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🤖 [𝐀𝐈] Arthur Launches Open-Source Tool to Evaluate Large Language Model Performance. Arthur Bench is an open-source tool designed to assess and compare the performance of large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo and Meta's LLaMA 2. Arthur Bench enables companies to test various language models against their specific requirements, offering metrics to gauge accuracy, readability, hedging, and other aspects.
▶ [𝐀𝐈] Meta’s Next AI Attack on OpenAI: Free Code-Generating Software.
⛓ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] Mastercard Partners with Leading Blockchain Firms to Enhance Understanding of CBDCs. Mastercard has initiated a collaboration with seven leading blockchain and payment technology providers to delve deeper into the potential and constraints of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Ripple, ConsenSys, Fluency, and others.
▶ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] Gitcoin + Shell: A collaboration to accelerate Climate Solutions worldwide.
💻 [AR/VR] Emerging Role of Virtual Reality in Workforce Training. Virtual Reality (VR) is steadily finding its place in practical applications like job training, with many employers across diverse sectors, from retail to healthcare, adopting the technology. This immersive medium offers trainees an experience closely resembling real-world situations, just by donning a headset. Walmart, an early adopter of VR for training, reported a 5-10% improvement in employee test scores since integrating VR.
🎆 [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] Google's Chrome Advances Quantum-Resistant Cryptography to Combat Future Cyber Threats. Google's Chrome browser is preparing for a post-quantum cybersecurity world by revising technical standards and testing new quantum-resistant algorithms. Collaborative efforts across Google aim to transition the web to quantum-resistant cryptography, as detailed in a recent Chromium Blog post. Chrome will use a hybrid method, supporting the X25519Kyber768 protocol, to establish symmetric secrets in Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections.
▶ [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] Quantum In China: Insights Into China’s Advancement In Quantum Technologies.
▶ [𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡] The Fintech Growth Fund – backed by major financial institutions including Barclays and the London Stock Exchange Group – will target promising fintechs with investments between £10m and £100m. The fund will invest in firms from Series C stage and above. Portfolio companies will receive strategic support in addition to capital. This includes access to a deep network of fintech and investment experts.
