Key TakeawaysBitget’s hack is larger than first reported, with the exchange now putting the damage at $387.5 million.Gracy Chen wants Thorchain to cut off the hackers as they shuffle stolen funds into bitcoin.Thorchain faced a similar fight after the Bybit hack, and its validators weren’t willing to block the moving funds. Bitget’s Hack Climbs to $387.5 Million as CEO Gracy Chen Calls on Thorchain to Block Hackers Two days ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the Bitget hack, and at the time, the exchange said hackers stole around $351 million. That estimate has been increased since then, and Bitget now estimates…
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When Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs at the video-generation startup Synthesia, sent me a link this summer to the newest addition to their PR team, I was surprised. It was an interactive virtual avatar of him, trained to answer common press questions about Synthesia, like what it does and how it works. The day before, I was on a panel where PR people asked me if I minded pitches that used AI-generated text. But Alexandru’s avatar was beyond that — this seemed to me the final boss of using AI in PR. In September, Synthesia invited me to its…
Alvin Lang Sep 24, 2026 20:11 Runway Dev’s Model Router slashes generative media costs by up to 66% while maintaining production-grade quality. Here’s how it works. Runway Dev’s Model Router is proving its ability to drastically cut costs in generative media pipelines without sacrificing output quality. According to a new report published on September 24, 2026, developers using the router have reduced costs by up to 66% while maintaining 95% of production-grade quality compared to baseline state-of-the-art (SOTA) models. The Model Router, first launched on July 23, 2026, dynamically selects the most efficient AI model for each request based on…
A practical quantum computer must eventually be able to handle any type of quantum algorithm, much like a conventional laptop can run many different kinds of software. Researchers have now demonstrated a new way to reach that level of flexibility using unusual quantum objects known as non-Abelian anyons. Scientists from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), Harvard, Stony Brook University, and Quantinuum created and tested a full set of operations based on non-Abelian anyons. Their results provide the first experimental demonstration that this approach can support the broad range of operations required for universal quantum…
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $190.65M on Thursday, extending their inflow streak to six sessions.Blackrock led broad gains as ether, solana, XRP, and HYPE funds also attracted capital.Traders will test whether ETF demand can offset rising bitcoin shorts and $3B+ Hyperliquid OI. Bitcoin ETF Buying Hits 6 Straight Days Institutional demand kept building Thursday. Bitcoin ETFs recorded their sixth straight day of inflows, adding $190.65 million as investors continued to rebuild exposure after sharp volatility affected markets earlier this month. Blackrock’s IBIT once again carried most of the load, attracting $162.63 million. Fidelity’s FBTC added $12.86 million, while Morgan Stanley’s MSBT…
Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 25, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, will return to TOKEN2049 Singapore as a Platinum Sponsor, with a broader on-site presence spanning interactive booth experiences, product showcases and conversations on the MEXC Stage. The event will give users, partners and industry participants more ways to engage directly with MEXC, from exploring new AI experiences to joining discussions on how trading platforms and global markets are evolving. This year, MEXC’s presence will spotlight how AI is evolving from market analysis into active, agentic execution. Where quantitative capabilities and high-speed algorithmic tools were once locked…
TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies. It’s the latest in our long line of founder-centric events, which are smaller and more hands-on than Disrupt. If an extensive lineup of speakers from Anthropic, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Benchmark is your thing, Disrupt tickets are still available here. But for the founder looking to really get in the weeds during a one-day crash course, Founder Summit is the ideal place to get a head start…
Zach Anderson Sep 23, 2026 21:22 NVIDIA’s Cluster Readiness Engine certifies GPU clusters for production by running real AI workloads. Learn how it identifies bottlenecks and faulty nodes. NVIDIA has launched the Cluster Readiness Engine (NVCRE), a Kubernetes-based open-source tool aimed at ensuring GPU clusters are production-ready for the demands of AI workloads. By running actual distributed jobs, such as training benchmarks and communication tests, NVCRE identifies underperforming nodes, degraded hardware, and configuration flaws that standard diagnostics may miss. AI training jobs often fail or underperform due to subtle issues like a single slow GPU or misconfigured traffic routing. NVCRE…
New Ondo Intelligent Portfolios will offer portfolio tokens based on portfolio strategies developed by BlackRock for Ondo, bringing professionally designed portfolios delivered as single onchain tokens for eligible investors outside the United States. NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ondo Finance today launched a new onchain product category: Ondo Intelligent Portfolios, curated portfolios delivered as single onchain transferable tokens. The three portfolio tokens launched today are based on portfolio strategies powered by BlackRock, developed by BlackRock for Ondo, marking the first time eligible onchain investors can access exposure to such strategies through a single token. Diversified, professionally constructed strategies have…