AI & RoboticsNews

Google’s Gemini AI launch marred by questions over capabilities

December 9, 2023
Google unveiled its much-anticipated artificial intelligence system Gemini on Wednesday, touting benchmarks suggesting it could compete with OpenAI’s industry-leading GPT-4 model in reasoning abilities. But the launch has quickly been overshadowed by accusations that the tech giant overstated Gemini’s capabilities. In a tightly choreographed video demonstration, Google showed Gemini…
Read more
CryptoNews

Crypto Exchange Binance Drops Abu Dhabi License Application as Global Needs Shift

December 9, 2023
Crypto exchange Binance has withdrawn its application for a license in Abu Dhabi. “When assessing our global licensing needs, we decided this application was not necessary,” a Binance spokesperson stated, adding that the company plans to continue to work with regulators “to provide world-class services and offerings in the Middle East and beyond.” Binance Says ‘This Application Was Not…
Read more
NewsSpace

NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems

December 9, 2023
An international team of researchers spent October and November 2023 in the field studying one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas – South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region. As part of the effort, researchers used NASA airborne and space-based instruments to gather complementary data to better understand the unique aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in this region. Their…
Read more
NewsSpace

Students Create Elaborate Homemade Machines for JPL Competition

December 9, 2023
Some 250 students hauled homemade machines they’d spent weeks honing to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Friday, Dec. 8, for the 24th annual JPL Invention Challenge. The rules for the creative engineering competition change every year, but the…
GamingNews

Monster Hunter Wilds revealed at The Game Awards

December 9, 2023
Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds during The Game Awards today in Los Angeles. It will release in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam. This is the first new entry in Capcom’s multiplayer action-RPG series since 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise, which…
CryptoNews

Institutional Traders' BTC Holding Percentage Increased 'Almost Twofold' Between January and September

December 9, 2023
The bitcoin held by institutional traders (INS) in their respective crypto portfolios saw an “almost twofold” increase in the initial three quarters of 2023. Institutional traders’ BTC allocation shifted from under 40% in January to nearly 50% by the end of September. The Spot Bitcoin ETF Factor According to a study conducted by the crypto platform Bybit, the bitcoin held by INS saw an…
Read more