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How to Run the Powerful Flux AI Image Generator on Less Powerful PCs
When Flux burst onto the scene a few days ago, it quickly earned a reputation as the crown jewel of open-source image generators. It matched Midjourney's aesthetic prowess while absolutely crushing it in prompt understanding and text generation. The catch? You needed a beefy GPU with over 24GB of VRAM (or even more) just to get it running. That's more horsepower than most gaming rigs, let alone your average work laptop. But the AI community, never one to back down from a challenge, rolled up its...
El Salvador Announces $1.6 Billion Investment That Will Kickstart ‘Bitcoin City’
El Salvador is getting a massive infrastructure investment that’s expected to support the buildout of its visionary “Bitcoin City.” The government said Sunday that Yilport, a Turkish holding company, will invest $1.62 billion in two of El Salvador’s seaports, marking the largest private investment in the country's history. “This will be a mixed-ownership company between the Yilport company and [El Salvador], which will operate both seaports for the next 50 years,” said the government in a video...
Detained Binance Exec's Health Is ‘Shockingly Bad’ in Nigerian Prison, Wife Says
Tigran Gambaryan—a former high-ranking executive at cryptocurrency exchange Binance who was taken into custody in Nigeria in February—is still being denied access to his legal team and experiencing a rapid decline in his health, according to his legal team. According to a statement shared with Decrypt, the circumstances for Gambaryan have worsened significantly since July 16, when the Abuja court adjourned for a holiday. Although the next hearing will not take place until October 11, his legal r...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Aims to Raise $250 Million to Buy More BTC—But It Could Be Risky
In a bold move that has raised eyebrows in the cryptocurrency industry, Marathon Digital Holdings—one of the world's largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies—has announced plans to raise $250 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes. While the company frames this decision as a way to strengthen its Bitcoin holdings and support its long-term HODL strategy, industry experts are raising questions about the potential risks and implications of this approach. The convertible notes...