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Frontier models can recover up to 65% of facts they can't directly recall — just by thinking longer

Frontier models can recover up to 65% of facts they can't directly recall — just by thinking longer

When large language models (LLMs) hallucinate, developers typically assume the model lacks the required facts. Engineering teams diagnose the error as missing knowledge. The standard response is to increase model size, expand training data, or build complex retrieval architectures. A new study by researchers at Google Research and Technion demonstrates that the knowledge is often […]

Grayscale Sees Zcash Gaining as AI Raises Financial Privacy Risks

Grayscale Sees Zcash Gaining as AI Raises Financial Privacy Risks

Key Takeaways Grayscale expects AI to heighten demand for financial privacy. Zcash shielded transfers conceal addresses and transaction amounts. Government agencies also identify AI-driven re-identification risks. Grayscale Predicts a Third Wave of Financial Privacy Demand Artificial intelligence could strengthen demand for Zcash privacy features as analytical tools become better at connecting public blockchain transactions with […]

Stocks Finish Mostly Lower as Rising Crude Boosts Bond Yields

Stocks Finish Mostly Lower as Rising Crude Boosts Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.33% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.08%.  E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +0.07%. Stock indices settled mostly lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones […]

Bitcoin’s New Quantum Defenses, 18.9M SOL Cancelled: Hodler’s Digest

Bitcoin’s New Quantum Defenses, 18.9M SOL Cancelled: Hodler’s Digest

Bitcoin embraces post quantum future Despite considerable skepticism among Bitcoiners about how close the quantum threat to Bitcoin actually is, two stories this week highlighted the progress being made toward upgrading the blockchain and protecting outputs from attack. StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet that protects it during […]

How an MIT research project became a global programming language | MIT News

How an MIT research project became a global programming language | MIT News

It all started with some exasperated emails. Back in 2009, a group of researchers began venting their frustration with the programming languages designed to help scientists and other researchers perform complex mathematical operations and statistical simulations without learning how to code. These programming languages were rigid and slow. If scientists built something that really worked, […]

Sign and BNB Chain Unveil Sovereign Stablecoin Framework

Sign and BNB Chain Unveil Sovereign Stablecoin Framework

TLDR: Sign and BNB Chain unveiled a sovereign stablecoin framework for regulated national currencies.  The framework splits duties between public blockchains and local financial institutions directly.  Kyrgyzstan’s KGST stablecoin already stands as the framework’s first real-world working example.  Sign says the model could support a future multi-currency onchain economy across many nations.  Sign and BNB […]

Russia’s Largest Bank Sber Eyes BTC, ETH, USDT for Crypto-Backed Loans

Russia’s Largest Bank Sber Eyes BTC, ETH, USDT for Crypto-Backed Loans

Key Takeaways Sberbank plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as loan collateral. The expansion depends on Russia’s new crypto rules taking effect. Sber previously conducted a crypto-backed loan pilot with Intelion. Sberbank Plans to Expand Crypto-Backed Lending Sber, Russia’s largest bank, majority-owned by the government, plans to accept bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral […]