Firm building decentralized supercomputer attracts 1.5M nodes during testnet

Compute firm Nexus’ in-development decentralized supercomputer attracted over 1.5 million nodes from 187 countries during a recent five-day testnet period. Nexus has been working on building a supercomputer designed to…

Don’t be afraid of quantum computers

Opinion by: Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO of StarkWare  The arrival of Google’s quantum chip, Willow, presents excellent opportunities, and a serious threat to the technology industry. Almost everything that uses cryptography,…

Crypto thieves score big on centralized services, private keys in 2024

Losses from crypto scams, hacks, and exploits increased by approximately 21% year-over-year in 2024 — with threat actors paying particular attention to centralized services and private keys this year, according…

AI could spur tourism in G7 nations — OECD

Tourism in the Group of Seven (G7) countries can potentially benefit from the adoption of artificial intelligence tools, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Still, the…

UK seeks feedback on AI’s use of copyrighted material in training

The United Kingdom’s government has launched a consultation with the artificial intelligence and creative industries on possible legal frameworks for AI models to train on copyrighted material. In the Dec.…

UK floats letting AI train on copyright works in industry consultation

The United Kingdom’s government has launched a consultation with the artificial intelligence and creative industries on possible legal frameworks for AI models to train on copyrighted material. In the Dec.…

Modular blockchain to scale Bitcoin and integrate AI, reinforcing security and finality

Gone are the days of manual processes in financial decision-making — the impact of artificial intelligence can be easily felt in a broad range of areas, from capital allocation to…

HTX Ventures 2024 Report: Key Developments and Insights

HTX Ventures recently released the 2024 annual report that discusses the key developments in five sectors: the Bitcoin ecosystem, blockchain infrastructure, memecoins, artificial intelligence and The Open Network (TON) ecosystem.…

Story introduces experimental framework for AI agents to interact onchain

Story protocol, an IP blockchain network, has introduced a theoretical “agent-to-agent” framework allowing artificial intelligence agents to trade intellectual property with one another onchain.  In a Dec. 17 post to…

ai16z’s Eliza Labs, Stanford clinch AI research partnership

Eliza Labs, the developer behind ai16z, has partnered with Stanford University’s Future of Digital Currency Initiative to research how artificial intelligence agents can improve Web3, according to a Dec. 16…