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In the age of AI, a junior designer can generate a flawless design process in under five minutes. Even behavioral questions like “Tell me about a time you failed” can be answered with impressive detail. But real design happens in the tension between unclear goals, tech limitations, and team misalignment.

A decentralized internet promises freedom from censorship—but it won’t succeed on infrastructure alone. The real challenge is psychological: most people don’t feel censored, so they don’t resist it. For decentralization to matter, it must make suppression visible, freedom intuitive, and participation rewarding. Until then, people will choose convenience over principle.

The internet has made it easier to send emails and pay bills online. However, the time saved is under dispute. Screen time has been proven to cause a host of problems in children which this article examines.

UX design thrives on duality — the ability to merge the two opposide side of your mind. Every designer carries a unique balance of these forces, shaped by their previous experiences. The key isn’t to suppress one side in favor of the other — it’s to train the weaker side.

This guide is a practical step-by-step guide on deploying a React + Node app on a AWS EC2 server using Docker, Docker Compose and Nginx with SSL and HTTPS connection.

Saaniya Chugh is a Senior Technical Consultant at ServiceNow. He is a passionate writer focused on the intersection of AI, ITSM, and enterprise transformation.

This section defines a statistical test for differential transaction prioritization, then uncovers three miner incentives for norm violations: accelerating self‑interest txs, indifference to scam payments, and handling opaque dark‑fee transactions.

Bitcoin’s mempool is often congested, prompting users to raise fees. Miners generally select and order transactions by fee rate, though analysis reveals occasional norm violations and a few pools including low‑fee tx.

This chapter defines three Bitcoin datasets spanning 2019–2020, formulates SPPE/PPE metrics to quantify miner fee‑based ordering norms (selection, ordering, minimum fee), and shows how to detect opaque “accelerated” transactions.

This chapter covers blockchain fundamentals and smart contracts, explains Bitcoin’s implicit fee‑based transaction norms and transparency limits, outlines on‑chain/off‑chain governance voting, and reviews Layer 2 scalability with ZK and Optimistic rollups plus Omni Layer for Bitcoin.

This chapter defines blockchains and smart contracts, then explains that Bitcoin Core’s GetBlockTemplate creates three unwritten miner norms: choose by fee rate, order by fee-per-byte, and ignore transactions below a minimum fee.

This thesis introduces new metrics (SPPE/PPE) to audit miner fee norms, uncovers private‑relay “dark‑fees” and mining collusion, and shows voting power concentration in Compound governance.

This thesis audits how miners prioritize transactions on Bitcoin and Ethereum, and analyzes token‑vote distribution in Compound governance, uncovering transparency and fairness gaps.

Despite Google's near-omniscient algorithms and AI prowess, my Gmail inbox still looks like a dumping ground for third-rate spam from so-called “SEO experts” and “web development companies” mostly based in India. Gmail knows. Their AI can tell the difference between spam() and legitimate communication with terrifying precision when it wants to. Yet somehow, these spammy “Hi Sir/Madam” cold pitches from random Gmail addresses keep...

GPT-5 could be 5 to 25 times larger than GPT-4. Training LLMs is like trying to solve a billion-piece jigsaw puzzle simultaneously. You need massively parallel computation, and that means specialized chips.

Elon Musk can ignite meme coin hype, but only real engagement-like gamified quests-keeps crypto projects thriving after the buzz fades.

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Wise Market is building AI-powered, B2B supply chain infrastructure that simplifies procurement, connects SMEs with manufacturers, and predicts demand. As Startup of the Year 2024 in Delaware City, they're replacing outdated systems with smarter, transparent, and scalable solutions that empower small businesses globally.

This post provides selected updates on the progress towards these goals (or, in some cases, lack thereof).

The Latvian startup Dealita.ai uses artificial intelligence to automate one of the most time-consuming stages of the investment process – data collection and processing. This AI solution automates the handling of incoming deals, performs initial filtering and evaluation based on specific criteria, and thereby helps better manage deal flow.

The past two years were dominated by “ChatGPT-for-X’ pitches and billion-dollar application rounds. Investors began to realise that the defensible margins in AI sit far below the prompt window. Seed deals for gen-AI apps, by contrast, declined for the third consecutive quarter.

Kuwait Mart is a homegrown e-commerce platform built to serve customers across Kuwait with speed, trust, and simplicity. It officially launched on April 22, 2025, after months of development using a fully custom-built platform developed entirely in-house. Its mission is to bridge the gap between quality products and seamless online shopping.