September Opens With a Global Selloff as Yields and Oil Pressure Build
U.S. stocks fell on September 1 while global bond markets sold off sharply, driven by surging oil prices after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions ...
OpenAI's Astra Model Hits 'Critical' Cyber Threshold, Forcing a Guarded Launch
OpenAI says its upcoming Astra model has become the first to exceed its own Preparedness Framework 'Critical' cybersecurity thresh...
Google Readies Gemini 3.8 Flash as the AI Coding Race Tightens Overnight
Google DeepMind is preparing to unveil Gemini 3.8 Flash, a new model that internal coding benchmarks show closing the gap with Anthropic a...
Russia Opens Retail Crypto Trading Paths, While Vietnam Tightens Penalties
On September 1, Russia began allowing regulated crypto trading paths for retail investors with strict limits, even as Vietnam implemented ...
Oil's War Premium Rises Above $90 as U.S.-Iran Strikes Revive Inflation Fears
Brent crude jumped above $90 a barrel after weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian positions in the Strait of Hormuz, reviving concerns that ener...
Cronos Network Halts After $75 Million Tectonic Protocol Exploit
Validators on the Cronos blockchain halted the network after an attacker exploited the Tectonic lending protocol, draining roughly $75 mil...
Treasury's 10-Year Yield Nears 4.75% as Fed Repricing Adds to Mortgage Pressure
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed toward 4.75% following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks, pushing U....
Instagram Begins Throttling Unlabeled AI-Generated Persona Accounts
Instagram has started limiting the reach of accounts that use artificial intelligence to create personas without clear disclosure, steppin...
Nvidia's $3.5 Billion MediaTek Investment Signals a New AI Chip Alliance Model
Nvidia's decision to invest $3.5 billion in Taiwan's MediaTek through convertible bonds marks a significant shift in how AI chipma...
Stellar’s Tokenized Real-World Assets Quadruple to Nearly $4 Billion, Quietly Winning the RWA Race
Stellar’s tokenized real-world asset market has grown to almost $4 billion, a roughly fourfold increase that has attracted less attention ...
Bybit Rolls Out 24/7 Options on Single Stocks, Taking Crypto Derivatives Into Uncharted Territory
Bybit now offers perpetual options contracts on individual stocks around the clock, beginning with names like SpaceX and Nvidia, extending...
U.S. and Japan Launch Coordinated Yen Support, Redrawing Currency-Market Playbooks
For the first time since 1998, U.S. and Japanese authorities intervened together to support the yen, sending a sharp signal that currency ...