Solana has successfully implemented its 1.16 upgrade, introducing several new features, including improved runtime support for zero-knowledge proofs and enhancements for validators. However, the highlight of this upgrade is the “confidential transfers,” a feature that allows fully encrypted transactions for SPL tokens, bolstering user privacy.
Solana’s 1.16 Upgrade Bolsters Privacy with…
Docker dives into AI to help developers build GenAI apps
October 7, 2023
Underneath just about every generative AI application for training or inference today you’ll likely find Docker containers as the primary approach to deployment.
Today at the Dockercon conference in Los Angeles, Docker Inc., the eponymous company behind the open source…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Ends 4-Day Losing Streak, BTC Briefly Above $28,000 – Market Updates Bitcoin News
October 7, 2023
Ethereum snapped a four-day losing streak on Friday, as markets reacted to the latest nonfarm payrolls in the United States. Payrolls came in at 336,000, which is nearly double the 170,000 jobs many thought would be added in September. Bitcoin retreated from a brief stint…
OFAC's Sanction Bucket Grows: BTC, TRX, and ETH Addresses Flagged Over Fentanyl Ties – Bitcoin News
October 7, 2023
The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) under the Treasury has released an updated version of the specially designated nationals (SDN) list, featuring multiple alleged fentanyl traffickers from China along with their associated cryptocurrency addresses. These highlighted crypto addresses are connected to decentralized networks such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron.
OFAC Targets Chinese Fentanyl…
What’s the firepower like for the Army’s new rifle?
October 6, 2023
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army’s new rifle, automatic rifle and fire control provide a more accurate, farther reaching and deadlier combination of weapons than a squad or platoon currently carries.
During a September media event held at Aberdeen Proving Ground…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army said it awarded $1.5 billion in contracts to nine companies in the U.S., Canada, India and Poland to boost global production of 155mm artillery rounds.
Over the last two weeks in September, the service finalized a flurry of contracts that…
California-based Nucleus AI, a four-member startup with talent from Amazon and Samsung Research, today emerged from stealth with the launch of its first product: a 22-billion-parameter large language model (LLM).
Available under an open-source MIT license and commercial license, the general-purpose model sits between 13B and 34B segments and can be fine-tuned for different generation tasks and…
Singapore Grants Ripple Full License to Provide Crypto Services – Regulation Bitcoin News
October 6, 2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Ripple a full license to provide crypto services. “This license underscores the real-world utility of crypto solutions for businesses and financial institutions alike, marking an important step towards wider adoption of…
Shielding Your Digital Realm: How to Protect Yourself and Crypto From SIM Swap Attacks – Learning - Insights Bitcoin News
October 6, 2023
In 2023, several SIM swap attacks have targeted cryptocurrency advocates and high-profile industry members, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Below is a comprehensive guide aimed at educating our readers on mitigating SIM swap attacks and safeguarding against…
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army will now receive less Redback infantry fighting vehicles than planned as the government redirects funding for that effort toward long-range strike systems and littoral maneuver craft.
The government’s recent Defence Strategic Review recommended the Army pivot from a “balanced” structure of equally equipped combined arms brigades to a “focused”…
