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Drake accuses UMG of using bots and conspiring with Spotify to make Not Like Us go viral

If you ask Drake, Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us isn't as popular as it seems. The Canadian rapper has filed a petition in New York's Supreme Court, accusing Universal Music Group of using bots and paying Spotify, Apple and other entities to "artificially inflate the spread of Not Like Us and "deceiving consumers" into believing that "it was more popular than it was in reality." Universal Music Group represents both...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

ASI Alliance launches Cortex โ€” Decentralized AI for industrial needs

Cortex, the ASI Allianceโ€™s first decentralized AI model, targets robotics, biotech and healthcare for domain-specific applications.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

UK, US retail giants hit by ongoing disruption after ransomware attack on supply chain firm

The Arizona-based firm said it has "no timeline" for restoration, following a cyberattack that caused disruption at companies around the world. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Review: 8K Action Camera With a Leica Lens

Insta360โ€™s Ace Pro 2 brings a Leica lens, flip-up screen, and (limited) 8K video to the action camera.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Inflection AI CEO says itโ€™s done trying to make next-generation AI models

Just last year, Inflection AI was as hot as a startup could be, releasing best-in-class AI models it claimed could outperform technology from OpenAI, Meta, and Google. Thatโ€™s a stark contrast compared to today, as Inflectionโ€™s new CEO tells TechCrunch that his startup is simply no longer trying to compete on that front. Between then [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Fidelity Investments Director Shares Bitcoinโ€™s Adoption and Valuation Models

Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments, recently shared Bitcoin valuation models based on adoption curves and monetary policy scenarios, offering his perspective on the assetโ€™s maturing role as both a network and a monetary innovation.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Bitcoin Magazine favicon Bitcoin Magazine

Crypto literacy at โ€˜dangerously lowโ€™ levels, new report warns

The crypto communityโ€™s financial literacy rate is estimated at 25%, lagging the financial literacy average in the United States by half, according to a new report.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Proveye secures โ‚ฌ900,000 contract with European Space Agency

The UCD spin-out uses satellite and drone image processing and AI technologies to monitor land use for biodiversity and food production. Read more: Proveye secures 900,000 contract with European Space Agency

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Silicon Republic favicon Silicon Republic

Bitcoin on corporate balance sheets: Whatโ€™s the risk and reward?

Explore the risks and rewards of Bitcoin on corporate balance sheets. Is it a strategic hedge or a volatile investment?

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

London is taking action against reckless e-bike parking

I experienced a few adjustments when I moved to London two years ago: how noisy the tube can be, how spread out the city is and how many e-bikes are strewn everywhere, blocking the sidewalk and access ramps. Now, Transport for London (TfL) is attempting to improve the latter, announcing new steps to regulate parking for Lime, Forest and other companies' 40,000-plus e-bikes across the city. Rental e-scooters in London...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

From 3D pens to craft kits, these are the Christmas presents creatives really want

Creative Bloq's ultimate Christmas gift guide for creatives is here.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Building a Newspaper-Like Feed for Hacker News

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Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Phone Maker Xiaomi Made the Car That Apple Couldn't

Great build, deeply integrated tech, and unrivaled connectivityโ€”with its very first EV, Xiaomi is already showing the likes of Ford and Volvo where theyโ€™re going wrong, and what Apple could have done.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Wired - Business favicon Wired - Business

The 5 Best Down Pillows We Found After Months of Nighttime Testing (2024)

After months of testing on a wide variety of down (and down alternative) pillows, we've found the best ones to help you get the best rest.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Henry James and H.G. Wells (1958)

Article URL: https://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/essays/james-wells.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42245562 Points: 45 # Comments: 28

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

FCA to wait till 2026 to launch official crypto policy with 12% of UK owning digital assets

Crypto ownership in the UK has increased to 12% of adults, up from 10%, according to the Financial Conduct Authorityโ€™s (FCA) latest research published on Nov. 26. Awareness of cryptocurrencies also grew, reaching 93% of the adult population. The FCAโ€™s study revealed that the average value of crypto holdings per person rose from 1,595 to [โ€ฆ] The post FCA to wait till 2026 to launch official crypto policy with 12% of UK...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Qualcomm backs off full Intel acquisition, could consider buying select divisions

In September, reports claimed that Qualcomm had made a takeover offer to rival Intel. The proposal arrived as Team Blue lurched from one crisis to another, from its poor financial performance leading to mass layoffs and cost-cutting, to the problems with its foundry business and the Raptor Lake disaster.Read Entire Article

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Critical WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Flaws Expose 200,000+ Sites to Remote Attacks

Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin for WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. They were addressed in

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

AWS Extends Reach of Authentication Service to Include Support for Passkeys

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has updated its authentication service to make it simpler for software engineering teams to eliminate passwords. In addition to now adding support of passkey authentication based on public key cryptography and biometrics to the Amazon Cognito service, the Amazon Cognito service already supports one-time-passwords over email and SMS connection. Passkey support [โ€ฆ]

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: DevOps.com favicon DevOps.com

Morocco central bank to legalize all cryptocurrencies: Report

More countries are preparing crypto regulatory frameworks inspired by Europeโ€™s upcoming MiCA regulations.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

11,000 US and Canadian Starbucks stores hit by ransomware attack; UK supermarkets too

Some 11,000 Starbucks stores in North America have been hit by a ransomware attack on one of its largest IT providers. Two UK supermarket chains have also been affected by the security breach, and car-maker Ford says it is trying to determine whether its own operations have been affected โ€ฆ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Ampeco secures $26 million to accelerate global EV charging networks

EV charging startup Ampeco has raised a $26M Series B round led by Revaia, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures. It has now raised a total...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Tech.eu favicon Tech.eu

The Download: rethinking AI benchmarks, and the ethics of AI agents

This is todayโ€™s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whatโ€™s going on in the world of technology. The way we measure progress in AI is terrible Every time a new AI model is released, itโ€™s typically touted as acing its performance against a series of benchmarks. OpenAIโ€™s GPT-4o, for example,โ€ฆ

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: MIT Technology Review favicon MIT Technology Review

Objective-Based Testing: Transforming Test Design With Natural Language Prompts

Objective-based testing, with its focus on natural language prompts to initiate test design, is more than just a new technique.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: DevOps.com favicon DevOps.com

Introducing ft-Q: Improving Vector Compression with Feature-Level Quantization

QuantizationPushing quantization to its limits by performing it at the feature level with ft-Quantization (ft-Q)***To understand this article, knowledge of embeddings and basic quantization is required. The implementation of this algorithm has been released on GitHub and is fully open-source.Since the dawn of LLMs, quantization has become one of the most popular memory-saving techniques for production-ready...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

Getting Started with Redis: Installation and Setup Guide

Redis is an open-source in-memory data structure storage known for its excellent speed and scalability. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of installing and setting up Redis on various operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: KDnuggets favicon KDnuggets

Starknet launches phase 1 staking on Ethereum layer 2

Starknet launched staking with a 20,000 STRK minimum requirement for solo staking while enabling delegation for broader participation.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Are any of Appleโ€™s official MagSafe accessories worth buying?

When MagSafe was introduced, it promised an accessories revolution. Meh.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

DJI Mic Mini Review: Tiny Wireless Microphones

Honey, DJI shrunk the mics.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

The Virtual Villages Helping Digital Nomads Find Real-World Friends

Itinerant online workers neednโ€™t suffer a single day of lonesomeness with these digital-first friend-finders.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

App Store anti-steering rules declared illegal in Brazil, in latest antitrust ruling

Appleโ€™s App Store anti-steering rules have been declared illegal in Brazil, in the latest antitrust ruling against the company. This means Apple can no longer ban developers from linking to their own websites to sell in-app content like books, movies, music, and games. The Cupertino company has already been required to allow third-party app stores in the EU, and to allow US developers to sell in-app content outside of...

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

I have 30 years of experience and still need a mentor. You do too.

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Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

UK cryptocurrency ownership rises to 12% as FCA prepares new regulations

The UKโ€™s top financial regulator, the FCA, published a regulatory roadmap of plans to release comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations by 2026.

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Google faces $9 billion UK lawsuit after US monopoly ruling

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected Google's request to dismiss a 7 billion ($8.8 billion) consumer lawsuit against the company's search and advertising businesses. The decision adds another case to Google's now global regulatory struggle.Read Entire Article

Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot