Monday, August 21, 2023

PeckShield: a wallet tied to the ~$600M Binance Coin hack in October 2022 had $63M liquidated on lending platform Venus Protocol, after using BNB as collateral (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg:
PeckShield: a wallet tied to the ~$600M Binance Coin hack in October 2022 had $63M liquidated on lending platform Venus Protocol, after using BNB as collateral  —  Cryptocurrencies' sudden tumble this week flushed out legions of speculators — and also, judging from blockchain data, the perpetrator of a giant hack.



Lenovo may launch AR Glasses with its handheld gaming console

According to a recent report, Lenovo is preparing to launch its very own handheld console called Lenovo Legion Go powered by Windows 11. The console will compete with the Asus ROG Ally, Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck. Lenovo is expected to launch the device alongside a new pair of Legion AR glasses that will be optimised specifically for gaming. https://ift.tt/Dipms5M

Sunday, August 20, 2023

A look at the potential impact of EU's DSA and DMA on Big Tech, as some say the impact may be as profound as Great Depression-era laws that reined in US banks (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
A look at the potential impact of EU's DSA and DMA on Big Tech, as some say the impact may be as profound as Great Depression-era laws that reined in US banks  —  Google, Meta Platforms and others are set to face regulations that resemble the detail and sweep of those imposed on banks



A look at online trading scams, which have cost European consumers billions, being perpetrated by fraudsters working from call centers, dubbed "boiler rooms" (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
A look at online trading scams, which have cost European consumers billions, being perpetrated by fraudsters working from call centers, dubbed “boiler rooms”  —  - ‘Boiler room’ operations scam consumers out of huge sums  — Europe's largest economy has become a key target in Europe



Sources: the UK is in talks to acquire GPUs worth up to £100M for a national "AI Research Resource"; some officials are pushing for allocating more funds (James Titcomb/Telegraph)

James Titcomb / Telegraph:
Sources: the UK is in talks to acquire GPUs worth up to £100M for a national “AI Research Resource”; some officials are pushing for allocating more funds  —  Effort fuels prime minister's ambitions to make Britain a global leader in the field



How Science, Nature, and other peer-reviewed journals are grappling with outlines, drafts, or papers that authors wrote using generative AI, without disclosure (Amanda Hoover/Wired)

Amanda Hoover / Wired:
How Science, Nature, and other peer-reviewed journals are grappling with outlines, drafts, or papers that authors wrote using generative AI, without disclosure  —  Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing.  But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...