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James Barnes-Miller begins his third and final Paralympics this weekend – and hopes he can help leave para-snowboarding in the best place possible for future riders.The 36-year-old from Broadstairs competes in the SB-UL class for athletes with an upper limb impairment in snowboard cross and banked slalom at Milano Cortina, with seeding for the snowboard cross starting tomorrow (Saturday). Medals will be up for grabs on Sunday with banked slalom action a week on Saturday.Broadstairs’ James Barnes-Miller in action at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics. Picture: ParalympicsGBBarnes-Miller boasts an impressive career which includes World Championship silver in the SB-UL snowboard…

Italian authorities confirmed that a journalist who was alerted by WhatsApp last year of a suspected spyware attack on his phone was indeed hacked.  In a press release sent to journalists on Thursday, the public prosecutors’ offices in Rome and Naples, which are investigating the spyware scandal in the country, said that a technical report concluded that the phones of journalist Francesco Cancellato and of immigration activists Giuseppe Caccia and Luca Casarini all showed traces of having been infected with spyware in the “early hours” of December 14, 2024.  “The execution of three consecutive attacks on the same night suggests…

Chinese automaker BYD unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the company says is capable of charging from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Taking it to almost 100% takes about four minutes more. Recharge times like those would nullify concerns about electric vehicles’ charging times — one of the few places where internal combustion engines retain an advantage. Even in bitter cold weather (–4°F or –20°C), the pack can charge from 20% to 97% in under 12 minutes, according to BYD. The battery pack, known as the Blade Battery 2.0 system, is slated to debut in the Yangwang U7, a full-size…

Protocol developers often come across as more pessimistic about Bitcoin’s future than most Bitcoiners. Daily exposure to Bitcoin’s imperfections certainly shapes a sober perspective, and it’s important to reflect on what Bitcoin has achieved. Anyone in the world, no matter their race, age, gender, nationality, or any other arbitrary criterion, is able to store and transfer value on a neutral monetary network more robust now than ever. That said, Bitcoin does have issues that many Bitcoiners are not aware of, but could threaten its long-term prospects if not addressed properly. The vulnerabilities fixed by the Consensus Cleanup are one such…

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As the global crypto ecosystem continues to grow at a rapid rate so does the demand for crypto risk analysts and people are looking for remote or flexible working conditions. Whether you’re based in the UK, considering opportunities in the USA or looking toward the fast-growing Dubai market, there’s a growing wealth of jobs that let you work from anywhere while shaping the future of digital assets.   Why Crypto Risk Analysts Are in Demand   Crypto risk analysts are increasingly in demand as they help companies monitor volatility, assess exposure, detect fraud and ensure compliance across decentralised finance (DeFi),…

How, and if, the Trump administration plans to regulate the export of semiconductors has remained unclear since Donald Trump took office last year. Now, we have an idea of what the administration is thinking. U.S. regulators have allegedly drafted rules that would require U.S. government approval to ship AI chips anywhere outside the U.S., according to Bloomberg, citing sources. This would give the U.S. significantly more control over companies like AMD and Nvidia. TechCrunch reached out to AMD and Nvidia for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce provided the following: “The Commerce Department is committed to promoting…

Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in distinct ways. This emerges from research in Botswana by ecologist Marlee Tucker of Radboud University published in Integrative Conservation. Source link

Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge the Defense Department’s decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk in court, a designation he has called “legally unsound.” The statement comes a few hours after the Department officially designated Anthropic a supply chain risk following a weeks-long dispute over how much control the military should have over AI systems. A supply chain risk designation can bar a company from working with the Pentagon and its contractors. Amodei drew a firm line that Anthropic’s AI should not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or for fully autonomous…

Amazon Web Services announced Thursday the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform is meant to help healthcare organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks, including appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification, among other things. Amazon Connect Health is HIPAA-eligible and connects with electronic health record (EHR) software. The platform is currently partnered with EHR software providers, data integrators, and patient engagement companies, the company said. This move is not the cloud giant’s first in the healthcare space, and it comes at a time when AWS is increasingly looking to grow its footprint in the $5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.…