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View More NewsParadigm has raised $1.2 billion for a new venture fund focused on artificial intelligence and robotics, according to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg.The firm’s third venture fund reflects growing interest in AI and defense technology, though it does not signal an exit from digital assets. “Crypto was the first frontier for us, and it continues to be a really exciting one, but there’s so much else happening right now that’s pretty hard to ignore,” managing partner Alana Palmedo told Bloomberg.Paradigm has already deployed capital from the new fund into several companies, Bloomberg reported. Those include autonomous drone delivery company Zipline…
The XRP Ledger’s newest server software, v3.2.0, designed to make the network cheaper to run, more stable, and more attractive for institutional use, is gaining adoption. However, it has yet to overtake the previous version (3.1.3) across the wider network, and the key security fixes that come with it remain in the voting process.Of the approximately 833 active nodes on the XRP Ledger, the machines that store and relay the ledger, about 43% are running v3.2.0 and 51% are still on v3.1.3, XRPSCAN data shows. While overall node adoption appears relatively slow, validators, or entities that matter most to the…
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Science does not often advance in sudden epiphanies that yield “Eureka” moments. More typical are years of failed experiments, dogged hypothesis-testing, and incremental discoveries that are, at best, inconclusive. And then, sometimes, eventually, the accumulated knowledge results in a breakthrough. Two recent examples are stunning advances in cancer medicine—one for pancreatic cancer, the other for melanoma—that are rewriting what doctors can promise their patients. But to understand why these achievements matter so profoundly, it is instructive to appreciate how long they took.A Pill That Doubled Survival for the Disease That Kills Almost EveryonePancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer…
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This is Part 3 in the technical article series about Bitcoin covenants by Cointelegraph Research. To read the previous article click here. SIGHASH_ANYPREVOUT, as proposed…
In brief China’s Ministry of Commerce has held talks with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai about restricting overseas access to China’s most advanced AI models—including…
The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office announced that lawmakers would discuss issuing $100 million in bonds backed by Bitcoin (BTC) at a public…
In brief A new study says AI is forcing universities to rethink teaching, assessment, and career preparation. Researchers argue schools should prioritize AI literacy…
Adam Wakeling is a historian based in Melbourne. While he has a day job as a lawyer, he is also the author of The…
Humanity Protocol explained how attackers were able to steal more than $36 million of its H token, and the cause was a serious lapse…
Unverified smart contracts were linked to at least $36.7 million in losses across four DeFi exploits over the past six months, as attackers increasingly…
In brief Anthropic launched Claude Mythos 5, a restricted-access AI model for cybersecurity and scientific research. The company also released Claude Fable 5, a…
In 2009, the Supreme Court decided Ricci v. DeStefano. The Justices reversed Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s indefensible ruling against the Frank Ricci and the other firefighters.…
Higher by more than 1% at the open, the Nasdaq has turned decidedly lower just ahead of the noon hour on the East Coast,…
The Hashgraph Group and Merck have integrated the German tech maker’s product authentication technology with TrackTrace, a Hedera-based digital product passport platform introduced in…
In brief Stellar developers have unveiled a three-stage migration plan to quantum-safe cryptography ahead of the looming “Q-Day” threat. Enterprise wallets can begin migrating…