LensLinks: Issue 210

India and AI, brought to you by Regiment LLC

Author

Len Pacek
August 08, 2023

Today in LensLinks:

  • India and AI

  • The Replica App: The Met Museum's Digital Journey Into the Roblox Metaverse

  • Curve Finance Recovers over 70% of Hacked Funds

  • Crypto Options Traders Bet Against Volatility

  • Best Metaverse Events to Check Out in 2023

  • VR disruption: Should businesses be terrified or thrilled?

  • Worldcoin global ID demand doubles despite regulatory hiccup

  • What’s going on with Neopets NFTs? - NFT Plazas

  • Fed rate hikes propel ‘crypto cycle’ – IMF paper

  • X The Everything App Won't Create a Crypto But Will be a Trading Hub

  • Singularity: The robots are coming — and the companies building them are looking for workers

  • And Much, Much, More…

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“And we never will”.

- Elon Musk on never launching a crypto token

NOTABLE

Monica Jasuja on LinkedIn: #ethicalai #ai4good #artificialintelligence #ai #digitalindia | 76 comments

Here is why you are wrong about India being behind in the AI race, currently lead by Big Tech Giants with millions of users: Here's Proof 👇 India’s AI… | 76 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/posts/jasuja_ethicalai-ai4good-artificialintelligence-activity-7090549877549514752-wdHb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Metaverse & Gaming

The Replica App: The Met Museum's Digital Journey Into the Roblox Metaverse

Explore The Met's latest venture, the Replica app, where museum artifacts come alive as digital wearables for your Roblox avatar. Immerse yourself in a unique fusion of art and gaming, redefining the way you engage with artistic treasures.

blockster.com/the-replica-app-the-met-museums-digital-journey-into-the-roblox-metaverse

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi

Curve Finance Recovers over 70% of Hacked Funds: Report

The hackers who exploited Curve Finance have returned 73% of the tokens stolen from the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform.

www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/curve-finance-recovers-over-70-of-hacked-funds-report

Crypto Trading

Crypto Options Traders Bet Against Volatility

"Given the absence of big news in August, selling volatility and taking a vacation for solid theta gains is the only thing I can do right now," one trader said. Crypto traders typically short volatility by selling, or writing, call or put options.

www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/07/crypto-options-traders-are-still-shorting-bitcoin-volatility

Metaverse & Gaming - a little more…

Best Metaverse Events to Check Out in 2023

The top metaverse events in 2023 that are paving the way for the future of virtual experiences. Immerse yourself in the world of immersive technologies.

www.analyticsinsight.net/best-metaverse-events-to-check-out-in-2023

VR disruption: Should businesses be terrified or thrilled?

The region provides a conducive environment for the adoption and utilisation of VR and metaverse technologies

www.edgemiddleeast.com/emergent-tech/vr-disruption-should-businesses-be-terrified-or-thrilled

Blockchain, Tokens & DeFi - a little more…

Worldcoin global ID demand doubles despite regulatory hiccup, WLD token turbulence

Worldcoin said demand for its World ID product soared during the first week of its launch despits its regulatory issues.

cryptoslate.com/worldcoin-global-id-demand-doubles-despite-regulatory-hiccup-wld-token-turbulence

What’s going on with Neopets NFTs? - NFT Plazas

Neopets rolled back its NFT and Metaverse initiative despite raising millions in funding from blockchain companies. We look at what happened!

nftplazas.com/whats-going-on-with-neopets-nfts

Crypto Trading - a little more…

Fed rate hikes propel ‘crypto cycle’ – IMF paper - Central Banking

Monetary policy more correlated with institutional investment in tech than finance

www.centralbanking.com/fintech/crypto-assets/7959441/fed-rate-hikes-propel-crypto-cycle-imf-paper

Crypto-centered public companies record profit beating Q2 estimates

Several crypto-focused firms published quarterly earning reports last week, with some turning profitable for the first time.

cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-public-companies-record-profit-q2-estimates

X The Everything App Won't Create a Crypto But Will be a Trading Hub

Elon Musk's X is reportedly looking into adding a trading hub to it, and companies were invited to submit how much would they contribute

www.ccn.com/news/x-the-everything-app-wont-create-a-crypto-but-will-be-a-trading-hub

The Singularity:
AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Bio-engineering & Other Stuff on the way

The robots are coming — and the companies building them are looking for workers

Automation is expected to reduce certain jobs in the coming years.But as companies adopt robots on manufacturing floors, in kitchens and on delivery routes, workers have a growing opportunity to join the ranks in helping to build and implement the technology.The sectors most likely to adopt robotics are electronics, energy tech and utilities and consumer goods, according to a 2023 report from the World Economic Forum.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/06/automation-could-reduce-jobs-but-employment-will-grow-in-making-robots.html

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

Conspiracy theories, war games, and international partnerships: NCITE announces new research projects

A list of NCITE's Year 4 research projects.

www.unomaha.edu/ncite/news/2023/07/year-4-projects.php

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