Blink and you’ll miss it: a startup out of Finland is taking a new look at the market for prescription eyewear. Tapping into innovations in eye-tracking and liquid crystal lens technology, IXI is building low-power glasses that will invisibly, automatically adjust to account for Presbyopia (far-sightedness), for the wearer. Four years into its life, Hensinki-based … Read more
A trio of major Abu Dhabi institutions, including the Emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, have teamed up to launch a new dirham-pegged stablecoin. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ, the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and the massive conglomerate the International Holding Company, have partnered to launch the stablecoin, pending regulatory … Read more
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:::info Authors: (1) Anh V. Vu, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (anh.vu@cl.cam.ac.uk); (2) Alice Hutchings, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Cybercrime Centre (alice.hutchings@cl.cam.ac.uk); (3) Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, and University of Edinburgh (ross.anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Deplatforming and the Impacts 2.1. Related Work 2.2. The Kiwi Farms Disruption … Read more
In a bid to broaden its user base in India, Reddit has updated its machine translation feature to support the automatic translation of posts and comments into Hindi. “With this expansion, authentic, more people-powered content is now accessible in one of India’s most spoken languages,” the company wrote in an update to a blog post. … Read more
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The founders of the crypto fintech firm Bankera used funds from the project’s 2018 initial coin offering to purchase luxury properties worldwide, according to a report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The OCCRP reported on April 28, citing leaked company records and bank statements, that nearly half of the funds from Bankera’s … Read more
Researchers at the University of Zurich have been accused of undertaking an unauthorized four-month-long experiment on a Reddit board using artificial intelligence-generated comments to test whether AI could alter people’s opinions. As part of the experiment, AI-powered accounts faked a variety of personas, including a rape victim, a person opposed to specific social movements and … Read more
OpenAI has added shopping, trending search suggestions, and citation improvements to ChatGPT, bumping against Google’s ad-driven business.
US federal prosecutors and the co-founders of the crypto mixer Samourai Wallet have asked a court for more time to consider potentially dismissing the case after the Justice Department rolled back its crypto enforcement. Lawyers for Samourai Wallet CEO Keonne Rodriguez and chief technology officer William Hill said in an April 28 letter to Manhattan … Read more
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Bitcoin-friendly Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will no longer be a Member of Parliament after losing his seat in an election which saw Mark Carney’s Liberal Party secure enough seats to form at least a minority government. Data from Elections Canada, reported by the CBC, shows Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area seat to Liberal Brunce Fanjoy on … Read more
In an era where global retail platforms face unprecedented challenges in scalability and performance, the remarkable success of one of the renowned Commerce Platform stands as a testament to exceptional technical leadership and architectural excellence. Under the guidance of Technical Lead Aneeshkumar Perukilakattunirappel Sundareswaran, this ambitious multi-tenant system has set new benchmarks for enterprise architecture, … Read more
In an era where healthcare organizations grapple with the dual challenges of data management and operational efficiency, the remarkable transformation at Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), stands as a testament to innovative data engineering and visionary leadership. Under the guidance of Bhumika Shah, a pioneering data engineer and AI professional, this ambitious data infrastructure project … Read more
In an industry where financial data processing and reconciliation have traditionally demanded extensive manual intervention, the groundbreaking GenAI implementation led by Akshat Khemka stands as a remarkable achievement in artificial intelligence application. Under Akshat’s visionary leadership, this ambitious project has redefined how businesses approach reconciliation processes and data-driven decision making, establishing new standards for AI … Read more
In an era where digital transformation projects frequently struggle with scope creep, timeline extensions, and budget overruns, the remarkable success of the project at one of largest Native Alaskan Corporation stands as a testament to exceptional solution architecture and technical leadership. Under the guidance of Manjunath Rallabandi, this ambitious Oracle cloud transformation initiative has set … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Related Work and 2.1 Technology Convergence Approaches 2.2 Technology Convergence Measurements 2.3 Technology Convergence Models 3 Data 4 Method and 4.1 Proximity Indices 4.2 Interpolation and Fitting Data 4.3 Clustering 4.4 Forecasting 5 Results and Discussion and 5.1 Overall Results 5.2 Case Study 5.3 Limitations and Future … Read more
Supporting super-early stage entrepreneurs in Europe seems to be suddenly in vogue. Back in March, “Project Europe” was launched to great fanfare by podcaster and VC Harry Stebbings with a small $10 million fund to back founders aged only 25 and under, riffing on the ‘Peter Thiel Fellowship’ model of old. Now a new fund … Read more
While United States dollar-denominated stablecoins dominate the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization game, other competitors are coming into play, according to Tether co-founder Reeve Collins. Speaking to Cointelegraph in Dubai, Collins said that while USD-backed stablecoins may currently dominate, other currencies and assets may compete to back stablecoins. He said: “The stablecoin definitely helps … Read more
In an era where supply chain digital transformation initiatives often struggle with complexity and user adoption, the remarkable success of the Oracle Fusion Cloud implementation at a multinational enterprise in the consumer goods sector stands as a testament to exceptional strategic planning and operational excellence. Under the expertise of Shashwat Agrawal, a distinguished supply chain … Read more
In an era where digital transformation defines retail success and customer expectations continue to evolve at an unprecedented pace, a leading global retailer’s ambitious initiative to unify its global e-commerce platforms stands as a testament to technological innovation and strategic leadership. Under the guidance of Senior Engineering Manager Swamy Sai Krishna Kireeti Athamakuri, this transformative … Read more
In an era where retail operations face increasing pressure to optimize efficiency and customer satisfaction, the remarkable success of a returns management transformation project at a major retail clothing company stands as a testament to exceptional product leadership and operational excellence. Under the leadership of Product Manager Swapnil Ghate, this ambitious digital transformation initiative has … Read more
If approved by the governor, Arizona could become the first state to solidify the regulation of crypto and digital assets on the frontier.