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Slack’s Monday morning notification mess

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Some Slack users are finding that their notifications aren’t showing up on the platform this morning, or that their corresponding messages are harder to find than usual. A few of my colleagues are reporting similar issues on The Verge’s Slack channels, and I’ve been receiving repeated notifications for … Read more

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Plunges 14.4% Over Weekend as All Assets Decline

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3657.28, down 7.0% (-274.43) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: BTC (-4.1%) and BCH (-4.9%). Laggards: UNI (-14.4%) and RENDER … Read more

Worldcoin Rival Humanity Protocol’s Valuation Jumps to $1.1B After Fresh Fund Raise

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Decentralized identity project Humanity Protocol has closed a $20 million funding round, raising its valuation to $1.1 billion. The funding round was co-led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto, according to an emailed announcement. The project last raised $30 million at a $1 billion valuation in May 2024 Humanity plans to use the new capital … Read more

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