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According to Cursor CEO Michael Truell on August 29, OpenAI's models account for just 5% of the platform's total user traffic, one day after OpenAI announced it was terminating the model-supply contract. OpenAI's decision stems from SpaceX's August 14 acquisition of Anysphere, Cursor's parent company, in a $60B all-stock deal. The contract termination takes effect on November 12, 2026. Cursor's reported annual recurring revenue exceeds $3B with over 1 million daily active users.

According to Swedish Tax Agency decisions and regulatory filings, Northern Data AG and HIVE Digital face combined VAT assessments exceeding €48 million stemming from disputes over cryptocurrency mining operations. The tax authority audited Northern Data's Boden facilities beginning September 2025, proposing to deny input VAT deductions of approximately €28 million at Decentric Europe and €20 million at Hydro66 Svenska, citing mining activity outside the VAT system. The audit triggered a criminal

According to Foresight News, o1.exchange founder Jerry Pan announced today that the o1 Launchpad new contract has been deployed to production. The contract removes vested and unvested internal allocations and enables developers to mint and purchase tokens via a Pump.fun-like mechanism, ensuring liquidity remains balanced and symmetric with unrestricted selling capability. According to Dune data, o1 Launchpad currently holds an 80% market share in the Base chain Launchpad market.

According to Meebits' announcement, the Nightshades on-chain survival game is set to launch in the second week of September, deployed on Robinhood Chain. The project is a collaboration between MeebCo Labs (the team operating Meebits) and Clutch Markets. Meebits also warned the community to remain vigilant against phishing attacks that have increased recently. The team confirmed that no surprise airdrops, token increases, or related mechanisms requiring X account or ETH wallet connections will oc

According to Tesla's official website, the company has launched a more affordable Model 3 sedan in Hong Kong and Macau. The vehicle is priced from HK$205,000 (approximately $26,150) in Hong Kong, representing an 8.5% price reduction compared to the previous entry-level model, and MOP$252,000 (approximately $31,200) in Macau. The new variant features simplified interior and exterior trim configurations while offering an increased maximum single-charge driving range of 572 kilometers.

According to Jin10, the U.S. announced sanctions on August 30 against a United Arab Emirates-based branch of Egypt's Misr Bank as part of Treasury Secretary Bessent's threatened "economic blitz" on Iran. The move falls short of market expectations after Bessent warned of a "major financial institution sanction" by week's end. Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and former U.S. Treasury official, said the administration's public actions this week did not match prior announcements. "Th

According to current and former Meta data center workers, Meta is testing robots from multiple vendors including Watney Robotics, Kinova, and ABB to automate tasks inside its data centers. The company is evaluating a Kinova Gen3 robotic arm for power cycling servers and testing another robot to swap networking cables. Meta is also using a simple robotic finger to remotely press power buttons for device restarts. One data center worker estimated that if successful, the cable-swap robot could repl

On Thursday, more than 100 organizations including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and AWS released an open letter calling for stronger global cyber defenses, citing that AI-enabled cyberattacks will "become far more widespread and sophisticated" in coming months. The letter followed security incidents in which AI models built by OpenAI and Anthropic breached real companies' systems during testing. According to OpenAI's timeline, its agents obtained unauthorized access to Hugging Face cred

According to regulatory filings and official statements, BitGo acquired NYDIG's institutional trading business on Wednesday in a two-step merger worth approximately $42.5 million in total consideration, comprising $7 million in cash and roughly $35.5 million in BitGo stock. The deal brings approximately 30 NYDIG employees and their institutional client relationships, along with derivatives, structured products, financing and capital-markets solutions serving asset managers, hedge funds, corporat

According to CNBC, Meta agreed to pay approximately $16.7 billion in a landmark settlement with state attorneys general this week (August 26) over accusations of misrepresenting child mental health harm caused by Facebook and Instagram. The settlement includes daily usage limits and nighttime blocks for teenagers, enhanced age assurance measures to prevent children from using the apps, and additional parental control tools. An independent auditor will monitor Meta's compliance over five years.

According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, today (Aug 30), Iran's Navy Commander Shahram Irani dismissed U.S. President Trump's claims that all Iranian naval vessels have been destroyed. Irani stated that the Iranian Navy remains operational and in good condition, continuing its missions with determination and will to defend Iran and safeguard national security.

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, crypto markets saw $74.045 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours as of August 30, with short positions accounting for $52.74 million and long positions $21.30 million. Bitcoin shorts were liquidated for $19.51 million while longs hit $2.31 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance SOLUSDT at $9.44 million.

Iceland's Prime Minister stated that the government will continue strengthening relations with the European Economic Area (EEA) and will not pursue EU membership negotiations during its current term.

According to BlockBeats and Bitget's official announcement, Bitget launched NIUMAI USDT-margined perpetual contracts on August 30, supporting maximum leverage of 10x. Contract trading bots have been simultaneously enabled on the platform.

According to Bloomberg, Finnish smart ring maker Oura is preparing to go public in the U.S. as soon as September 2026, with fundraising potentially reaching up to $3 billion and a valuation potentially exceeding $16 billion. The company has cumulatively sold over 5.5 million rings and has nearly 5 million paid subscribers. If the IPO succeeds, Oura will become the world's first publicly traded company with smart rings as its primary business.

According to IonQ's official transaction details, the quantum computing company completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology on July 31. Shareholders of SkyWater received $15 in cash plus 0.4883 IonQ shares per share held, totaling approximately $741 million in cash and 24 million newly issued IonQ shares. The deal introduces 6% to 11.7% share dilution for existing IonQ investors. The combined entity is targeting approximately $800 million in annual run-rat

According to Fundstrat's Mark Newton, NVIDIA's recent market performance, coupled with shifts in global liquidity conditions, has altered the market landscape across asset classes. The world's largest company by market value, NVIDIA has been trading near $217.55 with a market cap estimated between $5.3 trillion and $5.5 trillion. These developments coincide with broader monetary conditions, such as U.S. Treasury yields surpassing 5%, which significantly affect equities and other risk assets. New

According to Jim Cramer (CNBC), Nvidia's fiscal Q2 2027 revenue hit $96.2 billion, up 106% year-over-year, but Wall Street's focus has shifted to the company's mounting financial commitments. Analysts estimate Nvidia's peak liabilities through 2028 could range from $80 billion to $200 billion, including a $105 billion residual-value guarantee tied to OpenAI and $30 billion in equity investments, plus multi-year service commitments across its customer base totaling between $119 billion and $279 b

According to Token Terminal, on August 30, Uniswap processed $130 million in equity token trading volume on Robinhood Chain, setting a new single-day record. This marks a roughly 10-fold increase compared to the previous month. Trading volume is currently split almost evenly between Uniswap v3 and v4.

According to Bitget, UNI surged to $5.29 USDT in the past 24 hours, up 20.69%, with the token briefly breaking through $5.30 during the move, Foresight News reported.