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India's central bank is holding firm on its push to ban cryptocurrency outright, telling Reuters it sees prohibition as the clearest path to curbing tax evasion. That puts the Reserve Bank of India sharply at odds with a growing number of governments embracing digital assets, and signals that New Delhi's regulatory standoff with crypto is far from over.
Shifting to artificial intelligence, a former DeepMind executive is sounding a serious alarm. Verity Harding told Wired that the United States government's increasingly nationalistic posture toward AI development is not a sign of strength — it's a warning sign. She argues the competitive arms race mentality is precisely the kind of dynamic that leads to the worst outcomes.
And OpenAI is preparing to roll out GPT-five point six to the general public this Thursday, July ninth. The release includes three variants — Sol, Terra, and Luna — marking another rapid step forward in the company's public deployment pace. Whether the broader public is ready to absorb yet another capability jump remains an open question worth watching.
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