French startup Mistral AI is making waves with the launch of its Medium 3 model family and a business chatbot called Le Chat Enterprise, aiming to disrupt a market long dominated by OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic. The co...
US banks are now allowed to manage crypto assets on behalf of their customers. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed that banks can buy, sell, and hold crypto in custody. They can also outsource certain ...
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations are set to tackle North Korea's ongoing cyber threats, particularly its involvement in large-scale cryptocurrency hacks. The agenda will reportedly focus on the regime's use of stolen cry...
An Irish startup, Equal1, has unveiled the world's first silicon-based quantum computer designed to integrate smoothly into existing data centres instead of requiring entirely new infrastructure. Named Bell-1, the compact six-qubi...
David Bailey, the CEO of BTC Inc. and a senior crypto adviser to Donald Trump, has raised$300 million to launch a publicly traded Bitcoin investment firm. The venture, called Nakamoto, is named after Bitcoin's mysterious creator a...
Google has launched a new 'Simplify' feature for its iOS app that uses AI to clarify complex or technical text. By selecting any text on a web page and tapping the Simplify icon, users receive an easier-to-understand version witho...
FutureHouse, a nonprofit backed by Eric Schmidt, has introduced Finch, an AI tool designed to assist biological research. Finch analyses biology data and research papers, generating figures and insights much like a first-year grad...
Sir Andy Cooke has urged that Ofcom be granted stronger powers to swiftly remove harmful online posts, particularly misinformation linked to public unrest. He criticised delays in tackling false content during the 2024 riots, whic...
Meta is developing AI-powered friends to help address the loneliness epidemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a recent interview with Dwarkesh Patel. The company has already launched a new AI assistant app described as 'the assis...
Reddit is preparing to introduce identity verification measures following a major controversy over AI bots impersonating humans on its platform. The move comes after researchers released more than 1,700 AI-generated comments on th...
Parents and friends are being targeted by fraudsters using WhatsApp and text messages to impersonate loved ones in urgent need. Criminals often claim the sender has lost their phone and cannot access their bank account, pressing r...
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