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Sony’s $699.99 PS5 Pro could get especially expensive if prices go up. Sony just announced its financial forecast for the next year, and it’s expecting to be impacted by tariffs to the tune of 100 billion yen (about $680 million). To compensate, the company says it’s considering options including moving manufacturing to the US and … Read more
High-net-worth clients across Asia are gradually pivoting away from US dollar-based investments, favoring gold, cryptocurrencies and Chinese assets instead, according to financial services giant UBS Group. “Gold is getting very popular,” Amy Lo, the Swiss bank’s co-head of wealth management for Asia, said during Bloomberg’s New Voices event held in Hong Kong on May 13. … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background to the GDPR Literature Review 3.1 Consumer awareness and knowledge of the regulation 3.2 Consumer awareness and knowledge of the regulator 3.3 Consumer perceptions of privacy 3.4 Business response to Data Protection regulation 3.5 Employee awareness of their employer’s Data Protection regulator 3.6 Employee perception of benefit … Read more
Daniel Schatt and Joseph Podulka admitted to misleading customers before Cred’s 2020 collapse erased millions in crypto deposits.
Introduction Recently, I have started to build apps using the web stack: frontend htmx tailwindcss daisyui alpine backend go templ postgres devex gitlab ci nix devshells I have now built two apps using this stack, one of them being banterbus.games a browser-based party game (currently broken). Using web sockets, so it isn’t the most normal … Read more
Today we will ask most frequent questions about Ghost Jobs and Platforms where you can get a dream job! (Based on the questions I receive in progress of CV building and Job Hunting sessions) Where to Apply? When I was jobhunting, LinkedIn was my go-to platform – and it’s where I see most companies hunting … Read more
Standard Chartered (STAN) is now providing banking services for institutional prime broker FalconX. The San Mateo, California-headquartered broker will access a range of currency pairs, helping to enhance the speed and reliability of its cross-border settlement, FalconX said in an announcement on Wednesday. Prime brokers are an important cog in financial markets, providing financing, trading … Read more
Traditional monitoring no longer meets the needs of complex data organizations. Instead of relying on reactive systems to identify known issues, data engineers must create interactive observability frameworks that help them quickly find any type of anomaly. While observability can encompass many different practices, in this article, I’ll share a high-level overview and practical tips … Read more
This article was written by Andrew Morgan of MongoDB. From time to time, I’ll run a design review for an application being migrated from a relational database onto MongoDB, where the customer shares an architectural diagram showing a caching layer (typically Redis) sitting between the app server and MongoDB. I like to keep the architecture as simple as … Read more
In this article, we mainly focus on the paper, “Risk-Sensitive Compact Decision Trees for [Autonomous ]()Execution in Presence of Simulated Market Response”, to discuss how Machine Learning helps us get a better execution strategy. During the process, we add more information from other papers, which are basic theories for this paper and additional sources to … Read more
AI companies have a problem and it has nothing to do with tech… it’s their messaging. I’ve spent years architecting AI and big data machine learning products, from my time at Microsoft to now as a fractional CTO and AI advisor to startups. Over that time I’ve seen brilliant AI products flounder because the messaging … Read more
Ethereum-based derivatives powerhouse Synthetix is considering buying options trading platform Derive in an token-for-token deal valued at $27 million that would see the project absorbed back into the protocol that gave it birth. The proposal, SIP-415 on Synthetix and DIP on Derive, needs to be approved by both communities and would see Derive’s treasury, codebase … Read more
We all hear the “reasons why.” Industries run on them. “We prioritize X because it’s efficient.” “Our media covers Y because it’s newsworthy.” “This is the path to success because it’s proven.” For years, I nodded along, trying to fit my own entrepreneurial journey into these accepted narratives. But something always felt… off. The stated … Read more
Auto Hide Taskbar on Windows 11: Whenever we watch a movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime or while playing Games, we prefer Full Screen Mode for the maximum screen size and immersive experience. In the same way, you can maximize your Windows 11 space and have a cleaner and aesthetically pleasing Desktop using the Automatically … Read more
In late 2023, DNA testing company 23andMe disclosed a breach that compromised the personal and genetic data of millions of users [1]. Unlike a typical cybersecurity incident involving passwords or payment information, this attack exposed deeply personal insights—ancestry details, genetic markers, family connections—that are impossible to reset. This breach was a turning point in the digital … Read more
Key points: Bitcoin miners have stopped selling their BTC in what may signal the end of a lengthy distribution streak. Over the past month, miner wallet balances have increased by around 2,700 BTC. Hash Ribbons data shows good times continuing for both miners and BTC price strength. Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation by miners is back as … Read more
Hybrid is not a fallback — it’s the real strategy. Subtitle: Why Pure AI Isn’t Enough — And How Combining Bulletproof APIs with Smart NL2SQL Creates the Future of Database Interaction 1. Introduction Databases weren’t designed to “listen” — meaning understand flexible human intentions. They were designed to “obey” — meaning strictly execute SQL commands. … Read more
I was helping my friend Freddy with his project called BritMap — an interactive map of the city of York, UK. It lets you explore the secrets, buildings, and historic figures around you. SwiftUI. Mapbox SDK. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. We received a lot of positive feedback. But some of my friends complained that it was crashing … Read more
In today’s world, the volume of data doubles every two years. However, the data itself won’t have much value if you have to wait too long for processing results. For example, in the US, over 43% of customers switched banks due to slow digital services. In e-commerce, every second of delay on a website reduces … Read more
Pinhole Camera Projection Basic Definitions The object (flower) is said to be in the world and its position is given by world coordinates in 3D (x,y,z) Now imagine the light rays from the object pass through a hole and get projected on a wall. The wall is the IMAGE plane and the hole it passes through is called the PINHOLE. The camera … Read more
Global bank Standard Chartered has beefed up its banking support to the cryptocurrency industry by inking a new partnership with the crypto prime broker FalconX. Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX’s global institutional clients following the strategic partnership announced on May 14. As part of the collaboration, FalconX will … Read more
Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are expected to return as Mario and Luigi. Universal appears to have confirmed that the next Mario film will be titled Super Mario World. The title was included in a press release about upcoming movies, but apparently by mistake, since it was removed shortly after publication. The title first appeared … Read more
Attending the RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco was both exhilarating and sobering. It is one thing to read about the reports or watch product demos on the internet — quite another to be with more than 400 cybersecurity vendors, several thousand industry professionals, and the very real energy of an industry in transformation. n … Read more
Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler may not have been as hostile to crypto behind closed doors as he appeared to be in public, according to former US Representative Patrick McHenry. In a May 13 appearance on the Crypto in America podcast, McHenry revealed that during private meetings with Gensler, the … Read more
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets on a blockchain. These digital assets can represent anything. The first experiments in tokenization via NFTs began with the most obvious applications, such as works of art. The unique nature of NFTs allows for new forms of NFT ownership, monetization, and trading. Over time, the technology became more … Read more
Tell us about you. At Forescribe, we’re on a mission to revolutionize how enterprises see, secure, and scale their software ecosystems. As a next-gen SaaS and Cloud Spend Intelligence platform, we bring FinOps, IT, and Procurement together—eliminating blind spots, reducing digital Opex, and restoring full control over Shadow IT. Our vision is simple yet ambitious: … Read more
Listen up, Internet bros, broskies, and brofessionals. If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering how to take your brand, your business, or your “passion project” (aka your side hustle you started after watching The Wolf of Wall Street three times in a row) and make it pop, sizzle, explode—go viral. Well, you’ve come to the … Read more