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Musk’s xAI swallows Musk’s X in ego-friendly, all-stock deal

Musk’s xAI swallows Musk’s X in ego-friendly, all-stock deal 2025-03-31 at 14:36 By Richard Speed Social media platform magically worth a billion more than what he bought it for Comment  Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI is to acquire billionaire Elon Musk’s X in a deal that values the former at $80 billion and the latter at […]

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Crypto funds see $226M of inflows, but asset values slump — CoinShares

Crypto funds see $226M of inflows, but asset values slump — CoinShares 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued to see modest inflows last week, extending a reversal from a record-breaking streak of outflows. Global crypto ETPs posted $226 million in inflows in the last trading week, adding to […]

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Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8

Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Several members of US President Donald Trump’s family are backing a new venture to launch what aims to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm. Hut 8, a digital asset mining and infrastructure company, announced on March […]

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European Gaia mapping satellite is retired but proves very tough to kill

European Gaia mapping satellite is retired but proves very tough to kill 2025-03-31 at 13:51 By Iain Thomson I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that The last commands have been sent to the ESA’s Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is shutting down its computers and boosting out into […]

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Russia-Linked Gamaredon Uses Troop-Related Lures to Deploy Remcos RAT in Ukraine

Russia-Linked Gamaredon Uses Troop-Related Lures to Deploy Remcos RAT in Ukraine 2025-03-31 at 13:37 By Entities in Ukraine have been targeted as part of a phishing campaign designed to distribute a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT. “The file names use Russian words related to the movement of troops in Ukraine as a lure,” Cisco […]

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FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak working remotely from Utah — despite Trump’s RTO order and DOGE clampdown: sources

FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak working remotely from Utah — despite Trump’s RTO order and DOGE clampdown: sources 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Thomas Barrabi A powerful member of the Federal Trade Commission has been working her high-profile post remotely – despite President Trump’s demands that federal employees show up to the office five days a week, […]

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Coinbase users hit by $46M in suspected phishing scams — ZachXBT

Coinbase users hit by $46M in suspected phishing scams — ZachXBT 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Coinbase users may have lost as much as $46 million to suspected phishing scams over the past two weeks as rising crypto prices continue to attract bad actors to the industry. Scams such as address poisoning […]

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Ransomware crews add ‘EDR killers’ to their arsenal – and some aren’t even malware

Ransomware crews add ‘EDR killers’ to their arsenal – and some aren’t even malware 2025-03-31 at 13:05 By Jessica Lyons Crims are disabling security tools early in attacks, Talos says interview  Antivirus and endpoint security tools are falling short as ransomware crews increasingly deploy “EDR killers” to disable defenses early in the attack – a […]

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UK finance watchdog spends millions ‘enhancing’ Workday software rolled out 4 years ago

UK finance watchdog spends millions ‘enhancing’ Workday software rolled out 4 years ago 2025-03-31 at 12:23 By Lindsay Clark FCA still splashing on customizing, integrating HR and finance system way after 2021 go-live The UK’s financial regulator is signing a deal worth up to £12.3 million ($15.9 million) with tech services biz Cognizant to make […]

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Typosquatting in crypto, explained: How hackers exploit small mistakes

Typosquatting in crypto, explained: How hackers exploit small mistakes 2025-03-31 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by SK Arora What is typosquatting in crypto? Typosquatting in crypto involves registering domain names that mimic popular platforms with slight misspellings to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cryptocurrencies have become a significant form […]

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When even Microsoft can’t understand its own Outlook, big tech is stuck in a swamp of its own making

When even Microsoft can’t understand its own Outlook, big tech is stuck in a swamp of its own making 2025-03-31 at 11:34 By Rupert Goodwins Make things that work for the billions, not the billionaires Opinion  Since it is currently fashionable to make laws by whim and decree, here are three that should apply immediately […]

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Stop pretending technical and human vulnerabilities are separate things

Stop pretending technical and human vulnerabilities are separate things 2025-03-31 at 11:04 By Cointelegraph by Andrey Sergeenkov Opinion by: Andrey Sergeenkov, researcher, analyst and writer Crypto founders love big promises: decentralized finance, banking the unbanked and freedom from intermediaries. Then hacks happen. In some cases, billions vanish overnight.  On Feb. 21, 2025, the North Korean […]

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Cashless society could be why fewer kids are eating coins and sticking things up their noses

Cashless society could be why fewer kids are eating coins and sticking things up their noses 2025-03-31 at 09:39 By Simon Sharwood NHS boffins think there’s a connection, but ‘snot all good news: Swallowing batteries is even more dangerous Researchers from the UK’s National Health Service believe increasing adoption of cashless payments may be having […]

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Japan to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products: Report

Japan to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products: Report 2025-03-31 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Japan’s finance regulator is planning to change the country’s laws to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products as early as 2026, according to the local outlet Nikkei. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to submit a bill to parliament to […]

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South Korean crypto exchange users hit 16M in ‘saturation point’

South Korean crypto exchange users hit 16M in ‘saturation point’ 2025-03-31 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange users in South Korea have crossed over 16 million after receiving a boost following US President Donald Trump’s election win last November.  Data submitted to representative Cha Gyu-geun of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party […]

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California introduces ’Bitcoin rights’ in amended digital assets bill

California introduces ’Bitcoin rights’ in amended digital assets bill 2025-03-31 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A Californian lawmaker has just added Bitcoin and crypto investor protections to a February-introduced money transmission bill aimed at securing crypto self-custody rights for the US state’s nearly 40 million residents. California’s Assembly Bill 1052 was introduced as […]

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Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan

Intel and Microsoft staff allegedly lured to work for fake Chinese company in Taiwan 2025-03-31 at 07:51 By Simon Sharwood 11 companies, including SMIC, accused of disguising outposts so they can illicitly serve Beijing Chinese tech companies created entities in Taiwan and disguised them so they had no connections to China, so they could lure […]

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