The lawyer representing Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in his upcoming case against the United States Department of Justice submitted a renewed request for his temporary release from jail in order to prepare for the trial. On Sept. 25, Mark Cohen requested Read More
Amazon invests $4B in Anthropic AI startup
Amazon and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic have announced a new investment agreement to aid the research and development of new high-performing foundation models. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Anthropic revealed that Amazon will invest $4 billion in Read More
FTX opens lawsuit against former employees of Hong Kong affiliate
Defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed a lawsuit on Sept. 21 against former employees of the Hong Kong-incorporated company Salameda, which was previously affiliated with the FTX group, according to court documents. The court filing says FTX seeks to recover $157.3 Read More
Friend.tech look-alike ‘Alpha’ emerges on Bitcoin network
The Bitcoin network got its own community-based social token ecosystem after a new project called Alpha emerged overnight. As a decentralized social network protocol, Alpha is similar to the widely-known Ethereum-based platform Friend.tech. It allows users to monetize their online persona and Read More
El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024
The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the non-profit, non-governmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MPB/MFB) partnered to add Bitcoin (BTC) education to public school curriculum by 2024. John Dennehy, the founder of MPB confirmed to Cointelegraph that Read More
OKX plans to enter India, hire local employees for Web3 exploration
The cryptocurrency exchange OKX plans to enter the Indian market and recruit local employees in an effort to expand the possibilities of Web3 applications, according to a CoinDesk report. OKX chief marketing officer Haider Rafique said the company plans to scale Read More
Google Cloud to digitize El Salvador’s governance, healthcare and education
Google Cloud announced a new partnership with the government of El Salvador on Aug. 29 to establish an office and provide Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) services in the country. The partnership aims to digitize the country, update government services and Read More
Hong Kong regulator eyes tokenization for bond market improvement: Report
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a report on Aug. 25 detailing the findings of its Project Evergreen study which analyzed the market impact of bond tokenization. In a 24-page overview, the Hong Kong regulator laid out use cases, Read More
Bitcoin sails the seas: sailor paints giant ‘B’ on boat to promote crypto across the ocean
There are some passions that are larger than life, some so expansive that they cover the seven seas. For Rémi, a captain from Brussels, this is the case. Rémi discovered Bitcoin (BTC) in early 2021 and has been on a Read More
Google responds to accusations of ads tracking data of children
Google, the parent company of YouTube, responded to a report that suggested YouTube advertisers are sourcing data from children viewing videos on the platform. On Aug. 18, a day after the report surfaced, Google posted a blog reinstating its “strict Read More
Anthropic AI raises $100m from South Korea to bolster telecommunications industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic announced on Aug. 13 that it is receiving an additional $100 million in investment from the South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom. According to the announcement, the investment comes alongside a collaboration between the two Read More
Nvidia drops new AI chip expected to cut development costs
Nvidia, one of the world’s leading developers of semiconductor chips, revealed its latest chip on Aug. 7, designed to power high-level artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The company said its next-generation GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip is one of the first to be Read More
India House passes bill to ease BigTech data compliance
The lower house of India’s parliament voted in approval of a bill that will ease data compliance regulations for Big Tech companies, according to a report from Bloomberg. On Aug. 7, the legislation that was approved by the house will Read More
South Korea to pilot CBDC in one of these three cities, not Seoul
The Bank of Korea has narrowed down three regions for the piloting of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), which does not include the country’s capital, Seoul, according to a report from a local South Korean media outlet. On July Read More
The Sandbox and British Museum bring art and history into the metaverse
The Sandbox metaverse development platform announced on July 27 that it will be partnering with the British Museum to bring it into the metaverse. The blog revealed that the partnership aims to create new “immersive experiences” for users to discover Read More
Coinbase vs SEC court dates confirmed for initial case arguments
The latest development in the lawsuit of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) versus cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase comes as a date is confirmed for the two parties to voice their initial arguments. On July 24, Coinbase’s chief legal Read More
EU stays on top of Web3 with metaverse, AI and crypto strategies
The European Union has been vocal about its place in the rapidly expanding ecosystem of emerging technologies. It has been a leader in establishing clear crypto regulations with its long-awaited Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework signed into law in late May. Read More
The UN holds a robot press conference about the state of AI
At the AI for Good 2023 global summit, a panel of robots and their creators sat in front of the press to answer journalists’ questions on topics such as job automation, artificial intelligence (AI) leadership and collaboration with humans for Read More
Google updates its privacy policy to allow data scraping for AI training
Google has made updates to its privacy policy which now allows it to take any publicly available data and use it for artificial intelligence (AI) training purposes. The update to the company’s privacy policy came on July 1 and can Read More