Month: May 2025
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Traders Look to CPI as BONK Cheers Memecoin Issuance
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Crypto bulls are taking a breather, leaving bitcoin BTC in stasis near $103,000 ahead of the U.S. April inflation data, due at 8:30 a.m. With U.S.-China trade tensions easing, markets are, for now, optimistic about a softer-than-expected inflation print, potentially stirring up calls for Fed interest-rate … Read more
Microsoft extends Office app support on Windows 10 to 2028
Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was planning to stop supporting Office apps (Microsoft 365) on Windows 10 after the October 14th end of support cutoff. Now, Microsoft is performing a U-turn and has pledged to continue providing security updates for Office apps on Windows 10 for an additional three years. “To help maintain … Read more
Meta Removes Deepfake AI Ad After Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg
Meta removed a fake AI ad using Curtis’ likeness after she publicly urged the firm’s CEO to act, citing misuse of her voice and image.
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Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a new data availability (DA) solution to improve persistent fragmentation and lack of interoperability across blockchain networks. In a May 12 post on X, Yakovenko proposed a “meta blockchain” to aggregate and order data posted across multiple layer-1 chains, including Ethereum, Celestia and Solana. “This would actually allow the … Read more
Which Feature Selection Method Performs Best with Changing Data Sizes?
:::info Authors: (1) Mahdi Goldani; (2) Soraya Asadi Tirvan. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Methodology Dataset Similarity methods Feature selection methods Measure the performance of methods Result Discussion Conclusion and References Discussion There are three main factors to choose the best method in this research; the value of r-squared, the sensitivity of methods … Read more
Toyota is shortening the bZ4X’s name to just ‘bZ’
Toyota’s flagship electric vehicle with the clunky name, the bZ4x, is getting a makeover for the 2026 model year — including a much shorter moniker. Now styled as just bZ, the compact SUV is also getting more range, thanks to expanded battery capacity, and an improved design. The front-wheel drive bZ with 74.7 kWh battery … Read more
Curve Finance Hit by DNS Record Attack, Warns Users to Avoid Main Site
“User funds are safe. Curve smart contracts remain secure,” the project’s team said.
Cointelegraph and TheBlock announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration
Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — TheBlock, the International Chamber of Virtual Assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Cointelegraph, the world’s leading Web3 media platform. The collaboration brings together two major players in the blockchain and virtual asset space, with the shared goal of amplifying the global adoption of tokenisation, advancing regulatory dialogue, and … Read more
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Microsoft reveals its rejected Start menu redesigns
Microsoft is redesigning the Start menu in Windows 11 this month with a new, wider design that finally lets you disable the recommended feed of files and apps. While the new Start menu looks different to what exists in Windows 11 today, this design refresh could have looked a lot different as Microsoft has now … Read more
How Different Feature Selection Methods Perform with Varying Data Sizes
:::info Authors: (1) Mahdi Goldani; (2) Soraya Asadi Tirvan. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Methodology Dataset Similarity methods Feature selection methods Measure the performance of methods Result Discussion Conclusion and References Result The performance of feature selection methods in different data sizes was evaluated. The average value of r-squared was measured in each … Read more
Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor
Realta hopes to build power plants cheaply enough to supply power as low as $40 per megawatt-hour.
Tether Gold enters Thailand with listing on Maxbit exchange
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDt, is rolling out its tokenized gold digital asset in Thailand with a listing on local cryptocurrency exchange Maxbit. In a May 13 announcement, Tether said its gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAUt), has been listed on Thai exchange Maxbit. According to an X announcement by Maxbit, the platform … Read more
The 10 Weirdest, Most Brilliant Algorithms Ever Devised and What They Actually Do
Ever tried extracting a polygonal mesh from a 3D discrete scalar field? No? Well, back in 1987, two programmers at General Electric did — and they ended up inventing the Marching Cubes algorithm. It’s the reason doctors can turn medical scans into 3D models that literally saved millions of lives. That’s the power of an … Read more
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Nasdaq-listed GDC plans to buy Bitcoin and TRUMP memecoin for $300M
GD Culture Group (GDC), a Nasdaq-listed holding company focused on livestreaming, e-commerce and artificial intelligence-powered digital human technology, plans to raise up to $300 million for a cryptocurrency treasury reserve. In a May 12 statement, GDC and its subsidiary, AI Catalysis, announced entering into a common stock purchase agreement with a British Virgin Islands limited … Read more