Anthropic, the company behind the Claude series of models, has released Claude 3.5 Sonnet. It comes at a time when we all have accepted GPT-4o to be the default best model for the majority of tasks like reasoning, summarization, etc. Anthropic makes the bold claim that their model sets the new “industry standard” for intelligence. … Read more
Snapchat is introducing new ways for users to personalize their accounts, the company announced on Tuesday. The new updates, which are mostly available for Snapchat+ subscribers, allow users to do things like design a personalized house on Snap Map, share super quick Snaps, and edit their Bitmoji, among other things. At a time when social … Read more
Did you know that technologies such as GPS, now indispensable in civilian life, were initially developed by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for military purposes? Similarly, laser tag originated from military laser simulators used for training. From the very outset of the war, technology has played a pivotal role in enabling the Ukrainian Armed forces to … Read more
Ever say “please” and “thank you” to your AI assistant? It turns out, politeness matters! This article explores how the way we talk to large language models (LLMs) affects their responses. Learn how being polite can lead to better results and uncover the fascinating link between AI and human social behavior. In the age of … Read more
Millennium Management, holding 27,263 BTC worth $1.69 billion, has allocated about 2.5% of its $67.7 billion in total assets under management to Bitcoin.
As the DeFi space continues to grow, security has emerged as a major stumbling block on the road to mainstream adoption. The space may have made strides in recent years to improve security and protect users’ funds, but hacks and exploits remain a regular occurrence in the ecosystem. In late April, Magpie Protocol suffered an … Read more
Meta plans to bring more generative AI tech into games, specifically VR, AR and mixed reality games, as the company looks to reinvigorate its flagging metaverse strategy. According to a job listing, Meta is seeking to research and prototype “new consumer experiences” with new types of gameplay driven by generative AI, like games that “change … Read more
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Illustration: The Verge It hasn’t always been that simple to create a PDF using your phone. Several years ago, when I started handling my mother’s bills, I realized I needed a quick way to scan her documents while I was at her home. Rather than drag a scanner around, I found a handy Android app … Read more
“Fediverse” is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? The word comes from “federation” and “universe” being smooshed together, and it refers to a group of social networks — a federation, if you will — that can communicate with each other. This approach is pretty appealing when … Read more
BTC ETF inflows hit highest in a month. ETH ETF inflows to hit $5bn in 6 months: Gemini. ETH public funds see largest outflow since 2022. SOL hits new ATH for monthly economic value. Sellers starting to look exhausted: Crypto Quant. Silvergate sued by SEC, settles for $63m. Circle gets stablecoin license for USDC in … Read more
At a swanky Tuscan retreat, the Twitter and Block co-founder recently shared his vision for Bitcoin’s ascendancy to global supremacy.
On Tuesday the cross-examination of the first witness from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission was completed.
Massive demand for energy from high performance computing and artificial intelligence firms is changing the landscape in terms of power stability, the company’s CTO said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk.
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In the realm of cybersecurity, the phrase “the devil is in the details” rings especially true. One of the most compelling examples of this is the capture of the notorious BTK killer, a serial murderer who eluded law enforcement for decades. His eventual downfall was not due to a dramatic confrontation or an eyewitness tip, … Read more
In the age of generative AI, when chatbots can provide detailed answers to questions based on content pulled from the internet, the line between fair use and plagiarism, and between routine web scraping and unethical summarization, is a thin one. Perplexity AI is a startup that combines a search engine with a large language model … Read more
Serverless computing is a transformative approach to deploying and managing applications. The theory is that by abstracting away the underlying infrastructure, developers can focus solely on writing code. While the benefits are clear—scalability, cost efficiency, and performance—debugging serverless applications presents unique challenges. This post explores effective strategies for debugging serverless applications, particularly focusing on AWS … Read more
Chromia has announced the launch of its highly anticipated MVP Mainnet on July 16th. This launch will mark the genesis of Chromia’s native CHR token and establish the foundations of its relational blockchain network. The Chromia team, led by co-founders Henrik Hjelte and Alex Mizrahi, have been working tirelessly to bring their vision of a … Read more
Figma CEO Dylan Field says the company will temporarily disable its “Make Design” AI feature that was said to be ripping off the designs of Apple’s own Weather app. The problem was first spotted by Andy Allen, the founder of NotBoring Software, which makes a suite of apps that includes a popular, skinnable Weather app … Read more
A new chapter in digital asset trading unfolds today as INX and Backed join forces to offer tokenized stocks on the INX platform. The collaboration introduces bNVDA, a digital token representing NVIDIA Corporation shares, marking the first instance of traditional stock tokenization available for trade on INX’s regulated marketplace. This initiative, announced simultaneously from INX’s … Read more
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If you’re constantly irritated, feel demotivated or drained out, there’s a strong possibility that you’ve failed to set personal boundaries at work. Your personal boundaries involve setting limits and defining expectations on what you will and will not tolerate. Working without boundaries can impact your productivity and harm your mental health. Exhaustion from being available … Read more