AI policy advocate, Olagunju, selected for global public voices fellowship
Nigerian lawyer and technology policy advocate, Temi Paul Olagunju, has been selected as one of 20 global fellows for the 2025 Public Voices Fellowship on Technology in the Public Interest. The Fellowship is an initiative of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation In partnership with the OpEd project in the United States. The year-long program brings together researchers, technologists and governance experts who focus on the social impact of technology. Its goal is to provide them with the skills and platforms needed to contribute to public debates through opinion writing, media engagement and policy advocacy. The 2025 group…
TRD Network Announces Presale Stage 1 and Introduces Its
New York, USA, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TRD Network today announced the upcoming launch of the first phase of pre-sale and shared new information about the AI-enabled Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN), which has been developed to support more adaptive and resilient decentralized systems. This milestone marks the defining moment for investors to acquire tokens in an ecosystem designed to combine the efficiency of artificial intelligence with the security and resilience of decentralized physical resources. TRD Network solves fundamental challenges in the Web3 industry, providing a strategic answer to high fees, scalability limits, and cyber vulnerabilities. By implementing…
Quantum-resistant Zero-Trust AI Security Framework Achieves 97.88% Efficacy With 100% Crypto-Agility
The increasing reliance on artificial intelligence requires new methods of dealing with security, especially as threats become more complex. I. presents. Al-Sharqawi, and C. Clark, and J. Horgan, and I. Dai is an innovative framework that combines post-quantum cryptography and zero trust architecture, formally built on the foundations of category theory, to protect access to artificial intelligence models. This innovative work models cryptographic operations as mathematical transformations and trust policies as functions, allowing fine-grained and adaptable trust management and detailed security hashing for advanced cryptosystems. By demonstrating a practical implementation on ESP32 hardware, the team validates the flexible transition to…
David Sacks Denies Conflict Claims Over AI and Crypto White House Role
TLDR David Sachs said he divested his major holdings before joining management in January. Sacks shared a legal letter stating that he received two separate ethics clearances. The New York Times article claimed that Sachs’s forward policies helped the technology partners. Five New York Times reporters spent five months investigating, Sachs said. David Sachs, who serves as the White House’s AI and cryptocurrency official, rejected a New York Times article published on November 30 alleging a conflict of interest related to his government duties. In a public response, Sachs claimed the story was based on unproven allegations and said he…
Navigating the Risks and Rewards of AI in Crypto Presales
As the cryptocurrency landscape continues to evolve, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a major player in pre-sales. While it offers unprecedented opportunities for investors, it also presents risks that are impossible to ignore. Let’s take a look at the dual nature of AI-driven cryptocurrency sales here, weighing both the good and the bad. Benefits and advantages of artificial intelligence in investment decisions When it comes to investment strategies, artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize how we engage with the cryptocurrency space. We’re talking about advanced algorithms and the necessary data analytics that can help identify trends, predict price…
AI–Blockchain Convergence Accelerates As New Use Cases Emerge Across Africa
Blockchain technology has steadily moved into the mainstream in recent years as companies across government, transportation, logistics, finance, and healthcare embrace the technology for a wide range of uses. Across these sectors, blockchain technology has helped enhance trust and integrity in systems that manage large amounts of personal and financial data. It has also become an essential tool for tracking goods. According to Gartner’s Hype Cycle, many elements of blockchain are beginning to move out of the “trough of disillusionment” and toward the “slope of enlightenment” as adoption expands. Its trajectory is now being accelerated thanks to artificial intelligence, which…
Trump’s AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks Faces Intensified Conflict of Interest Scrutiny
A New York Times report claims that David Sachs is exploiting his role in the White House to benefit his personal investments. Sachs serves as an artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency advisor to President Donald Trump. The report notes that his political decisions could affect hundreds of his private technology holdings. Sachs strongly denies these accusations. He described the lengthy reporting process as one in which the accusations were fully debunked. His response criticizes the published story as a weak collection of unsupported anecdotes. The report details a wide web of potential conflicts A New York Times analysis of financial disclosures…
Telegram-backed Cocoon goes live, now letting GPU owners earn crypto for AI compute
Key takeaways Cocoon was launched as a decentralized confidential computing network on the TON blockchain. Cocoon is designed to process AI requests while fully protecting user privacy and data confidentiality. Share this article Telegram founder Pavel Durov certain On Sunday, Cocoon, a decentralized confidential computing network built on the TON blockchain to process artificial intelligence requests with full protection of user privacy, is now available. Also known as the Confidential Open Computing Network, Cocoon allows anyone with a graphics processing unit (GPU) to earn cryptocurrencies by running AI models for applications that require privacy. Durov stated that some GPU owners…
Zero Knowledge Proof Explained: Here’s How Daily Auctions & Proof Pods Drive a Private AI Compute Network
Digital privacy has become a major priority as more information travels through apps, AI systems, and financial platforms. This shift has led to renewed interest in zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, which allows networks to verify actions without revealing private data. The need for privacy is now driving new development across AI, finance, and blockchain ecosystems. Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) It stands out as one of the first projects to convert this concept into a fully active system. It uses ZK cryptography for verifiable computing, is coupled with purpose-built hardware, and offers two ways to profit: a daily pre-sale auction and a…
AI, Biometrics, Blockchain, IoT And Quantum
An Iraqi recruit’s iris was scanned using an automated biometric toolkit system, demonstrating how biometrics enhances modern security and access control. Credit: Cpl. Spencer M. Murphy, United States Marine Corps, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. For anyone who still thinks of security as simple guards, fences and alarms, 2025 is a good year to refresh your mental image. Security now blends cameras, codes, algorithms, and sensors in ways that seem almost like science fiction From small businesses to large corporations, security means monitoring doors and networks at the same time. Artificial intelligence, biometrics, blockchain, the Internet of Things, and even…