Accelerate ML workflows with Amazon SageMaker Studio Local Mode and Docker support

We are excited to announce two new capabilities in Amazon SageMaker Studio that will accelerate iterative development for machine learning (ML) practitioners: Local Mode and Docker support. ML model development often involves slow iteration cycles as developers switch between coding, training, and deployment. Each step requires waiting for remote compute resources to start up, which … Read more

Wattpad has a community problem, so it’s killing DMs

Wattpad says DMs will be shut down on May 6th, alongside the deletion of all existing messages. | Image: Wattpad Community publishing platform Wattpad is removing the ability for users to send each other direct messages, claiming that the feature has “only been relevant to a small percentage” of its global user base. Users will … Read more

Zulu Network: Moving The Bitcoin Economy Forward With a Two-Tiered Bitcoin Layer 2 Architecture

While Bitcoin has gained greater institutional acceptance with the recent ETF launches in the US, it is still not a pure institutional asset, and it is not a pure commodity like gold. It is so much more: secure, decentralized, and programmable value. Zulu Network believes that Bitcoin can be so much more. The Bitcoin Ecosystem … Read more

Bitcoin Halving: Bearish Implications?

Every four years, the Bitcoin network undergoes a significant change known as “halving,” a process that reduces the rewards for mining new blocks by half. This mechanism is built into Bitcoin’s protocol to control inflation and cap the total supply at 21 million coins. Halving events, therefore, are pivotal, highly anticipated occasions within the cryptocurrency … Read more

Zircuit Staking Soars Past $2B TVL In Only Two Months

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, April 23rd, 2024/Chainwire/– Zircuit, a ZK rollup with parallelized circuits and AI-enabled security, today announced that its staking program has soared past $2B in TVL in only two months. As Zircuit forges ahead towards mainnet, the ZK rollup’s staking program is rapidly gaining momentum, attracting over $2B TVL in a short … Read more

T-Mobile’s new 5G internet plan lets you take your Wi-Fi on the road

Home internet for when you’re not at home. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile has announced two new home internet plans: Home Internet Plus and Away. Well, technically that’s one home internet plan and one anywhere-but-home plan. These new flavors of T-Mobile’s 5G-powered internet service aim to address different customers, but both … Read more

Atlus’ new fantasy-meets-Persona RPG launches in October

Image: Atlus Metaphor: ReFantazio is the inscrutable name for Atlus’ next RPG project. The company launched a new trailer and a 30-minute video introducing players to the story, gameplay, and social elements of the game, and at first blush, it looks pretty damn intriguing. Check out the gameplay video below. Metaphor: ReFantazio is an action … Read more

You don’t know your K-pop persona, do you?

Image: Spotify Spotify has launched a colorful personality quiz designed to help K-pop fans determine their persona. For those unfamiliar with the K-pop term or its Jungian roots, a “persona” refers to the distinct, public-facing role of each member of a band. The feature leans into K-pop’s status as a major area of growth in … Read more