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Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix 2025-05-06 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) HydraDAO claims that its researchers were able to use a novel technique to repair severed spines in rats. In a May 5 X post, decentralized science (DeSci) project HydraDAO said that one of […]

Brain-inspired neuromorphic computer SpiNNaker overheated when coolers lost their chill 2025-05-06 at 14:33 By Richard Speed Too much hot air brings down Manchester Uni based neural network project Exclusive  The brain-inspired SpiNNaker machine at Manchester University suffered an overheating incident over the Easter weekend that will send a chill down the spines of datacenter administrators.… […]

Microsoft Warns Default Helm Charts Could Leave Kubernetes Apps Exposed to Data Leaks 2025-05-06 at 14:33 By Microsoft has warned that using pre-made templates, such as out-of-the-box Helm charts, during Kubernetes deployments could open the door to misconfigurations and leak valuable data. “While these ‘plug-and-play’ options greatly simplify the setup process, they often prioritize ease […]

Crypto spending will grow, but fiat isn’t going anywhere: Mercuryo CEO 2025-05-06 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Petr Kozyakov, CEO of crypto payments platform Mercuryo, told Cointelegraph that the future of finance may not be a winner-takes-all scenario but a blend of digital assets and fiat, each used where it makes the most […]

Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill? 2025-05-06 at 13:32 By Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role — managing authentication, […]

IRS appoints Trish Turner to head crypto division amid resignations 2025-05-06 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Veteran US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Trish Turner was appointed to lead the agency’s digital assets division following the departure of two key crypto-focused executives. Turner, who has spent over 20 years at the IRS and […]

Bitcoin vs. digital fiat is freedom vs. serfdom 2025-05-06 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Simon Cain Opinion by: Simon Cain, contributor at Bitcoin Policy UK Most jurisdictions globally are researching, developing or implementing retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). If you see these as harmless move-with-the-times digital updates of old-fashioned paper money, look again. CBDCs […]

OKX exec warns against hype amid real-world asset tokenization boom 2025-05-06 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Crypto exchange OKX’s CEO for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) arm urged the industry to focus on delivering real-world utility as interest in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization accelerates.  In a Cointelegraph interview at the Token20249 […]

Commodore OS 3 is the loudest Linux yet 2025-05-06 at 12:41 By Liam Proven One distro has to be the most extra – and here it is A Commodore-themed talking Linux desktop, complete with hundreds of games, makes for the biggest distro we’ve seen yet.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original […]

US Senate crypto bills stall amid Trump ties and ethics concerns 2025-05-06 at 12:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Efforts to pass crypto legislation in the US Senate face mounting resistance amid growing ethical concerns around US President Donald Trump’s ties to crypto. In a May 5 letter to the Office of Government Ethics, Senators […]

Infosec guru Schneier worries corp AI will manipulate us 2025-05-06 at 11:50 By Iain Thomson Can we turn to govt, academic models instead? RSAC  Corporate AI models are already skewed to serve their makers’ interests, and unless governments and academia step up to build transparent alternatives, the tech risks becoming just another tool for commercial […]

Microsoft will let partners get creative with pay-when-you-want SaaS plans 2025-05-06 at 10:46 By Simon Sharwood A few million here, a few million there, pretty soon you’re talking real money Microsoft partners can now tailor private offers that allow buyers to vary the amount and timing of payments for some SaaS products and services.… This […]