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31.07 / 19:05

Law regulation crimes Worldcoin German Government German government watchdog launched Worldcoin probe in November 2022: Report

The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision, or BayLDA, reportedly began an investigation into human identity verification project Worldcoin based on concerns over biometric data.

29.07 / 20:11

Provident Digital CEO coinbase ICO country UK's ICO to Investigate OpenAI CEO's Worldcoin Project

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced on July 25, 2023, that it plans to initiate an investigation into Worldcoin, a project overseen by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The investigation is set to commence shortly after the announcement. ICO is the data regulator in the United Kingdom.

29.07 / 00:43

Legal Worldcoin WLD French Privacy Watchdog Raises Concerns Over Worldcoin's Data Collection; Collaborating with Germany for Investigation

European regulators, including the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) and the Bavarian state authority in Germany, are raising legal concerns about Worldcoin's data collection methods.

28.07 / 22:11

Ethereum regulation data reports audit Worldcoin releases audit reports showing resolved security issues

Proof of humanity protocol Worldcoin released its audit reports on July 28 as criticism of its data collection practices continues to mount. The new reports were conducted by security consulting firms Nethermind and Least Authority.

28.07 / 20:16

Blockchain COST Twitter Bitcoin country Worldcoin crypto already under scrutiny in Europe

Worldcoin crypto project of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is already under scrutiny by European regulators over its reliance on an eye scan to verify a user's identity, France's data protection agency said Friday. Worldcoin's launch on Monday comes as the cryptocurrency industry is suffering hard times after the spectacular collapse of FTX and various legal cases against the sector's biggest players. Using eye scans, it tries to solve one of the main challenges facing the crypto industry: a level of anonymity so high that makes it vulnerable to scams and spam bots — which AI threatens to make exponentially worse.

27.07 / 16:41

UPS Digital Maxim Progressive Mobile social Utopia or dystopia: Can artificial intelligence really be regulated?

After OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, launched ChatGPT in November 2022, followed by ChatGPT 4, a more advanced generative version of its large learning model, AI has taken the world by storm. People at large are confused, awestruck by the immense possibilities outlined in the Utopian narrative. At the same time, they are “a little bit scared," as OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman put it, by the alternative dystopian narrative.

27.07 / 08:35

business Blockchain Adoption data identity KYC reports Worldcoin rebuts reports of lackluster takeup as Altman cites Japan queues

Amid discussions around the falling interest in Worldcoin, a blockchain project dedicated to building a user identity network, Worldcoin co-founder Sam Altman shared a video that shows people in Japan lined up to give away their iris scans in exchange for ‘free’ Worldcoin (WLD) tokens.

26.07 / 13:29

Ethereum Digital Platform Fighting Sam OpenAI’s Sam Altman Launches Worldcoin

OpenAI's co-founder, Sam Altman, has launched Worldcoin, a financial network that will use biometric verification.

25.07 / 12:39

Blockchain regulation London Worldcoin Worldcoin may face UK data regulators inquiry days after launch: Report

The newly launched controversial crypto and ID project Worldcoin could face inquiries from data regulators in the United Kingdom as it raises concerns over privacy and critical biometric data safety, according to a Reuters report.

25.07 / 12:33

UPS Provident BTC Digital USDT Bitcoin Worldcoin Price Prediction as WLD Reaches $20 Billion Market Cap Straight After Launch – Can Worldcoin Overtake Bitcoin?

The price of Worldcoin (WLD) has hit a $20 billion market valuation barely 24 hours after launch, with the Sam Altman-founded coin hitting an all-time high of $3.30 soon after its listing on exchanges.

25.07 / 12:33

Ethereum Worldcoin Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Raises Concerns Over Worldcoin's Launch and Design Flaws

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Butrein published a blog raising concerns on the recently launched Worldcoin human identity verification system.

25.07 / 11:17

Reuters Digital CEO Coindesk UK Data Regulator to Probe OpenAI’s Crypto Project Worldcoin

The UK’s data regulator Information Commissioner's Office is planning to conduct “further enquiries” on the OpenAI’s crypto project – Worldcoin.

24.07 / 22:21

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Bitcoin is currently trading at $29,038 and has dipped by 3.47% so far today, likely due to market anticipation of the Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement on July 26.

24.07 / 21:13

markets Blockchain Altcoin Worldcoin Worldcoin launch raises eyebrows as WLD price notches a double-digit gain

Worldcoin (WLD), the native token of the “privacy-preserving digital identity (World ID)” project founded by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, soared after listing on major crypto exchanges on July 24.

24.07 / 18:13

ChatGPT Worldcoin Sam Sam Altman's Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Worldcoin Launches Global Digital Identity Platform

On Monday, June 24, Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital ID project led by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, launched to create a "privacy-preserving" global identity system after years of development.

24.07 / 13:57

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The launch of blockchain-based digital passport platform Worldcoin has had a polarizing effect on the cryptocurrency community, with questions around its centralization, privacy and security highlighted.

24.07 / 07:27

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21.07 / 17:51

UPS Man Apple Orange film show A-bombs and AI, apples and oranges

Nolan's latest movie, Oppenheimer, so we thought we may as well jump in. The film is about the life of J Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist spearheading the 1940s Manhattan Project that was R&D into the making of the first atomic weapons.

19.07 / 18:13

Microsoft Google CEO AI caution for India

While fears of artificial intelligence (AI) eliminating jobs are pervasive, India has reason to be particularly worried, according to Emad Mostaque, chief executive officer (CEO) of Stability AI, a company known for text-to-image generator tool Stable Diffusion. Indian engineers working in the information technology sector would be badly hit as AI deployment by multinationals would lessen work coming their way, Mostaque said.

19.07 / 09:49

Provident Booking Microsoft Google CEO Racing open generative AI Meta's Llama 2: Why open-source LLMs are the joker in the generative AI pack

Leslie D'Monte The Generative AI race just got hotter with Meta releasing the second version of its free open-source large language model, Llama 2, for research and commercial use, thus providing an alternative to the pricy proprietary LLMs sold by OpenAI like ChatGPT Plus and Google Bard while giving a boost to open source LLMs. Developers began flocking to LLaMA--Meta’s open-source LLM that was released in February (https://ai.meta.com/blog/large-language-model-llama-meta-ai/). Researchers made more than 100,000 requests for for Llama 1, according to Meta.

19.07 / 06:47

Provident Booking Microsoft Google CEO Action Explainer Mint Explainer: Meta's LLaMa 2 is the joker in the generative-AI pack

LLaMA -- Meta’s open-source LLM that was released in February. Researchers made more than 100,000 requests for for Llama 1, according to Meta. LLaMA requires “far less computing power and resources to test new approaches, validate others’ work, and explore new use cases", according to Meta.

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