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Details associated with Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha’s Coinbase account were reportedly compromised in an attack affecting “less than 1%” of the exchange’s monthly users. At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the venture capital firm may also have been compromised. According to a May 16 Bloomberg report, Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha’s personal information available through his Coinbase account was stolen after a group of cybercriminals bribed the exchange’s support agents for access to user data. Though Botha had not publicly disclosed his net worth, estimates suggested he had hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. Coinbase disclosed the data breach in a May 15 blog post, saying that some of its users had been targeted with social engineering attacks after the criminals had access to their personal account information. The company said the group attempted to extort $20 mil...

Pe 17 mai, în 1395, a avut loc Bătălia de la Rovine, iar în aceeași zi, dar în 1848, s-a încheiat Marea Adunare Națională de la Blaj. Tot într-o zi de 17 mai au început audierile televizate în Senatul Statelor Unite în Afacerea Watergate, iar alpinistul român Constantin Lăcătușu a ajuns pe Everest.

Сегодня нельзя ссориться с начальством и рассказывать о своих снах. Погода говорит о том, какие погодные условия будут летом.

On May 16, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 115 combat clashes with Russian forces, with 49 of them taking place in the Pokrovsk sector alone.

Judecătoria Bacău a dat în această săptămână verdictul în primă instanță într-un caz de ultraj extrem de grav petrecut la Penitenciarul Bacău în urmă cu aproape șase ani. Concret, un deținut recidivist l-a strâns de gât și lovit cu pumnii pe un agent șef, după ce între cei doi a izbucnit o ceartă.

Prestigiosul Centru pentru Studii Estice (OSW) de la Varșovia a realizat o amplă analiză a obiectivelor de politică externă a României în ultimii 35 de ani, ajungând la concluzia că, deşi țara are un mare potențial, nivelul scăzut de ambiție a dus la rezultate sub cele așteptate.

Ardelenii au dat lovitură după lovitură, în inferioritate numerică.

FC Den Bosch heeft zich op miraculeuze wijze geplaatst voor de halve finales van de play-offs, waarin een dubbele ontmoeting met ADO Den Haag of Telstar wacht. Den Bosch maakte vrijdagavond in minuut 113 geheel tegen de verhouding in de 1-1, waardoor Cambuur werd uitgeschakeld. En zo won de nummer 9 van de nummer 3 van afgelopen seizoen in de Keuken Kampioen Divisie.

Lando Norris heeft besloten om sociale media te vermijden en is dolblij met die keuze. De McLaren-coureur ziet het als tijdsverspilling. "Het is gewoon niet iets wat ik leuk vind. Ik hoef het niet."

FC Den Bosch mag blijven dromen van de eerste Eredivisie-deelname in twintig jaar. De Bosschenaren verrasten vrijdagavond door SC Cambuur na verlenging te verslaan (1-2 over twee duels) in de eerste ronde van de play-offs.

Jurnalistul suedez Joakim Medin, arestat în Turcia la sfârşitul lunii martie 2025 şi condamnat pentru „insultarea” preşedintelui turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fost eliberat.

Een zwangere vrouw die hersendood verklaard werd na een korte maar hevige ziekte, ligt al drie maanden aan de beademing in een ziekenhuis in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia. Ze zal daar nog eens drie maanden moeten blijven liggen, tot haar kind levensvatbaar is en ter wereld kan komen. Dat is het gevolg van een strenge abortuswet in de staat.

Глава российской делегации на переговорах в Стамбуле Владимир Мединский озвучил требования Кремля к Украине, среди которых полный отказ от репараций от обеих сторон, прекращение "националистической пропаганды" и вывод украинских войск из пяти регионов.

The SolvBTC.AVAX token generates yield through a multi-protocol strategy that involves Elixir, Euler and Re7. Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield opportunities backed by real-world assets, or RWAs. On May 16, the protocol unveiled SolvBTC.AVAX, a token that connects Bitcoin (BTC) to real-world assets like US Treasurys and private credit offered by BlackRock and Hamilton Lane.  The new token was developed through a seven-way partnership involving Solv, Avalanche, Balancer, Elixir, Euler, Re7 Labs, and LFJ, the company said.  Read more

Preşedintele francez Emmanuel Macron a declarat vineri că europenii continuă să pregătească sancţiuni împotriva Rusiei "în coordonare" cu Statele Unite pe care le-ar impune dacă Moscova va continua să refuze o încetare a focului în Ucraina.

An Alabama man will spend 14 months in prison for his role in hacking the SEC’s X account to spread false info about Bitcoin ETF approvals.

Claude heeft zijn optreden in de juryshow van het Eurovisie Songfestival erop zitten en hoopt daarmee de eerste punten alvast binnen te hebben gesleept. De zang was zuiver en helder, maar de zanger maakte wel een foutje in zijn eigen songtekst.

Met de ZS EV betrad MG vijf jaar geleden de Nederlandse markt als een echte prijsvechter: een bescheiden elektrische auto voor een bescheiden prijs. Nu neemt de S5 EV het stokje over. Op papier lijkt die nieuwe S5 een stuk volwassener, maar maakt hij dat in de praktijk ook waar?

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović met to discuss prospects for cooperation between their countries across various sectors and agreed to continue exchanging experience in the European integration process.

De consumentenwaakhond ACM heeft geen wettelijk mandaat om te toetsen of DPG’s overname van RTL de pluriformiteit van het medialandschap in Nederland in gevaar brengt.