May 2025
Code. Create. Commit. Welcome to dev/core
What does it mean to be a developer? That question was at the heart of our thinking behind the new GitHub Shop collection: dev/core. The collection celebrates the developer’s layered experience—from the code, through the world of creation, to the unique identity of you, the developer, the builder, the person at the core of it […]
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Man gets 14 months in jail for role in SEC’s X account hack that pumped fake Bitcoin ETF hype
Key Takeaways Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months for his role in hacking the SEC’s X account. The hack led to a false Bitcoin ETF announcement, causing market fluctuations. Share this article Eric Council Jr., who helped facilitate the unauthorized takeover of the SEC’s X account that led to a false Bitcoin ETF […]
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Salesforce wants to do for agentic AI what they did for SaaS
May 16, 2025 Christophe Coenraets, SVP of Developer Relations at Salesforce, tells Eira and Ben about building the new Salesforce Developer Edition, which includes access to the company’s agentic AI platform, Agentforce. Christophe explains how they solicited and incorporated feedback from the developer community in building the developer edition, what types of AI agents people […]
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Basel Medical Group to add $1B in Bitcoin to treasury amid falling share prices
Singapore-based Basel Medical Group (BMGL) announced plans to acquire $1 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to strengthen its balance sheet and accelerate expansion across Asian markets. Basel also revealed that the proposed transaction is being negotiated with a consortium of institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals active in the crypto sector. Basel CEO Darren Chhoa said […]
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Naturally Occurring Equivariance in Neural Networks
This article is part of the Circuits thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles and critical commentary delving into the inner workings of neural networks. Curve Detectors High-Low Frequency Detectors Contents Convolutional neural networks contain a hidden world of symmetries within themselves. This symmetry is a powerful tool in understanding the features and circuits […]
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Should You Buy Las Vegas Sands Stock?
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) operates in Macao and Singapore, so it is exposed to international consumers. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 12, 2025. The video […]
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Trump administration could add CXMT and other Chinese chipmakers to ever-expanding export blacklist
The U.S. Government is reportedly planning to add “a number of Chinese chipmaking companies” to its ever-expanding export blacklist, a move that could only be prevented by the prospect of a long-trade agreement with China. As reported by the Financial Times, the commerce department has compiled a list of companies to add to its list, […]
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5 Weird Ways to Make Extra Money with Side Hustle Nation’s Nick Loper
5. Fighting Robocallers (and Getting Paid for It) Tired of spam calls? One man in the Pacific Northwest turned that annoyance into a side hustle. Every time he got a robocall, he’d keep the caller on the line until he was transferred to a U.S.-based agent. Then, he’d gather enough info to threaten legal action […]
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RFK Jr. Finally Says Something Sensible: ‘Don’t Take Medical Advice From Me’
from the sage-advice dept Fresh off of his Mother’s Day swim in a literal shit creek, RFK Jr. sat before House and Senate committees to answer questions about the impact of the proposed Trump budget on Health and Human Services (HHS), the cuts that have and are proposed further for HHS, and an explanation for […]
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