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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 12, 2025?

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machine-learning

Can AI Dream? Rethinking Consciousness Through the Lens of Evolution

TL;DR Human brain evolution guides AI consciousness research; neuroscience-inspired caution and precise definitions are essential for artificial minds.

By @phenomenology [ 10 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) Michele Farisco, Centre for Research Ethics and Bioethics, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden and Biogem, Biology and Molecular Genetics Institute, Ariano Irpino (AV), Italy;

(3) Jean-Pierre Changeux, Neuroscience Department, Institut Pasteur and Collège de France Paris, France.

Abstract and Introduction..

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By @andrewproton [ 4 Min read ]



web3

Studying Blockchain Systems with the help of Agent-based Modeling and Simulation

TL;DR Blockchain systems combine distributed, social, and economic dynamics. Learn how simulation frameworks aid in the understanding and advancing this technology.

By @blockchainize [ 4 Min read ]

Author:

(1) Onder Gurcan, Universit´e Paris-Saclay, CEA, List, F-91120, Palaiseau, France, ([email protected]).

Moreover, blockchain systems have the following three characteristics.

Furthermore, it is a very active and dynamic ecosystem where new blockchain platforms and algorithms are developed continuously, due to the interest of industries to the technology..

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programming

Good Programmers Always Be Refactoring

TL;DR Refactoring isnt a luxury — its a habit that separates good engineers from great ones.

By @dougdonohoe [ 6 Min read ]

“Always be closing.”

The hard-nosed sales mantra from Glengarry Glen Ross became shorthand for relentless improvement. In the same spirit (but with much less swearing), a good engineer should always be refactoring. Here’s why.

So sneak it in.

To illustrate micro-refactoring, let’s look at an “extract method” Golang example...

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web3

Crowdsales in Crypto: Initial (Something) Offerings and Their Regulations

TL;DR A crowdsale in the crypto space is a risky fundraising method that anyone could prepare, so it could lead to big gains or big

By @obyte [ 6 Min read ]

ICO, by the way, was the most popular type of crypto crowdsale some years ago. And, between 2017 and 2018, it was in charge of demonstrating everything that could go wrong with this new and unregulated model.

Featured Vector Image by macrovector / Freepik..

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Poll Of the Week

With GTA VI off the Table This Fall, Which of These Launches Will You Grab Instead?

After Take-Two delayed Grand Theft Auto VI into next spring, rival publishers have rushed to secure the lucrative fall window—and in the meantime are doubling down on monetizing their existing and upcoming titles through robust live-ops (seasonal events, battle passes, DLC drops) to keep players engaged and revenues flowing.

Battlefield
EA FC
Mafia: The Old Country
Madden NFL
Killing Floor 3
Dying Light: The Beast
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