Facebook claims it proactively detected 95% of hate speech removed in Q2 2020
In its Community Standards Enforcement Report for Q2 2020, Facebook revealed that its AI systems removed a high percentage of hate speech proactively.Read More
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Reddit Bans Racist, Sexist Community After Being Called Out by Alexis Ohanian
After a Twitter call-out from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Reddit has banned a community dedicated to posting degrading images and comments about Black women. The subreddit, called r/DegradeEbonyThots, was started in mid-March and had almost 4,000 subscribers. But when Motherboard viewed it following Ohanian’s tweet, an automated notification by Reddit said that the subreddit was[…]
Peru, India, Indonesia, Nigeria Among Countries With Highest Crypto Usage Increase
Peru, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria are among the countries with the biggest increase in crypto wallet creation based on data from Blockchain.com, which has over 52 million wallets created by users worldwide. Nigeria has been the most trending country in recent months, with a 60% increase since April. Trending Countries in Crypto Space Blockchain.com revealed[…]
Paytm Freezes Indian Bank Accounts Suspected of Cryptocurrency Trading: Report
India’s largest mobile commerce platform Paytm has reportedly been freezing the bank accounts of users suspected of crypto trading, even though cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is legal in India. The country still does not have a legal framework for cryptocurrencies but the government says that a crypto bill is “awaiting approval.” Banks Still Block Accounts Over[…]
Amazon rebrands Twitch Gaming as Prime Gaming to broaden audience
Amazon has rebranded its Twitch Gaming membership benefits program to Prime Gaming. The move is part of an attempt to broaden its appeal.Read More
Market Outlook: BTC Trend Targets $15K, Bitcoin Bull Raoul Pal ‘Irresponsibly Long’
Cryptocurrency markets have been fluctuating quite a bit lately, as bitcoin and a number of crypto assets have been testing new resistance levels. The market valuation of the entire crypto-economy is hovering around $360 billion as a decent portion of the top twenty digital assets have gained 1-15% in the last 24 hours. This Week’s[…]
Defi’s Rise Is Inevitable, and Fusion Is Driving This Evolution of Conventional Finance
Four billion dollars. This is the total amount of funds locked in “Defi”, growing from just one billion USD in 6 weeks. “Defi” has had a tortuous path ever since its inception, but now the concept of “Defi” is gaining more attention. So, what exactly is “Defi”? Is it just another blockchain hype, or could[…]
Germany Begins Closing Down All Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the country’s top financial regulator responsible for regulating crypto service providers, has begun actively closing down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs, a BaFin spokesperson has confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com. All Unauthorized Bitcoin ATMs to Shut Down German financial regulator BaFin has begun actively closing down all unlicensed bitcoin ATMs in the country.[…]
How to get your data scientists and data engineers rowing in the same direction
I’ve seen models take months to get to production because the data scientists and data engineers were working at cross purposes.Read More
Bitfinex Scoffs at Tether Market Manipulation Lawsuit: Bittrex and Poloniex File for Summary Judgment
Bitfinex says the second attempt by plaintiffs to frame the bitcoin manipulation complaint will fail just like the first attempt. The Bitfinex comments follow a notice by Bittrex and Poloniex disputing claims that they knew about the alleged market manipulation by Bitfinex. In June, the plaintiffs namely, Matthew Script, Benjamin Leibowitz, Jason Leibowitz, Aaron Leibowitz[…]