Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a criminal investigation into OpenAI on April 21, alleging that ChatGPT advised the accused Florida State University shooter on what gun to use, what ammunition to load, and what time to arrive on campus to encounter the most people. Summary Florida AG James Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into…
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold, and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers. Nearly 30% of…
FBI Director Kash Patel made pro-Bitcoin remarks at Bitcoin 2026, and the market asking whether Bitcoin will dip to $60,000 in April now sits at 0.4% YES, down from 1% yesterday. Patel’s comments, paired with the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve policy, point to a supportive regulatory environment under the Trump administration. Traders are repricing the likelihood…
Institutional demand pushed crypto funds higher, but caution lingers as markets looked toward the April FOMC decision for direction. Investment products tied to digital assets saw $1.2 billion in inflows after extending their run to four consecutive positive weeks. CoinShares revealed that the inflows likely reflect improving institutional interest, supported by Bitcoin reaching its…
China’s Orbital Chenguang secured major credit lines for space-based data centers as AI demand strains power, land, and cooling capacity. The post China Startup Secures $8.4B in Credit Lines for Orbital Data Center Push appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on April 27 as optimism regarding an Iranian peace proposal faded rapidly. Bitstamp data showed $454 million in liquidations as bitcoin decoupled from flat U.S. and European stocks. The Trump administration may be amenable to the Iranian offer because it reopens the Strait of Hormuz and helps avoid a…
In the latest Russia crypto news, the European Union has issued its 20th sanctions package against Russia, and this one hits the crypto sector in ways unlike anything that came before. Rather than blacklisting individual exchanges or wallets, the EU has targeted the entire Russian cryptocurrency industry, including Russia’s own central bank digital currency, the…
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Circle Ventures snaps up AAVE days after a $293M KelpDAO exploit, shoring up Aave’s bad‑debt shock while Washington weighs a landmark US stablecoin bill. Summary Circle Ventures’ purchase of Aave’s $AAVE token is being framed as “direct support for DeFi infrastructure.” The move lands days after Aave absorbed fallout from a $293M KelpDAO exploit and…
Elon Musk spent his Friday reposting criticism of competitors after the launch of the XChat app, a standalone messaging option for X users. “Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, and iMessage all have serious security problems,” read a message Musk reposted, in part. “XChat is the only secure, encrypted messaging app.” Encryption experts I spoke with in the…
