AI-generated news anchors to present personalized reports on Channel 1 AI in 2024
A new AI-generated newsroom plans to launch its programming in early 2024 with AI-generated news anchors delivering AI-generated personalized news – what could possibly go wrong?
Breaking Down the Bankless Backlash
David Hoffman, cofounder, responds to criticism surrounding the media brand’s DAO. Should he have been more hands-on?
Bankless controversy forces founders to burn tokens and separate from DAO
The co-founders of crypto media Bankless are seeking to separate their brand from BanklessDAO two years after its launch.
Tether, Bitfinex agree to drop opposition to FOIL request
Tether and Bitfinex say the decision not to appeal the Freedom of Information Law request by several media outlets was made in the interests of transparency.
Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment
Crypto exchange Bullish buys 100% stake in crypto media site CoinDesk: Report
CoinDesk was owned by the Digital Currency Group, which acquired the media company in 2016 for $500,000. Its new owner is headed by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley.
Disney Does NOT ‘Partner’ With Crypto Companies
Language matters and crypto continues to play fast-and-loose with it, to its long-term detriment.
Crypto news site The Block shakes off SBF ties with Foresight Ventures deal
The Block bagged a $70 million valuation after it sold a majority stake to a Singapore-based venture capital firm, severing financial ties to scandal-ridden FTX.
Binance’s Richard Teng denies FTX comparisons: ‘We welcome the scrutiny’
Binance regional markets head Richard Teng insists that, despite regulatory scrutiny, the company has no parallels to collapsed exchange FTX.
Media companies grapple with AI both inside and outside newsrooms
Media companies have been trying to navigate the rapid emergence of AI, with many banning its usage internally and others choosing to embrace it.
Things We’re Freaking Out About
NY Times defends article on Caroline Ellison: The public has a ‘legitimate interest’
The media outlet claimed the public and press had a right to receive information on a “central participant in a financial scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars.”
NFT Now Cuts Jobs in Restructuring Move
Alejandro Navia, President of NFT Now, tweeted that the Web3 publication had “over-hired.” Meanwhile, another founder of NFT Now’s Twitter was hacked over the weekend.
Judge in SBF’s criminal case proposes gag order, citing attempt to ‘influence public opinion’
The proposal followed a complaint filed by U.S. authorities alleging Sam Bankman-Fried had leaked Caroline Ellison’s private journals in an attempt to interfere with the trial.
FTX’s Bankman-Fried seeks gag order for all witnesses in criminal case
Lawyers representing SBF have agreed to a gag order preventing him from making comments that could sway his criminal trial but says it should apply to other witnesses too.
The Big Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Bitcoin Nothingburger
The candidate isn’t necessarily biased just because he owns BTC.
NBCUniversal veteran will replace Elon Musk as Twitter CEO
Elon Musk announced his departure as Twitter CEO on May 11, suggesting his replacement would be a woman who would take over within roughly six weeks.
36% of the top 1,000 crypto projects went silent on blogging this year
A whopping 35.8% of the world’s largest crypto projects haven’t uploaded a single blog post in 2023.
Hollywood studios reject banning AI from writer’s rooms
The Writers Guild of America sent out a list of demands to Hollywood studios, including regulating AI usage in guild-affiliated projects.