Meta makes progress towards AI system that decodes images from brain activity
The system is entirely non-invasive and could have near-term applications for some. The new system combines a non-invasive brain scanning...
Day: 18 October 2023
Sen. Warren, 100+ legislators write White House, Treasury about crypto and terrorism
The letter was signed by crypto opponents and many lawmakers who had been neutral on crypto until now. Senator Elizabeth...
Elon Musk trials $1 subscription signup fee for new X users in New Zealand, Philippines
The social media platform’s owner seems on the cusp of turning X into a fully subscription-based app. X, formerly known...
Anthropic built a democratic AI chatbot by letting users vote for its values
The value responses from 1,000 test subjects were used to tune a more democratic large language model. In what may...
Sui token struggles to regain despite denial of ‘unfounded’ allegations
The price of the SUI token plummeted after allegations of supply manipulation from regulatory officials in South Korea.
Tesla earnings: Bitcoin bags untouched as firm splashes out on AI
Tesla held onto its sizeable Bitcoin bags in the third quarter and upped its spending on artificial intelligence and research...
Lightning Labs releases Taproot Assets alpha, bringing stablecoins to Bitcoin
Taproot Assets is “how we bitcoinize the dollar and the world’s financial assets,” says Ryan Gentry, director of business development...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is telling a story of classic financial deceit
Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't the first financial kingpin to get creative with balance sheets, and he won't be...
ECB officials move to ‘preparation phase’ for digital euro
Though the issuance of a digital euro is not a certainty, officials with the European Central Bank are moving to...
OpenAI partners with G42 in Dubai eyeing Middle East expansion
The two companies said they plan to use OpenAI’s models in industries in which G42 has connections and experience, such...
Just how bullish is the Bitcoin halving for BTC price? Experts debate
Analysts recently debated whether or not the Bitcoin halving is still a meaningful catalyst for BTC’s price discovery. A recent...
Inspector General wants FDIC to refine crypto risk assessment process, guidance
The bank deposit insurer should assess the sufficiency of its risk mitigation measures and then provide them in a more...
Universal Music Group enters partnership to protect artists’ rights against AI violations
The new partnership between Universal Music Group and BandLab Technologies focuses on ethical AI usage to protect artist and songwriter...
Ethereum DeFi protocol Hope Lend drained after exploit
The protocol, which had 526 Ether in total value locked, was emptied in an attack on Oct. 18. Ethereum decentralized...
MetaMask briefly pulled from App Store, British MPs argue for caution with NFT copyright infringement: Nifty Newsletter, Oct. 11–Oct. 17
Decentraland Foundation executive director Yemel Jardis believes the NFT market slump is not a sign of regression but maturity. Welcome...
