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Cybersecurity News 11 August 2025 - 9 September 2025

Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Crypto Market Steadies as Investors Eye Macro Catalysts Bitcoin held firm above the $110K–$111K range through September 8–9, extending a week of low-volatility consolidation coindesk.com. Analysts noted this calm in Bitcoin’s price comes as traders await U.S. inflation reports (Producer Price Index on Sept 10 and Consumer Price Index on Sept 11) that could influence Federal Reserve policy coindesk.com. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE, adding that higher-than-expected inflation could hurt crypto prices, while a downside surprise might spark
9 September 2025
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Tech Shockwaves: Space Triumphs, Cyber Strikes, and Big Tech Bombshells Rock Weekend (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: Space Triumphs, Cyber Strikes, and Big Tech Bombshells Rock Weekend (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts In-Depth Report Space & Telecom: Historic Reusability and the Satellite Internet Race SpaceX’s 500th Landing: SpaceX achieved a new reusability milestone on Sept. 5 by successfully landing an orbital booster for the 500th time space.com. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted 28 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center, then its first-stage booster touched down ~8½ minutes later on the Just Read the Instructions droneship – the 27th flight and landing for that particular booster, and SpaceX’s 500th orbital-class landing overall space.com. This achievement – reached just 3 years after the 100th landing – underscores how routine (and cost-saving) rocket reusability has become
7 September 2025
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Tech Turbulence: Big Antitrust Wins, Spy Satellites & Cyber Scares – Sept 2–3, 2025 Roundup

Tech Turbulence: Big Antitrust Wins, Spy Satellites & Cyber Scares – Sept 2–3, 2025 Roundup

Key Facts Summary Hardware & Devices (Chips, EVs & Gadgets) US-China Tech Tensions: In a blow to Beijing’s chip ambitions, the U.S. Commerce Department revoked the “validated end-user” fast-track export status that had allowed Taiwan’s TSMC (and previously Samsung and SK Hynix) to import advanced American chipmaking tools into China without a license reuters.com. The privilege will end on Dec. 31, meaning TSMC’s Nanjing fab will need case-by-case export licenses for U.S. equipment thereafter reuters.com. The fab produces 16 nm “mature node” semiconductors – not cutting-edge chips – contributing only ~2.4% of TSMC’s revenue reuters.com. TSMC said it’s “evaluating the situation”
3 September 2025
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2025’s Best VPN Services Revealed – Top Free & Paid Picks, Expert Insights & the Future of Online Privacy

2025’s Best VPN Services Revealed – Top Free & Paid Picks, Expert Insights & the Future of Online Privacy

Key Facts Introduction Virtual Private Networks – better known as VPNs – have become essential online tools by 2025. With internet censorship rising, data privacy under threat, and streaming services fragmenting content by region, VPN usage has reached record highs worldwide. Roughly 4 in 10 internet users in tech-savvy countries now report using a VPN in some capacity demandsage.com, and a recent survey found 43% of Americans have tried a VPN for personal or work use tomsguide.com. Simply put, VPNs have gone mainstream. What does a VPN do? In short, it encrypts all your internet traffic and routes it through
1 September 2025
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Tech Turbulence: Billion-Dollar Deals, Cyber Strikes & Space Feats – Global Tech Roundup (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Tech Turbulence: Billion-Dollar Deals, Cyber Strikes & Space Feats – Global Tech Roundup (Aug 29–30, 2025)

Key Facts (More details and expert insights on these developments below.) Consumer Tech & Gadgets Google’s Pixel 10 Debuts: Google’s latest flagship phones, the Pixel 10 series, hit store shelves this week after an official unveiling. The 10th-gen Pixels sport a refreshed design with a satin-finish aluminum frame, polished glass back, and the signature camera bar in four new colors blog.google. A bright 6.3-inch OLED display (up to 3000 nits) and improved stereo speakers aim to elevate media viewing blog.google. Notably, the standard Pixel 10 gains a 5× telephoto lens for the first time, enabling up to 10× optical-quality zoom and 20×
30 August 2025
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Chips, Space & Cyber Scares: Inside August 28–29, 2025’s Biggest Tech Bombshells

Chips, Space & Cyber Scares: Inside August 28–29, 2025’s Biggest Tech Bombshells

Key Facts Hardware Developments (Chips & Devices) U.S. Bets Big on Intel’s Chips: In a dramatic government intervention, Intel confirmed it received $5.7 billion in cash on Aug. 27 as part of a U.S.-negotiated deal for a 10% stake in the company reuters.com. The investment – orchestrated by President Donald Trump – is meant to ensure Intel retains control of its contract chip manufacturing (foundry) business on American soil reuters.com. Intel CFO David Zinsner said the government also secured warrants for an extra 5% stake if Intel ever spun off its foundry, but he downplayed that scenario: “I don’t think there’s a
29 August 2025
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Tech Titans Unleash Shocking Gadgets, Cyber Showdowns and Space Feats – August 27–28, 2025 Tech Roundup

Tech Titans Unleash Shocking Gadgets, Cyber Showdowns and Space Feats – August 27–28, 2025 Tech Roundup

Consumer Electronics: Big Batteries and Flagship Phones Smartphone makers are pushing limits. Realme unveiled a teaser for an Aug 27 event: a concept phone with a 15,000mAh battery – far above today’s norm gadgets360.com. The company claims this battery (using its ultra-high silicon-content anode) can power 50 hours of video playback (over five days’ use) gadgets360.com, despite the device’s slim profile. This follows Realme’s earlier 10,000mAh prototype. At the same time, OnePlus is reportedly skipping “14” and naming its next flagship OnePlus 15, set for late 2025 (India rollout early 2026) business-standard.com. Rumors cite a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up
28 August 2025
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Global Tech Shake-Up: Space Force’s Secret Spaceplane, Telecom Megahack, and Chip Industry Bombshells (Aug 22–23, 2025)

Global Tech Shake-Up: Space Force’s Secret Spaceplane, Telecom Megahack, and Chip Industry Bombshells (Aug 22–23, 2025)

Semiconductors & Hardware Cybersecurity Consumer Electronics & Media Space Technology Telecom & Connectivity Automotive Tech Biotechnology & Health Tech Sources: Key information and quotes in this report are drawn from Reuters, Spaceflight Now, SC Media, Vice, and official company releases reuters.com reuters.com spaceflightnow.com scworld.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com spaceflightnow.com reuters.com reuters.com ts2.tech, among others. All developments are current as of August 23, 2025.
23 August 2025
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August 2025 Tech Tsunami: AI Breakthroughs, Hardware Surprises & Security Shocks

August 2025 Tech Tsunami: AI Breakthroughs, Hardware Surprises & Security Shocks

OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7 with a 256,000-token context window. OpenAI released open-weight GPT-OSS models GPT-OSS 120B and GPT-OSS 20B under the Apache 2.0 license on August 5. Anthropic expanded Claude’s context window to 1,000,000 tokens in August. NVIDIA announced the GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, a CPU+GPU combo designed for AI workloads and set to ship soon. NVIDIA allowed sales of its H20 AI chips to China only if the U.S. government takes a 15% cut of those sales. Apple pledged $600 billion in U.S. investment over five years to boost domestic manufacturing, including TSMC’s Arizona chip fab for
21 August 2025
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Putin–Trump Anchorage Summit: Secret Tech Deals, Cyber Power Plays, and the Arctic Icebreaker Gamble

Putin–Trump Anchorage Summit: Secret Tech Deals, Cyber Power Plays, and the Arctic Icebreaker Gamble

The Anchorage talks occurred in mid-August 2025 in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, aimed primarily at ending the war in Ukraine. No public cyber accords were announced at the summit, signaling tacit accommodation on cyber issues. In March 2025, a senior U.S. cyber diplomat omitted Russia from a list of major state cyber threats, signaling a softening stance. New START is due to expire in February 2026, and Putin indicated openness to a new arms-control accord that Trump reportedly wants. Verification for a New START successor would likely rely on data exchanges, on-site inspections, and national technical means
15 August 2025
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Global Tech Roundup (Non‑AI): Record EV Feats, Cyber Sabotage, and High‑Stakes Chip Moves (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Global Tech Roundup (Non‑AI): Record EV Feats, Cyber Sabotage, and High‑Stakes Chip Moves (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Consumer Electronics & Hardware Cybersecurity Semiconductors Telecom Space Tech Automotive Tech Sources: TechCrunch techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com techcrunch.com; Kodak techcrunch.com kodak.com; TechCrunch techcrunch.com theguardian.com; The Guardian theguardian.com theguardian.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com; Bank Info Security bankinfosecurity.com bankinfosecurity.com bankinfosecurity.com; Space.com space.com space.com; GM Press Release news.gm.com news.gm.com.
15 August 2025
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Tech Shocks: Chips Squeezed, Hacks Mended & Space Race Delays – Tech News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

Tech Shocks: Chips Squeezed, Hacks Mended & Space Race Delays – Tech News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

AOL will discontinue its Dial-up Internet service on September 30, 2025 after a 34-year run. AOL will retire the AOL Dialer software and the AOL Shield browser, both optimized for older operating systems, alongside the dial-up shutdown. Marks & Spencer relaunched its online click-and-collect service on August 11, 2025 after a 15-week ransomware outage that began in late April, with four suspects linked to the DragonForce group arrested. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered urgent patches for a Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability that could enable total domain compromise, with federal agencies told to patch by August 11, 2025. Nvidia
11 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

Stellantis stock slides 24% after €22 billion EV reset kills 2026 dividend — what to watch next

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 06:41 EST — Market closed. Stellantis N.V. shares (STLA) closed down 23.7% at $7.28 on Friday after the Jeep maker detailed a roughly €22.2 billion hit tied to an electric-vehicle strategy reset and said it would not pay an annual dividend in 2026. The stock was up about 1.6% in late after-hours trade. (Yahoo Finance) The slump matters because it puts Stellantis’ balance-sheet choices back on the front page, fast. Investors will be looking for signs that the company can stop cash burn and stabilise U.S. profits before the next session opens on Monday. In
Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

Intel stock jumps on China server CPU delays as traders map the week ahead

7 February 2026
Intel shares rose 4.87% to $50.59 Friday, trailing gains by Nvidia and Broadcom as chip stocks rallied. Sources said Intel and AMD warned Chinese customers of longer waits and higher prices for some server CPUs, with Intel lead times reaching six months. Intel said China accounts for over 20% of its revenue. Investors await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

IRS tax refund delays? Watchdog flags staffing crunch as 2026 filing season ramps up

7 February 2026
IRS staffing has dropped to 2021 levels as the 2026 tax filing season begins, according to a Treasury watchdog. The agency faces a backlog of about 2 million returns, 129% above pre-pandemic levels. Most e-filers using direct deposit still get refunds within 21 days, but paper filings and amended returns could see delays. The IRS lowered its call-answer target to 70% for this season.
Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

Plug Power stock jumps 12% after vote setback, with Feb 17 share decision in focus

7 February 2026
Plug Power shares rose 11.6% Friday to $2.08 after a sharp drop the previous day, as attention shifted to a Feb. 17 shareholder vote on expanding authorized shares. The company failed to secure enough votes earlier this week and is urging overseas holders to participate. CEO Andy Marsh cited difficulties for European investors in casting ballots. A reverse stock split remains possible if the proposal fails.
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