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Meta to cut about 1,500 jobs in Reality Labs as Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on AI 2026-01-13 at 16:22 By Ariel Zilber The cuts are expected to hit teams working on virtual-reality headsets and Meta’s VR-based social network. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Truebit exploit exposes smart-contract flaw behind $26M token mint 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin meets gold in UK: 21Shares brings BOLD fund to London 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and trades in pounds sterling and dollars on the London Stock Exchange. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, where Polymarket is already restricted. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware 2026-01-13 at 14:14 By Carly Page Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats A Dutch appeals court has kept a seven-year prison sentence in place for a man who hacked port IT systems with

Affordable housing site goes live with meme-laden test data 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By Richard Speed Yes, London property prices are high. But here’s a picture of Boris Johnson From the “there but for the grace of God” department comes a new website to find affordable housing in London containing data it shouldn’t.… This article is

ServiceNow Patches Critical AI Platform Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated User Impersonation 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By ServiceNow has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its ServiceNow AI Platform that could enable an unauthenticated user to impersonate another user and perform arbitrary actions as that user. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12420, carries a CVSS score

What Should We Learn From How Attackers Leveraged AI in 2025? 2026-01-13 at 13:56 By Old Playbook, New Scale: While defenders are chasing trends, attackers are optimizing the basics The security industry loves talking about “new” threats. AI-powered attacks. Quantum-resistant encryption. Zero-trust architectures. But looking around, it seems like the most effective attacks in 2025

Birmingham pauses Oracle relaunch to get staff on board 2026-01-13 at 13:23 By Lindsay Clark Europe’s largest council delays Fusion reimplementation four years after go-live disaster Birmingham City Council has pushed back the relaunch of its troubled Oracle Fusion ERP system, saying staff need more time to adapt to the vendor’s standard processes.… This article

New Malware Campaign Delivers Remcos RAT Through Multi-Stage Windows Attack 2026-01-13 at 13:23 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed SHADOW#REACTOR that employs an evasive multi-stage attack chain to deliver a commercially available remote administration tool called Remcos RAT and establish persistent, covert remote access. “The infection chain follows a tightly

Kraken-linked SPAC files for $250M IPO targeting crypto infrastructure 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Kraken-backed SPAC aims to raise $250 million in an IPO, targeting companies building infrastructure and services for the digital asset ecosystem. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Italy’s CONSOB puts ‘finfluencers’ on notice amid ESMA’s crypto risk warnings 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Italy’s securities regulator shared ESMA’s finfluencer factsheet, warning social media promoters that EU rules on investment recommendations and advertising apply to crypto. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Nigeria’s tax overhaul pulls crypto exchanges into identity-based reporting, reshaping how digital assets are brought into the traditional economy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Fujitsu scores place on £984M UK government framework despite bid boycott 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Lindsay Clark Turns out the voluntary pledge to restrict public sector tendering during Horizon scandal inquiry has loopholes Fujitsu has won a place on a UK government framework despite its commitment not to compete for new public sector contracts during

Britain goes shopping for a rapid-fire missile to help Ukraine hit back 2026-01-13 at 12:20 By Dan Robinson Project Nightfall aims to deliver a UK-built long-range strike capability at speed The British government is asking defense firms to rapidly produce a new ground-launched ballistic missile to aid Ukraine’s fight against Russia – hardware that might