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Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign 2025-05-01 at 15:03 By Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has revealed that unknown threat actors leveraged its Claude chatbot for an “influence-as-a-service” operation to engage with authentic accounts across Facebook and X. The sophisticated activity, branded as financially-motivated, is said to have […]

Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain 2025-05-01 at 14:49 By Dan Robinson Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow […]

Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both 2025-05-01 at 14:18 By Richard Speed The spreadsheet from Hell From the department of “but… why?” comes news of Linux running in Microsoft Excel, although all might not be as it seems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Eric Trump: USD1 will be used for $2B MGX investment in Binance 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX will use a stablecoin linked to US President Donald Trump’s family to settle a $2 billion investment in Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) […]

MultiBank, MAG, Mavryk ink world’s largest $3B RWA tokenization deal 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, has signed a landmark $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate giant MAG and blockchain infrastructure provider Mavryk. The […]

Bitcoin price about to ‘blast’ higher as Fed rate cut odds jump to 60% 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin holds $95,000 as Fed rate cut odds rise to 60% for June 18 as US economy slumps. Breaking $95,000 could push BTC price toward $100,000, while dropping below $93,000 may […]

New Research Reveals: 95% of AppSec Fixes Don’t Reduce Risk 2025-05-01 at 13:32 By For over a decade, application security teams have faced a brutal irony: the more advanced the detection tools became, the less useful their results proved to be. As alerts from static analysis tools, scanners, and CVE databases surged, the promise of […]

DarkWatchman, Sheriff Malware Hit Russia and Ukraine with Stealth and Nation-Grade Tactics 2025-05-01 at 13:32 By Russian companies have been targeted as part of a large-scale phishing campaign that’s designed to deliver a known malware called DarkWatchman. Targets of the attacks include entities in the media, tourism, finance and insurance, manufacturing, retail, energy, telecom, transport, […]

Data watchdog will leave British Library alone – further probes ‘not worth our time’ 2025-05-01 at 13:17 By Connor Jones No MFA? No problem – as long as you show you’ve learned your lesson The UK’s data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library’s 2023 ransomware attack.… This […]

Restaking can make DeFi more secure for institutional traders 2025-05-01 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amitej Gajjala Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of Kernel DAO The restaking narrative has moved fast — from side conversations in validator circles to the forefront of DeFi infrastructure discussions. It’s not hard to see why. DefiLlama states […]

Bitcoin eyes gains as macro data makes US recession 2025 ‘base case’ 2025-05-01 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin traders wait for signals of US economic policy loosening as data forces the Federal Reserve into a corner. Recession is more likely than not, sources say, amid rising unemployment and resurgent inflation. […]

AI software development: Productivity revolution or fraught with risk? 2025-05-01 at 12:33 By Tim Anderson We look at the state of AI software development – it’s not going away, but risks abound Analysis  AI in software development has evolved rapidly since GitHub Copilot caught the world’s attention with its June 2021 preview – and shows […]

Metaplanet to open US arm, plans to raise $250M for Bitcoin strategy 2025-05-01 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Metaplanet — a Japanese company focused on accumulating Bitcoin — announced it will launch a United States-based subsidiary. In a May 1 X post, Metaplanet announced that the firm is launching a wholly owned subsidiary […]

Ethena partners with TON to offer USDe to one billion Telegram users 2025-05-01 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Decentralized stablecoin platform Ethena has partnered with The Open Network (TON) to make its stablecoins available to Telegram’s user base of over one billion people. The partnership, announced on May 1 at Token2049 in Dubai, […]