Sphere 3D completes acquisition of Cathedra Bitcoin in all-stock deal

TurboQuant's open-source release could decentralize AI, reducing reliance on cloud services and empowering local devices with enhanced capabilities. The post Tether releases open source version of Google’s TurboQuant to cut AI memory use appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Adm. Frank Bradley, who oversees the military’s most dangerous operations, wants safeguards for AI in warfare.

Insider Brief Japanese humanoid robotics startup Atom has raised nearly $19 million, or 3 billion yen, in seed funding as it develops what it describes as a “new species” of AI-powered humanoid robots designed to learn, adapt and work alongside people in manufacturing, logistics and transportation environments. The round was co-led by ANRI, Beyond Next […]

Son's ambitious project could redefine US tech manufacturing, boosting AI and robotics sectors while posing significant execution challenges. The post SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son identifies next trillion-dollar opportunity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SK Telecom's collaboration with Nvidia could revolutionize semiconductor manufacturing, enhancing efficiency and positioning SK Telecom as a key AI player. The post SK Telecom named key Nvidia partner for manufacturing AI at GTC Taipei appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SK Telecom's collaboration with Nvidia could revolutionize semiconductor manufacturing, enhancing efficiency and positioning SK Telecom as a key AI player. The post SK Telecom named key Nvidia partner for manufacturing AI at GTC Taipei appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Insider Brief Pudu Robotics is partnering with Shenzhen Culture & Tourism Industry Development Co. to develop what it describes as a fully robot-serviced hotel in Shenzhen, China, a project aimed at testing how robotics and AI can be integrated across nearly every aspect of hotel operations. According to Pudu, the hotel will be built on […]

The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figures Director Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such as Love Child (about an online gaming-addicted couple whose child died of malnutrition) and Me at the Zoo (about American vlogger Cara Cunningham), films that explore the intersection of real-world subcultures and internet communities. Her latest continues in this vein, although its self-set remit is a bit broader, more urgent and germane to everyone right now: the pursuit of artificial intelligence, its dark history in eugenics and highly debatable utility today (despite the stock-market bubble pushing the value of a half-dozen companies towards the stratosphere). The thrust of the film is largely polemic, guiding the viewer towards AI-sceptical conclusions one persuasive soundbite at a time. Nevertheless, it also serves as a very useful, straightforward primer on AI history, touching o