Physicists at Stanford University have directly observed quantum jumps in sound in real time for the first time. Their findings were published in the journal Science. The researchers worked with phonons, which are quanta of mechanical vibrations. In the macroscopic world, sound fades gradually, but at the quantum level, energy changes in discrete amounts. The […]
A decrease in hedging demand for bitcoin ETFs may provide stronger support for the asset compared to gold, according to a report by JPMorgan. Bank analysts noted that following the Federal Reserve meeting at the end of July, there was a simultaneous inflow of funds into cryptocurrency and precious metal funds. They attributed this trend […]
Most major PFAS manufacturers plan to expand their capacities. Demand is increasing from data centers, semiconductor manufacturers, and lithium-ion battery material producers, according to a report by ChemSec. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals.’ Many of these substances degrade very slowly in the environment, and some can accumulate […]
Meta is preparing to release smart glasses without cameras in response to complaints about covert recording with the Ray-Ban Meta. This information comes from sources familiar with the company’s plans, as reported by The Information. The device, codenamed Luna, has not been officially announced by the company but could be available for sale as early […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has authorized limited trading of tokenized stocks on specific on-chain platforms for five years. The regulator issued a temporary conditional exemption known as the Innovation Exemption on September 17. This applies to so-called Tokenized Securities Venues (TSV), which can facilitate trading of tokenized NMS stocks through automated market […]
The cryptocurrency market can continue to grow even without the adoption of the CLARITY Act, according to Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan. He reassessed the impact of the bill’s failure in the U.S. Senate. “I no longer consider the previous scenario the most likely. On the contrary, I think the failure of the CLARITY […]
The group iamnotavillain has demanded 6000 Monero (XMR) tokens, worth approximately $3 million, from Revolut and threatened to sell customer data to other criminal organizations. This was reported by Financial Times, which reviewed the ultimatum published by the hackers. The message appeared on September 16 on the cybercriminals’ website along with a countdown. The perpetrators […]
The US House Financial Services Committee has approved a bill to establish a strategic federal bitcoin reserve. The document was supported by 28 lawmakers, with 21 opposing. In May, Republican Nick Begich and Democrat Jared Golden introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act (H.R. 8957). Before the vote, the committee approved an updated version proposed by […]
OpenAI has introduced a new system for tracking and publishing instances of AI models deviating from instructions. As part of this initiative, the developers have released reports on six new cases. We’re sharing our new framework for tracking, investigating, and disclosing instances of model misalignment at OpenAI. The framework sets criteria and timelines for public […]
On September 14, the Bitcoin Core team released the first release candidate, v32.0rc1. The update will modify the fee estimation mechanism, speed up block validation when reading data from disk, and fix a walletnotify vulnerability. This issue affects only certain configurations and requires authenticated RPC access, according to the official schedule and the draft release […]