Dubai’s financial regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority, has approved XRP as a recognized crypto token for use within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone. “Licensed virtual asset firms within the DIFC will now be able to incorporate XRP into their virtual asset services,” Ripple explained, adding that institutions located in the zone can now…
Tesla’s Cybertruck is finally hitting the road at the end of this month, but it was spotted today in a special color – matte black, the first time we’ve seen the Cybertruck in anything other than basic unpainted stainless steel.
We’ve technically seen the Cybertruck…
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Ubisoft announced this week it has partnered with mental wellness charity Safe in Our World on the Good Guide Playbook. The new…
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…
