Balancer exploit shakes DeFi as $128 million vanishes

For years, Balancer stood as one of DeFi’s most reliable institutions, a protocol that had survived several bear markets, audits, and integrations without scandal. However, that credibility collapsed on Nov. 3, when the blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that Balancer and several of its forks were under an active exploit spreading across multiple chains. Within […]

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Spatial Sense: Unleashing Language Models on Location Data by Arvind Sundararajan

Ever struggled to extract meaningful insights from seemingly chaotic spatial data? Imagine trying to predict traffic patterns, analyze urban sprawl, or understand complex environmental interactions. Traditional approaches often require extensive domain expertise and custom algorithms. Here’s a mind-bending concept: what if we could leverage the power of language models, typically used for text, to understand […]

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GitHub Game Off 2025 theme announcement

Get ready for the annual Game Off, our month-long game jam that has inspired thousands of developers to make, share, and play games since 2012. Whether you’re a first-time jammer or a returning champion, this November is your chance to make something unforgettable. The theme for this year? WAVES! You have until December 1, 2025, […]

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Vibe coding needs a spec, too

Kiro is AWS’ AI IDE that brings structure to AI coding with spec-driven development. Connect with Deepak on the Kiro Discord server and read more about spec-driven development on The New Stack. We last spoke to Deepak Singh in March about how enterprise-ready agents are. Congratulations to user Whymarrh for winning a Populist badge on […]

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