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07-24
Microsoft’s internal AI models reduce GPU costs by up to 89%
ME AI news, according to monitoring by Beating, Microsoft has opened up MAI-Image-2.5-Pro and MAI-Voice-2-Flash. The former focuses on high-quality image generation and editing, while the latter targets customer service and voice agents, offering twice the speed and 32% lower pricing than the standa
TYLsemi Completes $43M Funding to Reduce Custom AI Chip Costs by 50%
ME AI News, according to monitoring by Beating, chip startup TYLsemi has completed a $43 million early-stage funding round and officially ended its stealth mode. The company was founded by two former Alphawave executives, with Matter Venture Partners leading the investment. TYLsemi aims to turn cust
ARK Invest Adds Tesla and Circle to Portfolio, Sells Figma Shares
The funds managed by ARK Invest completed their rebalancing on July 23, purchasing a total of 160,000 shares of TSLA, 130,000 shares of CRCL, and 48,000 shares of SECZ, while reducing positions in 976,000 shares of FIG, 40,000 shares of HOOD, some shares of DE, and 66,000 shares of IRDM.
Brazil's Fazenda Engenho Velho Farm Completes B3 Tokenized Livestock Financing
According to Decrypt, the Fazenda Engenho Velho farm in Brazil completed its first tokenized livestock financing on the B3 exchange, securing a loan of R$100,000 (approximately $19,400) backed by 10 dairy cows. Cowmed generated digital identities for the cows using AI sensors and embedded the data i
U.S. tech giants lose $800 billion in market value as Tesla drops 14%
Article by: Tide ResearchTech giants have once again pushed their AI capital spending to new highs, but Alphabet’s strong earnings report failed to quell market concerns over return on investment, causing the Magnificent Seven index to lose nearly $800 billion in market value in a single day. Tesla
U.S. Pentagon Signs $7 Billion Software Deal with Oracle for 10-Year Term
Odaily Planet Daily reports: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a enterprise software agreement with Oracle, worth nearly $7 billion over a maximum term of 10 years, consolidating existing on-premises software licenses into a single contract to reduce costs from fragmented procurement. The
NVIDIA and Amkor Technology Sign $1.5 Billion Agreement to Expand Chip Packaging Capacity
ME News reports that on July 24 (UTC+8), NVIDIA (NVDA.US) signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Amkor Technology (AMKR.US) to support the latter’s expansion of chip packaging capacity, as part of a broader initiative to grow semiconductor operations in the United States. According to a statement rele
Bitwise Report Shows ETH Staking Reaches All-Time High of 40.2M
Bitwise released the Q3 2026 Staking Report, revealing that 40.2 million ETH have been staked, accounting for 33% of ETH’s total supply—a record high. This year’s新增 staking has been primarily driven by institutions, including staking ETFs, corporate treasuries, and other large holders. The report sh
DEX Aggregator Odos Announces Permanent Service Closure on July 30
The decentralized exchange aggregation protocol Odos announced on X that its operating company is ceasing operations. The Odos application will transition to read-only mode on July 27, and all services will be permanently shut down on July 30. Starting July 23, new account registrations, new wallet
Grayscale Report Suggests Bitcoin May Have Bottomed at $82,000 Amid Fed Rate Outlook
TL;DR:Bitcoin recorded a 22% correction from its all-time highs, placing its price in the $82,000 region during March 2026.U.S. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) maintained positive net inflows during days of high market volatility.Grayscale’s report links the recovery of risk assets to upco
South Korea raises minimum deposit for single-stock leveraged ETFs to 30 million won, effective July 31.
ChainCatcher report, according to Yonhap News, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and exchanges have decided to raise the minimum deposit requirement for single-stock leveraged ETFs and ETNs from KRW 10 million (approximately USD 51,000) to KRW 30 million (ap
Q2 on-chain protocol fees dropped 33%, while perpetual and prediction markets rose 22%.
According to ME News, on July 24 (UTC+8), crypto venture capital firm 1kx reported that on-chain protocol fees declined by 33% year-over-year in the second quarter. DEX fees dropped by $625 million, a 57% decrease, primarily driven by Meteora, Raydium, and PancakeSwap—three protocols that collective
Andrew Ng: Chinese AI teams' open-source approach is closing the gap with the U.S.
On July 21, Andrew Ng, founder of Google Brain, said in an interview with the Berggruen Institute that years ago he never imagined China would ultimately become more open than the United States in AI innovation. He noted that at the time of ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, the U.S. still clearly led
Multiple publicly traded companies abandon or adjust their Bitcoin reserve strategies in 2026
Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, stated on X that since 2026, several publicly traded companies adopting Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) strategies have abandoned or adjusted their Bitcoin reserve policies. Satsuma Technology, Bitdeer, Prenetics, Genius Group, Vaultz Capital, a
Morgan Stanley Misses Out on Lead Role in SK Hynix’s $26.5B ADR IPO
ChainCatcher report: According to South Korean media Chosun Ilbo, Morgan Stanley was not selected as the sole lead underwriter for SK Hynix’s U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs) listing, a transaction valued at approximately $26.5 billion (around ₩40 trillion), marking the largest IPO by a foreign compa
