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Hey, do you remember when? Snap created a drone that flies overhead and takes aerial selfies? The Pixy drone was somewhat of an experiment in line with Spectacles and Snap’s other hardware forays. The drone debuted in May 2022, but the company officially discontinued the Pixie in August of that year. But despite its death, the device came back to haunt Snap.Now Snap is recalling all Pixy drones because the batteries tend to swell, get hot, and sometimes catch fire. The batteries themselves are also being recalled, along with the drones that surround them. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,…
Project Sela, a CBDC venture, combines the agility of the private sector with central bank oversight. The introduction of “Access Enablers” has increased competition and increased security. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Hong Kong Center and the Bank of Israel (BOI) have embarked on a pioneering journey to explore the potential of central bank digital through cutting-edge collaboration. Currency (CBDC). Dubbed “Project Sela,” the initiative aims to create an advanced CBDC ecosystem that seamlessly integrates privacy, security, and decentralization. Bridging the gap between public and private sectors Project Sela is currently investigating ways…
Utility coins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to be used within a specific ecosystem or for a specific purpose. This differs from other types of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, which are primarily used as a store of value or for speculative trading. What is a utility coin? Utility coins are digital tokens issued by companies or organizations for use within their ecosystem. These tokens can be used to access specific services or products provided by the issuer. Examples of utility coins include Binance Coin (BNB), which can be used to pay trading fees on the Binance exchange,…
Earlier this week, a reader emailed me asking for suggestions for online mind mapping tools that students could use this fall. My preference is to draw the mind map by hand and then digitize it by taking a photo with Google Keep or the OneNote mobile app. But that doesn’t apply to everyone. So, if you want to do the mind mapping process in a completely digital format, take a look at these options:Canva Whiteboard TemplatesCanva’s whiteboard templates include mind mapping templates that teachers and students can use individually or collaboratively. Watch this video for an overview of how to…
Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way since their introduction. However, one thing that still concerns many EV owners is battery life and performance. The heart of every electric vehicle is the high-voltage traction battery that powers the motor. But with so many options on the market, choosing the right one can be difficult. According to Extrapolate, the traction battery market is expected to reach $2.6 billion by 2028. In this blog, we discuss everything you need to know about traction batteries. From understanding the science behind them to exploring the different types including lead acid, nickel-metal hydride, zebra…
The metaverse is Unbanked Newsletter For a weekly level up on the NFT and on-chain frontierDear unbanked nations,parcaster, What I wrote a few days agoIt’s becoming a really interesting hub of NFT activity. And because the Farcaster scene is so nascent, some of the first NFTs issued in the space have understandably fallen in value as excitement grows here.Farcaster’s social media experience is great and worth the switch for that alone, but it’s also time to pay closer attention as Farcaster mining opportunities are becoming the new meta for NFT adventurers. idea? If you are in the right place at…
Scholars argue that President Trump’s deregulatory agenda has not been successful in the long term.In just four years, the Trump administration has rolled back more than 100 environmental rules, including those to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce methane emissions, protect wetlands, preserve public lands, and more.In a recent article, Stephen Johnson argues that while President Donald J. Trump’s short-term record of deregulation has been successful, his long-term record has not been.President Johnson noted that President Trump has used executive orders, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), legislative rulemaking, and court-ordered moratoriums to overturn long-standing environmental regulations.Some of these operations are quick…
Fuzzing can be a useful tool for finding zero-day vulnerabilities in software. To encourage its use by developers and researchers, Google announced Wednesday that it is providing free access to its fuzzing framework, OSS-Fuzz. According to Google, substantial security improvements can be achieved by using frameworks that automate the manual aspects of fuzz testing with the help of large-scale language models (LLMs). “We use LLM to improve fuzzing coverage and project-specific code to find more vulnerabilities,” Google Open Source Security team members Dongge Liu and Oliver Chang, and machine language security team members Jan Nowakowski and Jan Keller wrote on…
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Some of the most exciting technological advancements in recent years have been in structured query language tools, said Kenny Shin, chief technology officer at Fundrise, a direct-to-consumer alternative asset management company. Despite its decades-old roots, SQL is experiencing a renaissance, driven by advances in SQL tools from a variety of data-related tools. Image credit: Freepik “If you look closely at what’s happening, SQL combined with cloud computing, serverless databases, and data warehouses is creating a new set of tools that leverage the ubiquity of SQL but have abstractions that can be leveraged. SQL is much more complex than an individual…