10-31 at 01:42 By Reuters “AWS is growing at a pace we haven’t seen since 2022,” CEO Andy Jassy said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Coinbase adds $300M Bitcoin as it pushes ‘Everything Exchange’ vision 2025-10-31 at 01:32 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Coinbase recorded another profitable quarter with $432.6 million in net income in Q3 on the back of $1.9 billion in revenue, while Coinbase’s Bitcoin holdings rose by 2,772 BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Apple sales top $100B despite missing iPhone forecasts — but CEO Tim Cook expects big holiday quarter 2025-10-31 at 00:07 By Reuters The outlook comes as Cook said the company struggled to meet demand for several iPhone 17 models and some older iPhone 16 models during its just-ended fiscal fourth quarter. This article is an…

Hacking LED Halloween masks is frighteningly easy 2025-10-30 at 23:49 By Jessica Lyons No costume idea? We’ve got you covered Hacking makes the holidays so much more enjoyable, and nothing says trick or treat quite like pwning LED Halloween masks belonging to every neighborhood kid during candy-collection hours.… This article is an excerpt from The…

A humanoid robot will do all of your mundane chores for $20,000 2025-10-30 at 23:10 By Nadine Bourne It looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Claude code will send your data to crims … if they ask it nicely 2025-10-30 at 23:00 By Thomas Claburn Company tells users concerned about exfiltration to ‘stop it if you see it’ A researcher has found a way to trick Claude into uploading private data to an attacker’s account using indirect prompt injection. Anthropic…

Eric Schmidt’s scorned girlfriend’s $100M lawsuit exposes ex-Google CEO’s jet-setting love life — away from his wife 2025-10-30 at 21:35 By Jeanette Settembre After five years of being with Silicon Valley’s most eligible married bachelor and 70-year-old ex-Google CEO, she wanted him to leave his wife for her. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Suspected Chinese snoops weaponize unpatched Windows flaw to spy on European diplomats 2025-10-30 at 21:20 By Jessica Lyons Expired security cert, real Brussels agenda, plus PlugX malware finish the job Cyber spies linked to the Chinese government exploited a Windows shortcut vulnerability disclosed in March – but that Microsoft hasn’t fixed yet – to target…

Microsoft 365 business customers are running out of places to hide from Copilot 2025-10-30 at 21:15 By Brandon Vigliarolo People, Files, and Calendar companion apps gain an auto-installed dose of AI Just when you thought Microsoft had run out of Windows apps to stuff with Copilot, it’s cramming the AI into your taskbar companions –…

BTC mining industry finances AI gold rush with $11B convertible bond boom 2025-10-30 at 19:06 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Bitcoin mining industry is financing its expensive pivot to AI data centers with convertible debt that sometimes features a 0% coupon. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

‘Cut-throat’ battle for crypto ETNs erupts in UK after retail ban lifted 2025-10-30 at 19:06 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi With retail access restored, crypto exchange-traded notes issuers slash fees to historic lows, signaling an intensifying battle for UK market dominance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…