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According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyev, more than 350 drones were directed toward the Moscow region starting at 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on July 12, with most intercepted at a distance by air defense systems and 50 destroyed as they approached the capital. Officials reported that 81 drones were intercepted and shot down over a dozen areas in the Moscow region. In Pioneerskiy town, Istra city, downed drones caused 3 deaths and 3 injuries, with 5 private

At the 2026 IEEE/JSAP VLSI conference, research teams from South Korea's UNIST and Japan's University of Tokyo independently announced two new high-bandwidth memory (HBM) architectures—V-Die and MOSAIC—that rotate DRAM chips from a horizontal to vertical orientation to improve thermal dissipation and address AI chip memory bottlenecks. UNIST's V-Die architecture rotates DRAM chips 90 degrees and positions them vertically using through-silicon vias (TSV), freeing up space for additional memory ce

On July 13, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) chief Lee Chan-jin convened a meeting with asset management company CEOs to discuss ETF market practices and regulatory oversight. At the meeting, Lee strongly urged asset managers to eliminate false and exaggerated advertising in ETF products and enforce substantive compliance in public disclosures. The discussions also covered the 2026 review results of asset management companies' exercise of voting rights and shareholder rights.

According to Bloomberg's Kpler analysis, vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz have been disabling their transponders amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, with visible shipping activity declining sharply. Six bulk carriers that passed through the waterway last Sunday all had their Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals disabled, Bloomberg reported on July 13. Over the past three days, the number of vessels with disabled transponders exceeded those with visible positions. Ship-tracking data

According to Forbes, advanced chip manufacturing faces potential disruption as multiple emerging lithography technologies approach commercialization by 2030. Atomic lithography uses atomic beams directly etched on silicon wafers, potentially shrinking chip line widths 1-2 orders of magnitude smaller than current EUV capabilities. X-ray lithography, with wavelengths below 1 nanometer, theoretically enables even more precise transistor structures. Recently, Huawei announced development of a new se

According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% on June 4, sliding to 5,688.574 points and marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to BlockBeats, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pledged on July 13 that the government will support three strategic priority projects: semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence data centers, and physical AI.

According to Jin10 data from July 13, European jet fuel inventories totaled 38 million barrels as of early June, covering less than 30 days of demand, according to Energy Aspects data released June 18. With escalating Middle East tensions increasing supply disruption risks, the U.K., France, and Germany face acute shortages. Europe faces a projected third-quarter supply deficit of around 600,000 barrels per day, while the U.S. and Asia-Pacific regions show surpluses of 116,000 and 425,000 barrel

Japan's largest power company JERA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung C&T to enhance the resilience and supply security of hydrogen and ammonia value chains. The partnership aims to strengthen collaboration in developing stable supply mechanisms for low-carbon energy solutions.

The CSI 300 Index Futures (IF) main contract declined 2.00% intraday on July 13, now trading at 4633.6 points.

According to Russian state news agency TASS and U.S. military statements, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on July 13 that it had conducted missile and drone attacks on a U.S. Air Force base in Jordan, triggering fires in ammunition depots and fuel storage tanks. The Guard Corps said the operation remains ongoing and is only the first phase of its retaliation. The U.S. military confirmed on July 13 that it had completed a new airstrike against Iran on July 12, targeting dozens

According to Beating, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a statement urging enterprises to retain the learning outcomes generated by AI systems rather than inadvertently transferring valuable internal knowledge to model manufacturers. Nadella criticized certain AI companies for learning from public internet data while restricting customers from using model outputs to train their own systems, meanwhile potentially learning from customer usage records. He called on enterprises to maintain control

According to Cointelegraph, Thailand's central bank is reviewing high-value stablecoin transactions, including USDT, in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to combat money laundering, illegal financing, and suspicious capital flows. The review targets large cash transactions and foreign exchange dealings to identify and prevent illicit fund movement. Thailand's largest exchange, Bitkub, processes approximately $26 million daily in trading volume, with nearly 40% from forex

According to Bloomberg data, U.S. major investment banks earned approximately $11.1 billion in investment banking fees in Q2 2026, up 27% year-over-year and marking the highest level since late 2021. SpaceX's IPO contributed roughly $500 million in fees across 23 underwriting banks, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley each receiving approximately $100 million. Additionally, merger and acquisition advisory fees surged 30% year-over-year to over $4 billion for the five major banks.

According to BlockBeats, CASHCAT, a Meme token on Robinhood Chain, dropped 30.47% in 24 hours on July 13, with market cap at $147 million.

According to Rappler, the Philippines' Department of Energy announced on July 13 that diesel prices will rise by P2.62 to P4.62 per liter starting Tuesday, July 14. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin also set permitted price ranges for gasoline (decrease of P1 or increase of up to P1 per liter) and kerosene (increase of P2.22 to P4.22 per liter) for the week of July 14 to 20. The adjustments follow renewed volatility in Middle East markets, with kerosene and diesel prices increasing despite recent ea

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing announced on July 13 that it will launch 18 new stock option categories in August, with the first batch of six options beginning trading on August 10, followed by additional tranches on August 17 and August 31. All new stock option categories will simultaneously offer both weekly and monthly expiry contracts from their first trading day, providing market participants with greater flexibility to choose expiry terms that suit their trading and risk management needs

According to Yonhap News, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering announced on July 13 that its subsidiary HD Hyundai Samho secured a contract to build three very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) for a European client. The contract is valued at 545.6 billion Korean won, with delivery scheduled by May 2030.

According to Jin10 Futures, Zhengzhou rapeseed meal futures opened lower and declined with volatility on July 13. Canadian canola futures surged over 5%, driven by excessive prairie rainfall and European heat waves threatening crop growth. Strength in Chicago soybean and soybean oil futures, along with a rebound in international crude oil, provided additional support. Domestically, rapeseed meal spot prices followed the decline as heavy rainfall in South China disrupted supply flows, forcing som

According to Indeed's recruiting laboratory, U.S. software developer job postings grew nearly 15% since Anthropic's Claude Code launched in February 2025, while overall Indeed job postings declined 7% during the same period. Indeed emphasized that the two trends appeared concurrently but noted the correlation does not establish causation. Despite the rebound, software development roles remained 27.5% below February 2020 levels. Between May 2025 and May 2026, 71% of new developer postings were fo