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Latam Insights: Vitalik Buterin Praises Argentina, Brazilian Banks Test Microsoft CBDC Privacy Solution

January 1, 2024

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praises Argetina’s moves, Brazilian banks introduce Microsoft privacy solutions in digital real tests, and Mi Primer Bitcoin graduates students in Cuba. Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Praises Argentina’s New Direction…
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Worldcoin Launches Minecraft Integration for ID Verification Purposes

December 27, 2023

Worldcoin, the biometric ID and digital wallet project, will now allow Minecraft server integration through one of its apps. A plugin called Luckperms, a Minecraft server mod, lets server admins tackle the bot problem by only giving access to the server to World ID-verified users. Minecraft to Integrate Worldcoin for ID Verification Purposes Worldcoin, the…
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Nigerian Web3 Startup Wicrypt Gets Grant From Microsoft to Develop Its Infrastructure Network

December 11, 2023

Nigerian Web3 startup Wicrypt announced on Dec. 6 that it had received a $150,000 grant from Microsoft. The startup plans to use the grant to improve productivity around its decentralized physical infrastructure network development chain. In late November, Wicrypt also received a $200,000 grant from Google Cloud. Wicrypt Depin Bet Nigerian Web3 startup, Wicrypt, recently…
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12 days of unemployment later, Sam Altman is officially back at OpenAI

November 30, 2023

Sam Altman addressed employees in a company memo on Nov. 29, marking his official return to the top leadership position at OpenAI. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has officially returned to office as the firm’s CEO, ending a whirlwind few weeks caused by his abrupt and unexpected temporary departure. Addressing OpenAI employees in a company memo made…
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Can Sony and Microsoft bring blockchain to gaming consoles?

November 30, 2023

Sony and Microsoft are angling to get into crypto gaming. Will they be able to succeed where others in the industry have failed? Sony and Microsoft, two of the biggest names in gaming, have been making significant moves towards blockchain technology in recent years. This is an important development, as it has the potential to…
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OpenAI and Microsoft sued over alleged unauthorized use of authors’ work

November 22, 2023

Julian Sancton, an author and Hollywood reporter, accuses Microsoft of being aware of OpenAI’s indiscriminate internet crawling for copyrighted material. OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit alleging the improper use of nonfiction authors’ work to train AI models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT service. Author and reporter Julian Sancton sued the companies on Nov. 21. OpenAI…
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Microsoft, Salesforce, and Nvidia swoop in to hire OpenAI employees as walkout threats increase

November 21, 2023

OpenAI’s future remains uncertain as employees threaten a walkout over the firing of former CEO and co-founder Sam Altman. OpenAI’s decision to fire CEO Sam Altman may have put the company’s future in jeopardy. Reportedly, a lion’s share of its employees have threatened to walkout unless the ousting is reversed. Complicating matters further, a number…
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Counterfeit Ledger App Scams Crypto Users Out of Over $760K on Microsoft App Store

November 6, 2023

According to onchain analyst Zachxbt, hackers got away with more than $768,000 after sneaking a counterfeit Ledger Live application into the Microsoft App Store. Out of the stolen stash, the attack netted over 16.8 bitcoins worth $588,000. Hackers Steal Over $760,000 in Crypto Through Fake Ledger App on Microsoft Store A phony Ledger Live application…
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‘Every customer solution’ will be integrated with AI: Microsoft CEO

October 21, 2023

In an annual letter, Satya Nadella outlined Microsoft’s plans for AI, which includes integrating AI and its Copilot across the firm’s “most used products.” Microsoft looks set to go all-in on artificial intelligence, with CEO and chairman Satya Nadella outlining intentions to integrate AI with essentially all its customer solutions and every layer of tech…
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Microsoft’s Activision buy may see more metaverse in the office and crypto in gaming

October 13, 2023

More signs say the acquisition will boost metaverse applications in business than in gaming as CEO Nadella talks about productivity and metaverse enthusiast Kotick leaves Activision. A lot was said about the metaverse when the Microsoft deal to acquire Activision Blizzard was announced in January 2022. The attention mainly was on business communications, rather than…
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