:::info Authors: (1) Thuat Nguyen, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Oregon, OR, USA; (2) Chien Van Nguyen, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Oregon, OR, USA; (3) Viet Dac Lai, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Oregon, OR, USA; (4) Hieu Man, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Oregon, OR, USA; (5) Nghia Trung … Read more
Niantic wants to build a richer 3D map of the world, and it’ll use its 2021 acquisition of Scaniverse to do that. After a major update to the app, Scaniverse 4 will allow iOS users to scan landmarks by walking around them and recording video for about one to three minutes. Niantic has had functionality … Read more
Back in February, Google paused its AI-powered chatbot Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after users complained of historical inaccuracies. Told to depict “a Roman legion,” for example, Gemini would show an anachronistic group of racially diverse soldiers while rendering “Zulu warriors” as stereotypically Black. Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologized, and Demis Hassabis, the co-founder of Google’s AI … Read more
Google’s Imagen 3 is capable of generating photorealistic images of people. | Image: Imagen 3 Google is letting its users generate images of people through its Gemini AI chatbot again after pulling the feature earlier this year amid reports of historically inaccurate images, like racially diverse Nazis. In an announcement, Google says it will roll … Read more
Illustration: The Verge Google will soon let Gemini subscribers create custom chatbots that can serve as a gym buddy, cooking partner, writing editor, and more. Users can give the chatbots — called Gems — distinct personalities and specialties by simply describing a set of instructions. Google first introduced Gems during I/O in May. In an … Read more
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Ether’s year-to-date gain has narrowed to less than 10% in crypto’s latest price tumble.
The crypto exchange complies with anti-money laundering legislation, he said.
Bitcoin scaling network Stacks will get a 120x speed jump in confirming transactions, developers say of the Nakamoto upgrade.
When Roman Semenov, Alexey Pertsev, and Roman Storm decided to launch a cryptocurrency mixer on Ethereum in 2019, they probably didn’t think they’d have legal issues with it. After all, a cryptocurrency mixer (Tornado Cash, in this case) is just another piece of software, and writing code isn’t established to be illegal. What others do … Read more
Privacy-focused and crypto-friendly browser Brave has laid off 27 of its employees just 10 months after cutting 9% of its workforce.
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Photo: Getty Images General Motors and Samsung SDI have finalized a $3.5 billion deal to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Indiana, the South Korean company announced Tuesday. The factory will have an initial capacity of 27GWh, which could go up to 36GWh. The factory was expected to start production in 2026, but now … Read more
Crypto is far from the currency of choice for financial predators, says former CFTC Commissioner Fred Hatfield. That’s really the U.S. dollar.
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The rapid advancement of AI demands a shift towards ethical development practices to address privacy, bias, and accessibility concerns while fostering transparency and trust. With the rapid advancement of technology, Artificial intelligence (AI) evolved from a supporting technology to a cornerstone of modern innovation and productivity — accelerating growth across industries. Yet, with the rise … Read more
Many Bitcoiners believe that Donald Trump will save the industry from the Democrats. But that could only happen if he wins.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been brought to court for questioning by French authorities following his arrest on Saturday.
The SEC alleged in the Wells notice that NFTs sold on OpenSea are securities, the OpenSea CEO said earlier Wednesday.
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GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, August 28th, 2024, Chainwire–Fordefi brings institutional-grade security to the Sui Network. Sui, the Layer 1 blockchain offering industry-leading performance and infinite horizontal scaling, announced that it has joined forces with Fordefi, a company that employs multiparty computation (MPC) technology to deliver a secure institutional wallet platform for DeFi. Fordefi’s comprehensive platform … Read more
BNB Chain Bridge is live, enhancing cross-chain interoperability on BNB Chain Celer, deBridge, and Stargate are the official bridge partners, bringing their cross-chain technologies to BNB Chain. Users will find the bridging experience significantly easier and more efficient. August 28, 2024 – BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem that includes the world’s largest smart contract … Read more
The entire blockchain industry currently finds itself in a state of emptiness. Over the past few years, from ICOs to DeFi, from NFTs to meme coins, few projects have offered real innovation or value to the general public; most are simply chasing short-term gains and speculative opportunities. For many experienced professionals, doubts about the industry’s … Read more