Alloy is bringing data management to the robotics industry

Alloy is bringing data management to the robotics industry

Robotics companies often have to deal with a simple but confounding problem: Robots produce a lot of data. Even a simple robot can easily produce up to a terabyte of data per day, since  they continuously capture data from cameras and sensors. Sydney, Australia-based Alloy thinks it can help with that issue: the startup is building data infrastructure for robotics companies to help them process…

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Blockchain networks will stop crypto deepfake scams

Blockchain networks will stop crypto deepfake scams

Centralized deepfake detectors are failing against crypto scams. Blockchain-based detection networks offer the only scalable defense against AI fraud. Opinion by: Ken Miyachi, founder of BitMind Centralized deepfake detectors are structurally misaligned, brittle and falling behind. The crypto industry needs a crypto-native defense — decentralized detection networks that reward many independent model providers for catching…

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Facebook is getting an AI dating assistant

Facebook is getting an AI dating assistant

Meta announced on Monday that it’s bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating. This chatbot is intended to help users find matches who are more closely tailored to what they are looking for. For example, Meta might suggest users ask it to find “a Brooklyn girl in tech” or a user could ask the AI…

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Traditional economies are being 'sunset,' in favor of the internet — VC

Traditional economies are being 'sunset,' in favor of the internet — VC

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, and online platforms are the future of commerce as the world moves to an internet-first economy. The traditional economy is being phased out in advanced countries that are transitioning to an internet-first economy dominated by the tech industry and digital platforms, according to Balaji Srinivasan, a former executive at crypto exchange Coinbase…

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