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According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Norway's preliminary natural gas production in August reached 10.6 billion cubic meters, while oil production totaled 1.881 million barrels per day.

At its Apsara Conference, Alibaba outlined a comprehensive AI roadmap covering chips, cloud infrastructure, models, and software agents. Qwen 4 is currently in training alongside updates to multimodal models and the Zhenwu V900 chip. Alibaba also announced plans for a future model capable of reaching 10 trillion parameters and a Yitian central processing unit roadmap. CEO Eddie Wu said Alibaba Cloud aims for global data center capacity to surpass 20 gigawatts by 2032. The company maintains its p

According to TechCrunch, Samsung C&T announced an investment of up to $100 million in U.S. nuclear startup Kairos Power yesterday (September 21). The investment includes $70 million in equity and in-kind engineering services. Samsung C&T has been selected to help build a 50-megawatt reactor in Tennessee for Google, with completion targeted by 2030. Kairos Power is developing molten salt-cooled reactors; its output from the commercial-scale Hermes 2 reactor will count toward the first 50 megawatt

According to market data, Meta's personal AI agent Muse, launched this month on September 8, surpassed ChatGPT in downloads and drove META shares up 11.43% to $741.24 on September 21, marking the first tangible market validation of the company's up to $145 billion annual AI capital spending. Muse functions as a personal AI agent capable of executing multi-step tasks including account queries, form completion, travel bookings, email, messaging, and partial online shopping, accessible via standalo

According to Bloomberg, Asian refineries have been informed by Saudi Aramco that crude oil loading can resume soon from the Red Sea port of Yanbu following the closure of the East-West Pipeline after Iraqi drone strikes on September 10. Crude loading at Yanbu had nearly halted since the pipeline shutdown. European customers have been hit hardest, with at least two European refineries informed they will not receive their full allocation under long-term contracts in October.

According to Turkish sources, an attack occurred at a high school in western Turkey on September 22, leaving 4 students injured. The incident was reported by CCTV.

Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice Chair Ding Zhongli visited South Korea on September 21-22, meeting with National Assembly Speaker Cho Chung-suk and attending the 14th session of the China-South Korea Parliamentary Exchange Mechanism with Deputy Speaker Nam In-soon.

According to Coinglass data, over the past 4 hours on September 22, $57.44 million in crypto futures positions were liquidated globally, with long positions accounting for $40.99 million of the total. Over the past 24 hours, 137,347 traders were liquidated across exchanges, with cumulative losses reaching $1.059 billion. The largest single liquidation occurred on Hyperliquid's BTC-USD market, totaling $20.86 million.

According to Gene Munster, Managing Partner at Deepwater Asset Management, Meta Platforms' Muse AI agent surged to 2.5 million downloads by Sept. 18, with 448,000 daily active users during its first five days. Munster told investors that Tesla, SpaceX, and Apple could experience similar product-driven rallies as consumers test their next-generation technologies. Tesla's catalyst pipeline begins with Full Self-Driving v15, followed by Cybercab and Optimus; Apple is targeting demand through its iP

According to a statement from the Finnish Presidential Office on Sept 21, leaders from Finland, Norway, and other governments, along with EU institutions, released a joint international initiative calling for enhanced global governance of frontier artificial intelligence and strengthened international cooperation to ensure AI technology remains under human control.

According to Canada's trade minister, negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Philippines and ASEAN have surpassed 90% completion, with the target of finalizing the deal in November.

On September 22, Jincostech, a South Korean hydrogel mask-pack manufacturer, transferred its listing from KONEX to KOSDAQ through an IPO targeting 16.6-20 billion Korean won. The company plans to sell 852,000 shares at 19,500-23,500 Korean won per share, with public subscription scheduled for October 2-6. In the first half of 2026, Jincostech reported revenue of 31 billion Korean won and operating profit of 3.5 billion won, up 33.5% and 33.9% year-over-year respectively. The company supplies hyd

According to Yonhap News Agency, a South Korean appellate court reduced the prison sentence of former First Lady Kim Keon-hee from seven years to five years.

According to TradingBeats, HYPE traded at $93.40 on Hyperliquid on September 22, down 0.40% in 24 hours. Open interest in HYPE contracts reached approximately $2.034 billion.

The UK public sector net borrowing reached £18.268 billion in August, significantly exceeding the forecast of £15.6 billion and surging from £1.8 billion in the previous period.

According to Odaily, the meme coin MUBARAK surged 66% over the past 24 hours, trading at $0.0582, with its market capitalization increasing by $58 million.

The UK government posted a budget deficit of £10.005 billion in August 2026. The Office for National Statistics also revised the previous month's shortfall to £26.808 billion from an initially reported £29.006 billion.

According to RBA Governor Michele Bullock, speaking on September 22 at a Council for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) forum, monetary policy should focus on preventing secondary inflation effects and maintaining stable inflation expectations. Bullock noted that while first-round inflation impacts from price shocks cannot be avoided, policymakers must carefully set policy to minimize second-round indirect effects that could trigger sustained inflation, such as wage and cost increases that

According to CME data, on September 21, WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil trading volumes and open interest both declined, while copper and natural gas showed mixed activity with rising trading but falling open interest. Gold and silver trading volumes retreated but open interest increased.

According to BlockBeats, XStable, an on-chain trading infrastructure for gold and foreign exchange, completed a new funding round on September 22, supported by YZi Labs, Sui Foundation, Taisu Ventures, Catcher VC, and other institutions. The platform currently operates markets for gold, silver, and major forex trading pairs, with average daily trading volume exceeding $100 million and cumulative trading volume surpassing billions of dollars.