The Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba revealed two new open-sourced AI models, Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat, to rival Meta’s recently-launched Llama 2. Alibaba Group, the Chinese tech and e-commerce giant, announced the release of two open-sourced artificial intelligence (AI) models from its cloud computing department on Aug. 3, according to a press release.  Its two...Continue Reading

Despite a surge in Ether gas prices in May, NFT marketplaces only accounted for 3% of the entire Ethereum gas consumption. Ethereum gas consumption by nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has dropped significantly since its high in 2021. NFT marketplaces and projects that occupied top spots in gas consumption at the time have declined sharply in the past...Continue Reading

Du said the existing challenges were transitory and that he believes the industry would benefit from collective support. Jun Du, the co-founder of Huobi, has purchased 10 million Curve DAO Tokens (CRV) for $4 million from Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, who is seeking to decrease his exposed loan position. In a tweet on Aug....Continue Reading

FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, with 102 of its units worldwide entering Chapter 11 proceedings. Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a motion in court to remove its Dubai unit from ongoing restructuring proceedings in the United States. In a court filing on Aug. 2, FTX argued that its Dubai unit didn’t conduct any business...Continue Reading

Users can trade ETH/FDUSD with zero maker fee, while the standard taker fee will apply based on the user’s VIP level. Crypto exchange Binance, on Thursday, Aug. 3, announced that it would be opening trading for the Bitcoin/First Digital USD (BTC/FDUSD) and Ether/First Digital USD (ETH/FDUSD) trading pairs alongside an updated zero-fee Bitcoin (BTC) and...Continue Reading

Learn how Power BI unlocks the potential of your data and is useful for data visualization and analysis. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8Kh-BgDD575lb3Mj3Xyqjd8_F8x65-gQ_muiys5up8/edit (piks for this article are in this doc) In today’s data-driven world, organizations of all sizes are inundated with vast amounts of information. Extracting actionable insights from this data can be overwhelming and time-consuming. Microsoft Power...Continue Reading

Israel’s only public stock exchange is preparing to offer new regulated cryptocurrency services through another partnership with Fireblocks. Israel is set to introduce more regulated cryptocurrency opportunities, with the country’s only public stock exchange preparing to offer new crypto services. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has signed an agreement with the digital asset platform...Continue Reading

The AI chip developing company Tenstorrent just closed a funding round worth $100 million which was led by manufacturing giants Samsung and Hyundai. The artificial intelligence (AI) chip developer Tenstorrent, announced the closing of a $100 million funding round on Aug. 3 which was led by major manufacturing companies Samsung and Hyundai, among others.  The...Continue Reading

SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts, according to BlackBerry’s list. In the process of stopping over 1.5 million cyberattacks between March and May, the cybersecurity arm of the former smartphone goliath BlackBerry identified malware families that actively try to hijack computers to mine or steal cryptocurrencies. The three industries most...Continue Reading

Once the bankruptcy plan receives approval, the lender said it intends to concentrate on recovering funds from other defunct firms. BlockFi’s reorganization is gradually progressing, with the company revealing that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has conditionally approved its disclosure statement. BlockFi and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors...Continue Reading