Setting up a Minecraft Server is a popular project for gamers and developers alike, offering a private, customizable space to play with friends. For those looking to delve deeper into modding and development, setting up a Mod Coder Pack (MCP) server environment is a crucial first step. This guide will walk you through the process of establishing an MCP server on a Windows machine, ensuring you have the foundation to begin developing your own mods and plugins. First, you’ll need to prepare your development environment. This involves installing... 

Ever wondered how a simple map could tell you where the next traffic jam will be, or even spot a new building popping up in your neighborhood? The secret isn’t magic, it’s a powerful combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and location data, a field we call GeoAI. Imagine our familiar maps and GPS systems, but with a brain. That’s essentially what GeoAI brings to the table. It takes all that information about places – from satellite images showing sprawling forests to tiny sensors tracking traffic on a city street – and... 

Generative AI (GenAI) is quickly becoming one of the most exciting and in-demand skills in the tech world. Whether you’re a developer, a designer, a writer, or simply curious about the future of AI, learning GenAI opens up a world of creative possibilities. But where do you start? Learning GenAI can be approached in several stages, from understanding the basics to hands-on development. Here’s a structured approach to help you on your journey: 1. Grasp the Fundamentals of AI and Machine Learning Before diving deep into Generative AI,... 

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, terms like “Generative AI” (GenAI) and “Large Language Models” (LLMs) are often used, sometimes interchangeably, which can lead to confusion. While they are closely related and often overlap, it’s important to understand that an LLM is a type of Generative AI, but not all Generative AI is an LLM. Let’s break down the distinction: Generative AI (GenAI): The Broad Category of Creation Think of Generative AI as the overarching umbrella term for any artificial... 

It seems the so called “Next-Gen AV” companies can be a little sensitive. A security researcher and red teamer, Curtis Brazzell, was practicing his skills against one of these so called next-gen Anti-Virus products, trying to bypass their built in protections to either shut down the AV service or stop it from being useful. After popping a shell on the box he wanted to use what tools he had available to him locally to bypass the protections. Running as Admin he was unsuccessful in stopping the service, so elevated his privileges to... 

It is with great sorrow that today we can announce the death of a fallen hero, League of Legends, 2009-2018 RIP. In reality of course it is still on life support, still running LCS tournaments, still pulling in the odd viewers and still pulling in some players. But things have changed from the heights of season five, when the League of Legends world finals pulled in over 43 million viewers, with over 15 million concurrent viewers. Compare this to the current LCS summer split viewership where this weekend they struggled to pull in 60,000 viewers. Or... 

Nowadays, operations that tend to take place on a daily basis within the IT industry are complex, compulsive and just simply kind of overwhelming. And where it might be easier to pull off within a small company, the more employees that are forced to execute these tasks – the more the little things matter. And as 2018 is sweeping us off our feet, we have to understand that the threats of today’s high risk environment means that the seriousness about your Cybersecurity protocol within your company is more important than ever. And yes,... 

Despite the many reports and examples of how backwards and behind the current Kim regime in North Korea is, people still love to have this idea that the government secretly has an army of elite hackers with the best gear, hacking all sorts of top-secret country secrets, stealing millions from banks and living a sort of high life. Well, surprise, surprise but it seems as if reality is completely the opposite of what many people seem to want to think. According to North Korean hackers that were sent outside of the country to China to hack away and... 

As the value of craptocurrency continues to plummet by the day, you might see that the cryptocrazies that invested in this bubble seem to be a bit upset recently. After seeing the rise to the top in the main cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and Ethereum – unwise suckers ran to their banks to put their life savings and wellbeing into something that is totally stable. But surprise, surprise these so called “investors” are out of money and are out of more by the day. So everyone that has a large part of craptocurrency... 

Live streaming giant, Twitch has recently updated their community guidelines within this last week and they have done it in an ever so bold manner. The changes have been publicly released on their blog and the reactions within the last few days haven’t been so mixed – they have been completely one sided. In a bad way. Twitch begins by saying “Today, we’re sharing an update to our Community Guidelines. This is just the first of many improvements coming to the policies, moderation processes, and safety features on Twitch.”...