Law.com reported that “crypto assets, which include cryptocurrencies, tokens, and ICOs, ‘raise issues with respect to consumer and investor protection, market integrity, tax evasion, money laundering and terrorist financing.’” The August 6, 2018 article entitled “G20 Countries’ Cryptocurrency Regulations Highlight Contradictory Blockchain Realities” included these comments:
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The New York Times reported that “Apple became the first publicly traded American company to be worth more than $1 trillion when its shares climbed 3 percent to end the day at $207.39. The gains came two days after the company announced the latest in a series of remarkably profitable…
The New York Times reported that “Now the race is on to become the go-to destination for cryptocurrency companies that are looking for shelter from regulatory uncertainty in the United States and Asia.” The July 29, 2018 article entitled “Have a Cryptocurrency Company? Bermuda, Malta or Gibraltar Wants You…
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The New York Times reported in response to the EU $5.1 billion fine that “Google argued that the European decision was an attack on its ad-based business model. … The arrangement, the company said, lets manufacturers compete with Apple’s iPhones and iPads, by making phones and tablets of various designs…
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Darkreading.com reported that “To be fair, AI definitely has a few clear advantages for cybersecurity…in reality, like any technology, AI has its limitations.” The July 20, 2018 article entitled “Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not a Silver Bullet for Cybersecurity” included these comments about #1 Fool Me Once: AI…
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The DallasNews.com reported that in a small Texas town of Rockdale that “Chinese firm Bitmain Technologies is opening cryptocurrency mining operations at the site of a former aluminum smelter.” The July 20, 2018 report entitled “With coal gone, this Texas town is going all in on Bitcoin mining!”…
The Washington Post reported that Yann LeCun (Facebook’s chief AI scientist and an early machine-learning architect) said that “Facebook will dramatically accelerate its research into artificial intelligence, …in hopes of ensuring the social network doesn’t fall behind with the technology it will need to contend with Internet rivals and police…
eMarketer.com reported that “Heinz Marketing surveyed about 300 business-to-business (B2B) marketers from North America and found that less than one-fifth of them had a strong understanding of the differences between AI, machine learning and predictive modeling. About four in 10 admitted they were not clear what the differences are.” The…
Blockchain.com reported that among other patents Walmart “has procured a patent for medical records being kept on a blockchain—or “public ledger,” as they refer to it. Patient’s data will be stored in a wearable device, combined with an RFID scanner, for medics to access using the patient’s fingerprint or retina…
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The Washington Post reported that it “is a great day for California Internet users as their state is now one step closer to enacting the strongest net neutrality law in the country.” The July 5, 2018 article entitled “California’s net neutrality bill is back, and as tough as ever…
