Month: January 2025

Previously Undisclosed Flaw Let Hackers Hijack Millions of Systems Through Innocent-Looking Files

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What is ZIP SLIP Vulnerability? Zip Slip is a serious vulnerability that is widespread in the archive extraction process, allowing attackers to write any file to the system. Typically, this results in RCE (Remote Code Execution). The vulnerability was discovered and responsibly disclosed by the Snyk Security team before it was made public on June … Read more

Businesses Are Ditching Big GenAI Overhauls for Smarter, Low-Risk Upgrades

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Rethinking Business Transformation with GenAI Businesses are pivoting from massive overhauls to smaller, strategic applications of GenAI. This new approach emphasizes enhancements over replacements. Instead of dismantling entire systems, companies are embedding GenAI into existing frameworks. The goal? To make operational processes smarter, more efficient, and innovative without risking instability. Small transformations mean businesses can … Read more

The Age of Marketing Funnels is Over

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Out With Funnels, In With Gravity The marketing funnel is dying. Long live “digital gravity.” For years, B2B SaaS marketers have clung to the funnel like a lifeboat: awareness, consideration, decision. Wash, rinse, repeat. But today’s buying journeys aren’t linear, and the funnel feels as outdated as a dial-up modem. Enter digital gravity—a new way … Read more

BigQuery and Attribution Models Can Reveal What Really Drives E-Commerce Success

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Attribution models play a critical role in the digital marketing and ecommerce world by helping us understand user journeys and make data driven decisions. In this article, we will dive into the definitions, use cases, and implementation of 7 different attribution models using BigQuery. 🚀 I work at a leading e-commerce company that has over … Read more

Latest Bun Update Brings Performance Improvements

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Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to another edition of “This Week in JavaScript“! From Bun 1.2’s performance improvements to AI-powered web extensions in Mozilla Firefox, along with the latest tools shaking up the ecosystem, we have a lot to unpack. n n Let’s get right into it! Bun 1.2: Better, Faster, Stronger Bun 1.2 is making … Read more

Zepto shifts HQ to India as local listings gain appeal

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Quick-commerce startup Zepto has moved its domicile to India from Singapore, joining a growing number of Indian startups that have moved their headquarters home ahead of an IPO in the country. The transition marks the fastest shift of registered headquarters to India by a startup in the country, according to Zepto’s chief financial officer Ramesh … Read more

The Surprisingly Weird Tech Making Drones Fly Smarter and Students Learn Faster

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Expert system is a computer that emulates the decision-making capacity of human experts. This article highlights the components, the architecture, the role of knowledge base and pattern of knowledge representation in a typical expert system. MYCIN and its components are also analyzed. Fuzzy logic is a viable and practical form of machine intelligence that has … Read more

DeepSeek Releases Cheapest Ever LLM In The World

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Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to a new edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! n n From Windsurf Wave 2’s breakthrough in web search integration to DeepSeek-R1’s MIT-licensed performance matching o1, and Google’s Titans breaking the 2M token barrier, we’re covering major model releases alongside innovative frameworks like PerfCodeGen and Cache-Augmented Generation. Plus, we’ve got … Read more

In Space, Nobody Knows Who Owns the Idea

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Who among us has not been sad when we realize that our childhood dreams are no longer relevant? Conquering near space is unprofitable. Conquering deep space is impossible. However, startups related to the commercialization of Earth’s orbit live and multiply. They believe in the fact that humanity will try in some way to get beyond … Read more

Your Data Pipeline Is a Mess—Here’s How to Stop Duplicate Data From Wasting Millions

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Data Engineers often face challenges with data being in inappropriate format especially junk characters and data, null or empty values, and most importantly dealing with duplicate data which impacts all downstream applications including reporting and data science models. This becomes a hefty daily task for engineers and support teams, draining their resources quickly without being … Read more

Metaplanet Announces Largest Raise by an Asian-Listed Firm to Buy Bitcoin

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Metaplanet (3350), the Japanese hotel investor, has announced the largest capital raise in Asian equity market history to buy bitcoin (BTC). Metaplanet has issued 21 million shares through 0% discount moving strike warrants, raising approximately 116 billion yen ($745 million). This allows holders to buy shares at an exercise price equal to the market price, … Read more

Analog Secures Key $5M Investment to Boost Web3 Cross-Chain Capabilities

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Analog, a leader in blockchain interoperability with its Proof of Time protocol, has successfully closed a $5 million funding round. This latest investment brings Analog’s total funding to $21 million as the company gears up for its public token sale. The cumulative funding, which includes both seed and subsequent rounds, highlights strong investor trust in … Read more

Tuttle Capital Proposes First-Ever Leveraged ETFs of TRUMP, MELANIA, Cardano, Others

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Exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider Tuttle Capital Management is “testing the waters” of the crypto-friendly Trump administration with ten 2x leveraged ETF proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, including those tracking Donald and Melania Trump’s official memecoins. Tuttle proposed the first-ever ETFs tracking 200% returns of the following tokens: Chainlink (LINK), … Read more

Wintermute Eases Trading of the ‘U.S. National Digital Asset Stockpile’ Narrative

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Crypto market maker Wintermute’s Singaporean derivatives trading entity Wintermute Asia has introduced a contract for difference (CFD) linked to the GMCI USA Select Index, enabling traders to swiftly adapt to evolving market narratives, especially concerning the potential establishment of a strategic digital asset reserve. The index tracks the performance of the top crypto projects with … Read more