RondoDox botnet exploits HPE OneView vulnerability on a massive scale
Berry Zwets / techzine - Check Point Research has identified a coordinated attack campaign targeting CVE-2025-37164, a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView. The RondoDox botnet is escalating from early reconnaissance to large-scale, automated attacks. Check Point has already blo…
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Belarus Sets Rules for Cryptobanks and Token Oversight Under New Decree
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Belarus introduced a formal crypto bank framework after President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree on January 16. The decree defines a cryptobank as a joint stock company combining token services with banking and payment activities. Crypto banks …
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Utah man sentenced to three years for fraud, $5.4 million cash-to-crypto scheme
Brian Danga / theblock - Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
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Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban
ft - First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress
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Democrats Blast SEC Over Crypto Retreat, Justin Sun’s Alleged China Ties
André Beganski / decrypt - House Democrats have accused the SEC of selectively enforcing laws against crypto firms, while spotlighting Tron founder Justin Sun.
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Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed surprise over Coinbase’s strong rejection of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse acknowledged the concerns raised by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong regarding tokenized stocks and stablecoin rewards.…
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‘Heinous’: Musk’s AI Grok facing probe
news.com.au - Millions of accounts were deactivated in the wake of Australia’s social media ban, but it’s an “even more potentially catastrophic” threat that has the watchdog worried.
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Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe
BeauHD / slashdot - The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency's president, Pasqua…
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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel / nytimes - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy
Ivan Penn and Karen Weise / nytimes - Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.
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Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate
PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…
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AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty
Lindsay Clark / theregister - EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands Amid continued trade and geopolitical volatility between Europe and the US, Amazon Web Services is making its European Sovereign Cloud generally available to…
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Sweeping crypto legislation hits major snag as Senate Banking Committee postpones markup
Sarah Wynn / theblock - The Senate Banking Committee has pulled its hearing to amend and vote on sweeping crypto legislation following a tumultuous few days.
- Coinbase Withdrawals - Coinbase shuns problematic crypto bill, sparking wider industry concern. (10)
- Market & Analyst Impact - Analysts predict cascading effects as crypto bill stalls in Congress. (4)
- Senate Markup Turmoil - Senate panel halts crucial crypto markup amid fierce debates. (6)
- Support Among Peers - Robinhood CEO supports bill despite Coinbase exit and policy rifts. (1)
Coinbase Withdrawals - Coinbase shuns problematic crypto bill, sparking wider industry concern.
Market & Analyst Impact - Analysts predict cascading effects as crypto bill stalls in Congress.
Senate Markup Turmoil - Senate panel halts crucial crypto markup amid fierce debates.
Support Among Peers - Robinhood CEO supports bill despite Coinbase exit and policy rifts.
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Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia AI chip from China
tomshardware - Chinese customs officers were allegedly told to disallow the entry of Nvidia H200 chips, effectively banning the entry of these AI processors into the country. The command comes as other sources say that Beijing will only allow the import of these AI GPUs…
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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says
Natallie Rocha / nytimes - Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.
- Activists bypass blackout using Starlink resilience (3)
- Free access fuels protest connectivity (5)
- Overall blackout narrative affecting millions (1)
- Regime jamming and crackdown on Starlink signals (6)
Activists bypass blackout using Starlink resilience
Free access fuels protest connectivity
Overall blackout narrative affecting millions
Regime jamming and crackdown on Starlink signals
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 17846 / 15 stories in 7 wks
FCC Ends Verizon's 60-Day Automatic Unlocking Requirement
iclarified - The Federal Communications Commission has officially waived a long-standing requirement that forced Verizon to automatically unlock mobile devices 60 days after activation. The ruling, released late yesterday, fundamentally alters the landscape for Verizo…
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Senate unveils updated market structure bill limiting stablecoin rewards on idle holdings
Timmy Shen and Sarah Wynn / theblock - The bill seeks to bar digital asset providers from paying interest just for holding a stablecoin, but would allow activity-based rewards.
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Touchwaves Raises €1.5M For Next-Generation Wearable Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Touchwaves, a Dutch deeptech startup and spin-off from TNO, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by SecFund, which supports startups and scale-ups addressing innovation needs of the Dutch Ministry of Defence, in collabora…
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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
The Associated Press / npr - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible…
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- Global Regulatory Backlash (3)
- Pentagon AI Integration (8)
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Former 'bitcoin mayor' Eric Adams faces $3 million rugpull allegation after issuing NYC Token
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - On-chain data revealed that a wallet linked to the token's deployer removed $2.5 million in liquidity, prompting accusations of a possible rug pull.
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