Cleantech & EV'sNews

Florida has no wind turbines but it's going to ban them anyway

Florida legislature is about to ban offshore wind turbines in state waters, which wouldn’t be put there to begin with, to protect the beaches. Excluding hurricanes, of course, Florida doesn’t have sufficient wind power, either onshore or offshore, that, say, states in the US Northeast or Texas have to sustain a wind power industry. That’s why Florida has no wind farms – either onshore or…
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CryptoNews

US Judge Backs SEC: Trading of Certain Cryptocurrencies on Secondary Markets Are Securities Transactions

A U.S. district judge has sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a ruling that declares the trading of certain crypto assets on secondary markets to be securities transactions. This decision emerged from an insider trading case involving crypto exchange Coinbase’s former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi, and their friend Sameer Ramani. Former SEC Official…
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GamingNews

Skillz sues Papaya Gaming for defrauding players by using bots in skill-based games

Skillz has sued a second gaming company — Papaya Gaming — for using bots in skill-based games that are supposed to be between humans. The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York comes after Skillz won a $42.9 million judgment in a patent-infringement lawsuit against AviaGames which surfaced similar evidence of using bots in skill-based human games. The new lawsuit against Papaya Gaming…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI video startup Haiper emerges from stealth, plans to build AGI with full perceptual abilities

As OpenAI continues to drive virality with the content produced by Sora, its yet-to-launch AI video platform, competitors are going all in to push the bar with their respective offerings. Just a few days ago, Pika Labs introduced lip-sync to its product. And now, an entirely new AI video startup “Haiper” has emerged from stealth with $13.8 million in seed funding from Octopus Ventures. Founded…
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