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A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay salaries and build infrastructure projects (Adam Popescu/MIT Technology Review)
Adam Popescu / MIT Technology Review: A look at Congo’s Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that…
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The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade, in particular since its middle class hasn't yet emerged (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the…
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The US SEC accuses alleged fraudster Neil Chandran and four others of scamming investors for $45M+ on the false promise of selling blockchain technology (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: The US SEC accuses alleged fraudster Neil Chandran and four others of scamming investors for $45M+…
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A profile of blockchain auditing service CertiK, which inspects smart contracts to help clients like Yuga Labs avoid critical bugs that can lead to lost crypto (Clive Thompson/MIT Technology Review)
Clive Thompson / MIT Technology Review: A profile of blockchain auditing service CertiK, which inspects smart contracts to help clients…
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Court filing: Intel and VLSI Technology agreed to end a patent dispute in Delaware where Intel previously said VLSI had asked for more than $4B in damages (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
Blake Brittain / Reuters: Court filing: Intel and VLSI Technology agreed to end a patent dispute in Delaware where Intel…
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Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology and cost-effective visual effects, raised $20M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Todd Spangler / Variety: Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology…
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Horizon Worlds' Notorious B.I.G. concert achieved remarkable realism with the help of VFX studio Hyperreal, but raises ethical questions about VR resurrection (Tanya Basu/MIT Technology Review)
Tanya Basu / MIT Technology Review: Horizon Worlds’ Notorious B.I.G. concert achieved remarkable realism with the help of VFX studio…
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A Q&A with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the lessons he learned from DALL-E 2's success, what DALL-E means for society, and more (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: A Q&A with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the lessons he learned from…
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A reporter tries Lensa, but unlike her male peers whose avatars were astronauts, warriors, and the like, many of hers were "pornified", with 16 of 100 topless (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review)
Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: A reporter tries Lensa, but unlike her male peers whose avatars were astronauts, warriors,…
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