Crypto and Tech Face Tumultuous Year with Hacks, Legal Woes, and AI Risk Debates
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The Guardian newspaper was hit with a ransomware attack in January that compromised staff data. This kicked off a year of increased cybercrime threats.
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AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton began warning of AI "existential risk", stirring debate on whether advanced AI could threaten humanity.
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Apple announced its long-rumored VR/AR headset, the $3,500 Vision Pro, which it hopes will popularize spatial computing.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao agreed to plead guilty to money laundering charges. Zhao resigned and faces sentencing.
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Bitcoin ended the year resurgent, climbing back over $44k per coin, softening public reaction to the Binance case.