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According to sources familiar with the plan, Microsoft plans to launch its next-generation Maia 300 AI chip in September 2026. The company aims to increase production of the self-designed processor to attract major cloud customers such as Anthropic.

According to Plus500's interim results published Monday, the financial services company generated first-half revenue of $462.9 million, up 12% from a year earlier, though EBITDA increased only 1% to $187.5 million. The results were tempered by a 12% decline in new customers during the second quarter, with 25,856 added compared to 29,369 a year prior. Plus500 shares rose approximately 5% to 3,942 pence in early London trading, according to Reuters, suggesting investors accepted near-term cost inc

According to TechCrunch, chip materials startup Discovered Materials completed a $9 million seed round on August 10, backed by Lightspeed India Partners and Peak XV Partners. The company focuses on developing semiconductor materials for chip thermal management, using AI systems to generate candidate materials and physics-based simulation for screening. Co-founders Advaith Sridhar and Akash Ramdas said the team has identified materials matching performance standards of mainstream chip materials,

According to Odaily, U.S. stock index futures fell in morning trading on August 10. Dow Jones futures declined 0.10%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.05%, and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.08%. Meanwhile, Nvidia announced plans to invest up to $3 billion in power infrastructure provider Lancium to address electricity shortages and support deployment of its next-generation Vera Rubin architecture.

According to Goldman Sachs, global hedge funds increased stock positions for a second consecutive week, with a buy-to-sell ratio of 1.4:1, signaling improving risk appetite among institutional investors. Overall trading activity rose to its highest level in seven weeks, with single-stock trading showing net buying for the first time in nearly a month. The materials sector emerged as the strongest demand area, experiencing its largest short-covering rally in nearly two years as improved market se

According to Odaily Star Daily, Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) reported a 9.5% investment return rate in the first half of 2026, with net assets reaching 303.2 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 217.5 billion U.S. dollars). Chief Executive Officer Jo Taylor attributed the performance gains to venture growth equities, public market stocks, and inflation-hedging assets, with SpaceX's initial public offering significantly contributing to investment returns.

According to Bespoke Investment Group research data, the Nasdaq Composite triggered a rare technical signal from July 30 to August 4, with four consecutive trading days each posting gains of at least 1%. This marks only the 18th occurrence since the index's inception in 1971. Based on historical patterns, following the previous 17 instances of this signal, the Nasdaq surged an average of 29.3% over the subsequent year, significantly outpacing the index's long-term average annual return of under

According to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate reached 6.69% as of August 6, up from 6.66% a week earlier and marking its highest level since July 2025. The 15-year fixed rate slipped to 6.01% from 6.04%. The 10-year Treasury yield eased to around 4.65% in early Monday trading, following Friday's softer employment data, which may offer some relief to borrowers after weeks of rising financing costs.

According to HKEJ's Hong Kong Stock 360, as of 8:40 PM on August 10, the August Hang Seng Index futures contract traded at 25,907 points, down 42 points or 0.16%, with a discount of 30 points to the spot index and 1,592 contracts traded. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index futures traded at 8,619 points, down 14 points or 0.16%, with a discount of 3 points and 1,296 contracts traded.

According to Jin10, on August 10, U.S. National Economic Council Director Hassett said he would not accept the Federal Reserve board position if Fed Governor Cooke were removed. Hassett stated he hopes Cooke "is correct" in asserting his innocence, while declining to comment on details of the allegations, citing the matter as an enforcement issue.

According to Guru Club, on August 10, WTI crude oil futures rose 2% to $79.741 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures climbed 1.89% to $85.131 per barrel.

According to Beating, Japan's Defense Ministry is considering deploying Sakana Fugu, a domestic AI system, for Self-Defense Forces command operations. However, Sakana recently admitted that Fugu's core command model was previously trained on Alibaba's Qwen. With defense applications requiring exclusion of Chinese AI, the company has already retrained the command model using Google DeepMind's open-source Gemma 4 E2B without performance degradation. Sakana plans further replacement with a model tr

According to Onchain Lens, Ethereum Foundation transferred 566.27 ETH (approximately $1.09 million) from its Grants wallet to an unknown address on August 10. The foundation also sent 2.62 ETH (approximately $5,000) to another address previously associated with multiple transfers to Upbit.

According to KB Securities on August 10, Samsung Electronics' planned shareholder return policy could reach 100 trillion to 200 trillion won annually, expanding existing levels by over 10 times. This compares to current annual shareholder returns of approximately 9.8 trillion won. Kim Dong-won, head of KB Securities' research division, stated that even at the minimum 100 trillion won level, the dividend yield could exceed 7 percent at current share prices. KB Securities also raised its earnings

According to Colombia's Geological Service, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Chocó Province on August 10 at 7:34 a.m. local time, with a depth of 82 kilometers. The capital Bogotá experienced noticeable tremors.

The U.S. Senate missed its window to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, shifting focus to September as a critical month for crypto regulation, according to crypto observer SMQKE. In March 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly interpreted XRP as a digital commodity. If CLARITY fails to advance, this existing guidance could serve as a regulatory foundation for XRP and the broader crypto market, providing market participants with clearer rules on how the asset should be handled under U.S. l

According to Foresight News, Balanced v1 will shut down on December 1, 2026, when all outstanding loans will be liquidated and contracts become inaccessible. This closure aligns with ICON blockchain's permanent shutdown at year-end and marks Balanced's transition to SODAX, a unified liquidity layer and DeFi platform on the Sonic blockchain. Balanced v2 launched on April 7, 2026. The platform advises users to complete loan repayment, collateral withdrawal, and BALN token migration to the new gove

According to Foresight News, Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr launched vRPC (Verifiable RPC), a service that signs every response within Intel TDX trusted execution environments to prevent compromised RPC nodes from returning undetectable falsified data. The service supports local verification, and any tampered data is rejected. vRPC enables users to verify data rather than blindly trust RPC node responses.

According to chain analyst ZachXBT, U.S. scammer Tiffany Milanovich impersonated customer service for hardware wallets and centralized exchanges, stealing at least $5 million in cryptocurrency through fraudulent phone calls and phishing emails. In June 2026, Milanovich's team stole $1.2 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum from a victim's Trezor wallet using forged BitcoinIRA emails. In October 2025, another victim lost $500,000 in Bitcoin from a compromised Coinbase account. ZachXBT noted that evide

According to Sky News, Jeff Bezos and an investment consortium led by Amit Bhatia are poised to acquire over 30% of Liverpool Football Club this week. The stake valuation may exceed $6 billion, representing a significant premium over the club's previous $4.5 billion valuation in 2023. Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, also participates in the syndicate. FSG, which acquired Liverpool for 300 million pounds in 2010, is expected to announce the transaction imminently.