On Thursday morning, as the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) began the second day of its annual conference in Mexico City, a new member introduced itself to the community listserv, Air-L. “My name is Velvet Vale,” the new user wrote. “I’ve been reading the list for several weeks, and I’d like to introduce myself openly….
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget announced an agreement on Oct. 20 to acquire GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics (Thailand) Co. Ltd., securing a regulated footprint in the Southeast Asian country. Under the transaction, Japanese conglomerate GMO Internet Group Inc. and…
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has said Alpenglow could have shipped in half the time through a simpler vote-program change, ahead of the Oct. 21 consensus migration that will remove validator vote transactions from blocks. Summary Yakovenko said a simpler vote-program change could have halved Alpenglow’s development time. Removing validator vote transactions will lower headline TPS…
Over the past year, concerns have swirled over the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and debates have raged over the proper path for AI safety. Now, Anthropic appears to have put forth its own vision for how the government might regulate its industry. Politico recently reported that the AI lab has been shopping around…
The op-ed below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law and is Part 1 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses.” The GENIUS Act: What Stablecoin Businesses Need to Do Now The GENIUS Act has changed the planning process for businesses that issue, distribute, or use stablecoins. Founders now have…
ZENDEX is a decentralized exchange that’s specifically designed for professional capital and private execution. It just announced live testnet trading and a core community-building phase following the completion of a full security audit by Hacken and Dual Defense. The testnet will roll out gradually across multiple phases, which include points incentives. It will be followed…
Four Google DeepMind AI agents defeated Minecraft’s Ender Dragon after 27 hours and 605 deaths, revealing both the promise and limitations of autonomous AI. The post Google’s AI Agents Finally Beat Minecraft. It Took 27 Hours and 605 Deaths appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Technologist and blockchain entrepreneur Cuisia highlights how citizen-led tech makes public expenditure open and searchable for ordinary taxpayers, parents, and community members. By Ann Cuisia, Octoner 19. 2026 (originally published on the author’s website) A…
Fidelity Digital Assets says perpetual preferred stock has financed purchases of 135,979 Bitcoin, making the funding model used by treasury companies another source of demand for the cryptocurrency. Summary Preferred-stock issuance financed 135,979 BTC in purchases through Oct. 5, Fidelity said. The funding model depends on Bitcoin’s gains exceeding the cost of dividend payments. Preferred…
TL;DR: Get a lifetime Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 license for $27.97 (reg. $499.99) through Oct. 20. $27.97 $499.99 Save $472.02 Most professional IDEs are sold as subscriptions, so you keep paying for as long as you use them. That includes most versions of Visual Studio Pro, but there’s a way around it. Right…
