The Medicare Episode – KFF Health News
Dan Weissmann Medicare may sound like an escape from the expensive world of U.S. health insurance, but it’s more complicated, and expensive, than many realize. And decisions seniors make when they sign up for the federal health insurance program can have huge consequences down the road. Host Dan Weissmann speaks with Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF […]
Matrix multiplication breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient AI models
Enlarge / When you do math on a computer, you fly through a numerical tunnel like this—figuratively, of course. Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster than ever before by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, reports Quanta Magazine. This could eventually accelerate AI models like ChatGPT, which rely heavily on […]
2024 Nissan Sentra SR: Test Drive | The Daily Drive
2024 Nissan Sentra SR 2024 Nissan Sentra SR Class: Compact Car Color: Monarch Orange Seating capacity: 5 CG Report Card Room and Comfort B Power and Performance B- Fit and Finish B+ Fuel Economy A Value A Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus other vehicles in the […]
Bitcoin-qt and Bitcoind see bitcoin.conf file differently
Using Bitcoin core 25.1 on Raspberry Pi. Have .bitcoin dir on external drive. Bitcoin-25.1 package after unarchiving came with bin folder containing Bitcoin-QT and Bitcoind binary files. Bitcoin.conf file lived in the root dir of this folder. I specified .bitcoin dir on external drive for Bitcoin-Qt the first time it started up and since then […]
UK’s FCA Opens the Door for Institutional Investors to Build Crypto-Backed ETN Market
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it will not object to requests from Recognised Investment Exchanges (RIEs) to build a listed market segment for crypto asset-backed exchange-traded notes (ETNs), the regulator said in a press release on Monday, a further sign of the increased institutionalization of cryptocurrency markets. The products would be available to […]
Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Progress Software OpenEdge Vulnerability
Mar 11, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Vulnerability Technical specifics and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit have been made available for a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Progress Software OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer, which could be potentially exploited to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-1403, the vulnerability has a maximum severity rating of 10.0 on the […]
‘Banking as a Service’ startup Griffin raises $24M as it attains full banking license
Founded by former Silicon Valley engineers, UK-based Griffin Bank, an API-driven banking-as-a-service platform just obtained a banking license, roughly one year after starting the application process. This means it has been given the green light from the UK’s financial services regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to exit ‘mobilization’ and […]