The Secret Lives of Ernest Beaux
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Month: April 2024
Frax Finance Expands to Cosmos Ecosystem Via Asset Issuance Chain Noble
The Frax token (FRAX), a crypto-collateralized stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, and its staked version, sFRAX, will become native to the Cosmos ecosystem via Noble.
Securing Your Codebase
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Cally: Accessibility Statement
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Amazon still has a serious plastic waste problem in the US
Products on a conveyor belt are scanned at an Amazon fulfillment center, where they are being sorted and shipped out during Cyber Monday on November 27th, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. | Photo by Octavio Jones / Getty Images Despite making pledges to cut down on plastic packaging, a new report from the nonprofit conservation organization … Read more
X rolls out support for posting Community Notes in India ahead of elections
Weeks before the national elections in India, Elon Musk-owned X said it is rolling out support for posting Community Notes — the company’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program — in the key overseas market. The first set of contributors from India will start posting notes from today and more will be accepted over time, X said. The … Read more
X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along)
X is giving free blue checks to users who have more than 2500 “verified” followers (or, people that subscribe to X Premium). So, basically this means that if you are a popular poster, you will get a blue check. This also means that these lucky people are frantically posting to make it clear that they … Read more
SaaS startup SingleInterface raises $30M to help more businesses get online
SingleInterface, a SaaS startup offering tools to offline businesses to grow their revenues by leveraging the web, has raised $30 million in its maiden external fundraising round as the Singaporean startup seeks to expand its footprint internationally and improve products to make them more relevant to global brands. While being offline is still prominent for … Read more
X’s ‘complimentary’ Premium push gives people blue checks they didn’t ask for
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Just as Elon Musk said, X is doling out free Premium and Premium memberships to accounts with a high number of verified followers. Multiple X users on Wednesday reported seeing the familiar blue “Verified” checkmark next to their handles despite not paying for either paid X subscription tier. … Read more
IntelliGame in Action: Gamifying JavaScript Unit Tests – Conclusions, and References
:::info Authors: (1) Philipp Straubinger, University of Passau, Passau, Germany and this author contributed equally to this research; (2) Tommaso Fulcini, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy and this author contributed equally to this research; (3) Gordon Fraser, University of Passau, Passau, Germany; (4) Marco Torchiano, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy. ::: Table of Links Abstract … Read more
Andres Freund and the xz backdoor
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The Vital Role Data Annotation Plays in the Logistics Industry
Traditional logistics services are unable to cater to the increase in demand for efficiency and accuracy. Hence, AI solutions must be explored for cost optimization and resource usage. They must also at the same time ensure speed and precision. The success of AI largely depends on the accuracy and quality of data advancements. In essence, … Read more