GameStop FOMO inspires a new wave of crypto pump-and-dumps
Discord groups promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market. Enlarge (credit: peng song / Getty) After the California Gold Rush, in 1870, two Kentucky swindlers whipped up a scheme to prey on thirsty financiers’ FOMO. They invente.....»»
“A really big deal”—Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model
Dolly 2.0 could spark a new wave of fully open source LLMs similar to ChatGPT. Enlarge (credit: Databricks) On Wednesday, Databricks released Dolly 2.0, reportedly the first open source, instruction-following large langu.....»»
FTX has recovered $7.3 billion, tells court “the dumpster fire is out”
Crypto exchange could be restarted: "Situation has stabilized," FTX lawyer says. Enlarge / Not the actual FTX headquarters. (credit: Getty Images | guenterguni) FTX's new leadership has recovered $7.3 billion in assets a.....»»
Apple"s Smart Ring may be able to spot when you snap your fingers
Skin to skin detection could mean a future Apple Smart Ring can be controlled with the swipe of a thumb, plus it could spot when you're playing rock, paper, scissors.Genki's Wave for Work smart ringApart from a joke that went viral about Apple's smar.....»»
Apple"s Smart Ring may be able to spot when snap your fingers
Skin to skin detection could mean a future Apple Smart Ring can be controlled with the swipe of a thumb, plus it could spot when you're playing rock, paper, scissors.Genki's Wave for Work smart ringApart from a joke that went viral about Apple's smar.....»»
Huawei and Empyrean target Chinese EDA autonomy; aim to not rely on foreign suppliers for 14/28nm designs by 2025
Amid the technology autonomy wave in China, Zhang Yuzhuo, the head of the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, recently visited Chinese EDA (electronic design automation) giant Empyrean. During the visit, he urged th.....»»
Call of Duty cracks down on cheaters in new update
Call of Duty’s Ricochet Anti-Cheat team has rolled out a new wave of measures with the help of some fascinating new technology......»»
New AI tools could ‘easily’ lead to 4-day week, expert says
A Nobel Prize-winning labor economist has suggested that rather than leading to mass layoffs, the new wave of AI tools could result in a shorter working week......»»
Raw sewage blights once-idyllic beaches on Isle of Wight
On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters......»»
3CX supply chain attack is now also hitting crypto companies
Lazarus is specifically targeting crypto firms, infecting several companies with unique backdoors......»»
Can AI be used to predict ocean waves?
The ability to model and predict the size of ocean waves is important for the fishing industry from both logistic and economic perspectives. Essentially, the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish. Existing ocean wave models use numerical meth.....»»
Recreating the double-slit experiment that proved the wave nature of light in time, instead of space
Imperial physicists have recreated the famous double-slit experiment, which showed light behaving as particles and a wave, in time rather than space......»»
‘Grim outlook’ as criminals commandeer AI chatbots, Europol says
Europol this week issued a stark warning highlighting the risks posed by criminals as they get to grips with the new wave of advanced AI chatbots......»»
YouTube "crypto influencers" shown to have short-term impact on small-cap trading
The price and trading volume of lower value crypto coins and tokens are being impacted by "crypto influencers" on YouTube, but only in the very short-term, according to a study involving the Center for Finance, Technology and Society at Nottingham Bu.....»»
Young black rockfish affected by marine heat wave but not always for the worse, research shows
Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better during two recent years of unusually high ocean temperatures than had been feared, new research by Oregon State Unive.....»»
300 million jobs could be affected by latest advancements in AI, says Goldman Sachs
As many as 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be automated in some way by the newest wave of artificial intelligence that has spawned platforms like ChatGPT, according to Goldman Sachs economists......»»
SBF paid $40M bribe to unfreeze crypto trading accounts in China, US charges
SBF bribe violated US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, updated indictment says. Enlarge / Then-CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried speaks during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing on December 8, 2021, in Washington, DC. (cred.....»»
Sydney astronomers provide rapid radio-wave follow-up observation for gamma ray burst GRB 221009A
Australian astronomers have provided vital information in the global effort to understand the brightest-ever detected gamma ray burst, which swept through our solar system on October 9 last year......»»
US agency sues top crypto exchange Binance and CEO, seeks permanent trading bans
CFTC: Binance and execs operate an "illegal digital asset derivatives exchange." Enlarge / Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao at the Web Summit 2022 conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (credit: Getty Images | Ben McShane ).....»»
Binance accused of breaking US financial laws
US regulators seek a ban on the crypto platform as they ramp up their regulation of the industry......»»
NY officials detect polio again, warn of possible summer wave
With new detection, officials warn of spring and summer transmission risks. Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of poliovirus type 1. (credit: Getty | BSIP) Health officials in New York have once again detected po.....»»