GeneralBeginnerSan Francisco’s City Attorney has initiated legal action against the operators of 16 websites that facilitate the creation of AI-generated nude images of women and young girls. On August 15, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a lawsuit targeting the owners of these popular sites,…
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GeneralBeginnerPrimate Labs, the creator of Geekbench, has officially launched its AI benchmarking application. After years of development and extensive testing with industry partners, Geekbench AI is now accessible to the public. Designed to evaluate the performance of devices in handling machine learning, deep…
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GeneralBeginnerdYdX has announced a major upgrade to its chain, set to launch later this autumn. The update will introduce a suite of new features, including permissionless market listing, a master liquidity pool called MegaVault, permissioned keys, and more. These features are unprecedented in both…
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GeneralBeginnerA Hong Kong court has mandated the disclosure of financial details pertaining to the operation of Mantra Chain. This order stems from the ongoing legal battle between Mantra DAO, Inc. and RioDeFi, its infrastructure host. The dispute involves allegations against former RioDeFi employees of…
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BitcoinBeginnerGrayscale Investments has announced the launch of a new investment fund focused on MakerDAO’s governance token, MKR. The Grayscale MakerDAO Trust provides investors with exposure to MKR, a key component of the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, MakerDAO. This closed-end fund is…
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GeneralBeginnerElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has officially unveiled the beta version of its highly anticipated conversational AI, Grok-2. This new model is poised to revolutionize the way we interact with AI, promising significant advancements in natural language processing and…
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GeneralBeginnerCoinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has officially announced the expansion of its services to the state of Hawaii. This marks a significant milestone for both Coinbase and the cryptocurrency industry in Hawaii, as it opens up new avenues for residents to engage with digital…
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GeneralBeginnerOpenAI has unveiled a new benchmark, SWE-bench Verified, designed to more accurately assess AI models’ ability to tackle real-world software engineering challenges. This development comes as the company continues to explore the potential of AI in automating complex tasks. SWE-bench, the original…
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BitcoinBeginnerMarathon Digital, a leading US-based Bitcoin mining company, has announced a unique initiative to label all Bitcoin blocks mined within the United States as “Made in USA.” The company declared on X, “MARA is Team USA, proudly declared in each American-made bitcoin block we mine.” Fred Thiel, CEO…
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BitcoinBeginnerThe cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is set to witness significant expansion, encompassing a wider range of digital assets and diversified crypto indexes, according to a leading executive at Grayscale Investments. Dave Lavalle, the firm’s global head of ETFs, said during an August…
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GeneralBeginnerThe DeFi Education Fund (DEF) has successfully acquired a patent owned by True Return Systems (TRS) that served as the foundation for lawsuits targeting decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) MakerDAO and Compound Protocol for patent infringement. This strategic move by DEF aims to shield…
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GeneralBeginnerMeta and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a new licensing agreement that addresses the use of music in AI. The deal marks a significant step forward in the music industry’s ongoing discussions surrounding the impact of artificial intelligence on copyright and ownership. While specific…
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