TikTok's Parent Company Just Borrowed $30 Billion to Go All-In on AI
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A developer posted metadata for about 5.6 billion public TikTok videos, scraped through the app's private API in a way TikTok's terms prohibit. The free dataset also doubles as a storefront.
This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking Its Human, Company Says
Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the company's own, and the model isn't going to retail customers yet.
Bitcoin ETFs Post Their Best Day in Nearly a Month as BlackRock Does All the Buying
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $526.7 million on Monday, their biggest day since Sept. 22. BlackRock's IBIT supplied all of it while Fidelity and Grayscale funds bled.
Bitcoin Wallet Maker Keystone Pulls Devices as Stolen Key Opens Door to Fakes
Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected. The company says recovery phrases and private keys were not involved.
US OCC calls on community banks to become payment stablecoin issuers
The announcement followed the banking regulator finalizing its rules for the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin law to be implemented in January
AI company Anthropic announces IPO, expected as early as November
The artificial intelligence company disclosed more than $16 billion in revenue and an $80 billion net loss for the first half of 2026.