The Role of AI in Predicting and Preventing Cybersecurity Breaches in Cloud Environments Introduction The rapid adoption of cloud computing has revolutionized business processes, offering benefits in the form of scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. But the shift has, in turn, introduced new security challenges, with cloud systems being ideal targets for cyberattacks. Examples of cybersecurity … Read more
Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hello, world! I’m Soo (rhymes with “zoo”), an editor here at The Markup and one of the new hires seen in recent newsletters. This week, visual … Read more
Why I Built a Game Where 12 Strangers Decide Your Fate in 3 Minutes What if the internet were built for empathy, not algorithms? For 16 years, I thought about a simple question: What if you could summon a 12-person jury 24/7 from your phone to help you make a decision? Not a chatbot. Not … Read more
Another day, another innocent user booted off Facebook — while the spam beggar who started the mess is still kicking around like nothing happened. And what was the victim’s crime? Calling out a spammer. That’s it. Let me walk you through the absolute joke that is Facebook’s moderation system — because what just happened to … Read more
Zug, Switzerland, April 23rd, 2025/Chainwire/–Keycard, a hardware wallet company backed by the Status team, is proud to announce the pre-sale launch of Shell, a revolutionary, fully open-source hardware wallet. Designed with modularity, transparency, and uncompromising security at its core, Shell enables users to seamlessly manage multiple wallets through interchangeable smart cards—called Keycards—for enhanced convenience and … Read more
Billions of people around the world are connected to the internet, but at the same time, there are billions who are still unconnected, especially those who live in rural and remote regions. To fill this gap, SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and China’s GuoWang are all competing to provide high-speed internet via satellite constellations in … Read more
As cryptocurrency adoption surges, so too does the scale and sophistication of financial scams. In 2024, a staggering number of users found themselves targeted by phishing schemes, social engineering attacks, and fake investment platforms. Yet amid this rise in fraud, one exchange is pushing back with unprecedented intensity. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by … Read more
Belize, Belize, April 23rd, 2025/Chainwire/–As TOKEN2049 Dubai approaches, BC.GAME is preparing to present “Untamed Arena,” a side event scheduled for April 29 at Bla Bla Dubai. The gathering is expected to attract over 3,000 attendees and will feature an evening of music, community engagement, and appearances by high-profile figures from both the entertainment and crypto … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 23rd, 2025/Chainwire/–Synthetic dollar protocol Falcon Finance has announced that its $sUSDf stablecoin has been integrated into Pendle’s DeFi yield platform. Its addition gives Pendle users a new source of stable yield while allowing Falcon users to do more with their digital assets. $sUSDf serves as Falcon’s yield-generating stablecoin and is … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 23, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From What If the Only Thing Holding You Back Is an Invisible Rule You Never Questioned? to Falling in Love … Read more
For the chance to win from $5000, the Web3 Development Writing Contest, calls on submissions from developers, blockchain advocates, and writers who can explore key aspects of Web3 development—like how blockchain nodes work, the best ways to scale dApps, multi-chain interoperability, and more. :::info Note: This template is a guide, not a constraint—answer the title question however … Read more
Background Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with the RISC-V instruction set architecture. This proposal has sparked widespread discussion within the Ethereum community and highlighted the potential of RISC-V in the blockchain space. In parallel, Lumoz RaaS (Rollup as a Service) has announced support for a RISC-V–based zkEVM … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 COCOGEN: Representing Commonsense structures with code and 2.1 Converting (T,G) into Python code 2.2 Few-shot prompting for generating G 3 Evaluation and 3.1 Experimental setup 3.2 Script generation: PROSCRIPT 3.3 Entity state tracking: PROPARA 3.4 Argument graph generation: EXPLAGRAPHS 4 Analysis 5 Related work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, … Read more
The release of GPT-4o’s image generation feature has sparked a provocative question: What happens to NFTs when AI can replicate any artistic style on demand? Upload an NFT image, type a prompt like “Studio Ghibli-inspired” or “cyberpunk transformation,” and the tool instantly reimagines it. Want to turn your crypto wallet’s avatar into an Azuki-style character? … Read more
What happens when the foundational architecture of Ethereum’s virtual machine gets reconsidered? Recently, Vitalik Buterin suggested moving Ethereum’s execution environment toward RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture. But what would this mean for the broader blockchain ecosystem, and why has Cartesi, a blockchain infrastructure project, been advocating for this shift since 2018? Cartesi co-founders … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 COCOGEN: Representing Commonsense structures with code and 2.1 Converting (T,G) into Python code 2.2 Few-shot prompting for generating G 3 Evaluation and 3.1 Experimental setup 3.2 Script generation: PROSCRIPT 3.3 Entity state tracking: PROPARA 3.4 Argument graph generation: EXPLAGRAPHS 4 Analysis 5 Related work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 COCOGEN: Representing Commonsense structures with code and 2.1 Converting (T,G) into Python code 2.2 Few-shot prompting for generating G 3 Evaluation and 3.1 Experimental setup 3.2 Script generation: PROSCRIPT 3.3 Entity state tracking: PROPARA 3.4 Argument graph generation: EXPLAGRAPHS 4 Analysis 5 Related work 6 Conclusion, Acknowledgments, … Read more
In our previous tutorial, we taught our application to work with references and palettes. Now, it’s time to add more options for fine-tuning color and visual effects. We will introduce a few new tools that allow for more flexible image manipulation. Additionally, we will explore a new color model, HSV, which works with colors differently … Read more
How Can AI Stay Private? Lattica’s $3.25M Funding Pushes Fully Homomorphic Encryption into the Spotlight Can AI process sensitive data without ever exposing it? This is the question Tel Aviv-based startup Lattica is attempting to answer as it steps out of stealth mode with $3.25 million in pre-seed funding. The company’s mission: solve one of … Read more
In any database environment, there are scenarios, such as performing maintenance, applying schema changes, or conducting emergency troubleshooting, where it’s necessary to restrict access to a single user. This operational state, commonly referred to as single-user mode, ensures that only one session can interact with the database at a time, preventing conflicts and ensuring data … Read more
AI has learned to imitate human closeness — and this illusion has begun to turn into a vulnerability. What yesterday looked like a joke from Black Mirror is now confidently penetrating everyday life: millions of users are building trusting and even romantic relationships with digital assistants, from Replika and Character.ai to GPT bots running on local models. Developers are investing millions in creating … Read more
Ever clicked a link to a crypto project on Telegram? Probably not—most people assume it’s a scam. That’s the challenge: earning user trust. Web2 ads struggle here. They invade privacy, rely on cookies, and feed your data to Google and Meta. Web3 advertising flips the script. Users control their data, choose which ads to see, … Read more
One of the most prominent predictors of his time ignores perhaps the biggest Black Swan of the 21st century – the unprecedented and extremely impactful Bitcoin. Nasim Taleb’s fascination with Bitcoin changed into pure hatred, whilst it actually confirms all of his book theories. Do we love something because we fully understand it and hate … Read more
Smartproxy, a leading provider of proxy and web scraping solutions, has officially introduced its new name, Decodo, marking a major milestone in its mission to be the most efficient platform to test, launch, and scale web data projects. Although the name has changed, the company’s commitment to innovation, reliability, and user-centric services remains stronger than … Read more
My connection to Jewish heritage runs deeper than many might realize. My great grandfather, Siegfried Seelenfreund, was one of the founders of Tonga’s Royal Nuku’alofa Club in 1914. He was among the small number of European Jews who settled in Tonga in the early 20th century. Siegfried arrived in 1910, having emigrated from Kraków to … Read more
Last night, I experienced firsthand what I’m about to warn you about. Someone I considered trustworthy approached me about what seemed like an exciting investment opportunity. As our conversation progressed, I realized they weren’t actually interested in my financial well being, they were trying to lure me into their scheme, hoping to earn a commission … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Evan Shieh, Young Data Scientists League (evan.shieh@youngdatascientists.org); (2) Faye-Marie Vassel, Stanford University; (3) Cassidy Sugimoto, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology; (4) Thema Monroe-White, Schar School of Policy and Government & Department of Computer Science, George Mason University (tmonroew@gmu.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 1.1 Related Work … Read more
This article systematically outlines the general process for setting up a local debugging environment for Apache DolphinScheduler in IDEA, including environment preparation, code configuration, service startup, and other core steps for reference. 1. Basic Component Preparation 1. JDK: v1.8.x (currently does not support JDK 11) 2. Maven: v3.5+ 3. Node.js: v18.19.1+, install pnpm // Global … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most transformative innovation today, so much so that even estate planners are taking notice. The estate planning industry is transforming digitally, so it’s more open to AI disruption than ever. However, some roadblocks to embracing this emerging tech may slow adoption. Ways AI Will Likely Disrupt Estate Planning Financial … Read more
As you may already know, you can visit websites thanks to web browser software, like Chrome or Firefox. Now, inside this software, browser extensions are small add-ons that give your browser extra features, like blocking ads, saving passwords, or managing your crypto funds with a convenient wallet. MetaMask is, likely, the most popular crypto browser … Read more