'Sustained' Bitcoin ETF inflows may 'buoy' price despite slowing spot buying
Source: Coin Tegraph A more “sustained” run of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows may counteract the Bitcoin “spot market buying slowing,” says Bitfinex analysts. Read Full Article
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Hedge funds deliver double-digit returns in 2024
Source: Live Mint (Adds Citadel and Schonfeld) * Hedge fund 2024 returns range from almost 10% to over 30% * Equity performance adds to returns, energy detracted – sources By Nell Mackenzie and Carolina Mandl LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s largest hedge funds finished 2024 with comfortable double-digit returns, benefiting…
NRE and NRO Accounts: Meaning, taxation and differences you should know | Mint
Source: Live Mint An NRI (Non-Resident Indian) who earns income both abroad and in India often encounters difficulties in managing finances. They also face challenges in keeping track of bank accounts in a foreign country, and sending money to their home account can be tricky. NRE (Non-Resident External) and NRO (Non-Resident Ordinary) accounts are the…
Is AI the future of sales? Salesforce’s new models could change the game
Source: Venture Beat Salesforce unveils xGen-Sales and xLAM AI models, transforming enterprise automation with action-oriented AI that outperforms larger models in efficiency and accuracy. Read Full Article
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You can now try out Microsoft’s new AI-powered Xbox chatbot
Source: The Verge Microsoft has been testing a new AI-powered Xbox chatbot, and now Xbox Insiders can try it out for the first time. I exclusively revealed the existence of this new “Xbox Support Virtual Agent” earlier this year, and Microsoft now says it’s designed “to help Xbox players more efficiently solve their support-related gaming…
Crypto Ponzi Scheme Exposed: IcomTech Leaders Sentenced to Decade Behind Bars
Source: Bitcoinist Two central figures behind the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme known as IcomTech have been sentenced to substantial prison terms, according to a recent press release by the US DoJ. The scheme defrauded thousands of investors out of millions of dollars, leaving financial devastation in its wake. The sentencing marks a major legal conclusion to…
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How humans and AI can make music together
Source: The Verge Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make… computer music. Wang works at Stanford, as an associate professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. He also conducts the school’s famed Laptop Orchestra, was a co-founder…
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Playdate is getting a second season of games in 2025
Source: The Verge When the Playdate first launched, one of the hooks was that the little yellow handheld came with a “season” of 24 games from notable developers like Keita Takahashi and Zach Gage. And now Panic has confirmed that a second season is coming at some point in 2025. As for what will be…
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California governor vetoes major AI safety bill
Source: The Verge California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047). It would have applied to covered AI companies doing business in California with a model that costs over $100 million to train or over $10 million to fine-tune, adding requirements that developers implement safeguards…
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Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet
Source: The Verge Spotify has introduced a new feature that will keep your music playing even when your device unexpectedly goes offline. The app will automatically generate an Offline Backup playlist filled with recently streamed and queued songs that have already been downloaded and cached, and it will “evolve” over time and customize the playlist…