Pregnant Vogue Williams, 40, opened up about the “awful” miscarriage she suffered last year in a new interview.
The I’m A Celebrity star, who is married to Spencer Matthews, is expecting her fourth child.
Vogue opened up (Credit: Great Company with Jamie Laing / YouTube)
Pregnant Vogue Williams on ‘awful’ miscarriage
Speaking on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast this week, Vogue bravely opened up about suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage in 2025.
Vogue was left heartbroken last year when she went for a scan at 12 weeks, only to be told it “wasn’t really a pregnancy” as the embryo hadn’t grown.
Vogue, who is mother to Theodore, eight, Otto, four, and daughter Gigi, six, said: “You just feel like your whole body has failed you and you’re on your own and you keep thinking, ‘Why me? Why me?’”
The star went on to admit that researching other women’s experiences with miscarriages helped her through her experience.
Vogue made a sad admission (Credit: 100 Questions with Tom Simons / YouTube)
‘You just feel like your whole body has failed’
“I just realised it happens to so many,” she explained. “The reason I spoke about it was because when it happened to me, I saw so many other women talk about it and I was like okay, it’s literally every second woman.”
The Dublin-born influencer continued, saying, “I mean, I’ve had friends who have had extremely late miscarriages, and I look at that and think it must be the most difficult thing in the world.
“So, you just kind of have to move forward.”
Vogue previously opened up about her first miscarriage, which happened when she was around four weeks pregnant, admitting it was “really upsetting”.
Vogue bravely opened up (Credit: Great Company with Jamie Laing / YouTube)
Pregnant Vogue Williams on her first miscarriage
“It happened to me before I had Gigi. It was so early on, like so so early on. We hadn’t had any scans. We hadn’t had anything like that,” she said.
“I must have been maybe a month if even, and it was just one of those things and it was, it was awful, but it was everything happened quite quickly after it as well. So, I never really kind of thought about it much. It was really upsetting at the time, but then I was pregnant quite quickly after, but it actually happened to me last year as well. And it was, just I was literally about to tell the kids,” she then continued.
“You could kind of start telling I was three months, and I just didn’t go for an early scan. I just never even thought about it because I kind of didn’t want to make a fuss – stupid now!’ I went to the 12-week scan on my own, I told quite a few people about it, like my parents, my brother, and my sister, and some people at work. And I just hadn’t told the kids,” she then said.
Vogue and Spencer have three children with a fourth on the way (Credit: Splash News)
‘It was awful’
When she visited the hospital, she noticed concern from her doctor.
“And basically what had happened was, he had the pregnancy sac. I forget what the whole thing was called, but basically the embryo hadn’t grown, my body still thought it was pregnant,” she said.
“And usually you just naturally get a miscarriage, but I didn’t. It just kept like it would have eventually happened, but it just didn’t at the time. I was three months along and [the doctor] was just like, ”I’m really sorry, it’s just, it’s not it’s not really a pregnancy, and you’re going to have to get well, there’s a couple of options,” she said.
She went on to say that she felt “really upset” and “embarrassed” for telling people that she was expecting.
“I was really upset and then I felt like, ‘Oh God, I have to now tell everybody who I’ve told” and I just feel stupid, like my body has kind of failed me kind of thing,” she said.
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve been busy loving my time with Forza Horizon 6.
DualShockers’ review says it best: “Forza Horizon 6 is as good as you hoped it would be. Japan has quickly become my favorite location, and the in-game map really does it justice. There’s so much to see and do that even after spending the past week with the game, it feels like I’ve barely scratched the surface.”
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Between hunting down all the barn find cars, smashing all the regional mascots, and exploring all of the wonderful open-world, it feels like my time with Forza Horizon 6 will never end. However, at some point, it will, and I’ll be looking for the next great open-world racing experience. Or the next great arcade racer.
Thankfully, these games already exist and have me covered.
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Lego 2K Drive
Lego Forza Horizon
There’s a Lego game for everything. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and most recently, Batman. That last one is pretty good, as a heads-up.
With that being said, is it really a surprise that there’s also a Lego game for Forza Horizon? I didn’t think so. Lego 2K Drive is just that: an open-world racing game in a Lego universe. Best of all, it’ll surprise you at how enjoyable the game is.
Now, it’s going to be far lighter on gameplay depth and variety than its peers, but that’s not what you’re playing this for. You’re playing this for a fun, light-hearted, family-friendly experience. That’s exactly what you’re going to get with Lego 2K Drive.
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The Crew Motorfest
Join Up
It’s hard to believe that The Crew franchise has been around as long as it has, first releasing in 2014. Despite some bumps and bruises along the way, Ubisoft has found itself a nice little niche in the genre.
Motorfest takes place in Hawaii, with the main attraction being a festival that has brought people to the islands of Oʻahu and Maui. Sounds familiar, no? Truth be told, The Crew Motorfest is honestly the most direct competitor to the Horizon franchise.
Motorfest is also, at its heart, a live-service game, with multiplayer events being the main attraction here. An offline mode was eventually added as well.
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GRID Legends
Beep Beep, So Let’s Ride
At first glance, GRID Legends has more in common with Forza Motorsport than Forza Horizon. Once you dive into it, though, the similarities become more apparent.
While yes, GRID Legends doesn’t boast the open-world gameplay that the Horizon franchise is known for, it does combine iconic cars and beautiful locales into one attractive package. There’s also a good mix of race types: street races, off-road tracks, and more.
Legends also has the added benefit of being a more cinematic experience, with its presentation second to none. Codemasters has long proved to be at the top of the class when it comes to the racing genre, and GRID Legends is yet another example of that. It’s not the only one, though.
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F1 25
Drives Like A Dream
Codemasters has since moved on from the GRID and Dirt franchises, but Electronic Arts has given them the reins to one of the fastest-growing sports here in the United States: Formula 1 racing.
F1 25 manages to avoid the all-too-common pitfall of sports games as of late by improving on its predecessor. It looks incredible and feels even better, with its car handling feeling like a dream come true.
The result is the best F1 game to date, even if it may not be worth the price of admission for everyone. If you’re someone who’s looking to check out more racing games after Forza Horizon 6, though, then F1 25 is an excellent option.
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Mario Kart World
Knockout Tour Rocks
Look, I already know what you’re going to say: how in the world does a kart racer compare to Forza Horizon 6? Well, let’s talk a bit about Mario Kart World.
I know that its open-world, which was sold as one of the hallmark features for the game, was a bit of a disappointment, but there’s still plenty to see and do in it. There’s also the fact that the open-world formula helps create plenty of memorable moments in the actual races, just as is the case with the Forza Horizon franchise.
What makes it a good comparable game, though, is the fact that there’s an incredible amount of content waiting for you in terms of gameplay modes and collectibles. It may not be Mario Kart 8, but Mario Kart World is still a blast today.
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iRacing
The Best Sim Racer on the Market
iRacing Studios has made a name for themselves as of late with NASCAR 25, one of my biggest surprises of last year, and iRacing Arcade. However, they’re best known for their long-running simulation game, iRacing, which launched back in 2008.
Through the rise (and fall) of Forza Motorsport and the modern entries in the Gran Turismo franchise, iRacing still remains at the top of the sim-racing genre. Is it expensive and time-consuming? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.
I’ve been thrilled to see iRacing branch out to more consumer-friendly, accessible entries, but none have matched the quality of iRacing quite yet. If you’re looking for a racing game to spend endless hours on, look no further.
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
In Pursuit
One of the things Forza Horizon 6 does well is capture the feeling of driving at maximum speed. Whether it’s reaching 200+ MPH on the highway or cutting through the various off-road tracks. If you’re looking for more of the same, then Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is here for you.
Hot Pursuit thrives at putting you straight into the action. No waiting around, no excessive road times, just straight gas start to finish. Its open-world is, admittedly, lacking, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Sometimes it’s best to turn back the clock to the 2010s and enjoy some pure, over-the-top gameplay. Hot Pursuit has you covered, and it’s honestly never looked better.
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Burnout Paradise Remastered
Take Me Down to Paradise City
Burnout Paradise is what happens when you combine that late 2000s/early 2010s gameplay design with an open-world playground to explore.
It’s not my favorite Burnout game, but the heart and soul of Burnout is alive and well within Paradise City, which has never looked better following its Remaster. There’s so much to see and do that it can be, at times, intimidating, just like with Forza Horizon. Before long, though, you’ll find yourself losing track of time as you get lost in the sauce.
Where Burnout Paradise truly shines is the open-world, which encourages you to never stop driving. All the moments you expect from a game like Forza Horizon just come organically here, adding to the charm and allure people fell in love with back in the day.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines future plans for AI infrastructure focused on security and user privacy.
New AI tools and updates aim to enhance local AI use and protect access to Ethereum services, reducing reliance on cloud-based systems.
Buterin’s proposed solutions may enable private interactions with blockchain infrastructure, mitigating identifiable data exposure to service providers.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a new round of updates on privacy-focused AI infrastructure, outlining tools designed to support local AI use, secure messaging, and protected access to Ethereum services.
In an X post on Thursday, Buterin highlighted several open-source projects tied to what he describes as “CROPS AI,” a framework focused on secure, self-sovereign, and privacy-preserving AI systems.
Updates since then:
* Deepseek v4 is out. There *is* a 2-bit quant that can run within 90 GB ( https://t.co/X3AFAsiH02 ), and it works, however it’s only fast on Apple hardware (I’ve head ~35 tok/s). On AMD, it’s ~7 tok/s. IMO actually taking the effort to properly support more… https://t.co/zo04n5Cx0F
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) May 27, 2026
The update builds on a longer essay he released in April about local AI setups and the security risks tied to cloud-based AI agents.
Among the projects mentioned was an updated version of Buterin’s messaging-daemon, which now includes alpha Telegram support. The tool is designed to let AI systems interact with messaging apps while restricting high-risk actions through manual confirmation layers.
He also pointed to developments around VoxTerm, a local AI transcription tool that runs without third-party servers, and Lucebox Hub, software aimed at improving the performance of dense AI models such as Qwen 27B.
Buterin additionally referenced a lightweight 2-bit quantized version of DeepSeek v4 capable of running within 90 GB of memory, though he noted performance remains uneven across hardware vendors. According to him, the model currently performs significantly faster on Apple hardware than on AMD systems.
A major focus of Buterin’s latest comments was the overlap between AI privacy infrastructure and Ethereum access systems. He said zero-knowledge-based API calls designed for private access to remote AI models could also help solve privacy issues around Ethereum RPC reads. The idea would allow users to interact with blockchain infrastructure without exposing identifiable request data to service providers.
Buterin also discussed application-specific AI models tailored for Ethereum development and security research. He cited Leanstral, a model optimized for Lean programming language tasks, as an example of how specialized AI systems can improve software verification and secure coding practices.
“We should have models finetuned for Ethereum-related use cases as well,” he wrote.
April essay focused on local AI security
The latest update follows Buterin’s April essay titled “My self-sovereign / local / private / secure LLM setup.” In that post, he warned against treating current AI systems as secure by default and argued that most mainstream AI ecosystems remain weak on privacy and operational safeguards. He specifically raised concerns about AI agents with unrestricted permissions, malicious prompt injection attacks, data exfiltration risks, and remote cloud models collecting sensitive user information.
To reduce those risks, Buterin described a setup centered on local-first AI models, sandboxed environments, offline knowledge storage, and human approval systems for sensitive actions such as crypto transactions or external messaging. His workflow includes tools like llama-server, bubblewrap sandboxing, and AI agents connected to Ethereum wallets through permission-restricted middleware.
Human confirmation remains central
Buterin argued that AI systems handling financial or messaging functions should not operate autonomously without safeguards. Instead, he proposed combining AI systems with mandatory human confirmation for sensitive tasks. He described the model as a “human + LLM” confirmation framework, where both the user and the AI must approve high-risk actions before execution.
The broader goal, according to Buterin, is to develop AI systems that improve productivity without expanding surveillance risks or exposing users to automated exploits tied to centralized AI infrastructure.
Also Read: Vitalik: Ethereum Has Enough Privacy Narratives as Kohaku SDK Advances
Disclaimer: The information researched and reported by The Crypto Times is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional financial advice. Investing in crypto assets involves significant risk due to market volatility. Always Do Your Own Research (DYOR) and consult with a qualified Financial Advisor before making any investment decisions.
A single off-exchange transaction involving nearly 29 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust rattled crypto markets and drew fresh scrutiny to the growing influence of institutional behavior on Bitcoin’s price.
On a Tuesday morning in late May, a trader quietly sold 29.2 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) through a dark pool — a private, off-exchange trading venue used by institutions to execute large orders without exposing them to the open market. The transaction, executed at $43.16 per share, totaled approximately $1.3 billion, making it one of the largest single off-exchange trades ever recorded in the Bitcoin ETF space since the funds launched roughly 15 months ago.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas noted that the order was more than 22 times larger than the next-biggest IBIT sell order of the day. Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital, described it as the largest dark pool trade he had observed in this market. The sheer scale of the transaction placed it in a category of its own.
What Is a Dark Pool — and Why Use One?
Dark pools are private trading venues operated by brokerages and exchanges that allow institutional investors to buy or sell large blocks of securities without immediately revealing the size or direction of the trade to the broader market. They are a legal and widely used mechanism in traditional financial markets, designed primarily to minimize market impact.
The logic is straightforward: if a seller attempted to offload 29 million shares of any asset through a public order book, the visible volume would likely trigger a cascade of sell orders from algorithmic traders and risk-averse participants, driving the price down sharply before the transaction was even complete. By routing the order through a dark pool, the seller is able to find a counterparty and settle the trade at a negotiated price — in this case $43.16 per share — while keeping the full weight of the transaction concealed until after execution.
That said, dark pool trades are not entirely invisible. Post-trade reporting requirements mean the transaction eventually surfaces in public data, as it did in this instance, allowing analysts to reconstruct what happened and assess its market impact.
Bitcoin’s Reaction: Contained, But Real
Despite the off-exchange execution, Bitcoin’s price did respond. TradingView data showed a 1.5% decline in Bitcoin’s price — from approximately $77,875 to $76,720 — in a ten-minute window following the trade’s execution at 2:30 p.m. UTC. Over the following twelve hours, Bitcoin slid further to a 24-hour low of $75,600, representing a total decline of roughly 2.8% from its pre-trade level.
The movement was notable but, according to market analysts, relatively measured given the transaction’s size. Georgii Verbitskii, derivatives trader and founder of TYMIO, attributed the contained decline to the market’s residual capacity to absorb supply. “The reason the decline was not even deeper is that the market was still able to absorb a substantial amount of supply without a full liquidity breakdown,” he said.
Shawn Young, chief analyst at MEXC Research, offered a similar interpretation, characterizing the sell as a portfolio rebalancing rather than a distressed liquidation — a distinction that matters to market participants trying to gauge the underlying intent of large institutional movements.
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Chart on 28/5/2026 (Source: CoinMarketCap)
Part of a Broader Institutional Retreat
The dark pool trade did not occur in isolation. It came at a moment of sustained and measurable outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. As of the day of the transaction, the funds had recorded eight consecutive trading days of net outflows. IBIT alone logged $192.4 million in net redemptions on the day of the sale, and the broader Bitcoin ETF market saw $333.6 million exit the space in a single session.
Since May 14 — the last day net inflows were recorded across all spot Bitcoin ETF products — more than $2 billion has left the funds. The cumulative outflow pattern points to a deliberate and sustained reduction of institutional exposure, rather than episodic profit-taking.
Data from earlier in the year supports the broader narrative. Jane Street, one of the largest institutional market makers active in ETF markets, reduced its Bitcoin ETF holdings by approximately 70% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs trimmed its Bitcoin ETF position by around 10% in the same period. Both reductions preceded the more recent wave of outflows, suggesting that institutional repositioning has been underway for some time.
BlackRock IBIT Sees $1.3B Dark Pool Sale
Macro Headwinds and Market Sentiment
The institutional pullback is occurring against a difficult macroeconomic backdrop. An unexpectedly strong Consumer Price Index reading in April reinforced the view that the Federal Reserve has limited room to cut interest rates in the near term. Markets were pricing in a near-certain probability — approximately 99%, according to CME FedWatch data — that the Fed would hold rates unchanged at its June meeting.
Higher-for-longer interest rates are generally unfavorable for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, as they increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets and reduce appetite for speculative exposure.
Investor sentiment has tracked the price weakness. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell from 34 to 25 in the days surrounding the trade, moving deeper into fear territory. Prediction markets reflected declining optimism as well, with the probability assigned to Bitcoin reaching $84,000 before $55,000 slipping from 79% to 69% over the week.
Structural Implications
The episode highlights a tension that has become more pronounced since the launch of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in early 2024: Bitcoin’s price is increasingly influenced by institutional flows that originate in traditional financial infrastructure, including dark pools, prime brokerages, and portfolio rebalancing cycles.
That integration has brought institutional capital into the Bitcoin market at scale. But as this transaction illustrates, the same infrastructure that enables large inflows can also facilitate large, coordinated exits — with consequences that ripple through to retail participants trading on public exchanges.
“We are not yet seeing strong standalone demand capable of fully offsetting large institutional selling flows,” Verbitskii noted. Whether that demand eventually materializes will likely determine Bitcoin’s trajectory in the weeks ahead.
President says the U.S. must remain the global leader in digital assets as states push for tighter regulation of event-based betting platforms
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed his support for the cryptocurrency industry and prediction markets, pledging to protect both sectors as regulatory tensions escalate between federal authorities and state governments.
In a post published on Truth Social, Trump stressed the importance of maintaining the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s authority over prediction markets and said his administration would continue supporting the growth of digital financial technologies.
“It is critically important that the CFTC’s exclusive authority over Prediction Markets is maintained, and that they will thrive,” Trump wrote. He added that the administration was creating regulatory standards that would serve as the “Gold Standard for the States.”
The comments come amid growing scrutiny of prediction market platforms and cryptocurrency firms across the United States, with several states arguing that some event-based contracts function more like gambling products than financial instruments.
Trump pushes for U.S. leadership in crypto
Trump also framed support for crypto and prediction markets as part of a broader effort to ensure the United States remains competitive in financial innovation.
“Other Countries are after this new form of Financial Market, and we want to remain at the top,” Trump wrote. “Likewise, and even more importantly, where we are currently the Crypto (Bitcoin, etc.) Capital of the World, other Countries are trying diligently to replace us in that capacity, but we won’t let that happen.”
The president has increasingly embraced digital assets during his second term, with the administration signaling a more industry-friendly approach toward cryptocurrency regulation compared with previous years.
Supporters of the administration’s policies argue that lighter regulation and clearer rules could encourage innovation and prevent blockchain companies from relocating overseas. Critics, however, warn that reduced oversight could expose consumers and investors to greater financial risks.
Trump Pledges To Protect Crypto Industry And Ensure Prediction Markets ‘Thrive’
Debate grows over prediction market oversight
Prediction markets allow users to trade contracts tied to the outcome of real-world events, ranging from elections and economic indicators to sports results and geopolitical developments.
The central issue now facing the industry is whether these platforms should be regulated federally as commodities markets or overseen by individual states under gambling laws.
Trump and his allies at the CFTC argue that prediction markets are legitimate financial products that fall under federal commodities regulation. State officials opposing the industry say many event contracts — particularly sports-related markets — resemble sports betting operations and should therefore be regulated like casinos or lotteries.
The debate has intensified in recent months as more states move to restrict or challenge prediction market operators.
Minnesota became the first state to pass legislation banning certain prediction market platforms after Gov. Tim Walz signed a new law last week. The Trump administration quickly responded by suing to defend the CFTC’s authority over the sector.
Trump also criticized New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has pursued legal action against crypto-related firms including Coinbase and Gemini. James alleged that aspects of their prediction market operations violated state gambling laws.
The companies deny the allegations and maintain that they operate under federal oversight rather than state gaming regulations.
New York Times investigation sparks renewed attention
Trump’s remarks followed a major New York Times investigation published Sunday that examined the CFTC’s handling of prediction markets and digital assets.
According to the report, the agency helped advance prediction markets while softening certain enforcement efforts tied to cryptocurrencies. The article also alleged that staffing reductions and internal restructuring weakened parts of the commission responsible for digital asset oversight.
The investigation renewed concerns among critics who argue that federal regulators may be becoming too closely aligned with industries they oversee.
At the same time, crypto advocates say excessive regulation would damage America’s ability to compete globally in emerging financial technologies.
Trump family ties draw scrutiny
Trump’s support for crypto and prediction markets has also drawn attention because of the Trump family’s financial ties to the sectors.
Trump and his family are linked to several digital asset ventures, including World Liberty Financial, a crypto-related business associated with the Trump brand. Donald Trump Jr. has also been connected to prediction market companies Kalshi and Polymarket, two of the largest firms operating in the event-contract trading space.
Critics argue those relationships could create potential conflicts of interest as the administration shapes regulatory policy. Supporters counter that the president’s approach reflects broader efforts to promote innovation and strengthen the country’s position in global financial markets.
Trump family ties draw scrutiny
Future of the industry remains uncertain
As legal disputes continue, the future of prediction markets in the United States may ultimately depend on court rulings and congressional action determining whether the industry falls under federal financial regulation or state gambling laws.
For now, Trump’s latest comments signal that the administration intends to continue backing both cryptocurrency firms and prediction market platforms despite mounting opposition from several states.
With billions of dollars flowing into digital assets and event-based trading platforms, the battle over who controls oversight of these industries is expected to remain a major issue in Washington and state capitals in the months ahead.
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Why NSA-Listing Matters for Industry
NCDSMO verifies cross-domain security for moving data between trust zonesAligns with CISA guidance for critical infrastructure protectionSupports NSA Raise-the-Bar and joint NSA–CISA recommendationsHelps reduce risk, strengthen segmentation, and enable secure data sharing
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The Microsoft Foundry model catalog keeps growing — and I don’t believe I am the only one who thinks picking the right model for each task is becoming a challenge for anyone building agents. Is GPT-5.4 overkill for this prompt? Should I be using a Claude model for this reasoning step? Do I really need to wire up four different deployments just to keep my agent fast, smart, and manageable?
This is where Model Router model comes in — and it can simplify how agents utilize models in Microsoft Foundry. As a nice addition, it now routes to Claude models too, including the newest Claude Opus 4.7. In the same wave, Microsoft Foundry also brought in MAI-Image-2e, a faster and more efficient sibling of MAI-Image-2 for text-to-image generation.
Let me walk you through both.
What is Model Router model?
Model Router is a model in Microsoft Foundry that intelligently routes your prompts in real time to the most suitable large language model behind the scenes. You deploy it once — like any other Foundry model — and from then on your agent (or app) talks to a single deployment, while Model Router decides per request whether the prompt should be handled by a small, fast model or by a top-tier reasoning powerhouse.
The current version is 2025-11-18 (latest) and it is a living version — new models and capabilities are added in place, no version-bump migration needed.
The selection happens based on prompt complexity, reasoning needs, task type, and other attributes — and it does not store your prompts. It honors your deployment data zone boundaries.
Why use Model Router in agents?
For agents, this is a meaningful shift. An agent typically does many small steps — some trivial, some reasoning-heavy — and using the same expensive model for every single one is wasteful. With Model Router, the agent calls one single model deployment, and Model Router does the dispatching:
A simple classification step? Routed to a small model — cheap and fast.
A complex multi-step reasoning task? Routed to a top reasoning model — accurate.
A task where Claude is genuinely the best tool? Routed to Claude.
That makes Model Router an incredibly versatile workhorse — one model your agent calls, many models doing the actual work underneath.
You can also pick a routing mode to bias the decision:
Balanced (default) — considers both cost and quality dynamically. Great general-purpose default.
Quality — prioritizes accuracy. Best for complex reasoning and critical outputs.
Cost — prioritizes cost savings. Ideal for high-volume, budget-sensitive workloads.
And with Model subset, you decide exactly which underlying models are eligible for routing — useful for compliance, cost control, or for guaranteeing a minimum context window across the set. Built-in automatic failover is the icing on the cake — if one model has a transient issue, your request quietly falls over to the next best one.
Claude models in Model Router — including Opus 4.7 (preview)
The latest Model Router version adds a fresh set of Anthropic models alongside the OpenAI, Meta, xAI and DeepSeek line-up:
claude-haiku-4-5
claude-sonnet-4-5
claude-opus-4-1
claude-opus-4-6
claude-opus-4-7 — Anthropic’s most capable model
One important nuance — and this is the one most people miss on day one: Model Router support for the Claude family is currently in preview, and Claude models must be deployed separately from the Microsoft Foundry model catalog before Model Router can route to them. The OpenAI models in the routing set are run “from inside” Model Router and do not need a separate deployment. Claude is the exception — deploy the Claude variants you want first, then enable them in your Model Router subset, and the magic kicks in.
Worth noting that Claude is not the only one in preview. The 2025-11-18 routing set also marks DeepSeek-V3.1, DeepSeek-V3.2, gpt-oss-120b, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8, grok-4, and grok-4-fast-reasoning as Model Router preview entries. The OpenAI GPT-4.x / GPT-5.x family is the GA core today — the rest is a rapidly growing preview frontier.
This is exactly the kind of setup I want for an enterprise agent — let Model Router pick between OpenAI and Claude per prompt, in Balanced or Quality mode, and let me stop arguing with myself about which model to hard-code. Just plan for it as a preview today and validate carefully before you push it into production.
Limits — still important
Here is the catch I always remind customers about: the effective context window of Model Router is the limit of the smallest underlying model. That means an API call with a very large context will only succeed if the prompt happens to be routed to a model that can handle it.
Use Model subset to restrict routing to models that all support the context window you need.
Shrink the prompt — summarize it, truncate to the relevant parts, or use document embeddings to retrieve only what matters.
Region-wise, Model Router is currently (when writing this article) available in East US 2 and Sweden Central, on Global Standard and Data Zone Standard deployments.
Vision inputs are accepted (all underlying models accept image input), but the routing decision itself is based on the text only. Audio input is not supported.
When would I use Model Router?
The biggest reason for me is simple — I want to give my agents a less model endpoints – even just the Model Router one. I configure one Model Router deployment, point my agents at it, and from that moment on Model Router can use whichever model in its disposal best fits the prompt — small and fast for trivial steps, top-tier reasoning for the hard ones, and even Claude models for cases where Anthropic is the right tool (as long as I have deployed Claude models separately to my Foundry first).
That single-endpoint pattern simplifies agent building. My agent code does not need to know which model is best for which step. It does not need a giant switch statement of “if reasoning task → call model X, else call model Y.” It just calls Model Router — and Model Router does the dispatching across everything I have made available to it.
And no, Model Router is not a “silver bullet” that is answer to everything. There are many cases and reasons why you want to control which model to use. There are also many cases where Model Router will just work.
Model Router adds also:
A clean way to optimize for cost or quality without rewriting agent code every time a new model lands.
An easy way to fold in brand-new models (like Claude Opus 4.7) — deploy them once, add them to the subset, and the agents pick them up automatically.
Built-in failover for resilience.
Meet MAI-Image-2e — Microsoft’s faster image model
Now something almost-completely different — but still about models. The second one I want to highlight is MAI-Image-2e, one of Microsoft’s first-party image generation models in Microsoft Foundry.
MAI-Image-2e is a text-to-image generation model that produces high-quality, visually rich images from natural language prompts. It is built on top of MAI-Image-2 with a clear promise — up to 22% faster and four times more efficient than MAI-Image-2, while keeping the same level of quality. For developers building at scale, that is the smartest choice.
Key capabilities:
Text-to-image generation — high-quality images from natural language prompts.
Photorealistic image synthesis — realistic imagery with consistent visual structure, well suited for concept visualization and content creation.
Product, branding and commercial design — product imagery, marketing visuals, brand assets, and commercial creative workflows.
Specs:
Input length: up to 32,000 tokens for the prompt.
Output: a single PNG image.
Image size: both width and height must be at least 768 pixels. The total pixel count (width × height) must not exceed 1,048,576 — equivalent to 1024×1024. Either dimension can exceed 1024 as long as the total stays within that budget — for example 768×1365 is fine.
Regions: Global Standard deployment in West Central US, East US, West US, West Europe, Sweden Central, and South India.
You can deploy MAI-Image-2e like any other Microsoft Foundry model — from the Foundry portal or with a one-liner in Azure CLI — and you call it through the MAI image generation API endpoint at https://.services.ai.azure.com/mai/v1/images/generations, using Microsoft Entra ID or an API key. Or just experiment with it using the Playground in Microsoft Foundry.
When would I use MAI-Image-2e?
High-volume, fast-turnaround scenarios — product imagery at scale, marketing variations, branded assets, anywhere efficiency and cost per image matter.
Creative content generation — concept art, illustrations, and design exploration where the speed boost lets you iterate more in the same time.
Photorealistic visuals for marketing and commercial use.
If you need the absolute highest-fidelity output and speed is not the priority, MAI-Image-2 is still in the catalog. But for most workflows I have been building lately, MAI-Image-2e is the better default — faster, cheaper, same quality bar.
A hat tip to those interested of Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry continues to evolve and gain new features — GPT-5.5 and Claude models in Model Router and MAI-Image-2e for image generation are two good examples. Model Router is the piece that makes that composition practical. MAI-Image-2e is the piece that makes high-volume image workloads sustainable.
Hat on, AI flowing — give Model Router a try, and if possible with a Claude Opus 4.7 deployment in your subset, and spin up an MAI-Image-2e deployment next to it.
Stay tuned — there is more Foundry goodness coming and here is a tip for that: Have you registered to Microsoft Build 2026? If you have not – do it now, it is happening next week! –> https://build.microsoft.com/
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Stake DAO was exploited on Arbitrum on May 27, 2026, when an attacker minted over 5.4 trillion vsdCRV by exploiting the token’s cross-chain configuration. Stake DAO has warned users not to interact with vsdCRV, while Curve Finance also recommended that users with deposits or loans in the asdCRV LlamaLend market on Arbitrum withdraw them to mitigate oracle risks. On-chain data shows that the attacker was only able to realize a small fraction of the value into ETH due to limited liquidity.
Exploit Details
On-chain data on Arbitrum shows that the mint transaction occurred at block 467160931 at 09:17:58 UTC on May 27, 2026. The transaction recorded approximately 5.45 trillion vsdCRV being minted from the null address to the wallet 0xeF3C…aa25.
On-chain evidence of the Stake DAO exploit. Source: Arbiscan
This transaction interacted with the LayerZero v2 Executor, indicating that the minting process was related to the cross-chain messaging flow used to create tokens on Arbitrum. The mint transaction’s hash is 0x7489…e5fe5, according to Arbiscan data.
Blockaid stated that they detected an ongoing exploit targeting Stake DAO on Arbitrum, in which the attacker minted over 5.4 trillion vsdCRV and began swapping these tokens into ETH.
According to security tracking sources, including PeckShield, the attacker swapped a portion of the tokens for approximately 43.78 ETH, worth around $91,200 at the time of reporting, and then bridged the assets to Ethereum. This figure reflects the value initially realized by the attacker, not the nominal value of the entire minted vsdCRV supply.
Suspected Root Cause
Blockaid suspects the exploit likely stemmed from the Stake DAO deployer’s private key being compromised. The deployer address mentioned is 0x0007…ff62.
From this access, the attacker is believed to have altered the cross-chain configuration that vsdCRV uses to validate messages via LayerZero. Specifically, Blockaid said the attacker changed the trusted “peer” from a valid adapter on the Ethereum side to a malicious contract deployed by the attacker, and then used that contract to send fake messages to mint tokens on Arbitrum.
The details published by Blockaid indicate that the incident involved deployer permissions and Stake DAO’s LayerZero OFT configuration, rather than a confirmed vulnerability within the LayerZero core protocol. As of the time of writing, Stake DAO has not published a full post-mortem regarding how the private key was compromised or the scope of the affected contracts.
This context places the incident alongside cross-chain messaging risks that gained attention following the approximately $292 million Kelp DAO/rsETH incident in April 2026, which also involved message flows through LayerZero. The difference is that in the Stake DAO case, the current data focuses on the project’s compromised key and OFT configuration.
Market and User Impact
Immediately following the incident, Stake DAO requested users not to interact with vsdCRV while the issue was being handled. With over 5.4 trillion new tokens minted, the risk lies not only in the dilution of the vsdCRV supply but also in the impact on liquidity pools, oracles, and protocols linked to this token on Arbitrum.
Curve Finance also issued a separate warning for users with deposits or loans in the asdCRV LlamaLend market on Arbitrum. According to Curve, the market was still operating normally at the time of the warning, but the price oracle could become unstable due to the exploit involving vsdCRV, increasing the risk of liquidation for borrowing/debt positions.
If you have deposits or loans in asdCRV LlamaLend market on Arbitrum – please exist ASAP out of precation.
The market is fine right now but its price oracle can become unstable due to the vsdCRV exploit which can cause liquidations. https://t.co/HhvMfzXEe9
— Curve Finance (@CurveFinance) May 27, 2026
Despite the massive amount of tokens minted, the value initially realized by the attacker was only around $91,200, which is much lower than the nominal figure because vsdCRV liquidity was insufficient to absorb the entire pool of new tokens. The final damage still depends on the amount of tokens swapped, the level of impact on related pools, and the remediation measures from Stake DAO.
What Remains Unclear
Stake DAO had not published a full post-mortem at the time the initial warnings were issued. The remaining open questions include how the private key was compromised, the scope of the affected contracts, the recovery status of the cross-chain configuration, and the level of remaining risk to related pools or markets on Arbitrum.
In the short term, users involved with vsdCRV, sdCRV, or markets using related oracles on Arbitrum still need to monitor official announcements from Stake DAO, Curve, and on-chain security entities. The incident also highlights key management risks in DeFi, especially for protocols that still allow deployer or admin keys to alter trust configurations between chains.
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Industry veteran, Kendra Bailey as Senior Director to lead expert guidance for IRA, prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and workforce compliance requirements.
AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 27, 2026 / ProScore today announced the launch of ProScore Advisory Services, a new support model designed to help contractors, developers, and project teams navigate increasingly complex workforce requirements across construction and clean energy projects. To lead the initiative, ProScore has appointed Kendra Bailey as Senior Director of Advisory Services, bringing deep expertise in workforce compliance, apprenticeship tracking, payroll oversight, and operational systems.
Built to complement ProScore’s compliance technology platform, Advisory Services gives customers direct access to experienced workforce and labor guidance when requirements demand deeper review, practical interpretation, or risk-adjusted support. For many construction and energy organizations, workforce compliance has become one of the largest operational and financial risks on major infrastructure projects. Regulatory complexity, fragmented documentation, evolving apprenticeship requirements, and growing audit exposure have created increasing demand for both technology and experienced operational expertise. ProScore Advisory Services was designed to bridge that gap.
Bailey joins ProScore with a proven track record in construction operations, workforce compliance, and process improvement. Throughout her career, she has successfully led initiatives involving payroll compliance, apprenticeship and labor tracking, operational systems, and cross-functional coordination for complex projects. Known for her proactive problem-solving approach and ability to build scalable processes, Bailey brings a strong combination of industry expertise, leadership, and operational excellence to the organization.
“Workforce compliance today carries real operational, financial, and audit risk. Customers need more than software, they need experienced partners who can help them navigate complexity with confidence,” said Josh Oglesby, COO of ProScore Technologies. “Kendra brings exactly the kind of operational leadership and compliance expertise needed to strengthen how we support customers in the field. Advisory Services represents an important evolution in our ability to combine technology with practical workforce guidance.”
The launch of Advisory Services marks a meaningful expansion in how ProScore supports customers. While the company has long provided software for workforce reporting, apprenticeship tracking, and regulatory requirements, customers now have access to structured advisory support designed to assess compliance risk, provide practical interpretation, and help teams respond more effectively to evolving labor requirements.
This expanded support model provides customers with:
A dedicated compliance expert for deeper workforce and labor guidance
Practical interpretation of IRA, prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and Davis-Bacon requirements
A clear escalation path for complex workforce compliance questions
More aligned, consistent, and risk-adjusted compliance support
Expert-led assessment and hands-on execution when additional support is needed
“Customers navigating workforce compliance challenges often need more than technology. They need experienced partners who understand the operational realities behind labor compliance,” said Bailey. “I’m excited to help build an advisory function that gives customers greater confidence in how they manage workforce requirements while strengthening the support ProScore already provides.”
As labor regulations continue to evolve across construction and energy sectors, ProScore Advisory Services positions the company as a more comprehensive workforce compliance partner, helping customers move from fragmented workforce tracking toward a more structured, audit-ready compliance operating model.
By combining technology, operational expertise, and compliance guidance, ProScore is continuing to strengthen its role as a long-term workforce governance partner for complex infrastructure projects.
About ProScore TechnologiesProScore Technologies is a compliance solutions company serving the energy and construction industries. Built for high-stakes labor environments, ProScore helps contractors, developers, and project stakeholders manage workforce complexity through technology, advisory support, and operational expertise. The ProScore platform centralizes certified payroll reporting (CPR), prevailing wage compliance, apprenticeship tracking, and workforce documentation required under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Davis-Bacon, and related federal workforce standards. Through its AI-enabled platform and advisory services, ProScore helps organizations reduce risk, maintain audit-ready documentation, and strengthen workforce compliance across complex infrastructure and energy projects. ProScore supports customers navigating real-world workforce compliance with greater clarity and confidence. For more information, visit proscore.ai and follow ProScore on LinkedIn.
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SOURCE: ProScore Technologies LLC
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