In this week’s issue: 🚀 The Toronto tech entrepreneur making the most of the crypto rebound 🤝 Tech giants make AI pledges 🧠 Neuralink gets the go ahead for a second patient 😶🌫️ Some things don’t last forever on the internet The return of crypto The value of bitcoin has soared in the past year as investors pour money into newly approved cryptocurrency ETFs, which allow investors to dip their toes into the world of crypto without buying it directly. And, earlier this month, FTX said it who lost money – plus interest – after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded in spring 2022. One of the crypto companies enjoying this comeback is Ether.
fi, a blockchain-based financial services entity founded by Toronto entrepreneur Mike Silagadze. Ether.fi allows users to save, invest and spend crypto in real-life transactions.
This week, about Ether.fi’s explosive growth and the regulatory grey area of the crypto market. Tech companies pledge to develop AI safely, pinky swear The world’s leading artificial intelligence companies came together this week to sign a pledge saying they will which were first introduced in a summit last year in Britain.
The voluntary pledge is a kind of international agreement on the industry’s “red lines” for machine learning standards and testing. The European Union also endorsed landmark rules on AI, which impose strict transparency obligations on high-risk systems such as health and government. Questions around AI safety are r.