Trump Dump: Could the Trade War Nuke Dogecoin and Meme Coin Mania?
The crypto trenches were lined with disappointment as Trump’s tariffs nuked the charts. Can Dogecoin and other meme coins withstand a full-blown trade war?
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Naver-backed Cinamon wants to make 3D video animation easier using AI
It’s never been easier to create and publish art than it is now, and if you believe the companies building tech around AI, the production process is going to get even more efficient. That’s especially the case with video production, with companies of all sizes using large language models to build tools that let you … Read more
Shein and Temu depend on a 100-year-old tariff loophole that Trump wants to close
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff threats have been touch and go. As it stands currently, the 25 percent tax on goods from Mexico and Canada is on ice for a month, but a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods is set to take effect on Tuesday, via an executive order of questionable legality. Nestled within … Read more
Trump to Create US Sovereign Wealth Fund—Could It Lead to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?
Other similar government-owned funds have invested in Bitcoin and crypto-related projects. So will this one do it too?
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US senator hints Trump’s latest EO could mean the US buying Bitcoin
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis suggested Donald Trump’s executive order creating a US sovereign wealth fund was a “big deal” for Bitcoin.
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U.S. financial markets have long been burdened with a patchwork of outdated, overly complex, paternalistic rules. Meanwhile, the government’s failure to establish a regulatory regime for digital assets, coupled with its aggressive persecution of the industry, has stifled innovation. Unsurprisingly, the rest of the world surged ahead, leaving the U.S. behind. Now, under President Trump’s … Read more
The AI Arms Race in Cybersecurity: Trust Nothing, Verify Everything
The battle between cybercriminals and cybersecurity professionals is increasing daily. A cybersecurity report states that cybercrime could cost as much as $10.5 trillion yearly by 2025. Artificial intelligence has become the weapon in this arms race. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity, I have … Read more
No, DeepSeek isn’t uncensored if you run it locally
DeepSeek’s model is censored at both the application and training layers, a Wired investigation shows. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to make artificial general intelligence (AGI) — which is roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can — openly available one day. But in a new policy document, Meta suggests that there are certain scenarios in which it may not release a highly capable AI … Read more
Are Audiobooks A Waste of Time and Money?
While I love “normal books,” audiobooks are a tool in the Lifehacker’s war chest for high-leverage learning and do offer some special benefits. Notably, audiobooks help improve listening comprehension. By listening to audiobooks, one can improve their comprehension by hearing the language. Audio learning helps stimulate the imagination, increase reading fluency, and provide a model … Read more
‘Full-Throated Demand’ for Crypto ETFs Yet to Emerge on Wall Street
“Do we have the kind of market penetration that you would expect in a $3 trillion asset,” one expert asked on a panel. “The answer is decidedly no.”
How to Build a Tiny Language Model (TLM) in Ruby: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this article, we will walk through how to create a very simple language model using Ruby. While true Large Language Models (LLMs) require enormous amounts of data and computational resources, we can create a toy model that demonstrates many of the core concepts behind language modeling. In our example, we will build a basic … Read more
Apple’s attempt to intervene in the Google Search antitrust trial is denied
US District Court Judge Amit Mehta denied Apple’s emergency request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial that could dismantle their lucrative search that’s reportedly worth as much as $18 billion a year. The order came in late Sunday, with Judge Mehta saying Apple hasn’t demonstrated satisfactory reasons for its emergency motion to stay that … Read more
Hulu might be rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It looks like Buffy the Vampire Slayer is coming back from the dead (again) as part of a new Hulu series. Deadline reports that Hulu is close to finalizing a pilot order for a Buffy the Vampire Slayer follow-up set to be directed by Chloé Zhao and written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face). … Read more
Post-Quantum Cryptography: Securing the Future of Encryption
As technology gets better and better, quantum computing threats are becoming a big problem. They can break our current ways of keeping data safe. This makes us need new, strong ways to protect our information from these threats. Quantum computers can crack the codes we use now. This means our data could be at risk. We must … Read more
How and Why I Built AI Shazam for Art to Preserve African Art
“Oh, so it’s like Shazam, but for art?” a friend asked after I spent the past two minutes explaining my latest project. It was a platform that could help art enthusiasts identify which artist made a painting and she had just explained it in 5 words; ‘Like Shazam, but for art’. This article is about … Read more
Benchmarking ChatGPT, Qwen, and DeepSeek on Real-World AI Tasks
Which AI Model Outperforms in Coding, Mechanics, and Algorithmic Precision— Which Model Delivers Real-World Precision? The wealthy tech giants in the U.S. once dominated the AI market but DeepSeek’s release caused waves in the industry, sparking massive hype. However, as if that wasn’t enough, Qwen 2.5 emerged — surpassing DeepSeek in multiple areas. Like other reasoning models … Read more
Optimizing Oracle Database Queries Using Execution Plans: A Step-by-Step Guide
Optimizing Oracle Database Queries Using Execution Plans: A Step-by-Step Guide Abstract: Execution plans are indispensable tools for diagnosing and improving SQL query performance in Oracle databases. This guide provides a comprehensive workflow to generate, interpret, and optimize execution plans, with practical examples, actionable insights, and advanced tuning strategies for large-scale datasets. Table of Contents Introduction … Read more
Don’t Worry, AI Won’t Eat You—It Doesn’t Even Like Protein: SoftBank CEO
The CEOs of OpenAI and SoftBank shared an optimistic vision of AI’s future, though they disagreed on whether robots would need therapy.
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TypeScript 5.8 Beta Is Here, WebAssembly Tips, and New Developer Tools – This Week in JS
Hello JavaScript Enthusiasts! Welcome to another edition of “This Week in JavaScript!“ Today, we’re talking about TypeScript 5.8 Beta’s precision updates, Phaser’s visual boost, WebAssembly magic, and some handy tools to make your life faster and smoother. Let’s get right into it! TypeScript 5.8 Beta: Precision Just Got Better The latest TypeScript 5.8 Beta has … Read more
Hyperliquid flips Ethereum in 7-day revenues
The new layer-1 network, which is focused on derivatives trading, continues to gain traction, while Ethereum faces a sharp revenue decline.
DeepSeek vs ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Qwen vs Claude vs DeepMind: More AI Agents and New AI Tools
Hello AI Enthusiasts! Welcome to the fourth edition of “This Week in AI Engineering”! n n Ever since the DeepSeek boom, all the leading AI companies have been updating their models and releasing their own AI agents left, right, and center. n n We’ll be getting into all these updates along with some must-know tools … Read more