Bitcoin’s quantum dilemma: Bigger blocks or STARK proofs?

STARK proofs could prevent Bitcoin slowing to a crawl after it's upgraded to post quantum. But increasing the block size ...
Tech Xplore

AI memory bottleneck may ease as ultrathin chip stacks quadruple high-bandwidth memory density

A Korean research team has developed a technology that enables the stable stacking of more than 10 ultrathin semiconductor ...

A Windows 11 bug can eat 500GB of your storage. Here’s how to check

A Windows 11 update reveals a bug that can silently consume up to 500GB of storage. Here's how to check if you're affected ...

The immigrant architects of America’s digital empire

Every morning, millions of Americans engage in a quiet, collective ritual. We wake up, often pull a smartphone from our ...
National Bureau of Economic Research

Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya

We estimate the impacts of large-scale unconditional cash transfers on child survival. One-time transfers of USD 1000 were provided to over 10,500 poor households across 653 randomized villages in ...