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Meta's AudioCraft release put generative audio tooling into public research circulation
Meta Platforms' August 2023 AudioCraft release is best read as an open research infrastructure event, not as a standalone product entity. Meta put code, model weights and documentation around MusicGen, AudioGen and EnCodec into public circulation, giving researchers and…

North America Cloud Services Trends
US DOJ Deliberates Binance Fraud Charges
US DoJ closes in on a verdict against Binance but treads the water carefully — their ruling may have undesirable effect on crypto and the economy. Read on. US Department of Justice Deliberates Fraud Charges Against Binance Amid Concerns of Potential Exchange Run Regulators Weigh…

North America National Telecom Trends
Verizon Partners With Metropolitan Museum Of Art To Launch AR App Replica For Roblox
Verizon teams up with Metropolitan Museum of Art for a groundbreaking AR app on Roblox, offering an immersive art experience like never before. Verizon, a leading telecommunications company, has recently joined forces with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to introduce a…

North America Institutional Trends
OpenAI's GPT-5 trademark filing became an early product-roadmap signal
OpenAI OpCo, LLC's July 2023 trademark filing for GPT-5 was a evidence-led filing event, not proof of a finished model. The filing matters because it put a future model name into a public trademark system before launch, tying OpenAI's product-roadmap signaling to software…

North America Institutional Trends
ByteDance FCC Approval for Pico Neo 3
Chinese VR hardware manufacturer, Pico Interactive, has received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its Pico Neo 3 Link VR headset. This approval is noteworthy as the Neo 3 Link’s successor had already been launched in European and Asian markets last…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Solar Power Startup Bright Raises $31.5 Million to Accelerate Solar Energy Access in Mexico
Solar startup Bright secures $31.5M funding led by IFU and backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, aiming to drive solar energy adoption in Mexico. Bright, a renewable energy startup, hits $31.5 Million in its bid to spread solar energy in Mexico. Mexico’s renewable energy sector is…

North America Institutional Trends
SEC Asked Coinbase to Halt Trading in All Cryptocurrencies Except Bitcoin Before Filing Lawsuit
Coinbase Urged to Stop All Trading Except on Bitcoin: Crypto business may need to brace themselves for ground-shaking impact of the upcoming SEC ruling The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged Coinbase to suspend trading in all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin…

North America Institutional Trends
Controversy Surrounding XRP Case
Second time in court? Ripple’s lawyear claims for a review, claiming major errors in the previous decision Ripple’s Lawyer Criticizes XRP Case Ruling, Citing Major Errors The legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs over the digital…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Fintech Lenders Strengthen Lending Standards to Attract Wall Street Investors
Responding to Economic Shifts, Fintech Companies Emphasize Credit Quality in ABS Offerings Responding to Economic Shifts, Fintech Companies Emphasize Credit Quality in ABS Offerings In response to changing market dynamics, U.S. fintech companies are taking measures to tighten…

North America Cloud Services Trends
Shift in Bitcoin Supply Dominance: US Regains Upperhand
Following the recent announcement of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF application, there has been a notable increase in the proportion of Bitcoin supply held or traded by entities based in the United States. Following the recent announcement of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF…
