IBM Launches AI Builders Challenge to Give Students Real-World AI Development Experience

Some of the information that New York and the European Union’s watchdogs will share includes the issued stablecoin, total volume in circulation and the number of holders.

Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A top Sydney academic used AI to write an opinion piece that urged students to “do the work” and not cut corners by using such technology, with the Sydney Morning Herald removing the “unacceptable” piece from its website. Western Sydney University’s pro vice-chancellor for quality and integrity, Prof Cath Ellis, had an opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald last month, in response to an article from the academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Continue reading...

A survey of 95,513 students in a representative sample of 20 major U.S. universities found that a third of them use chatbots to produce text, video or code for assignments, and 9 percent admit using them to cheat.

A sales tax exemption for “Internet data centers” enacted 26 years ago could cost the state millions as a new generation of facilities goes up. A movement is afoot in the state Legislature to kill the law.

IBM has launched a tool designed to help customers assess cloud-sovereignty risks and meet regulatory compliance requirements.  The Sovereignty Risk Profile launch comes as digital sovereignty becomes a higher priority for organizations concerned about where data is stored and processed. According to an IBM survey, 93% of executives believe sovereignty needs to be part of their business strategy.   Via the new tool, customers can set up policies related to regulatory and business requirements — such as where data resides and how it’s protected, for instance. These policies can be applied to specific cloud workloads, regions, or zones in the Sovereignty Risk Profile tool, allowing users to track sovereignty requirements “in real time,” IBM Cloud product manager Janet Van said in a blog post, with “visibility into configurations, encryption posture, and environmental controls.”  It’s then possible to assess compliance and decide what workloads meet sovereignty requirements.  Tracking the

The post Fever Pitch As World Cup Heats Up To $8 Billion Spending Spree appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Members of the U.S. Men’s National Team gather in New York as the official 2026 FIFA World Cup roster is unveiled. For brands, hotels, airlines and luxury operators, the countdown to the tournament has already become one of the biggest commercial opportunities in modern sport. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images From million-dollar penthouses to neighbourhood scavenger hunts, World Cup 2026 is already changing how consumers travel, spend, dress and experience football. More than 500 million ticket requests have already been submitted for World Cup 2026, despite the tournament still being weeks away. FIFA’s expanded competition will bring together 48 nations, 104 matches and 16 host cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, creating the largest World Cup in history. Expedia Group and PredictHQ estimate it could generate more than $8.1

The post ‘Extraordinarily Unusual’ for CFTC to Reverse Gemini Settlement Deal: Ex-chair appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A former chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) responded to the agency’s move to vacate a $5 million settlement with cryptocurrency company Gemini. In a Wednesday motion filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the CFTC joined the Gemini Trust Company in seeking relief from the judgment of a case initially filed in June 2022. The company reached a $5 million settlement with the CFTC in January 2025 while the agency was under former US President Joe Biden. “[T]he CFTC’s action in reversing itself on a settled case is extraordinarily unusual,” Tim Massad, a former CFTC chair and research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, told Cointelegraph. “The explanation seems to be that the staff got it wrong, not that the law was unclear.” According to the CFTC’s motion, the agency sought relief based on claims that a whist

A new Quantus report says the crypto industry is not moving fast enough to prepare for quantum computers that could break today’s signature systems. The report warns that bitcoin, ethereum, and other major networks face a difficult migration problem because public keys live permanently on-chain. Google and IBM Advances Push Bitcoin Quantum Threat Closer Quantum […]