The European Commission formally enquired into strategies adopted by big tech companies on March 14 to mitigate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks capable of misleading election voters. The commission has given big tech an April 3 deadline to provide documents and information to its requests. The European Commission issued the official request to big technological…
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In a move that may help bring blockchain technology to the mainstream, a novel virtual smartphone application called the Aphone app has launched on Solana. Aphone’s service launched on March 7 and allows users with older or less powerful devices to interact with Web3 applications and other demanding software. How the Aphone App Overcomes Hardware…
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A new AI model has garnered significant social media attention with its lightning-fast response speed and innovative technology that could potentially challenge Elon Musk’s Grok and ChatGPT. Groq, the latest AI tool to make waves in the industry, has quickly gained attention after its public benchmark tests went viral on the popular social media platform…
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed making new updates on an artificial intelligence (AI) deepfake rule on February 16. The government agency said the proposed rule changes would protect users from AI impersonations. According to the ‘Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses’ document, AI deepfakes that impersonate businesses and governments could face legal…
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Solana Mobile’s Chapter 2 phone preorder numbers have vastly exceeded those of their previous model Saga in its first year. Image by Solana Mobile. Solana Mobile’s recently announced Chapter 2 web3 phone has seen skyrocketing demand, with preorders selling out within the first day of the launch announcement. The Solana Mobile Chapter 2 phone was…
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Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens Ethereum’s upcoming upgrade, “Cancun-Deneb” (also known as “Dencun”), is set to begin testing on January 17, as per an official note published on the Ethereum Github repository. According to the latest Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus Call report, Ethereum developers have confirmed their progress towards launching a Goerli shadow fork…
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Researchers at San Diego State University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect and expose cryptocurrency giveaway scams on Twitter. Dubbed GiveawayScamHunter, the automated system has identified a staggering 95,111 scam lists created by 87,617 accounts on the social media platform between June 2022 and June 2023…. Read More: Researchers Deploy AI to Uncover Crypto Giveaway Scam Schemes…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a stark warning about the growing threat of “deepfakes” being used in cyber extortion. In a recent report, the FBI said that malicious actors are using deepfakes to manipulate photographs or videos, often obtained from social media accounts or the open internet, and create sexually-themed images that appear authentic…. Read…
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Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has introduced its driverless robotaxi service in Shenzhen. On Monday, the autonomous vehicle technology company revealed that it has received a permit in Shenzhen to conduct robotaxi services without an onboard safety officer in the city’s core areas, according to a report by CnEVPost…. Read More: Pony.ai Introduces Driverless Robotaxi Service in…
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Microsoft has been quietly testing a built-in non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet for its Edge browser. According to screenshots shared by software researcher Albacore, Microsoft is experimenting with a built-in non-custodial crypto wallet that can be used for crypto payments or as a gateway to DeFi and Web3 applications. … Read More: Software Researcher Finds Secret Crypto Wallet…
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