A Hair Dryer May Have Gamed a Paris Weather Sensor for $34,000 on Polymarket – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Météo France filed a complaint with Roissy airport gendarmerie after two CDG sensor anomalies on April 6 and April 15 aligned with Polymarket payouts totaling roughly $34,000. Meteorologist Paul Marquis of E-Meteo Service ruled out natural causes, concluding physical intervention with a heat device was the most probable explanation. Polymarket switched its Paris…

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DoorDash Crypto: Delivery Firm Plans Stablecoin Payments

DoorDash crypto will soon be a thing after the delivery firm announced it is integrating stablecoin payment functionality via Tempo, a payments-focused Layer-1 blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm, enabling faster merchant payouts and cross-border settlements across more than 40 countries. The detail most headlines are missing is what this actually tests: whether stablecoins can…

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KelpDAO $290M Hack Wipes $13B From DeFi

A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased more than $13 billion in total value locked across protocols within 48 hours. Summary Attackers drained 116,500 rsETH worth approximately $290 million from KelpDAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge on April 18 in…

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Carissa Véliz: Predictive technologies require enlightened decision-making, algorithmic hiring can perpetuate biases, and academic fraud undermines integrity

Key takeaways Predictive technologies require a more enlightened approach to decision-making. The unpredictability of significant life events limits the effectiveness of predictive models. Self-fulfilling prophecies in AI can lead to unnoticed unfairness in job applications. Algorithmic job filtration may overlook qualified candidates due to resume quirks. Algorithmic hiring systems can create unfair advantages and incentivize…

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