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Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK

A group of peers is calling for the British government to be able to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off the country's data centres in the event of the tech posing a threat to national security.

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Expert Says $100K Floor Is Coming

Joe Carlasare, commercial litigator, Bitcoin advocate and author of Unconfiscatable, said Bitcoin’s recent dip below $60,000 lasted only about 72 hours, a brief window he sees as strong evidence that sellers have largel…

XRP Dumped As Remixpoint Goes All-In On Bitcoin

Japanese listed company Remixpoint offloaded its entire altcoin portfolio on September 1, selling roughly 901.45 ETH, 13,920 SOL, 1.19 million XRP, and 2.8 million DOGE for a combined Â¥879 million. The sale netted the …

Uber Layoffs Hit 3,300 Jobs Amid Cost-Cutting Push

Uber Technologies will lay off about 3,300 employees, roughly 10% of its workforce, in a restructuring aimed at trimming management layers and cutting costs. The company will reduce staff seven or more reporting layers …

The Ternus Era Begins at Apple

In late July, current and former Apple product developers gathered for a reunion at the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped int…

From Wallets to Wagers: Crypto’s New Betting Frontier

Cryptocurrency has moved beyond investment portfolios and online shopping into another fast-growing digital arena: betting. Instead of depositing money through a bank or card provider, users can fund an account from a c…