Month: September 2024

How the UAE’s Blockchain-Friendly Policies Attract Global Entrepreneurs

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The blockchain community has often struggled to navigate a maze of regulations that can stifle innovation. Over a decade ago, cryptocurrency projects faced minimal restrictions, allowing rapid growth and development. However, as the years went by, many countries enacted regulations that made it difficult for these projects to thrive. China and India serve as prime … Read more

Ethernity Chain Unveils $10 Million Grant Program To Empower Founders

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LOS ANGELES, United States, September 10th, 2024/Chainwire/–Ethernity, the leading entertainment-focused Layer2 blockchain solution, proudly announces a $10 million grant program dedicated to revolutionizing the entertainment and creator economy through development of Ethernity’s Layer 2. This substantial investment aims to support developers, founders, and startups building the future of digital entertainment on the Ethernity Layer 2 … Read more

Microsoft’s new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier is now available for $14.99 per month

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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching its Xbox Game Pass Standard tier today. After briefly testing it with Xbox Insiders last month, the new $14.99 per month Game Pass Standard subscription is launching with the usual Game Pass library for Xbox and online console multiplayer access, too. This new tier doesn’t include immediate access to day-one … Read more

ESPN’s AI-generated sports recaps are already missing the point

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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge This weekend, ESPN began publishing AI-generated recaps of women’s soccer games, with more sports to come. It’s using Microsoft AI to write each story, with humans only involved in reviewing each recap for “quality and accuracy.” ESPN says these stories will “augment,” rather than detract from, its other content … Read more

Small Business, Big Threats: INE Security To Train SMBs, Close a Critical Skills Gap

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CARY, North Carolina, September 10th, 2024/CyberNewsWire/–As cyber threats grow, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are disproportionately targeted. According to the recent Hiscox annual cyber readiness report, 41% of SMBs in the US fell victim to a cyberattack in 2023, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2021. INE Security, a global leader in cybersecurity training … Read more

Systema Robotica

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On the Order and Evolution of Robotkind Many thanks to Michael Graziano, Jacob Cohen, Luis Sentis, Naira Hovakimyan, Dermot Mee, David Pearce, Paul Horn, Daniel Theobald, Tigran Shahverdyan, Bader Qurashi and Emad Suhail Rahim for their invaluable time, expertise and insights. This first edition of Systema Robotica has been published as an open access public … Read more

The iPhone 16 will ship as a work in progress

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Image: Apple Apple’s all in on AI — at least Apple’s version. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said before revealing the iPhone 16. Software chief Craig Federighi pitched Apple Intelligence as a “personal intelligence system” that’s at “the heart of the … Read more

Optimizing Nginx for High-Traffic Systems: A Guide to Configuration & Monitoring

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Nginx is an open-source reverse proxy web server. It is widely used for its load balancing, caching, scalability and low resource consumption capabilities.  It provides HTTPS server capabilities and is mainly designed for maximum performance. To fully utilize its capabilities, proper configuration and fine tuning are essential. In this article, we will cover details of … Read more

The Life of Chuck dances through the end of the world

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Image: Intrepid Pictures When Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Bly Manor, and Midnight Mass) adapts a Stephen King story, you might expect something spooky. That was true with his takes on Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game. It’s not the case with The Life of Chuck, which isn’t trying to creep you out or … Read more

Apple punts on AI

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One would have expected that “Apple’s first phone made from the ground up for Apple Intelligence” would justify being so. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.