Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill
Stakeholders in the sector claim that the bill is quick to impose taxes and creates extra bureaucracy without any meaningful regulations for AI and robotics. [...] Read More... The post…
Google pledges $26 million for AI training initiative in Europe
Half the funds in the AI Opportunity Initiative will go toward upskilling European workers, as the rest goes to supporting local startups building on AI. [...] Read More... The post…
Is Dr. Craig Wright Satoshi Nakamoto? The AFR report unpacked
As Dr. Craig Wright stands in a London court defending his life's work, viewers worldwide are getting a glimpse into the world of Bitcoin's inventor and the evidence that he…
Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing delayed as Binance named in October 7 terror suit
Changpeng Zhao will find out his prison term on April 30 following the decision of the judge to delay his sentencing in connection with Binance's involvement in terror activities. [...]…
Bitcoin Spaces: ‘The future of live audio spaces’
Bitcoin Spaces, dubbed "The Future of Live Audio Spaces," aims to initiate an early testing by the end of Q1 2024, with the full version 1.0 rollout planned by Q3…
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will be deployed on a custom-built infrastructure independent of blockchain technology.…
India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use
In its monetary policy statement of 2024, the Reserve Bank of India revealed that it is looking to enable additional functionalities of programmability and offline capability in CBDC retail payments.…
