Month: February 2025

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin Mining Will Be Different in 2025

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In today’s issue, Ben Harper from Luxor Technology provides an update on what’s happening with bitcoin mining this year. Then, Colin Harper from Blockspace Media answers questions on the topic of mining and AI in Ask and Expert. – Sarah Morton You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial … Read more

Why Gas Fees Drop as Transaction Volumes Increase on zkSync

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees … Read more

Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation to help consumers use reward points toward cool ‘experiences’

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Superlogic, a startup that helps give consumers a way to apply rewards points toward experiences, has raised $13.7 million at a $200 million valuation, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Miami-based Superlogic, said his company’s technology is designed to “enhance the value of rewards points” by giving consumers a broader … Read more

Spotify signs Warner Music deal heralding new subscription tiers

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A new “higher priced premium tier” is expected to launch this year. Spotify and Warner Music Group have inked a new multi-year deal covering publishing and recorded music that aims to “shape the future of audio-visual streaming.” In its announcement, Spotify says the agreement will expand the streaming platform’s catalog of audio and visual content … Read more

Elon Musk’s presidency is just getting started

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On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re discussing a very big problem with extremely far-reaching consequences: how dysfunctional has the federal government in the United States become, and how much of it has been handed to Elon Musk?  If you’ve even glanced at the news over the past week, you’ve likely come across some alarming headlines … Read more

Spotify, Warner Music Group sign new deal to help deliver ‘further paid subscription tiers’

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Spotify and Warner Music Group (WMG) have unveiled a new multi-year agreement that covers both recorded music and music publishing, the companies announced on Thursday. WMG owns labels behind popular artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and Ed Sheeran. The companies said in a press release that “the new deal will help deliver new fan experiences, … Read more

Mitigating the Effects of Photobombing in Exoplanet Observations

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 5. MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND DISCUSSION The unexpected presence of planets and moons in the PSF of a planet targeted in a search for an Exo-Earth complicates accurate … Read more

How Nearby Planets Impact the Spectra of Earth-like Exoplanets

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 4. CONSEQUENCES FOR OBTAINED SPECTRA The possibility of Exo-Earth PSF contamination by other bodies necessitates understanding of the potential effect on obtained spectra. We extend our Earth … Read more

How Planets ‘Photobomb’ Earth’s View in Space Telescope Observations

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 3. PHOTOBOMBING IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM Our calculations shown in figure 1 showed that the diffraction limit of a 6m telescope may result in large PSF sizes … Read more

How Other Planets and Their Moons Sabotage Our Search for Earth Twins

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References 2. DIFFRACTION LIMIT COMPARISONS FOR FUTURE TELESCOPES The theoretical minimum diffraction-limited angular resolution a telescope can resolve is related to the wavelength of observation and the diameter … Read more

Space Telescopes Might Be Seeing More Than They Bargained For

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:::info Author: (1) Prabal Saxena, CRESST II/University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA (prabal.saxena@nasa.gov). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Diffraction Limit Comparisons for Future Telescopes Photobombing in our Solar System Consequences for Obtained Spectra Mitigation Strategies and Discussion, and References ABSTRACT … Read more

Mistral releases its AI assistant on iOS and Android

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Mistral, the company sometimes considered Europe’s great hope for AI, is releasing several updates to its AI assistant, Le Chat. In addition to a major web interface upgrade, the company is releasing a mobile app on iOS and Android. As a reminder, Mistral develops its own large language models. The company’s flagship models, such as … Read more

Inscriptions Trading and Gas Fee Analysis of the zkSync Era

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 1.1 Research Questions and Contributions Related Work Background Inscriptions and ordinals 4.1 Operation Types 4.2 Comparison with NFTs and ERC-20s Data Collection Empirical Analysis and 6.1 Overall Transactions 6.2 Inscriptions Characterization 6.3 Inscription Trading 6.4 Impact on Gas Fees Discussion Conclusion and References 6.3 Inscription Trading. In this … Read more