Celo Migration To Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing In New Era For The Blockchain

The Celo blockchain’s long-awaited plan of becoming an Ethereum layer-2 chain has been completed, ending an almost two-year process, the main organizations behind the network said Wednesday. The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 for the layer-1 blockchain that included a community vote in July 2024 and a fierce competition, won … Read more

Movement’s MOVE Token Soars 25% as Strategic Reserve is Unveiled After Malicious Market Maker Activity

Movement’s MOVE token was the market leader during East Asia’s morning trading hours, up over 25%, according to CoinDesk market data, as the market reacted favorably to Movement’s plan to create a Strategic Reserve. MOVE is outperforming the CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a measure of the performance of the largest digital assets, which is trading flat. … Read more

Crusoe to sell Bitcoin mining business to NYDIG to focus on AI

Crusoe Energy, a company that captures waste gas from oil to power high-performance compute, is selling its Bitcoin mining business to New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) to focus on artificial intelligence.  In a March 25 announcement, Crusoe said it plans to sell its Bitcoin (BTC) mining operation,  including its digital flare mitigation business, to … Read more

Microsoft adds ‘deep reasoning’ Copilot AI for research and data analysis

Copilot AI agents After Google and OpenAI offered up AI news on Tuesday, Microsoft has followed with announcements of its own, including details of two “deep reasoning” agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot that it claims are the first of their kind, dubbed Researcher and Analyst, as well as new capabilities for custom AI agents. Researcher … Read more

Microsoft adds AI-powered deep research tools to Copilot

Microsoft is introducing a “deep research” AI-powered tool in Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI chatbot app. There’s been a raft of deep research agents launched recently across chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. Powering them are so-called reasoning AI models, which posses the ability to think through problems and fact-check themselves — … Read more

Pirating pioneer Napster sells for $207M with plans for music metaverse

Artificial intelligence startup Infinite Reality has acquired the music-pirating app turned music streaming service Napster in a $207 million deal and plans to add a music-focused metaverse.  Infinite Reality said in a March 25 statement that Napster would offer “branded 3D virtual spaces” to allow virtual concerts and “social listening parties” along with the ability … Read more

Matrix Coloring & Sparse Automatic Differentiation: The Jacob Computation

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Mathematical Description and 2.1. Numerical Algorithms for Nonlinear Equations 2.2. Globalization Strategies 2.3. Sensitivity Analysis 2.4. Matrix Coloring & Sparse Automatic Differentiation 3. Special Capabilities 3.1. Composable Building Blocks 3.2. Smart PolyAlgortihm Defaults 3.3. Non-Allocating Static Algorithms inside GPU Kernels 3.4. Automatic Sparsity Exploitation 3.5. Generalized Jacobian-Free … Read more

Sensitivity Analysis Explained: What Exactly Is It?

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Mathematical Description and 2.1. Numerical Algorithms for Nonlinear Equations 2.2. Globalization Strategies 2.3. Sensitivity Analysis 2.4. Matrix Coloring & Sparse Automatic Differentiation 3. Special Capabilities 3.1. Composable Building Blocks 3.2. Smart PolyAlgortihm Defaults 3.3. Non-Allocating Static Algorithms inside GPU Kernels 3.4. Automatic Sparsity Exploitation 3.5. Generalized Jacobian-Free … Read more

Globalization Strategies: What Do They Allow Us to Do?

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Mathematical Description and 2.1. Numerical Algorithms for Nonlinear Equations 2.2. Globalization Strategies 2.3. Sensitivity Analysis 2.4. Matrix Coloring & Sparse Automatic Differentiation 3. Special Capabilities 3.1. Composable Building Blocks 3.2. Smart PolyAlgortihm Defaults 3.3. Non-Allocating Static Algorithms inside GPU Kernels 3.4. Automatic Sparsity Exploitation 3.5. Generalized Jacobian-Free … Read more

Mastering the Basics: Horizontal and Vertical Layouts in Vaadin Flow

Introduction: In our previous dive into the Vaadin Flow universe, we began to unravel the secrets of layout components. Now, let’s delve into the foundations of any interface: horizontal and vertical layouts. After all, before building grand structures, we need to master the basics. Horizontal Layout: The Basis of Logical Organization The HorizontalLayout is undoubtedly … Read more

Character.ai can now tell parents which bots their kid is talking to

Chatbot service Character.AI is adding a new ‘Parental Insights’ feature, which lets teens send a weekly report of their chatbot usage to a parents’ email address. As outlined in an announcement from the company, this report includes the daily average time spent across web and mobile, the characters that a user most frequently interacted with, … Read more

How Startups Can Actually Grow Faster With Cloud Tech

Launching a startup for the first time can be exciting, terrifying, and, more often than not, chaotic. Between chasing down the first investors, refining your product, and questioning whether you’re the next Elon Musk or just hopelessly delusional, it’s a miracle anyone willingly signs up for startup life. Yet, despite the chaos, there’s one area … Read more

FalconX Said to Have Suffered Wave of Senior Staff Departures, Including General Counsel, European Head

Crypto prime broker FalconX has seen the departure of several senior staff recently, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Among those resigning was Tommy Doyle, FalconX’s European head, according to the sources. The global chief compliance officer, general counsel, and head of credit at FalconX have also resigned, the sources said, who … Read more

Now Is ‘Really Good Time’ to Buy Bitcoin, Says Trillion Dollar Investment Manager

In a conversation at the Exchange conference in Las Vegas, which has brought together about 2,000 investment advisors and asset managers, Dominic Rizzo, global technology portfolio manager at R. Rowe Price—the firm that handles over $1 trillion in assets—said that now is a good time to have exposure to bitcoin. He likened the price of … Read more

SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Host 4 More Industry Roundtables

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force will host four more roundtable discussions with the industry this spring, on topics ranging from tokenization to decentralized finance (DeFi). The Crypto Task Force’s first roundtable discussion — the kick-off to what Commissioner Hester Peirce, the task force’s leader, has dubbed the SEC’s “Spring Sprint Toward … Read more