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According to Vietnam's National Business Registration Portal, Tesla established a subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday authorized to wholesale and retail automobiles, sell parts and accessories, and handle import and export operations. The subsidiary, Tesla Motors Vietnam Limited Liability Company, has a charter capital of 77.667 billion dong (approximately $3 million). VinFast Auto (VFS) shares fell 2% following the announcement. Vietnam is VinFast's dominant market, with the country accoun

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Monday at the Barclays Global Conference that the bank expects investment banking fees to decline more than 10% in the third quarter from the year-earlier period, while trading revenue will be roughly flat. The guidance contrasts with a robust second quarter that saw a 50% jump in investment banking fees and a 33% jump in trading revenue. Bank of America shares fell 5% following the comments.

According to Politico, Senator Mitch McConnell is expected to return to Senate duties this week following a medical leave of absence.

According to Jin10, on September 15, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that now is not the time to lift sanctions on Russia or save Russian oligarchs. He emphasized the need for new, stronger sanctions that Russia cannot adapt to, specifically including anti-ballistic missile sanctions targeting all Russian ballistic missile production and financial restrictions on Russia.

Apple is urging a federal judge to compel OpenAI to disclose information about the AI company's forthcoming hardware products as part of its trade secret theft allegations against OpenAI. The judge ordered both parties to narrow their early discovery requests before ruling on Apple's expedited discovery motion, and postponed the hearing on Apple's preliminary injunction motion to October 14.

According to ChainCatcher, DIGY11, the world's first Bitcoin-backed digital credit ETF, will begin trading tomorrow (September 15) on B3, Brazil's largest securities exchange. OranjeBTC CEO Gui Gomes will ring the opening bell on the exchange.

According to Crypto Briefing, Japan pledged $550 billion in US investment as part of a 2025 trade agreement with President Donald Trump and PM Sanae Takaichi. Of the total, up to $327 billion is earmarked for energy projects, with nuclear power as the centerpiece. Up to $100 billion targets Westinghouse AP1000 reactors, while another $100 billion focuses on small modular reactors from GE Vernova and Hitachi. The first wave of announced projects totaled roughly $36 billion. In return, tariffs on

According to the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, the state-issued FRNT stablecoin has migrated from LayerZero to Chainlink Cross Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following a security review that identified repeated operational failures at LayerZero Labs. The review was triggered by the $292 million LayerZero exploit involving KelpDAO, where attackers compromised LayerZero Labs infrastructure and used a forged message to release funds on Ethereum. The Commission found LayerZero failed to t

Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic on September 9, 2026. Four days later, he appeared on NBC News warning that kill switches built into advanced AI systems could become ineffective against future autonomous agents operating in distributed, swarm-like configurations, which may route around centralized shutdown commands. The concerns align with recent regulatory actions. In June 2026, the Commerce Department suspended foreign access to Anthropic's advanced models, while Congress proposed the bipa

According to a statement on Monday, Frank Pallone, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, opposed efforts to establish a new special committee to address artificial intelligence issues. Pallone expressed concern that creating an AI special committee would "further delay the legislative process," noting that Democrats have already formed multiple special task groups and policy reports in recent years while AI technology continues to advance exponentially.

According to a 404 Media report, OpenAI has hired hundreds of contractors to review real ChatGPT user conversations as part of Project Lily, an internal initiative aimed at improving the chatbot's responses by curbing excessive flattery and overly human-like behavior. Contractors, earning more than $50 per hour, rate model outputs on a scale of 1 to 7. The company uses a Privacy Filter model to remove personally identifiable information before contractors see conversations, but internal document

According to Foresight News, Bitcoin payment service Swiss Bitcoin Pay announced today that malicious users have compromised its internal systems. The company temporarily shut down servers for investigation and security upgrades. Potentially exposed data includes user email addresses, Bitcoin addresses, IBAN account numbers, transaction records, and hashed passwords. Swiss Bitcoin Pay confirmed user funds are secure and committed to full reimbursement of any outstanding payments to affected user

According to Foresight News, blockchain infrastructure company tZERO completed a new funding round on September 14, with Marc Cohodes and Max Cohodes as lead investors. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Bill Fleckenstein, and partner Dinari also participated. The funding will support expansion of tZERO's tokenized securities infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) business and transition to independent operations. The company plans to extend offerings into tokenized derivatives, prediction markets, an

According to Microsoft researchers, a paper submitted on September 10 titled "Grounding Agent Memory: Environment-Probing Curation for Enterprise Agents" introduces a technique called environment-probing curation to address AI agents' memory reliability issues. Before an AI agent stores information in long-term memory, a separate curator agent verifies that information against the real-world environment. On the CLBench database exploration benchmark, the pass rate improved from 39% to 73% after

The U.S. Senate is set to hold a crucial procedural vote on Tuesday on the CLARITY Act, which requires 60 votes to advance and needs Democratic support to overcome a filibuster—meaning at least seven Democrats must join Republicans if all are present. The measure seeks to establish clearer U.S. regulatory rules for cryptocurrencies by dividing oversight responsibilities between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Core disputes persist over ethics

According to @WuBlockchain, Ethereum ETF inflows have reached $324.4 million so far in September, surpassing Bitcoin's $307.3 million. Last week alone, Ethereum ETFs captured $196.9 million in net inflows, while Bitcoin ETFs experienced $462.7 million in outflows. Traders are increasingly using Ethereum spot ETFs as collateral for CME futures yield strategies, signaling a shift in institutional interest toward Ethereum amid Bitcoin's outflow pressures.

According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, the United States imposed sanctions on Russia's Foreign Trade Bank today for its involvement in helping Iran evade sanctions.

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) stock fell 5.05% to $59.53 today, September 14, after CEO Brian Moynihan told a Barclays conference that third-quarter trading revenue would be flat compared to the year-ago period. Moynihan also said the investment banking division is expected to generate $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in fees, below the market consensus of $2 billion. Other major banks also declined, with Goldman Sachs down over 4% and JPMorgan off about 2%.

According to Wall Street Journal, OpenAI acquired smartphone camera startup Glass Imaging at a valuation exceeding $300 million. Glass Imaging had been valued at approximately $100 million in a previous funding round.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold futures declined 1.10% to 934 yuan per gram, while silver futures fell 1.01% to 15,559 yuan per kilogram as of 2:30 AM market close on September 15. Meanwhile, SC crude oil futures surged 5.55% to 892 yuan per barrel during the same session.