Stablecoins now 43% of Sub-Saharan Africa crypto tx volume: Chainalysis
Nigeria and Ethiopia have both experienced local currency devaluation which has driven stablecoin adoption.
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Meat replacement startup Heura has a new mission to slay junk food with healthier plant-based swaps
The offices of plant-based protein startup Heura are tucked away down a narrow street a short distance from one of Barcelona’s main tourist draws. But the team of entrepreneurs and food scientists won’t be remixing their protein cocktails in close proximity to La Sagrada Família for much longer — they’re moving to new, larger digs … Read more
Bitcoin Liquidations Top $500 Million After Sharp Market Correction
“Minor corrections are in the offing in the market. Altcoins, particularly ETH will show growth,” one analyst said in a note.
Bitcoin traders see $54K BTC price or lower amid Middle East tensions
BTC price expectations get flipped on their head as geopolitical uncertainty rocks Bitcoin and risk assets.
EU’s DSA enforcers send more questions to Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube about AI risks
On Wednesday, the European Union requested more information from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube about their respective algorithms for content recommendation, activity that falls under the bloc’s online governance rulebook, the Digital Services Act (DSA). In a press release the Commission said it’s sent requests for information (RFI) to the three social media platforms asking them … Read more
OpenAI’s new updates enhance voice and vision capabilities of AI
OpenAI has released a series of updates aimed at improving its AI models with advanced voice and vision features for real-time conversations and better image recognition.
Apparate: Early-Exit Models for ML Latency and Throughput Optimization – Background and Platforms
:::info Authors: (1) Yinwei Dai, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (2) Rui Pan, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (3) Anand Iyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; (4) Ravi Netravali, Georgia Institute of Technology. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation and 2.1 Model Serving Platforms 2.2 Early-Exit Models 2.3 Challenges 3 Design 3.1 … Read more
AI can save humanity, but only if the people control it — Ben Goertzel
Decentralizing and democratizing AGI is the best way to prevent corporations and militaries from abusing its incredible power, SingularityNET’s CEO tells The Agenda.
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Grayscale’s High ETF Fee Keeps the Cash Flowing In Even as Investors Withdraw
Grayscale’s fee revenue from GBTC is nearly five times higher than BlackRock’s from IBIT even after a 50% decline in assets under management.
Telegram has been disclosing user IPs since 2018, Durov says
Telegram’s disclosure process of IP addresses and phone numbers has been in place “long before last week,” CEO Pavel Durov declared.
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Hedosophia leads $7M seed round into retail supply chain AI startup Ameba
Ameba takes the unstructured data in a retailer’s supply chain systems, sprinkles in some generative AI, and makes the whole thing more efficient. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Apparate: Early-Exit Models for ML Latency and Throughput Optimization – Abstract and Introduction
:::info Authors: (1) Yinwei Dai, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (2) Rui Pan, Princeton University (Equal contributions); (3) Anand Iyer, Georgia Institute of Technology; (4) Ravi Netravali, Georgia Institute of Technology. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background and Motivation and 2.1 Model Serving Platforms 2.2 Early-Exit Models 2.3 Challenges 3 Design 3.1 … Read more
Femtech startup Perelel is acquiring Founders Fund-backed sexual health startup LOOM
The past few years have seen the topic of women’s health thrown into the sociopolitical spotlight. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How North Korea Infiltrated the Crypto Industry
More than a dozen blockchain firms inadvertently hired IT workers from the rogue state, incurring cybersecurity and legal risks, a CoinDesk investigation found.
Consensys Poll Finds Half of US Voters Consider Crypto ‘Important’ Ahead of Election
The survey comes on the heels of Vice President Kamala Harris publicly courting the crypto industry for the first time during her campaign trail.
Fidelity Ethereum ETF records largest daily outflows since launch
The Fidelity Ethereum Fund recorded outflows of $25 million on Oct. 1, the highest daily record among US-based spot Ether ETFs, excluding Grayscale.
Microsoft Office 2024 is now available for Macs and PCs
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office this week, designed for people that don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. The standalone Microsoft Office 2024 release is now available for both consumers and small businesses, and includes locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook across both Mac and PC. Office … Read more
Apple, Google to use AI to maintain dominance — Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest
ARK Invest’s chief futurist has questioned whether Apple and Google would manage to introduce performant AI features with their current AI strategies.
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Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $242.6M, Biggest Outflow Since Sept. 3
The outflows snapped an eight-day winning streak as BTC lost as much as 6% amid an acute heightening of tensions in the Middle East.
Motier Ventures unveils La Maison, a community space for the French tech ecosystem
On Tuesday evening local time, Motier Ventures, an early stage tech investment firm based in Paris, unveiled a startup hub called La Maison. This relatively new investor in the French tech ecosystem is the family office of the Houzé family — the owners of upmarket fashion retailer the Galeries Lafayette Group. As the Galeries Lafayette … Read more