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According to Reuters, Nvidia is considering investing as much as $10 billion in Anthropic's planned initial public offering before the U.S. midterm elections in November. The investment would make Nvidia an anchor investor in a deal potentially raising up to $100 billion and valuing the Claude developer at roughly $2 trillion. The discussions remain private and could still change, with neither company commenting on the talks. If completed at the proposed size, the offering would rank among the l

According to Jin10, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Sunday (September 14) that oil traders should not expect a quick breakthrough in the Strait of Hormuz situation. Wright noted that the global oil market remains dependent on alternative shipping routes, which currently supply approximately 10 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products per day. He stated that while global oil supply remains tighter than desired, the situation has not reached excessive levels.

According to OKX, Ethereum broke $2,500 on today, reaching $2,500.28, with its 24-hour decline narrowing to 1.3%.

According to Chainlink, the oracle network has recently reported ten new integrations across five services and four blockchain networks. Key adopters include Aave, Bottomline Pay, GM Trade, and Forever Money AI. The integrations enable AI agents and other services to access real-time data, enhancing decision-making capabilities for decentralized finance users and improving transaction accuracy.

According to ChainCatcher citing sources, Anthropic has selected Nasdaq for its potential IPO scheduled for October, with a valuation potentially reaching $2 trillion. Nasdaq previously secured SpaceX's listing at a $1.75 trillion valuation.

According to ChainCatcher, attackers exploited a vulnerability in Symbiosis' Bitcoin bridge on September 11 at 4:28 UTC, minting approximately 2^62 syBTC (valued at roughly $46.1 billion). The attackers subsequently sold about 4.39 WBTC on Ethereum's Uniswap V4, realizing approximately $336,000 in proceeds. Symbiosis has paused BTC routing while keeping other routes operational, recovered about 15 Bitcoin, and moved them to a team-controlled multisig wallet. The protocol is offering a 20% white-

According to posts on X, users reported that GPT-6 Astra's output quality has noticeably declined just one week after its launch on September 6. Multiple developers, including Md Ismail Sojal and Pranjal Paliwal, ran identical prompts against launch-day versions and current versions of the model, finding significantly worse results. Users suspect OpenAI may have reduced the model's "reasoning effort"—the computational budget allocated to thinking before answering—or applied quantization to cut c

According to a statement from Yemen's National Resistance Force reported by state media on September 13, government forces and Houthi militants suffered significant casualties during a month-long conflict across Yemen's western coastal regions and nearby islands. The military organization reported government troops sustained approximately 2,000 casualties, while Houthis suffered over 1,000 deaths and thousands of wounded. The fighting occurred between August 9 and September 10, triggered by Hout

According to Jerusalem Post, on Sunday, Trump suggested the U.S. could remain in Iran and "take the oil," comparing this approach to American involvement in Venezuelan oil policies. He indicated Iran war may end by year's end or shortly after the U.S. November midterm elections, but also presented an alternative scenario of continued intervention. Trump stated, "Eventually we will leave Iran, unless we decide to stay and take the oil like we did in Venezuela." He added that U.S. revenues from Ve

According to Bloomberg, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announced on September 13 that Democratic lawmakers will hold a party caucus meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss artificial intelligence-related legislative actions. Jeffries called addressing AI challenges a "high priority" and stressed the need for swift measures. The Democratic party is deliberating on how to establish regulatory and safety guardrails in response to rapid industry development and potential risks.

According to CBS News, on Sunday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said China represents the "toughest dilemma" for his proposal to slow artificial intelligence advancement, noting that if adversarial nations refuse to coordinate, the effort may fail. "The more long-term thing would be working together to put a speed limit on the rate of AI progress," Amodei told CBS News' "Sunday Morning," adding that military incentives to pull ahead make coordination "very difficult" but "we should try." Amodei pub

According to NBC News, Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old AI researcher who spent three years at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned from Anthropic on September 8, 2026, criticizing both companies for treating humanity's safety as an acceptable trade-off in AI development. On September 13, Coxon appeared on "Meet the Press" to advocate for global coordination between AI labs and governments on oversight frameworks before capabilities outpace governance ability. Coxon warned that catastrophic AI outcomes coul

Donald Trump recently suggested that the ongoing Iran conflict could potentially end around the time of the midterm elections. Trump noted that Iran appears interested in negotiating a deal, which could shape the trajectory of the conflict. He also advised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cease attacks on Russian diesel fuel. These remarks come after reduced large-scale fighting following a U.S.-Iran memorandum, though hostilities continue.

According to Treasury data, the U.S. faces $7.5 trillion in Treasury debt maturities in 2026, with an additional $4 trillion due in 2027 and $3.5 trillion in 2028, totaling $15 trillion by 2028. Market participants are pricing in an 87.5% probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike in 2026, while the likelihood of the Fed pausing across its next three meetings stands at only 21%, reflecting concerns over rising interest costs and financial stability.

Blackstone launched a dedicated AI investment unit called Blackstone N1 (BXN1) in San Francisco in September 2026, consolidating its technology-focused equity strategies under a single platform led by Jas Khaira. The $1 trillion alternative asset manager said it has deployed over $150 billion in AI-related infrastructure globally, with an additional $160 billion investment pipeline. Nine of Blackstone's top ten performing investments as of Q2 2026 sit within the AI sector. The firm also led a $2

On September 13, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to call for meetings with AI industry leaders before drafting federal legislation, opposing Democratic pressure for rushed AI safeguards. Johnson stated that federal AI regulation should not be rushed and emphasized the need to consult with technology builders to establish the proper regulatory framework. Two days prior, Democratic representatives had sent Johnson a letter urging him to cancel the House recess and prior

On September 13, Trump urged Zelenskyy to stop Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian oil refineries, characterizing the strikes as a threat to global fuel supplies. The request follows conversations Trump held with Russian President Putin. Zelenskyy countered with a proposal for mutual energy infrastructure ceasefire, requiring Russia to also halt attacks on Ukrainian power and heating systems. Ukraine has targeted over a dozen Russian refineries in 2026, including the Slavyansk ECO facility

According to a report published Friday, North Korea is using remote technology workers from third countries, including Iran and Lebanon, to infiltrate U.S. companies and generate revenue for state programs. The workers, recruited via LinkedIn, are offered approximately $500 per month in cryptocurrency to serve as "interview associates," appearing in remote interviews and helping North Korean operatives pass identity and recruitment checks before control of the job transfers to another worker. A

President Donald Trump expressed optimism on September 13 that Chinese President Xi Jinping will proceed with his planned state visit to Washington scheduled for September 24, calling the upcoming summit "very exciting." The visit would mark Xi's first trip to the White House in over a decade and include a state dinner. Analysts have assessed the likelihood of the summit occurring at over 90%, with expected discussions covering a potential one-year extension of the bilateral trade truce and arti

According to developer pdfu, iOS 27 and macOS 27 contain undisclosed interfaces that allow third-party applications to access Siri extensions or replace the Siri AI backend model. The developer demonstrated the functionality using Claude and GPT-5.6 Terra as alternative backends, which can receive Apple's native prompts and tool definitions, execute system operations, and access personal user data. Both implementations rely on private permissions, which Apple has recently restricted.