Month: March 2025
Your Brand Is Sinking Without These Three Points of Contact
The news cycle is exceptionally choppy right now. Brands need to make critical decisions on where they stand and the course ahead. And if they don’t take a stand and choose where they’re headed, how long can they stay up and stay above the waters? When boating, or doing other things where a fall can … Read more
Inside the Math Banks Use to Decide If You’re a Credit Risk
Imagine you are managing a bank’s credit portfolio: every loan issued is a bet on the borrower’s ability to meet their obligations. But how can you determine which borrowers are reliable and which ones might struggle with repayments? This is where Probability of Default (PD) models come into play. PD models are tools used in the … Read more
As the SEC Continues Its Crypto Litigation Retreat, Here’s What’s Still Outstanding
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is undertaking a full-scale retreat from much of the major crypto litigation started under former Chair Gary Gensler, but not everyone is off the hook. At least four lawsuits against crypto companies — Ripple, Kraken, Cumberland DRW and Pulsechain — remain ongoing, and probes into another three firms — Unicoin, Crypto.com … Read more
Stablecoin presence key to blockchain legitimacy, says ZachXBT
ZachXBT said major stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle define blockchain legitimacy, while questioning the absence of stablecoins on Cardano and XRP Ledger.
Crypto.Com Wants to Revive $5B Worth of CRO Tokens It Once Burned in Peculiar ‘Golden Age’ Proposal
Cronos, the blockchain ecosystem related to Crypto.com, wants to bring back 70 billion CRO tokens it burned in 2021 in a strange proposal that has largely left its community members flummoxed . The now-live governance proposal aims to restore its original 100 billion token supply under a strategy dubbed “The New Golden Age for Cronos.” … Read more
Here’s Why Productivity Hacks Don’t Work—And What You Should Be Focusing on Instead
You’ve probably tried every productivity hack under the sun, from the Pomodoro timers to the habit of stacking and waking up at 5 a.m. to join the club. Maybe they worked for a little while, but eventually, life got in the way. Perhaps you missed one day, then another, and before you knew it, you … Read more
AutoMapper vs. Mapster—Know When to Use Which With This Guide
When working with objects, developers often need to transform one object into another. This is especially common when working with DTO models, business logic layers, and data coming from external systems. To automate such transformations, libraries like AutoMapper and Mapster come to the rescue. But which one should you choose? In this article, we’ll discuss … Read more
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds.
Claude’s Latest Version is EPIC for Programmers
Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the seventh edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! New GPT 4.5 is here, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet will superpower your code, Perplexity’s Deep Research is free to use for autonomous analysis, and we even have specialized financial models! With this, we’ll also be talking about some must-know tools to … Read more
Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump’s Reserve Shock Revives Cautious $100K BTC Hope
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The flip-flopping nature of the crypto market is on full display as the sentiment on social media has changed from “it’s so over” to “we are so back” in just 24 hours, thanks to President Donald Trump naming BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and ADA as candidates … Read more
How NASA Engineers Extended the Life of the Hubble Telescope: a Story of Successful Modernizations
My article will explain how NASA engineers, anticipating the need to maintain the Hubble Space Telescope, designed it with the ability to be repaired in space. Through five shuttle missions from 1993 to 2009, astronauts replaced all major components except the mirrors and outer shell, which increased electrical power by 20% and restored the telescope’s … Read more
Why Your Containers Keep Crashing (And How to Stop the Madness)
Are your containers crashing unexpectedly? Do you face performance issues alongside encountering memory exhaustion that causes fatal crashes? When containerized applications spread through systems, they become harder to handle at scale. What steps do you follow to solve a container failure? You need to identify actions that can stop resource-related crashes from happening. Keep on … Read more
Your Docker Containers Are Probably Full of Security Holes—Here’s How to Fix Them Now
Key Takeaways: ==Docker Scouts primarily helps scan images for vulnerabilities==. These vulnerabilities could pose a risk to security before the software begins its development. Besides, it scans for CVEs and makes sure that known security issues are dealt with before reaching the production stage. Moreover, ==Docker Scout sustains compliance by generating a complete Software Bill … Read more
ADA, SOL, XRP rally after Trump’s crypto reserve announcement
While the idea of a reserve had been floated before, this marked the first time specific altcoins were highlighted, analysts told Cointelegraph.
AI-Powered Phishing Scams Are Evolving—Here’s How Businesses Can Fight Back
Over the past decades, phishing has become a growing security concern. Thus, the protection of companies against AI phishing is no longer a recommendation but a necessity. According to Gartner’s survey, AI-based cyber threats are among the top emerging risks. AI-enhanced malicious attacks and AI-assisted misinformation campaigns came in first and second among a whopping 286 … Read more
How to Steal a Kingdom
In the faltering democratic experiment known as Atlantis, political factions battled for supremacy beneath the swaying coconut palms of the Pacific. Hollow promises of representation echoed across the azure waters while the ruling elite clung to power through carefully crafted loopholes. Behind the ceremonial trappings of democratic institutions, the real governance happened through backroom deals … Read more
Maybe Trump and Zelenskyy Should Try Blockchain Diplomacy—At Least It Would Keep Them Honest
In the aftermath of the recent Oval Office meeting between the US President and Ukrainian leader, we witnessed a concerning departure from diplomatic protocol. What was scheduled as a discussion of peace initiatives quickly veered off course, with the original agenda abandoned in favor of an attempt to strengthen position against Russia. This deviation raises … Read more
Crypto-Equities Surge as Bitcoin Holds Above Key Level Ahead of U.S. Market Open
Crypto-equities have rebounded following Donald Trump’s crypto strategic reserve announcement. With just hours until the U.S. market opens, bitcoin (BTC) remains above $92,000, recovering from its recent drop to $78,000. As a result, crypto-related stocks have jumped after significant declines—Strategy (MSTR) rebounded 12% after dropping as much as 50% from its November high. Coinbase (COIN) … Read more
U.S. Bets on Blockchain Leadership—The Pacific Islands Should Follow
In my previous piece, I outlined a roadmap for transforming Tonga into the Web3 Tech Hub of the Pacific, emphasizing the need for financial sovereignty and technological innovation. Today, I want to expand on this vision by focusing on America’s emerging leadership in blockchain technology and how this shift will catalyze global adoption, particularly in … Read more
Everything You Need to Know to Spot Scam or Fake Tokens
A scam of any kind involves deceiving someone into giving up their money, and scam or fake tokens in the crypto world aren’t different. We must say that the term “fake” is often not that accurate, since, in most cases, these assets actually exist as any other token in a certain network. Their utility or … Read more
XRP Takes a Breather After Running to $3 as Trump’s Crypto Reserve Takes Shape
XRP is taking a bull breather a day after Donald Trump sounded plans for a strategic token reserve alongside bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), cardano (ADA) and solana (SOL). The payments-focused cryptocurrency rallied 25% within hours of Trump’s Truth Social post, reaching $3, but has since pulled back to $2.6 at press time. Prices have pulled … Read more
Driverless racecar sets a new autonomous speed record
Look out: there’s a new fastest robot in the world. A Maserati MC20 Coupe with no one in the driver seat set a new land speed record for autonomous vehicles, reaching 197.7 mph (318 km/h) during an automotive event at the Kennedy Space Center last week. The Maserati was running self-driving software developed by Politecnico … Read more
The 7 Best AI Social Media Tools in 2025—Which One is the Best For You?
For the past six months, I’ve been conducting what might be the most expensive social media tool experiment nobody asked for. Real client accounts, real budgets – testing every major AI social media platform I could get my hands on. After pushing every major AI social media platform to its limits with actual campaigns (and … Read more
White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Confirms He Sold Digital Assets Before Taking Role
Sacks sold his digital assets before joining the Trump administration, though his venture firm maintains investments in the industry.
Uber is piloting accounts for teenagers in India
Uber has started testing its teenagers-focused service, Uber for Teens, in India. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ronaldinho launches token with 35% insider supply, hits $397M market cap
The new token triggered tokenomics and cybersecurity concerns among industry watchers following the latest celebrity-endorsed memecoin scandals.
Google’s Gemini now lets you ask questions using videos and what’s on your screen
Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, the company showed off a new “Screenshare” feature, which lets users share what’s on their phone’s screen with Gemini and … Read more