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Microsoft wants us to believe AI will crack practical fusion power, driving future AI 2025-05-09 at 14:33 By Thomas Claburn This BS ends at some point, right? Microsoft believes AI can hasten development of nuclear fusion as a practical energy source, which could in turn accelerate answers to the question of how to power AI.… […]

Bitcoin eyes sub-$100K liquidity — Watch these BTC price levels next 2025-05-09 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin (BTC) is at its highest levels since January, and traders are eyeing key levels to watch for what’s next. After hitting $104,000, BTC/USD is retracing to establish support, but the fate of $100,000 […]

As US scientists flee Trump, MP urges Britain to do more to nab them 2025-05-09 at 13:47 By Dan Robinson One concrete suggestion: Looser visa requirements The EU and nation states have already heralded schemes to attract top scientific talent seeking to escape the Republic of Trump. So where’s Britain in the mix?… This article […]

Beyond Vulnerability Management – Can You CVE What I CVE? 2025-05-09 at 13:41 By The Vulnerability Treadmill The reactive nature of vulnerability management, combined with delays from policy and process, strains security teams. Capacity is limited and patching everything immediately is a struggle. Our Vulnerability Operation Center (VOC) dataset analysis identified 1,337,797 unique findings (security […]

If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next? 2025-05-09 at 12:46 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols It’s going to be very, very interesting in a ‘May you live in interesting times’ way Opinion  When Donald Trump entered the White House, I expect Google thought its worries were over. A million-dollar “donation” for the […]

Germany seizes $38M in crypto from Bybit hack-linked eXch exchange 2025-05-09 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz German law enforcement seized 34 million euros ($38 million) in cryptocurrency from eXch, a cryptocurrency platform allegedly used to launder funds stolen after Bybit’s record-breaking $1.4 billion hack. The seizure, announced on May 9 by Germany’s Federal […]

Google Rolls Out On-Device AI Protections to Detect Scams in Chrome and Android 2025-05-09 at 10:36 By Google on Thursday announced it’s rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered countermeasures to combat scams across Chrome, Search, and Android. The tech giant said it will begin using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model (LLM), to improve […]

Metaplanet is raising another $21M through bonds to buy more Bitcoin 2025-05-09 at 10:15 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Fresh off its most recent Bitcoin purchase, Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is raising more funds through another bond issue to expand its growing crypto treasury. Through a $21.25 million issue of “0% Ordinary Bonds,” all the […]

Bitcoin accepted at fast food chain Steak ’n Shake from May 16 2025-05-09 at 10:15 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young American fast food outlet Steak ‘n Shake has announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment at all locations starting on May 16. The firm said on X on May 9 that it was making […]

Solana lacks ‘convincing signs’ of besting Ethereum: Sygnum 2025-05-09 at 10:15 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Solana does not yet have “convincing signs” that it could overtake Ethereum as the blockchain of choice for institutions, as its revenue is seen as unstable due to its memecoin concentration, according to crypto bank group Sygnum. In a […]

37signals is completing its on-prem move, deleting its AWS account to save millions 2025-05-09 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood Industry ‘pulled a fast one convincing everyone cloud is the only way’ says CTO David Heinemeier Hansson Web software biz 37signals has started to migrate its data out of the cloud and onto on-prem storage – […]