Amadeus Transforms Mining Into Intelligence With World’s First Thinking Blockchain
Amadeus Protocol is an open-source blockchain pioneering autonomous intelligence through useful proof of work.
Month: October 2025
Why Altcoins Are Dragging Their Feet as Bitcoin, Ethereum Soar
Experts say altcoins lag as capital favors Bitcoin and Ethereum’s liquidity, with any future rally being highly selective toward utility.
The Dark Side of GPT: How NLP Tools Are Being Used for Phishing, Scams, and Misinformation
Phishing has long been a go-to tactic for cybercriminals looking to steal sensitive information, from login credentials to personal financial data. Traditionally, phishing attempts were relatively easy to spot, often riddled with suspicious grammar or generic phrases like “Dear Sir/Madam” and “Click here to claim your prize!” However, with the advent of advanced language models … Read more
The Ledger That Could Replace Equifax Forever
It won’t be overnight. Equifax won’t disappear with a single blockchain but its obsolescence is coming. Imagine a future where credit histories are global public records (with encryption), where a thrifty small business owner in Nigeria or Bangladesh can get a home loan in New York or Lagos based on blockchain reputation alone. Companies like … Read more
AI Won’t Steal Video Directors’ Jobs (But It Could Make Their Lives Easier)
As a creative collaborator at a Warsaw-based video production company and a Gen AI nerd, I’ve spent the past year toying around with video generation tools—from Sora to Runway and, more recently, Veo-3. As you can guess, my life has been a whirlwind of prompts, pixels, and generative pandemonium. Anyone who’s spent any time online … Read more
XRP Drops to $2.90 Support as Bullish Crypto Bets Rack up $500M Liquidations
XRP fell nearly 4% in Tuesday’s session as institutional selling hit mid-day and forced a breakdown from the $2.99 resistance zone. A volume spike almost seven times the daily average confirmed liquidation flows, with price stabilizing only after touching $2.878 support. Traders now eye whether the $2.85–$2.87 band can hold ahead of Ripple’s banking charter … Read more
TiVo exiting legacy DVR business
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SEC to Formalize Crypto ‘Innovation’ Exemptions: Here’s Why That Matters
The regulator is developing a framework that could let crypto projects experiment under supervision instead of facing enforcement.
I Built a ‘God-Mode’ AI Prompt to Master SEO and AI Search—And I’m Giving It Away
Let’s be honest: keeping up with content optimization is exhausting. For years, we’ve been chasing Google’s algorithm, tweaking keywords, and building backlinks. Just when we thought we had a handle on it, the entire game changed. Now, we’re not just writing for Google; we’re writing for ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and a dozen other AI-powered … Read more
FX Without the Middlemen: Micro-Hedging for SMEs on Gluwa’s Stable Rails
In 2023, a textile exporter in Lagos watched helplessly as the Nigerian naira collapsed against the dollar. She had signed contracts months earlier to deliver fabric to European buyers at fixed naira prices, confident that she could hedge her currency exposure through her bank. But when she approached the bank to lock in exchange rates, … Read more
Building Actual Peer-to-peer Applications: Outside Misconceptions
Before writing this article, I had a couple of conversations with engineers concerning building peer-to-peer applications, what they think about it, their experiences, and approaches. Many times, we don’t get past the “what they think about it” part of the conversation because many of them don’t actually know what it is outside its famous misconceptions. … Read more
Can a Machine Learning Algorithm Predict Your Income Just From Your Demographics?
Ever had a shop assistant walk up and ask, “Can I help you with something?” Humans can guess instinctively. We observe a person’s clothing, body language, confidence, and even how they speak then guide them toward choices that seem to fit their style or needs. All these are features about a person. We analyze them … Read more
Canary’s Litecoin, HBAR ETFs ready for ‘go-time’ after gov shutdown: Analysts
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says Canary Capital’s filings for spot Litecoin and HBAR funds are seemingly finalized, but the government shutdown will delay their launch.
Asia Morning Briefing: Singapore Authorities Say Token2049 Organizer Not Covered by Russia Sanctions After A7A5 Appearance
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. A7A5’s appearance at the recent Token2049 conference wasn’t in contravention of … Read more
We dug through thousands of Prime Day deals to find 60 standouts for $50 or less
The Blink Outdoor 4 is more than 50 percent off thanks to Prime Big Deal Days. Big-ticket tech like Sony’s Bravia 8 4K TV and Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones might be some of the more marquee deals we’re seeing during Prime Big Deal Days, but you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to score something … Read more
Strategy’s $78B Bitcoin nears Amazon’s 2nd-largest corporate treasury
Strategy’s $78 billion stash of Bitcoin is close to the cash positions held by Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the last of which rejected Bitcoin as a treasury asset last year.
The electric screwdriver I use for DIY projects is 40 percent off right now
Hoto’s handy carrying case features a space for every component, plus a place to magnetize the bits. | Image: Hoto If you have small devices that are on the fritz — or in need of a slight modification — Hoto’s Electric Precision Screwdriver ADV is great for DIY projects. Its size and power make it … Read more
‘Hundreds of simulations’ pin Bitcoin at 50% odds of $140K this month
Based on Bitcoin’s price at the start of October, a $140,000 price tag by the end of the month is consistent with its average gains in October over the years.
Crypto’s Retail Era Is Over: Institutions Now Set the Market’s Pace, Experts Say
Executives from Bitwise and Aspen Digital say long-term institutional capital now drives crypto as ETFs and wealth managers bring stability.
Paying AIs to read my books
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Jimmy Fallon wants to turn Wordle into a TV show
Jimmy Fallon is helping make Wordle into a television series, Deadline reports. NBC is piloting the Wordle game show with the help of Fallon’s production company, and the show is currently filming in the UK. Savannah Guthrie will host. Around when Wordle really started to blow up, Jimmy Fallon once spent a whole segment of … Read more
Philips Hue customizable string lights are up to $125 off for October Prime Day
Philips Hue’s Festavia lights are great for Christmas, but you can actually use them year-round as home decor. | Image: Signify It may be October, but the holidays will be here before you know it. Amazon’s fall Prime Day event is here, offering Prime subscribers a great opportunity to save on holiday decorations before the … Read more
Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’
Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don’t hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street NW when I zoomed by the Motion Picture Association’s office building. Except now it had the logo of America 250 over the door. The last … Read more
You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them.
“Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” the late Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda wrote on Instagram.
Google’s latest AI model uses a web browser like you do
Google is previewing a new Gemini AI model designed to navigate and interact with the web via a browser, letting AI agents do things inside interfaces designed for use by people and not robots. The model, called Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, uses “visual understanding and reasoning capabilities” to analyze a user’s request and carry out … Read more