Pi Network Apps Platform Prototype

Pi Apps Platform Prototype
Our previous video series explained that the project has two goals in Pi Phase Two: 1) Building value and 2) Decentralizing the network. Building Pi’s application platform is a major strategy to achieve the first goal: building value. We aim to deliver the beta version of the apps platform by the end of the Q2 2020. Now, we are giving an update on how we plan to achieve that during the Q2.

We are adopting an iterative user-centric design methodology, which involves prototyping, testing, feedback collecting and improving of the platform. During Q2 2020, the Core Team will prototype and test the Pi Apps platform and initial Pi applications (Pi Apps). This means that the interfaces, functionalities and accessibility of the platform and initial apps will change over the course of this prototyping and testing period before being finalized. We will have time-limited releases of such prototypes for the community to test use and give feedback, and the prototypes and the initial apps may be taken down after testing for revision and get released again.

To support third-party apps, the Core Team will need to build the infrastructure that allows third-party integration into the Pi Network mobile application as well as Pi transfers integration into their apps. To transfer Pi to the third-party applications, Pioneers will need to pass KYC, but every Pioneer can use the functionalities of these apps that don’t involve sending Pi; for example, utility functionalities or receiving Pi from those apps do not require KYC. To build a pipeline of Pioneers ready to test the platform and initial Pi Apps, we will also be expanding KYC in the next few weeks.

As part of the prototyping and testing, we will release the first prototype of the apps platform to our community very soon, which includes Pi’s first third-party application. Recently, we were approached by a Stanford professor with an application that helps the world better predict where new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) are developing and help discover which symptoms are most indicative of the COVID 19 while preserving individual privacy. As a global pandemic, COVID 19 has affected all corners of the world, and its pandemic nature calls for a global coordinated response, which Pi proudly will be able to assist. Pi transcends borders and Pioneers come from all countries in the world. Given the distribution of our global community, Pi Network is uniquely positioned to contribute to the fight against COVID 19. Given the importance of tackling this disease and the alignment with Pi’s value of bringing people together from all over the world, we’ve decided to choose this as the first third-party app in the initial prototype release of Pi’s Apps Platform.

This first app will allow members of the Pi community and others to contribute information about what, if any, symptoms they are experiencing, while preserving the privacy of the individual. Pi will not share any data about Pioneers with this COVID 19 app, except for their Pi username which is necessary for processing any in-app transfers of Pi and will be only shared with explicit consent by the Pioneer; Any data you submit inside the COVID 19 app will not be shared with Pi. Indeed, this first app is using a novel privacy-preserving technology to make sure even the app itself will not know the concrete symptoms you submit, and it does not collect any personal identifiable data. The specific technology will be introduced and explained by the creators of the app in a video on our home screen very soon when we release the initial prototype of Pi Apps platform. Stay tuned!

After "Corona" ... The deadly wasps invade Britain

As Britain struggles with the emerging corona virus, it faces a possible invasion of Asian wasps that can lead to death in one bite.

 This hornet has a devastating effect on already dwindling honeybees in Britain.  Experts say the cost of fighting it is 7.6 million pounds a year.

 Asian wasps, huge insects, native to Southeast Asia, feed on small creatures, especially bees, and only one bite of them is enough to kill a person who is allergic to his poison.

 These wasps accidentally reached France from China in 2004, and have spread rapidly throughout Europe since then.  Experts estimate that it colonized most of France at a rate of 60 to 80 km per year.



 It also invaded many other countries, including Spain in 2010, Portugal and Belgium in 2011, Italy in 2012, Germany in 2014 and Britain in 2016.

 French scientists evaluated the estimated cost of the wasps' invasion of Europe, analyzed the negative impact on ecosystems and the global decline in pollination and honey production.  Attempts to control the invasion focus on destroying wasps' nests and their hunt.

 But researchers say that these methods are not enough to eradicate these wasps, as they divided the required procedures into three main categories: preventing the invasion, fighting it, and the resulting damage, according to the newspaper "Daily Star".

 The cost of its resistance annually in France is 10.5 million pounds, Italy 8 million pounds, and Britain 7.6 million pounds.

 In Japan and South Korea, the cost of its annual resistance is estimated at 17.2 million pounds and 10.5 million pounds, respectively, while in the United States it is 23.8 million pounds.

 Professor Frank Courchamp said: "Certain further measures must be taken to deal with harmful invasive species, one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and the functioning of the ecosystem."

Strange clip | Who is over 35 years old cannot hear anything ..

Strange clip ..
 Who is over 35 years old cannot hear anything ..
 Those under the age of 35 can hear a disturbing sound.

 Try the clip with your children or siblings younger than 35 and see how upset they are when you hear nothing
 Try it is necessary... 

Pi Network Node Beta Release

Pi Node Beta Release:

We’re rolling out the first Beta version of Pi Node today. When we first launched Pi on Pi Day 2019, we aimed to release the first version of the Node software by the end of Q1 2020. Achieving this important milestone is the first step towards building the Pi testnet, and ultimately towards decentralization of the network, one of the two primary goals of Pi’s Phase 2 strategy.

This Pi Node release not only enables the core team to test, revise, refine, and scale Pi’s consensus algorithm, but also provides a desktop interface for all Pioneers to access Pi App functionalities. Everyone can download and use the Pi App interface of the Node, while Pioneers who want to run a Node on Pi’s testnet will participate in an application and screening process through the node interface.

Along with the software, we are also releasing a document that describes more details about the node itself, its selection process and criteria and testnet stages on the same website. Keep in mind that this is the first beta version of the node and the purpose of the testnet phase is to test, iterate and improve the software.

We’re excited to present you Pi Node and celebrate this milestone with you, and open to any of your feedback through the topic below.

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