Month: July 2025
Meet the cement transport ship that makes cement ingredients while sailing
London-based Seabound has developed a carbon capture system that transforms CO2 from a ship’s engine into limestone, which Heidelberg Materials will use to make cement.
EU sanctions crypto entities for election interference, disinformation
The EU has sanctioned multiple entities for using cryptocurrencies to evade restrictions, channel funds, and propagate pro‑Russian disinformation and election interference.
Bitcoin 'not at peak yet': Watch these BTC price levels next
Bitcoin price has more room to run, with big overhead resistance between $124,000-$126,000 in place and several key support levels below.
DeFi in Q2 Review: The New Gold Rush Is… Stablecoins?
Everyone’s rushing into stablecoins, but the numbers look… the same. In Q2, it felt like you couldn’t go a day without a major stablecoin announcement. JPMorgan launched its USD Deposit Token on Base. Coinbase debuted its stablecoin payment stack following the Shopify partnership. Anchorage Digital acquired USDM issuer Mountain Protocol. Ubyx raised $10 million for … Read more
Stranger Things 5’s first trailer promises an epic showdown
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a real look at the end of Stranger Things. Netflix just released the first teaser trailer for the show’s fifth season, which will also be its last when it starts streaming later this year. As was alluded to in the finale of season 4, the … Read more
OnePlus’ 2-in-1 USB cable charges your phone and smartwatch at the same time
OnePlus’ new USB-C charging cable can deliver power to two devices simultaneously. | Image: OnePlus OnePlus announced a new USB-C charging cable that does more than just pass power and data from one device to another. The OnePlus 2-in-1 Supervooc Cable features an inline pogo pin connector that can be used to charge the company’s … Read more
Waterfall Network: Exploring a New Path to Blockchain Scalability Through a DAG-Based Architecture
A dual-network design and fractal sharding give the Waterfall Network interesting scalability properties.
Too Scared to Ask? How We Solved the #1 Problem with Large University Lectures
Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 Course Structure and Conditions 2.1 Conditions 2.2 Syllabus 3 Lectures 4 Practical Part 4.1 Engagement Mechanisms 4.2 Technical Setup and Automated Assessment 4.3 Selected Exercises and Tools 5 Check Your Proof by Example 6 Exams 7 Related Work 8 Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References 3 Lectures We used a mix … Read more
How 24 Special Queries Optimized a Neural Network’s Recall Rate
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Method 3.1 Overview of Our Method 3.2 Coarse Text-cell Retrieval 3.3 Fine Position Estimation 3.4 Training Objectives Experiments 4.1 Dataset Description and 4.2 Implementation Details 4.3 Evaluation Criteria and 4.4 Results Performance Analysis 5.1 Ablation Study 5.2 Qualitative Analysis 5.3 Text Embedding Analysis Conclusion and References … Read more
Franklin Templeton-backed Bitlayer rolls out Bitcoin bridge on mainnet
Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit.
For Nintendo, freedom means more than an open world
Donkey Kong Bananza. In past Donkey Kong games, like Tropical Freeze or DKC Returns, I would often find myself stuck against a particularly challenging platforming sequence. And there wasn’t much I could do. If I wanted to progress, I had to nail those jumps or avoid those spikes to move on. Donkey Kong Bananza, on … Read more
How a Russian national allegedly laundered $530M in crypto via Tether
Iurii Gugnin allegedly used fake documents to bypass sanctions and launder $530 million for Russian clients. In the process, he deceived US banks.
Bank of England Governor Doubts the UK Needs a ‘Britcoin’ CBDC
BoE Governor Bailey casts doubt on digital pound necessity, warns against stablecoins undermining fiat currencies.
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WLF investor Aqua1 offers few answers to alleged Web3Port ties
World Liberty Financial investor Aqua1’s response to journalist Jacob Silverman skirts the central issue: is the firm truly unrelated to Web3Port?
Razer’s $350 eGPU chassis only comes with a Thunderbolt 5 cable
Razer is launching a new $350 external graphics enclosure that can boost the visual performance of gaming laptops or handhelds, provided you make a few other investments. The Razer Core X V2 is the first of Razer’s Core X eGPU chassis lineup to support the faster Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard, providing a single cable that … Read more
Cathie Wood’s ARK dumps its Bitcoin ETF after split-adjusted ATH
ARK’s latest Bitcoin ETF sale came shortly after ARKB hit a new all-time high above $39 in early July, equivalent to nearly $118 on a pre-split basis.
How Do You Teach I/O Before Monads? Inside a Radical Syllabus for a 1000-Student FP Course
Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 Course Structure and Conditions 2.1 Conditions 2.2 Syllabus 3 Lectures 4 Practical Part 4.1 Engagement Mechanisms 4.2 Technical Setup and Automated Assessment 4.3 Selected Exercises and Tools 5 Check Your Proof by Example 6 Exams 7 Related Work 8 Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References 2 Course Structure and Conditions 2.1 … Read more
Ethereum open interest hits all-time high as trader predicts $30K price top
ETH continues to show strength after breaking $3,000 and Ethereum bulls have highs hopes of five-digit prices between $15,000 and $30,000 as the top for this cycle.
BTCS Joins Russell Microcap Index as Ether Treasury Firms Continue to Post Big Gains
Nasdaq-listed Blockchain Technology Consensus Solutions (BTCS) is joining the Russell Microcap Index, giving the Ethereum-focused firm greater exposure among investors who track the benchmark for smaller U.S. companies. The Maryland-based firm announced earlier this month a $100 million funding plan to acquire more ETH for its balance sheet. The firm says it runs blockchain operations … Read more
UK retail giant Co-op confirms hackers stole all 6.5 million customer records
The hackers stole the company’s member list, which included customer names, addresses, and contact information.
Meta reportedly scores two more high-profile OpenAI researchers
OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will reportedly join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab. Another team member, Hyung Won Chung, might also join Meta, as the company works to catch up to rivals in the AGI race.
California Forms Tech Task Force With Ripple, Coinbase Participation
The state’s new initiative draws in crypto firms to help overhaul its operations and explore blockchain’s role in public-sector innovation.
Arbitrum’s ARB Surges After Appearing Among Supported Chains for PayPal’s $850M PYUSD Stablecoin
Ethereum scaling network Arbitrum’s token ARB is gaining on Wednesday as speculation swirled that the network could be next where PayPal’s U.S. dollar stablecoin PYUSD will be deployed. The network was recently added to PayPal’s cryptocurrency terms and conditions webpage as a supported chain for PYUSD, alongside Ethereum and Solana SOL where the token is … Read more
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink (LINK) gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3701.0, up 2.7% (+97.31) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: LINK (+4.5%) and HBAR (+4.4%). Laggards: ICP (-0.4%) and SUI (+0.6%). … Read more
XRP Prints Bullish Reversal, Volume Confirms Recovery Toward $3
What to know: XRP rose 1.79% from $2.89 to $2.95 between July 15 13:00 and July 16 12:00, after dropping as low as $2.84 early in the session. Trading volume spiked to 134.08 million during the initial decline, with strong buy-side absorption near $2.84–$2.85. In the final hour, price rebounded from $2.94 to $2.95 on … Read more
Bitcoin BIP proposes quantum-resistant upgrade by 2030
New BIP proposes phasing out legacy Bitcoin signature schemes to prevent catastrophic losses if quantum computers break existing cryptography.
In Sparse Clouds and Ambiguous Texts, This AI Model Still Finds Its Way
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Related Work Method 3.1 Overview of Our Method 3.2 Coarse Text-cell Retrieval 3.3 Fine Position Estimation 3.4 Training Objectives Experiments 4.1 Dataset Description and 4.2 Implementation Details 4.3 Evaluation Criteria and 4.4 Results Performance Analysis 5.1 Ablation Study 5.2 Qualitative Analysis 5.3 Text Embedding Analysis Conclusion and References … Read more
From Campus to Cloud: Our Journey Teaching Functional Programming to Thousands During a Pandemic
:::info Authors: (1) Kevin Kappelmann, Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Germany (kevin.kappelmann@tum.de); (2) Jonas Radle, Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Germany (raedle@in.tum.de); (3) Lukas Stevens, Department of Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Germany (stevensl@in.tum.de). ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 Course Structure and Conditions 2.1 Conditions 2.2 Syllabus 3 Lectures … Read more