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From the beginning, Elon Musk has marketed Grok, the chatbot integrated into X, as the unwoke AI that would give it to you straight, unlike the competitors. But on X over the last year, Musk’s supporters have repeatedly complained of a problem: Grok is still left-leaning. Ask it if transgender women are women, and it will affirm that they are; ask if climate change is real, and it will affirm that, too. Do immigrants to the US commit a lot of crime? No, says Grok. Should we have universal health care? Yes. Should abortion be legal? Yes. Is Donald Trump…

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08 Jul AMA with TokenFi – Hosted by Bitfinex & BitfreedomGus Posted on 08 Jul 2025 in Education by Lya Rodriguez Bitfinex and TokenFi recently hosted an insightful AMA session with Laymanscrypto, Social Media Coordinator at TokenFi. In this conversation, we explored the mission behind TokenFi, its role in simplifying the tokenisation process, and how the project is pioneering innovations across RWA, staking, and no-code token creation. Laymanscrypto shared key updates on the ecosystem, upcoming AI tools, and the broader vision of democratising blockchain for both individuals and institutions. Introduction Bitfinex:Hello everyone and welcome to another exclusive Bitfinex AMA! I’m…

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AI Overviews have thrown marketers into a tough spot. On one side, Sundar Pichai, Google’s Chief Executive Officer, insists that AIOs send traffic to a wider set of websites. However, there is palpable fear among marketers and publishers, with reports of declining click-through rates (CTR). 

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Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Deciding on AI models is as much of a technical decision and it is a strategic one. But choosing open, closed or hybrid models all have trade-offs. While speaking at this year’s VB Transform, model architecture experts from General Motors, Zoom and IBM discussed how their companies and customers consider AI model selection. Barak Turovsky, who in March became GM’s first chief AI officer, said there’s a lot of noise with every new model…

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This post may contain affiliate links which means I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase.Freshbooks is an accounting software that was founded in Canada in 2003. It started out as an invoicing software that has expanded hugely over the years. It is now a double entry accounting system for sole traders and small businesses. Freshbooks provides all the basic accounting functions – invoicing, bills and bank statement imports. There are too many features to list and a whole app centre with options that integrates to help book appointments, manage projects and time…

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In a wide-ranging Roundtables conversation for MIT Technology Review subscribers, journalist and author Karen Hao recently spoke about her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.She talked with executive editor Niall Firth about how she first covered the company in 2020 while on staff at MIT Technology Review. They discussed how the AI industry now functions like an empire and went on to examine what ethically-made AI looks like.Read the transcript of the conversation, which has been lightly edited and condensed. And, if you’re already a subscriber, you can watch the on-demand recording of the…

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Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network will undergo a major consensus upgrade with the rollout of Heimdall v2 on July 10.Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon’s co-founder, described it as the most technically advanced hard fork the chain has undertaken since its launch in 2020.Following the announcement, the network’s native token, POL, gained nearly 10% within 24 hours, climbing to its highest level in a month at around $0.20.Polygon’s Heimdall updateHeimdall v2 replaces the original Heimdall client, modernizing Polygon’s validator management system and improving how the network syncs states between Ethereum and Polygon PoS.This is a significant shift from the legacy Tendermint + CosmosSDK setup…

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The U.S. SEC plans to overhaul spot crypto ETF applications. Under this framework, institutions will have exposure to some of the best cryptos to buy, including Solana and TRUMP. It took more than a decade for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the first batch of spot Bitcoin ETFs. After the Winklevoss Twins submitted their initial application in 2013, the SEC rejected it, citing manipulation risks, a lack of proper monitoring tools, and high crypto volatility. By 2023, pressure was mounting, and eventually, Gary Gensler and the SEC approved nine spot Bitcoin ETFs in early 2024. A…

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There is so much conversation about how marketing professionals are using AI to augment their productivity, but it takes time to get it right. Whilst we are loving NLP – NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING we still need to become familiar with what works best for us (and our need). Here are five of the best ways to use AI for marketing. And then below I have provided a list of sample prompts to help you get started. Write prompts as short as possible Be specific – is it an email? A blog post? How my words do you want it to…

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Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series A round of more than $100 million in 2023. And while Jeff Bezos was involved in that round, as TechCrunch originally reported, he was not alone. A regulatory filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission shows as many as 16 investors were involved. Slauson & Co., a Los Angeles venture firm that launched five years ago, is one…

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