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UK drops ‘safety’ from its AI body, now called AI Security Institute, inks MOU with Anthropic
The U.K. government wants to make a hard pivot into boosting its economy and industry with AI, and as part of that, it’s pivoting an institution that it founded a little over a year ago for a very different purpose. Today the Department of Science, Industry and Technology announced that it would be renaming the … Read more
Someone Just Won $100K in Bitcoin From a $50 Pack of Trading Cards
A $50 pack of crypto-themed Cardsmiths trading cards turned into a $100K Bitcoin windfall for one lucky buyer.
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New Open Source AI Model Rivals DeepSeek’s Performance—With Far Less Training Data
OpenThinker-32B achieved benchmark-beating results using just 14% of the data its Chinese competitor needed, marking a win for open source AI
Coinbase revenue hit $2.3B in Q4 as Trump's win boosted crypto trading
Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a net income of $1.29 billion in the fourth quarter, while its $2.2 billion net revenue comfortably beat industry estimates.
Gemini AI can now recall past conversations
Google’s Gemini AI assistant can now recall past conversations to provide more relevant responses if you have a subscription to Gemini Advanced via Google One AI Premium. With the update, you’ll no longer have to recap previous chats or search for a thread to pick up a conversation, as Gemini will already have the context … Read more
GameStop Stock Price Pumps After Report of Bitcoin Buying Plans
Video game retailer GameStop saw a sizable after-hours stock jump following a report that it’s looking to invest in Bitcoin and other coins.
Trump’s CFTC pick uses Farcaster to tout nomination
Brian Quintenz’s use of the Web3 social media platform signals his friendly stance toward crypto.
Story Protocol Launches to Let People to Register IP and Get Paid For It
Story Protocol launched its intellectual property-focused blockchain and associated IP token on Thursday. The blockchain is positioned as the “world’s intellectual property network,” providing users with a way to register their IP and track how others use it. The aptly named “$IP” token, which Story announced last week, is used for transaction fees and offers … Read more
Nvidia delays the RTX 5070 till after AMD’s reveal
As always, the most important Nvidia graphics card is the one you can actually buy, and Nvidia’s talked a big game for its RTX 5070, making the dubious but nuanced claim it can deliver RTX 4090 performance for just $549. On February 28th, AMD will get its chance to intercept with the Radeon RX 9070 … Read more
Meta CTO says staff should quit if they don’t like Meta’s new policies
Meta’s CTO said staff unhappy with the tech giant’s latest policies should work somewhere else, an internal chat reveals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Trump signs reciprocal tariff order, includes non-monetary provisions
“Whatever they charge us, we’re charging them. So, it works out very well,” President Donald Trump told reporters after signing the order.
CZ’s Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else
Life comes at you fast. Memecoin cycles… even faster. Such was the gwei on a bloody Thursday in the memecoin trenches. The trend of the day was Changpeng Zhao’s dog. The former Binance CEO said on X that he would tweet its name and photo, knowing full well that the simple act would fuel opportunistic … Read more
CZ’s dog’s name sparks ‘Broccoli’ memecoin frenzy
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, revealed his dog’s name in an X post, sparking a wave of memecoins named after the canine.
Google Gemini now brings receipts to your AI chats
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot can now tailor answers based on the contents of previous conversations, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. Gemini can summarize a previous conversation you’ve had with it, or recall info you shared in another conversation thread. This means you won’t have to repeat information you’ve already shared with … Read more
Coinbase Revenue Surges to $2.3 Billion as Bitcoin Booms and Retail Returns
Crypto exchange Coinbase had a huge Q4 thanks to the election of Donald Trump and Bitcoin’s subsequent surge.
Arm is launching its own chip this year with Meta as a customer
Public semiconductor company Arm will start making its own chips this year after landing a high-profile enterprise customer. Arm, which is majorly owned by SoftBank, will start making its own chips now that Meta has signed on as a customer, according to the Financial Times. The chip is expected to be a CPU for servers … Read more
Google’s latest Pixel phones are down to some of their best prices
Google’s Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL are up to $200 off. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge If you’re on the market for an excellent Android phone, multiple retailers are offering some of the best prices we’ve seen on some of Google’s devices. The last-gen Pixel 8 (8GB RAM/128GB storage) starts … Read more