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Bold Technologies and My Aion launch $2.5B smart city AI platform 2025-05-21 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Abu Dhabi-based Bold Technologies, a subsidiary of conglomerate Bold Holdings, has partnered with international artificial intelligence firm My Aion to launch a $2.5 billion smart city initiative aimed at transforming urban infrastructure through AI. The companies […]

Greater Manchester says its NHS analytics stack is years ahead of Palantir wares 2025-05-21 at 13:32 By Lindsay Clark Care board draws red lines over use of UK government-backed Federated Data Platform A report for a Northern England health authority says its analytics platform is more capable than anything offered under a controversial central government […]

Researchers Expose PWA JavaScript Attack That Redirects Users to Adult Scam Apps 2025-05-21 at 13:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs malicious JavaScript injections to redirect site visitors on mobile devices to a Chinese adult-content Progressive Web App (PWA) scam. “While the payload itself is nothing new (yet another adult gambling […]

Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivatives 2025-05-21 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Mobile-first crypto exchange and payment platform Crypto.com secured a license allowing it to offer cryptocurrency financial derivatives in the European Economic Area. According to a May 21 announcement, Crypto.com secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license. […]

Bitcoin ‘blow-off top’ set at $128K with new all-time highs in sight 2025-05-21 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin tags $108,000 for the first time since the day of its current all-time highs in January. Traders and analysts mention support extending toward $90,000, but the probability of a retest is fading. […]

M&S warns of £300M dent in profits from cyberattack 2025-05-21 at 12:32 By Connor Jones Downtime stings retailer, with technical recovery costs coming at a later date Marks & Spencer says the disruption related to its ongoing cyberattack is likely to knock around £300 million ($402 million) off its operating profits for the next financial […]

South Korea tightens crypto rules ahead of institutional market entry 2025-05-21 at 12:08 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas South Korea is tightening rules around digital asset transactions as it prepares to allow institutional players into its crypto market, introducing new guidelines for nonprofit crypto sales and stricter listing standards for exchanges. On May 20, the […]

SEC’s Peirce says NFT royalties do not make tokens securities 2025-05-21 at 12:08 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce said many non-fungible tokens (NFTs), including those with mechanisms to pay creator royalties, likely fall outside the purview of federal securities laws. In a recent speech, Peirce […]

UK ‘extremely dependent’ on US for space security 2025-05-21 at 11:47 By Lindsay Clark After 60 years+ cooperation on space and military ops, worrying ‘rhetoric’ from Team Trump has Brits examining options The current rhetoric coming from the US is “alarming” for the UK, which depends on a continuation of their long-standing co-operation around space […]

Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startups 2025-05-21 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management raised over $175 million for its latest fund-of-funds, aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain startups through specialized venture capital (VC) firms. The new vehicle, Theta Blockchain Ventures IV, will channel capital into crypto-native VC firms […]

Google Chrome Can Now Auto-Change Compromised Passwords Using Its Built-In Manager 2025-05-21 at 10:45 By Google has announced a new feature in its Chrome browser that lets its built-in Password Manager automatically change a user’s password when it detects the credentials to be compromised. “When Chrome detects a compromised password during sign in, Google Password […]

Scattered Spider snared financial orgs before targeting shops in Britain, America 2025-05-21 at 10:31 By Jessica Lyons Crew ain’t done hopping sectors, Unit 42 threat hunter warns interview  Scattered Spider snared financial services organizations in its web before its recent spate of retail attacks in the UK and US, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit […]

SEC delays decision on Ether staking and XRP ETFs, as analysts expected 2025-05-21 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The US Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decision on Bitwise’s application to add staking to its Ether exchange-traded fund and on Grayscale’s XRP ETF bid, which analysts had expected. The SEC said on […]

KindlyMD shareholders OK merger with Trump-linked Bitcoin firm 2025-05-21 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Shareholders of the healthcare services provider KindlyMD, Inc have approved a proposed merger with Bitcoin holding company Nakamoto Holdings, founded by US President Donald Trump’s crypto adviser, David Bailey. KindlyMD and Nakamoto Holdings, a newly formed company that focuses […]

AI can’t replace devs until it understands office politics 2025-05-21 at 09:35 By Mark Pesce Being human and working on a team is the job, not writing code Column  Whenever I read the news these days, I see the same warning to developers: Watch out, AI is going to replace you.… This article is an […]

Blackstone buys $1M worth of Bitcoin ETF in first crypto bet 2025-05-21 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Blackstone, which bills itself as the “the world’s largest alternative asset manager,” disclosed its first-ever crypto-related purchase, buying shares in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. However, Blackstone’s investment, reported in a May 20 filing with the […]

‘Hawk tuah girl’ Haliey Welch says FBI probed her ‘memecoin disaster’ 2025-05-21 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk tuah girl,” says the Federal Bureau of Investigation briefly probed her after her “memecoin disaster” — the failed launch of a token in her image that she promoted.  Welch […]

The Power and Peril of Motivational Speeches 2025-05-21 at 07:16 By Security leaders share tips on when, where and how to rally the troops with a hortatory speech. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang labels US GPU export bans ‘precisely wrong’ and ‘a failure’ 2025-05-21 at 06:31 By Simon Sharwood Argues the world needs China’s AI researchers working on his chips so the rest of us benefit Computex  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said the USA’s ban on exports of his company’s most powerful accelerators […]

AMD puts Intel in rear view mirror with Threadripper Pro 9000 high-end desktop chips 2025-05-21 at 06:19 By Tobias Mann RDNA 4 makes workstation debut with 32GB R9700 Computex  AMD aims to extend its lead over Intel in the high-end desktop (HEDT) and workstation arenas with its 9000-series Threadripper workstation CPUs teased at Computex this […]