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According to CNN, U.S. military aircraft were already in the air this spring when officials discovered that an AI chatbot had hallucinated intelligence, nearly triggering an armed operation against a Chinese vessel. The operation was aborted at the last minute, narrowly averting a potential conflict with China. The false intelligence originated from a Special Operations Command analyst who used an AI chatbot to synthesize open-source and classified data. The chatbot misidentified the vessel's ca

According to Reuters, Anthropic confirmed yesterday (September 18) that it operates a wet biology lab where it can conduct physical experiments using its AI models. Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic's head of life sciences, told Reuters: "We believe that to do biology, the final test is still, and will be for a while, in real lab work. We absolutely are doing that today." Anthropically also launched a Life Sciences Verification Program this week to give vetted biology researchers access to its mos

According to MMG executives, the company plans to acquire nickel assets from Anglo American in Brazil for $500 million, pending European Commission approval. The deal marks MMG's first entry into nickel production. Anglo American's Barro Alto and Codemin operations produce approximately 40,000 tons of nickel annually. MMG also plans to invest billions of dollars to develop two undeveloped projects that could add about 100,000 tons of annual production capacity.

According to KCSD data via Yonhapnews, South Korean retail investors trading U.S. equities purchased $1.82 billion worth of American stocks over four days (Sept. 14-17), reversing earlier net selling and marking a turnaround for the month. The investors heavily favored DIREXION DAILY SEMICONDUCTORS BULL 3X SHARES ETF (SOXL), accounting for 62.6% of the period's net purchases at $824 million. From Sept. 1-11, these investors had net sold $131 million of U.S. stocks, but this week's aggressive buy

According to Daily An, Bitcoin held above $77,000 this week despite three headwinds—the CLARITY Act's failure in the Senate, a 0.25% rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve on September 16, and a 0.25% increase by the Bank of Japan on September 18. BTC traded at $77,452 as of September 18, up 0.8% from its September 14 open of $76,820. The Senate's procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15 secured only 49 votes, falling short of the 60 required to advance. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows re

According to Yahoo Finance, Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched on September 18, with starting prices of $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, marking a $100 increase from the iPhone 17 Pro series due to global memory supply constraints. The new Pro models saw strong early demand, with first-day pre-order wait times extending approximately 15% longer than the previous year, according to analyst Gene Munster at Deepwater Asset Management. Customers ordering today face wait times of at

DFI's price collapsed 74.58% in a single hour, trading at $0.00051542 as of today. The token's market cap stands at $474,894 with a 24-hour trading volume of just $66.75, indicating severe liquidity constraints that may be amplifying the sharp decline.

According to Guru Club, Ethereum surged to $2,601.19 on September 19, rising 5.33% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin also climbed to $81,022.4, gaining 5.6% in the same period.

According to CBS, Saudi export ship transits through the Bab al-Mandeb strait—a critical passage for Saudi oil exports—have dropped to only 5 vessels in the past 7 days amid expanded Houthi military activity in the Red Sea. Shipping data company Kpler reported this represents a significant decline, falling to roughly one-third of the seven-day average for 2026. The previous weekly high was 11 vessels in the week of July 24. Houthis stated that non-Saudi vessels would not face threats in the wate

According to Nikkei, Japan's central bank may have conducted intervention checks in the foreign exchange market on September 18.

According to Yonhap News, President Donald Trump stated on Sept 18 that the war with Iran will end "soon," adding that people do not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons and that it will not happen. Trump also said that once the war ends, gasoline prices would return to previous levels or potentially drop lower. Regarding Russia's potential attack on Poland, Trump said it could happen but emphasized that "you have a great president" and that the situation is "under control." On China, Trump note

According to Barron's, Anthropic submitted confidential IPO filing in June and plans to raise up to $100 billion, valuing the company at $2 trillion. Public disclosure materials are expected imminently, making it one of the largest IPO filings in recent years. Notably, CEO Dario Amodei has spent significant time ahead of the IPO warning about AI risks rather than promoting the offering. In recent media appearances, Amodei cautioned that improperly built AI could pose catastrophic risks, includin

According to HyperliquidNews data, Hyperliquid's HIP-3 priority fee share has fallen to a historic low, dropping below 19%.

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday ruled that the Trump administration illegally terminated Solar for All, a $7 billion federal solar subsidy program. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled the initiative in August 2025, which had allocated funds nationwide to help low-income communities invest in solar energy and home improvements. The ruling came after multiple legal challenges from stakeholders across the country.

According to Bloomberg, ProEnergy is seeking a U.S. initial public offering at a valuation of up to $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, Ethereum (ETH) open interest across all exchanges increased 9.89% over the past 24 hours, reaching $34.261 billion. Binance accounts for $9.58 billion of the total, followed by Gate at $3.27 billion, Bybit at $2.546 billion, and OKX at $1.841 billion.

Anthropic filed a confidential S-1 registration with the SEC on June 1, setting the stage for a potential IPO. The AI company's latest valuation stands at $965 billion following a $65 billion Series H round in late May, with IPO expectations ranging between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. The company's revenue run-rate surged to approximately $47 billion by May 2026, roughly tripling from the $9 to $10 billion range at end of 2025, and exceeded $65 billion by July. The public listing is anticipated

CoreWeave and Nebius, two GPU-focused cloud providers, reported Q2 2026 results on September 18, with CoreWeave posting revenue of $2.58 billion, up 112% year-over-year, and Nebius reporting revenue between $575 million and $582 million, a gain of more than 450% over the same period. CoreWeave's contracted revenue backlog reached $104 billion as of June 30, with an additional $25 billion-plus in commitments added early in Q3. Nebius' AI cloud segment surged over 500% year-over-year, with an annu

According to Bloomberg, Blackstone secured a first-lien term loan from UBS on Sept. 10 to finance its acquisition of a controlling stake in Flow Control Holdings, a data center liquid-cooling components supplier. The loan's size and terms were not disclosed. Blackstone agreed to acquire the stake from Audax Private Equity, which will retain a minority interest. The acquisition is expected to close by year-end, while the loan is expected to launch in the coming weeks.

The US House of Representatives passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on September 16, with a vote of 262-159, following Senate approval (86-11) in August. The bill authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major purchasers of Russian crude oil, targeting India, China, Azerbaijan, Hungary, and Slovakia. Russian oil accounted for approximately 30% of India's oil imports in fiscal year 2026, valued at roughly $40.8 billion. On September 17-18, India's government warned