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McDonald's Drive-Thru AI Is McCanceled
19.6.2024
AI is such big business right now it’s propelled Nvidia, that company that you once knew for making your GeForce graphics cards, to becoming the biggest business in the world. And yet the technology is so far next to useless in all but the most specific circumstances. For example, McDonald’s...
AI-Related Coins Slide as Google Search Shows Peak Retail Investor Interest
18.6.2024
Spikes in crypto-related Google search queries have historically occurred at major market tops, validating legendary investor Warren Buffet's mantra of buying in doom and selling in boom
TikTok could soon be flooded with AI avatars in ads
18.6.2024
TikTok’s new tools include AI-powered digital avatars that brands can dub over and use to sell their products in multiple languages
The inspirational success story of an Australian Bitcoin miner
17.6.2024
The recent price hike can be attributed to the capability of Iren Energy to run NVIDIA’s AI chips in its data centers. It is expected that Iren will tap the infinite potential of the AI gold rush. Iren has data centers in British Columbia and Texas and they are backed by renewable energy sources....
OpenAI reportedly considering shift to for-profit as CEO stacks board
15.6.2024
The reported discussions come as the company adds a former NSA director to its board
Bitwise Analysis: AI and Crypto Fusion Poised to Elevate Global Economy by $20 Trillion
12.6.2024
Bitwise’s Senior Crypto Research Analyst, Juan Leon, predicts a transformative impact on the global economy as artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency converge, potentially adding $20 trillion to the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030. AI and Crypto —...
Crypto and Artificial Intelligence Could be a $20 Trillion Megatrend, Bitwise Says
12.6.2024
The two industries could add a collective $20 trillion to global GDP by 2030, the report said
DePINs are a proven path to crypto mass adoption — XYO co-founder
12.6.2024
XYO co-founder Markus Levin argues that DePINs can make AI more trustworthy, empower users and businesses alike, and usher in blockchain mass adoption
Elon Musk threatens Apple ban across his tech empire
11.6.2024
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has made a bold statement that highlights the growing tensions between major players in the tech industry. He has declared his intention to prohibit the use of Apple products within his companies due to concerns over security. Apple’s recent decision to integrate...
AI-Linked Crypto Tokens Underperform as Apple's Event Fails to Impress Traders
10.6.2024
Tokens of Render, Fetch.ai, SingularityNET and Bittensor slumped 3%-5% despite mostly flat bitcoin and broader crypto prices
Elliptic Study Finds AI-Enabled Crime in Cryptocurrency Remains in Early Stages
10.6.2024
A new study has found that crimes enabled by artificial intelligence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem are still in their nascent stages. Stakeholders can prevent these activities from becoming widespread through timely and measured responses. Data from the same study indicate a surge in tokens...
Intel Partners With African Development Bank to Train 3 Million in Advanced AI Skills
10.6.2024
The African Development Bank (ADB) and Intel have announced a significant partnership to train three million Africans and 30,000 government officials in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) skills. According to the ADB, this training is expected to revolutionize the African digital ecosystem...
China’s largest payments app debuts AI feature that checks if you’re balding
9.6.2024
Eat your heart out Elon Musk and X.com, China’s Alipay is the real ‘everything app.’
Apple supercharging Siri and iOS with ‘Apple Intelligence’ and OpenAI
8.6.2024
Social media and tech news pundits haven’t responded positively to the nomenclature
Dumbed down Google and Microsoft AI won’t discuss any presidential elections
7.6.2024
Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Claude 2, Meta’s Llama, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT seemingly have no qualms about discussing elections past, present, or future
Over 35 fake Elon Musks live-streamed during SpaceX launch
7.6.2024
“This is not a fake, this is a real giveaway. I personally guarantee it to you,” one of 35 deepfake versions of Elon Musk promised
US Treasury: AI brings huge opportunities, risks to financial stability
6.6.2024
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen says AI will only become more important in the years to come
Nvidia briefly passes Apple as world’s most valuable company
6.6.2024
There’s a three-way race for the top slot, with Microsoft maintaining a slight edge
Former OpenAI researcher foresees AGI reality in 2027
5.6.2024
Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner is confident that an AI lab will be able to train a GPT-4-level model in a minute in 2027, versus three months in 2023
Former OpenAI, Anthropic employees call for 'right to warn' on AI risks
4.6.2024
Former OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind employees urge AI companies to expand whistleblower protections to publicly address AI risks amid growing concerns over the “deprioritization” of safety