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New York State senator proposes tax on crypto mining energy use 2025-10-03 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The legislative proposal introduces a tiered tax system for energy used by crypto miners in New York, charged by kilowatt-hour used. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ransomware scumbags say they deleted kids’ info after other gangs called them out 2025-10-03 at 00:25 By Iain Thomson Honor among thieves – extortion is fine, but no juveniles, please A ransomware crew that posted pictures and addresses of preschool children in an effort to get a payday has now deleted the data, apparently under

Artificial Intelligence ‘Friend’ necklace causes uproar: ‘AI wouldn’t care if you lived or died’ 2025-10-03 at 00:14 By Rikki Schlott An AI startup spent more than $1 million to advertise on New York City’s subways — and New Yorkers simply aren’t having it. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York

Crypto Biz: From banks to biotechs, real-world assets move onchain 2025-10-03 at 00:08 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi TradFi dives deeper into crypto: Tether’s mega raise, SEC eyes onchain stocks, JPMorgan expands Kinexys and a biotech bets treasury on DePIN. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft CTO says he wants to swap most AMD and Nvidia GPUs for homemade chips 2025-10-03 at 00:08 By Tobias Mann Pivot will hinge on success of next-gen Maia accelerator Microsoft buys a lot of GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD. But moving forward, Redmond’s leaders want to shift the majority of its AI workloads

College student went on a destructive rampage, then confessed to ChatGPT, cops say 2025-10-02 at 23:24 By Brandon Vigliarolo Police say they found the evidence on his phone A Missouri college student has learned the hard way that admitting a vandalism spree to ChatGPT and asking whether he was likely to get caught may not

Canaan shares surge after 50,000-rig Bitcoin mining deal 2025-10-02 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Canaan’s 50,000-rig deal, its largest in more than three years, signals a renewed US appetite for Bitcoin mining, according to the company’s CEO. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

ETH surge to $4.5K proves the bottom is in: Data predicts a 100% rally next 2025-10-02 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly ETH bottomed at $3,900, and a unique trading pattern forecasts another 100% gain by mid-2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Centralized exchanges will be DeFi front ends in 5–10 years: 1inch co-founder 2025-10-02 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski 1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz said centralized crypto exchanges will gradually fade and serve only as frontends for decentralized finance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Curl project, swamped with AI slop, finds not all AI is bad 2025-10-02 at 23:09 By Thomas Claburn Artificial intelligence works when humans use it wisely Over the past two years, the open source curl project has been flooded with bogus bug reports generated by AI models.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

CME Group to expand with 24/7 crypto derivatives trading in 2026 2025-10-02 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though planned for “early 2026,” the expansion in the CME Group’s trading services was still subject to regulatory review amid a US government shutdown with no end in sight. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

UK police caught slacking off by jamming their keyboards while working from home 2025-10-02 at 22:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo One officer was recorded pressing the ‘I’ key more than 16,000 times Police in the United Kingdom appear to be taking a cue from Homer Simpson’s playbook, with officers in multiple departments accused of “key jamming”

Elon Musk being ‘incredibly busy’ not enough to relocate case to Texas, judge rules 2025-10-02 at 21:28 By Reuters Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the world’s richest person has “considerable means” and spends at least 40% of his time outside Texas. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original

Bitcoin clears $120K as onchain data points to a new BTC accumulation phase 2025-10-02 at 21:28 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin cleared the $120,000 level for the first time since August as long-term selling cools and short-term holders stabilize, hinting at a fresh accumulation phase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

European Central Bank picks tech partners for digital euro 2025-10-02 at 21:28 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The ECB said it had reached agreements with seven entities not yet involving “any payment” responsible for components of the digital euro, potentially launching in 2029. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ex-US cyber boss slams politics getting in the way of preparedness 2025-10-02 at 21:28 By Jessica Lyons And don’t even get him started on AI interview  The bodies responsible for securing America from cyberattacks are currently too fragmented to be successful, according to former US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, the first person ever to

Multiple US executives targeted by ransomware in ‘high-volume attack,’ Google warns 2025-10-02 at 20:29 By Thomas Barrabi Hackers linked to a prominent ransomware group have been targeting executives at “numerous organizations” in a massive campaign since last month, according to a warning issued by Google on Thursday. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Subpoena tracking platform blames outage on AWS social engineering attack 2025-10-02 at 20:29 By Connor Jones Software maker Kodex said its domain registrar fell for a fraudulent legal order A software platform used by law enforcement agencies and major tech companies to manage subpoenas and data requests went dark this week after attackers socially engineered

DoubleZero protocol launches mainnet-beta for dedicated crypto communication 2025-10-02 at 20:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The DoubleZero network aims to reduce blockchain’s reliance on public internet infrastructure and its fundamental speed constraints. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Only way to move Space Shuttle Discovery is to chop it into pieces, White House told 2025-10-02 at 20:00 By Richard Speed Smithsonian warns that dismantling orbiter for relocation is history in the wrecking How would you move Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Texas? The White House Office of Management and Budget asked NASA