Apple’s portal to the metaverse could be nearing, Sony’s AI ups its game(play), a hospital resorts to pen and paper to thwart ransomware, and more in this week’s News of Note! Sony’s AI bests top human competitors in racing game Gran Turismo. (James Vincent, The Verge) Russia moves to regulate…
The actors behind ransomware tend to fall into two categories: cybercriminal gangs, often based in Eastern Europe, and groups backed by economic outcasts like Iran, Russia and North Korea. Historically the first prefer a shotgun approach; the second behave more like snipers. Here are a few of the groups that…
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report entitled “Study of the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art” that discussed risks in the art sales ecosystem, ranging from high-value traditional art to NFTs and online sales platforms. Section 6110(c)…
This week’s News of Note includes a Foo Fighters VR concert, a peek inside Trickbot’s operations, an NFT makeover for Beatles memorabilia, some personal space for avatars, and more. Cybercriminals exploit U.S. schools’ growing dependency on technology. (Al Jazeera) Julian Lennon turns Beatles memorabilia into NFTs. (Mark Brown, The Guardian)…
It may seem that the very term “ransomware” wasted little time going from “newish-sounding threat” to expected, constant presence in the news and IT meetings alike. But, of course, it’s ultimately just a modern word for one of the oldest crimes out there—holding someone or something hostage until someone else…
Can AI build AI, what does an augmented reality theater production look like, what is the “quantum apocalypse,” and more… AI gets meta: Researchers at the University of Guelph develop “hypernetwork” to build AI. (Olivia Fields, Quanta Magazine) MIT researchers develop training process to help humans collaborate with AI “colleagues.”…
Back in the day when I rushed home after school to play The Sims, I would have never imagined that one day I would actually become a Sim… Of course, it turns out The Sims—and games like it—have always been an early, somewhat limited iteration of what is now popularly…
This metaverse-meets-NFTs themed edition of News of Note includes travel, food and shoes, a big box retailer entering the NFT arena, and the purchase of (a film adaptation of) a sci-fi classic. Does the metaverse heighten the utility of non-fungible tokens? (Anirudh Tiwaru, Cointelegraph) Cryptocurrency collective purchases Jodoworsky’s Dune adaptation—sans…
Regulators at the state and federal level are increasing their scrutiny of businesses’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). For example, recently, representatives from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the New York State Department of Financial Services discussed the need for developing additional AI guidance. Banks, insurers…
Riaz Karamali recently joined host Joel Simon on the Industry Insights podcast to discuss the issues and innovations driving the video game industry, including the emergence of the Metaverse and how non-fungible tokens, blockchain and Web 3.0 may underpin it. Hello, and welcome to Pillsbury’s Industry Insights podcast, where we discuss current legal and…