Japan orders Apple, Google to remove unregistered crypto exchange apps
Japan’s Financial Services Agency said the action was not about “shutting down crypto investing,” but “drawing a line in the sand” for noncompliant exchanges.
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ConsenSys Twice Hit by Operation Chokepoint, CEO Lubin Credits Bank for Fighting Back
Consensys, the Ethereum software developer best known for its MetaMask wallet, has twice been hit by U.S. authorities’ attempts to exclude it from the financial system, despite the best efforts of its bank the second time around, founder and CEO Joe Lubin said in an interview. The company survived what’s known as Operation Chokepoint 2.0 … Read more
PowerSchool data breach affected 16,000 students in the UK
The edtech giant has begun notifying individuals outside of the US and Canada affected by the breach © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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UAE to invest billions to build AI data center in France
A few days ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, the French presidency has announced the first of several expected financial initiatives related to AI. France’s Emmanuel Macron and the United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have signed an agreement for a significant investment to build a massive data center dedicated … Read more
Riot Platforms Bucks Trend of Weak Bitcoin Production in January
Riot Platforms (RIOT) mined 527 Bitcoin (BTC) in January, marking its highest monthly production since December 2023 and reflecting a 2% increase from the previous month, according to Farside data. However, the broader bitcoin mining sector reported underwhelming production figures, with most major mining firms experiencing month-over-month declines. MARA Holdings (MARA) mined 750 BTC in … Read more
Microsoft Edge now has an AI-powered scareware blocker
Microsoft has started rolling out a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser this week. The AI-powered feature runs on Windows PCs and can identify and block existing scams, and even detect new and emerging ones thanks to a local machine learning model. “Scareware blocker adds a new, first line of defense to help protect … Read more
US lawmakers propose stablecoin bill to boost dollar dominance
House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill said they would work with the Trump administration to deliver dollar-backed stablecoins for Americans.
Ethereum Faces ‘Intense’ Competition From Other Networks: JPMorgan
Ether (ETH) has underperformed other cryptocurrencies in recent months as the Ethereum blockchain has faced “intense” competition from other networks, Wall Street bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report on Wednesday. The token lacks a compelling narrative like that of its larger peer bitcoin (BTC, the bank said, adding that bitcoin benefits from its … Read more
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Bitcoin traders eye 'huge' US jobs data as BTC price risks $95K dip
BTC price strength faces further risks as prediction markets see a giant beat on US January jobs.
Acer’s new Predator Helios Neo gaming laptops offer RTX 5070 Ti GPUs and lots of ports
The chunky laptops have ports and RGB lighting a-plenty. Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 desktop GPUs sort of launched last month, but on the laptop front, we’re still awaiting the avalanche of 50-series notebooks to come crashing in, starting with these hefty new mid-rangers from Acer. The (deep breath) Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and … Read more
Meta launches new program to improve speech and translation AI
Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions the company said will help the development of future openly available AI. The program, the Language Technology Partner Program, is seeking collaborators who can contribute more than 10 hours of speech recordings with transcriptions, large amounts of written text, … Read more
Meta is studying how humans and robots can collaborate on housework
Meta Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically focused on how humans and robots might collaborate in the home environment. That includes mundane tasks like cleaning, cooking, and picking up food deliveries. Automated housework is a decades-old dream, most prominently captured by The Jetsons’ Rosie. The … Read more
Swiggy, 2024’s biggest tech listing, falls below its IPO price and 2022 valuation
Indian food delivery company Swiggy’s stock fell below both its IPO price and its last private valuation as mounting losses and a wavering market position in quick commerce pressured its margins in the last quarter. The food delivery company’s stock fell as low as ₹374.80 ($4.29) on Thursday below its November IPO price of ₹390, … Read more
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Be Released From Jail to Prepare for Appeal
Alexey Pertsev, the Tornado Cash developer found guilty of money laundering in 2024, is set to be released from prison on Friday to prepare for his appeal, he said in a post on X. The 31-year old Russian national was sentenced to 64 months in a Dutch prison last May after an indictment said Pertsev … Read more
One Line of Code Can Make AI Models Faster and More Reliable
:::info Authors: (1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and jhaas@sfu.ca; (2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and yollandw@gmail.com; (3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and bernhardtrabus@sfu.ca. ::: Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Problem Definition 2.2 Related … Read more
Missouri bill proposes Bitcoin reserve fund for state investments
House Bill 1217, introduced by Representative Ben Keathley, aims to establish a Bitcoin reserve fund for Missouri and mandate crypto acceptance for state payments.
New Research Cuts AI Training Time Without Sacrificing Accuracy
:::info Authors: (1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and jhaas@sfu.ca; (2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and yollandw@gmail.com; (3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and bernhardtrabus@sfu.ca. ::: Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Problem Definition 2.2 Related … Read more
Researchers Have Found a Shortcut to More Reliable AI Models
:::info Authors: (1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and jhaas@sfu.ca; (2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and yollandw@gmail.com; (3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and bernhardtrabus@sfu.ca. ::: Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Problem Definition 2.2 Related … Read more
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Teaching AI to Know When It Doesn’t Know
:::info Authors: (1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and jhaas@sfu.ca; (2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and yollandw@gmail.com; (3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and bernhardtrabus@sfu.ca. ::: Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Problem Definition 2.2 Related … Read more
This Small Change Makes AI Models Smarter on Unfamiliar Data
:::info Authors: (1) Anonymous authors Paper under double-blind review Jarrod Haas, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science Simon Fraser University; Digitalist Group Canada and jhaas@sfu.ca; (2) William Yolland, MetaOptima and yollandw@gmail.com; (3) Bernhard Rabus, SARlab, Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University and bernhardtrabus@sfu.ca. ::: Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Problem Definition 2.2 Related … Read more
The TechBeat: DeepSeek vs ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Qwen vs Claude vs DeepMind: More AI Agents and New AI Tools (2/7/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Intergalactic Aliens: No Little Green Men—Just Cosmic USB Drives on a Mission By @thebojda [ 9 Min read ] Explore the … Read more