Month: April 2025

How AposHealth Is Revolutionizing Chronic Pain Relief with AI and Wearable Tech

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The healthcare industry has always been on the cutting edge of innovation. Some of the most important discoveries of all time were made in the healthcare industry, from penicillin to the pacemaker, and even innovations that have gone beyond the medical world, like 3D printing. With this context, it’s no surprise that the healthcare industry … Read more

VC Roundup: Funding surge targets confidentiality, tokenization and Web3 infrastructure

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After months of volatility and extreme fear, crypto markets turned a positive corner in the second half of April, highlighting the industry’s big sentiment shift.  For venture capital, it was business as usual, with investors continuing to pour money into promising startups across layer-1 blockchains, infrastructure, real-world asset tokenization (RWA), and Web3 social media. This … Read more

Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards

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Cryptocurrency debit card firm Baanx has partnered with Visa to launch stablecoin payment cards tied to self-custodial wallets, starting in the U.S. with Circle’s USDC dollar pegged token, the companies said. The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance upon card authorization … Read more

Ethereum Pectra upgrade goes live next week — Will ETH price rally?

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Key takeaways: ETH price has underperformed its peers during the current bull market, but gas sponsorship could lure developers and traders back to the network. Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade promises to improve staking efficiency, potentially increasing demand for ETH. Data suggests ETH price bottomed. Will the Pectra narrative reignite bullish momentum? Since 2024, ETH (ETH) … Read more

Build public-facing generative AI applications using Amazon Q Business for anonymous users

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Amazon Q Business is a generative AI-powered assistant that answers question, provides summaries, generates content, and securely completes tasks based on enterprise data and information. It connects to company data sources, applications, and internal systems to provide relevant, contextual answers while maintaining organizational security and compliance standards. Today, we’re excited to announce that Amazon Q … Read more

Backpressure Isn’t a Bug: It’s a Feature for Building Resilient Systems

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Backpressure is the hidden negotiation between producers and consumers. Master it, and your systems scale gracefully. Ignore it, and they crumble under peak load. The quote above suggests that even the most robust and well-engineered dams cannot withstand the destructive forces of an unchecked and uncontrolled flood. Similarly, in the context of a distributed system, … Read more

YouTube is testing blurred thumbnails for ‘mature content’

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A small number of YouTube viewers will now see blurred thumbnails for certain search query results. | Screenshot: YouTube YouTube has announced a new experimental feature that’s “aimed at providing safer search experiences for all users.” The service will begin blurring the thumbnails in search results for some queries “that frequently include sexual themes.” According … Read more

Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries

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Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the president’s tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently bought an undisclosed number of lithium iron phosphate batteries from Chinese firm Gotion before the … Read more

The Protocol: Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal

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Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisors and Hidden Middlemen Ethereum Could Supercharge Transaction Speed to 2,000 TPS Thanks to Bold New Proposal Bitcoin … Read more

FloQast builds an AI-powered accounting transformation solution with Anthropic’s Claude 3 on Amazon Bedrock

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With the advent of generative AI solutions, a paradigm shift is underway across industries, driven by organizations embracing foundation models (FMs) to unlock unprecedented opportunities. Amazon Bedrock has emerged as the preferred choice for numerous customers seeking to innovate and launch generative AI applications, leading to an exponential surge in demand for model inference capabilities. … Read more

Insights in implementing production-ready solutions with generative AI

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As generative AI revolutionizes industries, organizations are eager to harness its potential. However, the journey from production-ready solutions to full-scale implementation can present distinct operational and technical considerations. This post explores key insights and lessons learned from AWS customers in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) who have successfully navigated this transition, providing a roadmap … Read more

Team Behind Popular Telegram Wallet Grindery Reveals Wallet Infra For AI Agents

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Singapore, Singapore, April 30th, 2025/Chainwire/–The Binance Labs-backed company is building Aventino, the permissionless payments layer for autonomous AI agents. Following the success of its Binance Labs-incubated (now Yzi Labs), self-custodial crypto wallet with 3.5 million users, Grindery has turned its sights on building the permissionless payments layer for AI agents. The team behind the popular … Read more

Price predictions 4/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX

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Key points: Bitcoin’s 7-day volatility is the lowest in 563 days, signaling an impending range expansion. Bitcoin’s breakout above $95,000 could swiftly take it to $100,000 and above. Although the probability is low, traders should remain cautious about a pullback in the near term. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight consolidation near the … Read more

Global demand grows for non-dollar stablecoins, says Fireblocks exec

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Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049. In an exclusive interview, Markova described the competition with dollar-pegged stablecoins as “all about sovereignty.” She compared the situation to earlier tensions between … Read more

Link11 Brings Three Brands Together On One Platform With New Branding

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, April 30th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–Link11 has fully integrated DOSarrest and Reblaze to become one of Europe’s leading providers of network security, web application security, and application performance Link11, DOSarrest, and Reblaze have combined their strengths into a single, integrated platform with a new brand identity. The result: a consistent user experience, maximum efficiency, … Read more

FLOKI And Rice Robotics Launch AI Companion Robot With Token Rewards

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Miami, Florida, April 30th, 2025, Chainwire/–FLOKI has partnered with Rice Robotics to launch the FLOKI Minibot M1, an AI-powered companion robot that combines robotics, blockchain, and tokenized rewards. Unveiled ahead of TOKEN2049 Dubai, the FLOKI Minibot M1 is powered by RICE AI, Rice Robotics’ decentralized AI protocol. This small but capable robot can handle day-to-day … Read more