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Worldcoin Integrates Okta 👁️, Inflection AI Reaches Unicorn Status 🦄, Fidelity Refiles for Bitcoin ETF 🤑

Tech Roundup: Blockchain App Stores, Personal AI Funding, VR Advancements, Lawsuit Shadows, and NFT Mergers

In today’s edition: Blockchain app stores redefine digital experiences, personal AI secures record-breaking investments, VR triumphs over rivals, OpenAI faces legal hurdles, NFT mergers reshape the landscape. Discover the latest developments in crypto, metaverse, and more. Plus, 15+ quick bytes, research papers, tools, guides and resources to help you get smarter about the metaverse.

Must-reads

  1. Sam Altman's Worldcoin Integrates with Identity Management Software Okta as It Pushes into Germany: Worldcoin, backed by Sam Altman, announces its integration with identity management software Okta as part of its expansion into the German market. (CoinDesk)

  2. Inflection.ai Lands $1.3B Investment to Build More Personal AI: Inflection.ai secures a massive $1.3 billion investment to further develop and enhance its personal AI technology. (TechCrunch)

  3. ChatGPT iOS App Now Includes Bing Search: OpenAI's ChatGPT iOS app expands its capabilities with the addition of Bing Search integration, allowing users to access a wider range of information. (The Verge)

  4. OpenAI Faces Lawsuit Over Training AI: OpenAI is sued over the training of its AI models, raising legal questions surrounding the use and ownership of the data involved. (Futurism)

  5. Fidelity Refiles for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Joining Peer Institutions: Fidelity Investments refiles for a spot Bitcoin ETF, joining other major financial institutions in their pursuit of launching cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds. (Bitcoin Magazine)

  6. Polygon 2.0 to Leverage Matic Re-Staking and New Interoperability Layer: Polygon announces the upcoming release of Polygon 2.0, which includes Matic re-staking functionality and an enhanced interoperability layer. (The Block)

  7. Candy Digital Confirms Layoffs, Reveals Merger with Palm NFT Studio: Candy Digital, a prominent digital collectibles platform, confirms layoffs and announces a merger with Palm NFT Studio, aiming to create synergies in the NFT space. (Decrypt)

  8. Q2 Failed to Bring a Funding Reprieve for Web3 Startups and Unicorns: Despite high expectations, Q2 of 2023 did not bring a significant funding boost for web3 startups and unicorns, according to recent reports. (TechCrunch)

  9. Ted Chiang on How to Best Think About AI: Ted Chiang, renowned science fiction author, shares insights on how to approach and understand the implications of artificial intelligence. (Vanity Fair)

  10. Candy Digital and Palm NFT Announce Merger: Two powerhouses in the NFT space, Candy Digital and Palm NFT, join forces through a merger, consolidating their expertise and resources. (Blockster)

Quick Bytes

  • Does GPT understand the world? (Above)

  • Artificial neural network study explains why biting flies are attracted to blue objects (Phys)

  • Ark Invest's Cathie Wood Is Betting Big On AI With These 4 Stocks — Including One That Could Skyrocket 670% (Yahoo Finance)

  • UKAEA unveils plans for digital twin for nuclear fusion reactor (Computing)

  • Midjourney released a new “Weird” setting (Twitter)

  • SEC Calls BlackRock, Fidelity Bitcoin ETF Applications Inadequate: WSJ (Decrypt)

Academic Papers and Research

  • HOOD: Hierarchical Graphs for Generalized Modelling of Clothing Dynamics (Github)

  • Waves traveling over a map of visual space can ignite short-term predictions of sensory input (Nature)

  • Filtered-Guided Diffusion: Fast Filter Guidance for Black-Box Diffusion Models (Github)

  • ID-Pose: Sparse-view Camera Pose Estimation by Inverting Diffusion Models (Github)

  • Interdisciplinary Methods in Computational Creativity: How Human Variables Shape Human-Inspired AI Research (Arxiv)

Tools, Guides & Resources

  • The hardest part of building software is not coding, it’s requirements (Stack Overflow)

  • New tool explains how AI 'sees' images and why it might mistake an astronaut for a shovel (Serre Lab)

  • AI arms race: This global index ranks which nations dominate AI development (Zdnet)

  • What Large Language Models Can Do Well Now, and What They Can’t (The New Stack)

  • Build a tokengated storefront (Shopify)

  • The Metaverse: What, How, Why, and When (MIT)

  • Upcoming NFT Drops: June 26 – July 2 (NFTNow)

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