Month: August 2024
Few-shot prompt engineering and fine-tuning for LLMs in Amazon Bedrock
This blog is part of the series, Generative AI and AI/ML in Capital Markets and Financial Services. Company earnings calls are crucial events that provide transparency into a company’s financial health and prospects. Earnings reports detail a firm’s financials over a specific period, including revenue, net income, earnings per share, balance sheet, and cash flow … Read more
Adept Materials’ dehumidifying paint was inspired by trees and semiconductors
The startup developed a two-material system that helps homes self-regulate their internal humidity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Price analysis 8/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB
The sell-off in the global stock markets is casting a bearish shadow on the cryptocurrency markets, signaling near-term weakness.
Coinbase’s ‘Solid’ Earnings May Get Derailed by Low Volume, Fed Headwinds, Analysts Say
The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday but saw a strong downtick in revenue from transaction fees, its main source of income.
Mining company CleanSpark sold only 2.54 Bitcoin in July
CleanSpark announced it increased its treasury holdings by 567% when compared to the same period last year.
Bitcoin ‘Digital Gold’ Status Tested as Real Gold Sets New All-Time High
“While gold’s rally might not directly drive Bitcoin prices, it could create an environment more conducive to [crypto] investment,” an analyst said.
Yelp’s lack of transparency around API charges angers developers
When the developers replied to the July 19 email, Yelp sent a deck of pricing tiers with base pricing starting from $229 per month for a limit of 1,000 API calls per day. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Morgan Stanley wealth managers to embrace BlackRock, Fidelity Bitcoin ETFs: Report
Winning over the $3.75-trillion financial advisory firm is a historic milestone for crypto.
The Audi Q8 E-tron’s new ‘S line’ appearance package could be its last hurrah
It looks like the SQ8 E-tron, but it’s not. | Image: Audi Audi is giving its all-electric Q8 E-tron some premium add-on packages across the lineup as the automaker’s overall EV sales are falling quarter over quarter this year. The 2025 Audi Q8 E-tron SUV and Sportback now have a “sportier” S line competition appearance … Read more
Tech stocks plummet as Intel nosedives, Nvidia faces antitrust probe
It’s layoff season again as Big Tech and the semiconductor industry fail to meet investor expectations.
Apple is apologizing for one of its ads again
Image: Apple Following backlash criticizing an Apple ad’s outdated and stereotyped portrayal of Thailand, Apple has removed it and issued an apology. The negative attention follows Apple’s apology for the “Crush” iPad Pro ad and its removal from broadcasts in May after it attracted widespread criticism among the creative community. “Thai people are deeply unhappy … Read more
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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust BTC Holdings Dropped 55% in First Half of 2024
Grayscale played a pivotal role in the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, but has seen its fund bleed assets as Wall Street titans push ahead.
Announcing Chateau’s Pre-Seed Financing Round Led by Hack VC
Chateau is pleased to announce our pre-seed financing round led by Hack VC and other angels! What is Chateau? Chateau is a DeFi protocol that brings Wall Street’s private equity and funds investments on-chain. DeFi investors are able to access thousands of private investment opportunities via composable tokens using Chateau. Chateau’s team consists of crypto-native … Read more
Cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter
The cloud infrastructure market has put the doldrums of 2023 firmly behind it with another big quarter. Revenue continues to grow at a brisk pace, fueled by interest in AI. Synergy Research reports revenue totaled $79 billion for the quarter, up $14.1 billion or 22% from last year. This marked the third consecutive quarter that … Read more
Decentralized AI gains ground as more protocols collaborate
Lumerin, Morpheus and Exabits are working together to build a blockchain-based AI agent economy, but talent and time constraints still pose challenges.
MicroStrategy Bull Doubles Down on The Stock by Raising Price Target to Wall Street High
The broker raised its year-end price target for the software company to $2,150 from $1,875.
Fast Lua Serialization (2023)
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The Noonification: Augmented Linked Lists: An Essential Guide (8/2/2024)
How are you, hacker? 🪐What’s happening in tech this week: The Noonification by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our top 5 stories of the day, every day at noon your local time! Set email preference here. ## Augmented Linked Lists: An Essential Guide By @amoshi [ 14 Min read ] While … Read more
France Opens for MiCA Applications, First Among Biggest EU Economies
France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers said it started accepting applications for crypto asset services provider licenses on July 1.
Fomo Hour 171 – The Bitcoin Bounce
BTC ETFs: +51m, ETH ETFs: +$26m. BTC bounces at $62k amid $300m liquidations. BTC volatility hits 2 month high. SOL flips ETH monthly DEX volume. SOL rumour claims insiders own 8%. Coinbase shares rise 2% after strong earnings. Marathon Digital falls 8% after revenue miss. Bybit exits France over regulation. Crypto(.)com surpasses Coinbase volume. Do … Read more
Integrating Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Earthquake Modeling: Summary & References
:::info Authors: (1) Cody Rucker, Department of Computer Science, University of Oregon and Corresponding author; (2) Brittany A. Erickson, Department of Computer Science, University of Oregon and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Context and Motivation Physics-Informed Deep Learning Framework Learning Problems for Earthquakes on Rate-and-State Faults … Read more
TechCrunch Minute: Why did Wiz walk away from $23 billion?
As widely reported, Wiz recently said no to a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. At that price, it would have been Google’s biggest acquisition ever. It’s possible the Google team got cold feet during due diligence, or there may have been concerns that regulators would have challenged an acquisition of this size. But all … Read more
Valorant launches on Xbox Series S / X and PS5
Image: Riot Games Riot Games is surprise launching Valorant on Xbox Series S / X and PS5 consoles today. After a brief beta period in June, the console version of Valorant will be available in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil and features all the same gameplay, heroes, and abilities as the PC version. … Read more