Google’s new version of Gemini can handle far bigger amounts of data
“In one way it operates much like our brain does, where not the whole brain activates all the time,” says Oriol Vinyals, a deep learning team lead at DeepMind. This compartmentalizing saves the AI computing power and can generate responses faster. “That kind of fluidity going back and forth across different modalities, and using that […]
Flipper Zero Bans, Twisters And Some Wonderful Detroit Concept Cars
Image: Stellantis For decades the American “Big Three” automakers have been practically synonymous with exceptional concept cars, delivering incredible engineering solutions and styling masterpieces in equal measure. Some of the greatest concept cars in history have originated from the brains of GM, Ford, and Chrysler designers. Most of these haven’t been pushed into production for […]
AI-Driven Deep-DRAM: A Leap Forward in Metamaterial Discovery
Researchers at Delft University of Technology introduce Deep-DRAM, an AI tool poised to transform metamaterial development. By transcending traditional material limitations, Deep-DRAM promises customizable materials with unparalleled functionalities. Metamaterials, engineered to defy natural properties, find applications in telecommunications, acoustics, and aerospace technology. Conventional metamaterial design faces challenges in solving the inverse problem, hindering practical applications. […]
Microsoft Copilot for Security: The great equalizer for government security
Cybersecurity for government organizations is a game of speed, with cyberattackers working to compromise networks and steal data as swiftly as possible before defenders can detect and deter them. In this ongoing battle, cyberattackers have traditionally had an asymmetrical advantage. From the moment a user clicks on a bad hyperlink in a malicious email, it […]
output – Identifying change addresses by locktime?
I know that Blocksci is no longer being actively developed but I was reading through some of the documentation about identifying change addresses and came across this: change.locktime = <blocksci.heuristics.change.ChangeHeuristic object> Bitcoin Core sets the locktime to the current block height to prevent fee sniping. If an output has been spent and it matches this […]
Bitcoin market cap drops below $1 trillion as price retreats under $51k
Bitcoin’s price retreated below $51,000 to retest critical support levels on Feb. 17 despite holding strong after stronger-than-expected CPI data over the past few days. The flagship crypto was trading at $50,856 as of press time after touching a low of $50,625. The decrease marks a 2.81% drop over the last 24 hours, with Bitcoin’s […]
Crypto Is Going Mainstream with Big Partnerships
There’s plenty of talk recently about crypto going mainstream, triggered especially by events around spot bitcoin ETFs in the US. These products were approved and launched in January, which is significant in itself, but what has followed is a hugely impressive start, which has seen net flows for all BTC ETFs cumulatively surpass $3 billion, […]