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Terence Tao’s NSF grants suspended
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Bing made Google dance and then stole some search traffic
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wanted to make Google dance two years ago, with an AI overhaul of Bing that was designed to steal Google’s all-important search market share. Now, there are plenty of signs that Microsoft has successfully taken search share off Google, both in the US and worldwide. Earlier this week Microsoft reported that … Read more
Metaplanet plans to raise additional $3.7B to buy Bitcoin
The Japanese investment firm’s stock offering is part of its treasury strategy to acquire 210,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2027.
Gemini 2.5 Deep Think
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MCP Servers 101: Turn Your AI Agent into a Productive, Permissioned Dev Sidekick
Prerequisites: Node ≥ 18, Git, a modern IDE (Cursor or VS Code), and an API‑key‑enabled AI assistant (Claude Desktop, GitHub Copilot, etc.). Why MCP isn’t just another buzzword When I first heard Anthropic describe MCP as “USB-C for AI,” I was skeptical. Another “universal protocol”? Cool idea, but would it work in the real world? Turns out — it … Read more
Andreessen Horowitz warns of loopholes in draft crypto rules
Andreessen Horowitz urged the US Senate Banking Committee to scrap the “ancillary asset” concept in draft crypto legislation, warning of loopholes.
Bitcoin Slides as Rate-Cut Hopes Fade: Crypto Daybook Americas
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The wind seems to be coming out of the crypto market’s sails. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3% in the past 24 hours, dropping below $115,000, and it’s actually one of the better performing of the largest cryptocurrencies. The CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index, a measure of the broader … Read more
How to Secure a Linux Server
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Gemini 2.5 Deep Think
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Samsung TVs are coming back online after apps stopped working
Samsung smart TVs appear to be functioning normally again after experiencing a global outage yesterday. Users across Reddit and Samsung’s community forum started reporting issues with their TVs at around 5PM ET on Thursday, finding themselves unable to open apps like YouTube, Apple TV, Hulu, and Prime Video. While apps were still visible on the … Read more
Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel
Google released its first publicly available “multi-agent” AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers.
Toward Holistic Evaluation of LLMs: Integrating Human Feedback with Traditional Metrics
Abstract The article advocates for a more comprehensive evaluation method for Large Language Models (LLMs) by combining traditional automated metrics (BLEU, ROUGE, and Perplexity) with structured human feedback. It highlights the limitations of standard evaluation techniques while emphasizing the critical role of human assessments in determining contextual relevance, accuracy, and ethical appropriateness. Through detailed methodologies, … Read more
Ray Dalio sells final Bridgewater stake after predicting debt collapse
While continuing to voice economic warnings in recent years, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio recently increased his recommended allocation to Bitcoin and gold to 15%.
Spot Ether ETFs clock $5.4B monthly inflow record amid 20-day streak
Spot Ether ETFs recorded $5.43 billion in net inflows in July, marking a 369% monthly surge and extending their daily inflow streak to 20 consecutive days.
FDIC Still Trying to ‘Stonewall’ Crypto Debanking Documents, Says Coinbase Legal Chief
“We can’t and won’t stand for it,” said Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal as the crypto exchange filed an opposition brief.
AI Is Learning to Ask ‘Why’ and It Changes Everything
This article explores the conceptual leap from today’s predictive large language models to more advanced forms of artificial cognition. It introduces two emerging classifications: Silicon-Based Resonant Cognition — AI that responds to context, tone, and symbolic input — and Post-Turing Intelligences (PTIs), systems theorized to reason beyond rule-based logic. These next-gen AIs may not simply … Read more
Bitcoin ends record month at $115K with BTC price set for 'vertical' August
Bitcoin completes its highest monthly close in history, while post-halving August traditionally produces double-digit percentage BTC price gains.
The first lunar road trip
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Pride Versioning 0.3.0
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele can now run for election indefinitely
El Salvador approved indefinite reelection for president and extended terms to six years, sparking backlash from critics warning of increasing authoritarianism.
Are Traders Done With Ether? Options Market Now Prices Higher Risk for ETH Than BTC
It’s become more expensive to use derivatives to insure against a decline in ether (ETH) than in bitcoin (BTC), indicating that market sentiment has shifted against the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, data from Deribit shows. The sentiment shift comes after weeks of big money favoring ether over its larger peer. According to data from … Read more
Nintendo’s Switch 2 doubles first-month sales of the original
Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold 5.82 million units according to Nintendo’s Q1 earnings report, more than double the 2.7 million unit sales achieved by the original Switch in its first … Read more
Our Farewell from Google Play
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Replacing tmux in my dev workflow
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