What’s next with AI?
Illustration by Diana Young Consumers are already putting AI tools to use for both productivity and creativity. But what’s next? Continue reading…
Mainland China investors won’t be able to buy Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs
Mainland Chinese citizens will not be able to purchase Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in Hong Kong because mainland China banned crypto transactions years ago.
Why PostgreSQL Is the Bedrock for the Future of Data
One of the biggest trends in software development today is the emergence of PostgreSQL as the de facto database standard. There have been a few blog posts on how to use PostgreSQL for Everything, but none yet on why this is happening (and more importantly, why this matters). Until now! Table of contents 01 PostgreSQL … Read more
Q-Day approaching: Can Ethereum survive a quantum emergency?
Quantum computing is the next most significant disruptive technological leap and its rapid evolution and funding will soon make it a reality.
How to stop being reminded of memories you don’t want to be reminded of
Image: The Verge Last year, on a perfect spring day that also happened to be my birthday, I took a car trip to a beautiful area of New York state. It was a lovely day. The new foliage was just coming out and flocks of migrating birds were flying overhead — just the right day … Read more
Navigating Complex Search Tasks with AI Copilots: Abstract and Taking Search to task
:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. Authors: (1) Ryen W. White, Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Taking Search to task AI Copilots Challenges Opportunities The Undiscovered Country and References ABSTRACT As many of us in the information retrieval (IR) research community know and appreciate, … Read more
Understanding Scaling Law through Data Science Lenses
Language models (LMs) represent a highly versatile category of technology, processing text inputs to generate textual outputs. Contemporary research has illuminated that this adaptable text-to-text framework can be harnessed to address a myriad of tasks without necessitating task-specific adjustments (i.e., absent fine-tuning or architectural changes) through the use of prompting methods to enable precise zero … Read more
UK police authorized to seize criminal crypto holdings without arrests
From April 26, police can transfer seized illicit crypto to their controlled wallets, with victims able to reclaim funds from the accounts.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Stable as ETF Outflows Increase
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin’s daily transactions reach new record high
The Bitcoin network surpassed 926,000 daily transactions, driven by a growing interest in Runes.
The Week in Polkadot: Web3 Foundation Backs Decentralized Storage
The Web3 Foundation backs decentralized storage project StorageHub, while Polkadot founder Gavin Wood launches a new podcast.
Does the metaverse need to be on the blockchain? Execs weigh in
Imaginary Ones co-founder Clement Chia believes that simply adding blockchain to the metaverse doesn’t solve its “purpose” problems.
Thoma Bravo to take UK cybersecurity company Darktrace private in $5B deal
Darktrace is set to go private in a deal that values the U.K.-based cybersecurity giant at around $5 billion. A newly-formed entity called Luke Bidco Ltd, formed by private equity giant Thoma Bravo, has tabled an all-cash bid of £6.20 ($7.75) per share, which represents a 44% premium on its average price for the three-month … Read more
Bitcoin-Linked Stablecoin Firm OpenDelta Raises $2.5M
The startup is one of the first to build tokenized tech for Bitcoin’s Runes era.
PEP 686 – Make UTF-8 mode default
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Nvidia-backed AI startup releases avatars that express human emotion
Nvidia-backed AI startup Synthesia unveils “Expressive Avatars,” enabling AI to convey human emotions and movements for corporate presentations and training.
More of FTX’s Solana Has Gone to Pantera Capital in Auction: Report
More of FTX’s Solana tokens have gone to Pantera Capital, as the bankrupt exchange’s estate liquidates its $2.6 billion SOL holdings.
What We Train Our Brains For
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The Universe as a Computer
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Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a long-standing investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system after reviewing hundreds of crashes involving its misuse, including 13 that were fatal and “many more involving serious injuries.” At the same time, NHTSA is opening a new investigation to evaluate whether the Autopilot recall fix that Tesla implemented … Read more
Crypto mixing is 'not a crime,' says CryptoQuant CEO
The arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet led to widespread concerns in the crypto community that the U.S. government was attempting to crack down on the industry