AI & RoboticsNews

Why we need to check the gen AI hype and get back to reality

September 2, 2024
For the past 18 months, I have observed the burgeoning conversation around large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. The breathless hype and hyperbolic conjecture about the future have ballooned— perhaps even bubbled — casting a shadow over the practical applications of today’s AI tools. The hype underscores the profound limitations of AI at this moment while undermining how these…
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CryptoNews

Court Approves BTC Loan for Bankrupt Bitcoin Mining Firm

September 2, 2024
Rhodium Encore LLC, a bankrupt bitcoin mining company, has received court approval for a unique debtor-in-possession financing plan that allows borrowing in either U.S. dollars or bitcoin. Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., a blockchain firm led by Mike Novogratz, has offered to…
CryptoNews

Coinbase Reports Its First AI-to-AI Crypto Transaction

September 2, 2024
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the platform’s first AI-to-AI crypto transaction, highlighting a new application of digital currency by artificial intelligence agents. Armstrong believes this advancement will enhance AI’s capacity to independently obtain resources and engage with humans and other AI systems. He encourages developers to add crypto wallets to support the growth of…
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CryptoNews

Trump Set to Share Bold Vision: Turning the US Into the ‘Crypto Capital of the Planet’

August 30, 2024
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump posted a video on X, where he announced his intention to chart a course for making the United States the “crypto capital of the planet.” As the video concludes, the logo of World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (defi) project founded by Trump’s sons, prominently appears. Trump Claims to Have a Vision to Make the U.S. The Ultimate Crypto…
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DefenseNews

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

August 30, 2024
FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana – A new Army-made software application is allowing soldiers to identify a target and send a fire mission in under a minute when it used to take 15 minutes. Those same soldiers have rigged cheap drones with a cheap, off-the-shelf circuit board and…
DefenseNews

Thai Air Force picks Saab Gripen E fighter jet to replace its F-16s

August 30, 2024
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has nominated the Gripen E/F fighter jet to replace the country’s aging F-16A/Bs in a hard-fought contest involving Saab and Lockheed Martin, officials announced on Tuesday. A service committee deliberated for ten months before recommending the Gripen, though government approval is still required before a contract can be signed. “It can be…
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