Web3 Technology

In brief Three Tennessee minors have sued xAI, alleging Grok generated CSAM from their real photos and spread it online, causing severe harm. The filing claims xAI knowingly released Grok without safeguards and profited …

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted a proposal, or a pull request, on Saturday that would merge the backend programs used by nodes to interact with Ethereum’s Beacon Chain, which handles consensus and staking, and …

In brief Bitcoin is trading near $69,240 following an IEA proposal to release over 182 million barrels of oil to rein in prices. Surging oil prices elevate inflation concerns, potentially leading to higher interest …

Nonfungible token platform Gondi said it has disabled the faulty smart contract that allowed a hacker to steal $230,000 worth of NFTs from the protocol, adding it is now in the process of compensating …

In brief PEI Licensing is suing Pudgy Penguins on allegations of trademark infringement. The firm, which operates the Original Penguin brand, claims that Pudgy’s marks “mislead” and “deceive” consumers. The firm claims to have …

Leopold Aschenbrenner has built a US stock portfolio heavily concentrated in companies that supply the power and infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom. The former OpenAI researcher, who left the lab’s superalignment team to …