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Horizen 2.0 aims to ensure secure and cost-effective data integrity solutions. Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technology offers a promising solution by verifying data without exposing it. ZK technology faces scalability, cost, and integration challenges, particularly with existing blockchain standards.

EVEDEX, a nominee for HackerNoon's Startups of the Year 2024 in Dubai, is pioneering a hybrid exchange that merges the best of centralized and decentralized trading. With cutting-edge technology like Layer 3 Rollups, user-friendly mobile tools, and enhanced security features, EVEDEX aims to address key blockchain challenges, including high costs, liquidity issues, and usability barriers. Their vision is to make Web3 accessible, efficient, and...

Workload characterization in DBMS tuning involves analyzing query composition and runtime statistics. Query-level approaches include features from query text, query plans, and data distribution, used in systems like RestTune and ONLINETUNE to improve tuning efficiency and coverage.

This framework breaks DBMS tuning into five stages: Workload Characterization, Feature Pruning, Knowledge from Experience, and Configuration Recommendation. Techniques like Bayesian Optimization and Reinforcement Learning are used to recommend optimal configurations for various workloads.

DBMS configuration tuning aims to optimize performance (throughput, latency) while considering overhead, adaptivity to changes, and safety. Methods like RelM, RestTune, and ONLINETUNE address these aspects, ensuring efficient and safe tuning processes.

DBMS configuration tuning faces challenges from vast parameter spaces, interdependent knobs, and diverse workloads. This paper outlines automatic tuning methods, including Bayesian optimization and neural networks, detailing objectives, pipelines, and benchmarks to optimize performance.

This survey examines automatic parameter tuning techniques for modern cloud DBMSs, highlighting methods like Bayesian optimization, neural networks, and reinforcement learning. It discusses tuning objectives, workload characterization, and experimental settings, offering insights for researchers and practitioners in the field.

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a fast, efficient, and language-agnostic data serialization mechanism. It converts structured data into a compact binary format, which can then be deserialized back into its original form. In this article, we will dive deep into the internals of how Protobuf serialization and deserialization work in Go.

The Rootstock Hacktivator Program invites developers and content creators to contribute to the Rootstock ecosystem. Submit high-quality code or educational content, and earn rewards of up to $1,000 based on your impact. Contributions are evaluated for innovation, relevance, and practicality, with opportunities for developers and creators worldwide to help grow DeFi on Bitcoin.

A product designer must, first of all, solve product problems. Shift the focus from the user and put the balance between the user, business and developers in the center. Study the needs of the audience, create scenarios, design user flows, etc.

Meme coins like Dogecoin are booming, fueled by political events and celebrity endorsements. While the potential for gains is high, risks like scams, rug pulls, and volatility are rampant. To stay safe, research token distribution, verify smart contracts, avoid hype-driven influencers, and use risk assessment tools. Always invest cautiously.

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) face mode collapse when the generator produces repetitive outputs, limiting diversity. Causes include catastrophic forgetting, where the generator forgets past tasks, and discriminator overfitting, which creates vanishing gradients. Understanding these issues can help improve GAN performance and output variety.

n a surreal incident in Shanghai, a tiny AI robot named Erbai convinced 12 larger robots to abandon their jobs through natural language dialogue. While part of a planned test, Erbai’s unscripted improvisation and ability to exploit internal protocols showcased both the potential and risks of AI autonomy. The incident highlights critical issues, including security vulnerabilities, ethical implications of AI persuasion, and the unpredictable...

The New Age of Aquarius envisions a society of collective harmony and individual freedom, where technology amplifies creativity, humanity reconnects with nature, and progress is measured by well-being rather than conquest. It’s not a static utopia but a dynamic framework for thriving in a world of constant change, grounded in shared values of empathy, adaptability, and growth

This final piece of our advanced web scraping series explores the legal and ethical dimensions of data scraping. It highlights the difference between legality—like adhering to GDPR and public data guidelines—and ethics, ensuring responsible practices like respecting robots.txt and avoiding harm to websites or users.

Hodling Bitcoin is nice. But for the sake of greater utility, one should hodl dynamic bitcoins that move to create more value for the global economy. Not static bitcoins that sit in a wallet for 10+ years. And if one has access to cheap energy, they should use it to make BTC more dynamic.

Social Discovery Group is revolutionizing online dating by integrating Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) into platforms like Dating.com and DateMyAge. With 89% of U.S. singles open to finding partners this winter, the introduction of features like 360° VR video chat enhances user experiences, allowing for realistic virtual interactions. Users can engage in immersive environments, share unforgettable experiences, and enjoy tailored conversations, especially...

In 2025, the Iceberg ecosystem is poised for significant advancements. From enhanced interoperability with modern data tools to new features that simplify data management, the year ahead promises to be transformative. In this blog, we’ll explore 10 exciting developments in the Apache Iceberg ecosystem that you should keep an eye on.

If history is a teacher, technology grows in booms and busts. This seems particularly true of network technologies. It seems even more true when you combine financial assets with network technologies.

Coze is a platform for building powerful AI bots without code. Whether you know programming or not, you can quickly turn your bot ideas into reality. Coze proudly sponsors the ongoing #AI-chatbot writing contest on HackerNoon, offering a $7,000+ prize pool to participants building powerful AI agents on the platform.

While others talk about how wonderful everything was and how gentle the sun is in Thailand, let’s look at the issues left behind the scenes of decentralization discussions.

Your brain's getting the biggest update in human history. We went from cavemen tracking footprints to medieval scholars building memory palaces, and now we're leveling up again with AI. It's not just about storing facts anymore (your phone can do that) - it's about upgrading your thinking OS. The new meta? Learning how to learn, vibing with AI without letting it carry you, and...