Monthly World Tour: Blockchain,Virtual World,Finance

Blockchain, Virtual World and Finance

• Bloxtel launches the most advanced 5G platform on the market! Bloxtel Inc. a leading provider of blockchain-based telecommunications solutions, launches its system based on patented decentralized SIM (dSIM) technology, making it the world's only 5G standalone platform capable of supporting asymmetric network authentication.

• HSBC Bank has moved to tokenize ownership of physical gold through blockchain technology and has begun experimenting with tokenized deposits to enable corporate customers to move money across multiple accounts.

• Captain Tsubasa RIVALS, a new Web3-based blockchain game, will be released on iOS and Android in 2023. The blockchain game, which develops its players with NFT-based characters, has relaxed the entry barrier for Web3 games by allowing free play with the new app. The introduction of credit card payments has also significantly reduced the complexity often associated with Web3 games.

• Alongside Chainlink Labs, consultants InnoWave, and trading company Sumitomo, the demonstration focused on, in Vodafone's words, "the seamless exchange of important trade documents across various platforms and blockchains." According to the companies, this could mean a single interface that allows applications to securely exchange data and tokens between public and private blockchain networks, as well as the Internet of Things (IoT).

• YouTube will soon require video makers to disclose when they upload manipulated or synthetic content that appears realistic, including videos created using AI tools.

• LiveU announced the successful deployment of its on-site production solution in conjunction with Starlink satellites for the live production of TBS Japan's Japanese TV program Ousama no Brunch, broadcast live to millions of viewers.

• Futuri, a provider of AI-powered software solutions for the media industry, has introduced Futuri AudioAI, formerly known as RadioGPT. The requirement for an end-to-end content system combining story discovery AI, large language model (LLM) technology, and AI audio seems to have been met.

• OnePlay is developing the OneCloud Network, a decentralized, edge-based internet infrastructure that allows anyone to host game/VR/metadata array applications and services on distributed nodes and benefit from improved performance and data privacy.

• Microsoft has teamed up with "Inworld AI" to create AI-powered characters and stories within games. The collaboration between Azure OpenAI, Xbox, and Microsoft R&D centers will enable in-game characters and dialog to be shaped by the player. This solution will also enable games to be played in different languages and with different characters.

• Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware is complete.

• IBM and MIT have formed a 10-year partnership to explore all aspects of artificial intelligence technology, and now they announce a new discovery! The PockEngine on-device training method can continuously learn with ML (machine learning model) from user data on edge devices such as smartphones. This technique enables AI on edge devices to continue learning, evolve, and improve accuracy over time.

• China has launched Yi, an AI model that works with 34 billion parameters and is available under a free commercial license.

• Inspired by the human ability to manipulate unfamiliar objects, a group from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has designed Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation (F3RM), a system that combines 2D images with basic model features into 3D scenes to help robots identify them.

• Another move in the field of special chips for artificial intelligence came from IBM. The fully digital chip developed by the company under the code name NorthPole can mimic the structure and efficiency of the human brain. The 256-core and 22 billion transistor structure consumes 96 percent less energy compared to graphics processors (GPUs).

• Samsung unveiled its embedded artificial intelligence engine, codenamed "Galaxy AI," which will be included in the next generation of Galaxy devices. According to the hints, one of the main features of the application will be instant language translation during the search process.

• The biggest problem with AI, which vows to be omnipresent, is the enormous amount of processing capacity (i.e, energy) it requires. This places a heavy toll on cloud computing systems. Qualcomm, known for its processors for mobile devices, has introduced a new processor that can complete a "stable diffusion" task that normally takes 15 seconds in less than 1 second. This new series is aimed at lightening the burden on centralized systems by running artificial intelligence services on mobile devices themselves.

• John Giannandrea and Craig Federighi, responsible managers of Apple, which has been accused of lagging behind in the field of artificial intelligence despite a promising start like "Siri," shared the company's strategies for the coming period. Accordingly, an advanced version of Siri will be available next year. Apple's signature broad language model will also be available in apps such as iMessage, AppleCare, Pages, and Keynote.

• Amdocs partnered with NVIDIA and Microsoft Azure to build custom AI Large Language Models (LLMs) for the $1.7 trillion global telecommunications industry.