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On September 15, Russia's Foreign Ministry said that railway hubs and transportation used by Ukrainian military forces are legitimate military targets, in response to a drone strike on a passenger train carrying foreign visitors in Ukraine.

According to Bloomberg, Kioxia Holdings is considering a U.S. American Depositary Receipt (ADR) offering to raise at least $10 billion as early as next year. The Tokyo-based memory chip maker is in discussions with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan regarding the potential listing, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Kioxia confirmed it is preparing an ADR listing on a U.S. exchange but said timing and structure remain undecided. The move follows SK H

According to Reuters, former Google DeepMind researcher Bilal Chughtai warned on Monday, September 14, that artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity. In a post on X, Chughtai stated he "seriously believes AI has the potential to kill us all" and that "we may be gradually losing time to prevent this outcome." Chughtai, who worked as a research engineer at Google DeepMind on AGI safety and alignment research before departing in July 2026, argued that AI development can still p

Kraken announced vaults allowing eligible clients to allocate SPYx, QQQx and NVDAx tokenized assets to onchain lending strategies. Yield accrues continuously and is paid in the same xStock deposited. The vaults are available through Kraken and Kraken Pro in the European Economic Area and other supported markets, but not in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia or United Arab Emirates. Clients can allocate less than one dollar and request withdrawal at any time, though xStocks are

Broadridge announced the US expansion of its digital-assets platform, enabling broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and wealth managers to integrate cryptocurrencies and tokenized securities alongside traditional investments. Anchorage Digital and Galaxy are the first named infrastructure providers in the platform's ecosystem, with Anchorage offering institutional custody and settlement capabilities and Galaxy providing digital-asset market infrastructure. The platform allows firms to

U.S. prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of approximately $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly generated through black-market sales of sanctioned Iranian crude oil, according to the Department of Justice. Two Chinese companies, Blessed Trust and Hexa Whale, allegedly used trading accounts on Binance to launder proceeds from illicit Iranian oil sales and funnel funds to the Iranian government and entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Authorities identified a network of cr

According to Webull's announcement, the broker will give eligible futures customers access to CME E-nano S&P 500 and E-nano Nasdaq-100 futures in mid-September. The contracts are sized one-tenth of comparable Micro E-mini futures, allowing retail traders to adjust index exposure in smaller increments and potentially lower the dollar amount per contract. Webull Futures is offering the products to U.S. customers through its existing platform, subject to account, margin, risk and jurisdictional req

According to Huawei's official Heart & Soul community, Guo Ping, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, revealed on September 15 that Huawei's goal in ICT and computing sectors is to become NVIDIA. The company's core advantage lies in supporting customers to build excellent large language models, ensuring that any major global model can run efficiently on Huawei's Ascend, Kunpeng, and cluster platforms. Huawei will pursue a differentiated strategy across business units: terminal and autonomous drivi

According to Guru Club, Chinese commodity futures opened mixed overnight on September 15. Ethylene glycol rose 1.51%, Shanghai silver gained 0.87%, copper climbed 0.47%, and aluminum added 0.33%. On the downside, crude oil fell over 2%, fuel oil dropped 1.83%, coking coal declined 1.73%, and glass lost 1.19%.

According to Guru Club, ethylene glycol continuous main contract rose 2% to 6,080 yuan on September 15.

According to Yonhapinfomax, Lotte Card announced on September 15 a board decision to distribute 38.2 billion Korean won in interim dividend to shareholders. The interim dividend represents a 62% increase from last year's total dividend payout of 23.6 billion won. This marks the first interim dividend distribution to major shareholder MBK Partners since MBK acquired 59.8% stake in Lotte Card in 2019. Lotte Card expects net profit recovery to exceed pre-cybersecurity incident levels by year-end 20

According to Guru Club, on September 11, Bitcoin broke through $78,000, rising 1.97% intraday.

According to Guru Club, Micron demonstrated the world's first 512GB DDR5 RDIMM memory module on September 15. The company expects to achieve mass production in the second half of 2027.

According to Atlantic Council experts in an analysis published Sunday, AI companies' voluntary promises to slow development could face collapse under commercial pressure and U.S.–China rivalry without enforceable safety standards. The council argues that voluntary commitments cannot substitute for independent oversight, measurable thresholds, and enforceable consequences. AI firms face a dilemma: slowing development alone invites competitive disadvantage, while coordinating with competitors rais

According to Avalanche's official announcement on September 14, the blockchain network will provide infrastructure for the UAE PASS Digital Vault, a national digital identification system serving more than 12 million people. The integration focuses on blockchain-based verification to ensure official documents remain authentic and unaltered. The Digital Vault gives users centralized access to verified documents through the existing UAE PASS platform, with Avalanche technology operating as the und

According to Paradis on X, Elon Musk ruled out slowing frontier AI development in a recent interview and proposed cross-lab testing mechanisms. Musk noted that testing, evaluation, and defensive AI agents would increase computing power demand, with computing capacity rental needs remaining elevated. Musk stated that all equipment for Tesla's Giga Texas semiconductor fab has been ordered, with production expected to yield usable results by end of 2025. SpaceX has begun packaging operations. The d

According to Odaily, WTI and Brent crude fell nearly $1 in intraday trading, now trading at $97.63 and $102.11 per barrel respectively, based on Gate data.

According to Axios, U.S. military destroyed two Iranian boats on Monday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard attempted to seize an American Navy unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Samson Mow, Blockstream refuses to pay ransom over the Liquid hack but does not rule out offering a bounty if the hacker returns the remaining stolen funds. Mow stated that the stolen assets belong to Liquid users and Blockstream cannot negotiate over these funds; any bounty would need to be structured as an independent and reasonable arrangement.

According to Broadcom CEO, the company will maintain its long-term revenue targets despite shifts in AI model development pacing, as demand for computing power remains strong. The company projects AI semiconductor revenue of $115 billion in fiscal 2027, expected to double to $230 billion in fiscal 2028.