Electric bike riders in California who don’t already hold a traditional car driver’s license may soon have a new option (or requirement) on their hands: an electric bike license.
California Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner introduced the new bill just before the weekend, designed to help provide more safety and structure around young or unlicensed e-bike riders in the state.
The bill would ban…
Expert Calls for Full Cryptocurrency Regulation in Nigeria to Mitigate Digital Asset-Related Financial Crimes
February 13, 2024
Nigeria must fully regulate crypto activities if it wants to curb financial crimes associated with digital assets, a forensic expert has said. The co-founder of A&D Forensics also called on Nigeria to enact laws that would mandate banks to vet service providers before…
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Bulls Retreat From Near $49K Peak
February 13, 2024
As of Feb. 12, 2024, bitcoin displays a robust upward momentum across several charts, underscored by its sharp ascent from $47,593 to $48,814 on Sunday. On the subsequent Monday, bitcoin’s market value reached $939 billion, with a trading volume of $21.57 billion for the…
With its price positioned at $2,485, ethereum’s daily fluctuations have ranged from $2,309 to $2,541, highlighting a market that is both dynamic and erratic. The current market capitalization of ether is approximately $299.25 billion, and in the last 24 hours, ethereum has seen a global trading volume of $6.91 billion. Following a peak in the $2,541 range, ether bulls are taking a breather from…
Knuckles Super Bowl trailer spins off Sonic movies into streaming
February 12, 2024
The trailer for the upcoming Knuckles series aired during the Super Bowl. The upcoming Paramount+ show — debuting April 26, 2024 — marks the first spin off of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies starring James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz. The titular echidna debuted…
Year of the dragon: We have entered the AI age
February 12, 2024
If you were hoping that the world would get over AI fever in 2024, you are going to be sadly mistaken. Advancements in hardware and software (everywhere) are opening up the floodgates to dynamic applications of generative AI that suggest that 2023 was the year where we…
Accenture has more than 743,000 people serving up consulting expertise on technology to clients in more than 120 countries. I met with one of them at CES 2024, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, and had a conversation about semiconductor chips, the foundation of our tech economy.
Syed Alam, Accenture‘s semiconductor lead, was one of many people at the show talking about the impact of AI on a…
Will AI improve our understanding of human history, or will it be a tool that will end our history? Right now, there is evidence to support both perspectives.
This week, a major prize was awarded to three computer science students who used AI, specifically machine learning…
There’s gonna be a Tesla ad full of lies that will play the Superbowl today, but it isn’t coming from Tesla.
After years of resisting, Tesla has started to advertise over the last year.
Recently, the automaker has ramped up its advertising effort with more ads on X and…
Driverless Waymo car vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco
February 12, 2024
Yesterday evening, an autonomous Waymo car was set on a fire in San Francisco. The moment was captured and recorded on social media by several bystanders.
According to one eyewitness account from Michael Vandi provided to The Autopian, people were setting off fireworks (Lunar New Year was Saturday) on Jackson Street in San Francisco. An electric Jaguar I-Pace operated by Waymo was waiting for…
