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Austin, USA / Texas, May 7th, 2025/CyberNewsWire/–SpyCloud, the leading identity threat protection company, today released an analysis of nearly 6 million phished data records recaptured from the criminal underground over the last six months. Phishing attacks have been growing in scale and sophistication, and SpyCloud’s research reveals that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting high-value identity data … Read more

Dubai, UAE, May 7th, 2025/Chainwire/In the aftermath of the largest hack in crypto history, Bybit has emerged as a case study in market resilience, transparency, and user trust. A new independent report by Kaiko, a leading provider of institutional-grade crypto market data, reveals that Bybit’s liquidity rebounded to pre-incident levels within just 30 days—a feat … Read more

Oh boy, Cloudways. Let’s talk about the absolutely snail-paced performance of their uncached pages. I don’t care how many marketing dollars they throw into saying they’re “optimized,” or how many cloud platforms they let you pick from—if your uncached pages are slower than a dial-up connection in 1998, what’s the point? Let’s get into it. … Read more

Google, OpenAI, Perplexity, they all want one thing — to control the very portal through which you access the digital world. It’s war. When I think of the general population, even some tech-loving folks like me, web browsers and operating systems aren’t exactly the most exciting things around. Chrome, FireFox, Brave, Android, iOS — talking … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Filipo Sharevski, DePaul University; (2) Benjamin Kessell, DePaul University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2 Internet Activism and Social Media 2.1 Hashtag Activism 2.2 Hacktivism 3 Internet Activism and Misinformation 3.1 Grassroots Misinformation Operations 3.2 Mainstream Misinformation Operations 4 Hacktivism and Misinformation 4.1 Research Questions and 4.2 Sample 4.3 Methods … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Filipo Sharevski, DePaul University; (2) Benjamin Kessell, DePaul University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2 Internet Activism and Social Media 2.1 Hashtag Activism 2.2 Hacktivism 3 Internet Activism and Misinformation 3.1 Grassroots Misinformation Operations 3.2 Mainstream Misinformation Operations 4 Hacktivism and Misinformation 4.1 Research Questions and 4.2 Sample 4.3 Methods … Read more

The crypto Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) landscape has changed completely in the last year or so after the approval of the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulatory tide has turned completely in favour of the digital currency sector. The new Trump administration especially favours the … Read more

Change is inevitable! So the ancients say and so we’ve seen in the continuous evolution of technology to solve ever-multiplying human problems. The information age is upon us, transforming every aspect of our daily lives. The internet has become a global tool for everyday life, with billions of people around the world surfing the web … Read more

For modern, data-driven organizations, managing data effectively is an ongoing challenge. On one hand, data needs to be able to flow through the organization for both immediate operational uses and longer-term analytic goals. Yet on the other hand, these sprawling digital infrastructures are much harder to secure. As a result, the impact of cybercrime is … Read more

How long until online misinformation and disinformation are considered cybercrimes? perspective The World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes a blog post calling for the creation of a global authority on cybercrime that would have extradition and enforcement powers over uncooperative nations. Last week, the WEF published a blogpost entitled, “4 steps towards creating an international agency against cybercrime,” … Read more

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 7, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Sinking of Lusitania in 1915, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Calling Current LLM Wrappers “Agents” is Like Calling Excel Macros a Programming Language … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Filipo Sharevski, DePaul University; (2) Benjamin Kessell, DePaul University. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2 Internet Activism and Social Media 2.1 Hashtag Activism 2.2 Hacktivism 3 Internet Activism and Misinformation 3.1 Grassroots Misinformation Operations 3.2 Mainstream Misinformation Operations 4 Hacktivism and Misinformation 4.1 Research Questions and 4.2 Sample 4.3 Methods … Read more

Privacy feels like an endangered species in the digital age. Each time we read about new data breaches or governments tightening their grip on crypto, we’re left wondering: can true privacy still exist? That’s what drew us to Monero. It’s more than just another cryptocurrency—it’s built to shield transactions from surveillance. While Bitcoin transactions are … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

A blockchain API is a service interface that lets developers interact with blockchain networks (e.g. Ethereum) without running their own full nodes. Instead of syncing and maintaining heavy node infrastructure, you simply make HTTPS or WebSocket calls to the provider’s API endpoints. This abstraction greatly simplifies dApp development. APIs handle the underlying RPC calls to … Read more

Table of Links Abstract/Zusammenfassung Publications Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 Overview of thesis contributions 1.2 Thesis outline CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND 2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts 2.2 Transaction prioritization norms 2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency 2.4 Decentralized governance 2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS Transaction Prioritization Norms 3.1 … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Muhammad Zia Hydari, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh and Corresponding author; (2) Idris Adjerid, Pamplin College of Business; (3) AAaron D. Striegel, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2. Background and 2.1. Leaderboards 3. Effect of Leaderboards … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Hyosun park, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Yongsik Jo, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (3) Seokun Kang, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (4) Taehwan Kim, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (5) M. James Jee, Department … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Hyosun park, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; (2) Yongsik Jo, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (3) Seokun Kang, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (4) Taehwan Kim, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; (5) M. James Jee, Department … Read more

Ever feel like you made a different choice in another life? What if that other life is playing out right now, in a universe running parallel to our own? The concept of parallel universes, or the “multiverse,” sounds like pure science fiction, ripped from the pages of comics or the latest blockbuster movie. But what … Read more

In this article, I intend to try to distill down the essence of diffusion models to give you the basic, core intuition behind them, with code to train a basic diffusion model implemented in PyTorch at the end. Definition: :crystal_ball: Diffusion model is a type of generative model in Machine Learning, used to generate high-quality … Read more

Bold visions are common; but transforming those visions into tangible outcomes is where true leadership is tested. For Dima Rukin, CEO of LaFinteca, the challenge is clear: building a company that not only imagines a world of inclusive financial ecosystems without borders, but one that delivers it through daily execution. According to Rukin, moving from … Read more

Introduction In TypeScript, you can define custom shapes using type aliases or interface. But when it comes to choosing between them, many developers ask: “TypeScript Type vs Interface?” The answer is increasingly clear: use type. While both share similarities, type offers more flexibility, supports complex patterns, and aligns better with modern TypeScript and frameworks. In … Read more

I spent 2019 – 2022 thinking a lot about consumer health insurance while building a consumer health insurance business, getting acqui-hired, and serving as Senior Vice President of Consumer Business at Reliance Health. This essay illustrates how the biggest industries in healthcare make money and how new upstarts can make entrepreneurial profits. But first, let’s … Read more

How you may or may not know: I’m helping students and young professionals with CV building. I have been doing it for 4 months now, and during this time, I have helped 25+ students to take their CV to the next level! During that time, I had an opportunity to see the most common mistakes … Read more

Learn how to build pagination in Flutter with Generics. Chapters: Learn Data Structures the fun way: Anagram Game Scarne’s Dice: A fun way to learn Flutter and Bloc Pagination in Flutter with Generics and Bloc: Write Once and use Anywhere More to come … In the previous workshops, we worked on Lists, HashMaps, and HashSets … Read more