Written by Alina Polishchuk,
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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific reportedly filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
On Dec. 14, financial services platform B. Riley offered to provide Core Scientific with $72 million in non-cash financing — $40 million with zero contingencies and $32 million with conditions — to retain value for stakeholders. The decision was made after Core’s valuation fell from $4.3 billion in July 2021 to $78 million at the time of reporting.
OpenAI releases Point-E, an AI that generates 3D models
The next breakthrough to take the AI world by storm might be 3D model generators. This week, OpenAI open sourced Point-E, a machine learning system that creates a 3D object given a text prompt. According to a paper published alongside the code base, Point-E can produce 3D models in one to two minutes on a single Nvidia V100 GPU.
Hands-on with Sony’s DualSense Edge, the $200 PS5 gamepad
Battery life will take a hit, but everything else seems just as good — if not better — than the original DualSense.
Meta is building virtual world open to app makers, CEO tells antitrust court
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) boss Mark Zuckerberg defended his acquisition of a virtual reality fitness app to an antitrust judge on Tuesday, arguing that his company was helping to build a nascent virtual reality industry, not dominate it.
Lionel Messi World Cup Instagram post is most-liked ever
A gallery of Lionel Messi celebrating Argentina's World Cup win has become the most-liked Instagram post ever.
The cargo hauling aircraft with no pilots on board
The beard dates back to when he and his younger brother, an aerospace engineer by training, formed Dronamics as Europe's answer to the emerging market for cargo drones.
Google can now read your doctor’s bad handwriting
Now Google is having a go at translating those unfathomable texts. The search giant announced at its annual conference in India Monday that it is working with pharmacists to explore ways to decipher the handwriting of doctors.
Singapore’s crypto ambitions shaken by FTX collapse
There was a time when it seemed as though Singapore would become a global centre for cryptocurrency.
Ledger Taps iPod Creator Tony Fadell for New Crypto Hardware Wallet
The Ledger Stax is a sleek device that features an e-ink display that can show transaction details and even NFTs on its exterior.
YouTube’s testing out Courses, multiple audio tracks, and easier search
Google has announced that it’s working on a way to make it easier to search through YouTube videos as well as the ability to create educational courses and have multiple audio tracks that make it easy to present content in several different languages
First Look at ‘Loki’ Season 2 Appears in Disney Plus Trailer
The teaser is just that - a teaser lasting less than a minute, but it does include several clips of Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Owen Wilson's Mobius.
Amazon and Microsoft are backing this battery-powered generator startup
Diesel generators are staples at construction sites, movie sets, or anywhere portable power is needed. But they are dirty, emitting carbon dioxide as any other fuel-burning engine does