This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look
Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid. Powered by...
Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram
Bots that “remove clothes” from images have run rampant on the messaging app, allowing people to create nonconsensual deepfake images even as lawmakers and tech companies try to crack down. Powered by WPeMatico
Ripple Invests $25M in Bitnomial’s Platform to Build Regulated Derivatives Market for Digital Assets Like XRP
Crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial is set to launch its U.S. perpetual futures trading platform, Botanical, backed by a $25 million round led by Ripple. The platform, integrating Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD, aims to challenge decentralized exchanges and offshore models. Bitnomial’s approach to bringing offshore trading models into the U.S. derivatives industry presents a significant market opportunity, […] Powered by...
Sonic Co-Founder Andre Cronje Criticizes Ethereum L2 Appchain Adoption
Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic and yearn.fi, criticized the growing trend of creating Ethereum Layer 2s designed and tailored for a specific protocol or decentralized finance app (Appchains). Cronje detailed that this approach had many downsides, including the lack of infrastructure, zero possibilities of receiving support, centralization, fragmentation of liquidity, and the lack of a […] Powered by...
Malta-Based Investment Company to Follow Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Playbook
Samara Asset Group, a Malta-based investment company focused on seeding tech and crypto startups, aims to follow the Microstrategy playbook by announcing a bond whose proceeds will grow its bitcoin portfolio. Co-founded by cryptocurrency proponent Mike Novogratz, the company’s mission is to empower its shareholders “to participate in the performance of their strategies and disruptive […] Powered by...
