June 15, 2025
Self-classifying MNIST Digits
Contents This article is part of the Differentiable Self-organizing Systems Thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles delving into differentiable self-organizing systems, interspersed with critical commentary from several experts in adjacent fields. Growing Neural Cellular Automata Self-Organising Textures Growing Neural Cellular Automata demonstrated how simple cellular automata (CAs) can learn to self-organise into complex […]
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Nvidia RTX PRO 6000D (B40) Blackwell GPUs reportedly set to supersede banned H20 accelerators in China
Following the ban of its Hopper H20 accelerations in China, Nvidia is reportedly planning on launching new Blackwell-based solutions at a lower price this year, per Reuters. With mass production anticipated by June, we can expect these solutions to be widely available in the Chinese market by Q3 or Q4. While technical details are still […]
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Crypto entrepreneur arrested for kidnapping and torturing his ex-business partner with chainsaw and cocaine
Key Takeaways A Kentucky crypto investor was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist to extract crypto passwords. Two suspects face multiple charges including first-degree kidnapping and assault due to the alleged crime in a Manhattan apartment. Share this article A Kentucky crypto entrepreneur has been arrested and faces severe charges after allegedly […]
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Former IMF chief economist believes crypto is a rising threat to the U.S. Dollar’s dominance
American economist Kenneth Rogoff believes that the rise of crypto poses a threat to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar. Rogoff previously served as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and on the Federal Reserve Board. He is a published author and an economics professor at Harvard University. In an interview with […]
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Game Jam Winner Spotlight: This Is Not A Game About A Pipe
from the gaming-like-it’s-1929 dept We’ve now arrived at the end of our series of posts about the winners of this year’s public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1929! We’ve already covered the Best Remix, Best Deep Cut, Best Visuals, Best Adaptation, the honorable mentions, and the Best Digital Game. Today, we wrap things up […]
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Talk Your Book: The Nasdaq 100 of Crypto
Posted May 24, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Hashdex: See here for more information on Hashdex’s market-cap-weighted index products On today’s show, we discuss: Hashdex’s background Crypto use cases in 2025 Demand-driven flows into crypto Thinking about crypto passively The current price action between ETH and BTC […]
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Stuff I learned at Carta.
Today’s my last day at Carta, where I got the chance to serve as their CTO for the past two years. I’ve learned so much working there, and I wanted to end my chapter there by collecting my thoughts on what I learned. (I am heading somewhere, and will share news in a week or […]
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