GeneralBeginnerThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is urging the United States to develop a more comprehensive and effective digital asset policy. Travis Hill told the FDIC vice chair, addressed the Mercatus Center think tank on March 11th, highlighting the potential risks to American consumers and…
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GeneralBeginnerIsrael’s central bank, the Bank of Israel, announced plans to launch its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the digital shekel. This digital currency promises unique features, including the potential to earn interest, unlike traditional cash. The digital shekel will operate on a two-tier…
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GeneralBeginnerShould we pay artists for their contributions if we used their work to train ChatGPT or other generative AI systems? When questioned on the main stage of SXSW this afternoon, Peter Deng, vice president of consumer products at OpenAI. The company that makes ChatGPT, was reluctant to respond. When…
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GeneralBeginnerUbisoft, the maker of several popular gaming franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, has joined the XPLA blockchain as a node validator. In addition to its gaming divisions, the French gaming behemoth has long dabbled in Web3, blockchain, and cryptocurrency services. This latest effort,…
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GeneralBeginnerElon Musk, in a recent tweet, announced that his AI company, xAI, will be open-sourcing its chatbot Grok “this week.” This move comes amidst his ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI, which he co-founded, over its shift towards a closed-source, profit-driven model. Musk has long been a proponent of…
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EthereumBeginnerFake user identities on X tricked the majority of victims into visiting phishing websites by leaving comments.In February. The most common reason for almost 57,000 victims of cryptocurrency phishing scams on social networking site X was fake accounts. According to Scam Sniffer’s latest research,…
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GeneralBeginnerMicrosoft is actively blocking prompts that lead its AI tool, Copilot, to create offensive images. This decision comes after concerns were raised by a Microsoft AI engineer and a CNBC investigation highlighting the tool’s ability to generate disturbing visuals in response to seemingly neutral…
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GeneralBeginnerAmazon founder Jeff Bezos’s gamble on a Google competitor seems to be paying off handsomely. His investment in AI startup Perplexity AI has reportedly doubled in value within just a few short months. This news comes as Perplexity AI reaches a significant milestone of 10 million monthly active…
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GeneralBeginnerUnizen, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, declared that it would repay users who lost $750,000 or less “as soon as humanly possible” after the network was compromised, resulting in a loss of around $2.1 million in user cash. On March 9, blockchain analytics firm PeckShield reported a…
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GeneralBeginnerArtificial intelligence, three authors have filed a lawsuit against tech giant Nvidia. The lawsuit alleges that Nvidia used their copyrighted works without permission to train its artificial intelligence platform, NeMo. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O’Nan claim their books were included…
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GeneralBeginnerAnthropic, an AI startup, launched its Claude 3 AI model on Monday. The company claims it sets new benchmarks for cognitive tasks, positioning it as the most intelligent AI yet. Claude 3 has three versions: Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, offering increasing power. Co-founder Daniela Amodei said the new…
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