Standard Nuclear Inc. filed for an IPO targeting a valuation of up to $3.55 billion, seeking to raise $383.25 million amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers. The Tennessee-based nuclear …
Chinese AI company Zhipu AI is seeking to raise approximately $4 billion through a secondary share sale in Hong Kong, following a stock surge of nearly 1,500% since its January IPO. The Tsinghua Unive…
BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 blockchain for AI agent trading, targeting a 2027 mainnet launch. As of April 2026, over 150,000 AI agents operate on the network, with daily trading volumes exceed…
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood sold $54.2 million in Alibaba stock on June 26, part of a two-day reduction exceeding $71 million, and used the proceeds to buy $9.7 million in Coinbase and $4.5 million in …
Amazon's Moonraker project aims to transform Alexa into an AI agent capable of handling complex, multistep tasks, with projected GPU costs exceeding $100 million in 2026. The initiative uses hundreds …
Allianz SE plans to cut 1,500 to 1,800 jobs at its travel insurance subsidiary Allianz Partners over the next 12 to 18 months, replacing call center workers with artificial intelligence. The reduction…
Egypt manager Hossam Hassan accused FIFA of rigging the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match against Argentina to keep Lionel Messi in the tournament for marketing purposes, after Egypt lost 3-2 despite a…
The US trade deficit widened to $77.6 billion in May, a 42.2% increase from April, driven by record capital goods imports of $128 billion amid AI and data center demand, while exports fell 3.2% due to…
ESL FACEIT Group banned skin gambling, case-opening, and skin trading platforms from sponsoring teams at its Counter-Strike 2 events, aligning with Valve's December 2025 restrictions. The policy, enfo…
China warned of security risks in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool, citing potential back-door vulnerabilities after a state-sponsored threat actor used the tool to automate a cyberespionage campaign. …
Microsoft announced plans to replace OpenAI and Anthropic models with its in-house MAI models in Microsoft 365 Copilot, aiming to reduce costs and increase self-reliance. The shift, reported by Bloomb…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has prioritized artificial intelligence and semiconductor development as part of China's 15th Five-Year Plan, aiming to build domestic alternatives to US chips. The plan, …
India's government will release a national cybersecurity strategy for the financial sector by December 2026, featuring over 50 recommendations with a focus on artificial intelligence. The inter-minist…
The Reserve Bank of India is pushing for a ban on banks and financial institutions holding or trading crypto assets, citing tax evasion and macroeconomic stability concerns. Internal documents reveal …
The National Science Foundation has canceled over 1,600 grants and terminated key staff under the Trump administration, undermining the US government's own AI dominance strategy. The cuts have slowed …
Spain reaffirmed its strong ties with the United States amid President Trump's preliminary Iran deal, which reopened the Strait of Hormuz and caused oil prices to drop. Brent crude fell to $83.17 and …
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a major platform for cryptocurrency adoption, with Kraken serving as the Official Crypto Exchange Supporter and Polymarket operating prediction markets on match outc…
China warned of risks in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool, citing hidden tracking code that may detect users from Chinese AI labs. Anthropic called the code experimental and aimed at preventing unautho…
Beijing is considering restricting foreign access to China's top AI models, a move that could disrupt global AI processing and crypto markets reliant on affordable Chinese AI. The potential curbs, dis…
China's potential restrictions on overseas access to its advanced AI models could increase operational costs for global firms reliant on cost-effective Chinese AI, driving them toward more expensive W…