The business-focused social platform and Microsoft-owned LinkedIn announced the rollout of new artificial intelligence (AI) features to assist job recruiters when sourcing candidates. On Oct. 3 LinkedIn said it is launching its pilot for the “Recruiter 2024” which is an AI-assisted tool for recruiters. According to the announcement, recruiters using the tool can now ask questions using “natural language” to…
Venture capital has been a key driver for myriad startups in the blockchain space. Founders know how competitive it can be to secure valuable VC funding that can keep the lights on and employees paid during the critical first days of a new project. In a new interview series, Cointelegraph sits down with executives at some of the most active…
Cryptocurrency mining in Uzbekistan is overcoming major changes as the country’s major crypto market supervisor has approved a framework for licensing crypto mining operations. Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) issued a decree on licensing cryptocurrency mining operations, limiting such activities exclusively to legal entities. Apart from banning individual miners’ operations, the NAPP has also required firms to only…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Yield Protocol announced its decision to shut down by the end of the year due to the lack of business demand and global regulatory pressures. Yield Protocol will cease to exist after the end of its December 2023 series, which is slated to mature on December 29, 2023. In its announcement detailing the “wind down”…
U.S. prosecutors said that the current legal framework is sufficient to charge Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, for fraud-related violations. The Department of Justice (DOJ) outlined its position in a filing submitted on Wednesday, countering Bankman-Fried’s claims regarding the absence of relevant laws specific to crypto. “While the existence of a law might be relevant…
El Salvador officially launched its first local Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool as the Volcano Energy project begins mining blocks through Lava Pool in partnership with Luxor Technology. The Bitcoin-friendly country’s $1 billion renewable energy project made headlines earlier in 2023, with stablecoin issuer Tether among companies investing in the project that plans to generate electricity from renewable sources in El Salvador…
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao reportedly declined to pay $40 million to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried for a futures crypto exchange in March 2019, according to an excerpt from Michael Lewis’ book “Going Infinite.” According to the book, SBF proposed a futures exchange with “zero risk” for the exchange in case of bad trades with high leverage. Traditionally, a…
Cointelegraph’s podcast The Agenda first launched back in December 2022, with the first episode exploring the ways crypto can help sex workers bypass bank censorship. Since then, the show has explored myriad topics, ranging from hacktivism and blockchain-powered mutual aid to the ways blockchain can be used to fight climate change and combat artificial intelligence misinformation. On Oct. 4, The…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s counsel had argued that FTX was not located in the United States, and as SBF did follow regulatory obligations concerning FTX US, charges re… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/ftx-sbf-charges-valid-despite-no-crypto-laws-doj-says
The European Commission is conducting risk assessments and considering export controls on “critical technology areas” including artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor technologies, according to an update from the Commission. On Oct. 3, EU officials said they identified four areas that need assessment regarding technology risk and risk of technology leakage. The four categories include AI, advanced semiconductors technologies, quantum technologies…
