Author: Vidya Saras
This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork. Background Prior to the merge, different message size limits for RPC communication were set to protect clients from denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. These limits, applied to messages received via HTTP endpoints, were carried over to the engine API, which plays a crucial role in connecting Execution and Consensus Layer clients during block production. Due to the engine API’s involvement in block production, it became possible for blocks to be produced that surpassed the RPC size limits of some clients…
Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation,Over time, all media will likely go “onchain” to some extent. That’s why in these early days, advances in new directions here offer a taste of what’s to come. A prime example? This week Coinbase dropped its latest earnings report highlights as an NFT mint.This crypto-native approach by Coinbase is an early showcase of NFTs, and, again, also signals a future where communications of all types will lean on blockchain tech for greater transparency and engagement. That’s the future to come, and it’s closer than you think.…
MetalCore is kicks off its Season 1 NFT sale today, introducing a set of four new Mech units and 19 Infantry units, each designed to enhance gameplay.Players have the opportunity to purchase these NFTs and compete for a share of the 90 million $MCG prize pool by climbing the leaderboards.In addition to acquiring new units, participants will also have a chance to upgrade their NFTs’ rarity through a stat roll system. Source: MetalCoreDetails of the NFT SaleThe sale begins on September 25 at 23:00 UTC and features two types of NFTs: Infantry units and Mechs. Players looking to bolster their…
Chinese regulators likely learned from the EU AI Act, says Jeffrey Ding, an assistant professor of Political Science at George Washington University. “Chinese policymakers and scholars have said that they’ve drawn on the EU’s Acts as inspiration for things in the past.”But at the same time, some of the measures taken by the Chinese regulators aren’t really replicable in other countries. For example, the Chinese government is asking social platforms to screen the user-uploaded content for AI. “That seems something that is very new and might be unique to the China context,” Ding says. “This would never exist in the…
Team India and Bangladesh are currently busy playing the second Test at the Green Park in Kanpur. The game got underway on Friday (September 27). The start of the game was delayed by the wet outfield. When the players finally took the field after the toss, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja decided to lighten up the mood in the camp by mimicking the unorthodox bowling action of their teammate Jasprit Bumrah. Kohli was the one who took the initiative as he was seen imitating Bumrah’s action while the pacer was standing beside him. Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate was also…
Kaitlyn Bristowe, Jason Tartick. Getty Images (2) Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick had a near-brush on the carpet for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. The Bachelorette alums and exes were captured on camera by E! News just yards away from each other on Thursday, September 26; Tartick seemingly oblivious of Bristowe’s presence, but Bristowe appearing to cast a glance in his direction. Bristowe, 39, was dressed to impress in a two-piece sheer gray skirt and top set studded with mirrored squares as she beamed for the cameras. Tartick, 35, for his part, was garbed casually in black jeans and…
Marlow Foods, the parent company of plant-based brand Quorn, has reported a £63m loss as demand for meat alternatives continues to wane. Sales fell by 6.9% to £205m in the last financial year, prompting the company to shed nearly 100 jobs as part of a restructuring programme. Quorn’s sales across retailers dropped 8.6% in the 12 months leading to December 2023, reflecting a broader decline in the popularity of veganism in the UK. The downturn comes as inflation and rising costs for energy and ingredients put additional strain on the company. Marlow Foods’ overall workforce decreased from 934 to 874…
A doctor shows what a 3D image of the breast using tomosynthesis (3D mammography) looks like on a screen. South China Morning Post/South China Morning Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption South China Morning Post/South China Morning Post/Getty Images Three-dimensional imaging outperformed older digital mammography at reducing anxiety-producing callbacks for more breast cancer testing, a new study shows. The research, published this month in the journal Radiology also suggests the newer technology might find more worrisome cancers earlier during routine screenings. Lead author Dr. Liane Philpotts, a Yale School of Medicine radiology professor, hailed 3D mammography, also known as digital…
SpaceX plans to launch the Crew-9 astronaut mission for NASA on Saturday (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live online.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon spacecraft and its crew is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 GMT). You can watch the liftoff — the first crewed launch ever from SLC-40 — live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.Crew-9, the ninth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, includes NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov, a cosmonaut with the…
Politics / September 26, 2024 While the mayor insists he’s innocent, the indictment sure makes it look like he knew what he was doing when he accepted campaign cash and airline tickets from Turkish nationals. Ad Policy New York City Mayor Eric Adams exits Gracie Mansion hours after being indicted on federal charges.(Stephanie Keith / Getty Images) New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on four federal counts of bribery, wire fraud, and solicitation of foreign donations. The indictment was unsealed this morning by prosecutors for the Southern District of New York. Based on the allegations in the…