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According to BlockBeats, on July 18, a federal grand jury indicted 43-year-old Benjamin Paul Wiener of Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 29 counts including wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, involving approximately $20 million. Prosecutors allege Wiener controlled e

According to Ukrainian drone commanders, Ukrainian forces struck 12 Russian ships in the Black Sea over the past 24 hours as of July 18. Ukraine also destroyed a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 military aircraft at the Engel airbase. Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its forces hit 24 Ukrainian mil

According to Sotheby's, Jensen Huang's signature black Tom Ford leather jacket sold for $960,000 at a charity auction on July 17, far exceeding the pre-sale estimate of $40,000–$60,000. The sale attracted 45 collectors and spanned 65 rounds of bidding. Sotheby's head of modern collectibles Brahm

According to statements from China's four largest state-owned commercial banks—Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), Bank of China (BOC), and China Construction Bank (CCB)—fraudulent advertisements claiming fixed deposit rates of 5.25% or 5% annual

According to authorities, a major wildfire in northeastern Spain's Aragon region has burned over 12,000 hectares as of July 17, with fire risk likely to spread further. The fire broke out in a remote area near Zaragoza two days prior.
More than 450 firefighters, supported by military personnel, are

According to reports, the SEC's cryptocurrency rulemaking framework has entered White House review, moving the regulatory process closer to a public phase. The proposal is expected to include provisions on DeFi safe harbors, a key area where regulators seek to balance developer protections with

According to GMGN market data, Base Meme coin BRIAN fell over 80% in a short period after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong changed his X platform avatar today, with the token's market cap now at $1.2 million.

Researchers, led by Slowmist founder Yu Xin, discovered that Claude Code contains a potential poisoning vulnerability, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands through malicious configuration files without user knowledge. In a proof-of-concept test on macOS, researchers triggered a

According to China's UN envoy Teng Fei, on July 17 during a Russian-hosted UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, China condemned attacks on civilians and urged all parties to exercise restraint, comply with international humanitarian law, and take measures to protect civilians and civilian

According to Odaily, Kimi's official account recently shared results from a comparative 3D modeling test between Kimi K3 and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. The test compared both models in pixel and raw style rendering. In raw style modeling, Kimi K3 cost $19.3 (1 hour 17 minutes) versus Fable 5's $47.

According to Serenity reported by Odaily, the analyst criticized paid technical analysis subscription services, arguing that if such firms could genuinely predict semiconductor sector crashes, they should profit from short-selling rather than rely on subscription fees. Serenity noted that using

According to Beating, the new generation of Doubao Phone has shifted its cross-app operation method from GUI simulation to an MCP (Model Context Protocol) based approach. Unlike its predecessor, which simulated clicks and directly controlled apps like WeChat and Taobao, the latest version requires a

According to the House Financial Services Committee, a House panel held a New York field hearing on the CLARITY Act and crypto market structure, but prediction-market odds on the bill's passage have weakened, signaling reduced confidence among traders.
The core challenge remains translating broad p

According to Jin10 Data, the First World AI Conference-Academic (WAICA) formally launched on July 18 morning. The platform, built on eight years of foundation from the World AI Conference (WAIC), serves as an open academic platform initiated by China and oriented toward global audiences, providing A

According to CoinDesk, Japanese financial group SBI Group acquired a majority stake in Coinhako, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform, on July 17, expanding its digital asset business in Asia. Coinhako holds a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and

The U.S. military concluded operations against Iran after conducting strikes for seven consecutive nights, according to statements from the Department of Defense.

According to CCTV News, Bahrain's air defense sirens sounded twice in early morning on July 18 (local time).

According to ChainCatcher, T. Rowe Price launched actively managed multi-asset spot ETF TKNZ on NYSE Arca following SEC approval on June 12, 2026. The fund provides exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital assets, with T. Rowe Price managing $1.89 trillion in client assets.
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According to CNBC, the White House has established the Gold Eagle Plan to coordinate software vulnerabilities discovered by AI systems and facilitate verification, patching, and distribution. The initiative may also oversee approvals for which enterprises and institutions gain early access to

According to NHK, Kioxia Holdings was ordered to pay $229 million in damages on July 16 after losing a patent infringement lawsuit brought by U.S. satellite communications company ViaSat. A Texas federal jury found that some of Kioxia's flash memory products infringed ViaSat's patent related to