Mastercard to Expand Crypto Team With Two Senior Hires to Drive Blockchain Initiatives

Mastercard is deepening its push into crypto with plans to hire two senior leaders focused on digital assets and blockchain. The payments giant is recruiting for a Vice President, Head of Digital Assets Ecosystem Growth, and a Vice President, Head of Financial Institutions (FI) Growth, both based in the U.S. “Excited to share two open … Read more

What If Your Blog Had a Product Manager? (Hint: It’s You)

Most bloggers focus on publishing content—but the best ones treat their blog like a product. That means thinking strategically: defining your audience, setting goals, building systems, and iterating based on feedback. Whether you’re writing to grow a personal brand, build a business, or simply share ideas, applying product management principles to your blog can help … Read more

CLAIM: A Contextual Language Model for Accurate Imputation of Missing Tabular Data

:::info Authors: (1) Ahatsham Hayat, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (aahatsham2@huskers.unl.edu); (2) Mohammad Rashedul Hasan, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (hasan@unl.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Method 2.1 Problem Formulation and 2.2 Missingness Patterns 2.3 Generating Missing Values 2.4 Description of CLAIM 3 … Read more

ATOM Plunges Below $4 as Selling Pressure Intensifies

Global trade tensions and shifting monetary policies continue to influence cryptocurrency markets, with ATOM showing notable volatility in recent trading. During the 24-hour period from 30 June 15:00 to 1 July 14:00, ATOM-USD traded within a 5.1% range, facing consistent selling pressure despite a late recovery attempt with increasing buy volume. The cryptocurrency briefly dipped … Read more

Faster, More Accurate IoT Security: A Quantitative Analysis of the CUMAD Framework

:::info Authors: (1) Md Mainuddin, Department of Computer Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 (mainuddi@cs.fsu.edu); (2) Zhenhai Duan, Department of Computer Science Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (duan@cs.fsu.edu); (3) Yingfei Dong, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 USA (yingfei@hawaii.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related … Read more

Redefining IoT Threat Detection: The Power of Cumulative Analysis in the CUMAD Framework

:::info Authors: (1) Md Mainuddin, Department of Computer Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 (mainuddi@cs.fsu.edu); (2) Zhenhai Duan, Department of Computer Science Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (duan@cs.fsu.edu); (3) Yingfei Dong, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 USA (yingfei@hawaii.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related … Read more

Solving the IoT’s “Boy Who Cried Wolf” Problem: From Individual Alerts to Cumulative Certainty

:::info Authors: (1) Md Mainuddin, Department of Computer Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 (mainuddi@cs.fsu.edu); (2) Zhenhai Duan, Department of Computer Science Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (duan@cs.fsu.edu); (3) Yingfei Dong, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 USA (yingfei@hawaii.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related … Read more

How CUMAD Accumulates Evidence to Unmask Compromised IoT Devices

:::info Authors: (1) Md Mainuddin, Department of Computer Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 (mainuddi@cs.fsu.edu); (2) Zhenhai Duan, Department of Computer Science Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 (duan@cs.fsu.edu); (3) Yingfei Dong, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 USA (yingfei@hawaii.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related … Read more

Sharp pencils for hard times

Allison Johnson is a reviewer for The Verge who writes about phones and mobile technology. “Occasionally,” she adds, “I yell at your wireless carrier.” I asked her if there were any items that she especially liked using, and after thinking about it, she eventually came up with… a pencil sharpener. Where did you first hear … Read more

Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds

The mainnet of Botanix, a network designed to bring Ethereum-equivalent utility to the Bitcoin ecosystem, has gone live, slashing the time it takes to add new blocks to five seconds from 10 minutes. The network is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), the software that powers the Ethereum blockchain, allowing Ethereum-based applications and smart … Read more