Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
Mercy Mutanya is a Tech enthusiast, Digital Marketer, Writer and IT Business Management Student. She enjoys reading, writing, doing crosswords and binge-watching her favourite TV series.
Israel Reveals Plans for Interest-Bearing CBDC
The proposed digital shekel is different from other CBDCs in at least two ways. These are its interest-bearing nature and the separation of the role of banks from the provision of wallets and payment services.
BRICS to Develop Blockchain-Based Payment System
BRICS’ focus this year is to increase its participation in the international monetary and financial system.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for ‘Level Playing Field’ for Crypto and AI Regulations
Warren called for restrictions on major cloud computing providers such as Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon, stating that they had the potential to stifle the growth of smaller competitors.
Microsoft Invests in French Startup Mistral AI to Foster AI Innovation
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 27th, 2024
The investment expands Microsoft’s reach in the AI industry beyond ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
BlackRock’s Latest Investor-Friendly Spot BTC ETF Ad Presents Bitcoin as ‘Progress’
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 20th, 2024
Marketing for Bitcoin ETFs has taken some interesting turns since Bitwise released the first ad in mid-December 2023, close to a month before spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved.
OpenAI Unveils Sora Text-to-Video Generative AI Model
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 16th, 2024
While Sora is already exhibiting superiority to most video-generation AI models in terms of video length and quality, OpenAI acknowledges that it could become better.
Slack AI Launches with Personalized Search, Thread Summaries, Channel Recaps
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 15th, 2024
Slack AI is currently available to enterprise users in the United States and the United Kingdom in English.
Ledger Intergrates Coinbase Pay for Seamless Crypto Transactions
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 14th, 2024
The integration enables users to retain their preferred payment methods in Coinbase, including ACH, Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro.
Former Binance CEO CZ’s Sentencing Postponed to Late April
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 13th, 2024
CZ pleaded guilty to federal charges on November 21 and stepped down from his position as Binance CEO.
OpenAI Reportedly Working on AI Assistant System that Can Operate Devices
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 9th, 2024
Web browsing is not new to ChatGPT. The feature is currently available to ChapGPT Plus and Enterprise users who even have the option to “Browse with Bing”.
Voyager Digital Investors Sue NBA for Promoting the Failed Crypto Lender
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 8th, 2024
The lawsuit also names Voyager Digital’s law firm McCarter & English. It is alleged that the firm played on its credibility to issue a bogus “legal opinion” that Voyager’s native utility token Voyager Token (VGX) was not an unregistered security.
Polish Town Mińsk Mazowiecki Launches MinsCoin Stablecoin for Use at Local Businesses
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 7th, 2024
The launch of MinsCoin not only provides a new way for residents to interact with local whitelisted businesses and projects but could also shed light on how technology can be used to steer social interactions, economic participation, and solidarity within communities.
Roblox Builds In-House LLM to Bring Real-Time Chat Translation to Metaverse
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 6th, 2024
The model can translate a total of 16 languages, including English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.
Trump Calls for Action on ‘Dangerous and Scary’ AI Following Increase in Deepfake Usage
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 5th, 2024
The ex-president’s words echo sentiments shared by players in both the technology and political spheres about the potential use of AI to create visual and audio media meant to mislead the public, especially before the upcoming elections.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Hints at AI Announcement ‘Later This Year’
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
February 2nd, 2024
While Apple has yet to announce any work on a gen AI model, it has been using machine learning technology in its chips and software for features such as image recognition.