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⛓ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] HKMA Reveals Bond Tokenization's Market Assessment; Wormhole Secures $225M for Crosschain Interop; EDF & Hedera in Renewable Energy Certificates. Analysis of global tokenized bonds since 2018 indicates that Asian and European issuers are top adopters. As of March 2023, the global issuance of tokenized bonds reached $3.9 billion. Tokenized bonds have shown efficiency gains with reduced underwriting and borrowing costs, and higher liquidity compared to conventional bonds.

▶ [𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧] The Fellowship of The Rollups: Rollup Framework, Shared Sequencer and RaaS.

🤖 [𝐀𝐈] Amazon Unveils 'Q': a ChatGPT Enterprise Competitor; a14z Launches JungleGym for Web Agents; Pika 1.0 Launch. Amazon has launched Q, an AI-powered chatbot for AWS customers, at the AWS re:Invent conference. Companies can allow Amazon Q to access their data stored outside Amazon servers, like in Slack and Gmail. Amazon Q doesn't rely on a single AI model like ChatGPT or Bard; it operates on Amazon's Bedrock platform. This platform integrates various AI systems, including Amazon's Titan and others created by Anthropic and Meta.

▶ [𝐀𝐈] Technical Report: Large Language Models can Strategically Deceive their Users when Put Under Pressure.

🎆 [𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲] Oxford Quantum Circuits Secures $100M for Service Platform, AWS Innovates with Error-Correcting Chip, Alibaba Closes Quantum Lab Amid Restructuring.

💻 [𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞] Finland Sets Course to Lead Global Metaverse by 2035; EU Lawmakers to Reduce Dependency on Non-EU Tech for Metaverse. Finland aims to become a global leader in the metaverse industry by 2035, as outlined in its strategy report ‘Metaverse Initiative by the Finnish Ecosystem: Virtual Potential into Real-World Impact’.

▶ [𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡] Security Leaders Highlight Tech Gaps as Major Breach Causes; Okta Admits Complete Customer Data Breach. Okta, the U.S. access and identity management company, has revealed that a recent breach of its support systems led to the theft of data on all its customers, not just the initially reported 1%.