Month: January 2025

Data-driven Autonomous Driving: AI Needs Diverse Training Datasets to Ensure Security and Robustness

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Advanced AI training data solutions are shaping the landscape of autonomous driving. According to a recent market report, the global autonomous vehicle market is expected to grow from USD 1,921.1 billion in 2023 to USD 13,632.4 billion by 2030. This rapid growth underscores the increasing importance of high-quality training data, iterative learning, and robust sensor … Read more

Trump signs crypto EOs, BoJ hikes, SOL ETF decision today

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Trump’s announces national crypto stockpile. BTC dominance falls as BTC not mentioned alone. XRP investing millions to ‘block BTC reserve’. Trump wants US ‘world crypto capital’, bans CBDC. SEC revokes SAB 121, banks to custody crypto. Lummis to chair senate crypto subcommittee. SOL stablecoin supply now above $10bn. SOL ETFs to see SEC decision today. … Read more

Bitcoin, CoinDesk 20 Roared in the Year of the Dragon. What Is in Store in the Year of the Snake?

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As East Asia prepares to shut down for the Lunar New Year holiday and looks towards the Year of the Snake, it’s time to look back at bitcoin (BTC) and the CoinDesk 20 (CD20)’s performance during the Year of the Dragon. Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA has an annual tradition of forecasting the market’s performance in … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: China’s DeepSeek Sends Bitcoin, AI Tokens, Stocks Tumbling

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Last week, we described bitcoin above $100,000 as a coiled spring ready to unleash energy in either direction. Unfortunately for the bulls, that energy is being released downward as market sentiment shifts in response to concerns over the impact of the low-cost Chinese AI startup DeepSeek … Read more

Utilitarianism Meets Surveillance Capitalism: Balancing Happiness & Privacy

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:::info Author: (1) Angelica Sofia Valeriani, Ethics of Information Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 The new Empire of Surveillance Capitalism 3 Target Advertisement 4 Military technology and Politics 5 Focus on Ethical Frameworks 5.1 Utilitarian Framework 5.2 Deontology Framework 5.3 Direct comparison between Utilitarianism and Deontology 6 … Read more

Bitcoin’s Bull Run Could be Tested if BTC Falls Below $91K: Van Straten

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell just below $98,000, a near 10% drawdown from all time highs, with investors questioning the continuation of the bull run. The fall was attributed to the concerns about China’s DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence hyper-efficient model competing with the U.S. industry at a fraction of the cost. Since President Trump won the U.S. election, … Read more

The Rise of Manipulative Surveillance

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:::info Author: (1) Angelica Sofia Valeriani, Ethics of Information Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 The new Empire of Surveillance Capitalism 3 Target Advertisement 4 Military technology and Politics 5 Focus on Ethical Frameworks 5.1 Utilitarian Framework 5.2 Deontology Framework 5.3 Direct comparison between Utilitarianism and Deontology 6 … Read more

DeepSeek ‘punctures’ AI leaders’ spending plans, and what analysts are saying

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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has emerged as a potential challenger to U.S. AI companies, demonstrating breakthrough models that claim to offer performance comparable to leading offerings at a fraction of the cost. The company’s mobile app, released in early January, has lately topped the App Store charts across major markets including the U.S., UK, and … Read more

Most Concerns About Bitcoin Are Deeply Human

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liavaa.space/blog/20250124/20250124.md at main · EdwinLiavaa/liavaa.space · GitHub The conversation began on LinkedIn after I shared by piece Most Web3 Projects Are Hiding Behind a Centralized Corporate Structure, whereby a fellow Pacific Islander and blockchain startup entrepreneur shared a profound set of questions that cut to the heart of our digital financial transformation. His concerns were … Read more

They Know You More Than You Know Yourself – Surveillance Capitalism and It’s Ethical Impacts

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:::info Author: (1) Angelica Sofia Valeriani, Ethics of Information Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. ::: Table of Links 1 Introduction 2 The new Empire of Surveillance Capitalism 3 Target Advertisement 4 Military technology and Politics 5 Focus on Ethical Frameworks 5.1 Utilitarian Framework 5.2 Deontology Framework 5.3 Direct comparison between Utilitarianism and Deontology 6 … Read more