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Several companies could enter the stablecoin market in the near future. BitGo has already confirmed its token. Crypto custodian BitGo unveiled a new stablecoin on September 19, joining several other dollar-pegged tokens currently on the market. The company said that its stablecoin, called USD Standard, will be available starting in January 2025 under the ticker USDS. The stablecoin will have 1:1 backing with the U.S. dollar through short-duration T-bills, overnight repos, and cash, which will guarantee high liquidity and low risk. BitGo will have leading accounting firms perform audits on a monthly basis and will publish real-time proof-of-reserves for transparency.…

Microsoft deleted the over-eager office assistant Clippy some 17 years ago, but the vision for a friendly and optimistic AI helper has apparently found its way out of the Recycle Bin. The company is overhauling Copilot, the text-based artificial intelligence tool bundled with Windows and other software, with the addition of vision, voice, and the ability to solve more complex problems—along with a more “encouraging” personality.“We really are at this amazing kind of transition point,” says Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI. “AI companions now see what we see, hear what we hear, and speak in the same language that…

In many swing states, the bump in new voters could be what tips the scales for either of the 2024 presidential candidates.

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has been a transformative approach in natural language processing, combining retrieval mechanisms with generative models to enhance factual accuracy and reasoning capabilities. RAG systems excel in generating complex responses by leveraging external sources and synthesizing the retrieved information into coherent narratives. Unlike traditional models that rely solely on pre-existing knowledge, RAG systems can incorporate real-time data, making them valuable for tasks requiring up-to-date information and multi-hop reasoning. This research explores how RAG systems handle complex queries involving multiple documents and temporal disambiguation, thereby accurately reflecting how these systems perform in real-world scenarios. The challenge with evaluating RAG…

Download the October 2024 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. MGM / UA In Barry Sonnenfeld’s 1995 showbiz comedy “Get Shorty,” John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a loan shark from Miami who possesses more cool than anyone currently living. He’s also a deep-cut movie buff, and bought a leather jacket specifically because it looked exactly like the one Al Pacino wore in “Serpico.” Chili is sent to Los Angeles to shake up a low-budget movie producer named Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman) who owes a great deal of cash. Harry Zimm most often…

LISTED Golden MV Holdings, Inc. has acquired 396.88 hectares of land in Villar City, a large-scale urban development project in southern Metro Manila and Cavite, for P5.2 billion. The company’s board approved the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding capital stock of three companies from other companies owned and controlled by Manuel B. Villar, Jr., Golden MV said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The acquired companies — Althorp Land Holdings, Inc., Chalgrove Properties, Inc., and Los Valores Corp., previously owned by Fine Properties, Inc. and Hollinger Holdings Corp. — own the 396.88 hectares of recently acquired land. Broken…

Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD A personalized fitness and nutrition program is the antidote to one-size-fits-all, generic advice. If you’re tired of trying programs that just don’t fit with your lifestyle or preferences, a personalized program may be what you need to get—and stay—on track. We’ll explore what a personalized coaching program includes, as well as the many health and wellness benefits you can enjoy when you follow one. What does it mean to have a personalized coaching program? In a personalized coaching program, you work with a health coach who tailors a plan to fit your unique…

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the sun will be transformed into a dramatic “ring of fire” as an annular solar eclipse sweeps over parts of the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, southern Chile, and southern Argentina, then reaching. For eclipse watchers not lucky enough to live on its path across the globe, you can track the celestial event on Space.com’s solar eclipse live blog and watch the action unfold live here on Space.com courtesy of TimeandDate.An annual eclipse consists of five key stages. Here, we outline each stage and provide details on the regions of the world that will witness them on Oct. 2, along…