Month: September 2024
The Boeing Starliner’s strange test flight is finally returning to Earth, but it’s empty
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. | Image: NASA The Starliner is flying home empty after undocking autonomously, while the astronauts it took to the ISS will … Read more
Google to receive punishment for search monopoly by next August, says judge
A federal judge says he will deliver a punishment in Google’s antitrust case by August 2025, according to The New York Times, after ruling earlier this month that Google had abused its monopoly power over the search industry. Judge Amit P. Mehta established a timeline for the remedies phase of Google’s antirust trial during a … Read more
Ethereum Plunges to 2024 Low and Bitcoin Sinks as Liquidations Hit $272 Million
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and nearly every other major coin and token has taken a battering over the past 24 hours as investors fast sell risk assets.
New Android malware steals private keys from screenshots and images
According to a recent FBI warning, North Korean hackers are “aggressively targeting” the crypto industry with “well-disguised” attacks.
Apple Watch Series 10 rumored to add sleep apnea detection
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Rumors about the Watch Series 10 have been relatively scant in the runup to Apple’s event next week, where it’s expected to debut alongside the iPhone 16. However, a report from 9to5Mac says it will have an upgraded ECG sensor capable of detecting sleep apnea. That backs … Read more
How to Unlock 50K Views on Medium With This Winning Article Template
The template below has consistently brought me success; it’s an outstanding method for organizing technical articles. Template Introduction Learning Objectives Prerequisites Getting Started Sub Topics 1 Code Examples for Each Sub-Topic Output Sub Topics 2 Code Examples for Each Sub-Topic Output Final Thoughts/Conclusion Github Sample (If Applicable) Impressum Here’s a List of Statistics That Demonstrate … Read more
The maiden voyage of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket won’t be for NASA
The world will have to wait a little longer to see Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket fly for the first time. That rocket had been scheduled to launch two spacecraft to Mars for NASA during an eight-day window that opens on October 13. But NASA announced on Friday that it was pushing the mission, … Read more
Watch live as Boeing and NASA attempt to bring empty Starliner back to Earth
After 93 days on orbit, Starliner is coming home. The spacecraft is a “go” for undocking from the International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. EST, though it will be leaving its two-person crew behind, and you can watch the drama unfold live. Those crew members, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, closed the hatch … Read more
How Vidmob is using generative AI to transform its creative data landscape
This post was co-written with Mickey Alon from Vidmob. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be vital for marketing because it enables the creation of personalized content and optimizes ad targeting with predictive analytics. Specifically, such data analysis can result in predicting trends and public sentiment while also personalizing customer journeys, ultimately leading to more effective … Read more
Crypto Biz: US regulators crack down on Uniswap
This week’s Crypto Biz explores several regulatory developments targeting crypto firms, including charges against Uniswap, a delay in a decision on an eco Bitcoin ETF, and a potential challenge to FTX’s repayment plan.
Coinbase secures partial victory over SEC in motion to compel discovery
Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, said the SEC would be compelled to produce “important discovery” in its civil case after a judge’s order.
Crypto Derivatives Signal ‘Greater Downside’ for Bitcoin and Ethereum: Report
Market sentiment, as measured by crypto options metrics, are decisively bearish in the near term, says Bybit and Block Scholes.
Wealthy Harris donors are reportedly pressing for ouster of FTC Chair Lina Khan
Some of Vice President Kamala Harris’s wealthier donors are informally asking for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be replaced, reports Bloomberg. It’s not really surprising: her expansive definition of antitrust enforcement has countless industries frantic, and the largest corporations opposed her appointment from the start. Khan’s FTC, which has opposed mergers that would have been … Read more
How a cold email to a VC helped salon software startup Mangomint raise $35M
Mangomint seeks to make it easier for spa and salon owners to run their businesses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
VanEck to shutter Ethereum futures ETF
Spot Ethereum ETFs are stealing the show and killing demand for futures-based crypto ETFs.
Driving the Future of Web3 Gaming: A New Era With Portal and Immutable
By Ezra Strauss, Head of Partnerships at Portal I’m proud to be writing this article about a partnership that will reshape the landscape of Web3 gaming. Portal and Immutable have come together to redefine how games are distributed, monetized, and experienced in the Web3 space. This collaboration isn’t just a strategic business move; it’s a … Read more
Atari founder’s new firm partners with Skale Labs for gasless blockchain gaming
According to Web3 gaming firm Moxy, the deal will save the company around $3.5 million in gas fees annually.
‘Rocky Rabbit’ Tips Guide: How to Earn the Most Coins Ahead of the Telegram Game Airdrop
Here’s how to snag millions more daily coins in rising Telegram game Rocky Rabbit ahead of the RabBitcoin (RBTC) token launch.
Fine-tune Llama 3 for text generation on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models have become increasingly popular and powerful, enabling a wide range of applications such as text generation, summarization, question answering, and code generation. However, despite their impressive capabilities, these models often struggle with domain-specific tasks or use cases due to their general training data. To address this challenge, fine-tuning these models … Read more
Ground truth curation and metric interpretation best practices for evaluating generative AI question answering using FMEval
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications powered by large language models (LLMs) are rapidly gaining traction for question answering use cases. From internal knowledge bases for customer support to external conversational AI assistants, these applications use LLMs to provide human-like responses to natural language queries. However, building and deploying such assistants with responsible AI best practices … Read more
New Synthetix app chain aims for cross-chain liquidity for SNX staking, perps
Competition is mounting among DeFi derivatives protocols after Synthetix launched on Arbitrum in July.