Author: Vidya Saras

For the last testnet proof-of-stake transition, Goerli will merge with Prater. The combined Goerli/Prater network will retain the Goerli name post-merge.Bellatrix, the Prater upgrade readying it for The Merge will happen at epoch 112260, expected at 12:24PM UTC on August 4, 2022.After Bellatrix is activated, the Goerli/Prater merge will happen when Goerli hits a total difficulty of 10790000, expected between August 6-12, 2022.Post-merge, Goerli’s validator set will remain open for individual stakers to run testnets validators. Stakers who wish to start a Goerli/Prater validator can do so at the Prater Launchpad. Background After years of work to bring proof-of-stake to…

PRESS RELEASE – The Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) has announced that the University of Central Florida (UCF) Research Foundation has joined DTC. UCF Research Foundation has also agreed to be the Regional Branch Organizer (RBO) for Southeast USA As an RBO, the UCF Research Foundation will facilitate and drive local DTC engagements and activities with regional industry, government, and academic institutions on behalf of the consortium. “The overarching goal of this cooperation is to accelerate the development, adoption and monetization of digital twin technology and digital engineering in the digital economy by preventing fragmentation and harmonizing the efforts in pursuit of…

  From November 14th to 17th, Marfa, Texas, will come alive with Art Blocks Marfa Weekend—a four-day gathering where art, technology, and community intersect. As a cornerstone of the generative art movement, Art Blocks curates a blend of immersive installations, panel discussions, exhibitions, and performances, drawing artists, collectors, and enthusiasts to explore blockchain’s transformative role in art. Highlights of Art Blocks Marfa Weekend 2024 Thursday, November 14 Tokens of Presence Exhibition at Art Blocks Gallery: Generative art takes form in physical space with works by Michael Kozlowski, Iskra Velitchkova, Zach Lieberman, and more. glitch Gallery Presents 113’s Untitled Exhibition: Tribute…

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Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant capabilities in a wide range of applications, from solving mathematical problems to answering medical questions. However, these models are becoming increasingly impractical due to their vast size and the immense computational resources required to train and deploy them. LLMs, like those developed by OpenAI or Google, often contain hundreds of billions of parameters, necessitating massive datasets and high training costs. This, in turn, results in financial and environmental burdens that make these models inaccessible to many researchers and organizations. The increasing scale also raises concerns about efficiency, latency, and the…

Amid a rising tide of low-cost weaponized adversary drones menacing American troops abroad, the US military is pulling out all the stops to protect its forces from the ever-present threat of death from above. But between expensive munitions, futuristic but complicated directed energy weapons, and its own growing drone arsenal, the Pentagon is increasingly eyeing an elegantly simple solution to its growing drone problem: reinventing the gun.At the Technology Readiness Experimentation (T-REX) event in August, the US Defense Department tested an artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous robotic gun system developed by fledgling defense contractor Allen Control Systems dubbed the “Bullfrog.”Consisting of a…

Teerachai Jampanak – Shutterstock.com Es ist der Alptraum jedes Unternehmens: Ein Wettbewerber spricht mit gezielten Kampagnen die eigenen Kunden an. Und zwar so präzise, dass dies kein Zufall sein kann. Es ist anzunehmen, dass der Konkurrent irgendwie Zugang zu diesen sensitiven Daten erhalten hat. Die Quelle der Datenschutzverletzung: Ein ehemaliger Mitarbeitender nutzte einen KI-Assistenten, um auf eine interne Datenbank voller Kontodaten zuzugreifen. Daraufhin kopierte er sensible Details wie die Kundenumsätze und die Produktnutzung. Anschließend nahm er sie mit zu seinem neuen Arbeitgeber. Dieses Beispiel verdeutlicht ein schnell wachsendes Problem: Der rasant steigende Einsatz von generativen KI-Tools wird unweigerlich zu mehr…

Static Media/Getty Images This post contains spoilers for “Signs.” For me, “Signs” is the ultimate M. Night Shyamalan cinematic experience, and it has only gotten better with time. Before the film’s 2002 release, Shyamalan had already proven his caliber as an up-and-coming filmmaker with “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable” — two entries that still live up to their fame — but “Signs” solidified his ability to shock, mesmerize, and entertain. Popular discourse surrounding “Signs” often revolves around its final twist, but this sci-fi thriller flick offers much more than that;…

A recent visit recently to Turkana region, was a reminder on how Africa bears the heaviest burden from climate change as compared to other continents. A recent publication by the World Meteorological Organisation on the State of the Climate in Africa affirms that by 2030, if adequate measures are not put in place, up to 118 million poor people will be exposed to drought, floods, and extreme heat in Africa.  And on average, many African countries lose more than 2.5 percent of their (Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually to disasters orchestrated by climate change. Meanwhile, many divert more than nine…