Not content to play second fiddle to its investment, partner, and apparent competitor OpenAI which is holding its second “DevDay” today, Microsoft announced its own series of major AI updates to its Copilot chatbot, Windows 11 operating system, and Bing search engine.
With few exceptions, the updates all leverage AI in an effort to create a more personalized and powerful experience for users…
Ripple is expanding its digital payments service in Brazil, partnering with Mercado Bitcoin to offer faster, cheaper cross-border transactions. This move positions Ripple Payments as a key player in the region’s crypto landscape, helping businesses move funds 24/7. With…
A 21-year-old from Indiana has pleaded guilty to cyber intrusion and cryptocurrency theft in a massive scheme targeting hundreds of victims. His actions involved stealing personal data and cryptocurrency worth over $37 million, with law enforcement crediting significant…
Nubank Lowers Cryptocurrency Trading Fees
October 4, 2024
Nubank, the Latam-focused fintech company, recently lowered its cryptocurrency trading fees from 0.8% to 0.6% for each transaction completed. The platform allows for purchasing and selling 15 different cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), solana (SOL), and the USDC stablecoin, among others. Nubank has been lowering its trading rates since last year when it charged 1.6% for each…
Tesla is declaring victory on achieving its September milestones for its autonomy roadmap, but we see the most important milestone missing.
Earlier this month, Tesla released an AI product/self-driving roadmap that included milestones the team aimed to accomplish in the…
Heavy lifting and transport company Mammoet has officially debuted a new land-based electric crane. Dubbed the SK6000, the company is calling the 200m tall unit the world’s largest, strongest electric crane.
With an absolutely massive, 6,000 tonne lifting capacity (over…
Ford is giving EV buyers a free home charger and more as part of its new 'Power Promise'
October 3, 2024
Buy a new Ford EV and get a free home charger as part of its new “Ford Power Promise.” The program is designed to finally put the EV misperceptions to rest while making it even easier to go electric.
It’s “not range anxiety, but change anxiety,” Martin Delonis, Ford’s senior manager of business innovation and E-Marketing, explained.
After some digging, Ford found that buyers on the…
Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4
October 3, 2024
Nvidia has released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that competes with proprietary systems from industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. The company’s new NVLM 1.0 family of large multimodal language models, led by the 72 billion parameter NVLM-D-72B…
Vera AI Inc., a startup focused on responsible artificial intelligence deployment, announced today the general availability of its AI Gateway platform. The system aims to help organizations more quickly and safely implement AI technologies by providing customizable…
OpenAI isn’t going anywhere: raises $6.6B at $157B valuation
October 3, 2024
Despite a wave of executive departures in recent months, OpenAI has today announced an expected new funding round.
It was always expected to be a whopper, but the amount it raised — $6.6 billion at a $157 billion total company valuation — now makes it the largest venture capital round in history to date, according to Axios.
The round was led by Thrive Capital, according to Bloomberg, while…
