Month: August 2025

How Tongcheng Travel turned SeaTunnel from “an option” into its unified data channel — with Operator, Sqoop migration, Fluss Connector & more.

Every developer has been there. You’re pushing code at 2 AM, eyes half-shut, and without realizing it — that API key you hardcoded “just for testing” is now sitting in your public GitHub repo. And just like that, it’s out there. Leaked secrets are one of the biggest sources of breaches today. From AWS keys … Read more

Ships are a big part of Star Citizen 4.2. Whether you are running cargo across Stanton, exploring moons, or chasing bounty targets, the ship you fly shapes how you play the game. But when it comes to getting one, you have two main options: rent or buy. Both have their uses. Renting is a good … Read more

We live in a digital battlefield. Not one with tanks or troops, but with scrolls, swipes, clicks, and distractions. Everywhere you look, someone’s pitching something. Everyone’s a “brand.” Your feed is a warzone of dopamine, marketing noise, and attention hungry algorithms. In that chaos, how do you stand out? Not with pretty colors or “just … Read more

“Sid, why do people call ChatGPT and Claude ‘black boxes’? Don’t we know how they work since we built them?” That’s exactly what my friend asked me last week over coffee. And honestly? It’s one of those questions that sounds simple but opens up this entire rabbit hole about AI, consciousness, and whether we’re building … Read more

In August 2025, the UK’s Ofcom slapped 4chan with a provisional £20,000 fine plus daily penalties, for allegedly failing to comply with the Online Safety Act. Regulators claim the site ignored statutory information requests and failed to protect users from illegal content. 4chan’s US-based lawyers fired back: “American businesses do not surrender their First Amendment … Read more

Why machine-generated texts sound credible even when they carry no real content. Opening: the problem we face The expansion of large language models has created a paradox. On the surface, their outputs look professional. They display balanced sentences, cautious phrasing, numbered outlines, and institutional tone. These are the cues that in traditional writing signal expertise … Read more

EstateX, the property tokenization platform which allows people to invest in real-estate for as little as $100, has signed a strategic tokenization partnership with global hospitality leader Melia Branded Resorts in Cape Verde to bring a luxury beachfront resort in Cape Verde on-chain as its second U.S. property offering. This follows the overwhelming success of … Read more

There is no human intelligence research lab on earth, at present. There is no lab studying human intelligence, directly, for what it is, how it works and how it can withstand artificial intelligence.   What does it mean to be intelligent — as a function of the brain? This means that if the brain is used … Read more

SwapRocket is a no KYC crypto exchange for privacy-first, account-free swaps. The article explains how its non-custodial, cross-chain routing works; a simple flow (pick pair, enter amount and recipient address, send to the deposit address, receive funds); what influences rates, fees, and speed; and safety tips like URL verification, test swaps, and gas buffers. It … Read more

If you’ve used a crypto wallet connected to networks with smart contract features, you’ve probably seen a button that says “Sign.” It might come up when you send tokens, log into a decentralized app (like an exchange), or try to claim an airdrop. It feels simple, like clicking “Accept” on a website. But in crypto, … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. System Model III. Problem Formulation IV. Proposed Algorithm for Problem P0 V. Numerical Results VI. Conclusion APPENDIX A: PROOF OF LEMMA 1 and References V. NUMERICAL RESULTS In this section, extensive simulations are conducted to validate the effectiveness and the convergence of the proposed algorithm. To illustrate … Read more