Month: September 2024
Bitcoin network hashrate reaches new all-time high
Bitcoin network difficulty, a closely related yet separate metric, is also at historically high levels and currently sits at 89.4 trillion.
How Decentralized AI and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Will Democratize Compute
AI is at risk of the same centralization seen in earlier editions of the internet. But another way is possible, say Mahesh Ramakrishnan and Vinayak Kurup.
Show HN: Hestus – AI Copilot for CAD
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New VWs will answer some of your questions with ChatGPT
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen has announced it’s rolling out its improved in-car AI voice assistant, IDA, with both locally processed and cloud-based responses from ChatGPT and other models, starting on September 6th. The first cars getting the feature will be the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 82-kWh battery version of the 2024 ID.4, with … Read more
How to Run Stable Diffusion on a Mac
If you google How to Run Stable Diffusion on a Mac you’ll find in-depth tutorials that cover setting up Homebrew, installing packages, and running commands in terminal. The reality is that, until recently, running Stable Diffusion locally on a Mac was challenging. That’s no longer the case. Now, with just a few clicks you can … Read more
Bitcoin Miner Riot Calls Out ‘Concerning’ Moves From Bitfarms Amid Attempted Takeover
Riot believes Bitfarms’ plan to acquire Stronghold Digital was not in the best interest of shareholders—of whom Riot is the largest.
Bitcoin ATM scammers stole $65 million in first half of 2024
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge People are losing a lot more money to Bitcoin ATM scams. In a report released on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission said it found the amount of money lost to Bitcoin ATM scams increased nearly 10 times from 2020 to 2023 — going from $12 million to a whopping … Read more
Joining the Open Source Pledge
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The Most Profitable Way to Send Fiat Money Through Crypto or How I am Making a Crypto-fiat Bridge
Hello everyone, this is Ivan. I will not tell you who I am for a long time, I think you are not very interested. As a bonus, I’ll tell you how Tinder can help you with money transfers. :::warning Editor’s note: The HackerNoon editorial team has only verified the story for grammatical accuracy and does … Read more
Learn startup best practices with MongoDB, Venture Backed, InterSystems and others at Disrupt 2024
From idea to IPO, Disrupt charts startups at every stage on the roadmap to their next breakthrough. TechCrunch will gather some of the startup world’s leading companies — but our partners provide more than just financial support. Their presence at Disrupt gives new and prospective founders the tools, knowledge and community they need to build … Read more
Android’s latest update improves text-to-speech, Circle to Search, earthquake alerts and more
Android introduced five updates on Tuesday as part of its latest release of the mobile operating system. Available for smartphones, tablets, and Wear OS watches, the new features include audio descriptions of images, text-to-speech technology for web pages in Chrome, and the ability to look up songs with “Circle to Search,” among other things. Initially … Read more
Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks
Google announced on Tuesday it’s releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch, which will bring the new mobile operating system to supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks. The company also revealed that Android 15 will launch on select devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, … Read more
Android 15 is out — but it’s not ready for your phone yet
The Google Pixel 9. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Android 15 has officially arrived — for developers, at least. Google’s next-gen operating system is available in the Android Open Source Project, with support for Pixel phones due to roll out in the coming weeks. You’ll have to wait a little longer if you … Read more
ZKsync Maker Matter Labs Reveals Layoffs Amid Crowded Ethereum Scaling Market
A total of 24 employees were affected by the layoffs, which come as the company attempts to navigate the growing field of Ethereum layer-2s.
Bluesky continues to soar, adding 2M more new users in a matter of days
As new users downloaded the app, Bluesky jumped to becoming the app to No. 1 in Brazil over the weekend, ahead of Meta’s X competitor, Instagram Threads. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
21.co launches Bitcoin wrapper on Ethereum
It aims to bring institutional-grade security to wrapped BTC.
Bitcoin Price Is Down, But Hash Rate Just Hit an All-Time High
Bitcoin’s hash rate continues to hit new highs, meaning that the top cryptocurrency’s decentralized network is stronger than ever.
Matter Labs CEO announces company restructuring, layoffs
Matter Labs is the creator of the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution ZKsync.
The Evolution of Ethereum Decentralization, Scalability and Security
Since its launch in 2015, Ethereum has been a leader in the blockchain technology sector. In contrast to Bitcoin, which established the concept of decentralized finance (DeFi), Ethereum helped expand these frontiers with smart contracts and other DeFi solutions. Ethereum is considered the leading blockchain for a reason: it provides optimal amounts of decentralization, scalability … Read more
Data Security Strategy Beyond Access Control: Data Encryption
The cost, frequency, and scale of data breaches continue to rise year over year. According to the IBM 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average cost reached $4.45 million in 2023. The number of breaches and the amount of exposed records have also increased, with over 22 billion records compromised in 2023 alone, … Read more
The Top AI Tools for Web Development
Key Highlights AI integration transforms web development, allowing developers to create sophisticated, user-friendly websites. This blog examines top AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Adobe Sensei, and ChatGPT, focusing on features and applications. We will analyze AI’s significant impact on web development, including coding, design, quality assurance testing, and user experience. We discuss the benefits, challenges, … Read more