Pip Labs Raises $80 Million at a $2.25 Billion Valuation to Protect IP via Blockchain
Pip Labs has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by VC firm A16z, reaching a valuation of $2.25 billion. The round aims to extend the development of Story, a blockchain aiming to tokenize and protect what Pip Labs calls the “multi-trillion-dollar” asset class of intellectual property (IP), offering frictionless systems for […] Powered by...
How to Make Bitcoin Spendable Again With Tectum Founder and Lead Architect Alex Guseff
Tectum, developed by Crispmind, is the world’s fastest layer-1 blockchain, achieving 3.5 million transactions per second through a proof of utility consensus mechanism. It guarantees seamless, private transactions using layered processing and zero-knowledge proofs. Alex Guseff, the owner of Crispmind, is the Lead Architect of Tectum and SoftNote. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast […] Powered by...
17-Year-old Student Exposes Germany’s ‘Secret’ Pirate Site Blocklist
In 2021, Germany joined a growing list of countries that have an institutionalized pirate site blocking scheme in place. Several large ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the “Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet” (CUII), which is responsible for handing down blocking ‘orders’. While CUII doesn’t rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight. When copyright holders report a pirate site, a review...
Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports
Protesters took to Citi Field Wednesday to raise awareness of the facial recognition systems that have become common at major league sporting venues. Powered by WPeMatico
The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws
The AI ethics nonprofit Humane Intelligence and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology are launching a series of contests to get more people probing for problems in generative AI systems. Powered by WPeMatico