Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Prior conceptualisations of intelligent assistance for programmers 3. A brief overview of large language models for code generation 4. Commercial programming tools that use large language models 5. Reliability, safety, and security implications of code-generating AI models 6. Usability and design studies of AI-assisted programming 7. Experience … Read more
Crypto tokens have failed retail investors through insider concentration and poor design. Regulation and tokenized real-world assets offer hope for revival.
While President Donald Trump’s tariff war aims to spark a manufacturing boom at home, corporate America’s spending focus remains firmly on “bits” rather than “bricks and mortar.” This contrast is evident in the spending patterns of the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) stocks – a group comprising large-cap tech companies, including Alphabet (parent company of Google), … Read more
OpenAI developed the first AI reasoning model less than a year ago, but the technology has shifted Silicon Valley’s focus to agents.
On Monday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a complaint against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. The filing, sent to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the DC Court of Appeals, alleges that Carr had repeatedly broken basic principles of conduct as a licensed attorney, including by leveraging his power to control media … Read more
The ether (ETH) market is at a critical juncture as a whale snapped up ether (ETH) worth millions, positioning itself bullishly against the cryptocurrency’s first weekly loss in over a month. Programmable blockchain Ethereum’s native token, ether, has dropped nearly 10% this week, hitting lows under $3,400 at one point, CoinDesk data show. The decline … Read more
Nintendo has just raised the price of the original Switch in the US. The console, which has cost $299.99 since its release in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store. The price hike will make other first-gen Switch models more expensive, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and … Read more
Bitcoin exchange inflows have been increasing for over a month, and the latest BTC price drawdown has made nervous sellers double down.
TradFi giants made 345 blockchain investments between 2020–2024, with G-SIBs leading 100+ deals across tokenization, custody and payments.
Bitcoin has soared to well over $100,000—we explore the latest academic research explaining what gives Bitcoin its value.
“Modeling as a profession is already challenging enough without having to compete with now new digital standards of perfection that can be achieved with AI,” Sarah Murray told TechCrunch.
Traditional banks have invested more than $100 billion in blockchain since 2020, according to a recent Ripple-backed report claiming digital assets are going mainstream. That figure comes from “Banking on Digital Assets,” a joint study by Ripple, CB Insights and the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UK CBT), which analyzed more than 10,000 blockchain deals … Read more
As AI systems scale across sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and finance, Europe faces a critical challenge: how to orchestrate AI securely across privacy, regulatory, and organizational boundaries. This case study explores a pioneering Huberta project that embraces zero-trust architecture, metadata-first orchestration, and mathematical compliance via PDEs. At the heart of this initiative lies a breakthrough: … Read more
One of the key benefits of open-source software is that anyone can read the source code and inspect what it does. And yet most software, even open-source software, is downloaded in the form of compiled binaries, which are much more difficult to inspect. If an attacker wanted to run a supply chain attack on an … Read more
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’ve kept my phone case on all week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I am finally smashing my way through Donkey Kong … Read more
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The disappearing Satoshi statue, symbolizing Bitcoin’s anonymity, was stolen in Lugano. Organizers are offering 0.1 BTC to anyone who helps retrieve it.
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Lugano residents woke up today to find that the famous Satoshi Nakamoto statue, an ingenious sight-line illusion envisioned by Italian artist Valentina Picozzi, was gone. The layers of disappearing stripes were only empty ground where the illusion of Satoshi, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, fading into code stood since late 2024. It was unveiled on … Read more
SharpLink spent $108.57 million in USDC over 48 hours to acquire 30,755 ETH, raising its total Ether holdings to 480,031 ETH worth $1.65 billion.