Elon Musk: IRS relies on old computers, ‘can’t pass basic audits’
Elon Musk, the unofficial head of US President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” recently announced his preferred title in the impending administration: volunteer IT consultant. The billionaire technology mogul’s…
World ID trolls Spotify with ‘Unwrapped’ privacy meme
World, formerly known as Worldcoin, recently posted an apparent spoof of Spotify’s “Wrapped” year-end user reports, lampooning the music streaming service’s data privacy practices. The seemingly playful jab came in…
Australian fintech landscape shrinks, blockchain, crypto take 14% hit
More than 7% of fintech companies headquartered in Australia shut down in 2024, with the blockchain and cryptocurrency market taking the biggest hit, a KPMG study of the country’s fintech…
Crypto-stealing scam targets Web3 workers with fake meeting apps
Web3 workers are being targeted by a campaign that uses fake meeting apps to inject malware and steal credentials to websites, apps and crypto wallets, Cado Security Labs warned. Scammers…
OpenAI secures $1.5B funding from SoftBank, allows employees to cash out
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has received a $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank Group through a tender offer allowing the purchase of shares from current and former OpenAI…
SingularityNET partners with Mina for privacy-focused decentralized AI
SingularityNET, a decentralized artificial intelligence platform, has joined forces with the Mina Foundation, a nonprofit behind the privacy-focused Mina Protocol, to advance decentralized AI through zero-knowledge (ZK) technology. The partnership…
Microsoft breakthrough signals quantum-exclusive future for blockchain mining
Microsoft and Atom Computing, a technology firm based in California, recently announced a breakthrough in quantum computing that could pave the way for a proof-of-work transformation in the world of…
Crypto user convinces AI bot Freysa to transfer $47K prize pool
A participant in the adversarial agent game Freysa convinced an AI bot to transfer over $47,000 worth of prize pool money to them. Freysa is said to be an autonomous…
Here’s how AI reshapes the trading landscape for retail investors
AlgosOne, a licensed AI-powered trading platform, combines advanced algorithms with intuitive functionality to deliver secure, accessible and automated trading experiences. As speed and precision are increasingly crucial in the financial…