Despite the market slowdown, OpenAI continues with aggressive hiring by strategically leveraging the growing interest in AI technology. OpenAI is said to be presenting substantial compensation packages, reaching as high as $10 million, to entice top researchers away from Google, as per a report from The Information. This marks OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to recruit talent from Google’s ranks, with a focus on senior researchers in Google’s AI teams. The proposed annual compensation, largely...
Read More »The Sandbox Introduces Virtual Cinematic Neighborhood Cinerama in Partnership with Lionsgate and Skydance
To make the sales go smoothly, The Sandbox has created a watchlist system that will allow community members and interested participants to secure their desired LAND. The Sandbox is partnering with Lionsgate and Skydance for the Cinerama LAND sale. Cinerama is a virtual cinema that gives users the privilege of creating their own immersive movie-inspired universe. The metaverse company is launching this new virtual world with the hope of reigniting rabid hopes for digital environments. The...
Read More »Immutable and Ubisoft Team Up to Pioneer Frictionless Web3 Gaming Models
Immutable intends to leverage the capabilities of its ecosystem to ensure that the joint effort with Ubisoft succeeds in affording players true digital ownership. Immutable, a leading Web3 gaming platform, has announced a significant partnership with video game giant Ubisoft. The collaboration is to create an innovative gaming experience based on decentralized blockchain technology. Ubisoft’s expertise in developing high-quality video games is combined with Immutable’s advanced Web3...
Read More »CoinMarketCap Launching CMC Labs – Web3 Startup Accelerator Program
The CMC Labs program will last for one year only. Notably, it is highly selective, with a limited number of participants. Those who want to become a part of CMC Labs have to meet a number of certain criteria. The world’s leading provider of data on crypto market capitalizations CoinMarketCap has announced the launch of CMC Labs – a special Web3 program dedicated to offering a comprehensive curriculum and access to industry-leading mentors and investors. In essence, CMC Labs has been...
Read More »Microsoft (MSFT) Shares Soar to Record High amid OpenAI-Related Optimism
Market analysts believe the new updates released by OpenAI significantly contributed to the rise of Microsoft (MSFT) shares. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), a global technology powerhouse, witnessed a remarkable surge in its share price, achieving unprecedented heights for the first time since 2021. On November 7, the company’s shares ended the trading session at a record high of $360.53, representing an impressive daily increase of 1.12%. The surge propelled the company’s market...
Read More »Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Launches Giveaway for 10,000 Premium Subscriptions
CEO Durov spent $200,000 to buy Toncoin in order to pre-acquire Telegram Premium subscriptions in a giveaway for 10,000 Telegram users. Pavel Durov, the CEO of cross-platform instant messaging service has announced a giveaway of 10,000 Premium subscriptions to celebrate a new feature in the app. The Telegram app officially introduced a few new features, including the “Giveaways in Channels”, which allows channel owners to host giveaways for loyal followers. Durov wrote that every channel...
Read More »SK Telecom to Introduce New Web3 Wallet in Collaboration with Aptos and Atomrigs Lab
With the number of people involved in crypto in South Korea, SK Telecom aims to expand the accessibility of its wallet to attract more users and improve adoption in the country. SK Telecom, one of South Korea’s leading telecommunications giants, has announced its partnership with Aptos Network, a layer 1 blockchain protocol, and Atomrigs Lab to launch its crypto wallet dubbed T Wallet. On November 7, the company revealed on LinkedIn that it aims to broaden its “affiliations with...
Read More »Solana Blockchain Nodes Now Available to DeFi and Dapp Developers on AWS Repository
The AWS Blockchain Node Runners has so far integrated Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), thus making it a major step for the latter to become a Web 3.0 hub that supports scalable smart contracts. Solana (SOL), a leading smart contract blockchain with a smartphone in the market dubbed Saga mobile, has announced that infrastructure nodes are now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Blockchain Node Runners repository for easy access by Web 3.0 developers. The Solana team announced the...
Read More »Elon Musk’s X Sees Steep Drop in Value, Now Worth Less than Half of Its Purchase Price
Musk’s alterations to content policies have resulted in a considerable drop in advertising revenue. Elon Musk‘s social media platform ‘X,’ formerly known as Twitter, has taken a sharp downturn, currently valued at less than half of what he initially invested in purchasing the company a year ago. According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, citing internal memos and a person familiar with the matter, the company’s restricted stock units paid to employees were roughly valued at $45 per share....
Read More »Nonprofit Organization Purchases 24,000 Nvidia AI Chips for $500 Million
The deployment of the 24,000 chips should be completed by February 2024. Voltage Park, a nonprofit organization founded by billionaire Jed McCaleb, has acquired approximately 24,000 Nvidia H100 chips for approximately $500 million. According to The Business Time, the organization plans to lease AI computing power at a low cost to address the shortage of these chips. Eric Park, CEO of Voltage, stated: “The current ecosystem for machine learning is fundamentally flawed.” Therefore, the...
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