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Ambient Intelligence: Invisible Technology Changes the World
Ambient Intelligence (AMI) can sense the environment, predict and meet people’s needs intuitively without their intervention. It can recognize the location, the presence of humans, and their movement, analyze received information, and change its functionality accordingly. AI Facial Recognition to Identify Criminals: Is It Reliable?
Facial features, along with a person’s fingerprints, DNA analysis, and other evidence, are key parts of criminal identification. With the help of tools like face detection and recognition, police can speed up the investigation process by tracing unknown faces and matching existing databases. 
The developers of the Web3 social network Friend.Tech transferred control over the project’s smart contract to Ethereum's null address, effectively freezing the platform. This move means no further updates or modifications can be made, and all future revenue will be burned. 
Lucky Uwakwe, Chairman of Nigeria’s Blockchain Industry Coordinating Committee (BICCoN), has called for the use of blockchain and artificial intelligence to preserve the languages of African tribes. He warned that community migrations due to security issues could lead to the extinction of many languages and dialects. Joe Grand: Hacking Crypto Wallets for Good
Joe Grand, also known as "Kingpin," is a computer engineer, hardware hacker, and tech YouTuber. Using his knowledge and skills, Grand can build technologies and crack systems. Among the crypto community, he is famous for successful cases of hacking crypto wallets and helping clients regain control over their cryptocurrencies. Marques Brownlee: The Tech Guy from YouTube
Marques Brownlee is one of the most popular tech YouTubers. As of May 2024, his channel, also known as MKBHD, has over 18.8 M subscribers. If you’re curious about what MKBHD means, it’s the initials of the YouTubers name, where K is his middle name standing for Keith, and HD stands for high definition, pointing to the high quality of the videos. Composed by Bots: Understanding AI's Interpretation of Music
Music is a universal language and machines are learning it too. Artificial Intelligence tools can now create instrumentation, melodies, and lyrics from scratch. It takes only to describe the style and genre to an app, and a new song will be ready within a minute. 
South Korean tech giant Naver has partnered with blockchain platform Chiliz to launch its first cryptocurrency wallet—Naver Pay Wallet. According to the company, this new non-custodial wallet could potentially provide over 33 million users with access to digital assets. The Life and Disappearance of Mike Lynch
Tech magnate Mike Lynch, dubbed the “British Bill Gates,” went missing after the superyacht Bayesian, moored (!) off the coast of Sicily, sank during a freak storm on August 19, 2024. As we await potential rescue efforts for one of the UK's leading business figures, let’s examine the events preceding this mysterious incident. 
The Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot has successfully completed another funding round, attracting over $300 million and raising the company’s valuation to $3.3 billion. Notable investors include major tech and financial firms such as Tencent, Alibaba, and Gaorong Capital. 
Tools for Humanity (TFH), the developer of the Worldcoin project, has recruited four former leaders from top tech companies (Google, Apple, and X) to enhance data privacy and security. Damien Kieran, who previously managed privacy at X, will now take on a similar role at Worldcoin. Top 7 Tech Channels on YouTube in 2024
YouTube is a place to constantly discover something interesting and wonder, 'How come I didn’t know about this before?' For our tech-savvy readers, we share 7 channels on YouTube that provide informative, educational, and fun content on different aspects of technology, from programming languages to hardware reviews, industry news, and discussions. 
Shocking remarks by Racer, the co-founder of the SocialFi protocol Friend.tech, about potentially relocating the project from Base have caused a mild panic within the community. With Friend.tech already facing challenging times, the market responded anxiously to the news. 
Match Group, the developer of popular dating services, has joined forces with the crypto exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) in a new initiative called Tech Against Scams. Together, they aim to combat the Pig Butchering scam, which involves building fake online relationships to steal assets.