The intersection between medicine and artificial intelligence is more prevalent than ever. Recently, a team of researchers harnessed the power of AI to detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before clinical diagnosis. This year alone, AI has been a beacon of hope in the medical field, restoring mobility to quadriplegics, combating age-related diseases, predicting cancer treatment outcomes,…
Month: August 2023
Selena Gomez Reacts to Cloned Voice in ‘Starboy’ AI Remix
Singer Selena Gomez is the latest artist to get the artificial intelligence treatment after an AI-generated recording of the singer was uploaded to Instagram, and the clip of a cloned voice replica of Gomez singing The Weeknd’s “Starboy” garnered renewed interest when the singer responded to it. The ai-generated “Starboy” remix was uploaded by FunnyLyics in June. “Scary,” Gomez replied…
Crypto entrepreneur faces potential prosecution in Israel related to $290M scam: Report
Police in Israel have reportedly accused entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg of defrauding users out of roughly $290 million through scams involving crypto projects. According to an Aug. 23 report from the Times of Israel, the national police force recommended to prosecutors that Hogeg be charged with fraud, theft, money laundering, and sex crimes, accusing the Israeli citizen of raising $290 million…
Kresus launches curated marketplace for Polygon projects
Web3 developer KresusLabs announced the launch of Kresus Market, a curated marketplace that acts as a portal to Polygon projects, on Aug. 23. Unveiling The #Kresus Marketplace: A Curated Marketplace To Explore What Polygon Has to Offer!https://t.co/PiYVx9kwUb The world of crypto can be overwhelming, so we made the Kresus Marketplace to make navigating it easier and more accessible! Let’s dig…
Former Corrections Officer Charged in Crypto Fraud Targeting Police
A former New Jersey corrections officer has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding hundreds of law enforcement personnel and first responders in a cryptocurrency investment scheme. John A. DeSalvo was charged on Wednesday with illegally raising over $620,000 from about 220 investors through an unregistered crypto token called Blazar Token, which collapsed in May 2022. “What’s…
Bitcoin Ordinals volume dips 98%, OpenSea to disable royalty tool, and Frend.tech hype: Nifty Newsletter
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on nonfungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends and insights. In this week’s newsletter, read about the newly-launched decentralized social media platform Frend.tech, which has gained over 100,000 new users…
Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations
The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Roman Semenov, one of the co-founders of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency “mixer,” to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) on Aug. 23. Another co-founder, Roman Storm, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division in Washington state…
Bitstamp Ends Ethereum Staking for US Investors
Digital assets exchange Bitstamp today said it is stopping its Ethereum staking service for American customers next month. In a statement to Decrypt Wednesday, Bitstamp said it would stop offering U.S. customers staking rewards from September 25. The reason, the Luxembourg-based exchange said, is down to regulation involving the service currently in the States. “Considering current regulatory dynamics in the…
The future of AI Stardom and Robotics with SingularityNET COO Janet Adams and Desdemona
The future of AI Stardom and Robotics with SingularityNET COO Janet Adams and Desdemona In this interview, SingularityNET COO Janet Adams explains the intricate details that went into creating the Desdemona robot AI from Hanson Robotics and future plans for the AI Diva. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/yVQaZI71/the-future-of-ai-stardom-and-robotics-with-singularitynet-coo-janet-adams-and-desdemona
Sam Bankman-Fried Says FTX Lawyers Said Insider Loans and ‘Sham’ Agreement Were Okay
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will assert at his upcoming criminal fraud trial that he had no intention of breaking the law, his counsel said Wednesday. To prove it, his lawyers plan to use FTX attorneys who advised him while he was still CEO of the now-defunct crypto exchange. His defense team plan to call on lawyers from Fenwick & West,…