European Union negotiators on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrencies that would spur crypto firms to check their customers' identities, in the latest regulatory tightening of the freewheeling sector.
UK Intellectual Property Office says artificial-intelligence systems cannot patent inventions. Court of Appeal ruled last year that Stephen Thaler's Dabus AI system should be recognised as the inventor in two patent applications. IPO consultation found many experts doubted AI was currently able to invent without human assistance.
Apple is rumored to introduce a new Apple TV 4K in 2022. After unveiling a revamped model in 2021 with a new processor and a redesigned Siri Remote, the Cupertino company is said to be readying another set-top box with improved specs. Here’s what we know so far about the product. Rumors so far don’t say whether Apple plans to revamp the look of a new Apple TV 4K in 2022. As a matter of fact, since 2010, the set-top box looks almost the same, except it got taller a few generations ago.
Pokemon GO developer Niantic announced a new partnership with the National Basketball Players Association. NBA All-World will be a free-to-play AR mobile game where players can find, challenge, and compete against some of the best NBA players. The game will allow fans to outfit the basketball players in the game with custom apparel.
HTC has introduced a new phone with metaverse-focused features. The HTC Desire 22 Pro supports HTC's Viverse ecosystem. It's also compatible with the company's $499 Vive Flow VR headset. Aside from its metaverse offerings, the phone is firmly mid-range.
Compass Mining CEO Whit Gibbs and CFO Jodie Fisher have resigned from their positions. The company addressed "multiple setbacks and disappointments" getting in the way of its ultimate mission to "make mining easy and accessible," in a statement on Tuesday. Compass has appointed chief technology officer Paul Gosker and chief mining officer Thomas Heller as interim co-presidents and CEOs.
Gonzalo Pérez del Arco believes that making payments with crypto is not cost-effective at present, citing high transaction costs and the willingness of merchants to accept digital payments as a reason for the firm to invest in crypto with investments and developments of several crypto use cases through Amex Ventures.
Cypherpunk Holdings, a sector leader for blockchain, metaverse, privacy and cryptography focused investments, would like to announce updates on Cryptocurrency Holdings and Company's Strategy. Crypto markets remain in a deep risk off environment. There remains risk of further significant drawdowns in asset prices across the crypto sector. In the interest of all shareholders, the company transitioned its treasury to cash. This transition prepares our business to take advantage of investment opportunities we believe will become available after a substantial recapitalization of certain projects.
Cloud security is arguably the hottest subsector of the overall hot cybersecurity sector. The reason: the increasing flow of data to the cloud, as remote and hybrid work expand. Investors have clearly identified cloud security as a top priority moving forward.
China Broadnet is the country's newest licensed mobile operator. The state-backed operator was created by merging local cable and television broadcasters. It was issued a 5G licence in June 2019 and will be formally inaugurated in 2020. China Mobile is deploying, operating and maintaining the network. Both providers will have access to the network, while China Broad net has been granted temporary wholesale access to China Mobile’s 4G and 2600MHz 5G networks.
Elon Musk just passed the 100 million follower mark on Twitter, becoming the sixth user on the platform to reach a nine-digit follower count. According to SocialBlade, Musk hit the milestone sometime between June 26th and June 27th, gaining over 150,000 followers between the two days. As of this writing, Musk now has 100,059,886 followers.