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With 49.2% of the ZK supply remaining for community allocation and 19.9% going to ecosystem incentives, there will likely be high rewards on ZKsync yield farms and LP positions. Other ZK rollups without a token, including Scroll and Linea, are doing relatively linear airdrops that reward users for holding assets on their chains. EigenLayer-adjacent projects like Symbiotic, Karak, and Swell offer exposure to the popular restaking narrative.
Notcoin's founder believes the future of Telegram-based games like Notcoin are sustainable models rather than fleeting successes like clicker games. Notcoin is moving away from its initial airdrop-driven model to more robust systems that facilitate interaction with newer games.
L2 blob fees increased dramatically on Monday, accounting for 21% of batch posting costs to Ethereum (blobs submitted per block exceeded the target). This spike, likely caused by the zkSync airdrop, indicates that blob fee dynamics are important for L2 operators to monitor because they can impact cost and revenue projections.
'cobie' makes a case against giving airdrops to low-value users who ‘farm' protocols.
Mithril is an upcoming Solana node that will verify blocks with lower hardware requirements, promoting decentralization and the principle of “verify, don't trust.”
The recent approval of BTC and ETH ETFs in the US and the integration of stablecoins by major companies like Stripe and PayPal illustrate major advancements in crypto adoption, effectively improving e-commerce experiences and showing a path towards regulatory clarity.
The Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF has filed its 19b-4 to combine exposure to BTC and ETH in the same product.
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The US Justice Department is suing Adobe for allegedly hiding expensive fees, enrolling consumers in its most lucrative subscription plan without clear disclosure, and making cancellations difficult. The lawsuit also targets Adobe executives Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani. It follows continued regulatory scrutiny after Adobe's abandoned acquisition of Figma in 2022.
Phoenix, Leonardo.AI's latest model, excels in prompt adherence, text integration, and vibrant imagery thanks to architectural innovations. It gives users creative control with features like prompt enhancement and editing. Upcoming integrations promise further improvements. Initial feedback praises the model's detail and vibrancy, despite minor issues with hands, faces, and occasional blurriness.
TikTok is expanding its AI tools by introducing generative AI avatars for brands and creators. Avatars available to Symphony users include both "stock avatars", pre-built with paid actors and licensed for commercial use, and "custom avatars", crafted to match a creator's or a brand's image. TikTok's new AI-dubbing feature translates content into over ten languages, expanding its global reach.
"General Purpose Interfaces" is a speculative project by design studios Mouthwash and Modem that proposes an AI-powered interface for all device interactions to simplify user experience while ensuring data privacy. Still in development with adjustments based on feedback, the project aims to inspire better interface integration and emphasizes designer responsibility for app addictiveness and mental well-being.
Design communication must go beyond user stories and focus on value stories to resonate with business priorities. Designers can better persuade teams to implement impactful changes by translating customer insights into compelling value narratives. Understanding this shift can enhance your ability to influence and drive action within your organization.
Creating a design system can be complex and time-consuming, with factors like UI library production, documentation, and decision-making all affecting the timeline. Design systems are never complete, often requiring ongoing iteration and adaptation to maintain stability. By setting realistic expectations, thinking in milestones, and creating a roadmap, design teams can better manage these projects and provide the stability necessary for long-term success.
Awwwards' gallery of beautifully animated changes between two pages, states, or views to provide visual continuity to the user interface.
FuryPage offers a user-friendly 3D portfolio creator that features customizable templates, camera movement, lighting options, and interactive elements to showcase work creatively for photographers, designers, artists, and more.
Sa11y is an open-source, customizable JavaScript plugin designed for content authors to highlight accessibility issues with simple tooltips for fixes visually. It checks content on page load and can be fine-tuned to focus on relevant topics.
To mark the 100th anniversary of surrealism, 99designs by Vista held a competition to reimagine modern logos as surrealist art, with the 18 human-created winners showcasing an alternative design universe filled with color and whimsy. Notable designs include CNN's logo inspired by M.C. Escher, Domino's logo in the style of René Magritte, and Instagram's logo reflecting Salvador Dalí's influence. The competition highlights the continued relevance of surrealism in today's digitally saturated world.
Showcase university projects in your portfolio to demonstrate your skills and understanding of commercial work and highlight the real-world application of your work to prospective employers and clients. Network with fellow creatives, attend events, and develop resilience, as rejection is part of the creative journey. Remember that everyone's path is unique, so avoid comparisons and stay open to alternative career paths.
There is often excitement surrounding redesign projects, but they rarely succeed. A team of implementers who execute the redesign is crucial to success: an empowered decision maker, a design lead with a strong vision, and an empowered decision maker. Ensuring rapid decision-making and clear communication minimizes surprises and maximizes alignment, increasing the chances of a successful redesign.
Nike's Chief Design Officer, Martin Lotti, explains that sustainability is integral to Nike's design, which emphasizes innovations that reduce environmental impact through renewable energy and recyclable materials.
AI art has its roots in the 1960s - since then, artists have driven innovations, balancing technological progress with ethical considerations and evolving creative expressions.
Future design roles include virtual interaction designers for VR, simulation designers for product testing, and augmented reality designers.
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AI isn't the harbinger of human redundancy, but more so a commodity like oil. Drawing from Leopold Aschenbrenner's projections of AGI's emergence by 2027, the real take-home is not the looming superintelligence but the practical, economic gold mine AI represents. Within the AI Goldilocks Zone, AI emerges as a commodity that startups can refine and scale, propelling us into a future where technology and human creativity coalesce to unlock new opportunities.
Listings dropped sharply in 2022 and 2023 after a pandemic-fueled IPO boom in 2021. However, recent successful debuts from larger, profitable companies like Reddit and Astera Labs suggest investor appetite is returning, at least for higher-quality firms. IPOs are crucial for VC returns and the startup lifecycle, so a rebound would be welcome. M&A activity has been mixed, with deal values up but volumes down, favoring established startups over smaller ones. Continued stock market strength and more flexible investors could further boost exit prospects.
The shift towards AI-driven software is transforming the application software industry, potentially rendering traditional UI-based applications obsolete. The value of UI-centric software may diminish as data becomes the primary focus. The future of application software may resemble database software. This transformation could lead to a significant shift in the way businesses allocate their IT budgets and how software vendors adapt to the changing landscape.
This article presents a framework for early-stage marketplaces to capture and retain customer demand by offering distinct advantages in areas such as price, exclusive supply, discoverability, trust, and fulfillment. It illustrates the framework using examples from various marketplaces, including Sesame, a healthcare marketplace that excels in multiple dimensions, and Tripadvisor, which faced challenges in its hotel booking business but found success with its attraction booking platform.
Keeping take rates low in a marketplace can be a strategic move to attract more participants and scale the business. A marketplace can create a flywheel effect where each new participant adds value to the existing ones by leaving more value for the participants. When the time is right, raising rates on a larger base of customers can have a powerful impact on revenue.
VC-backed startups grow over 100% faster initially but face higher volatility, especially during downturns. In contrast, bootstrapped startups exhibit more consistent and resilient growth, particularly beyond $1M in ARR, resulting in steadier and more predictable expansion.
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Finding the right pricing is crucial but challenging for SaaS businesses. Equals tested six pricing models in three years and found that usage limits harmed adoption, bundling unnecessary seats hurt satisfaction, and optimizing for deal volume trumped maximizing price early on. Make bigger swings rather than small 20% experiments in the early days. You'll learn a lot more by trying wildly different things.
Repetition in communication, although often dreaded, is a necessary tool for effective teaching, driving change, and getting things done. Our brains require multiple exposures to a message to truly absorb it, and repetition helps important details stand out amidst the constant bombardment of information. Leaders can effectively get their message across and drive desired behaviors or cultural changes by strategically using redundancy in various ways, such as inserting checkpoints, using multiple communication channels, and asking for summaries.
A lot has been written about training AI. But what about training humans? As we deploy AI to execute tasks alongside humans, like using robots when performing surgery, what used to be an excellent opportunity for junior humans to support and learn from is now being handled by machines. Will this cause a training challenge, where those early in their career are less exposed to valuable learning opportunities than previous generations?
26-year-old CEO Matthew Parkhurst sent over 1,000 pizzas to potential clients, VCs, and tech influencers to launch his cloud cost optimization startup Antimetal.
Building confidence in product decisions quickly is crucial for effective leadership.
Effective product teams prioritize activities that directly benefit customers, such as research, collaboration, and iterative refinement.
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A researcher claims UK gym chain Total Fitness left a database containing over 474,000 member and staff images, including identity documents and payment info, publicly accessible without a password. Total Fitness stated the images were used for legitimate purposes and that only a small subset contained identifiable information. The issue highlights the potential risks of data exposure.
A hacker breached the systems behind Tile device trackers and stole customer data like names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers by accessing a law enforcement request tool. Tile's parent company Life360 confirmed the breach, stating that the hacker attempted extortion.
Asus has released updates patching multiple critical vulnerabilities in its routers. The first is an authentication bypass that allows remote attackers to log into the router with no authentication. The second vulnerability is a buffer overflow that could allow attackers with administrative access to execute arbitrary commands. The third vulnerability allows attackers to execute remote commands with no user interaction. Asus hasn't seen any exploitation of these vulnerabilities.
This blog post dives into a new malware campaign that targets exposed Docker API endpoints to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. The campaign uses a remote access tool to execute more malware and a utility to spread via SSH.
This blog post discusses architectural decisions that can be made by platforms offering custom domains to proactively prevent subdomain takeovers. The most common mitigation method employed is requiring domain verification, which is most commonly implemented as a TXT record with a verification string. Other mechanisms suggested are to add entropy to the underlying record to make it difficult to generate an identical record, preventing the re-registration of custom domains, and charging for custom domains.
AWS CISO, Chris Bentz, details some of the ideas driving AWS' security prioritization with a focus on generative AI. Bentz highlights some conventional wisdom such as focusing on the basics, security being everyone's job, and security requiring innovation and being necessary to innovation. He also touches on the importance of customers having control over their data and the potential value of generative AI in the AWS security strategy.