Volvo parent company Geely is the latest Chinese EV to be put through the ringer by the European NCAP and Australian ANCAP, and its EX5 electric crossover aced both tests scoring an all-important five-star safety rating.
A common refrain around most American water coolers is that Chinese products aren’t as good as those made elsewhere – despite the fact that most of the guys saying that stuff…
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Bitcoin dropped 0.8% to $83,904 amid broader equities decline due to tariff concerns. The global crypto market cap fell by 1.07%, with Ethereum and cardano also slipping. Stock indices dipped slightly as Citigroup and Bank of America warned about economic…
Ripple eyes a landmark SEC settlement paid in XRP as CEO Brad Garlinghouse boldly forecasts bitcoin hitting $200,000, signaling explosive momentum for the crypto market.
Ripple Discusses Settling With SEC Using XRP, CEO Sees $200K Bitcoin Ahead
Ripple Chief Executive Brad…
China Jails 9 in $6M Crypto Scam Hitting Indians
April 16, 2025
China cracks down hard on cross-border crypto fraud, jailing fraudsters in a major blow to digital crime targeting Indians.
China Drops Heavy Prison Terms Over Cross-Border Crypto Fraud on Indians
A wide-reaching crypto scam targeting Indian nationals has led to harsh prison terms for a group of Chinese fraudsters, following months of investigation and judicial proceedings. The case, which…
Storycraft — the AI-powered game platform where players create, explore, and share their own interactive story worlds — has raised a $3 million seed round.
The funding for the Montreal-based startup will accelerate the global multiplatform launch of Storycraft’s…
It started with the announcement of OpenAI’s o1 model in Sept. 2024, but really took off with the DeepSeek R1 release in Jan. 2025.
Now, it seems that most major AI model providers and trainers are in a new race to deliver better, faster, and cheaper “reasoning” AI…
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Intelligence measurement in AI is evolving beyond traditional benchmarks like MMLU, with new tests like ARC-AGI and Humanity’s Last Exam focusing on real-world reasoning. The GAIA benchmark assesses practical AI capabilities across web browsing, code execution, and complex reasoning, setting a new standard for evaluating AI performance.
Intelligence is pervasive, yet its…
Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman introduced the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025” this week, proposing regional emissions limits and financial penalties for cryptocurrency mining operations and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers that exceed…
Crypto scammers are sweeping through Hawaii with emotionally manipulative schemes that are draining millions from victims, exploiting fake friendships and fraudulent investments in digital currency.
Crypto Scams Sweep Through Hawaii—Victims Hooked by Fake Friendships
A…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the Argentine lower chamber will investigate Libra’s launch, cryptocurrency can now be legally seized in Brazil, and the Brazilian CBDC pilot, drex, has hit a roadblock.
Argentine Congress to Formally Investigate Government Officials’…
