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LONDON, Mar 4, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - iLearn launches a new mobile NFT game app disrupting the education industry, gaming industry and pioneering Learn to Earn. iLearn, a learning incentivization platform, aims to use blockchain technology to create a rewarding, engaging, and fun way to learn. Eggheads will be the first program (game) launched on iLearn.

Founded by Edozie Izegbu, a software engineer who attended Oxford University with a focus on building socially impactful software from the get go. He worked at Blockchain.com and Carbon (Challenger bank in Nigeria).

iLearn has a distributed team hailing from PWC, McKinsey, Blockchain.com, Carbon and others, where they are committed to building decentralized ownership and reward architecture into the educational model.

The iLearn platform priorities incentivised learning, promoting engagement and motivation within a variety of subjects. The first of many applications to be released on the iLearn platform is Eggheads, a live puzzle quiz platform where players can win real prizes from crypto to NFTs to your favorite sports game tickets. Creating a new kind of "Edutainment" system for any web3 company to build on top of.

Platforms and release date

The Eggheads platform is coming to Desktop Web and Mobile Web in March and in Q2 for iOS/Android and allows players to keep all their crypto in the app with no knowledge of decentralized wallets or the wider crypto ecosystem necessary. If you know how to answer questions you can win real prizes.

How Does Eggheads Work

The Eggheads brain game trains the mind while also feeding the wallets with real cash, crypto, and NFT prizes. The application functions as an RPG puzzle platform that allows players to fight in Battle Royale (player vs. all) or PvP (player vs. player) trivia games. The goal of Eggheads is to provide a seamless live game show experience with everyone in mind. Crypto experts and novices alike will be able to compete. Play against your friends or top contenders in front of an audience.

Why Eggheads vs. standard play to earn course-based learning?

Eggheads won't replace standard course-based learning. Deep end-to-end education requires structure and guidance. However, Eggheads does fill the niche of incentivizing deeper and more targeted learning for individuals already interested in specific subjects.

Why doesn't course-based learning work for this use case?

The biggest issue is engagement. An engaging and fun mechanism is crucial for the continued learning of targeted subjects. In this sense, Eggheads will provide both a monetary and social incentive to participate in the ecosystem. Users will be enticed by the rewards but will ultimately remain engaged due to social interaction and competition with other people interested in the same educational topics.

Exciting Partnerships & What to Expect

The initial launch of Eggheads will kick off with Battle Royale style category-based trivia games. Users will compete against each other in a survivor-style game. Correct answers are rewarded, and the wrong answers could knock you out of the competition!

We mentioned exciting partnerships in the title and we meant it! The Eggheads pilot will be launched with revolutionary companies in the blockchain ecosystem. These first Battle Royale trivia games will be hosted by:

- Polygon
- Neon Labs
- Velas

We're looking forward to partnering with enterprises to power their learning incentivisation platforms with quiz games and courses.

Keep Up with iLearn

Stay in the loop with Eggheads development through our Discord, Twitter, and Medium. We have a couple more exciting partnerships to announce in the coming month and can't wait to share. Additionally, they will be releasing details and content related to our partner-hosted Eggheads tournaments.

To sign up to Eggheads as a Polygon/Velas/Neon(Solana) project click here ( https://forms.gle/fScqZSD1uxi7ztmi9 ) and engage your community with Tokens and NFTs with fun quizzes.

To pre-register for the Egghead Alpha with upcoming quiz games as a contestant here ( https://forms.gle/BmFqEtUMHFQ54keh7 ) to win big.

Find out more about iLearn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EggheadsGame
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UpqZpT5vej
Medium: https://medium.com/@iLearn
Alpha Whitelist Registration: https://forms.gle/BmFqEtUMHFQ54keh7
Build on iLearn: https://forms.gle/fScqZSD1uxi7ztmi9
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edozie/

Media Contact
Brand: iLearn
Contact: Edozie Izegbu
Email: edozie@ilearn.games
Website: https://ilearn.games/

SOURCE: iLearn

Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comiLearn launches a new mobile NFT game app disrupting the education industry, gaming industry and pioneering Learn to Earn. iLearn, a learning incentivization platform, aims to use blockchain technology to create a rewarding, engaging, and fun way to learn. Eggheads will be the first program (game) launched on iLearn.

A new patch is now available for Call of Duty: Warzone, introducing new bug fixes, balance changes, and overall improvements for the popular battle royale game. The patch arrived today, March 3.

Starting with bug fixes, the patch remedies an issue that could cause placeholder text to appear in some cases. It also fixes a problem that could prevent the right popup icon to appear for certain game settings like Brightness and Audio Mix, among others.

The March 3 update also addresses an issue that could stop the Helicopter from being able to take off properly and an issue with field upgrades failing to work correctly in some scenarios.

In terms of balance changes and other tweaks, Vanguard Royale's UAVs are now available at Buy Stations fo a lower amount, $6000, instead of the $9000 that was originally proposed.

The Rebirth Iron Trials mode also returns as part of the update, with some changes like no more free loadout drops and new limits on the type of available vehicles. Additionally, the available item pool for Supply Boxes and items found on the ground has been "significantly altered," while Killstreak drop rates have been reduced.

There are weapon balance changes, too, including a nerf to sniper rifles so that a single headshot will only down an enemy if they are within 30 meters, while stun grenades now have their effect duration decreased by 50%.

This is just a sampling of the changes in Warzone today--check out the full patch notes below to learn more.

In other Call of Duty news, Treyarch just announced Black Ops Cold War's Year 2 content, and it includes the return of a fan-favorite multiplayer map.

Call Of Duty: Warzone March 3 Patch Notes

MODES

Vanguard Royale

The adjustments detailed in our March 2nd patch notes will be going live today with the Playlist update at Noon PST.

That said, we've made one final change:

• UAV’s are now available in Buy Stations for $6,000

Upon further discussion, our team has decided to reintroduce UAVs at the lower price point of $6,000 to monitor match pacing closer to the original design. Once we've gathered enough data, we'll make the subsequent decision as to whether or not we follow through with the proposed increase to $9,000.

Providing Players with a fun and consistent long-term experience can sometimes take a little bit of short-term experimentation!

Rebirth Iron Trials

The Iron Trials make a glorious return today as part of the March 3rd Playlist update – this time to Rebirth Island!

At its core, Rebirth Iron Trials is a Battle Royale game mode — the last team standing wins, the Circle Collapse shrinks the playable area to promote engagements, and those who die earlier in the game have a chance to respawn if they win a duel in the Rebirth Island Gulag.

However, Iron Trials brings numerous fundamental changes to this traditional Battle Royale formula. All of them are meant to give players the chance to prove themselves as truly elite Operators — here’s what they are specifically:

General

• Match Duration & Circle Collapse
  • Round Timers have been adjusted to reflect the scale of the Rebirth Island map and increased for the pacing of the game.
• Loadouts
  • No free Loadout Drops — those who want to use their custom-built weaponry and gain access to Perks will need to purchase one at a premium.
  • Vehicles
    • Only ATVs are available.
  • Buy Stations
    • Elite Operators are known to be high rollers. The Buy Station increased their prices accordingly:
  • Armor Bundle
    • $1,500 to $2,000
  • Gas Mask
    • $3,000 to $4,000
  • Cluster Strike
    • $3,000 to $4,000
  • Precision Strike
    • $3,500 to $4,500
  • Self Revive
    • $4,000 to $5,000
  • UAV
    • $4,000 to $6,000
  • Loadout Drop Marker
    • $7,500 to $10,000 in Rebirth Island
  • Specialist Token
    • $30,000
• Cash
  • The amount of Cash retained on death has been increased from 20% to 30%. Players will keep more of their hard-earned Cash.
• Melee
  • Melee Finisher Damage has been removed. Settle the score with lead.

Operator

• Base Health
  • Compared to a normal match, all players’ base health is increased from 100 to 250.
• Health Regeneration
  • The regen delay timer has been increased from 5 to 7 seconds and regen per second has been decreased from 120 per second to 40. It may be wise for players to reconsider preferred Perks and Equipment.
• Starting Equipment
  • Players drop in with a Top Break (VG) & Sawtooth (VG).

Loot

• Overall
  • The item pool for Supply Boxes and items found on the ground have been significantly altered from that seen in standard play.
• Basic Attachments
  • Common Weapons will start with an Attachment - mostly to provide their max magazine size.
• Rarity Spawn Rates
  • Epic and Legendary weapons are now harder to find. Players will have to open a few more boxes than usual to find what they’re looking for.
• Killstreaks
  • Drop rates have been reduced. Time to stop spamming UAVs and to start putting those senses to the test.
• Cash Spawns
  • Larger piles of cash are rarer. Players will have to stay on top of scavenging for cash if they plan to afford a Loadout.
• Field Upgrades
  • No Dead Silence. No Stopping Power Rounds. Period.

Equipment

• Sniper Rifles
  • A single headshot from a Sniper Rifle will only down an enemy if they are within 30 meters. This gives time for those on the receiving end of a longshot to react - the most elite snipers will be able to adjust their strategies accordingly and still dish out lethal damage at long range with precise follow-up shots.
• Stun Grenades
  • Stun effect duration decreased by 50%.
• Medical Syringes
  • Health regeneration rate decreased by 50%. Upon taking non-Incendiary, direct damage from another Player (Tactical Equipment splash damage does not count), the Medical Syringe’s increased health regeneration effects will be canceled and standard health regeneration will begin–which can be interrupted by any source of damage. Additionally, the movement speed bonus gained when using a Medical Syringe has been decreased from 8% to 3%.

When Iron Trials was last with us, Medical Syringes were the go-to Tactical Equipment. We would like to experiment with reducing their effectiveness to see how this impacts gameplay and Equipment viability in the hands of Rebirth Island’s most seasoned veterans. We will be monitoring this change closely to ensure it does not have a net negative impact on the gameplay experience Trials Players have come to expect.

Gulag

• Loadouts
  • No akimbo. No semi-auto or fully auto Shotguns. Limited selection of Tactical Equipment. It’s down to the bare essentials and the will to survive.
• Redeployment
  • If players happen to survive their Gulag match, they’ll redeploy with whatever equipment is leftover from that fight. Be mindful of those resources.

Squad Size

• Duos
  • We want players to really feel the impact of the increased Time-to-Kill. You only get to pick one squadmate… so choose wisely and watch each other's backs.

Unique Animated Calling Card Reward

For Rebirth Iron Trials victors, there’s an exclusive new Animated Calling Card to flex your prowess in winning the trial.

For tips and tricks on how to improve your chances of winning, check out the official Call of Duty Iron Trials Guide!

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing the Unlock Criteria progress bar for some Weapon Attachments and Camos to display placeholder text.

• Fixed an issue preventing the popup icon for certain game settings to not appear in the menu.
  • Affected settings include Brightness, Colorblind Type, Audio Mix, Hit Marker Sound Effects, Button Layout, and Stick Layout Preset

• Fixed an issue causing the total Cash collected on the Player scoreboard to appear misaligned.

• Fixed an issue in private matches preventing the Helicopter on top of Peak from being able to take off properly.

• Fixed an issue causing placeholder descriptions to appear on various Calling Cards.

• Fixed the rarity label on various Blueprints and Calling Cards.

• Fixed an issue preventing Field Upgrades from working correctly while holding a Gasoline Can.

The deployment of powerful AI systems has enriched our understanding of safety and misuse far more than would have been possible through research alone. Notably:

• API-based language model misuse often comes in different forms than we feared most.
• We have identified limitations in existing language model evaluations that we are

Call for expressions of interest to study the economic impacts of Codex.

Smart Finance today announced its revolutionary, decentralized finance (DeFi), crypto solution.  The solution is based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Mathematical Expectations (ME). Through these technologies the Smart Finance Token provides a secure, and cost effective strategy for intelligent trading on the cryptocurrency market, creating excellent value for investors.

Smart Finance, currently finalizing details of bleeding edge technical designs for release to the market, is set to become the top cryptocurrency trading tool with precision trading through computer aided decision making to maximize profit potential.  The 3 computer aided technologies allow for better, more efficient, trading with optimal results and a safeguard against typical human errors.

During an interview with the Founder of Smart Finance – TheZarchitect, he said “Artificial Intelligence is the ultimate game changer in the crypto sector. AI provides a smart and powerful automated trading robot that can estimate crypto market values and automatically trade for you. This is the best crypto technology and the most efficient and straightforward method for trade monitoring and dedicated oversight. At any given time, Investor will know the status of their portfolio.”

Invest smart, and beat the market volatility

Extreme volatility of cryptocurrency trading will always carry risks, Smart Finance offers a platform where these risks mitigated through intelligent investing.  Smart Finance offers the potential for substantial rewards, better than any other methods of trading on the market today.  

During market days, prices fluctuate rapidly, providing opportunities to generate consistent revenues.  To maximize profits from these price movements, large volumes of data must be processed quickly.  The Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities at the heart of Smart Finance offer its users a great advantage through processing large quantities of data quickly, and accurately.

Smart Finance brings a plethora of unique features to its clients, adding value and safeguarding the investor.  The AntiScamAI (ASAI) is an AI-powered scanner, which will analyse new token projects to determine potential scams.  

ASAI works on a three-step analysis:

Step 1 – Website, social media and whitepaper analysis

The content of the project website is first analyzed, such as the text and images used.  Additionally any white paper and related social media are checked.  The AI analyzer is checking, and making a score based on the writing fluency level, any plagiarisms, paraphrasing from other projects and any images that have been copied.

Step 2 – Token smart contract checking

The token smart contract for the project will be checked for red flags, typical tests used during full audits are leveraged.  SMF AI check if the liquidity is locked, test the token ownership, check the maximum allowed taxes and whether a block from selling function exists. Another score is calculated.

Step 3 – Broad online media search

The final step in checking the project is to search online content general for market consensus, understand what people are saying. Leveraging NLP (Natural Language Process), SMF check a defined scope of crypto-orientated news websites and discussion forums.

Invest smartly, like the whales.

Another feature is Whale AI Tracker, which can track the wallets of user selected whales.  The AI engine will be able to monitor for transactions, and copy them before they complete.  Utilizing this feature allows Investor to “trade as the whales do”, and profit when they do.

Finally, SMF have an auto-trading AI powered bot.  A first in the crypto world to be powered by AI, it provides a loss insurance to the user.

A Smart Finance spokesperson explained, “The main advantages of AI and ML are the ability to analyse large amounts of data, an amazing ability to learn, and benefits of taking action with accuracy and speed.”

Neural networks have the power

At the center of the Smart Finance AI platform are the neural networks. These powerful networks produce forecasts around the dynamics of the cryptocurrency market.  The system monitors, compares and forecasts exchange rate variations during the trading day with accuracy of up to 90%. Smart Finance's approach centers around technical and fundamental analysis.

“This may make things considerably simpler for new cryptocurrency traders who haven't yet had time to learn how the crypto world works. In order to determine the mood of the crypto market, an investor requires analysis of a large amount of data. This includes articles, blogs, forums and even the comments that go with them. SMF platform, which is built on artificial intelligence technologies, automatically performs the analysis and provides instantaneous, actionable results,” added Neil Doody, CTO of Smart Finance.

SMF Tokenomonics

The token underneath Smart Finance also comes with its own value added tokenomics, designed to encourage and provide value to long term holders.  On all buys and sells of the SMF token, a 11% tax is levied, and all existing investors are rewarded with 3% in the stable coin USDT.  This is a great way to reward for long term investors, who will accrue rewards through each transaction that is made.

SMF also offer staking, Holder can stake their tokens to receive daily compounding interest.  When holder can stake their tokens, will continue to receive rewards from the tax distributions in USDT.

For more information and updates, please visit:

Website: https://smartfinancetoken.com

Telegram: https://t.me/SmartFinance_SMF_AI

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmartFinance_AI

Email: contact@smartfinancetoken.com

In the discussions around IP, trade and innovation, it has often been pointed out that least developed countries and developing countries are frequently the net importers of technologies, while the developed countries tend to be net exporters of technologies. This is a point that is especially relevant when discussing the problems with ‘one-size-fits-all’ approaches to globally harmonized IP regimes (see for example, this post on a Report on Patent Exclusions). An interesting new report (available here) published by South Centre...

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CrowdSec is launching a new solutions stack, comprised of three main products: CrowdSec Agent, CrowdSec Console, and CrowdSec Threat Intelligence.

Ukraine has canceled plans to conduct an airdrop that was due on March 3rd.

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