Sharp pencils for hard times

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Allison Johnson is a reviewer for The Verge who writes about phones and mobile technology. “Occasionally,” she adds, “I yell at your wireless carrier.” I asked her if there were any items that she especially liked using, and after thinking about it, she eventually came up with… a pencil sharpener. Where did you first hear … Read more

Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds

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The mainnet of Botanix, a network designed to bring Ethereum-equivalent utility to the Bitcoin ecosystem, has gone live, slashing the time it takes to add new blocks to five seconds from 10 minutes. The network is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), the software that powers the Ethereum blockchain, allowing Ethereum-based applications and smart … Read more

Building the Unbreakable Contract: A Pipeline for AI-Powered Vulnerability Classification and Repair

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Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. Methods III. Results IV. Conclusion, Future Work, and References II. METHODS A. Datasets To achieve high-quality results in training our framework utilizing a RandomForestClassifier and LLMs for classification and repair (Fig. 1), several essential features must be incorporated. A source code column (“contract source”) is necessary to … Read more

South Korean Exchange Upbit to Work on Won Stablecoin With Naver Pay: Report

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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit is working with payments company Naver Pay to promote a won (KRW) stablecoin initiative, KBS reported, citing an unidentified official from Dunamu, Upbit’s parent company. The two companies are pursing a payments business based on the stablecoin, the official said, although details remain sparse. A stablecoin is a crypto token … Read more

Will VR Integration for Remote Work Become Permanent?

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If there’s been any seismic shift in the workplace over the last few decades, it’s manifested in the way remote work has become a cornerstone of modern business operations. Many organizations today have teams distributed over several geographical areas and bridging the gap is a challenge. Phone calls, emails and even Zoom calls simply are … Read more

A Novel Pipeline for Classifying and Repairing Smart Contracts at Scale

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:::info Authors: (1) Abhinav Jain, Westborough High School, Westborough, MA and contributed equally to this work (jain3abhinav@gmail.com); (2) Ehan Masud, Sunset High School, Portland, OR and contributed equally to this work (ehanmasud2006@gmail.com); (3) Michelle Han, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, CA (michellehan2007agt@gmail.com); (4) Rohan Dhillon, Lakeside School, Seattle, WA (rohand25@lakesideschool.org); (5) Sumukh Rao, Bellarmine … Read more

Why You Can’t Miss SpoonOS’s Developer Call S1 for AI Innovation

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What if artificial intelligence could operate with the transparency and decentralized control of blockchain technology? SpoonOS, described as an infrastructure developer for the sentient economy, is initiating its first coordinated community effort, Developer Call S1, to address this question. The goal is to encourage developers to explore the core functionalities of SpoonOS, an agentic operating … Read more

Stablecoins, Smart Contracts and The Rise of More Intelligent Cash

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Fintechs already have the talent, the ingenuity and after a decade of challenger success with innovations like Wise’s borderless accounts, Stripe’s one-click checkout and Revolut’s multi-currency wallets – the credibility to reshape finance on a global stage. Those breakthroughs gave consumers faster payments and slicker front-ends; but let’s call that Act I. Act II is … Read more

Senate drops plan to ban state AI laws

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The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to remove a moratorium on states regulating AI systems from the Republican “big, beautiful bill.” Legislators agreed by a margin of 99 to 1 to drop the controversial proposal during a protracted fight over the omnibus budget bill, which is still under debate. The vote followed failed attempts to … Read more

The movie and TV tech we actually want to use

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One way to think about the tech industry is just as a series of people trying to build stuff they saw in movies. Ready Player One helped kick of a flood of interest in the metaverse, despite the movie’s deeply dsytopian undertones. If you’ve talked to anyone working in AI, they’ve surely told you about … Read more