Month: April 2025

Build an AI-powered document processing platform with open source NER model and LLM on Amazon SageMaker

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Archival data in research institutions and national laboratories represents a vast repository of historical knowledge, yet much of it remains inaccessible due to factors like limited metadata and inconsistent labeling. Traditional keyword-based search mechanisms are often insufficient for locating relevant documents efficiently, requiring extensive manual review to extract meaningful insights. To address these challenges, a … Read more

SOL Strategies Surges on Up to $500M Credit Facility for Solana Investment

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Shares of Sol Strategies (HODL), a Toronto-listed digital-asset firm, jumped after the company said it secured an up-to $500 million convertible note facility to ramp up its investments focused on the Solana network. The capital will be exclusively used for purchasing SOL tokens and expand the firm’s blockchain validator operation, the company said in a … Read more

Riot Platforms secures $100M ‘Bitcoin-backed’ loan from Coinbase

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Riot Platforms has used its massive Bitcoin stockpile as collateral to secure a $100 million credit facility from Coinbase as the cryptocurrency miner eyes continued expansion.  The $100 million loan from Coinbase’s credit arm marks Riot’s “first Bitcoin-backed facility,” CEO Jason Les said in an April 23 statement. Les said the credit line will be … Read more

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Falling in Love With Chatbots Is the Next Cybersecurity Nightmare (4/23/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 23, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From What If the Only Thing Holding You Back Is an Invisible Rule You Never Questioned? to Falling in Love … Read more

Protect sensitive data in RAG applications with Amazon Bedrock

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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications have become increasingly popular due to their ability to enhance generative AI tasks with contextually relevant information. Implementing RAG-based applications requires careful attention to security, particularly when handling sensitive data. The protection of personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), and confidential business data is crucial because this information … Read more

Answer to Win $1,500: What’s the Best Blockchain API for dApp Development?

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For the chance to win from $5000, the Web3 Development Writing Contest, calls on submissions from developers, blockchain advocates, and writers who can explore key aspects of Web3 development—like how blockchain nodes work, the best ways to scale dApps, multi-chain interoperability, and more. :::info Note: This template is a guide, not a constraint—answer the title question however … Read more

Elon Musk’s robotaxi fantasy is starting to unravel

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Last night, Elon Musk did what he does best: promise “millions” of autonomous Tesla vehicles would be on the road by the end of next year. It’s become a familiar refrain. Every year since at least 2020, Musk has promised Tesla vehicles will finally achieve their full self-driving capabilities. And every year, those promises fail … Read more

Intel is boosting the performance of its Arrow Lake CPUs for free

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Intel continues to work on getting better results from its Arrow Lake CPUs, now with a free update that it says will boost gaming performance. The company announced that the update, an overclocking profile called “Intel 200S Boost,” is available for unlocked Intel Core Ultra 200S-series processors “paired with compatible Intel Z890 motherboards and appropriate … Read more

Here’s how to increase your chances of nabbing a Switch 2 preorder

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Following a brief delay stemming from the Trump’s administration’s ongoing tariff policy, Nintendo is finally opening up preorders for the Switch 2. Most major retailers — including Walmart, Best Buy, and Target — will open preorders at 12AM ET on April 24th / 9PM PT on April 23rd, offering gamers a chance to reserve Nintendo’s … Read more

How 2025’s surprise RPG hit lured some big-name stars

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Nestled between the crowd-pleasing guns and gore of Xbox’s 2024 summer showcase, was an eyebrow-raising, painterly role playing game. As its party of grimacing adults urgently sprints across a shimmering, surrealist landscape, a voiceover depicts a world terrorized by an omnipotent being called the Paintress. Each year, she daubs a new descending number on a … Read more

Fluent Ventures backs replicated startup models in emerging markets

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A new venture firm aims to prove that the most successful startup ideas don’t have to be born or scaled in Silicon Valley. Fluent Ventures, a global early-stage fund, is backing founders replicating proven business models from Western markets in fintech, digital health, and commerce across emerging markets. The more cynical might describe this as … Read more

Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

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Ethereum is entering one of its most precarious periods since its inception. Usage on the base layer is plummeting, core metrics are nearing multi-year lows, and even co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing a radical architectural overhaul.  Institutions aren’t waiting to see how it plays out. Blockchain data shows that long-time supporters such as Galaxy Digital … Read more

Bitcoin Breaches ‘Ichimoku Cloud’ to Flash Bullish Signal While Altcoins Lag: Technical Analysis

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This is a daily technical analysis by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Bitcoin (BTC) has finally surpassed a key resistance that limited recovery rallies earlier this year, after rising over 5% to $93,500 in 24 hours. The leading digital asset by market value has topped the “Ichimoku Cloud,” confirming a bullish shift … Read more

Meta’s Threads opens up ads to global advertisers

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Months after first testing ads in select markets, including the U.S., Meta on Wednesday announced that its Instagram Threads app would now expand ads to all advertisers worldwide. The expansion will allow eligible advertisers to reach Threads’ over 320 million monthly active users, and it will include access to an inventory filter to control the sensitivity level … Read more

Threads adds more ads

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Meta is opening up ads on Threads to “all eligible advertisers globally” and plans to show them to users in “select markets at launch,” according to an update to the company’s January blog post about ads on the platform. The company plans to test ads in more than 30 countries globally, including the US, spokesperson … Read more

Amazon’s Starlink competitor runs into production delays

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper, the company’s initiative to launch a fleet of satellites into low-Earth orbit and beam internet connection to users, is struggling to ramp up production, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink has completed only a few dozen satellites, according to the report. The venture reportedly needs to quadruple its … Read more

Death by a Thousand Pools: How Liquidity Fragmentation Threatens DeFi

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The maturation of DeFi technology has created a paradox: while battle-tested codebases and rising technical proficiency have lowered the barrier to entry for launching new protocols, securing sustainable liquidity has never been harder. As thousands of projects built on increasingly standardized infrastructure compete for a finite pool of capital, the ecosystem faces a systemic challenge … Read more

What are XRP futures and how to invest in them?

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If you’re following developments in the cryptocurrency market, you’ve likely noticed that Coinbase Derivatives has introduced XRP futures contracts to its US derivatives exchange. This move is part of a broader trend where regulated platforms are expanding access to futures trading, giving investors new ways to engage with digital assets like XRP (XRP). But what … Read more