PwC’s US boss Paul Griggs says PwC decided to “lean in” to crypto work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following Trump’s embrace of digital assets (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)

Stephen Foley / Financial Times: PwC’s US boss Paul Griggs says PwC decided to “lean in” to crypto work after years of taking a more cautious stance, following Trump’s embrace of digital assets  —  Big Four firm has made strategic pivot towards digital assets, says US boss  —  PwC decided […]

Jan. 4, 1797: The birth of Wilhelm Beer

Though a banker by profession, Wilhelm Beer, who was born Jan. 4, 1797, in Germany, dedicated his life to astronomy, establishing a private observatory in Berlin and acting as a patron and collaborator to professional astronomer Johann Madler. Between 1834 and 1836, Beer and Madler created and published Mappa Selenographica, […]

Fueled partly by US tech companies, governments worldwide are racing to deploy GenAI in schools and universities, even as agencies such as UNICEF urge caution (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Fueled partly by US tech companies, governments worldwide are racing to deploy GenAI in schools and universities, even as agencies such as UNICEF urge caution  —  In early November, Microsoft said it would supply artificial intelligence tools and training to more than 200,000 students […]