Hackers say a third-party support breach exposed data on 5.5M Discord users. Discord disputes the size, says about 70,000 ID photos were exposed, and won’t pay ransom. Attackers threaten to leak the data.

SEC says state trust firms can hold crypto for clients. Fireblocks Trust teamed with Galaxy and Bakkt to expand regulated safekeeping, supporting Bitcoin ETFs and use by large investors.

Nvidia will sell AI gear directly to OpenAI for the first time as it readies its own data centers. Jensen Huang said each gigawatt of AI capacity costs $50-60B. OpenAI has already signed deals covering tens of gigawatts.

Block’s Square launched Bitcoin payments for small businesses: merchants can now convert sales to BTC with zero fees and use a built-in wallet; accepting bitcoin at checkout rolls out Nov 10.

UK funds £1.44m demo to turn seawater into hydrogen fuel for ships. Brunel University and Genuine H2 will make hydrogen on site, store it safely on board, and run an engine that emits only steam—part of a wider program to cut diesel at sea.

Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo now let clients buy bitcoin funds, helping drive record inflows this quarter. BlackRock’s bitcoin fund is nearing $100B in assets, with $7.5B traded in one day.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust is now the company’s most profitable fund, earning about $245M in fees in the past year, and is close to $100B in assets. It could be the fastest fund ever to reach $100B.

California enacted AB 325, making it illegal to use or share common pricing algorithms to fix prices under the Cartwright Act. The law also lowers the bar for antitrust suits, amid ongoing cases like RealPage.

Bitcoin hit a record high near $125,000, then BTC fell by over $2,000 as traders watch for the next rebound.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new record above $125,000, then dipped slightly. Data firms say trader bets are rising and selling is easing.

Using a 58‑qubit superconducting processor, Google Quantum AI with TUM and Princeton realized the first Floquet topologically ordered state, imaging chiral edge motion and observing particle transmutation predicted for non‑equilibrium matter.

Tesla has paused mass production of its Optimus robot because of design problems. Work will continue until the issues are fixed, delaying the rollout.

NASA says Perseverance's Sapphire Canyon rock sample shows a potential biosignature: SHERLOC detected organic signals and PIXL mapped mineral patterns consistent with microbial activity. Published in Nature; confirmation awaits sample return.

Brazil’s Bitcoin adoption is surging, with more people using bitcoin across the country, according to a new Latam Insights report.

Discord says a breach at support partner Zendesk exposed user data and some government ID photos from age checks. A security researcher claims 2 million+ ID photos were taken, but Discord hasn’t confirmed that. Discord is emailing impacted users.

Microsoft will integrate Anthropic’s AI models into Word, Excel and PowerPoint, per The Information, reducing reliance on OpenAI. The deal brings Claude models to Microsoft 365 for new features as the companies diversify their AI partnerships.

Could someone please share a Sora 2 invite with me?

Bitcoin Hyper unveiled a Bitcoin Layer 2 and says its presale has topped $14.8M. It batches transactions with zero-knowledge proofs and settles to Bitcoin Layer 1, aiming to cut fees, speed up BTC payments, and enable more programmable applications.

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Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining struck an AI hosting deal for its Barber Lake site and raised $1.1B at 0% interest, keeping full ownership. The move signals a growing shift of Bitcoin miners toward AI services.

Jaguar Land Rover says attackers stole some data in the cyber incident that has halted production since Sept 2. JLR is restoring systems with UK NCSC and has notified regulators. A group dubbed Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters claims responsibility.

I will not be running Bitcoin Core v30.

Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and others launched the Really Simple Licensing (RSL) protocol, letting sites set machine-readable terms for AI crawlers, including attribution and per-use payments; an RSL Collective will manage licensing.

Researchers report a loophole called ShadowLeak that uses ChatGPT to let attackers steal company emails through OpenAI’s servers, leaving no trace on corporate networks.

Real Simple Licensing (RSL) launches: a protocol from an RSS co-creator that lets publishers set machine-readable AI training terms via robots.txt. Backers include Reddit, Yahoo and Medium; a new RSL Collective will handle licensing and royalties.

Google is adding built-in AI to Chrome, now rolling out to Mac and Windows users in the US. The browser can read pages, use Google apps, and do tasks by itself inside Chrome.

Meta unveiled Ray-Ban Display smart glasses with a color screen and a wristband that reads finger gestures. In stores Sep 30 for $799. They shoot photos and video, show live captions, answer AI questions, handle messages, and provide walking directions.

El Salvador marked the 4th anniversary of its Bitcoin legal-tender law by buying 21 BTC, continuing daily buys started in Mar 2024. Government holdings now about 6,313 BTC; purchases continue despite restrictions under its IMF financing deal.

Do you think gold gains value if we mix in printed JPEGs? Of course not—it makes it impure. The same applies to Bitcoin.

Scientists just watched, for the first time, how Parkinson’s-related proteins poke holes in cell membranes. This new lab tool could help speed up the search for better treatments.

Google Quantum AI, together with TUM and Princeton, used a 58-qubit quantum processor to create a new kind of exotic matter. They managed to see particles moving around the edges in a special way and even changing type—exactly as theory predicted for matter that’s out of equilibrium.

Google Quantum AI, together with TUM and Princeton, used a 58-qubit quantum processor to create a new kind of exotic matter. They managed to see particles moving around the edges in a special way and even changing type—exactly as theory predicted for matter that’s out of equilibrium.

Google Quantum AI, together with TUM and Princeton, used a 58-qubit quantum processor to create a new kind of exotic matter. They managed to see particles moving around the edges in a special way and even changing type—exactly as theory predicted for matter that’s out of equilibrium.