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Crypto
Bitcoin gains do not mean crypto decade was not wasted; real achievements remain
Bitcoin and ether climbed sharply in August, reviving crypto market sentiment, but the rally is viewed less as decentralisation being realised than as crypto technology being absorbed into traditional financial infrastructure. Industry figures say crypto has influenced payments, settlement and tokenisation, and that DeFi has matured, even as major firms exit and regulation pulls the sector into the mainstream. Use has spread, but complexity and custody risks persist.
AI & Enterprise
Study finds signs of AI writing on 35% of webpages posted since ChatGPT launch
A study found signs that AI wrote or heavily edited content on 35% of webpages posted after ChatGPT launched. Using Common Crawl data, Pew Research Center analysed 10,000 webpages and found AI-writing signals in 9.6% of the overall sample. The share rose to 35% when limited to pages posted since November 2022. The pattern was most common on .com domains and far lower on .edu and .gov sites, it said.
Telecommunications & Media
Divorced influencers gain traction in U.S. by turning divorce into content
Influencers in the United States are increasingly sharing their divorce experiences on social media and turning them into income through books, advertising and product sales. Gabrielle Stone began posting after her 2017 divorce and has built more than 112,000 Instagram followers and 1.3 million on TikTok, expanding into a memoir, podcast and fan trips. Similar creators report ad deals and annual earnings, even as critics warn of glamorising breakups and research highlights economic risks for women after divorce.
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Telecommunications & Media
Fatigue from obsession with the \'best choice\' puts review culture into reverse
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AI & Enterprise
AI chatbots spark \'emotional cheating\' debate as users share relationship worries
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AI & Enterprise
Experience is a weapon, AI a variable as U.S. baby boomers face re-employment dilemma
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Crypto
U.S. crypto users show clear tilt toward Republicans; did Trump’s ‘coin love’ work?
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Crypto
One in five U.S. adults have owned or used cryptocurrency, survey shows
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AI & Enterprise
ChatGPT moves beyond search to a personal OS as Gen Z uses it, Altman says
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AI & Enterprise
Jensen Huang says now is best time to start career amid AI job fears