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September sets 2023 exploit record, and DAOs can democratize science: Finance Redefined
6.10.2023
September was the biggest exploit month in DeFi, with over $300 million in losses, taking the crown from August
DAOs can help scientists find funding and community, says Nature science journal
4.10.2023
Decentralization could help bring scientists in underfunded fields and locations to the table without requiring relocation or reemployment
You Can Pilot Your Very Own Transformable Mecha Suit For A Cool $3 Million
3.10.2023
A Tokyo-based robot manufacturer is selling a pilotable mecha robot that looks like it came straight out of Mobile Suit Gundam (or Patlabor if you’re really cool) for a whopping $3 million.Read more
9 Weird Video Game Tidbits From The Elon Musk Biography
20.9.2023
Walter Isaacson’s recently published biography of unhinged kingpin Elon Musk, Elon Musk, unloaded several bombshells about Musk’s family and hectic approach to business, but Kotaku is most interested in his relationship to video games. So I compiled nine revealing video game facts from the Musk...
14 Classic Science Fiction Ships Recreated In Starfield
12.9.2023
Starfield lets you take the controls of massive starships to both cruise the cosmos and blast hostile spacefarers into smithereens. It also has a pretty snappy, powerful ship-building feature, so you can come up with your own ship designs or, if you’re so inclined, recreate some of science...
Computer science experts say US should create new fed agency for AI: Survey
5.9.2023
According to the 215 computer science professors surveyed, AI might not be as big of a displacer as the C-suite claims
Starfield Doesn't Require Fast Travel After All...Sort Of
4.9.2023
Pluto isn’t a planet. That really shouldn’t be a controversial statement any more, but it regains new contentiousness with the release of epic space RPG, Starfield. Developer and streamer Alanah Pearce wanted to find out if Bethesda’s epic space RPG really does require fast travel for...
Starfield Doesn't Require Fast Travel After All...Sort Of
4.9.2023
Pluto isn’t a planet. That really shouldn’t be a controversial statement any more, but it regains new contentiousness with the release of epic space RPG, Starfield. Developer and streamer Alanah Pearce wanted to find out if Bethesda’s epic space RPG really does require fast travel for...
Academia divided over ChatGPT’s left political bias claims
25.8.2023
Academics are divided over research that claims that ChatGPT displays political biases in different jurisdictions
Fort Solis: The Kotaku Review
23.8.2023
Fort Solis feels like running into a barely-remembered ex at the grocery store—nice to look at and unbearably boring. Through its sprightly voice actors’ sheer will, the third-person adventure game sometimes succeeds in its aim to shock you, to do Mars à la Denis Villeneuve, but its story...
The secret to successful branding in Web3: The science of choosing
21.8.2023
One more thing: It is not an art or magic. There is a science to branding
Scientists reverse-engineered the Luna flash crash using particle physics
21.8.2023
Some of the same techniques used to study the thermal history of the universe can be used to understand crypto crashes
As Star Wars Stagnates, Star Trek Is Flourishing
10.8.2023
Can you imagine Luke Skywalker singing? Probably not. But just recently, Star Trek let Spock, Kirk, and even some Klingons sing and dance. And it didn’t happen in a weird dream or some obscure book for super nerds, but in an episode of the franchise’s current flagship series. Again, can you imagine...
7 YouTube channels to learn machine learning
31.7.2023
YouTube channels, including Sentdex and Data School, offer in-depth data science and machine learning explorations to enhance data-driven decision-making
Aliens Exist. And They Use Cryptocurrency
28.7.2023
New research shows how brain-like computers could revolutionize blockchain and AI
24.7.2023
A CMOS-compatible neuromorphic computing chip could be on the horizon thanks to breakthrough research out of Technische Universität Dresden
Crypto Exchange FTX and Alameda Seek to Retrieve $71 Million from Philanthropic and Life Science Entities
21.7.2023
Defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its sister company Alameda Research are seeking clawbacks from FTX's philanthropic arm and other life science entities.
According to court documents filed on Wednesday, the firms are seeking to recover more than $71 million that was allegedly diverted from...
FTX Seeks to Recover $71M from Its Philanthropic and Life Science Arms
20.7.2023
The firms funneled corporate funds to other organizations on behalf of their founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s "personal aggrandizement," a court filing shows
Scientists warn the ‘quantum revolution’ may stagnate economic growth
19.7.2023
There are “traps” lying in wait for innovators at the vanguard of fintech and quantum computing, according to researchers
5 Free data set sources to use for data science projects
19.7.2023
Discover five reliable sources where you can access diverse and high-quality data sets for free, fueling your next data-driven project