Meet the Writer: HackerNoon’s Contributor Thomas Cherickal, Technological Content Writer

So let’s start! Tell us a bit about yourself. For example, name, profession, and personal interests. Hi! I’m Thomas Cherickal from Kerala living in Chennai, India, working as a Freelance Technological Content Writer. I have a Master’s Degree in Computer Science but I never took to Software Development and left commercial software development after two … Read more

Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company. He’ll be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Meta’s current vice president of policy. In a post on … Read more

Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Federal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have been struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The three-judge panel ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to impose … Read more

Wonder3D’s Evaluation Protocol: Datasets and Metrics

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Related Works 2.1. 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation 2.2. 3D Generative Models and 2.3. Multi-view Diffusion Models 3. Problem Formulation 3.1. Diffusion Models 3.2. The Distribution of 3D Assets 4. Method and 4.1. Consistent Multi-view Generation 4.2. Cross-Domain Diffusion 4.3. Textured Mesh Extraction 5. Experiments 5.1. … Read more

The US government announced a ‘historic’ nuclear energy deal

Two cooling towers being rehabilitated for nuclear power generation under Microsoft at Crane Clean Energy Center, previously known as Three Mile Island, stand tall over the residential and farm lands to the east across the Susquehanna River, on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. | Photos by Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via … Read more

Meta policy chief Nick Clegg steps down

The President of Meta’s Global Affairs team, Nick Clegg, is stepping down from his position at the company, the executive announced in a tweet on Thursday. Clegg, Meta’s politically centrist policy chief since 2018, will be replaced by one of the company’s most prominent Republican executives, Joel Kaplan. Clegg noted on X that Kaplan is … Read more

The Baseline Methods of Wonder3D and What They Mean

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Related Works 2.1. 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation 2.2. 3D Generative Models and 2.3. Multi-view Diffusion Models 3. Problem Formulation 3.1. Diffusion Models 3.2. The Distribution of 3D Assets 4. Method and 4.1. Consistent Multi-view Generation 4.2. Cross-Domain Diffusion 4.3. Textured Mesh Extraction 5. Experiments 5.1. … Read more

Implementation Details of Wonder3D That You Should Know About

Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Related Works 2.1. 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation 2.2. 3D Generative Models and 2.3. Multi-view Diffusion Models 3. Problem Formulation 3.1. Diffusion Models 3.2. The Distribution of 3D Assets 4. Method and 4.1. Consistent Multi-view Generation 4.2. Cross-Domain Diffusion 4.3. Textured Mesh Extraction 5. Experiments 5.1. … Read more

Pump AI Challenges Virtuals, Focuses On Solana AI Agents With Meteora

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 2nd, 2025/Chainwire/–Pump AI aims to be a major driving force for adopting Meteora via its advanced AI-powered token generation ecosystem. The protocol enables anyone to create, manage, and issue tokens with a few AI prompts. This approach eliminates technical roadblocks like coding and blockchain adoption. Similar to what Virtuals and … Read more

Silencio Network Breaks Records: $112 Million In Allocation Requests, Surpassing Target By 220x

WILMINGTON, USA, January 2nd, 2025/Chainwire/–Silencio Network, the world’s largest noise intelligence platform, has set a historic benchmark for the Web3 and Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN’s). Through its strategic partnership with Legion (legion.cc), Silencio generated an unprecedented $112 million in allocation requests, surpassing its $500,000 raise target by over 220x. This milestone highlights increasing interest … Read more