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South Africa Becomes the Sole African Nation to Adopt Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework – Bitcoin News

November 19, 2023
South Africa is the only African country to join the group of countries that have agreed to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework. According to the South African Revenue Collector, the reporting framework is expected to improve its “ability to ensure tax compliance and clamp down on tax evasion.” Tax Transparency Standard South Africa has joined more than 40 other countries and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 18, 2023

November 18, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.  If you’re looking for a high-quality e-scooter with superior performance, check out the new , , , and the R40 and R55 high-speed race scooters from VMAX. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Realtime generative AI art is here thanks to LCM-LoRA

November 18, 2023
Generative AI art has quickly emerged as one of the most interesting and popular applications of the new technology, with models such as Stable Diffusion and Midjourney claiming millions of users, not to mention OpenAI’s move to bundle its DALL-E 3 image generation model…
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How Microsoft is reducing its dependence on OpenAI

November 18, 2023
The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has proven to be mutually beneficial. Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI has propelled it to the forefront of AI innovation, expanding the market for its enterprise cloud and AI offerings.  In turn, OpenAI has leveraged Microsoft’s financial resources, computational power, and market reach to transform from a research lab into an AI company that…
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Sam Altman fired as OpenAI CEO: the tech world reacts

November 18, 2023
On the heels of the abrupt announcement today from OpenAI that its board of directors had fired co-founder Sam Altman as CEO due to him allegedly being “not consistently candid in his communications with the board,” the tech world is reacting with a range of emotions to…
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Report: US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fined for Refusing to Localize Russian Users' Data – Bitcoin News

November 18, 2023
The U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was recently hit with a fine exceeding $11,000 by a Russian court. The fine stems from the crypto exchange’s refusal to comply with a law that requires foreign companies to localize data of their respective Russian users or customers. Localizing Databases of Russian Users A court in Russia recently imposed a fine of just over $11,000 on the U.S.
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