Crypto
Bitcoin absorbs Fed rate hike as officials see more tightening
Bitcoin held near $76,000 on Wednesday, shrugging off the US Federal Reserve's first interest rate increase since 2023.
Crypto
Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as federal reserve resumes rate hikes
In 2022, the Fed’s aggressive tightening crushed risk assets, and Bitcoin lost more than 60% of its value.
AI
OpenSpec – A lightweight and configurable AI spec framework
OpenSpec, a lightweight and configurable specification framework from Fission-AI, has reached 68.0k stars on GitHub.
AI
Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it’s coming to iOS and Mac
Snap is launching Specs Intelligence, a new AI assistant that connects digital accounts to help with work tasks and travel information.
Prism
Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: 'Our research has a hint of a detective story'
In 1848, a space weather event disrupted railway operations and caused a 16-minute train delay, researchers have found.
Crypto
US lawmakers advance bill to lock Trump’s Bitcoin reserve into law
US lawmakers advanced legislation to lock President Donald Trump’s strategic Bitcoin reserve into law on Wednesday, as the House Committee on Financial Services approved the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 in a 28-21 vote.
HotAI
Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at T...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has announced a pivotal session titled 'Hiring When AI Is a Co-Founder,' bringing together leaders from Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland to explore how AI agents are reshaping early-stage startup teams.
HotAI
OpenAI Creates a New Framework to Disclose Bad AI Behavior
OpenAI unveiled a new framework on Wednesday for disclosing AI misalignment incidents, aiming to establish industry-wide standards for transparency.
HotAI
Bain Capital Ventures Raises $1.6B Fund for AI, Physical AI and Early-Stage Tech
Bain Capital Ventures announced it has raised $1.6 billion for its 11th fund, exceeding its target, to back early-stage companies across AI infrastructure, applications, physical AI, security, science, and services.
HotAI
Google Research Introduces Retrieve-for-Train (R4T): An RL-Compiled Diffusion Retriever for 12Ă— to 20Ă— Faster Query F...
On September 16, 2026, Google Research introduced Retrieve-for-Train (R4T), a reinforcement-learning-compiled diffusion retriever that makes query fan-out 12Ă— to 20Ă— faster.