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UK prime minister stares down barrel of ban on social media for kids 2026-01-19 at 14:01 By SA Mathieson Labour’s latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer’s amendment The British government may impose a ban on under-16s using social media, despite Labour prime minister Keir Starmer having previously expressed skepticism […]

Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT 2026-01-19 at 13:40 By Carly Page Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out A Warwickshire secondary school says it will fully reopen this week after a cyberattack forced a prolonged closure – though staff will return to classrooms with “very limited access” to IT systems.…

CertiK links $63M in Tornado Cash deposits to $282M wallet compromise 2026-01-19 at 13:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kazakhstan limits crypto trading to central bank-approved coins 2026-01-19 at 13:15 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed new laws creating licensed crypto exchanges and giving the central bank authority to approve tradable coins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Hong Kong industry group pushes to soften CARF rules 2026-01-19 at 13:15 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association is backing the OECD’s CARF and tougher tax transparency, but wants lighter treatment and more flexible recordkeeping. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Price, battery life, performance – that’s how you sell PCs 2026-01-19 at 13:15 By Paul Kunert Tradtional considerations back in vogue. On-device AI? Not so much The majority of PCs that commercial resellers shipped to enterprise customers in Q4 were AI-capable, however, it was the traditional levers of price, battery life and performance these biz

Royal Navy’s helicopter drone makes its first autonomous flight 2026-01-19 at 12:32 By Dan Robinson Capable of carrying 1-ton payload and key to strategy protecting North Atlantic from Russian submarines The Royal Navy has conducted the first flight of a helicopter-sized autonomous drone that is planned to operate from its ships in support of missions,

With New AI Executive Order, Security Burdens Shift to Users And Organizations 2026-01-19 at 12:31 By Preparing for the future of AI regulation. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures 2026-01-19 at 12:31 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing campaign dubbed KongTuke that used a malicious Google Chrome extension masquerading as an ad blocker to deliberately crash the web browser and trick victims into running arbitrary commands using ClickFix-like lures to deliver

Open source’s new mission: Rebuild a continent’s tech stack 2026-01-19 at 11:38 By Rupert Goodwins Freedom can be very contagious if it grows on its own terms. Europe of all places should know that Opinion  Europe is famous for having the most tightly regulated non-existent tech sector in the world. This is a mildly unfair

Why wrench attacks are becoming one of the most violent forms of crypto crimes 2026-01-19 at 10:28 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Rising crypto wealth is bringing new physical risks. Wrench attacks show how digital assets can become real-world targets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source