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Cyrus Paolo Buenafe on CoinGeek Backstage: nChain partners with Philippine universities to integrate blockchain education
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29 April, 2024

Cyrus Paolo Buenafe on CoinGeek Backstage: nChain partners with Philippine universities to integrate blockchain education

The University of Asia and the Pacific was present at the Block Dojo Philippines Investor Night to announce what nChain...
UK competition regulator scrutinizes big tech ‘partnerships’ in AI industry
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29 April, 2024

UK competition regulator scrutinizes big tech ‘partnerships’ in AI industry

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is inviting views on whether AI partnerships and other arrangements between the big techs...
Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
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29 April, 2024

Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC

The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins
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28 April, 2024

South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins

South Africa is marching toward Vision 2025 payments digitalization, with the central bank identifying stablecoins and a retail CBDC as...
Microsoft designs Phi-3 mini for lightweight AI tasks
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28 April, 2024

Microsoft designs Phi-3 mini for lightweight AI tasks

Microsoft says its lightweight AI model, Phi-3 mini, demonstrates impressive coding, language, and math abilities when placed side by side...
Google’s new AI model promises accurate weather forecast
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28 April, 2024

Google’s new AI model promises accurate weather forecast

SEEDS predictions appear superior to traditional weather forecasting systems as it measures using rank histogram, continuous ranked probability score (CRPS),...