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AI Toolkit is a header-only C++ library that brings finite state machines, behavior trees, utility AI, and goal-oriented action planning to game NPCs.
The enhanced version of Bard promises to deliver more complex and better responses compared to the current version, which runs on Gemini Pro and competes with GPT 3.5.
The SEC is reportedly seeking public input on a Nasdaq initiative enabling options trading on BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF. Public feedback on the matter is expected within 21 days. The move follows the approval and subsequent launch of several spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock and others.
Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF has been seeing massive outflows, reaching over $2.2 billion last week, causing downward pressure on the crypto market. Analysts suggest that some Grayscale holders are just shifting to the other lower-cost providers, while others are cashing out. Other Bitcoin ETFs are instead seeing inflows, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust recording $1.2 billion in total inflows.
Saga, an upcoming gaming-focused blockchain, has announced plans to offer play-to-airdrop rewards associated with games on other major blockchains like Solana, Avalanche, and Polygon. The 'Three Kingdoms' campaign will give players on these networks a chance at a share of SAGA tokens set for launch this spring. Games participating in the campaign include Forest Knight, MixMob, and StarHeroes, with other high-profile games set to join in the following weeks.
The Arbitrum Foundation, in collaboration with Offchain Labs, is rolling out the Arbitrum Expansion Program, aimed at facilitating the launch of custom Arbitrum Orbit Chains. This initiative, which encourages projects to build their own L2s and L3s with Orbit, allows Arbitrum to accrue value through fee-sharing with its custom chains. Along with this program, the foundation is also launching the Arbitrum Developer Guild to fund Arbitrum development and attract talented dev teams to the platform.
The Bitcoin scaling debate that began nine years ago has picked up steam again over the past year. While Bitcoin's lack of complex computation support once limited its uses, the success of Ethereum and Solana have pushed some in the Bitcoin ecosystem to look for solutions that enable use cases like DeFi and NFTs on Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin's scaling attempts, such as Layer 2s, have struggled with adoption challenges. There has been a renewed interest in figuring out how to scale Bitcoin following the Taproot upgrade and the success of Ordinals.
This post dives into reordering slippage on Ethereum, a term for price differences caused by transaction ordering in a block. A study found that this slippage has potentially cost users $9m on Uniswap alone, impacting 72% of all swaps and 92% of larger transactions over $250k. The study also noted that Telegram trading bots had suffered $2m in reordering slippage, indicating a potential risk vector for crypto traders that may not be obvious to most.
The intersection of AI and crypto has come into focus as of late, with centralized AI products like ChatGPT taking the world by storm. This post explains how despite AI's propensity to centralize with more computational strength, decentralization challenges this trend. An increasingly decentralized AI ecosystem could foster collaborative data sharing and mutually beneficial creation of AI models. However, the method and degree of decentralization is a tough problem to solve, with potential downsides being disruption to performance computing and the lack of a truly production-ready decentralized AI model.
This thread introduces an innovative approach to network incentives coined Direct-to-Contract Incentives. This methodology aims to address traditional program shortcomings by directly incentivizing on-chain contracts, bypassing bureaucratic inflation, and establishing a permissionless incentives marketplace. Moreover, it offers benefits including easy comparison, streamlined analysis, and accessible public data due to structurally consistent infrastructure.
Manta's token launch faced a DDoS attack, causing slow transactions and high gas fees. However, it still reached a $550 million market cap after the launch.
This post explains how batch transactions for EOAs in Ethereum can enhance security, reduce state growth, and remove intermediaries, improving user experience and efficiency.
This blog discusses how Dark DAOs, private smart contracts enabling vote-buying in DAOs, pose a significant threat to their decentralization and integrity and suggests urgent countermeasures.
Ethereum's Gitcoin-backed Public Goods Network is shutting down by mid-2024 due to challenges in user migration and operational costs exceeding its budget.
Brazil's banking giant, Banco Itaú, has unveiled a branding and visual identity redesign, marking a significant milestone as the bank approaches its 100th anniversary in 2024. Pentagram helped the in-house design team redesign the logo, the color palette, and the typography.
Google’s refinement of Material You components continues with an updated design for progress bars. Material 2's UI element was very straightforward with a boxier, neutral style. They now feature rounded corners, with the most significant difference being a gap between the active indicator (what has already been played, downloaded, etc.) and the “track” (remainder).
The Rabbit Handheld R1 AI device departs from conventional smartphone design and aims to revolutionize natural language input through AI. Unlike traditional virtual assistants, it responds to natural speech, understands context, and adapts to user behavior, making it a potentially significant advancement in user experience.
The costs of Poor UX are eating away at organizations' bottom lines, often in ways that executives don’t see. Designers need to focus on reducing costs and increasing revenue to get the attention of executives and senior stakeholders and prove the value of improving the user experience.
Product development involves considering both the needs and desires of users (from the Design perspective) and the financial and business goals of the organization (from the Business perspective). The Product perspective grinds these perspectives together to make specific choices and maintain a coherent effort to bring ideas to life.
If an artificially intelligent assistant could discern our problem's context and goal, it could point us towards features and workflows we are unaware of. The memory limitations of personal devices could eventually be resolved, allowing larger and more precise models to run locally. Artificial intelligence-powered tools could help us create connections and recommend new applications for the information we curate.
This collection features 48 vector Apple device icons that are fully scalable and customizable.
Be notified about the upcoming release of this package of valuable resources and tools that will help you master color as a product designer.
Fugoya allows you to spend more time on what you love to do by optimizing your freelance business operation.
In this interview, Adobe's VP of Generative AI talks about how the company is transforming into an AI powerhouse. Adobe mainly provides AI-powered tools and models for enhancing existing assets while protecting creators. Its generative AI imagery creates outputs that could be used anywhere, including in commercial content. This meant setting a high bar for training material: no copyrighted, trademarked, or branded sources.
Apple’s Macintosh computer turns 40 on January 24. Although Macintosh sales dropped by 25 percent from the previous year, Apple intends to keep making Macs slimmer, faster, and last much longer before recharging.
Data collected by UX researchers sometimes contradicts assumptions or opinions held by stakeholders. Advocating for our users has become particularly challenging as AI increases the tension between responsibility and speed. These four outspoken human-centered ethical design advocates share how they defend users, even when it's uncomfortable.
The visual identity for Ett Hem ('At Home' in Swedish) is unconventional, warm, and beautiful — especially in the luxury hotel market. It evokes an equal sense of the traditional and ultra-modern with a new typeface, surreal photography, short films, and playful illustrations.
High contrast mode can improve the legibility of text and readability of a UI. Common reasons for choosing this mode include low vision, photosensitivity, and eye injuries. This article helps you understand and configure this critical but often overlooked feature.
We often have this romantic view of strategy. You do the thinking, then you flip to pure execution. In reality, that’s not the case. If you’re not revisiting, reworking, or refactoring things constantly, you’re probably missing something. Here are some examples of company-building “errors” that should be celebrated.
Argentinian President Javier Milei took to the stage at Davos last week. His speech on free market libertarianism is perhaps the most compelling talk on the topic given to date. However, what’s equally as impressive, was that this speech was given in Spanish - AI has translated it to English in real time, with augmented facial movements, while keeping his accent.
A pair of scientists at Google's artificial intelligence subsidiary DeepMind is in talks with investors to form an AI startup in Paris, highlighting how in-demand top AI minds are at the moment.
Retention is a huge topic in B2C. However, in B2B, we’re often too focused on the acquiring side of users. Here’s your call to arms to make logo retention a top priority in 2024, with some tips on how to do it.
Startups are designed to do new things, and at a certain point, you simply run out of playbooks. This article explores some mental models you can use to make progress through uncertainty. The context here is in the role of an engineer, but the frameworks outlined in the second half of the article are useful for any founder.
Delegation is one of the most undertaught but important skills you can learn as a manager.
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Multiple author Richard Rumelt is known for being a don of strategy. In this podcast, he breaks down the alchemy of good strategy, from the role of soft power to the need for a singular owner.
The findings from this economic study were inconsequential. However, it might take some time before we see the true impact of remote work, particularly around the topic of global talent availability and the power this puts in the hands of the employer.
X is a valuable platform for intellectual growth and networking, offering access to live discussions on various topics and enabling connections with experts and like-minded individuals. Effective use involves curating feeds, thoughtful engagement, and leveraging its search and tweeting capabilities for creative and informative exchanges.
A reminder - building new things is hard. Learning the ropes and finding your fit isn’t necessarily linear progress. Stumbling in the dark for a while is OK.
Anthropic researchers found that AI can be trained to deceive, and they’re really good at it.
"Status limbo" occurs when one departs from conventional paths, leading to a phase of self-discovery and growth amidst societal uncertainty and shifting perceptions of one's status.