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Three authors (Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson) filed a lawsuit against the AI company Anthropic. They accuse it of illegally using their literary works, along with those of many other authors, to train its AI-powered chatbot Claude.

August 14th marks the second anniversary of WhiteBIT Coin. It’s been two years since the IEO of the token (now a coin) from Europe’s leading exchange, WhiteBIT, and much has changed since then.

“It was a big waste of time,” one participant told journalist Eleanor Terrett after an online meeting between representatives of the crypto industry and Democratic Party leaders on Thursday (8th of August).

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have to be bought—it can be mined. However, competing with large mining companies can be tough, prompting solo miners to consolidate their computing resources into pools. This strategy increases the overall hash rate of the pool, enhancing the likelihood of mining a new block. If successful, the reward is distributed among all participants proportionally to their contribution.

The developers behind Procreate, an iPad application designed for digital graphics, have declared their opposition to generative artificial intelligence. They have made it clear that this technology will never be integrated into their platform, citing ideological differences. However, they acknowledge the positive aspects of machine learning.

In an interview with DLNews, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, stated that both Trump and Harris' administrations will continue to print money. Hayes believes this will drive cryptocurrency prices up, although the journey might be volatile.

Fred Ehrsam, a co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, teamed up with Quintin Frerichs to establish a new company called Nudge. This venture is set to develop an ultrasonic headset aimed at enhancing people’s daily lives. It will enable users to boost focus or go to sleep with just the press of a button.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked the court to reject Coinbase's request for a broad range of documents related to crypto assets. The regulator argues that it has already provided all necessary documents, including relevant notices and materials from investigations unrelated to the case against Coinbase, and that the remaining documents are not relevant.