Month: March 2025
Lone Bitcoin miner wins block using tiny, cheap rig — ‘1 in a million chance’
A solo Bitcoin miner using a relatively cheap, pocket-sized crypto mining rig has solved one of the blockchain’s blocks and earned the full $263,000 reward. The miner became the 297th solo miner to mine a Bitcoin block from the solo.ckpool Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, its developer, Con Kolivas, said in a March 10 X post. … Read more
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Predicts End of Rolling Recession Amid Looming AI-Driven Productivity
Cathie Wood foresees 7.3% GDP growth, while claiming the biggest productivity gains in history lie just ahead.
Bitcoin Traders Position for Volatility as Broader Markets Wobble
Caution in the crypto market suggests Bitcoin traders are bracing for turbulence rather than betting on a sustained rally, Decrypt was told.
Starknet to settle on Bitcoin and Ethereum to unify the chains
Ethereum layer 2 Starknet is laying the groundwork to settle on Bitcoin and Ethereum to unify the two largest blockchains on a single layer. The Starknet Foundation said in its March 11 Bitcoin roadmap that it’s aiming for Starknet to become Bitcoin’s execution layer, scaling it from 13 transactions per second to thousands, reducing blocks … Read more
Senator Lummis’ new BITCOIN Act allows US reserve to exceed 1M Bitcoin
US Senator Cynthia Lummis’ newly reintroduced BITCOIN Act will allow the government to potentially hold more than 1 million Bitcoin as part of its newly established reserve. The bill, first introduced in July, directs the US government to buy 200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) a year over five years for a total acquisition of 1 million Bitcoin, … Read more
House Passes Vote to Overturn Biden-Era DeFi Broker Rule
The Bipartisan coalition voted to nullify tax reporting requirements that critics labeled as technically impossible for DeFi platforms.
Finding XPath Bugs in XML Document Processors: Testing XPath Functionality and Other Related Work
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 5 … Read more
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An Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 4.4 … Read more
Index Support in BaseX, eXist-DB, Saxon, and libxml2: Explained
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 4.3 … Read more
Google has given Anthropic more funding than previously known, show new filings
Anthropic, a San Francisco startup often cast as an independent player in the AI race, has deeper ties to Google than previously known. Court documents recently obtained by The New York Times reveal that Google owns a 14% stake in the company and is set to pour another $750 million into it this year through … Read more
Finding XPath Bugs in XML Document Processors: Existing-Generator Baselines and More
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 4.2 … Read more
Showing XPress’ Effectiveness Through the Number of Bugs Found, Developer Feedback, etc.
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Approach and 3.1 Differential Testing for XML Processors 3.2 XPath Expression Generation 3.3 XML Generation 4 Evaluation 4.1 Effectiveness 4.2 Efficiency 4.3 Comparison to the State of the Art 4.4 Analysis of BaseX Historical Bug Reports 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, and References 4.1 … Read more
Google changes Chrome extension policies following the Honey link scandal
Google has updated its affiliate ads policy for Chrome extensions after creators accused PayPal’s popular Honey browser extension of being a “scam.” Honey was accused of taking affiliate revenue from the same influencers it paid for promotion by using its Chrome extension to swap in its own affiliate link before you checked out. According to … Read more
Webdevs Are Melting 🫠 Typescript Will Be 10x Faster Thanks To Go Language
TypeScript compiler and tools show 10x speed improvement when rewritten to Go. The process to go fully live is ongoing. There’s no other thing on earth that brings a smile to soon-cease-to-exist (apparently) developers as faster tools. In this case, the tool is Typescript, a strongly typed Javascript superset, and compiler that makes web development … Read more
Honey: all the news about PayPal’s alleged scam coupon app
PayPal’s Honey browser extension has been lauded for years as an easy way to find coupons online. But some are calling it a “scam” after a deep dive from YouTuber MegaLag, who accused Honey of “stealing money from influencers.” The video shines a light on Honey’s use of last-click attribution, an approach to online shopping … Read more
Sorting algorithms with CUDA
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O, can you TEL me how to get… Diving Into the World of OpenTelemetry
ACT NOW! LIMITED TIME OFFER! OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY! I’m ready for my next adventure as a DevRel advocate/Technical Evangelist/IT Talespinner. If that sounds like something you need, drop me a line by email or on LinkedIn. Someone (I don’t remember who. If it was you, feel free to take credit in the comments) once … Read more
A Guide on How to Use GPU Nodes in Amazon EKS
Running GPU workloads on Amazon EKS requires configuring GPU-enabled nodes, installing necessary drivers, and ensuring proper scheduling. Follow these steps to set up GPU nodes in your EKS cluster. 1. Create an Amazon EKS Cluster First, create an EKS cluster without worker nodes using eksctl (for simplicity, we don’t use Terraform/OpenTofu ): eksctl create cluster … Read more
Meta is reportedly testing in-house chips for AI training
Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip for training AI systems, a part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on hardware makers like Nvidia. According to Reuters, Meta’s chip, which is designed to handle AI-specific workloads, was manufactured in partnership with Taiwan-based firm TSMC. The company is piloting a “small deployment” of the chip … Read more
Gail Slater is the DOJ’s new antitrust head
The US Department of Justice antitrust division will be led by Gail Slater following a successful Congressional confirmation vote today. Slater will take over multiple antitrust cases against large tech firms, filed under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden — including a high-profile Google search monopoly suit. The Senate voted to confirm Slater with bipartisan support … Read more
Vergil is out for blood in the latest trailer for Netflix’s Devil May Cry series
Ahead of the debut of its new Devil May Cry adaptation next month, Netflix has released yet another trailer to get you acquainted with some of the characters who will be gunning for Dante. In the new trailer it appears there are two different armies dead set on destroying demon hunter Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch) … Read more