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🎆 [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] Quantum Program: Bridging Quantum Tech and Industry. Womanium, a virtual summer program focused on quantum technology, is launching its second Global Quantum Program, taking place from July 2–28. The event will feature more than 70 speakers from industry, academia, and government sectors, offering a range of activities including virtual lab tours, software bootcamps, hardware lectures, panels, spotlight talks, and a career fair.
▶ [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] Intel Tunnel Falls Into Quantum Computing!
🤖 [𝐀𝐈] AI Sparks Major Shake-up at Europe's Top Newspaper. Germany's Bild, the biggest-selling newspaper in Europe, has revealed a €100m cost-cutting strategy that includes about 200 job cuts and warned staff that it expects to make further editorial cuts due to “the opportunities of artificial intelligence”.
▶ [𝐀𝐈] OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation.
⛓ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] BIS Proposes 'Unified Ledger' Infrastructure for Streamlined Financial Transactions. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a chapter from its annual report, discussing a new financial market infrastructure concept — a "unified ledger". This proposition aims to integrate central bank digital currency and tokenized assets, facilitated by APIs.
▶ [𝐂𝐁𝐃𝐂] MAS Proposes Standards for Digital Money.
💻 [𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞] FIFA Files Metaverse Trademarks. FIFA has filed multiple trademark applications linked to the metaverse as part of its "WE ARE" initiative. This move signals FIFA's increasing interest in metaverse and virtual reality, covering sectors like gaming, fashion, and entertainment.
▶ [𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲] Understanding Malware-as-a-Service. A new research from Kaspersky Security reveals that the Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model has facilitated a broader participation in cybercrime activities, even for less technically adept individuals. The study, which analyzed data from the dark web, identified 97 different malware families being distributed via the MaaS model since 2015.
▶ [𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡] How Your New Car is Tracking You !
