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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Explains Why Everyone Should Consider Bitcoin in Portfolios
Bitcoin.com - 16 Jul 2024 01:16
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has explained why he shifted from skepticism to advocacy for bitcoin, viewing the cryptocurrency as �...
Visa and Wirex Partner to Bring Seamless Crypto Payments to Millions of Merchants Globally
Bitcoin.com - 16 Jul 2024 00:21
Wirex and Visa have partnered to launch Wirex Pay, aiming to bring seamless crypto payments to millions of merchants worldwide, enhancing accessibility and convenience. “This partnership is set to revolutionize the way...
Cohere teams up with Fujitsu to launch Japanese LLM 'Takane' for enterprises
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 23:47
As part of the partnership, Fujitsu will also serve as the exclusive provider of the Japanese language models and services developed with Cohere.
Evo expects 60,000+ to attend largest fighting game event ever
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 21:13
Evo, the premier fighting game tournament, is expecting its largest fan (and brand) turnout ever for this weekend's tournament.
Hugging Face's SmolLM models bring powerful AI to your phone, no cloud required
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 20:11
Hugging Face's SmolLM transforms AI with compact, powerful language models that outperform tech giants, bringing advanced capabilities to personal devices without compromising privacy or performance.
Huma raises $80M to turn text into healthcare apps with gen AI
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 19:24
Huma's underlying models can develop a healthcare application prototype in minutes by using just a simple prompt from the user.
Microsoft reports 200% monthly growth for new data governance solution
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 18:34
Microsoft's Purview Data Governance solution sees 200% monthly growth, offering AI-powered tools to address enterprise data management and AI deployment concerns.
Anthropic unleashes Claude on Android: Can it dethrone ChatGPT?
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 18:00
Anthropic launches Claude AI assistant on Android, challenging ChatGPT with advanced features like Claude Vision, potentially reshaping the mobile AI landscape and intensifying competition in the AI assistant market.
6079 announces Nodeshifter XP game with social mission
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 18:00
6079, a standard for decentralized AI from an emerging group of thought leaders in the independent AI movement, has launched Nodeshifter XP.
Exclusive: meet Haiper 1.5, the new AI video generation model challenging Sora, Runway
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 17:00
Founded by former Google Deepmind researchers, Haiper has onboarded over a million users and is now taking on the likes of RunwayML and Pika.
Mt Gox Funds Arrive at Kraken: Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Distributions Expected Soon
Bitcoin.com - 16 Jul 2024 16:45
According to a recent update from Kraken, the centralized cryptocurrency exchange has received funds from the Mt Gox trustee. Consequently, bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH) payouts will be distributed to creditors’...
Echo Chunk raises $1.4M to make AI-based puzzle games
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 16:00
Echo Chunk, the AI startup behind the viral free-to-play, daily puzzle game Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in a funding round.
Minecraft amplifies its 15th anniversary with Beats by Dre collab
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 16:00
Minecraft and Beats by Dre are teaming up for a special edition of the Solo 4 headphones inspired by the iconic Creeper and pixelated style.
On enterprise AI startup: CEO resigns, staff laid off after $11M in cash goes missing
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 15:30
On, an enterprise AI startup previously known as GameOn Technology, has laid off all of its estimated 60 staff members after allegedly discovering cash is missing.
UK interest rates will stay high unless service sector inflation falls, says IMF
The Guardian - 16 Jul 2024 15:29
Warning comes as Bank of England policymakers say price growth in service sector could become embedded Business live - latest updates The UK faces the prospect of interest rates being higher for longer unless there is mo...
3 programming languages you need to know about
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 14:50
With continuous learning still key in programming, we're highlighting three languages that programmers need to have on their radar.
The end of this tax break could be 'very disruptive' to business owners, expert says -- what to know
CNBC - 16 Jul 2024 14:42
The qualified business income deduction could expire after 2025 without changes from Congress. Here's what to know.
Vectara raises $25M as it launches Mockingbird LLM for enterprise RAG applications
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 12:00
Vectara is rolling out a new purpose built large language model for enterprise RAG that could also help enable AI agent workflows.
Global ads lift entertainment and media as game industry recovers | PwC
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 08:00
PwC said the global entertainment and media (E&M) industry grew in 2023, with total revenues rising 5% in 2023 to $2.8 trillion. And gaming also grew.
Trump V.P. pick J.D. Vance praised for comments seemingly in support of open source AI
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 03:48
The question remains if these views are shared by his boss, former President Trump, and other members of his team.
Amazon is giving away games for free for Prime Day
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2024 03:05
As a part of Prime Day, Amazon is giving away over 15 games for free including Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars: KotR II and Call of Juarez