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Massive 1M Block Trade of $4 XRP Calls Hits the Tape Amid Falling Prices

One million contracts of the $4 XRP call option expiring on Dec. 26 changed hands via a block trade on Monday.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK

Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns. The post Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: SecurityWeek favicon SecurityWeek

The Best Cooling Sheets (2025): Brooklinen, Slumber Cloud, Buffy

If you tend to wake up sweating no matter the season, hop under these cooling sheets so that you can, you know, actually sleep.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Arm hires Amazon's AI chip developer, ostensibly to help create its own processors β€” Rami Sinno returns to the company, boasts Trainium and Inferentia on resume

Arm has hired Amazon's director of engineering for Amazon Web Services, who helped develop its homegrown AI hardware. This is part of ARM's drive towards developing its own complete processors, rather than just designing them for third parties.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Crypto in US 401(k) retirement plans may drive Bitcoin to $200K in 2025

Trump’s move to allow crypto in 401(k) retirement plans could push Bitcoin to $200,000 by the end of the year, according to Bitwise’s head of European research.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Tether Appoints Trump Administration Vet Bo Hines as Strategic Advisor

Bo Hines, who helped shape the GENIUS Act, has joined Tether as a strategic advisor to help the stablecoin giant with U.S. compliance.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Substack lets you subscribe as an in-app purchase – but you shouldn’t

Indie content platform Substack now lets you subscribe to newsletters, podcasts, and video channels via an in-app purchase. However, while this removes friction from the subscription sign-up process, you definitely shouldn’t use it, for two reasons … more…

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback

The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens. U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, in a statement posted on X, said the U.S. government had been working with its partners with the U.K. over the past few months to ensure that

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

Figure’s IPO filing marks Mike Cagney’s return to public markets

Figure Technology, a 7-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO of its Class A common stock. The filing offers a chance at vindication for Figure co-founder Mike Cagney.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

The Morning After: What to expect at Google’s Pixel 10 event tomorrow

After focusing its big Google I/O 2025 on AI tech and Gemini’s latest features, Google has new hardware. The next Made by Google event kicks off tomorrow, and Google has already confirmed how at least one of its new phones will look. Google Expect a little more fanfare than usual. The company dropped a video on X, teasing β€œspecial guests,” including Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Curry, Lando Norris and the Jonas Brothers....

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Apple wins fight as as UK abandons Apple iCloud backdoor mandate

Writing in a post on X, Gabbard said she had been working closely with the UK, President Trump, and Vice-President Vance to reach a deal that ensures Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected.Read Entire Article

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their focus. They are no longer focusing on infrastructure vulnerabilities alone. Instead, they are increasingly

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

Reuters: Arm hires Amazon AI chip exec for in-house chipmaking

Arm has reportedly been set on building its own chips for a while now, with Amazon’s Rami Sinno the latest recruit to boost this ambition. Read more: Reuters: Arm hires Amazon AI chip exec for in-house chipmaking

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File

A zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR is being exploited by at least two Russian criminal groups: The vulnerability seemed to have super Windows powers. It abused alternate data streams, a Windows feature that allows different ways of representing the same file path. The exploit abused that feature to trigger a previously unknown path traversal flaw that caused WinRAR to plant malicious executables in attacker-chosen file...

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Schneier on Security favicon Schneier on Security

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 19, 2025

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

An extinct volcano in Arkansas hosts the only public diamond mine on Earth

Visitors have unearthed over 35,000 diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park since 1972.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

The UK will no longer require Apple to create backdoor access to users' data

UK officials will no longer compel Apple to create backdoor access to its users' data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. She wrote on X that she, President Trump and Vice President Vance worked closely with their "partners in the UK" over the past months. "As a result," she continued, "the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access...

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Drag x Drive review – wheelchair basketball that might give you wrist cramp

Nintendo Switch 2; NintendoNintendo’s latest sports game showcases its Joy-Con upgrades but sacrifices playability in the processWhen a new console is released, you can always expect at least one first-party game designed specifically to showcase its novel features. The PlayStation 5 had Astro’s Playroom, the Steam Deck had Aperture Desk Job, and for the Nintendo Switch 2 there’s Drag x Drive. Here, you play...

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

A Retrospective on GenAI Token Consumption and the Role of Caching

Caching is an important technique for enhancing the performance and cost efficiency of diverse cloud native applications, including modern generative AI applications. By retaining frequently accessed data or the computationally expensive results of AI model inferences, AI applications can significantly reduce latency and also lower token consumption costs. This optimization allows systems to handle larger workloads...

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: DZone favicon DZone

A Super-Energetic Neutrino That Reached Earth in 2023 Has Been Confirmed to Be Real. But Where Did It Come From?

Two years ago, Earth was hit by the most energetic neutrino in history. Scientists thought it might be a measurement error, but a new study has confirmed this β€œghost particle” was real.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

AI crawler Firecrawl raises $14.5M, is still looking to hire agents as employees

Firecrawl nabbed Shopify’s CEO Tobias LΓΌtke as an investor from a gutsy email after they discovered he was using the product.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Wired - Business favicon Wired - Business

People Are Trying to β€˜Deprogram’ Their MAGA Parents Through Book Clubs

Divisive politics have led people to go β€œno contact” with their right-wing parents. Some hope reading together could help bridge the gap.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

β€˜Cult of PiN’ Plays Roguelike Pinball Across Cursed Tables

Cult of PiN finds you playing a distinctly corrupt pinball table, smashing corrupted eyes to keep moving onto the next challenge. I’m not sure what went down at this arcade, but this... The post β€˜Cult of PiN’ Plays Roguelike Pinball Across Cursed Tables appeared first on Indie Games Plus.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Indie Games Plus favicon Indie Games Plus

Ex-White House crypto director Bo Hines takes Tether advisory role

The appointment of Hines signals a renewed focus on entering US markets and more investments in β€œdomestic infrastructure,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Apple is finally hitting a long-held goal to reduce its dependence on China

A new report says that Apple will finally hit a long-held goal to reduce its dependence on China with the launch of the iPhone 17. Indian iPhone production has always lagged behind that of China, but all this is now changing – with import tariffs acting as an additional incentive … more…

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Will Bitcoin price fall to $110K? Short-term holders sell 22K BTC at a loss

More than 20,000 Bitcoin were moved to exchanges at a loss by short-term holders this week, raising the odds for a BTC price dip toward $110,000.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Wordle today: Answer, hints for August 19, 2025

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1522 on August 19 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

NYT Pips hints, answers for August 19

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

You might soon be able to use Gemini Live on top of other apps (APK teardown)

Letting you gather more information without completely closing one app.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Android Authority favicon Android Authority

Survey shows 98% of Android users want at least one of these big PIN upgrades

You almost all want more choice, but you're not as united about which security option would be best.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Android Authority favicon Android Authority

Trump Mobile’s latest ads ditch Android reality for a golden iPhone fantasy

Forget the Android 15-powered T1 Phone. Trump Mobile's ads now look like they've switched teams to Apple.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Android Authority favicon Android Authority

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for August 19, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Aubrey Plaza opens up about grief on Amy Poehlers podcast

Aubrey Plaza appeared on "A Good Hang with Amy Poehler" and spoke about her grief over the death of her late husband, Jeff Baena.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Get a 4-pack of Apple AirTags for under $75 right now at Amazon

As of Aug. 19, the four-pack of Apple AirTags are on sale for $74.99 at Amazon, 24% off their list price of $99.

Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable