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Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees
1.4.2023
This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories believe that safety programs and regulations need to...
Elon Musk-led petition to halt AI development divides tech community
31.3.2023
Brian Armstrong said that any tech development should not be halted based on the fears of a few
Huobi partners Gala Games for L1 and Web3 development
31.3.2023
Huobi Global has joined hands with Gala Games, a blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming platform, to work together on investment and listing of Web3 projects
Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises $100M Amid Growing Demand for Secure Storage Solutions
31.3.2023
The cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has raised €100 million ($109 million) in funding, according to the company’s disclosure on Thursday. Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier says there has been significant demand for hardware wallets. He added, “2023 is even better for...
Elon Musk and tech execs call for 'pause' on AI development
30.3.2023
The authors of the letter explained that advanced AI could cause a profound change in the history of life on Earth, for better or worse
Zero Hash Taps Former Stripe, Coinbase Exec as President and COO
28.3.2023
Cyril Mathew previously led business development teams at Stripe and Coinbase
Hong Kong crypto firms seeing interest from Chinese banks: Report
27.3.2023
Several Chinese banks have been seeking to offer services to crypto firms in Hong Kong, despite a ban on crypto on the Chinese mainland
Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
24.3.2023
The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely available, Christine Lagarde assured during...
Next Evolution of Blockchain Software Has Only Just Started: Bank of America
23.3.2023
Protocols like Near, Polkadot and Cardano are using new approaches to improving the tradeoff between scalability, decentralization and security, the report said
German Government Invests $1.2 Million in Metaverse Startup Flying Sheep Studios
23.3.2023
The German government has allocated $1.2 million in funding for a metaverse game being developed by Flying Sheep Studios. The company, based in Cologne, will use the funds for the development of a game called Star Life, which will also include blockchain elements in the form of non-fungible tokens...
7 free learning resources to land top data science jobs
22.3.2023
Discover seven free resources to learn data science and land top jobs
Polygon, Immutable zkEVM to tackle ‘huge incumbents exploiting players’
20.3.2023
Web3 gaming developers will be able to build on a new zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine that aims to increase ownership rights for players and take on the big gaming corporations
Report: China Will Become a Metaverse Tech Leader During 2023
20.3.2023
A report issued by Globaldata, a global consulting and data analysis company, predicts that China will become a leading country in metaverse tech during 2023. The firm believes that the development of other technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality...
Report: Shanghai Bank Mulls Buying Silicon Valley Bank’s Stake in Chinese Subsidiary
15.3.2023
According to reports, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank may acquire the China-based subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai reportedly back the acquisition, which may help minimize the impact of SVB’s shutdown. In its statement following SVB’s...
India and UAE To Collaborate on CBDC Development
15.3.2023
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will collaborate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) by jointly conducting at least one pilot
The Pokémon Company Might Be Preparing to Make Moves in the Metaverse
15.3.2023
The Pokemon Company, a corporation in charge of the development of the Pokemon brand, might be preparing to make some moves regarding the franchise and the metaverse. The company has opened a job opportunity that includes experience and knowledge of fields like blockchain, Web3, and the metaverse...
Dead Island 2 Devs Think 'Development Hell' Wasn't So Bad Actually
13.3.2023
Dead Island 2, the open-world zombie RPG that passed through so many hands someone done forgot it in the development oven for over a decade, is finally coming out on April 21. This is a week earlier than originally anticipated, which we love to see. What’s funny, though, is that developer Dambuster...
Jack Dorsey’s Block asks for input on proposed ‘mining development kit’
8.3.2023
Block’s mining hardware product lead, Naoise Irwin, has asked for pointers on a proposed hardware and software development kit for Bitcoin mining
Rollkit Developers Leverage Bitcoin for Sovereign Rollups, Sparking Criticism from Ethereum Proponents
6.3.2023
The Rollkit development team has announced that Bitcoin has been integrated as a means for sovereign rollups to store and retrieve data. The developers have stated that it is now possible to run the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on Bitcoin as a sovereign rollup. However, some Ethereum proponents...
Pakistan banks agree on blockchain-based KYC system development
6.3.2023
The blockchain-based national eKYC banking platform is aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities while countering terror financing