Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 (EIP-4844), also known as Proto-Danksharding, introduces a set of changes that seek to lay the logic and “scaffolding” for scaling Ethereum through sharding but without adding sharding itself. Its implementation aims to reduce the transaction fees of rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base, which are considered a central part of Ethereum’s…
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Google and other major internet platforms must update their service policies to comply with EU standards from its Digital Services Act by Aug. 28. Google plans to update some of its service policies to comply with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), according to an Aug. 24 blog post. The Big Tech giant said…
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The breach has resulted in the exposure of non-sensitive customer data from specific claimants linked to the ongoing bankruptcy case. Defunct crypto exchange FTX has announced a cybersecurity breach involving its bankruptcy case claims agent, Kroll, in which limited, non-sensitive customer data of specific claimants was exposed. FTX said it is actively overseeing the situation,…
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The latest episode of The Market Report analyses the recent Bitcoin price correction to $26,000 and what it reveals about the current market structure. In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman delves into Bitcoin’s recent drop to $26,000. Derivatives market analysis shows Bitcoin (BTC) options and futures metrics lack signs…
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After an in-depth report surfaced about YouTube advertisers potentially harvesting data from children, Google responded by saying it has “strict policies” around children’s content. 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…
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A holistic approach to empowering lives: how AI redefines the accessibility landscape for people with disabilities. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one billion people are living with some significant disability today. Moreover, with the market for AI-related technologies set to grow to a cumulative valuation of over $2 trillion…
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Bitcoin and crypto travelers can bid farewell to telco woes with Bitrefill’s eSims, now available in 140 countries. A partnership between crypto e-commerce platform Bitrefill and eSIM Go enables crypto users to buy eSIMs in 140 countries worldwide. Crypto advocates can now swap crypto for data at the checkout, using Bitcoin (BTC), the Bitcoin Lightning…
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Many online said they were halting the use of Zoom over terms that seemingly allowed the platform to scrape user data to train AI models. Video-conferencing platform Zoom has updated its terms of service after widespread backlash over a section concerning AI data scraping, clarifying that it won’t use user content to train artificial intelligence…
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The lower house in the parliament of India approved updates to a bill that would ease data storage, processing and transfer standards for BigTech companies. 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.…
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French data protection agency CNIL said it finds the legality of Worldcoin’s collection methods “questionable” alongside the conditions for storing the data. The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), France’s data protection agency, is questioning the legality of Worldcoin’s data collection methods, according to a Reuters report. In an email to Reuters on…
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