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GBP/USD broke below 1.35 today, declining 0.10% during the trading session.

According to OpenAI, Astra has reached the 'Critical' security capability threshold and is the first model evaluated to this level by the company. In testing on ExploitBench, Astra achieved 100%, and when tested against 20 recently disclosed high-risk vulnerabilities, it discovered and exploited 2 previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities. OpenAI resumed large-scale frontier reinforcement learning (RL) training on August 28, which had been paused following a Hugging Face security incident, tho

According to ChainCatcher citing SoSoValue data, U.S. Solana spot ETFs recorded combined net inflows of $10.19 million on September 1 (Eastern Time). Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) led the inflows with $6.17 million inflow on the day, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $1.028 billion. Fidelity Solana Fund ETF (FSOL) followed with $2.67 million in daily inflows.

According to Axios, on September 2, the U.S. Central Command responded to Iranian media allegations that American airstrikes hit a wedding in Kohstak, killing at least 4 people and injuring 35. Captain Tim Hawkins, a Central Command spokesperson, stated: "We have noted these reports, which originate from Iranian state media. Unlike the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the U.S. military does not target civilians as a matter of policy."

According to the U.S. Treasury, 19 of the 20 G20 members recently reached consensus on key economic issues during discussions led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The agreement focuses on multilateral development bank reforms and enhanced financing strategies for developing nations, reflecting a shift toward greater inclusivity in global economic cooperation.

According to research presented by Fumio Hayashi, professor emeritus at Japan's Policy Research Institute (GRIPS), on September 2, Japan's three-decade economic stagnation can be substantially explained by early population aging. Hayashi found a negative correlation between aging speed and growth rates among developed economies, noting that countries where the population aged 50-79 exceeds 40% of the working-age population (20-49) experience slower growth the faster their aging occurs. Hayashi w

According to the Presidential Office's fiscal planning secretary Lyu Deok-hyun on September 2, South Korea announced a 820.9 trillion won budget for the coming year, an increase of approximately 93 trillion won from the current year. The policy aims to support vulnerable groups hit hard by the Bank of Korea's rate hikes while maintaining investment in future industries such as semiconductors, AI, and AI data centers. Lyu explained that monetary tightening and fiscal expansion serve different pur

According to ChainCatcher, AI security startup AIR has closed $50 million in funding across two rounds. Sequoia Capital led a $10 million Series A, while Greenoaks led a $40 million Series B, with participation from Swish, Netz, and multiple angel investors. The company, founded by Yair Saban and Niv Hoffman, both veterans of Israel's Unit 8200, offers an AI agent security platform that discovers, audits, and controls AI agents running within enterprises, while blocking interactions with non-com

According to TheEnergyMag, as reported by ChainCatcher, Nasdaq-listed Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) has acquired approximately 200 acres of undeveloped land in Miram County, Texas for approximately $100 million in an all-cash transaction. The land, adjacent to its existing Rockdale operations, will support the development of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data center infrastructure. Following the acquisition, Bitdeer's total land holdings in Miram County will expand t

According to Investment Institutions, embodied AI vision module supplier Union Image completed a multi-hundred-million yuan funding round on September 2, with participation from Dunhong Asset, Hangzhou Embodied AI Industrial Fund, Fuyang Industrial Investment, and Zhiping Square. Union Image serves as the vision technology supplier for humanoid robot manufacturers including Unitree Robotics, Zhiping, Zibianliangyi, and Rokid, and has achieved annual revenues at the 2-billion-yuan level. The comp

According to Gavin Baker, founder and chief investment officer of Atreides Management, today (September 2), the market's primary concern over AI data center overbuilding may be misplaced; the real risk is insufficient computing power supply. Baker highlighted that a 1GW data center powered by Nvidia GPUs costs $400-500 billion to build. With customers typically prepaying 50-60% of costs, operators' upfront capital needs are substantially reduced. Once operational and priced at spot market rates,

According to PANews, on September 2, Pump.fun launched limit order functionality on Solana, allowing users to set take-profit and stop-loss orders within the Pumpfun application to protect profits and limit downside risk.

According to ARK Invest disclosures, CEO Cathie Wood bought 243,707 shares of NVIDIA (NVDA-US) on August 28 as the stock fell 4.6% to $217.55, valuing the purchase at approximately $53 million. The accumulation reflects renewed investor confidence in NVIDIA as a growth stock, particularly after its latest earnings beat analyst expectations with sequential revenue doubling. With NVIDIA's forward P/E ratio now at 16.7x—below the S&P 500's 19.7x—investors are positioning the chipmaker as a "growth

According to Bubblemaps, Pons, a token launch platform on Robinhood Chain, recorded $4.73 million in daily fees yesterday, exceeding the combined fees of Hyperliquid, Polymarket, and Fomo, which totaled approximately $3.461 million over the same period. Data sourced from DefiLlama measured protocol and network fees across a 24-hour window.

Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 3.010% today, marking the highest level since September 1996.

According to PANews, on September 2, Unitree Robotics stock price fell below 550 yuan, marking a 50% decline from its IPO high of 1,100 yuan recorded on the first trading day.

According to French media Midi Libre, a couple in Arles, France was attacked and held hostage by two armed masked men recently. The suspects, carrying firearms and knives, held the victims captive for over two hours demanding they transfer cryptocurrency assets through trading platforms. The couple's young child was present in the home at the time. Police responded after neighbors called emergency services, but the suspects fled the scene before officers arrived. The case has been transferred to

According to Foresight News, on August 31, Democratic Representative Eugene Vindman introduced H.R.10199, the "Sell Your Stocks or Step Down Act," proposing to prohibit the President, Vice President, members of Congress, senior federal officials, federal judges, and certain family members from holding or trading stocks, digital assets, commodities, futures, prediction market contracts, and derivatives. The legislation requires affected individuals to sell restricted assets within 30 days of enac

According to Jin10, two U.S. Navy littoral combat ships arrived at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on August 31–September 1. The deployment's specific purpose and mission were not disclosed. The timing coincides with rising U.S.-Cuba tensions.

According to Jin10, Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min led a delegation to the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina on August 31-September 1. Liao stated that the global economy faces multiple challenges and that G20 members should strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination and promote robust global growth while upholding free trade and inclusive economic globalization. He also emphasized the need to address artificial intelligence's impact o