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DLive Introduces Decentralized Video Streaming to Increase Customer Base By Over 50 Million Monthly Users
DLive has partnered with Theta Network to offer decentralized video streaming to users.
IMF Educational Cryptocurrency Video Receives Backlash from Bitcoin and Crypto Experts
A video posted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its social platform has generated a lot of criticism from the cryptocurrency community.
Bitcoin's Popularity Sees Surge in Marijuana and Video Game Transactions During Coronavirus Lockdown
The coronavirus-induced lockdown has influenced an increased use case of Bitcoin. Sales of video games and cannabis using Bitcoin have seen a significant rise during the lockdown. The pandemic has revealed consumers’ priorities, as online sales of general digital products saw a decline, while video gamers and marijuana users have increasingly turned to Bitcoin during the virus outbreak.
Tencent Cloud Launches Deepfake Generator
Tencent Cloud, the cloud services provider arm of Tencent, has released a new deepfake generator platform for creating fake videos of individuals using AI capabilities based on a three-minute video clip and 100 voice clips. The service costs approximately $145.
Blockchain Video Game Firm Mythical Games Lays Off 10% Of Workforce
Mythical Games has joined the rising list of tech firms reducing headcount amid recession concerns.
Tencent Cloud Launches Deepfake Generator
Tencent Cloud, the cloud services arm of Tencent, has launched a deepfake generator that uses three-minute video clips and 100 voice sentences to create convincing digital humans. The service can create deepfakes in Chinese and English and costs $145.
Meta Unveils Next-Gen AI Emu Video and Emu Edit
Meta's Emu Video and Emu Edit are advanced AI tools for video and image editing, enhancing creative processes and ensuring ethical AI deployment.
How Meta's FlowVid will Revolutionize Video-to-Video Synthesis with Temporal Consistency
Researchers at Texas at Austin and Meta GenAI developed FlowVid, a V2V synthesis framework that improves synthesis efficiency and quality, outperforming existing models in video creation and editing.
Video Generation: ByteDance MagicVideo-V2 Outperforms Pika 1.0, SVD-XT?
ByteDance's MagicVideo-V2 surpasses Pika 1.0 and SVD-XT in AI-driven video generation, showcasing advancements crucial for the parent company of TikTok and Douyin and the broader tech industry.
Sony Files Patent for NFT Transfer Between Game Platforms
Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a patent for a framework allowing users to transfer and use NFTs across multiple game platforms.
Fake Video of ECB President Lagarde Admitting to Digital Euro Control
A fake video of ECB President Christine Lagarde admitting to the use of a digital euro for limited control of payments was shared on social media. The video was revealed to be a prank and was part of a series of similar hoaxes targeting public figures.
FreeInit: A Groundbreaking Approach to Enhance Video Generation by Nanyang Technological University
FreeInit, developed by Nanyang Technological University, enhances video diffusion models by iteratively refining noise initialization, significantly improving temporal consistency in video generation.
Google's Lumiere AI: Ideal for Realistic Video Generation
Google unveils Lumiere, an advanced AI model for realistic video generation using a Space-Time Diffusion Model and STUNet architecture, outperforming existing models in quality and user preference.
AI's Pioneering Role in 2024: Transformations and Challenges
AI in 2024 is transforming various sectors with advancements in text-to-video technology, the proliferation of deepfakes, and new applications in robotics and journalism, reshaping work and societal norms.
DOJ Plans to Call Former FTX Consumers, Investors, and Employees as Witnesses in Upcoming Samuel Bankman-Fried Trial
The DOJ is set to call former customers, investors, and employees of FTX as witnesses in the upcoming trial against Samuel Bankman-Fried, with a letter motion on September 30 revealing the scope of testimonies. A witness from Ukraine presents a challenge due to travel constraints amidst local unrest, with video conferencing proposed as a solution. The trial, attracting attention due to its proximity, is poised to kick off following jury selection on October 3.
Theta: Everything You Need to Know
The Theta network aims to use blockchain technology to provide decentralized peer-to-peer video delivery for online streaming purposes.
UniPi: Revolutionizing AI with Text-Guided Video Policy Generation
UniPi's innovative AI approach combines text-guided video generation with policy-making, enabling broad applications in robotics and AI planning.
Why Sora is A Breakthrough in AI Video Generation?
OpenAI's Sora, a text-to-video generative AI model, marks a breakthrough in AI's ability to create realistic video scenes from textual prompts, with implications across creative industries and education.
Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era
Steemit and Dtube allow users to be rewarded for sharing content. These social media networks are decentralized and censorship-resistant.
Tiger King's Carole Baskins Calls Bitcoin "the Future" in BTC Birthday Video
Bitcoin whitepaper turns twelve tomorrow, nine celebrities including the Tiger King documentary’s infamous antagonist Carole Baskins have wished BTC many happy returns.
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Introduces New Feature to Enable Partial Staking in Multiple Stake Pools
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson recently introduced Cardano’s delegation portfolios and hardware updates for Cardano in a recent YouTube video.
Microsoft Loses TikTok to Tech Giant Oracle – What This Means for Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry
TikTok, the multibillion-dollar video sharing platform popularized by millennials and Gen Z, has chosen Oracle Corporation as its tech partner over Microsoft.
Tech Mahindra Leverages IBM Blockchain For New Entertainment Royalties Platform
Indian multinational tech company, Tech Mahindra has announced the launch of a blockchain-based platform aimed at preserving the rights of video content generated by content creators and producers.
US Senator Sherrod Brown: Facebook is delusional
“Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebook is more like a government than a company. That’s delusional.” US Senator Sherrod Brown said in a video tweet.
What is DTube?
DTube is a decentralized video sharing platform launched in August 2017 by Adrien Marie, and is one of the most popular decentralized alternatives to YouTube.
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson: Accountability of Funding from Voltaire Does Not Need to be Centralized
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently explained in a video update regarding the accountability of the funding from Voltaire, its governance era.
YouTube and Ripple Intertwined In Lawsuit Battle For XRP Scam Videos
Blockchain company Ripple and CEO of the currency exchange network Brad Garlinghouse is suing YouTube for allegedly playing a part in the repeated Ripple (XRP) crypto giveaway scams that have been circulating on the video content platform.