Month: May 2025

Nakamoto Holdings merges with KindlyMD to build Bitcoin treasury

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Healthcare services provider KindlyMD merged with Bitcoin-native holding company Nakamoto Holdings to build a BTC treasury. According to a May 12 announcement, Nakamoto Holdings — a new company founded by David Bailey, a crypto adviser to US President Donald Trump — plans to build the first global network of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies in partnership … Read more

Strategy Makes $1.34B Bitcoin Buy, Adding Another 13,390 BTC

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Fresh off the heels of last week’s Strategy Conference, Strategy (MSTR) has resumed its bitcoin (BTC) accumulation, purchasing an additional 13,390 BTC. The company spent approximately $1.34 billion at an average price of $99,856 per bitcoin, according to a filing published on Monday. This latest acquisition brings Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 568,840 BTC, now … Read more

Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture

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Dr. Max Liboiron, Professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. Every month, a group of Indigenous scientists from around the world gathers on Zoom. They never have an agenda. They meet as colleagues to catch up and commiserate about the challenges of being Indigenous in Western academia. Their … Read more

Crypto speculation dominates $600B cross-border payments: BIS report

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Hundreds of billions of dollars in cross-border cryptocurrency payments flow globally, primarily driven by speculative investment, according to a recent report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The BIS study, published May 8, found cross-border payments using the two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), and the two largest stablecoins, USDT (USDT) and … Read more

Silicon Doesn’t Dream: Why Computers Lack Brains’ Biochemical Magic

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Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Extents and ways in which AI has been inspired by understanding of the brain 1.1 Computational models 1.2 Artificial Neural Networks Embodiment of conscious processing: hierarchy and parallelism of nested levels of organization Evolution: from brain architecture to culture 3.1 Genetic basis and epigenetic development of the brain 3.2 … Read more

Are We Building Brain-Inspired or Just Brain-Imitating AI? The Great ANN Debate

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Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Extents and ways in which AI has been inspired by understanding of the brain 1.1 Computational models 1.2 Artificial Neural Networks Embodiment of conscious processing: hierarchy and parallelism of nested levels of organization Evolution: from brain architecture to culture 3.1 Genetic basis and epigenetic development of the brain 3.2 … Read more

Mind Over Model: Why AI May Never Capture the Soul of Consciousness

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Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Extents and ways in which AI has been inspired by understanding of the brain 1.1 Computational models 1.2 Artificial Neural Networks Embodiment of conscious processing: hierarchy and parallelism of nested levels of organization Evolution: from brain architecture to culture 3.1 Genetic basis and epigenetic development of the brain 3.2 … Read more

What is RISC-V, and why does Vitalik Buterin want it for Ethereum smart contracts?

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What is RISC-V? RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that defines a set of instructions that a processor can execute. RISC-V is designed to be highly modular, efficient and flexible. Originally developed by the … Read more

Bitcoin’s Bull Run Against Gold Could Accelerate as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Ease: Chart Analysis

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Over the past two weeks, bitcoin (BTC) has significantly outperformed gold (XAU), and the bullish trend could intensify further. This outlook is supported by bullish developments in the bitcoin-to-gold ratio, which measures BTC’s USD price against gold’s USD price per ounce and easing U.S.-China trade tensions. Recently, the ratio broke out of an inverse head-and-shoulders … Read more

Can AI Dream? Rethinking Consciousness Through the Lens of Evolution

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:::info Authors: (1) Michele Farisco, Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden and Biogem, Biology and Molecular Genetics Institute, Ariano Irpino (AV), Italy; (2) Kathinka Evers, Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; (3) Jean-Pierre … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Tariff Cut Lifts Bitcoin as Market Readies for Further Gains

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By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Tariff developments remain at the forefront of global economic news, with bitcoin (BTC) surging past $105,000 for a while following the surprise announcement that the U.S. will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30% from 145% for 90 days. In return, China will lower tariffs … Read more

TRX Breaks Resistance With 3% Surge Amid Growing Stablecoin Adoption

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Global economic uncertainty continues to shape cryptocurrency performance as geopolitical tensions between major economies intensify. TRON (TRX) has demonstrated resilience amid market fluctuations, maintaining price levels around $0.26 despite broader market volatility, with its stablecoin ecosystem expanding significantly as traders seek stability during uncertain economic conditions. Technical Analysis Highlights TRX climbed from $0.261 to peak … Read more

US crypto ETFs smash new record amid 4-week inflow streak

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Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds approached all-time high asset levels. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $6.3 billion of inflows in the past four weeks, accounting for 93% of total inflows year-to-date (YTD), according to data from European crypto investment firm CoinShares. Total YTD … Read more

Advancing Your Software Engineering Career in 2025

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The technology sector is experiencing a profound evolution, propelled by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and “The Great Flattening,” which is focused on efficiencies by reducing management layers. Drawing from my experience as an engineering manager at Amazon, I maintain a confident outlook on the prospects for software engineers. These developments, while introducing … Read more

Google Keep brings text formatting to the web

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Google Keep has finally expanded the text formatting options to its web app, almost two years after making them available for Android users. The update for Google’s web-based note-taking service is now rolling out to Google Workspace, Workspace Individual, and personal Google account users and provides new options for customizing text and heading styles. It … Read more

How Tokenizer Choices Shape Hidden Risks in Popular Language Models

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Methods 2.1 Tokenizer analysis 2.2 Indicators for detecting under-trained tokens and 2.3 Verification of candidate tokens Results 3.1 Effectiveness of indicators and verification 3.2 Common observations 3.3 Model-specific observations Closed-source models Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References A. Verification details B. A short primer on UTF-8 encoding C. Outputs for … Read more