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AI Engineering
- Robert Downey Jr. rejects the idea of an AI digital replica, emphasizing concerns over authenticity and ownership.
- Federal investigators are examining Tether, a key player in the crypto market, amid regulatory scrutiny.
- “Akon's Cryptocurrency City” project in Senegal faces significant delays and issues, raising doubts about its future.
- Nvidia has surpassed Apple to become the most valuable company, attributed to its dominance in AI and GPUs.
- OSI prepares a controversial definition for open-source AI, aiming to clarify the standards in AI development.
Crypto
- Emory University commits $15.8M to spot Bitcoin ETFs, making it the first endowment to do so.
- Circle launches an encrypted ERC-20 framework aimed at enhancing blockchain privacy.
- Bitcoin demand surges among younger generations, similar to gaming trends, according to VanEck.
- Hong Kong introduces new licenses and tax perks to boost the crypto industry.
- Coinbase developer releases a tool enabling users to build AI agents quickly.
Startups
- Read AI secures $50 million to enhance integration of its bot with platforms like Slack and email.
- An official definition for open source AI has finally been established.
- Elon Musk's xAI expands Grok with new image understanding capabilities.
- Wiz CEO sheds light on rejecting a $23 billion acquisition offer.
- Salesforce's AI chatbot, Agentforce, is now generally available.
Investing
- Coders in a Himalayan Dorm Built Bhutan's First AI Bot.
- AI Dating Might Actually Not Be So Bad.
- Potential Japan Kingmaker Is Seeking Tax Breaks for Workers.
- What Comes Next for Japan's Ruling Party After Its Election Setback.
- Mexicos Is Still Waiting for Economic Dividends From Nearshoring.
Big Tech
- Hong Kong introduced a new AI policy geared towards finance, proposing tax breaks for crypto firms to spur innovation in the sector.
- Bret Taylor's AI startup, Sierra, was valued at $4.5 billion, highlighting the growing investment interest in AI technologies.
- Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced a significant domestic focus and increased investments in AI at the Future Investment Initiative Summit.
- The Kuwait economy is reportedly on the rise, according to the National Bank Kuwait Deputy CEO, indicating potential growth in sectors including tech.
- Apple's manufacturing shift, with 6 billion iPhones shipped from India, reflects significant changes in global supply chains amid geopolitical tensions.
AI Research
- LARP: Tokenizing Videos with a Learned Autoregressive Generative Prior: Introduces a novel technique for effectively tokenizing video content using autoregressive models, enhancing video generation quality.
- Framer: Interactive Frame Interpolation: Discusses an innovative approach to frame interpolation aimed at improving visual quality in video applications through interactive methods.
- Unleashing Reasoning Capability of LLMs via Scalable Question Synthesis from Scratch: Explores enhancing large language models' reasoning abilities by generating a wide range of questions for training and assessment.
- LongReward: Improving Long-context Large Language Models with AI Feedback: Presents methods to improve long-context language models by incorporating feedback mechanisms to enhance response relevance.
- Stable Consistency Tuning: Understanding and Improving Consistency Models: In