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According to CNBC, Tesla FSD (Supervised) v14 and Rivian Autonomy+, tested on recent hundred-mile drives, show significant capability gaps. Tesla's system handled city streets, traffic signals, roundabouts and autonomous parking across Michigan highways and urban areas, while Rivian's system remains highway-limited and currently only alerts drivers to traffic signals without responding to them. Rivian plans to launch point-to-point driving capability later in 2026. The two systems differ in sens

According to CITIC Securities, as the 2026 midterm campaign reaches the halfway point, Democrats are most likely to take control of the House while Republicans retain the Senate. In the House, Republicans hold a buffer of approximately 6 seats but face headwinds from typical midterm losses for the party in power. In the Senate, Republicans currently hold 53 seats to Democrats' 47, but Democrats would need to gain a net of 4 seats to reach 51—a narrow path. The brokerage noted that while two-cham

According to Odaily, AI model evaluation company Vals AI announced the completion of a $40 million Series A funding round at a $400 million valuation, led by a16z with participation from 8VC, Pear VC, Bloomberg Beta, HRT Ventures, and Next Ladder Ventures. The capital will be used to expand evaluation infrastructure and launch testing tools based on enterprise GitHub code repositories for programming benchmarks. Vals AI independently evaluates cutting-edge models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google,

According to Tim Draper's X announcement on August 14, the billionaire investor launched an AI digital twin on Draper Associates' contact page that allows founders to pitch their startups at any hour. The digital twin, trained on Draper's 40-year investing record and backed companies including Tesla, SpaceX, and Coinbase, provides real-time feedback on pitch viability and explains how the firm weighs mission against market size. Draper told PitchBook the tool works well but acknowledged potentia

According to 95.5 WSB, Equifax has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that a 2022 coding error distorted credit scores for approximately 4 million U.S. consumers. The settlement was filed in federal court in Atlanta and covers individuals who applied for auto loans, mortgages, and credit cards. Equifax stated it denies violating the law and maintains the issue did not alter information in consumer credit reports, with company analysis showing most scores remained unchanged o

According to Herald Economics, Binggrae's stock surged 19.94% to 82,400 won on August 14, driven by better-than-expected Q2 results. The company reported operating profit of 69.7 billion won, up 159.9% year-over-year, with net income rising 132.5% to 56.4 billion won amid strong frozen product sales in hot weather and overseas market growth. Trading volume reached 1.04 million shares, over 30 times the three-month daily average. Separately, Binggrae launched an independence movement commemoratio

According to CCTV, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on August 15. No immediate reports of casualties or damage were available.

According to Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV and reported by Xinhua, Saudi Arabia conducted artillery and missile strikes on Yemen's northwestern Saada province on the morning of August 15. The strikes targeted Dhaher district and Razieh district near the Saudi border, damaging farmland. No casualties have been reported so far.

According to The Data Nerd monitoring, PUMP unlocked 4.85 billion tokens worth $13.6 million today. The token unlock has just been completed.

According to Shanghai Securities News, rumors of secondary market trading and scalper participation in Yuanshu Technology's IPO on August 15 have been largely debunked by market institutions. After multiple inquiries from journalists with investment firms, private equity funds, and securities firms, market participants confirmed no evidence of such trading activity, describing the allegations as unfounded. However, compliance risks remain a concern, as off-market transactions outside regulated c

According to Indonesia's national search and rescue agency, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara on August 15, killing 40 people as of 18:30 Jakarta time (19:30 local time), with 50 others injured.

According to Bitcoin.com News, Coinfello has launched Fello 2, an AI agent platform that allows users to automate complex DeFi strategies using plain-language prompts. The upgrade replaces multi-step manual processes—such as yield monitoring, portfolio rebalancing, and transaction approvals—with a single command; users describe their financial strategy once, and the agent handles execution, monitoring, and safety guardrails. Operating through a non-custodial delegation model, the agent never hol

According to Reuters, Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) debuted on the New York Stock Exchange with an opening price of $22.50, raising approximately $225.5 million. The fund is Robinhood's second venture investment vehicle and allows retail investors to participate in early-stage startup investments. RVII will focus on portfolio companies and alumni from the Y Combinator accelerator program.

According to Iranian media Fars News, three Iranian Air Force personnel went missing following military actions against U.S. bases in March and are currently being held in Qatar, according to Iranian military officials.

According to ChainCatcher, approximately $19 billion in leveraged positions across the crypto market were liquidated in 24 hours on October 10-11, 2025, affecting over 1.6 million traders. Major exchange perpetual futures open interest fell 43% in a single day, declining from $217 billion to $123 billion, while decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid saw open interest drop 57% from $14 billion to $6 billion. On February 1, 2026, roughly $2.2 billion in positions were liquidated within 24

According to Jin10, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Mörtcs announced on August 15 that controlled barge sinking operations have begun at Paks nuclear power station. Water levels at the plant's pump station have risen by 1 centimeter despite ongoing decline in the Danube's main channel. Mörtcs stated that without this intervention, the Danube could drop to critical levels by August 16 evening, forcing one of the two operating turbines to shut down. The sunken barges and temporary weirs are design

According to Anthropic's official blog, on August 15, the company released six cost-optimization techniques for Claude Code. Key methods include using /clear to reset context between tasks, fixing model selection upfront to preserve prompt cache, and attaching files via @file syntax instead of repeated read calls. The company noted that output tokens cost approximately 5 times input tokens. However, prompt cache hits reduce read-only access to just 0.1x the standard input rate, representing a 90

According to Xinhua, on August 15, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung announced the government will investigate and confiscate properties improperly accumulated by individuals with pro-Japan and anti-national records, and pursue their historical responsibility. Following the enforcement of the Special Act on State Ownership of Pro-Japan Collaborators' Properties on June 2, the government will manage the confiscated assets to support independence contributors and their families.

According to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, Iran and Oman have agreed on a navigation roadmap for the Strait of Hormuz as part of broader shipping management discussions. Negotiations over a joint statement between the two nations remain ongoing.

According to Odaily, COW rose to $1.556, breaking above the $1.5 level, with a 24-hour gain of 55.77%.