Can generative artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT genuinely create original ideas? A new study led by Professor Karim Jerbi from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, with participation from renowned AI researcher Yoshua Bengio, takes on that question at an unprecedented scale. The research is the largest direct comparison ever conducted between human creativity and the creativity of large language models. The study, published in Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), points to a significant shift. Generative AI systems have now reached a level where they can outperform the average human on certain creativity measures. At the same time,…
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Jan 26, 2026 02:38 Hong Kong’s central bank doubles its RMB liquidity facility to RMB200 billion as 40 banks exhaust initial quotas, expanding offshore yuan reach to ASEAN and Europe. Hong Kong’s monetary authority is doubling its renminbi lending facility to RMB200 billion ($27.5 billion) after overwhelming bank demand exhausted the initial allocation in just three months.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced January 26 that the expanded RMB Business Facility takes effect February 2, backed by the People’s Bank of China through their currency swap arrangement. All 40 participating banks have either hit or are approaching their quota limits since…
technical analysis XRP price action The 3-week candlestick timeframe chart shows that the cryptocurrency is heading in exactly that direction. double digit Set thresholds based on long-term structure. This analysis, shared on social media platform X along with multi-year charts, shows that XRP trading is in a situation called Phase 4. Central to this setup is the clear technical goal of breaking above all-time highs and rising to at least $21.5. Related books Gradual XRP price fluctuations Technical analysis of XRP price trends It shows that cryptocurrencies have been trading in a series of four phases for over a decade.…
Bitcoin dropped under $88,000 on Sunday, erasing around $135 million in crypto longs in the past hour amid renewed selling pressure across digital asset markets. The decline comes after Bitcoin retreated from a weekly high above $92,000 reached on January 19. The leading crypto asset traded at $87,743 at press time, down 1.5% on the day and nearly 8% over the past week, per CoinGecko. Market sentiment has turned fearful, with the Fear & Greed Index registering a score of 25. Technical analysts point to a false breakout of the $95,938 resistance level as a catalyst for the current downtrend.…
There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech conference, with on-stage appearances by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and even more industry executives. The big topic, unsurprisingly, was AI, with CEOs laying a vision for the technology’s transformative potential while also acknowledging ongoing concerns that they’re inflating a massive bubble. Amidst all that big-picture prognostication, they also found time to take swipes at their competitors, and even at their ostensible partners. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s…
Jan 24, 2026 17:55 Tezos completes its 20th protocol upgrade, cutting block time to 6 seconds and enabling 12-second finality. XTZ trades at $0.59 amid the technical milestone. Tezos activated its 20th protocol upgrade on January 24, 2026, cutting Layer 1 block time from 8 seconds to 6 seconds and achieving finality in just 12 seconds. The Tallinn upgrade went live at block #11,640,289, marking another forkless evolution for the self-amending blockchain.XTZ is trading at $0.59 with a market cap of $618 million, down 1.09% over 24 hours as the technical milestone drew minimal immediate price reaction.What Tallinn Actually ChangesThree…
Bitcoin also felt the impact this week as large investors moved their funds into tokenized gold. Prices fell as whales quietly bought millions of dollars of gold-backed token XAUT, signaling a short-term move toward traditional hedging. Related books Whales move to tokenized gold According to on-chain trackers, an address transferred $1.53 million in USDC to Hyperliquid to acquire XAUT. The same wallet had previously made purchases worth approximately 481 XAUT, or approximately $2.38 million, according to the report. Nearly $1.44 million in USDC is still held at this address, suggesting further purchases may follow. These movements were detected on public…
Binance is preparing to revive stock trading on its platform, revisiting a business line it shut down in 2021 after regulatory scrutiny, according to a report by The Information. Binance launched tokenized equities in April 2021, starting with Tesla and later adding stocks including Coinbase, Strategy, Microsoft, and Apple. The service was discontinued by July after regulators in the UK and Germany questioned whether the products complied with securities laws. The renewed push comes as interest in tokenized equities accelerates across crypto and traditional finance. OKX is also exploring stock-linked products, its global managing partner Haider Rafique told The Information.…
Harvey, the high-flying legal AI startup, has acquired Hexus — a two-year-old startup that builds tools for creating product demos, videos, and guides — as the company continues its aggressive expansion amid fierce competition in the legal tech market. Hexus founder and CEO Sakshi Pratap, who previously held engineering roles at Walmart, Oracle, and Google, tells TechCrunch that her San Francisco-based team has already joined Harvey, while the startup’s India-based engineers will come onboard once Harvey establishes a Bangalore office. Pratap adds that she will lead an engineering team focused on accelerating Harvey’s offerings for in-house legal departments. “What we’re…