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Judge orders Feds re-hire workers falsely fired for lousy performance 2025-03-14 at 04:35 By Iain Thomson Veteran of Oracle vs Google Java trial fumes over ‘gimmicks’ and ‘sham’ arguments A federal judge has ordered six US government agencies to immediately rehire employees fired this year by the Trump administration.… This article is an excerpt from […]

Vermont follows SEC’s lead, drops staking legal action against Coinbase 2025-03-14 at 04:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US state Vermont has dropped its “show cause order” against crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly offering unregistered securities to users through a staking service. Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation said in a March 13 order that in […]

Ethereum pushes back Pectra upgrade to conduct third testnet ‘Hoodi’ 2025-03-14 at 03:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Ethereum core developers have decided to create a third testnet, Hoodi, to better prepare for the Pectra upgrade, which has now been delayed until at least late April after the first two testnets encountered several bugs. The […]

Dems ask federal agencies for reassurance DOGE isn’t feeding data into AI willy-nilly 2025-03-14 at 01:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Pouring sensitive info into unapproved, unaccountable, unsafe models would be a ‘severe’ cybersecurity fail House Democrats have sent letters to 24 federal agencies asking for assurances that Elon Musk’s DOGE team is not feeding sensitive government […]

Elon Musk’s Tesla warns it could face retaliatory tariffs from Trump’s aggressive actions 2025-03-14 at 01:02 By Reuters A letter to the US Trade Representative’s Office reflects comments by many US businesses concerned by Trump’s tariffs, and is notable because it is from Tesla. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews […]

We did not have Brave clashing with Rupert Murdoch on our 2025 bingo card, but there it is 2025-03-13 at 23:20 By Thomas Claburn Indie browser maker asks judge for legal shield against copyright threats over AI summaries Brave has gone to court to head off potential legal action from News Corp over the browser […]

AML Bitcoin creator convicted of wire fraud, money laundering 2025-03-13 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The founder of a cryptocurrency exchange whose namesake was tied to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in a California court. In a March 12 trial in the US District Court for […]

Hyperliquid ups margin requirements after $4 million liquidation loss 2025-03-13 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Hyperliquid, a blockchain network specializing in trading, has increased margin requirements for traders after its liquidity pool lost millions of dollars during a massive Ether (ETH) liquidation, the network said.  On March 12, a trader intentionally liquidated a […]

DigiFT launches Invesco private credit token on Arbitrum 2025-03-13 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Digital asset exchange DigiFT has launched Invesco’s tokenized private credit strategy on Arbitrum, further expanding the use cases of real-world assets (RWA) and giving institutional investors access to onchain credit markets. According to a March 13 announcement, Invesco’s US […]

Senate Banking Committee advances GENIUS stablecoin bill 2025-03-13 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The United States Senate Banking Committee elected to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act in an 18-6 vote. None of the amendments proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren made it into the bill, including her […]

Google says it’s rolling out a fix for stricken Chromecasts 2025-03-13 at 21:36 By Iain Thomson It’ll take a few days, give or take your situation Google has told The Register it’s beginning to roll out a fix for Chromecast devices that were bricked due to an expired security certificate authority. We’re assured this deployment […]

Banks push to block stablecoin legislation over market share fears 2025-03-13 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bankers and their allies in the US Senate are pushing back against the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act over fears that stablecoins will disintermediate banks and erode banking market share. According to […]

Crypto regulation shifts as Bitcoin eyes $105K amid liquidity boost 2025-03-13 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen 8% from its March 11 low of $76,703, driven in part by large investors aggressively buying the dip with leverage. Margin longs on Bitfinex surged to their highest level since November 2024, […]

Larry Ellison’s Oracle is ‘leading contender to help run TikTok’ in possible sale: report 2025-03-13 at 20:20 By Thomas Barrabi Tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle is reportedly a “leading contender to help run TikTok” as the Trump administration works to secure a sale that would avoid a complete ban of the China-owned app. This article […]

Influencers are making big money selling leftover videos — ones not yet posted online — to train AI 2025-03-13 at 20:20 By Rikki Schlott As the race to train AI on unique content heats up, a new company wants to pay for years-old video sitting on your hard drive. This article is an excerpt from Latest […]