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When the Web3 narrative got very popular in 2021, I was still in college and had only recently been introduced to blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized applications. Like many at the time, I imagined that Ethereum or another highly performant smart contract blockchain would grow to become the base layer of the Internet. The other outcome in my mind was a “multi-chain” future where the Internet ran on multiple smart contract L1s. And Bitcoin, being a boring chain devoid of Turing completeness, had no role in Web3.A few facts could have easily set the record straight if I were…

Starship/Super Heavy on the launch pad in September 2023. Image credit: SpaceX. Welcome to Biz Briefs! In this edition, the FAA told SpaceX there’s more work to do before Starship can be launched again, ICEYE and Viasat won contracts, an Indian Earth observation company raised $15 million, Redwire 3D-printed human knee meniscus in orbit, and much more. Starship being lifted for installation on the Super Heavy booster in September 2023. Image credit: SpaceX. SpaceX’s Next Starship Launch Date Uncertainty “Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X on September 5. The post was accompanied…

Sue Rogers, from Brighton, first got the travelling bug when she went on a school trip to Dieppe aged 11 and has since ventured to the Pacific islands and war-torn nations, been hospitalised in South Asia and even been robbed several times. Definitions of how many countries there are in the world vary but Sue has visited the 193 United Nations member states plus Taiwan, Kosovo and The Vatican. The 69-year-old ticked off the final one when she went to Afghanistan in October. Sue Rogers on her trip to Afghanistan (Image: SWNS) Sue, who has documented each trip on her…

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Location : The M6 northbound at junction J8 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 17 November 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Lionsgate Everything is going fairly well for Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) and Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) — until things take a dark turn at the end of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. In the wake of Mayfair and Billy Taupe’s deaths, Lucy Gray decides to go on the run and head to District 13. Coriolanus decides that he’ll join her since he’s afraid that he’ll be imprisoned if the Peacekeepers find the gun he used to kill Mayfair. Coriolanus and Lucy Gray stop at the cabin by the lake to hide out from…

Their work, which they will present at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in May next year, shines a light on how easy it is to force generative AI models into disregarding their own guardrails and policies, known as “jailbreaking.” It also demonstrates how difficult it is to prevent these models from generating such content, as it’s included in the vast troves of data they’ve been trained on, says Zico Kolter, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He demonstrated a similar form of jailbreaking on ChatGPT earlier this year but was not involved in this research. “We have…

Growth is the lifeblood of any business. Yet, as a company scales up, the increase in operations often calls for a corresponding expansion in various departments. This necessity stems from the demand to handle increased workload, maintain quality standards, and innovate. However, the expansion isn’t just about adding more desks or hiring additional staff; it involves strategic planning and execution to ensure sustainable growth and operational efficiency. How To Expand Your Departments As You Grow The Business? Planning for Departmental Growth A strategic approach to departmental growth is essential. It begins with understanding the unique challenges and opportunities within each…

The UK housing stock is slowly becoming more energy efficient, but a pronounced gap exists between new-build properties and the resale market.Foxtons reports that nearly 9 out of 10 new-build apartments in London were assigned the highest energy performance certificates of A or B, while only 27% of the resale market was in the upper EPC bands. For this reason, more investors are turning to new builds for future-proof property investments.Reflecting these overall trends, there’s been a rise in new-builds designed with energy efficiency in mind. This includes the rise of ‘eco-properties’, such as ELEMENT – The Quarter, located in Liverpool.Eco-properties include…

Christmas plans could be disrupted as strikes impacting Thameslink services will also take place next month Source link