Cryptocurrency miners are leading the next stage of AI

    A globally distributed AI network that relies on mining rigs will be difficult for governments to control, according to Dr. Ben Goertzel. As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly works its complex magic on one sector of the economy after another, there is an increasingly pressing need for compute resources to power all this machine intelligence. Training…

    Polygon partners with Nothing, making a bet on Web3 phones

    Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has partnered with phone maker Nothing to bring Web3 tech to mobile users. The upcoming Nothing Phone (1) will integrate Polygon’s tech for easier mobile access to dApps, games, payments, and more. While Solana recently announced its Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) software initiative and Saga phone, Polygon revealed Wednesday its own…

    HTC presents the metaverse phone with crypto and NFT wallet

    Electronic manufacturer HTC has announced the “Viverse” phone, its first smartphone, designed to navigate the metaverse with incorporated crypto and NFT functionality. The HTC Desire 22 Pro model includes preloaded apps compatible with its own metaverse “Viverse.” As per an announcement, the new phone comes preloaded with apps that allow access to and manage your…