Runway, the well-funded New York City-based generative AI video startup, updated its signature text/image/video-to-video model Gen-2 today, and many of its users are collectively freaking out over how good it is. Numerous AI filmmakers have called it “game changing,” and some a “pivotal moment in generative AI.“
Specifically, Gen-2 has undergone “major improvements to both the fidelity…
NBA Star Seeks to Void Property Sale After Learning of Canadian Crypto King's Past Occupancy – News Bitcoin News
November 5, 2023
National Basketball Association player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is suing owners of the lakefront mansion previously occupied by Canada’s “crypto king.” The basketball player also claimed to have learned of Pleterski’s occupancy of the property after his girlfriend…
Crypto Gainers and Losers: This Week's Market Snapshot – Market Updates Bitcoin News
November 5, 2023
This week, while bitcoin and ethereum decelerated, they still managed a modest uptick of 2-3% against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, a roster of around 50 cryptocurrencies recorded double to triple-digit gains during the same seven-day span. In the race of gains from Saturday…
The Clock Ticks for Sam Bankman-Fried: Countdown to a Crypto Mogul's Day of Reckoning – Bitcoin News
November 5, 2023
A jury has unanimously convicted Sam Bankman-Fried on a slew of charges, encompassing wire fraud, conspiracy to engage in wire fraud, and money laundering among the seven counts. The following is an in-depth look at what will happen between now and Bankman-Fried’s sentencing, which is scheduled for March 28, 2024.
Before the Gavel — What Lies Ahead Until Sentencing Day?
A significant turning…
Honda shows off its first electric bicycle
November 4, 2023
Honda is taking a page out of just about every other major automotive manufacturer’s playbook by debuting its first electric bicycle, the Honda e-MTB Concept.
The bike was just shown off at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, where it joined several other futuristic and/or…
Quick Charge Podcast: November 4, 2023
November 4, 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Today, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on his social platform X that his new artificial intelligence venture xAI will launch its first model on Saturday, November 4, 2023 to a select group of users.
Tomorrow, @xAI will release its first AI to a select group.
In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists.
Musk incorporated xAI in Nevada earlier in March and formally…
Hidden Door has unveiled an updated artistic vision behind its new game where generative AI creates the narrative for humans to play.
With this game, which is still in the testing stages, the development team isn’t creating a singular narrative for the game. Rather, it’s…
If you’re planning on hitting the lake or oceanfront on your own electric catamaran, I’ve stumbled upon one you may want to check out. It’s part of our weekly Awesome Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, so I don’t recommend actually trying to buy one…
Rosfinmonitoring: Crypto Popularity Soars in Russia, 185K Transactions Registered in 2023 – Bitcoin News
November 4, 2023
Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yuri Chikhanchin referred to the rise in popularity that crypto is experiencing in Russia in a recent interview, stating that more than 185,000 cryptocurrency transactions were completed during the first nine months of 2023. Chikhanchin also called for regulation in the crypto industry to be introduced as soon as possible due to its involvement in illicit…
