Month: May 2024
PayPal’s new stablecoin on Solana will offer ‘confidential transfers’
Confidential transfers allow merchants to provide confidentiality for transaction amounts to their consumers while maintaining visibility for regulatory purposes.
Robinhood nears settlement on GameStop, meme stocks suit
Trading platform Robinhood is finalizing a settlement with investors who claimed they were burned by its 2021 meme stock buy block.
Vitalik Buterin: L2s are ‘cultural extensions’ of Ethereum
Buterin said Ethereum layer 2s have become “the ultimate playing field for action” from institutional profit-oriented groups and people buying pictures of monkey NFTs.
Zig’s new CLI progress bar explained
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India’s Agnikul launches 3D-printed rocket in sub-orbital test after initial delays
After two years of preparation and four delays over the past several months due to technical glitches, Indian space startup Agnikul has successfully launched its first sub-orbital test vehicle, powered by its unique 3D-printed rocket engines, space agency Indian Space Research Organisation said Thursday. Called Agnibaan SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator), the single-stage launch vehicle lifted … Read more
Surviving History: The Fever (2014)
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FrankenPHP: Modern PHP App Server
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Bitcoin in 42-day ‘boredom zone’ — traders debate next move
Bitcoin’s price has sat in the “boredom zone” for over a month, leaving traders guessing about a potential surge or retracement.
A Devil’s Bargain with OpenAI
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The Evolution of User Experience (UX) in Cybersecurity: Past, Present, and Future
Due to the rapid changes in technology over the last few decades, we have become reliant on technology for almost everything we do today. In my opinion, this trend will only continue to grow. However, living in a digitally connected world also means increased cybercrimes. Our devices and data are far more vulnerable to cybercrime … Read more
What Does a DDoS Attack Mean for Schools, and How Can They Be Prevented?
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have plagued schools for quite some time. We often hear about ransomware attacks or other security breaches in the news, but DDoS attacks can be just as troubling for a school. DDoS attacks are cyberattacks in which a server is overloaded with unsolicited requests until it becomes unstable and an outage … Read more
Testing a 1912-style Radio [video]
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Crypto Industry Cheers As SEC Must Pay $1.8 Million for ‘Gross Abuse’ of Power
A judge has sanctioned the SEC for its failed case against DEBT Box—and made sure he gets the case if it returns to court.
“My Bike Is Everything to Me”
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Com2uS Brings ‘Walking Dead’ and ‘Summoner’s War’ Games to Oasys Network
The XPLA crypto gaming ecosystem has expanded onto the Oasys chain via the new Com2uS layer-2 network, along with two big franchise games.
Orca 2: Enhancing Reasoning in Smaller Language Models – Example from Benchmarks and Output
:::info Authors: (1) Arindam Mitra; (2) Luciano Del Corro, work done while at Microsoft; (3) Shweti Mahajan, work done while at Microsoft; (4) Andres Codas, denote equal contributions; (5) Clarisse Simoes, denote equal contributions; (6) Sahaj Agarwal; (7) Xuxi Chen, work done while at Microsoft;; (8) Anastasia Razdaibiedina, work done while at Microsoft; (9) Erik … Read more
The Elusive Byzantine Empire (2019)
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Disassembling Dalvik
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Ethereum ETF June launch ‘legit possibility’ as BlackRock files amended S-1
BlackRock updated its Form S-1 for its spot Ether ETF, which analysts say is a “good sign” that issuers and the SEC are working on ETF launches.
Netflix’s next game show is Million Dollar Secret
Peter Serafinowicz will host Million Dollar Secret. | Photo: Kate Green / Getty Images for Paramount Pictures UK Netflix has a new game show on the way called Million Dollar Secret. Netflix says that the eight-episode series will set 11 contestants on the hunt for a 12th one who’s been given a $1 million prize … Read more