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India ditches its ‘Google Tax’, perhaps to tickle Trump and dodge tariffs 2025-03-26 at 05:02 By Simon Sharwood Binned an e-commerce tax last year so this may not be complete capitulation India again ditches a tech tax, perhaps to tickle Trump and dodge tariffs Already binned an e-commerce tax last year The lower house of […]

Revenge of the nerds: Boffins sue to undo Trump science funding cuts 2025-03-26 at 02:10 By Thomas Claburn Who needs studies into diseases, virus infections, US mortality rates … right? Two academic organizations sued the Trump administration Tuesday for the allegedly unlawful withdrawal of $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University and associated demands

God didn’t have a plan for Gelsinger at Intel. Maybe there is one for his new gig, Gloo 2025-03-26 at 01:17 By Iain Thomson Chip guru preaches virtues of ‘values-aligned’ pray-I, sorry, AI Pat Gelsinger, once CEO of VMware and later Intel, has announced he’s taken a new job as executive chair and head of

GameStop shares surge after firm pledges to buy bitcoin, close physical stores 2025-03-26 at 01:04 By Reuters The move comes shortly after President Trump’s executive order, signed earlier this month, to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Bitcoin price has 75% chance of hitting new highs in 2025 — Analyst 2025-03-26 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson maintains his optimistic outlook for BTC (BTC), suggesting that there is a 75% chance that the asset will hit new highs in the next nine months. In a March

FDIC moves to eradicate ‘reputational risk’ category from bank exams 2025-03-26 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an independent agency of the federal government, is reportedly moving to stop using the “reputational risk” category as a way to supervise banks. According to a letter sent by the agency’s

Bitcoin sellers lurk in $88K to $90K zone — Is this week’s BTC rally losing steam? 2025-03-25 at 23:07 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Many Bitcoin (BTC) traders became bullish this week as prices rallied deep into the $88,000 level, but failure to overcome this level in the short term could be a take-profit signal. Alphractal, a

Judge halts DOGE’s union personal data grab at OPM, Treasury, Education 2025-03-25 at 22:43 By Brandon Vigliarolo Officials likely violated Privacy Act by handing out info without consent A Maryland judge has dealt another blow to Elon Musk’s cost-trimming DOGE unit, temporarily blocking the US Treasury, Dept of Education, and Office of Personnel Management from

SEC closes investigation into Immutable nearly 5 months after Wells notice 2025-03-25 at 22:14 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Web3 gaming platform Immutable says the US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the company, clearing it of any further action.  Immutable — the firm behind the Ethereum layer-2 ImmutableX — said in

Bitcoin miners’ income stabilizes post-halving: Coin Metrics 2025-03-25 at 22:14 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Bitcoin (BTC) mining revenues hit $3.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 42% increase from the prior quarter, and are approaching similar levels of around $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, according to data from Coin Metrics.  The revenue

3 reasons why Cardano (ADA) price could be on the path to new highs 2025-03-25 at 22:14 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Cardano (ADA) gained 8% between March 23 and March 25, once again testing the $0.76 resistance level, which has held for over two weeks. Although still far from its March 3 high of

Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63 2025-03-25 at 22:14 By Iain Thomson The man who helped make Sammy the biggest name in modern tellies Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee died this week in the Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul after a cardiac arrest. He was 63.… This article is an excerpt

Ripple will drop cross-appeal in SEC case, get refund from lower court ruling 2025-03-25 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Blockchain firm Ripple Labs’ case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be officially wrapped up after more than four years, subject to court approval. According to a March 25 X post

Berkshire-backed Nubank adds ADA, NEAR, ATOM to crypto offerings 2025-03-25 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Nubank, a Latin American financial bank backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has expanded its crypto offerings by adding four altcoins to its portfolio. The bank is adding Cardano (ADA), Near Protocol (NEAR), Cosmos (ATOM), and Algorand (ALGO)

Waiting for altcoin season? Data suggests it’s already here 2025-03-25 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Few things in crypto are as elusive and misunderstood as the concept of an “altcoin season.” Traditionally, this term referred to a brief window — usually 2–3 months — following a Bitcoin (BTC) price rally, where altcoins outperform

ReactOS drops release 0.4.15 – its first since 2021 2025-03-25 at 20:15 By Liam Proven An impressive recreation of the Windows golden age The ReactOS project is putting out a point-release for the first time in a few years, and this insanely optimistic effort is making progress.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Cboe seeks approval for Fidelity’s Solana ETF 2025-03-25 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Cboe BZX Exchange, a US securities exchange, has requested permission to list a proposed Fidelity exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding Solana (SOL), according to March 25 filings.  The request now sits with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which must approve

Bitcoin holds gains amid rising BTC ETF net flows, Coinbase premium and Trump tariff rollback 2025-03-25 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Big Smokey Bitcoin (BTC) price opened the week with strength, rallying to a daily high at $88,804, which was met by praise from analysts who have identified the $90,000 to $92,000 zone as the

Brazil’s data watchdog upholds ban on World crypto payments 2025-03-25 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Brazil’s data protection agency has upheld its decision to restrict cryptocurrency compensation tied to the World ID project, citing user privacy concerns.  The National Data Protection Authority (ANDP) rejected a petition by World ID developer Tools For Humanity

There are perhaps 10,000 reasons to doubt Oracle Cloud’s security breach denial 2025-03-25 at 19:52 By Connor Jones Customers come forward claiming info was swiped from prod Oracle Cloud’s denial of a digital break-in is now in clear dispute. A infosec researcher working on validating claims that the cloud provider’s login servers were compromised earlier