OpenAI introduced GPT-4 Turbo at its inaugural developer conference today, describing it as a more potent and cost-effective successor to GPT-4. The update boasts enhanced context processing and the flexibility for fine-tuning to meet user requirements. GPT-4 Turbo is available in two versions: one centered on text and another that also processes images. According to OpenAI, GPT-4 Turbo has been…
A new artificial intelligence-backed scam is as multi-faceted and lengthy as it is unconvincing — at least for would-be victims who dig below the surface. I recently received a threatening “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice” email from an alleged law firm claiming that a Cointelegraph article had used a copyrighted stock image owned by a vague cryptocurrency firm, the name of which I…
Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s public trial in a New York court ended with the jury finding him guilty on all seven charges on Nov. 3, including two counts of wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of securities fraud, one count of commodities fraud conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy. He will return…
The latest episode of “The Simpsons” skewered NFTs in front of millions of home viewers on Sunday—but before the tech became a viral, television punchline, the seminal show released two NFTs that fans could purchase and trade. Offered in November 2021 through Disney and the digital collectibles marketplace VeVe, “The Simpsons” immortalized Bart and Homer, and the long-time ne’er-do-well’s skateboard,…
Over half a million dollars in Bitcoin has been stolen after a fake Ledger crypto wallet management app was downloaded from the Microsoft App Store and used by unsuspecting customers. On Saturday, Blockchain analyst ZachXBT first posted on Twitter that hackers had made away with 16.8 Bitcoin—today worth $587,238—due to people downloading the malicious app. Since then, he added, over…
By Nick Percoco, Kraken Chief Security Officer Cybersecurity cannot be an afterthought for a crypto platform. At Kraken, we consider securing our clients’ personal information and cryptoassets to be our highest priority, so we place security above everything. Following October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’d like to tell you more about our ongoing approach to safeguarding your personal data and cryptoassets. …
The S&P 500 Index soared 5.85% last week, its best performance since November 2022. A large part of the gains were fuelled by expectations that the Federal Reserve will not hike rates anymore. In comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) had a much muted performance with a rise of approximately 2%. However, a positive sign for cryptocurrency investors is that a risk on…
Why Is Phantom Galaxies Releasing Two Versions of Its Game? Animoca Brands-owned Blowfish Studios is building a space mech pilot game called Phantom Galaxies. Blowfish Cofounder Ben Lee tells Decrypt’s Kate Irwin about his plans for the game’s release. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/QtnWGSSJ/why-is-phantom-galaxies-releasing-two-versions-of-its-game
Microsoft is working with one of its M12 venture arm’s portfolio companies, Inworld AI, to create an artificial intelligence toolkit for Xbox game developers that allows them to use AI to generate game dialogue and narrative tools. The AI toolkit will offer an AI “design copilot” and an AI character runtime engine, according to a Microsoft blog post published Monday. …
Crypto investment products saw $261 million in fresh cash last week, establishing a six-week stretch of positive inflows that rivals growth from last year, according to CoinShares’ latest crypto fund report. “Although similar in magnitude to inflows we saw in June, it wasn’t for a sustained period of six weeks like it is this time around,” CoinShares Head of Research…
