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The U.S. Department of Justice stated on Thursday that North Korean hackers have stolen over $400 million in cryptocurrency assets through a social engineering scheme based on secretly recorded videos and AI deepfakes over the past 18 months, and announced that it has seized the infrastructure supporting this operation. The FBI refers to this method as "FaceStealer," which centers on turning video conference calls into traps: hackers lure targets into meetings using previously stolen accounts from victims, then play pre-recorded footage of trusted contacts to simulate their presence, thereby gaining the target's trust.The group also uses AI to generate deepfake videos of well-known figures in the cryptocurrency and related industries, making the scams more convincing. Once the target lowers their guard, the attackers create false technical issues, such as claiming the other party cannot hear them, and provide a so-called "fix" link that is actually used to implant malware. Afterward, hackers can empty the victim's wallet or exploit their system permissions, sometimes lying in wait for months or even over a year before taking action. The FBI stated that it has seized over 900 segments of camera footage from FaceStealer victims based on federal search warrants.The Department of Justice linked this operation to North Korean-related groups such as Sapphire Sleet, BlueNoroff, and APT38, warning that these hackers are increasingly targeting open-source software developers, seemingly paving the way for supply chain attacks. On the same day, the Department of Justice also reported progress in the Binance theft case, stating that it has obtained court authorization to seize or restrict over $1.2 billion of the approximately $6.4 billion in stolen assets, which is part of the over $2.7 billion that has already been frozen. The FBI attributes this theft to the North Korean group TraderTraitor and claims it is laundering money at a rate of creating a new wallet approximately every 25 seconds. North Korea denies involvement, stating that the FBI's conclusions are a political provocation.

Seedance announced the launch of the video generation model Seedance 2.5 flash, which supports generating videos up to 30 seconds long in a single instance, allowing for a maximum input of 10 images, 5 video segments, and 5 audio segments, providing resolutions of 480P and 720P.The official statement indicated that the generation speed of this model is twice that of Seedance 2.5; for example, the generation cost for video generated from text and images at 720P is approximately 0.99 yuan/second, which is about 34% lower than Seedance 2.5.Seedance 2.5 flash will gradually be available on platforms such as Jimeng, LibTV, Updream, Creao AI, and TapNow starting today, with the API expected to go live on November 15 on Volcano Ark.

X has launched the video clipping feature Clipping. Users can select segments from videos, add comments, and publish directly. Each clip will be marked with the original author and linked to the original video. Both the original author and the clipper can earn rewards through Original Content Rewards based on the view count of the clipped video.This feature is now available on iOS and Android clients, applicable to videos longer than 2 minutes, with clip segments lasting from 5 to 60 seconds. Users can click "Forward," select "Clip Video," choose the desired segment, add comments, and then publish.

On the evening of November 6, Beijing time, Vice Premier He Lifeng of the State Council held a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on the consensus from the meeting between the Chinese and U.S. heads of state and the results of economic and trade consultations, discussing important economic and trade issues. The Chinese side expressed concerns about the U.S. restrictions on economic and trade relations with China. Both sides agreed to continue strengthening cooperation, properly manage differences, and promote the stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.

Exclusive insights from "Intelligent Emergence" reveal that the overseas revenue share of Seedance, a video generation model under ByteDance, has reached 50%. Sources close to Volcano Engine disclosed that in the past six months, Seedance's revenue in overseas markets has grown nearly fivefold, making overseas an important market for this model.In February this year, Seedance 2.0 received a cease-and-desist letter from the Motion Picture Association of America due to generated content involving Hollywood copyrighted characters. Both parties signed a global memorandum of understanding on August 17. Following the release of Seedance 2.5, the Motion Picture Association of America highlighted ByteDance's progress in intellectual property protection. In August, Disney and TikTok reached a global short video content collaboration, allowing creators to compliantly use characters and clips from hundreds of film libraries, including Marvel, Pixar, "Star Wars," and FX, for secondary creation. The works will be distributed to TikTok and Disney+ vertical channel Verts, piloting first in the United States before expanding globally.Domestically, internet companies remain the main clients of Seedance. Insiders indicate that based on token consumption and revenue contribution, Tencent ranks among the top three clients in China, while Bilibili enters the top ten. The number of clients from the physical industry has exceeded one-quarter, covering sectors such as manufacturing, new retail, business services, education, healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, and energy. Tan Dai, president of Volcano Engine, stated at the FORCE conference in June this year that he hopes Seedance will enter production environments across various industries, especially in high-end productivity manufacturing. Volcano Engine established a frontier deployment engineer team this year to delve into industries such as automotive, healthcare, and education.

On October 28, B.AI announced that ByteDance's Seedance series video generation models have been integrated into the API, with official support for full access. A total of four models have been launched, covering different tiers from flagship to lightweight.Seedance 2.5 focuses on multimodal audio-visual joint generation, with a maximum single duration of 30 seconds, up to 1080p 10-bit, supporting up to 50 reference materials and targeted timestamp editing; Seedance 2.0 emphasizes high-quality output, supporting up to 4K 10-bit with audio-visual synchronization, and allows control of the first and last frames as well as extensions before and after; Seedance 2.0 Fast balances speed and cost, providing quick generation at 480p/720p, suitable for advertising variants and storyboard iterations; Seedance 2.0 Mini meets budget-sensitive creative and prompt testing needs at a lower unit price. Developers can now call the above models through the B.AI API, and are welcome to log in to chat.b.ai/chat to experience it.

According to "Du Jia," Soul is about to launch a real-time interactive AI audio and video integrated product called "Loxinity." This product includes a speech synthesis model, Loxi Speech, and a video generation model, Loxi Avatar, focusing on continuous dialogue scenarios, emphasizing tone pauses and emotional fluctuations to address the issues of heavy reading feel and disconnection between audio and visuals in similar products.In terms of functionality, the voice section supports voice cloning, emotion tagging, and API integration; the digital human section allows users to upload images to customize their avatars, and input text or audio to generate digital human videos. Soul previously released the emotion-oriented large model SoulX in 2023 and launched an intelligent audio and video real-time interaction solution with Huawei Cloud in September this year. The launch of Loxinity signifies that Soul is productizing the interactive capabilities refined in its internal social scenarios for the B-end market.

On October 25, 2026, Bilibili UP Master "Brother Feng on the Run" released a video titled "A Day of Daily Settlement Experience at Majia Bridge." In the footage, street stalls display the words "Binance New User Promotion," with the relevant segment appearing around 04:08 in the video.Majia Bridge is located outside the sixth ring road in the southeast of Beijing, adjacent to the Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, where a large daily settlement labor market has spontaneously formed. The video and related description state that APP user acquisition refers to intermediaries finding passersby to download and register the application, and sometimes they also need to complete their first use, after which cash rewards are paid to them.

The artificial intelligence company Dark Side of the Moon officially released a 24-second retro computer-style video, in which the Kimi Code terminal displays "Model: Kimi K3.1" and showcases complex 3D scene code written using Three.js.Public information shows that this is not the first appearance of K3.1. At the end of September, developers discovered the "kimi-k3-1" identifier on the Dark Side of the Moon API platform; on October 21, K3.1 also appeared in the model switching configuration of Kimi Code. This official video directly showcases this model.

Liu Xing, the head of public relations at ByteDance, publicly questioned the claim that "over half of China's AI computing power is used for creating light-hearted dramas," stating that the related data is "somewhat unreliable." He revealed that only about 10% of ByteDance's total computing power is used for training and inference of video generation models, and this percentage also includes model development, not all of it is used for producing short dramas.The controversy originated from an investor communication record disclosed by Chinese Online in June this year. The company stated that 55% of domestic AI Token consumption comes from short dramas and video generation, 24% is used for e-commerce marketing, and software development accounts for only 15%. After this set of data was circulated, it evolved into the claim that "half of China's computing power is used for creating light-hearted dramas," leading to discussions such as "the U.S. creates the future, while China creates light-hearted dramas."

On the evening of October 6, HTX DAO's "Night of the Future" was held in Singapore. HTX DAO core supporter Sun Yuchen stated via video that the cryptocurrency industry is deepening its connection with traditional finance, promoting the continuous digitization of global financial infrastructure; AI is changing the way wealth is created, while Crypto and digital finance are altering the ways wealth is held and flows.Sun Yuchen pointed out that stablecoins are expected to play a more important role in global payments and settlements, and the on-chain applications of traditional assets such as bonds, funds, and gold will continue to be explored. After AI Agents enter economic activities, there will be further demand for identity, accounts, and independent trading capabilities. He emphasized that the long-term value of technology lies in its transformation into real productivity, and "the free flow of value in the digital world" is the trend he is most concerned about for the next decade, hoping that blockchain will enhance the accessibility, convenience, and efficiency of financial services.This event further strengthened the communication between HTX DAO and global communities and industry builders. HTX Ventures will appear at TOKEN2049 from October 7 to 8, with a booth located at PB5-47&48. From October 6 to 8, HTX DAO will also host several invitation-only events such as reunions and VIP private dinners.

AI startup Tavus released a new model called Griffin on October 1, referring to it as the first "human interaction model" that can understand and generate face-to-face conversations, paying attention not only to wording but also to expressions and pauses. Tavus stated that in tests, after a one-minute video call with Griffin-Lite, 26 out of 54 participants (48%) believed the other party was a real person; its previous generation system only convinced 1 out of 41 participants.Participants were told they would have a one-minute video call with another person to discuss things they were looking forward to this year, and only at the end of the call were they asked if they suspected the other party was not a real person. Tavus noted that those who became suspicious typically noticed within 20 seconds. This result comes from Tavus's own research page, where participants were recruited through a channel they call an independent research platform. Community comments on X pointed out that these results have not been independently verified and do not meet standard protocols.In the NVIDIA VideoFDB benchmark, Tavus claimed Griffin-Lite ranked first, with a generation dimension score of 3.83, the next best system scoring 2.8, and human reference scoring 3.92; the perception dimension score was 3.73, with the strongest baseline at 3.44 and human reference at 4.2. Tavus stated that NVIDIA independently conducted this evaluation. Griffin supports full duplex, allowing it to listen, see, and speak simultaneously, with an average audio-video delay of 0.43 seconds on the NVIDIA H100 chip. Tavus completed a $40 million Series B funding round led by CRV in November 2025.

As TOKEN2049 in Singapore approaches, Gate has released a promotional video for the event. In the video, Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han shares his thoughts on continuous innovation and change, stating that the next one to two years will mark "a new starting point," and Gate will continue to advance its products, services, and market development.It is reported that Dr. Han will attend this TOKEN2049 in Singapore, delivering a keynote speech on the main stage and engaging in a fireside chat with four-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen. During the event, Gate will set up a brand booth and exclusive lounge at the TOKEN2049 venue, providing participants with an opportunity to gain in-depth insights into Gate's products, business layout, and global ecological development.Additionally, Gate will host the Gate Gala awards dinner at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore on October 8, expecting nearly 300 global industry founders, institutional representatives, investors, content creators, and ecological partners to attend.Currently, Gate's global user base has surpassed 61 million, with the platform supporting over 5,300 cryptocurrencies and more than 12,800 stocks and ETFs, covering multiple areas including spot trading, contracts, stocks, wealth management, payments, and AI. As the business landscape continues to expand, Gate is building a global platform that encompasses diverse assets and financial services. During this TOKEN2049 trip to Singapore, Gate will focus on presenting the latest developments and future plans of the platform, opening the next phase with a more complete business map and broader global connections.

On September 23, Google announced that any user with a Google account can generate 1080p HD videos for free in its browser-based video editor Google Vids, accessible at vids.new. This feature is based on the Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model and can transform text prompts, photos, audio, or existing clips into new videos. Previously, such generative capabilities mostly required a paid subscription to use.Google has also added several editing controls that previously required paid tools: scene extension can lengthen clips while maintaining consistency in lighting, characters, and scenes; users can set precise clip durations to align with scripts or voiceovers; and old AI clips with lower resolutions can be upgraded to 1080p without needing to regenerate. Each video segment generated by this tool embeds Google DeepMind's SynthID invisible watermark, which is not visible to the naked eye but can be read by machines. Users can check whether a segment was generated by AI using the SynthID Detector.The free quota varies by account type: personal Google accounts receive a standard quota, paid AI packages can unlock more, and Workspace Business and Enterprise subscribers receive a larger generation pool and team management controls. Gemini Omni will be launched as a paid feature for Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in May 2026, with free access previously limited to YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create.

According to Bloomberg, ByteDance is preparing to launch an artificial intelligence model for real-time spatial video generation, with applications covering fields such as robotics and autonomous systems, and will compete with companies like Meta and Alphabet.Insiders say that ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is personally overseeing the development of the model, coordinating multiple business departments within the company, and investing in artificial intelligence resources and computing power support. The model may be released as early as next month, but the specific timing is still subject to change.

Harmony has released two proposals to comprehensively shut down the mainnet launched in 2019, migrate the native token ONE to Ethereum, and shift towards an AI video "mashup economy" business. The team stated that the threats posed by national-level attackers and AI entities are the reasons for proposing the network shutdown plan.The migration plan proposes to take a snapshot of user wallets, staking delegations, validator rewards, smart contracts, and tokens within centralized exchanges at the last block of the network, airdropping new ONE to the same wallet addresses on Ethereum, with holders not needing to actively claim; delegated stakes and unclaimed rewards will be airdropped to their respective governance vaults. The total supply of ONE and the issuance rate will remain unchanged, with newly issued tokens intended for the new business and feedback from governors being considered.Multi-signature wallets, liquidity pools, and on-chain applications cannot be migrated. The team urges users to exit all smart contracts by September 10, 2026, and plans to publicly disclose token contracts, snapshot calculations, and airdrop scripts for auditing. Validators can stop running nodes starting from September 10 at 22:00 Beijing time. The team plans to compensate for the difference in issuance rewards between node shutdown and the final block of the network, establishing a one-time compensation pool of $1.372 million, to be paid in four quarters to validators and their delegators who timely shut down, sign agreements, retain stakes, and serve as governors of the new project.The new business will open up prompts and materials for users to create secondary content, with AI entities expanding video stories, and will recruit operators responsible for video generation, distribution, and content review. Harmony plans to subsidize GPU hardware in the first year and promote demand for video generation, with operators required to stake tokens to earn rewards based on service online time. The team plans to help operators generate up to $1 million in total revenue in the first year, provided they meet staking and online rate requirements; promoters can initially earn a 30% ongoing commission from each $10 monthly subscription they recommend. Both proposals are non-binding and the plans may still be adjusted.

This set of posts seems to be the first public exposure of James's formal relationship with Polymarket. Polymarket, as well as representatives from James and the 76ers, did not immediately respond to The Block's request for comment. Previously, James's free agency decision generated approximately $273 million in related contract trading volume across major prediction platforms, according to Legal Sports Report, surpassing any single basketball game; data from Front Office Sports indicated that the related trading volume on Kalshi was about $226 million, while Polymarket's international platform exceeded $43 million.Most traders bet on the wrong outcome: before the official announcement, the odds of the 76ers winning were only about 9%, while the Heat were around 45%. James subsequently signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the 76ers, which includes a player option. Additionally, James had signed a multi-year talent ambassador agreement with DraftKings in 2024. Some fans expressed criticism of James's collaboration with prediction platforms in social media comments.

OpenAI released a video on X, previewing the upcoming release of the Astra model (the video content switches between ASTRA and A6TRA), and the model name may be GPT-6-Astra.