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Indian Engineering Students Develop Blockchain-based Smart Voting System
Three Computer Engineering Students have created a Blockchain-based Voting System which will allows casting of votes online, instead of the manual means of standing in a poll.
Anthropic Introduces Enhanced Prompt Evaluation Tools for AI Developers
Anthropic has launched new features in its Console to help AI developers generate, test, and evaluate prompts, streamlining the development process.
Luminary Cloud Accelerates Engineering Simulations with NVIDIA GPUs
Luminary Cloud leverages NVIDIA GPUs to speed up engineering simulations, addressing industry challenges and enhancing productivity.
Character.AI Introduces Prompt Poet to Revolutionize Prompt Design
Character.AI unveils Prompt Poet, a tool designed to streamline prompt design for developers and non-technical users, enhancing AI interactions.
a16z Crypto Highlights Code and Engineering Investments
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) shares insights into its Code and Engineering investment focus, detailing past and potential future outcomes of their portfolio companies.
xAI Unveils PromptIDE for Enhanced Prompt Engineering
xAI introduces PromptIDE, a new integrated development environment designed to advance prompt engineering and interpretability research, offering a rich feature set for developers.
LangChain Unveils Prompt Canvas to Enhance AI Prompt Development
LangChain introduces Prompt Canvas, a new tool for creating and optimizing AI prompts with the help of LLM agents, aimed at simplifying prompt engineering.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Elevates Performance on SWE-bench Verified
Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms previous models on SWE-bench Verified, achieving a 49% score. Learn about the enhancements and the agent framework enabling this advancement.
NVIDIA Unveils Omniverse Digital Twins to Transform Engineering with Leading Software Partners
NVIDIA introduces Omniverse Real-Time Physics Digital Twins, partnering with industry leaders like Altair and Siemens to revolutionize computer-aided engineering.
Neara Secures $24M Series B Boosting Utilities' Resilience and Renewable Energy Integration
Neara, with a fresh $24M Series B funding, is set to bolster its AI-centric infrastructure modeling platform, aiming to mitigate climate risks faced by utilities and accelerate renewable energy integration. The investment led by Prosus Ventures will fuel Neara's global expansion and the development of its novel System of Enablement functionality, facilitating a smoother transition towards renewable energy, especially in the US and Europe.
Google Unveils Batch Calibration to Enhance LLM Performance
Google Research introduces Batch Calibration (BC), a method designed to enhance Large Language Models (LLMs) performance by reducing design decision sensitivities. Unveiled on October 13, 2023, BC significantly improves performance across various tasks, showing promise for more robust LLM applications. It stands out for its zero-shot, self-adaptive nature, and negligible additional computational costs, presenting a notable advancement in the field of machine learning.
DEC Pulls $9M in Seed Funding to Create Decentralized Uber
The Decentralized Engineering Corporation has pooled a $9M Seed Fund to build a ridesharing Protocol
The Rise of the Anon: Protecting Innovation
Anonymity is increasingly offering protection to innovators as well as their ideas.
AI Breakthrough: Devin, the Self-Programming Software Engineer, Raises Eyebrows in Tech
Cognition Labs' Devin AI, capable of autonomously coding and solving complex software tasks, ignites debate over the future of software engineering.
AI's Rising Impact on Job Market: more position replaced especially for stem studentss
A survey of 9,388 engineers reveals growing job security concerns amid AI advancements. With 90% finding it harder to secure jobs and companies favoring AI skills, the tech industry faces a pivotal shift in employment and education.
Japanese Multinational’s Blockchain App Taps India’s Tech Talent Pool Neglected By Trump’s Visa Ban
NEC Corporation, a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics company, has partnered Persol Career, a job-hunting firm, to pilot its blockchain app to help corporate Japan recruit Indian tech engineers. Nearly 2000 Indians are expected to be hired via the app in the next three years,
Ripple Launches Engineering Hub in Toronto, Boosting Crypto Growth and Innovation
Crypto and blockchain solutions provider Ripple has opened a key engineering hub in Toronto, Canada, to enhance crypto innovation.
Several Cryptocurrency Firms Suffer Domain Cyber-Attacks Due to GoDaddy Employee Error
Malicious actors gained control of domains owned by several cryptocurrency firms after tricking GoDaddy employees.
Ripple Hires Former Amazon Executive to its Engineering Team as XRP Price Continues to Sink
Despite its momentary reach past the $0.30 mark last week, XRP’s price has since resumed its downward trend.
Charles Hoskinson: Cardano’s New Voting System Will Make ADA the Most Valuable Cryptocurrency
IOHK, the blockchain engineering company behind the Cardano blockchain, will develop a voting system that will make its ecosystem hard fork resistant.
J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Quorum Acquired by ConsenSys, Taking Enterprise Ethereum to the Next Level
ConsenSys’ existing protocol engineering roadmap will be merged with Quorum, where the blockchain firm will be able to leverage both codebases.
Cardano Releases New Daedalus Wallet for the Shelley Testnet Ahead of Shelley Hard Fork
Input Output (IOHK), the blockchain engineering company behind Cardano has released the new Daedalus wallet for the Shelley testnet, less than a week after the Cardano Virtual Summit.
Cardano Launches Project Catalyst—One Step Closer to Fully Decentralized Era Voltaire
IOHK, the blockchain engineering company behind Cardano has launched “Project Catalyst” in part of the network’s transformation into a self-sustaining system. Cardano aims to build a set of governance tools and processes that puts the future of the network in every ADA holder.
Cardano Announces Shelley Mainnet Launch for a More Secure and Fully Decentralized Future Leading to the “Voltaire” Era
The blockchain engineering company behind Cardano, Input-Output (IOHK) announced in a blog post that the Shelley code was successfully implemented in Cardano’s mainnet. This announcement marks the biggest upgrade to the Cardano blockchain so far, with the deployment of the Shelley code confirmed to have been successfully released on the mainnet on June 30.
Charles Hoskinson to Airdrop Kanye Coin and Pierce Coin to Demonstrate Cardano’s Multi-Asset Standard
With just one more day to go with the availability of participants being able to interact with the Shelley mainnet launched on June, 30; Charles Hoskinson, the founder, and CEO of Input Output (IOHK), the blockchain engineering firm behind the Cardano blockchain, took it to his “Ask me anything” (AMA) session on Youtube, addressing the recent news on the US Presidential candidates, Kanye West and Brock Pierce.
Women in Payments CEO: Less than 5% of VCs Invest in Women-Led FinTech Companies
With a background in engineering, Kristy Duncan, the CEO of Women in Payments started her career in banking and then into the payments industry. Duncan has then been fascinated with the payments market, and is a “payments geek at heart.” She started Women in Payments in 2012, Looking to add value in a different way, to connect, inspire, and champion women who are working in the payments industry globally.
Fluffypony, the Master behind Monero Steps Down after 5 Years of Leadership
The Lead Maintainer of Monero, Riccardo Fluffypony Spagni, is to step down his position and take a more backup role. Snipa will become the new leader of Monero after Spagni's resignation.
Tech Mahindra Developing India’s Blockchain Education with Idealabs Partnership
Tech Mahindra, an Indian multinational IT company, has inked a partnership with Idealabs, an education technology firm, to boost Indian students and aspiring tech professionals with notable blockchain skillsets. Through the strategic collaboration, curated blockchain professional certification courses will be offered made up of live online classes and expert sessions by gurus in the industry.
Bakkt Announces the Promotion of the Company’s Former Chief Product Officer to CEO
Having previously worked in Google and PayPal, Mike Blandina is to leave his position as Chief product officer of Bakkt, for his new role as CEO. The chairman of ICE has expressed strong confidence in his ability to steer the company to excellence.