Using an in-memory side cache to improve response times and alleviate the load on a database is one of the most common design patterns seen in web applications. This design scales well and has low setup and maintenance costs. A side cache can be added to an existing web application backend to speed up the … Read more
The Central African Republic’s presidential CAR memecoin promised unity and development — but then came phishing links, AI scrutiny and a market cap collapse.
In continuation of the topic raised in the last article, I decided to conduct a study of the space industry development based on the concept of “new space economy”. ==The new space economy is a global trend based on a number of technological innovations and a certain business model. According to Morgan Stanley, this industry … Read more
The L’Oreal Colorsonic hides grays faster than a box of dye. Wish there was a magic wand for quickly covering up your grays? L’Oreal’s Colorsonic might be as close as it gets, and today, it’s a little more affordable thanks to the skincare company’s latest promo. For a limited time, you pick it up directly … Read more
Mark Your Calendars: February 14, 2025 We’re thrilled to announce that TapSwap, the world’s first Web3 skill-gaming platform, is taking a giant leap forward with its listing on Bitget on February 14, 2025. This milestone marks an exciting new chapter in our journey, reinforcing our commitment to building a sustainable and rewarding gaming ecosystem for … Read more
Unity, a company that makes a suite of video game development tools, has recently sparked a major controversy in the industry after announcing changes to its pricing model. Under the new model, Unity plans to charge developers on a per-install basis after certain revenue and game download thresholds are met. Sentiment regarding the new pricing … Read more
Unity has been hit with another round of layoffs. This is according to posts on LinkedIn from recently laid off staff and confirmed by reporting from Game Developer and 80.lvl. According to reports, employees were notified via emails sent out at 5 AM local time, while the layoffs affect a number of different teams within … Read more
DeFAI — a nascent sector of crypto combining DeFi with AI — has shed billions from its January high, but founders say the utility of their products is only getting better.
:::info Authors: (1) Florian Gnadlinger, Faculty of Computer Science, Communication, and Economics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany; (2) Simone Kriglstein, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Methode & Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion and References 3 METHODE & RESULTS The presumption to … Read more
DeFi has grown, but trading still feels like a mess. Markets have expanded into real-world assets (RWAs), perpetual futures, and FX, but the actual experience of trading across these assets is full of friction. Traders deal with fragmented liquidity, collateral stuck in staking contracts, and a system that still revolves around USD stablecoins. Cables Finance … Read more
Samsung’s SmartTags trackers can now be used on non-Galaxy Android devices. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s SmartTags trackers and Galaxy Find network offer similar functionality to Apple’s AirTags and Find My network, including precision finding using ultra wideband (UWB) radios. The downside is that they only work with Samsung Galaxy devices. A free open-source app called … Read more
The launch of Unichain, Uniswap’s long-awaited layer-2 network, has seen the price of the decentralized exchange’s governance token UNI rise by around 4.5% to around $9.7 and led to a significant increase in social activity and sentiment. UNI’s price benefitted from the launch of Unichain but failed to break through the $10 mark. It still … Read more
The language the SEC used to request a delay in a crypto enforcement case — similar to that in a Binance filing — suggested the agency would be following suit in other courtrooms.
A taste of 2005 in 2025. Motorola has teamed up with Paris Hilton to release a limited-edition version of the Razr Plus. It’s exactly what you expect: pink, pricey ($1,199.99 to be exact, $200 more than the standard model), and comes with a custom baby pink vegan leather case that looks like a teeny handbag. … Read more
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Twelve years after throwing away his hard drive that contained 8,000 Bitcoin, James Howells is looking to buy the dump he believes it’s in.
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 11, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From How Blockchain Became Myanmar’s Secret Weapon Against a Totalitarian Regime to Before AI Predicts Your Next Friend, It Needs … Read more
According to a report published Tuesday by The Information, Apple is partnering Alibaba to bring its Apple Intelligence platform to China. The deal is said to arrive after the iPhone maker reportedly explored – but ultimately rejected – a potential partnership with uber-buzzy AI startup, DeepSeek, as well as with Bytedance. Apple initially selected Baidu … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Florian Gnadlinger, Faculty of Computer Science, Communication, and Economics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany; (2) Simone Kriglstein, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Methode & Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion and References Abstract: This contribution draws attention to implications … Read more
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In this post we’ll continue working on link prediction with the Twitch dataset: we’ll export the graph data from the Neptune DB cluster to an S3 bucket using the neptune-export utility provided by AWS. We’ll choose the ‘neptune_ml’ profile when we create the data export task and the utility will create the ‘training-data-configuration.json’ file that … Read more
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BuzzFeed, the media site known for its celebrity news and quizzes, announced on Tuesday that it’s developing its own social media platform in a move to counter the current negativity on the internet. Semafor first reported BuzzFeed’s plan for the platform this past week. Details on the new platform are not yet public. However, the … Read more
When it comes to trading memecoins, time is money — and waiting on a centralized exchange (CEX) could cost you both. Take $TRUMP, for example. On Jan. 17, 2025, just before his inauguration, Donald Trump launched his memecoin on Solana, which surged past a $14.5 billion peak market cap on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Raydium … Read more