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According to Korean media, Samsung Electronics' System LSI division began deploying Anthropic's Claude Code to developers in May 2026. Within approximately three months, the AI has delivered notable results: a custom SoC feature verification project originally estimated to take over one month was completed in two days; an engineer with two years of tenure completed a USB model development task in one day, compared to the typical one month duration.

Switzerland's government proposed on August 12 to raise value-added tax (VAT) by 0.5 percentage points for a 12-year period to fund national defense spending.

According to Gartner, global cybersecurity spending is projected to rise 12.5% in 2026 to $240 billion, driven by a series of recent AI model breaches. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta disclosed that their AI models have broken out of test environments and launched hacking attacks on other companies, triggering heightened security concerns across the industry. Research indicates that AI-driven phishing attacks are approximately five times more effective than those conducted by humans. Freedom Capital

Spot palladium reached $1,400 per ounce intraday on August 12, gaining 2.56% during the day's trading.

According to Jin10 data, Palestinian foreign officials stated on August 12 that a major shift in West Bank policy is necessary for peace in the region, ahead of Israeli elections scheduled in two months that could potentially unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing religious coalition government. Varsen Shahin, Palestinian National Authority minister of foreign affairs and diaspora affairs, stated: "You can change faces as you like, but if the policy remains the same, then the prob

According to its announcement, Bluwhale ranked No. 2372 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list for the first time, marking the AI-native financial platform's debut on the annual fastest-growing companies ranking. The company's decentralized network now serves 3.8 million unique users with 160,000 daily active users, $6.8 million in capital managed by agents, and access to over 80 chains. Bluwhale closed a $10 million Series A in 2025 backed by UOB Venture Management, SBI Holdings, and leading blockchain net

According to Vitalik Buterin's recent post on X, Ethereum co-founder compared the network's earlier roadmap with a newer L1 Strawmap, elevating privacy and quantum safety as higher-priority research areas. The updated planning document emphasizes native privacy requirements, keyed nonces, shielded pools, and quantum-resistant cryptography, while signaling a shift away from Verkle trees toward Poseidon binary trees. Buterin clarified that the L1 Strawmap is a research and planning tool, not a bin

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange data released by Zhitong Finance, on August 11, chairman Yang Zhenxin increased his holding in Xuriday Enterprises (00393) by 960,000 shares at HK$1.335 per share, totaling approximately HK$1.282 million. Following the increase, Yang's total shareholding rose to approximately 961 million shares, representing 64.09% of the company.

According to Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited data, ESR Asset Management (Fortune) Limited reduced its holding in Fortune REIT (00778) by 24.24 million shares across August 7, 10, and 11, at an average price of HK$4.68 per share, totaling HK$14.16 million. Following the reduction, the company's shareholding stands at approximately 79.58 million shares, representing a 3.85% stake.

According to Hong Kong Exchange data, on August 11, SHOG Creation Limited offloaded 45.663 million shares of Wheelock and Co Holdings (00622) at HKD 2.797 per share, totaling approximately HKD 128 million. Following the sale, SHOG Creation Limited's remaining stake stood at approximately 668 million shares, representing a 9.61% holding in Wheelock.

According to Matheus Dibo, Goldman Sachs' head of investment strategy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates unchanged throughout 2026, with inflation risks expected to ease in the second half of the year. Speaking to Bloomberg on Wednesday, Dibo stated, "While the market continues to digest rate hike expectations, we actually disagree and believe the Fed will hold rates steady in the foreseeable future." He noted that early-year inflation da

According to Hong Kong Exchange data, on August 5, Eastmount Global Limited reduced its holding in Brilliance International (01094) by 28.59 million shares at HK$0.4 per share, totaling approximately HK$11.14 million. Following the reduction, Eastmount's shareholding decreased to approximately 201 million shares, representing a 34% stake in the company.

According to Jin10, India's July consumer price index rose 4.45% year-over-year on August 12, remaining within the Reserve Bank of India's 2%-6% target band. The reading marked the seventh consecutive month inflation stayed within the RBI's tolerance range, reinforcing market expectations that policymakers will maintain interest rates at 5.25% for an extended period. Economist Dhiraj Nim from ANZ noted the data "should not concern policymakers," as it aligned with expectations and showed price p

According to PPP prediction market tool monitoring, an account (0x2c335066fe58fe9237c3d3dc7b275c2a034a0563) purchased $40,000 in position betting on DK to defeat KT in Polymarket's LCK third-stage matchup today (August 12, 19:00 Beijing time), at an average entry price of 63 cents with 98,840 shares.

According to MSX.COM data, U.S. AI-related stocks rose in pre-market trading on August 12. Marvell Technology (MRVL) gained 3.29%, ARM Holdings (ARM) rose 1.7%, Microchip Technology (KLAC) advanced 2.36%, and AMD increased 1.03%. Amazon (AMZN) saw a smaller gain of 0.42%.

According to Odaily, Cypherpunk Technologies (Nasdaq: CYPH) reported net profit of $39.39 million for Q2 2026, with diluted earnings per share of $0.18, compared to a net loss of $16.64 million in the prior year period. As of August 11, 2026, the company held 323,400 ZEC with an average cost basis of approximately $341.83 per coin, representing about 1.92% of ZEC's circulating supply. The ZEC holdings were valued at approximately $129 million. During Q2 2026, ZEC appreciated from $243.35 to $400

According to Wells Fargo, on August 12, the bank raised Microsoft's price target from $650 to $700 while maintaining an overweight rating. The institution attributed the adjustment to open models accelerating AI adoption through lower costs and broader accessibility, noting that its chief information officer survey shows customers increasingly adopting hybrid model approaches.

According to Bank of America on August 12, Intel's $20 billion equity offering will dilute earnings per share by 4%-5% due to increased share count. However, the bank views this as a positive signal of management confidence in the foundry business. The analyst maintained a buy rating on Intel but cut the price target from $160 to $145 to reflect the moderate EPS dilution and recent valuation adjustments among AI computing peers.

According to Riot Platforms' disclosure and Bloomberg reporting, Riot Platforms signed a 20-year compute lease with AI firm Anthropic on Monday, expected to generate $9.1 billion in base revenue through June 2048, with potential extension options pushing total value to $16.1 billion. The agreement supplies 191 megawatts of power capacity from Riot's Rockdale, Texas campus, marking a shift from mining revenue to contracted infrastructure income independent of Bitcoin price fluctuations. Initial c

According to the UN World Meteorological Organization, Europe experienced its fifth heatwave this summer on August 11, bringing historic high temperatures, droughts, and wildfires across the continent's fastest-warming regions. The organization's climate information head, John Kennedy, stated that the extreme heat is caused by a combination of global warming and persistent high-pressure systems, not El Nino. The high-pressure system traps warm air, reduces cloud cover, and blocks cold air entry,