Month: June 2025
Challenges in Web-Scale Information Retrieval: From Keywords to Embeddings
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Related work 2.1 Web Scale Information Retrieval 2.2 Existing Datasets 3 MS Marco Web Search Dataset and 3.1 Document Preparation 3.2 Query Selection and Labeling 3.3 Dataset Analysis 3.4 New Challenges Raised by MS MARCO Web Search 4 Benchmark Results and 4.1 Environment Setup 4.2 … Read more
Across Protocol DAO under fire over $23M fund misuse claims
Across Protocol founders are accused of manipulating DAO governance to funnel $23 million in tokens to their affiliated for-profit company, Risk Labs.
Russian Mother and Self-Styled ‘Crypto Expert’ Jailed Over $23M Bitcoin Scam
A Moscow court sentenced “Bitmama” to seven years in jail over a crypto scheme saw millions moved daily through informal deals.
German data protection official wants Apple, Google to remove DeepSeek from the country’s app stores
Germany has told Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI app DeepSeek from their app stores, saying the company transfers users’ data to China illegally.
MS MARCO Web Search: Powering Next-Gen Information Access & Neural Indexers
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Related work 2.1 Web Scale Information Retrieval 2.2 Existing Datasets 3 MS Marco Web Search Dataset and 3.1 Document Preparation 3.2 Query Selection and Labeling 3.3 Dataset Analysis 3.4 New Challenges Raised by MS MARCO Web Search 4 Benchmark Results and 4.1 Environment Setup 4.2 … Read more
Graphic artists in China push back on AI and its averaging effect
Sendi Jia, a designer running her own studio between Beijing, China, and London, England, says she mainly uses AI generators like DALL-E to make fake photos for background panels or websites when her clients don’t have access to real ones. That’s helped clients with limited budgets, but it’s also exposed just how much of the … Read more
Crypto’s Worst Six Months Yet? North Korea Hacks Lead to $2.1B in Thefts
Crypto investors lost over $2.1 billion to hacks and exploits in the first half of 2025, marking the worst six-month period on record for crypto security and an indication of some nation-states intensifying their cyber campaigns in the crypto space. The 75 recorded incidents crossed the previous H1 high from 2022 by roughly 10% and … Read more
Small crypto trading prodigy nets $1.5M using unorthodox strategy
A crypto trader turned $6,800 into $1.5 million with a one-sided quoting strategy, dominating over 3% of maker volume on a major exchange in just two weeks.
Does Form Shape Function?
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Bitcoin Miner Revenue Drops to 2-Month Low, but Selling Pressure Remains Absent: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin BTC miner revenues have slid to their lowest levels in two months, but there’s still no sign of forced selling, even as profitability falls. Daily mining revenue dropped to $34 million on June 22, the weakest since April and among the lowest levels over the past year, CryptoQuant said in a weekly report shared … Read more
OpenAI hires team behind AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds
Crossing Minds, a startup that provides AI recommendation systems to e-commerce firms, said its team is leaving the company to join OpenAI.
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Calm Masks Tension Over Fed, Geopolitics
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) One of the biggest bitcoin BTC options expiries of the year has come and gone, and the largest cryptocurrency has declined just 0.6% in the past 24 hours to a little under $107,000. In bitcoin terms, that’s pretty much rock steady. For a look at how … Read more
My Lights Run on Bash
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Bitcoin Treasury Corporation to relist on Toronto exchange, buys 292 BTC
Bitcoin Treasury Corporation completed a $92 million raise and bought 292.8 BTC ahead of its trading resumption on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Bitcoin Faces Weakest Monthly Growth Since July as Whales Counteract ETF Inflows
Bitcoin BTC is on track to record its weakest monthly performance in a year amid a puzzling mix of consistent spot ETF inflows and signs of on-chain selling by whales and small wallets. As of writing, BTC changed hands at around $107,000, up just 2% for the month, according to CoinDesk data. That’s the smallest … Read more
Meta in talks to acquire voice cloning startup Play AI
Meta is in talks to acquire a voice cloning startup called Play AI, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.
Alessio Vinassa on Building Ethical Blockchain Businesses: Technology with a Conscience
Why values-led innovation is shaping the next phase of blockchain development As blockchain matures from buzzword to infrastructure, the conversation is evolving beyond speculation and speed. At the heart of this shift is a growing recognition that innovation without ethics is incomplete. Enter a new breed of founders—entrepreneurs who are building blockchain businesses not just … Read more
3 signs that XRP price will soon break out after 4-month consolidation
XRP price fundamental and technical indicators are giving bulls hope that the current consolidation sets the stage for a move toward $5.
Bitcoin long-term holders stack 800K BTC per month in record hodl run
Bitcoin long-term holder supply has increased at a record rate over the past month, data from CryptoQuant reveals.
Bit Digital plunges 15% after $150M public offering, Ethereum pivot
Bit Digital’s stock plummeted after announcing a $150 million share sale and a transition from Bitcoin mining to Ethereum staking.
Jeff Mahony: The Maverick Investor’s Guide to Real-World Success
In the dynamic and often chaotic world of startups, a pervasive narrative born in Silicon Valley dictates that disruption, aggressive market education, and pursuing “unicorn” status are the only paths to success. However, in a recent candid conversation, Jeff Mahony, a seasoned investor with a distinctly contrarian philosophy, which includes layer-1 blockchain RYT, NEFT Vodka … Read more
SUI Rebounds From Key Support as Nasdaq-Listed Lion Group Eyes Treasury Purchase
Sui (SUI) SUI is trading at $2.6481, down 2.03% in the past 24 hours, after rebounding from the $2.58–$2.60 support range during the June 26–27 session, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The bounce followed a steep intraday decline from $2.70 to $2.58 but was supported by renewed volume and improved sentiment tied to … Read more
Genius Group eyes massive Bitcoin buys from billion-dollar lawsuits
If successful, Genius Group’s $1 billion lawsuits could net shareholders $7 per share while boosting the company’s Bitcoin holdings by 5,000 BTC.
You Don’t Own the Word “Freedom”
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