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Sony developed an AI system to create fantasy NPC personas from dialogue

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• January 16, 2024

Such a model could theoretically be used to exploit human conversations to build advertising personas. Researchers at Sony have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of turning snippets of dialogue into fantasy “personas” that could be adapted for use as non-player characters in video games and other media. AI personas are characters or personalities […]

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Nigerian crypto exchanges and P2P merchants brace for battle post ban lift

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• December 25, 2023

Nathaniel Luz, Flincap’s co-founder and CMO, highlighted that following the ban’s removal, institutional exchanges should prepare for the Nigerian market. In a circular sent to banks on Dec. 22, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated that it has now lifted restrictions on Nigerian banks facilitating cryptocurrency transactions. However, the crypto community anticipates competition to […]

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Bitcoin futures open interest on CME nears 2021 all-time high

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• December 12, 2023

The futures positioning on CME shows Bitcoin could still move higher from its current price, says IG Australia analyst Tony Sycamore. Bitcoin $41,794 futures open interest has reached $5.2 billion on the global derivatives giant Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), $200 million shy of its late October 2021 all-time high. Open interest in CME’s Bitcoin futures […]

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Kraken to suspend trading for USDT, DAI, WBTC, WETH and WAXL in Canada

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• November 22, 2023

According to customer emails, the changes will go into effect starting Nov. 30. Kraken will suspend all transactions related to Tether $1.00 , Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), Wrapped Ether (WET) and Wrapped Axelar (WAXL) in Canada in November and December, according to multiple customer emails shared with Cointelegraph. In response to a request for comment from […]

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Jury finds SBF guilty on all charges, sentencing set for March 2024: Law Decoded

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• November 21, 2023

Bankman-Fried’s crimes each carry a maximum sentence of five to 20 years in prison. Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s public trial in a New York court ended with the jury finding him guilty on all seven charges on Nov. 3, including two counts of wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count […]

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FTX estate stakes 5.5M Solana coins

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• October 15, 2023

The coins staked are worth $122 million and represent a small fraction of FTX’s holdings of Solana. News The FTX estate seems bullish on Solana SOL $22 , as it staked over 5.5 million SOL on Oct. 13. According to on-chain data, an FTX-identified wallet sent the coins to Figment, a staking validator firm for […]

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Coinbase International launches perpetual futures trading for retail customers

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• October 2, 2023

The recent regulatory approval for Coinbase’s international subsidiary comes within a month of getting the NFA nod to offer crypto derivatives services to institutional clients in eligible U.S. states. News Coinbase International Exchange, a class F license holder from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), announced it has received additional regulatory approval, allowing the platform to offer perpetual […]

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Former MAS chair who called crypto ‘highly risky’ wins Singapore’s presidential race

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• September 10, 2023

Tharman Shanmugaratnam has served as Singapore’s finance minister and the head of the country’s financial regulator during his time in government. News Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former chair of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has won the election for the city-state’s presidency with more than 70% of the vote. According to multiple reports from Sept. 2, Shanmugaratnam […]

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ChatGPT politically biased toward left in the US and beyond: Research

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• August 20, 2023

Even after facing evidence that ChatGPT may have a political bias, the chatbot continued to insist that it and OpenAI were unbiased. NEWS ChatGPT, a major large language model (LLM)-based chatbot, allegedly lacks objectivity when it comes to political issues, according to a new study. Computer and information science researchers from the United Kingdom and […]

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Meta launches suite of generative AI music tools rivaling Google’s MusicLM

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• August 6, 2023

Meta’s latest suite of generative AI tools allows users to input text to create musical and audio compositions, rivaling a similar tool released this year by Google. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched a suite of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models on Aug. 2 called AudioCraft for music creation from various inputs, according to […]