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Hasura's AI Disrupt [11] will bring together industry leaders and decision-makers to explore the integration of AI with existing systems, focusing on accuracy and transparency. Attendees can expect engaging panels, case studies, and hands-on workshops, all led by experts at the forefront of AI innovation. See the full speaker list
Dual understanding and synthesis model in a single autoregressive framework. This means that one model can caption and generate images.
OpenSource work from Apple. It follows up the company's paper from a few weeks ago that allows images to be tokenized in a variable number of tokens. This means that more complex images can use more tokens.
ZClip uses EMA-based gradient norm statistics to adaptively suppress outlier gradients, preventing loss spikes and improving training stability without static thresholds.
Google recaps major March updates including Gemini 2.5 Pro, expanded AI Overviews, AI Mode, and other feature rollouts across its products.
Genies has launched a no-code platform that enables anyone to create intelligent AI avatars with unique looks, personalities, and behaviors for use in customizable gaming experiences called Parties. These AI avatars are powered by large language models, behavioral AI, and real-time animation tech, allowing dynamic interactions, gameplay, and emotional responses.
OpenAI will release intermediate models o3 and o4-mini before GPT-5. This staggered release is due to technical complexities with GPT-5, allowing improvement and better handling of expected demand. The shift comes as competitors like Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro advance in the AI field. OpenAI has just secured a $40 billion funding round.
Arc Prize Foundation has revised computing cost estimates for OpenAI's o3, suggesting it's much higher than initially thought at potentially $30,000 per ARC-AGI problem.
Google is expanding its AI Mode feature to millions of U.S. Labs users, enhancing it with multimodal capabilities.
Goku from ByteDance is a flow based video generation model of 2B and 8B parameters with 160M image and 36M video pairs.
Global equity and crypto markets are suffering from tariff-induced volatility, with Bitcoin dropping around 8% to below $77,000, Ether dropping over 16%, and altcoins like XRP and SOL falling more than 20%. Investors are fleeing to bonds as a safe haven asset, even as upcoming regulatory hearings and protocol upgrades promise positive outcomes for crypto.
Crypto markets saw a sharp decline as over $1.6B in leveraged positions were liquidated, triggering a widespread sell-off. Ether dropped to a two-year low against Bitcoin, while major assets like Bitcoin, Solana, and BNB saw double-digit percentage losses.
Sling Money has secured a MiCA license from the Dutch financial regulator. It is rolling out Circle's EURC stablecoin for European users to enable seamless, euro-denominated global transfers while expanding its leadership team with compliance expert Mashal Sultan.
The first version of a stablecoin directory is nearly ready. It will feature 60+ businesses that accept stablecoins using platforms like Acctual, Coinbase Commerce, MoonPay, and Flexa.
Despite crypto purists championing trust minimization, real-world adoption is driven by pragmatic tools like stablecoins that offer immediate efficiency improvements and capital benefits. Builders should focus on creating open software ecosystems that bridge capital with existing financial infrastructure, emphasizing interoperability and practical impact. Opacity is one of the solutions using zkTLS technology to unlock new onchain markets using web2 data.
Improving “orchestration” (i.e. the ability to execute complex crypto strategies seamlessly) is the key to making DeFi more accessible and unlocking broader discovery of opportunities. Simplifying execution will enable more users to act on their intent without friction, ultimately driving adoption and growth in the crypto ecosystem.
Matt Huang is the low-key visionary behind Paradigm, a $12B crypto investment firm known for its deep research, open-source contributions, and long-term commitment to advancing the crypto space. From early bets like ByteDance to building a mission-driven team of unconventional thinkers, Huang is quietly becoming one of the most influential figures in modern finance.
Since EIP-4844, Ethereum L1 fees (including base fees, priority fees, and MEV tips) have significantly declined as more activity moves to L2s, with base fees down 99% from their 2021 peak and 92% from the 2022 bear market bottom. This shift reduces validator rewards and raises issuance, making Ethereum's future value increasingly tied to the scalability and fee-generating capacity of blobs from L2s, which could become a bottleneck if transaction volume grows too quickly.
The SEC has clarified that “covered” stablecoins like USDT and USDC are not considered securities, meaning transactions involved in minting and redeeming these tokens do not require SEC registration.
Despite recent market dips, Standard Chartered maintains a bullish long-term outlook on bitcoin, projecting it could hit $500,000 by 2028.
His involvement aligns with Pakistan's push to become a global leader in blockchain finance and attract international investment, especially following the U.S.'s renewed crypto focus under President Trump.
Applications on BNB Chain generated approximately $170.2 million in fees in Q1 2025, with PancakeSwap, Venus Protocol, and ThenaFi being the top contributors.
Chain GDP reflects how much value applications generate on a blockchain, highlighting a win-win dynamic (when apps earn more, the underlying chain benefits too).
Apple is reportedly planning a major iPhone redesign for its 20th anniversary next year that will include a foldable model and a bold new Pro version inspired by Jony Ive's vision of a seamless glass design. Speculation suggests Apple may name the standard iPhone 18 and the anniversary edition iPhone 20, similar to the iPhone X naming strategy.
OpenAI's upgraded image generator in ChatGPT has drawn over 130 million users and 700 million images since March 25, causing capacity issues and product delays. Its viral Ghibli-style feature fueled growth, especially in India, but also strained infrastructure. OpenAI is working nonstop to meet the overwhelming demand.
Google has expanded AI Mode to millions more users in the US, adding the ability to analyze and respond to image-based queries. Powered by Gemini AI and Google Lens, it provides detailed answers with links and recommendations from photos. The update enhances visual search and positions AI Mode as a rival to ChatGPT Search and Perplexity.
A 40-year-old UX designer reflects on the current state of the industry, expressing concerns about its creative decline and the overwhelming noise online. While acknowledging AI's potential to simplify workflows, he emphasizes the enduring value of human creativity and the need to stay curious and adaptable.
Current AI interfaces often rely on rigid "prompt engineering," requiring users to input specific phrases and formats to get accurate results — a limitation rooted in design, not intelligence. To make AI more accessible, there's a growing push for more intuitive interactions, including tools like Cursor and casual, conversational approaches like "vibe coding."
Design often begins with playful curiosity—like building with Legos or sketching for fun—before becoming a career. However, professional demands can drain that joy. Designers need to reconnect with playful creation, free from goals or judgment, and rediscover the pleasure of making purely for themselves, not for work.
A collection of more than 23,000 free mockups that include T-shirts, devices, mugs, hats, books, bags, and more.
Ottogrid uses AI agents to research, enrich data, and process documents in minutes. It also has built-in tools for scraping, web research, and lead enrichment.
Create stunning 3D designs with professional tools in your browser. Womp offers revolutionary real-time goopy 3D for mind-blowing renders, animations, and 3D prints.
EIGA created a branding campaign for Hanover, Germany, centered on the value proposition "Feel the Energy" to reflect the city's culture and community spirit. The "POW" logo, which features six circles and a distinctive red hue linking to the city's coat of arms, symbolizes unity among cultural institutions.
Generative AI lets designers prototype in hours, not days, automating repetitive UI tasks and generating specs. It's a paradigm shift that blends human insight with machine speed. While not production-ready, it's ideal for ideation and early-stage design. Adaptation is key—AI augments workflows, redefines collaboration, and elevates the designer's role to the strategic architect.
Creativity is a collaborative process shaped by dialogue, memory, and place. Multidisciplinary work blends music and writing into evolving communal experiences. We must challenge dominant narratives, embrace ambiguity, and value repetition as a resonance form. Creativity emerges through curiosity, empathy, and lived experience.
Crown Creative's branding for Piquette, a boutique hotel in Oregon wine country, blends playful typography, tactile colors, and repurposed materials to reflect its soulful, irreverent spirit.
Understanding codecs and video formats helps designers manage file sizes, maintain quality, and ensure platform compatibility, improving workflow and enabling high-impact, professional video content creation.
The Switch 2 will introduce social-focused features like GameChat and camera-sharing inspired by pandemic-era collaboration, along with Joy-Cons doubling as mice for enhanced gameplay versatility.
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Flashpoint's Threat Intelligence Report [4] looks at +3.6 petabytes of data from the hardest-to-reach corners of the web — revealing 2.1B stolen credentials and 5,742 ransomware attacks in 2024, with five major RaaS groups responsible for nearly half.
The State Bar of Texas suffered a data breach perpetrated by the INC ransomware gang. The threat actors stole full names, case documents, and other redacted information. The State Bar of Texas is offering free credit monitoring to victims and recommends that victims consider placing credit freezes.
A hacker breached the GitLab repos of the Europcar car rental company and stole source code for the mobile apps and personal information belonging to up to 200K customers. The threat actor discovered 9,000 SQL files, which include customers' names and email addresses, and 269 .env files. Europcar has confirmed the breach but has not provided more information.
Outlaw infects systems through SSH brute-force attacks, establishes persistence via cron jobs and SSH key manipulation, and deploys a three-part payload consisting of XMRIG for cryptocurrency mining, STEALTH SHELLBOT for remote control, and BLITZ for further propagation. Despite its unsophisticated nature, Outlaw remains effective because it leverages stolen system resources for mining profit while simultaneously expanding its botnet through continuous SSH brute-forcing of nearby systems.
Techcrunch has identified a new stalkerware app that requires a password to uninstall it. The app works by requiring the person who installs it to enable a built-in Android feature that allows for overlaying content, which allows the app to display the password prompt, which requires a password set by the person who installs it to dismiss whenever the user tries to uninstall it. Users can uninstall the app without a password by booting into safe mode. The app masquerades in the installed app list as a default Android app and also installs a device admin profile.
The post dives into Mustang Panda, which is targeting various organizations worldwide. By analyzing indicators of compromise, potential overlaps between Red Delta, APT41, and Mustang Panda were identified. The investigation led to uncovering additional infrastructure and operational connections between the threat actors.
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When you don't know what actually exists in your environment, you could easily be leaving critical gaps that leave you vulnerable. That's why better security starts with aggregating your asset inventory [11], so you can maximize the security tools you already
MORF is an advanced mobile security analysis tool that automatically discovers sensitive information within Android and iOS applications.
RamiGPT is an AI-powered offensive security agent designed to autonomously escalate privileges using OpenAI.