In 2019, a robot capable of creating art was developed by Engineered Arts under the guidance of Aidan Meller. This innovation raised fascinating questions: what is art? And can something produced by a machine even be considered art? The robot, named Ai-Da, quickly gained attention for her eerie ability to create abstract and surreal images—some … Read more
Abhaya Uprety never imagined he would find himself living in a small studio apartment in New Mexico, carefully rationing groceries while building software for a company struggling to find its footing. An international student who graduated in May 2020, Uprety co-founded ParkStash—a startup initially focused on making parking reservations work in a way similar to … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more
As developers, we’re constantly hunting for ways to speed up our workflow and rapidly bring ideas to life. I decided to put Cursor—one of the many AI coding assistants—to the test by building a small game with TypeScript and Phaser in under an hour. The result? Fast, occasionally maddening, but ultimately pretty remarkable. What I … Read more
Artificial intelligence, especially Generative AI, has begun to have a major impact in our daily lives. Soon, it may become as essential as smartphones and social media have become today. Let’s begin with the definition of Generative AI. Generative AI is a subset of AI that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, etc. … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more
Shopify at your fingertips with shell automation Learning Shopify has been on my bucket list for a few years now. Plenty of people in my circle — friends, colleagues, and fellow devs — are all somehow involved with Shopify in one way or the other. Earlier this year, I finally had some breathing room between … Read more
By Gabriel L. Manor Supabase makes it easy to add authentication to your app with built-in support for email, OAuth, and magic links. But while Supabase Auth handles who your users are, you often need an authorization layer as well. Supabase offers a great backend with built-in auth and Row Level Security (RLS), managing fine-grained … Read more
How we navigated fast growth without losing clarity, culture, or product quality. Growth is exciting. Growth is hard. When I joined my last company, we were just 20 people, figuring things out as we went, moving fast, and wearing multiple hats. Three years later, we had over 200 employees, thousands of paying customers, and a growing list … Read more
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more
Last week, Google introduced its AI copilot Firebase Studio, and I decided to give it a try. It got me thinking about what I want to do next. If you may be following me on socials, I just started a newsletter for book reviews & suggestions. Check https://kitaaben.com. That got me thinking: What if I … Read more
This research provides an in-depth examination of the environmental impact associated with digital currencies, with a particular focus on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). As the global financial landscape evolves towards digitization, concerns regarding the sustainability of emerging technologies are gaining prominence. The paper explores the environmental challenges posed by traditional cryptocurrencies and delves into … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more
The Internet is a complicated distributed system consisting of millions of services continuously talking to each other processing billions of requests every second. A majority of these requests succeed, but all of them don’t and still the internet work pretty well. For systems that work with other systems, it’s important to adhere to some agreements … Read more
When I want to take a loan for my business, I don’t want to wait so long for approval. I want my money now. Banks are slow, and P2P lending platforms are fast becoming the way forward. People can now easily borrow and lend money to others without middlemen receiving a massive cut or the … Read more
This year, Bitcoin hit an all-time high – spirits soared as we had a presidential regime that supported crypto (and even launched a meme coin)! Portfolios pumped and Twitter timelines once again filled with laser eyes as bullish calls for “$200k being the next stop” and “$1m guaranteed this bull run” headlines emerged. But just … Read more
In the first part of this series, we explored the foundational principles of color correction and explained the importance of working with colors when editing images. In this second part, we dive into more advanced concepts, such as the differences between the RGB and LAB color models, as well as the process of extracting palettes … Read more
There was a time when the global economy moved to a rhythm analysts could follow. Central banks made predictable decisions. Safe havens were actually safe. But in 2025, the tempo is broken—and so is the system we thought we understood. Today, even seasoned economists admit they’re navigating blind, as the line between economics and politics … Read more
Photo Courtesy of Dharmapada Behera Search Engine Optimization (SEO) used to be a messy, manual game, one part guesswork, two parts time sink, a jungle of disconnected tools, cryptic data, and constantly changing algorithms. The process felt like building a rocket ship with duct tape for small and mid-sized businesses trying to stand out online. … Read more
1. Overview Gen AI and tools like GitHub Copilot are not that good at replacing programmers for serious tasks, as of April 2025. It looks like we are still many months away from that stage. Many statements seen on the Internet are either marketing campaigns trying to sell existing AI tools, or too optimistic statements … Read more
HODL 2025, set for 14-15 May 2025 at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, follows the Dubai FinTech Summit and marks a new chapter for Trescon’s flagship event. Formerly known as the World Blockchain Summit, the event has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation for nearly a decade. As the world’s longest-running crypto and Web3 … Read more
A follow-up to Show Me Your Faith and I Will Show You My Work: Don’t Neglect Your Technical Foundation The Paradox of Professional Advancement In the technical world, there exists a curious paradox. The more skilled you become, the harder others try to pull you away from the very craft work that made you valuable … Read more
I’ve been hopping between blockchain conferences all year—Consensus in Austin, Token2049 in Singapore, sketchy Dubai meetups, Paris Blockchain Week and even a Lisbon side event that ran out of coffee by noon. Let me tell you, this space moves fast. Whether you’re coding dApps, stacking sats, or just crypto-curious, here’s the pulse from the ground, … Read more
If you’ve been in crypto for more than five minutes, you’ve heard the buzz around “Fair Launch.” It’s the rebellious, community-first way to kick off a token—and it’s shaking up how projects build trust and hype in 2025. But what is a Fair Launch, why does it matter, and how does it leverage marketing and … Read more
A company encountered severe CPU load spikes and even system crashes during scheduled task triggers while migrating from Alibaba Cloud DataWorks to a self-built big data platform using DolphinScheduler. After investigation, it turned out the issue wasn’t caused by too many tasks but by improper scheduler configuration. By adjusting the number of threads and CPU … Read more
We live in a world where a pizza arrives in 15 minutes, we can download a full HD movie in under 10 seconds, and AI can generate an entire essay in the blink of an eye — yet somehow, we still expect sick, vulnerable, and often elderly patients to wait hours on end in medical … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## How Clapper is Revolutionizing the Creator Economy By @clapper [ 5 Min read ] Clapper is a new social media platform … Read more
-Daniel Bass Enhancing application performance through the use of AI agents is becoming a very common practice – whether due to industry-wide hype or actual helpful use cases. Regardless, it helps automate workflows and enhance user experiences across various industries. These AI agents, however, often require access to highly sensitive data, introducing significant security risks. … Read more
Introduction One of the pressing challenges for the industries such as e-commerce, finance, insurance is fraud detection. For these industries transactional security is paramount. Until a decade ago organizations were relying on predefined rules and thresholds which are often not sufficient to detect fraudulent activities. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning … Read more
Every organization focuses on innovation but very few are able to achieve it. The core reason for that is a lack of understanding of how innovation works. Many of us believe innovation happens when we visualize and understand revolutionary technologies and implement them immediately will produce the change. In reality, the process extends beyond technology … Read more