Memecoin Mania Fades as Stablecoins Rise to Respectability in Cryptoland
TL;DR The year opened with widespread interest in memecoins, including a high-profile meme token launched by Donald Trump on January…
Cloudflare is harming internet access for some users outside the West
TL;DR A website owner in Southeast Asia describes frequent Cloudflare security prompts and regional CDN problems that degrade browsing. A…
Cloudflare’s free services frustrate users in developing regions
TL;DR A blogger in Southeast Asia reports frequent Cloudflare security challenges and regional CDN failures that degrade user experience. The…
Insulin-pump controller runs ancient Linux kernel, user alleges GPL breach
TL;DR A Reddit user who relies on the Insulet OmniPod Dash says the device used to control their insulin pump…
IT team forced to camp in office after boss’s side-project Y2K screensaver fails
TL;DR A multinational alcohol company's UK IT staff spent days onsite over the Y2K rollover after a custom countdown screensaver—created…
When a device driver confronts and exposes the kernel’s assumptions
TL;DR The available source is limited to a headline and a short excerpt; the piece appears to discuss a device…
Free Software Foundation Gets Nearly $900K in Anonymous Monero Gifts
TL;DR The Free Software Foundation announced two anonymous donations made in Monero that together total about $900,000. The gifts arrived…
Mark Karpèlès Details Mt. Gox Collapse, 2015 Detention and New Projects
TL;DR Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpèlès recounted the exchange’s early failures, the 2014 loss of hundreds of thousands of…
About 1,000 systems hit in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency
TL;DR Romania's National Administration 'Romanian Waters' reported roughly 1,000 compromised systems after a ransomware incident that began Dec. 20. Core…