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OpenAI employees have publicly accused xAI of misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok3

Recently, an OpenAI employee publicly criticized Elon Musk's xAI company, saying that the benchmark results of its latest AI model Grok3 were misleading. In response, xAI co-founder Igor Babushkin insisted that the company was not improper. The xAI chart shows that two versions of Grok3 - Grok3 Reasoning Beta and Grok3 mini Reasoning - outperformed OpenAI's current strongest available model, o3-mini-high, at AIME 2025. However, OpenAI employees soon...

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2025-02-23 02:23:53
CZ: Understand that user requests should go to the chain to experience the product, and prepare to try a few "local dog" projects

Binance Lianchuang CZ posted on the X platform that Binance (CEX) has always restricted employees from speculating in coins. This is of course to protect users. But the side effect is that product managers do not know much about user requests. "I can't control this, let their management decide," CZ said. "On Chain, you should really experience the product. Wait and try it with a few local dogs."

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2025-02-21 10:03:35
Developer: Lightning Network flaw allows hackers to remotely steal funds through LND nodes

Developer "Calle" has warned of a vulnerability in the Lightning Network that allows hackers to remotely manipulate the payment status of Lightning invoices and steal funds by using nodes that are lower than the LND 0.18.5 or LITD 0.14.1. Satoshi Labs co-founder Pavol Rusnak also issued a similar warning, reminding Lightning Network users to update the node software as soon as possible. LND 0.18.5 and LITD 0.14.1 versions have fixed the vulnerability, but since the LND 0.18.5 was released only l...

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2025-02-20 03:20:56
OpenAI CEO: The board has not seen any official information from Musk

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, told staff that the board had not seen any official information from Mr. Musk. "As many of you know, Musk's statements have always been untenable," Mr. Altman wrote. Musk's lawyer, Marc Toberoff, said Monday that Musk and a group of investors had made an offer to buy OpenAI for $97.40 billion.

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2025-02-11 21:51:49
Sources: Trump's nomination for Air Force chief of staff had arranged billions of dollars in satellite invite tenders contracts in favor of Musk

Troy Maker, Trump's nominee for Air Force chief of staff and now a senior official at the National Spy Satellite Agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar satellite invite tenders contract in favor of Musk's SpaceX. According to sources, changes in classified contract requirements led the Inspector General of the National Reconnaissance Office to begin an investigation into whether official Troy Maker improperly directed the deal to SpaceX. Musk's space program eventually won the contract in 2021. ...

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2025-02-08 04:10:22
Ethereum client side Geth releases "Schwarzschild" update to fix old version vulnerabilities

The developers of Geth, the Ethereum client side, released a version of the 1.14.13 codenamed "Schwarzschild" on Thursday. This release explicitly addresses a vulnerability affecting the peer-to-peer (p2p) layer of Geth that could result in Distributed Denial-of-service to nodes running them, and possibly the layer 2 client side. Geth is the most widely used execution layer client side of Ethereum. The vulnerability is classified as CVE-2025-24883, stating that the Geth version "is vulnerable to...

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2025-01-31 07:24:58
Fed meeting notes unemployment is expected to rise slightly

The Fed's December meeting notes that staff forecasts that economic conditions in the United States will remain solid. Real GDP growth is expected to slow slightly from the previous baseline forecast, and the unemployment rate is expected to rise slightly, but still close to the staff's estimate of the natural rate of unemployment. In the staff's baseline forecast, the inflation forecast for 2024 is slightly higher than the forecast made at the last meeting, reflecting an unexpected upside from ...

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2025-01-08 20:49:08
Federal Reserve meeting notes: Staff believe US President-elect Trump's trade policies will lead to high inflation in 2025.

Federal Reserve meeting notes: Staff believe US President-elect Trump's trade policies will lead to high inflation in 2025.

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2025-01-08 19:06:06
Li Yanhong: AI technology and applications will explode in 2025

"Over the past 25 years, we have always been at the forefront of technology, and we have always believed that technological innovation is Baidu's core competitiveness," Robin Li, Baidu's founder, said in an evening letter. The letter expressed expectations for 2025. "Although super applications have not yet appeared, the actual penetration rate of AI is not low, and it will continue to grow exponentially in 2025." (Jin Ten) original link

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2025-01-01 12:11:40
International monetary fund agrees a $1.40 billion medium-term loan with El Salvador

International monetary fund staff and El Salvador have reached a tentative agreement on a new arrangement under the international monetary fund's medium-term lending facility, in the amount of about 1.40 billion dollars, to support the government's reform agenda. However, the government's participation in crypto e-wallets (Chivo) will be phased out.

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2024-12-21 16:29:54
New York Federal Reserve Research: Trump's first-term tariffs have cost U.S. companies, and the benefits of tariffs are difficult to realize

The latest analysis by the staff of the New York Federal Reserve shows that during the first term of US President-elect Trump, the stock prices of US companies generally fell on the day the tariffs were announced, and they were closely related to the decline in future profits, sales and employment of the companies hardest hit by the stock prices. "Imposition on imported goods...

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2024-12-05 22:56:25
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that since 4:22 am local time today (December 4), all troops invested in emergency martial law have been withdrawn.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that since 4:22 am local time today (December 4), all troops invested in emergency martial law have been withdrawn.

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2024-12-03 19:39:39
South Korea withdraws all its troops due to emergency martial law

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that since 4:22 am local time today (December 4), all troops invested in emergency martial law have been withdrawn. (CCTV International News)

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2024-12-03 19:51:31
Fed meeting notes: Staff noted that lowering the overnight reverse repo rate by five basis points would bring it in line with the bottom of the target range for the federal funds rate and could put some downward pressure on other money market rates.

Fed meeting notes: Staff noted that lowering the overnight reverse repo rate by five basis points would bring it in line with the bottom of the target range for the federal funds rate and could put some downward pressure on other money market rates.

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2024-11-26 19:08:09

7x24 Newsflash

00:24 2025-03-22
Farcaster Launches Data Layer Snapchain Mainnet
On March 22nd, according to Theblock, decentralized social media protocol Farcaster launched a "blockchain-like" data layer Snapchain mainnet and simultaneously launched an "Airdrop Offers" incentive program to reward users who actively use the decentralized social media platform. According to co-founder Varun Srinivasan when he announced the launch of the Snapchain testnet in December, the new system can process more than 10,000 transactions per second. According to reports, the system took onl...
00:09 2025-03-22
Russia and Ukraine will hold talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia on the same day, and more details will be revealed
On March 20 local time, Russia and Ukraine announced on the same day that the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will hold talks with the US delegation in Saudi Arabia on the 24th. At present, the three parties have revealed details such as the format of the talks, the participants and the topics of the talks. (Jin Ten)
23:21 2025-03-21
Golden Morning News | List of important developments overnight on March 22
21:00-7:00 Keywords: SEC, a16z crypto, Tether, BlackRock IBIT 1. Hester Peirce: Cryptocurrency startups should be allowed to raise funds using NFTs. 2. Former SEC official John Reed Stark spoke out against regulatory reform at the Crypto Roundtable. 3. a16z crypto general counsel: SEC's current regulatory approach is not working; 4. Crypto VC Haun Ventures raises $1 billion for two new funds; 5. Tether is in talks with the Big Four accounting firms about reserve audits; 6. Zelensky: We are worki...
22:53 2025-03-21
Crypto Super PAC Network Will Support Florida Republican House Candidates
The crypto industry-funded Super PAC network will support two Florida Republican candidates in the April 1 special election for the U.S. House of Representatives. The network includes Fairshake, Defend American Jobs, and Protect Progress. Among them, Defend American Jobs will place $1.20 million in advertising in support of Florida Senator Randy Fine. Fine once wrote on the X platform: "Floridians want to see crypto innovation" and called for a "clean...
22:01 2025-03-21
Speculative traders switched to shorting the dollar for the first time since Trump's election victory
According to data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of March 18, speculative traders turned to shorting the U.S. dollar for the first time since Trump's election victory.
21:34 2025-03-21
A16z crypto general counsel: SEC's current regulatory approach is not working
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently hosted its first Crypto Working Group Roundtable at its Washington headquarters to discuss what has long been a central question - what makes an asset a security. The meeting marks a significant change in the SEC's approach to regulating the cryptocurrency industry, with what some crypto advocates have dubbed "regulation by law enforcement" likely to be coming to an end. A16z crypto general counsel Miles Jennings said...
20:58 2025-03-21
Crypto VC Haun Ventures Raises $1 billion for Two New Funds
Cryptocurrency venture capital giant Haun Ventures has raised $1 billion for two new funds that will be split into two tranches, $500 million for early-stage project investments and $500 million for later-stage project investments.
20:39 2025-03-21
Perplexity AI is interested in acquiring TikTok
Artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI announced its intention to take over TikTok U.S. business before the U.S. government ban takes effect, saying "Perplexity is uniquely positioned to rebuild TikTok algorithm without creating a monopoly." Currently, multiple buyers including Oracle, Microsoft, Walmart, and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Roblox CEO Jesse Tinsley have also been rumored to be interested in buying TikTok.
20:03 2025-03-21
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed up slightly
The three major indices of US stocks rose slightly, the Dow rose 0.07%, the Nasdaq rose 0.52%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.08%, most popular technology stocks rose, Tesla rose more than 5%, Apple and Meta rose more than 1%.
19:57 2025-03-21
Tether is in talks with Big Four accounting firms about reserve audits
Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, is in talks with a Big Four accounting firm to press ahead with its long-promised reserve audit. Tether, which has issued more than $140 billion worth of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies, claims each token is backed by dollar-denominated assets and only publishes quarterly reports and has yet to complete a full audit. Paolo Ardoino, Tether's chief executive, did not disclose the firm or audit timeline under discussion, saying: "This [audit] is our hig...
19:51 2025-03-21
Tesla (TSLA. O) widened its gains to 5% in late trading.
Tesla (TSLA. O) widened its gains to 5% in late trading.
19:38 2025-03-21
A Congolese government spokesperson said the ban on cobalt exports could be extended.
A Congolese government spokesperson said the ban on cobalt exports could be extended.