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Hacktivists scrape 86M Spotify tracks, claim their aim is to preserve culture 2025-12-22 at 22:30 By Brandon Vigliarolo Anna’s Archive’s idealism doesn’t quite survive its own blog post What would happen to the world’s music collections if streaming services disappeared? One hacktivist group says it has a solution: scrape around 300 terabytes of music and […]

Fake WhatsApp API Package on npm Steals Messages, Contacts, and Login Tokens 2025-12-22 at 22:30 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package on the npm repository that works as a fully functional WhatsApp API, but also contains the ability to intercept every message and link the attacker’s device to a victim’s

SoftBank scrambling to come up with $22.5B in OpenAI funding before New Year 2025-12-22 at 22:28 By Tobias Mann Masayoshi Son better hope he made Santa’s nice list Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank needs to secure $22.5 billion before the end of the year to make good on its commitments to AI partner OpenAI.… This

‘Call of Duty’ architect dead after fiery crash on LA highway 2025-12-22 at 22:00 By Bianca Heyward Vince Zampella — one of the architects behind the Call of Duty franchise — was killed Sunday in a single-car crash on Southern California’s Angeles Crest Highway, according to NBC4. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Spy turned startup CEO: ‘The WannaCry of AI will happen’ 2025-12-22 at 21:39 By Jessica Lyons Ah, the good old days when 0-day development took a year Interview  “In my past life, it would take us 360 days to develop an amazing zero day,” Zafran Security CEO Sanaz Yashar said.… This article is an excerpt

David Sacks calls CFTC, SEC picks a crypto regulation ‘dream team‘ 2025-12-22 at 20:19 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Following Michael Selig’s confirmation, White House official David Sacks said the SEC and CFTC were set to offer “clear regulatory guidelines” for digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

JPMorgan explores crypto trading for institutional clients: Report 2025-12-22 at 18:05 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The move by the traditional banking giant would represent a significant deepening of ties to the crypto industry and change in CEO Jamie Dimon’s approach to digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ethereum analysts see ‘upward breakout’ as ETH price returns to $3K 2025-12-22 at 18:05 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Ether rebounded 16% to reclaim $3,000 as whales accumulate heavily, exchange supply hits nine-year lows, and network activity surges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows 2025-12-22 at 17:52 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Wasn’t 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card Opinion  I’ve run Linux desktops since the big interface question was whether to use Korn or Bash for your shell. Before that, I’d used Unix desktops

Trump’s World Liberty Financial token ends 2025 down over 40% 2025-12-22 at 17:08 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The Trump family’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, has seen its fair share of controversy, and its token is ending the year significantly down. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Coinbase to acquire The Clearing Company in prediction markets push 2025-12-22 at 17:08 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Coinbase is buying The Clearing Company as it expands into prediction markets and broadens its product lineup beyond crypto trading. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

EU offers UK early gift: Data adequacy until 2031 2025-12-22 at 17:08 By Lindsay Clark Relief for those dealing with data pipelines between the two, but move has its critics The EU has extended its adequacy decision, allowing data sharing with and from the UK under the General Data Protection Regulation for at least six

You Deserve Every Advantage 2025-12-22 at 16:14 By Jason Rolleston Threats targeting all organizations have entered a new era—it’s time for defenders to regain the upper hand This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Ghana passes law to legalize crypto trading, central bank governor says 2025-12-22 at 16:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Ghana legalizes cryptocurrency and gives its central bank authority to regulate and license providers to reduce fraud and systemic risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Binance let suspicious accounts move millions after $4.3B US plea deal: Report 2025-12-22 at 16:14 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Binance let a network of 13 high‑risk accounts move $1.7 billion in crypto, including $144 million, after its 2023 US plea deal, according to the Financial Times. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Clarity Act delays led to $952M in crypto fund outflows: CoinShares 2025-12-22 at 16:14 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Crypto funds broke three weeks of net positive flows, after US investor sentiment took a hit following delays to the long-awaited CLARITY Act, set to reach the Senate in January 2026. This article is an excerpt

Vultures rake our claws over COSMIC as Pop OS 24.04 LTS with ‘Epoch 1’ emerges 2025-12-22 at 16:14 By Liam Proven Even with the latest Gparted Live, it’s not easy to dual boot – but it’s worth the hassle Hands On  It’s been a long time coming but version 1.0 of the first ground-up Rust-based

Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam’s big tech 2025-12-22 at 15:09 By Kim Loohuis Public bodies migrate in the bloc as hyperscalers claim sovereignty Feature  Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty is hampered by a 90 per cent dependency on US cloud infrastructure, claims Cristina Caffarra, a competition expert and a

The Roomba failed because it just kind of sucked 2025-12-22 at 15:09 By Rupert Goodwins Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech Opinion  Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics are trumped by accountancy’s First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba

Around 1,000 systems compromised in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency 2025-12-22 at 14:13 By Connor Jones On-site staff keep key systems working while all but one region battles with encrypted PCs Romania’s cybersecurity agency confirms a major ransomware attack on the country’s water management administration has compromised around 1,000 systems, with work to remediate