January 20, 2025

EIP-7002: A Better Way To Stake On Ethereum | HackerNoon

Ethereum’s transition from Proof of Work (Pow) to Proof of Stake (PoS), a.k.a., The Merge, was a key moment in the network’s history. Besides giving Ethereum a much-needed rebrand by reducing its carbon footprint, Proof of Stake was crucial to a key long-term goal: reducing the barrier to participating in Ethereum’s consensus. The Merge replaced computational resources (mining power) with financial capital as the basis of Ethereum’s economic security—opening up the opportunity for anyone to

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Pacific Nations Struggle With Debt as Regional Fees Siphon Vital Funds | HackerNoon

In the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, scattered island nations navigate not just their waters, but a complex web of financial commitments. Picture this, a small island nation, blessed with stunning beaches and rich cultural heritage, yet grappling with millions in national debt. Now, imagine that same nation being required to contribute a portion of it’s tax payers national income annually to regional organizations, money that could potentially fix a local school or upgrade

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Software

An Unplanned Path Led me Right Where I Belonged | HackerNoon

Picture a young freshman in the early 90s, fresh out of high school, proudly clutching a scholarship for a Bachelor of Commerce. That was me, standing at what I thought was the beginning of a carefully planned path. Yet beneath the surface of that commerce scholarship lay a different passion, one that had consistently earned me accolades throughout my high school years: Industrial Arts. The irony doesn’t escape me now. My original scholarship intended application

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Hardware

GTA 6 for $100 reports have been taken wildly out of context

TL;DR: There is speculation about a potential $100 price point for video games, possibly led by GTA 6, but this has been exaggerated. Here we go again: There’s talk of another price hike for video games, and that GTA 6 could help introduce a blisteringly-high $100 MSRP for future video games. But these reports have been taken significantly out of context. VIEW GALLERY – 6 IMAGES Gamers don’t want to pay $100 for new games.

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Software

Pocket-Sized Gadgets Are Changing How Pacific Islanders Manage Utilities | HackerNoon

In my recent blog post “Wayfinding the Future: How Open-Source Tech is Disrupting Utilities Management in the Pacific Islands“, I shared our vision of combining FOSS4G tools, the Mettatec X5 Mobile PRO GNSS receiver, and Starlink Mini to transform utilities management across the Pacific Islands. Today, I’m excited to share how this vision is already becoming reality, even as we await the final piece of our technological puzzle, the Starlink Mini integration, which utilities are

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Software

NebuMine Limited Unveils Accessible Cloud Mining Solution for Crypto Enthusiasts | HackerNoon

NebuMine has entered the crypto mining industry with a cutting-edge, user-friendly platform that simplifies Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining. With over 39,500 mining devices, free registration, and 1000 GH/s of complimentary mining power for new users, NebuMine aims to attract a diverse audience of crypto enthusiasts. Cloud mining has emerged as a popular alternative to traditional cryptocurrency mining. It offers a low-cost, low-maintenance solution, eliminating the need for complex hardware setups and significant energy consumption. Standing

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AI

Advancing AI Reasoning: Meta-CoT and System 2 Thinking

How Meta-CoT enhances system 2 reasoning for complex AI challenges Kaushik Rajan · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 14 min read · 7 hours ago — Image created by the author using Generative AI (Flux-pro) The Need for Meta Reasoning What makes a language model smart? Is it predicting the next word in a sentence ‒ or handling tough reasoning tasks that challenge even bright humans? Today’s Large Language Models (LLMs) create smooth

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AI

Modern Data And Application Engineering Breaks the Loss of Business Context

Here’s how your data retains its business relevance as it travels through your enterprise Bernd Wessely · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 13 min read · 2 days ago — A giant task for data and application engineer ing— Image created by DALL-E I have previously written about the need to redefine the current data engineering discipline. I looked at it primarily from an organizational perspective and described what a data engineer should

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The Gap’s Data Science Director Has Tailored the Retailer’s Operations

20 Jan 2025 5 min read Kathy Pretz is the editor in chief of The Institute, IEEE’s member publication Vivek Anand accepts the AIM Research AI100 award at MachineCon 2024 from Kathryn Stein, chief executive of IGT Solutions. He was named one of the 100 most influential AI leaders in the United States. AIM Research Shoppers probably don’t realize how large a role data science plays in retail. The discipline provides information about consumer habits

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AI

Why LLMs Suck at ASCII Art

How being bad at art can be so dangerous Jaemin Han · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 9 min read · 4 days ago — Large Language Models have been doing a pretty good job of knocking down challenge after challenge in areas both expected and not. From writing poetry to generating entire websites from questionably… drawn images, these models seem almost unstoppable (and dire for my future career prospects). But there’s one

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