Author: Vidya Saras

Special thanks to Tim Swanson for reviewing, and for further discussions on the arguments in his original paper on settlement finality. Recently one of the major disputes in ongoing debate between public blockchain and permissioned blockchain proponents is the issue of settlement finality. One of the simple properties that a centralized system at least appears to have is a notion of “finality”: once an operation is completed, that operation is completed for good, and there is no way that the system can ever “go back” and revert that operation. Decentralized systems, depending on the specific nature of their design, may…

In 2025, Bitcoin cloud mining has become one of the easiest ways to earn passive crypto income — no hardware, no setup, no electricity bills. These trusted cloud mining webs let users rent real computing power from professional data centers, many powered by renewable energy and AI optimization.Still, finding a legal and profitable cloud mining platform isn’t always easy. This guide lists 7 verified Bitcoin cloud mining sites that offer real contracts, transparent ROI plans, and official registration in regulated countries.Is Bitcoin Mining Still Profitable in 2025?Yes — Bitcoin mining can still be profitable in 2025, especially on the right…

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When the history of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one of them—when it comes to safety.Last month Adler, who spent four years in various safety roles at OpenAI, wrote a piece for The New York Times with a rather alarming title: “I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’” In it, he laid out the problems OpenAI faced when it came to allowing users to have erotic conversations with chatbots while also protecting them from any impacts those interactions could have on their mental health. “Nobody…

Politics / November 11, 2025 The alleged “compromise” is a boon for the GOP, and especially those who helped Trump dispute the 2020 election results. Ad Policy (Tom Brenner / Getty Images) Last night, eight Democratic senators caved and voted for a bill to open the government without restoring the Affordable Care Act subsidies they’d promised to fight for. You might think Donald Trump would appreciate the olive branch, but you’d be wrong. That very same night, Trump’s Justice Department announced a mass pardon for almost 80 individuals involved in Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election. This list included…

What can we learn about human intelligence by studying how machines “think?” Can we better understand ourselves if we better understand the artificial intelligence systems that are becoming a more significant part of our everyday lives?These questions may be deeply philosophical, but for Phillip Isola, finding the answers is as much about computation as it is about cogitation.Isola, the newly tenured associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), studies the fundamental mechanisms involved in human-like intelligence from a computational perspective.While understanding intelligence is the overarching goal, his work focuses mainly on computer vision and machine…

Schutz sensibler Daten eingeschränkt Eine weitere umstrittene Änderung des Vorschlags wäre die Einschränkung der Definition sensibler Daten gemäß Artikel 9 der DSGVO. Ein stärkerer Schutz würde nur dann gelten, wenn Informationen direkt Merkmale wie Herkuft, Religion oder Gesundheit offenlegen, wobei Daten, die diese Merkmale nur durch Analyse oder Schlussfolgerungen implizieren, ausgeschlossen wären. „Für die meisten Arten von personenbezogenen Daten, die in Artikel 9 Absatz 1 aufgeführt sind, bestehen keine derartigen erheblichen Risiken, wenn die Daten nicht von Natur aus sensibel sind“, heißt es in dem Entwurf. Kritiker warnen, dass dies Unternehmen ermöglichen könnte, aus scheinbar neutralen Daten geschützte Merkmale wie…

John Deaton, a lawyer who advocates for XRP holders and ran against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the 2024 US election, is making another bid for Congress.At a Monday event in Worcester, Massachusetts, Deaton announced that he would run for US Senate again in 2026, this time attempting to unseat Democratic Senator Ed Markey. The lawyer ran as the Republican candidate in 2024, losing to Warren, a Democrat, by about 700,000 votes.“I’m winning this time,” Deaton said in a campaign video aired at the Worcester event.John Deaton announcing his second run for the US Senate in Worcester on Monday. Source:…

Get ready for a stylish animation-ride. Scarlett Johansson has officially landed a voice role in director Brad Bird’s long-awaited animated feature Ray Gunn, which is set to debut exclusively on Netflix in 2026. Bird, the creative mind behind animated favorites like The Incredibles and Ratatouille, returns to his hand-crafted roots in this neo-noir sci-fi action comedy. After years in development, the film finds new life under Skydance Animation and Netflix’s partnership and features voice talent including Sam Rockwell and John Ratzenberger. Scarlett Johansson and Brad Bird Team Up for Netflix’s Stylish Sci-Fi Noir Ray Gunn Getty Images In November 2025,…

By Adrian H. Halili and Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporters TYPHOON Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, left at least 18 dead mainly due to landslides caused by heavy rains across Luzon and Visayas, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Tuesday. OCD Deputy Administrator Bernardo Rafaelito R. Alejandro IV said that casualties were reported in Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Bicol Region (Region 5), Western Visayas (Region 6), and Eastern Visayas (Region 8). “There were three in Region 2, 12 in CAR mostly because of landslides, one in Region 5 due to drowning, one in Region…