In his new book The Coming Wave, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman proposes a “modern Turing test” for AI, seeking to find “artificial capable intelligence” — A new book floats a provocative idea for testing whether machines are capable of human-like intelligence.
Filing: Embracer paid ~$395M for the rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in 2022, far below ~$2B estimates; Amazon reportedly paid $250M for TV rights — Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming conglomerate that snapped up the rights to “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” …
Google Cloud launches Anti Money Laundering AI, an API used by HSBC and others that relies on AI instead of the industry standard rules-based system — The company is looking to set itself apart from a crowded field of surveillance platforms by reducing the amount of human input in the process of screening for money-laundering risks
In a tweet reply, Elon Musk says “cis” or “cisgender” are “slurs” on Twitter and the “contemptible creep” who “manufactured” the term “has serious problems” — - Elon Musk said terms like “cisgender” and “cis” are now considered “slurs” on Twitter.
UK-based Volt, which offers open banking APIs in the UK, Europe, and Brazil, raised a $60M Series B led by IVP, a source says at a $350M valuation — Open banking — where traditional banks enable payments and other new services by way of APIs that give access to financial data previously locked …
The US, the EU, Japan, and India have committed over $100B combined for chip subsidies, as chipmakers argue costs have risen due to inflation and tech advances — The global race to build domestic factories and sever dependency on overseas suppliers for these critical components is spurring a spending boom …
Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...
