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U.K. retail conglomerate The Co-operative Group said it has shut down some of its IT systems, citing an attempted cyberattack. Co-op spokesperson Mark Carrington said the company “recently experienced attempts” by hackers to break into some of its systems, and took “proactive steps” to keep those systems safe. The spokesperson said the company’s back office and call center functions are facing some disruption as a result.  It’s not clear if the attempted intrusions were successful. The Co-op — one of the largest food retailers in the U.K. with more than 5 million members — said its stores were operating normally,…

Bitcoin developers are again at odds over how the world’s oldest and largest blockchain should handle storing information on-chain, with a proposal to relax long-standing limits on the size of data held sparking fierce debate reminiscent of 2023’s battles over Ordinals. The blockchain’s OP_RETURN feature allows people attach a small piece of extra data to a transaction It is often used for things like notes, timestamps or digital records. The proposed change, put forward by developer Peter Todd, would remove the 80-byte cap on such data, a limit originally designed to discourage spam and preserve the blockchain’s financial integrity. Supporters…

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Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice.Doctors say internet searches for medical information should be done cautiously, especially with artificial intelligence playing a growing role.Information from the right websites can teach patients about symptoms and prepare them for a doctor’s visit. But a poorly done search might inflame anxiety well before someone reaches the waiting room. It’s important to know the source of the information you find and to avoid trying to diagnose your health issue.Here are questions to keep in mind if you seek medical help online.What’s your source?When…

Kraken, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the U.S., is offering a white-labelled version of its trading platform to financial service companies, the company announced Wednesday. The new service, called Embed, seeks to make it easier for traditional banks, fintechs, and other financial service companies to allow their customers to trade crypto from within their own websites. In turn, it will give Kraken access to more users. “We want to enable basically every fintech, neobank, any kind of financial institution out there, to give access to their clients to be able to buy and sell crypto,” Brett McLain, head…

The UK has cut the ribbon on a pioneering electron beam (E-Beam) lithography facility to build the semiconductor chips of the future. What makes this special? It’s the first of its kind in Europe, and only the second facility like it on the planet—the other being in Japan. So, what’s the big deal about E-Beam lithography? Imagine trying to draw incredibly complex patterns, but thousands of times smaller than a human hair. That’s essentially what this technology does, using a focused beam of tiny electrons. Such precision is vital for designing the microscopic components inside the chips that run everything…

GE HealthCare reported better-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday, but the company slashed its annual forecast to account for the impact of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching reciprocal tariff policy.Shares of GE HealthCare were up 3% Wednesday.Here’s how the company did:Earnings per share: $1.01 adjusted vs. 91 cents expected by LSEG.Revenue: $4.78 billion vs. $4.66 billion expected by LSEG.Revenue increased 3% year over year from $4.65 billion. GE HealthCare reported net income of $564 million, or $1.23 per share, up from $374 million, or 81 cents per share, during the same period last year.For its full year, GE HealthCare said it expects to…

Nuvo, a company that has built a social-like platform to facilitate easier purchasing of physical goods between businesses, has raised a $34 million Series A from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. The San Francisco-based startup previously raised $11 million in an undisclosed seed round led by Founders Fund and Index Ventures in early 2022. Other institutional backers include Foundation Capital, Human Capital, and Susa Ventures. Angel investors Gokul Rajaram, Instacart founder Max Mullen, Rippling COO Matt MacInnis, Samsara founders Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket and Flexport founder Ryan Petersen, among others, also have written checks into…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is poised to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday, according to two senior Ukrainian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is currently in Washington for the final coordination of the agreement’s technical details, the sources said. In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian drone attack that hit apartment buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP) In this photo…

Given the uncertainty around tariffs, some investors are starting to view Bitcoin as digital gold and a store of value. Institutional adoption of Bitcoin is on the rise, thanks primarily to the launch of the new spot Bitcoin ETFs. If the current trade tensions intensify, Bitcoin could challenge the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Crypto prices have collapsed as President Donald Trump’s trade war has expanded. Across the board, crypto prices are down for the year, and many show little sign of recovery anytime soon. Against a backdrop of escalating tariffs, investors are moving from risky assets to…