Trump Launches AI Education Push With Latest Executive Order
Trump’s executive order will establish a task force and training grants to advance AI learning for students and educators.
Month: April 2025
Biomedical Text Classification & Similarity: CHIP/CCKS Tasks
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Community Challenges Overview and 2.1 CCKS 2.2 CHIP and 2.3 CCIR, CSMI, CCL and DCIC 3. Evaluation Tasks Overview and 3.1 Information Extraction 3.2 Text Classification and Text Similarity 3.3 Knowledge Graph and Question Answering 3.4 Text Generation and Knowledge Reasoning and 3.5 Large Language Model Evaluation … Read more
Strike’s Mallers to head firm seeking superior Bitcoin play to MSTR
Twenty One Capital, a new Bitcoin treasury company led by Strike founder Jack Mallers with the support of Tether, SoftBank and Cantor Fitzgerald, is looking to supplant Michael Saylor’s Strategy to become the “superior vehicle for investors seeking capital-efficient Bitcoin exposure.” Twenty One revealed it plans to launch with 42,000 Bitcoin (BTC) (worth $3.9 billion) … Read more
Mystery will may reveal Zappos founder’s final wishes
According to the WSJ, a recently discovered will suggests late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh had concrete plans for his fortune despite previous beliefs that he died without leaving instructions for an estate that’s estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. Among other things, the document, signed in 2015 and included in a recent court filing, contains … Read more
Auto industry tariffs are doing what now? 24 hours of White House confusion
Over the past 24 hours, the auto industry has experienced some of the most extreme whiplash in the saga of the Trump administration’s tariffs, ending on Wednesday night with two contradicting policy proposals coming out of the White House: China may be granted exemptions on auto part tariffs, but Canada’s car tariffs might increase. Last … Read more
AI-Powered Solutions for Securing Cloud Ecosystems
The Role of AI in Predicting and Preventing Cybersecurity Breaches in Cloud Environments Introduction The rapid adoption of cloud computing has revolutionized business processes, offering benefits in the form of scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. But the shift has, in turn, introduced new security challenges, with cloud systems being ideal targets for cyberattacks. Examples of cybersecurity … Read more
Visual Storytelling Accessibility: This Is How We Approach It At The Markup
Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hello, world! I’m Soo (rhymes with “zoo”), an editor here at The Markup and one of the new hires seen in recent newsletters. This week, visual … Read more
Bitcoin Miner Riot Platforms Gets $100M Credit Facility From Coinbase
Riot Platforms has used a portion of its Bitcoin treasury to secure a $100 million loan from Coinbase’s lending arm.
Anker’s 4K outdoor projector looks and sounds great… on paper
The Nebula X1 with the optional battery-powered Wi-Fi satellite speakers installed. | Image: Anker Anker’s new all-in-one Nebula X1 smart projector has everything you’d want from a “cinema-grade outdoor entertainment system.” It produces a bright 4K image from a triple-laser light engine capable of 3,500 ANSI lumens, automatically finds the best place to project an … Read more
Americans lost $9.3B to crypto fraud in 2024 — FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report detailing complaints and losses due to scams and fraud involving cryptocurrency in 2024. According to the report released on April 23, the IC3 received more than 140,000 complaints referencing cryptocurrency in 2024, resulting in roughly $9.3 billion in losses. The … Read more
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Perplexity’s AI voice assistant is now available on iOS
Perplexity’s iOS App just got an update enabling support for the company’s conversational AI voice assistant. Now Apple users can activate the assistant in the app and ask it to perform tasks like writing emails, setting reminders, and making dinner reservations. You can even navigate away from the app and continue to speak to Perplexity, … Read more
Echo – Open Hardware Music Player
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SOL Strategies Secures $500M to Buy More Solana
Canadian investment firm SOL Strategies has secured a $500 million convertible note to buy Solana, the company announced on Wednesday, reflecting the growing interest in the crypto that has been popular among meme coin developers and others who favor its speed compared to rivals. The company, which trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the … Read more
Sovereign wealth funds piling into BTC as retail exits — Coinbase exec
Sovereign wealth funds and other institutions were accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) during April 2025, while retail traders were exiting the markets via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and spot markets, according to John D’Agostino, the head of strategy at Coinbase Institutional. During a recent appearance on CNBC, the Coinbase executive likened Bitcoin to gold and said that many … Read more
Anker’s first Thunderbolt 5 dock has a built-in power supply
The Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station features adjustable ambient LED lighting to match your gaming setup. | Image: Anker Anker has announced its first Thunderbolt 5 dock. At roughly 5.2 inches wide and 3.4 inches tall, the Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station is not as compact as some competitors, like CalDigit’s Element 5 Hub. But … Read more
JuryNow: Gamifying King Solomon’s Paradox With No AI
Why I Built a Game Where 12 Strangers Decide Your Fate in 3 Minutes What if the internet were built for empathy, not algorithms? For 16 years, I thought about a simple question: What if you could summon a 12-person jury 24/7 from your phone to help you make a decision? Not a chatbot. Not … Read more
Size Matters: Open Source Video Generators Can Now Make Full-Length Movies
New open-source AI models aren’t just catching up to closed-source competitors in quality—they’re pushing boundaries in video length.
US President’s planned dinner for TRUMP memecoin holders triggers 52% price surge — Will it last?
Official Trump (TRUMP) jumped 52% on April 23 after the announcement of an exclusive in-person dinner for the top tokenholders with US President Donald Trump. For some crypto advocates, this marks the end of the bear market, especially as Bitcoin (BTC) bounced back above $93,000, but others raise suspicions on how sustainable the TRUMP memecoin … Read more
Traders pour into leveraged ETFs, gold in bid to weather volatility — Bloomberg
Traders are embracing diametrically opposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) strategies in a bid to navigate one of the most unpredictable financial markets in recent history, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence. The year-to-date has seen record inflows to ETFs providing leveraged long exposure to volatile assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies, as well as funds holding … Read more
Solana Buying for Balance Sheet Gains Momentum as DeFi Development Raises Holdings to $48M
DeFi Development Corp (JNVR), formerly known as Janover, added another $9.9 million in Solana’s SOL to its corporate treasury, pushing total crypto holdings to 317,273 SOL or about $48 million, the company said on Wednesday. The purchase, made through BitGo’s over-the-counter desk, includes a tranche of locked SOL. These are tokens typically tied to vesting … Read more
SBF on the Move Again: From ‘Victimville’ to Low-Security Prison
FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has landed in a low-security prison after a brief spell at one nicknamed “Victimville.”
IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call
Tech and consulting giant IBM was not immune to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts. IBM had 15 of its federal contracts cancelled due to DOGE-related cuts during the first quarter of 2025, according to reporting from Reuters and Bloomberg. These cuts amount to $100 million in future payments, per Bloomberg. Federal contracts represent … Read more
Bitcoin Critic Mark Carney’s Chances of Winning Canadian Election Climb
Pierre Poilievre’s chances of winning the Canadian election have dropped on prediction markets, while incumbent Mark Carney is gaining steam.
SOL Strategies raises $500M in convertible notes issuance to buy Solana tokens
SOL Strategies, a Canadian investment company, issued $500 million in convertible notes to buy and stake in Solana (SOL) tokens. The $500 million issuance was made to a singular investor, ATW Partners, a New York-based investment firm. The company provides growth equity and structured capital to companies across public and private markets, a spokesperson for … Read more