Your Bank Just Got Hacked đŸ˜±

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Now, they’re offering $400,000 to make it all better. $400,000. That’s
something. It works out to roughly the cost of a small island if you ignore the buying part, or, you know, a slightly above-average luxury watch. They’re calling it a settlement, which is a polite way of saying “we messed up, but aren’t taking full responsibility.” 😇

When Disaster Strikes, Migrants Send Help

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Following a disaster affecting 10% of a country’s population, an individual’s propensity to send remittances-quantified as a “remittance score” $\theta$-exhibits a discernible trajectory over 12 months, while the probability of continued remittance sending in the four months following the event is significantly modulated by the individual’s pre-disaster sending behavior.

New research reveals a significant surge in international remittances following natural disasters, demonstrating a critical yet often overlooked role in immediate disaster relief.

Zcash Zooms Past $440: Privacy Coins or Just Coin-cidence? 🚀💾

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Zcash, the BeyoncĂ© of privacy coins, hit a high of $440, making its market cap a cool $7.3 billion. That’s a lot of shielded transactions, folks. Or, as I like to call it, “financial invisibility cloaks.” Meanwhile, the 24-hour trading volume hit $763 million, which is basically the crypto world saying, “We see you, Zcash, and we’re into it.” 👀

Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka Check Into The White Lotus

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Season four of The White Lotus is starting to come together with the casting of Alexander Ludwig (from Heels) and musician AJ Michalka, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While no other actors have been announced yet, fans are hoping to see some returning characters. The new season will take place in France, but not at … Read more

Unlocking AI’s Hidden Skills

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Programmatically Constructed Machine Learning (PCML) successfully discovered salient capabilities within diverse benchmark environments-including Overcooked, Saycan, Blocksworld, and Minigrid-demonstrating its ability to extract meaningful behaviors across a spectrum of task complexities.

New research details a method for systematically discovering and modeling what artificial intelligence systems can actually do, even when their inner workings are opaque.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension Review

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I wrote about PokĂ©mon Legends: Z-A a little over two months ago, and I was really impressed. I especially liked how it took risks with the traditional PokĂ©mon gameplay and fulfilled some of the promise I saw in PokĂ©mon Generation VI – similar to what PokĂ©mon Legends: Arceus attempted, though the two games are quite different. What sets Z-A apart is that the game isn’t finished at launch; the developers announced plans to add content through downloadable expansions. This will include new Mega Evolutions, fresh gameplay mechanics, and a whole new endgame experience.