Author: Vidya Saras

The BBC’s Nick Beake reports from northern Israel, where Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel. This has become a daily occurrence for nearly a year since Hezbollah said it began firing in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. And it is is the central justification for the Israeli ground invasion into south Lebanon.

Investing.com — BCA Research told investors in a recent note to take a cautious approach toward the recent rally in the real estate sector, which has been the best-performing sector in the , with distressed sectors like Office REITs leading the charge.  However, BCA analysts warn that this momentum may not be sustainable. While real estate’s dividend yield appears attractive amid falling interest rates, BCA says several challenges that could impact the sector.  “REITs will struggle if economic growth falters despite rate cuts,” the note explains.  BCA explains that historically, REITs tend to outperform just before the first rate cut…

The One RFID Smart Feeder from Petlibro shows just how far automatic cat-feeding technology has come. For this feeder, the pet wears a collar with a tag in which the feeder’s lid opens only with that tag. There’s a cover that retracts automatically when the pet with the collar approaches the stainless steel food bowl (which is removable for washing and is dishwasher safe). The sensor in the pad in front will be activated, and the cover will retract over the kibble when the cat leaves, ensuring that only the chosen pet with the collar can access the food.The 3-liter…

An analyst has explained how the data of an on-chain indicator could suggest a bullish trend is still on for Bitcoin despite the latest pullback. Bitcoin Coinbase Flow Pulse Is Still Signaling Bull Market In a new post on X, CryptoQuant author Axel Adler Jr has talked about the latest trend in the Bitcoin Coinbase Flow Pulse. The “Coinbase Flow Pulse” refers to an indicator that keeps track of the total amount of BTC flowing into Coinbase from other centralized exchanges. Here is the chart shared by the analyst, which shows the trend in the 30-day and 90-day simple moving…

Community & educationAAvolution: Account Abstraction VillageAccount abstraction event held in Paris, covering topics such as the history of account abstraction, key catalysts to mass adoption, and the future of account abstraction wallets.Community & educationBundleBear0xKofiDatabase and dashboard providing transparent and verifiable insights into ERC-4337 users, operators, and activity.Community & educationCampus Developer WorkshopsETHAccraDeveloper workshops taught in universities across Ghana, covering blockchain and Ethereum basics, smart contract development, and web3 front-end and back-end development.Community & educationDevconnect İzmir Side EventBlockchain DEUMeetup held in İzmir, Türkiye to introduce attendees to Ethereum and the importance of layer 2 (L2) solutions.Community & educationDeveloper Onboarding Experience in Farsi…

Popular Ethereum-based strategy card game Shardbound is set to launch its Open Beta on October 9.Developed by Bazooka Tango and built on Ethereum’s Layer-2 Immutable zkEVM network, the game will be available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. This open beta phase will focus on gathering feedback to fine-tune the gameplay ahead of a full release, though the beta’s end date has not yet been confirmed.With its upcoming beta, the developers hope to refine core elements whilst introducing blockchain integration, although some features will be limited based on platform restrictions. Source: ShardboundWhat is Shardbound?Shardbound is a turn-based strategy…

Blue America lacks a Gov. Ron DeSantis: someone remaking a state or major city in the image of a well-articulated ideology.

The AI research organization Zyphra has recently unveiled two groundbreaking language models, Zamba2-1.2B-Instruct and Zamba2-2.7B-Instruct. These models are part of the Zamba2 series and are significant advancements in natural language processing and AI-based instruction. Zamba2-1.2B-Instruct and Zamba2-2.7B-Instruct are designed to deliver enhanced multi-turn chat capabilities and exceptional instruction-following abilities, providing cutting-edge solutions for various applications in the AI landscape. Overview of Zamba2-1.2B-Instruct and Its Capabilities The Zamba2-1.2B-Instruct model, as the name suggests, contains 1.22 billion parameters, which allows it to handle complex natural language tasks while maintaining an optimized computational footprint. This model is a fine-tuned variant of Zamba2-1.2B-Instruct, leveraging…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized 41 internet domains used by Russian intelligence agents and their allies for cyberattacks on the US. This marks a major move to block state-sponsored cybercriminals from stealing sensitive information. “These Russian domains were being used to trick Americans into giving up their personal data,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement. “The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans’ sensitive information, using seemingly legitimate email accounts to trick victims into revealing account credentials.” The seized domains were used by a hacker group linked to an operational unit within Center…

After years of royal anticipation, fans of The Princess Diaries franchise have reason to celebrate. Disney is officially moving forward with a third installment of the beloved coming-of-age comedy series that first charmed audiences in 2001. The studio initially announced development in late 2022, tapping Aadrita Mukerji (Reacher) to pen the screenplay. Now, with the recent hiring of director Adele Lim—best known for co-writing Crazy Rich Asians—the Genovian palace doors are inching open once again. Follow us on MSN for more of the content like this. Getty Images While Anne Hathaway, who skyrocketed to fame as the awkwardly endearing Mia…