GamingNews

Riftbound: Vendetta Hands-On Preview: Zed vs. Shen Showdown Deck and New Keywords

Riftbound’s Vendetta is the League of Legends trading card game’s anticipated fourth set, and I got to go hands-on with the new Zed vs. Shen Showdown deck at Riot’s HQ before its release later this month. I played with Riftbound senior designer Jon Moormann, who spoke in depth about the new mechanics and keywords: Empower, Burn, and Flow. Before getting into my actual (all-too-short)…
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CryptoNews

Bitcoin Covered Calls Could Generate 22% Yield in a Sideways Market, Grayscale Says

Grayscale says bitcoin covered call strategies may offer investors a way to generate income if bitcoin trades within a limited price range rather than staging a rapid recovery. The approach combines spot bitcoin ownership with option premiums, creating returns that differ from holding bitcoin alone. Key Takeaways Grayscale says bitcoin covered call strategies may generate annualized yields above…
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NewsSpace

Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say

The most powerful solar storms to strike Earth may pack a bigger punch than scientists realized, according to a new study that suggests the impacts of extreme space weather have been underestimated. Researchers found evidence that the apparent upper limit on Earth’s response to the strongest solar storms may be an artifact of how solar wind has been measured rather than a true physical ceiling.
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AI & RoboticsNews

Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal

General Compute, an AI inference cloud startup, has landed a $400 million loan from Upper90, a tech investment firm. It might be the first deal to put up inference-specific chips as collateral – chips built to run already trained AI models quickly and efficiently, rather than the more expensive chips used to build the models in the first place. The financing is the latest signal that markets are…
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