Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Plunge Amid Broader Market Downturn
Coinbase, MicroStrategy, and other publicly traded firms saw sizable losses Tuesday as crypto and stock prices alike plummeted.
Month: February 2025
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ Was Built With Generative AI, Activision Admits
Long speculated and finally confirmed, gaming giant Activision said that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was created using generative AI.
We finally know who’s legally running DOGE
The White House has named Amy Gleason as the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The news, delivered by an unnamed White House official to CNBC and other media outlets, follows days of obfuscation in courtrooms, the press, and the pseudo-department itself. It designates Gleason a likely target for the nigh-continuous legal challenges … Read more
Bybit Wages ‘War’ on North Korean Hackers After $1.4 Billion Ethereum Theft
Bybit has launched a dashboard for its bounty program, with CEO Ben Zhou declaring “war” on North Korean hackers linked to the theft.
3 reasons why Solana (SOL) price is 50% down from its all-time high
Solana price is 50% down from its all-time high as traders seek greener pastures on other blockchains.
Anthropic’s latest flagship AI might not have been incredibly costly to train
Anthropic’s newest flagship AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, cost “a few tens of millions of dollars” to train using less than 10^26 FLOPs of computing power. That’s according to Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, who in an X post on Monday relayed a clarification he’d received from Anthropic’s PR. “I was contacted by Anthropic who told me … Read more
Perplexity launches $50M seed and pre-seed VC fund
Perplexity, the developer of an AI-powered search engine, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund, CNBC reported. Although the majority of the capital is coming from limited partners, Perplexity is using some of the capital it raised for the company’s growth to anchor the fund. Perplexity has reportedly raised $500 million at … Read more
‘Fortnite’ Added a Fake Crypto Token—And Degens Turned It Into a Solana Meme Coin
Fortnite added a fake “crypto coin” into the game to buy black market items—then degens launched a real one on Solana that quickly crashed.
Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’
Apple has acknowledged a peculiar bug with the iPhone’s dictation feature that briefly displays “Trump” when someone says the word “racist.” The Verge has been unable to reproduce the issue, but it picked up attention on Tuesday after a video demonstrating the strange substitution went viral on TikTok and other social media. The company provided … Read more
Hemi To Launch Mainnet On March 12, Uniting the Bitcoin And Ethereum Ecosystems
CHICAGO, Illinois, February 25th, 2025/Chainwire/–Powerful momentum continues after a record-breaking testnet phase, more than $300 million in total value locked (TVL), and dozens of ecosystem launch partners. Hemi, a modular blockchain network powered by Bitcoin and Ethereum, today announced that it will launch its mainnet on March 12, 2025. Key Facts Launching its mainnet on … Read more
DOGE has an official ‘acting’ administrator, and it’s not Elon Musk, White House confirms
Amy Gleason is named as the acting administrator of DOGE, amid ambiguity over Elon Musk’s role. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Timekeeping in Space: Comparing Rotating and Inertial Frames
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
Equations of Motion in the Earth-Moon System
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
Keeping Time on the Moon: A Relativistic Approach to Lunar Clocks
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
The Case for Lagrange Points As Ideal Locations for Space Clocks
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
How Keplerian Orbits Help Define Time on the Moon
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
The Role of Gravity and Motion in Space-Time Coordination
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
Why Lunar Clocks Tick Faster Than Earth Clocks
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
Why It’s So Difficult To Establish a Lunar Time Standard
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and Moon Clocks at Earth-Moon Lagrance Points 4.1 Clock at Lagrange point L1 4.2. Clock at Lagrange point L2 4.3. Clock at Lagrange point L4 or L5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Fermi … Read more
Einstein Was Right (Again): Why Moon Clocks Run Faster Than Earth’s
:::info Authors: (1) Neil Ashby, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 (Neil.Ashby@Colorado.Edu); (2) Bijunath R. Patla, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305 (bijunath.patla@nist.gov). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Clock in Orbit 2.1 Coordinate Time 2.2 Local Frame for the Moon Clock Rate Differences Between Earth and … Read more
Anthropic’s Claude AI is playing Pokémon on Twitch — slowly
On Tuesday afternoon, Anthropic launched Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch, a live stream of Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, playing a game of Pokémon Red. It’s become a fascinating experiment of sorts, showcasing the capabilities of today’s AI tech and people’s reactions to them. AI researchers have used all sorts of video games, … Read more
Bybit’s $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist Sparks Debate on Centralized Exchange Security
Security is something I have been dealing with for the past 15–17 years. No matter how much you know, there will always be someone smarter, faster, or stronger. Yet, there is a set of rules and principles that should never be violated. The Bybit experience was particularly illustrative for me because the exchange’s employees neglected … Read more
Ethereum Foundation Reveals Leadership Shakeup Following Criticism
Amid recent pushback over the Ethereum Foundation’s role in the ecosystem, Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi will leave the top job.
How to Simplify Multi-LLM Integration With KubeMQ: The Path to Scalable AI Solutions
Integrating multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI and Anthropic’s Claude into applications can be a daunting task. The complexities of handling different APIs, communication protocols, and ensuring efficient routing of requests can introduce significant challenges. But using a message broker and router can be an elegant solution to this problem, addressing these pain points … Read more
Solana price unlikely to bounce back quickly: Here’s why
A Solana price recovery could lag Bitcoin and altcoins. Cointelegraph explains why
How to Prepare for a Major Compliance Failure Settlement: The OKX Approach
Confidential protocols put in place to deal with news of regulatory failings by one of the top-five crypto exchanges, OKX, suggest that the company likely has been expecting a settlement with U.S. authorities for some time. This happened on Monday when OKX announced a $500 million-plus settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after failing … Read more