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Sure, It's Dark Souls With Guns, But More Importantly: Dog
14.6.2023
I came into my demo for Remnant II at Summer Game Fest with zero expectations. I didn’t play the original game and only knew it as “Dark Souls with guns.” What I didn’t expect was to become immediately caught in its web, not because of its shooting or looting, but by the canine companion Gunfire...
Let's Explain The Spider-Verse Joke That Went Over Everyone's Head
14.6.2023
While many of the quippy jokes and tangential references in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse landed with moviegoers, one particular blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gag managed to swing its way right over some viewers’ heads. In the spirit of explaining a joke, thus making its farcical nature all...
10 Tips To Survive Diablo IV's Hardcore Mode, For Those Who Want A Real Challenge
14.6.2023
If the inferno of Diablo IV’s normal gameplay isn’t enough for those who are a little more hardened, players can subject themselves to an extra-special level of hell by opting to play in “hardcore” mode. It’s not for the faint of heart, but there are ways to make your time in hardcore mode a little...
AI Chatbots Weigh In: Is Bitcoin Poised to Become a Global Reserve Currency?
10.6.2023
While some people believe that bitcoin (BTC) could become a global reserve asset, others are skeptical. Rather than relying on human subjective valuations and biases, we conducted an experiment to let artificial intelligence (AI) determine whether bitcoin could become a global reserve currency....
Video Game Conventions Are Still Hotbeds Of Sexualized Abuse
8.6.2023
Just days after the March 2023 Game Developer Conference came to a close, disturbing allegations started making the rounds on social media: The ultra-popular conference for game developers, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and attended by an estimated 28,000 people, was rife with sordid tales...
AI military drone kept murdering its human operator in simulated tests
2.6.2023
A United States Air Force colonel said the results of the simulation highlight why a conversation around ethics and artificial intelligence is needed
Uh-Oh: USAF’s Killer AI Drone Sounds Straight Out Of Horizon Zero Dawn
2.6.2023
Something unexpected happened in a simulated test of an AI-powered military drone. The robot, tasked with taking out specific targets on approval of a human operator, decided to just take out the human so it could take out all the targets that the human might say no to. And somehow, this wild story...
ChatGPT can’t beat human smart contract auditors yet: OpenZeppelin’s Ethernaut challenges
1.6.2023
While ChatGPT-4 can’t compete with human auditors yet, OpenZeppelin noted it was not optimized to do so, and AI models trained for this purpose would likely be more accurate
Neuralink gets FDA approval for ‘in-human’ trials of its brain-computer interface
26.5.2023
The Neuralink device is designed to be surgically implanted and, according to CEO Elon Musk, will eventually be marked to the general public
SuperRare's Latest NYC Gallery Pop-Up Will Bring Human Connection Back to NFT Art
22.5.2023
The curated NFT marketplace is running a two-month pop-up of 0x.17 gallery, beginning with a solo exhibition from artist Claire Silver about our future with AI
AI in the metaverse: How proof-of-identity provides human experiences
22.5.2023
As AI develops apace, concern about proof-of-humanity is growing
Coinbase CEO's Start-Up NewLimit Raises $40 Million to Increase Human Lifespan
17.5.2023
NewLimit, a startup co-founded by crypto exchange giant Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has raised $40 million with a goal to add years to people's lives.
This longevity pharma startup, co-founded by former Google Ventures partner with a Stanford Ph.D. in bioengineering, Blake Byers, announced...
Philippines Law Enforcement Busts Crypto Scam Center, Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued
10.5.2023
Over 1,000 human trafficking victims were recently rescued from a “fraud factory” in Mabalacat, a town located nearly 90 kilometers northwest of Manila, Philippines law enforcement has said. Michelle Sabino from the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group said trafficking...
Nigeria-China Currency Swap: Activist Lawyer Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Economic Sabotage’ to Promote US Dollar, Urges Nigeria to Join BRICS
10.5.2023
Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) of sabotaging the currency swap arrangement between China and Nigeria. Falana said the Nigerian central bank and the two global financial institutions are helping...
Human ID project ‘Worldcoin’ launches gas-free wallet only for humans
8.5.2023
The wallet relies on “World ID,” a protocol that verifies humanness through zero-knowledge proofs
7,800 jobs at IBM could be replaced by AI within years, suggests CEO
2.5.2023
Arvind Krishna, the chief executive of IBM, said roughly 30% of their non-customer-facing positions could be covered by artificial intelligence over a five-year period
AI bots mingled at a bar and had a party when researchers gave them a town
11.4.2023
25 AI "agents" were given a virtual town and were observed going to a bar for lunch, planning a party and expressing other human-like behavior
OPEN HUB for Smart World: NTT.com’s digital human workplace initiative
20.3.2023
NTT group’s subsidiary, NTT Communications Corporation, a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) group, expanded its co-creation program, “OPEN HUB for Smart World.” The company announced the launch of its initiatives, which include a blend of the metaverse and digital...
Translucia’s Multiverse Convergence: Rethinking human experiences
17.3.2023
Translucia recently announced the release of the unique multiverse convergence solution. The proprietary layer 2 blockchain, named LightLink Protocol, facilitates interoperability between apps on Polygon and Ethereum. The protocol aims to make Web3 easily accessible to everyone. The platform...
Human Protocol goes live on MultiversX Mainnet & enhances Micropayment
9.3.2023
The introduction of the internet has completely altered our way of looking at tasks ahead of us, coupled with the levels of productivity we can expect. It happens to be because of the setting up of global networks that we are, as of date, able to effortlessly and conveniently carry out the tasks...