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Ripple released version 1.1 of its XRPL Starter Kit on September 17, integrating XRP with Stripe's Machine Payments Protocol to enable AI agent payments. XRP traded at $1.38 on September 20 after a +2% weekly gain, though the token declined -3% over 24 hours following loss of the $1.40 support

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a Special Order to Tesla on 10 September 2026 compelling the company to answer 21 requests under oath regarding its self-certification of the Cybercab robotaxi by 30 September 2026. The order, signed by Chief Counsel Peter Simshauser,

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Vice Chair Rep. Troy Carter stated at least 60 of the caucus's 62 members would vote for artificial intelligence regulation legislation during the CBC Annual Legislative Conference wrapping Sunday in Washington. The conference addressed AI regulation amid

Anthropic is considering releasing its next major AI model earlier than planned while potentially delaying its initial public offering beyond the U.S. midterm elections, according to a Reuters report. The strategic shift comes as OpenAI's recently launched Astra model gains traction with

Meta, Nvidia, Broadcom and other technology companies have issued up to $300 billion of guarantees tied to AI data centers and chips over the past year, according to a Financial Times investigation. Instead of borrowing directly, these companies are backing debt raised by separate financing

Solana reduced its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds on Friday, marking the third speed optimization since August under the SIMD-0525 network upgrade proposal. The change makes blocks arrive nearly 17% faster but does not increase transaction throughput, as each shorter slot

The family of a cryptocurrency industry worker was kidnapped in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, according to reports from Twitter handle @WuBlockchain. Four suspects fled the scene after restraining the family, which includes two children aged 8 and 12. Investigators are exploring possible connections to c

Claude Fable 5 produced a one-line formula that disproves the Jacobian conjecture over the weekend, with Anthropic's Levent Alpöge posting the proof on X. The Jacobian conjecture is an 87-year-old algebra problem that has stumped mathematicians since 1939, with several previous claimed solutions

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire AtaiBeckley, maker of a fast-acting DMT nasal spray, for $2.8 billion upfront in cash. The pharmaceutical company that invented Prozac is paying $6.75 per share to gain control of BPL-003, a 5-MeO-DMT nasal spray in Phase 3 trials for treatment-resistant depression. The a

Anthropic announced Fable 5 will remain available inside Max and Team Premium subscriptions at half of each plan's usage caps, with lower-tier plans receiving a one-time $100 credit before transitioning to pay-per-use. The decision ends a month of shifting deadlines during which the company

MSTR shares generated approximately $2.9 billion in trading volume on September 15, significantly outpacing Morgan Stanley's $1.6 billion despite Morgan Stanley's market cap being over six times larger. The trading volume surge positions MSTR as a prominent vehicle for trading Bitcoin risk through t

Korean financial institutions are investing heavily in data center project financing as AI industry expansion drives demand for large-scale computational infrastructure. In April, the AI data center under construction in Yongin Deokseong-ri secured 710 billion won in PF funding for a total project c

Noctua announced that its NF-A4x10 5V PWM fan is being used in the CAIM1 camera, a 4K device designed to prove footage authenticity through cryptographic verification. The camera runs high-bitrate 4K60 imaging and cryptographic proof generation simultaneously within a compact shell, pushing

On September 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an administrative order called the “Innovation Exemption,” opening a temporary compliance pathway for trading tokenized U.S. stocks. Notably, this action came just two days after the Senate rejected the CLARITY Act. SEC Chair Paul Atkins explicitly stated that, regardless of the congressional legislative process, the SEC would “act decisively within the scope of its statutory authority.” On the same day, the U.S. Com

Monero (XMR) fell roughly 8% to 11% over a 24-hour window, trading near $520 on Sept. 20 after reaching approximately $575 a day earlier. The drop follows an 11%-plus rally that briefly lifted the privacy coin before sellers took control. No new Monero-specific catalyst has been identified; the

A North Korean cyber actor group known as WaterPlum has deployed malware on more than 30,000 devices across 100 countries by embedding malicious code in fake job interview coding tests, according to a joint advisory from security agencies in Japan, the United States, Australia, and Germany. The

Intel Foundry and ASML announced on 8 September that Intel Foundry has processed more than one million wafers using High Numerical Aperture EUV lithography, with volume production running on select layers of Core Ultra Series 3 processors code-named Panther Lake. The milestone reflects the

Korea Exchange reported on the 20th that SPAC merger filings dropped to 7 this year, half the 13 submitted during the same period last year, as stricter listing thresholds and delisting fears suppress activity. Exchange審查 now tacitly requires post-IPO market caps of 100 billion to 120 billion won to

147 KOSDAQ-listed companies fell below delisting thresholds as of the closing price on the 18th, accounting for 8.4% of the market's 1748 total listings, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 20th. The surge in at-risk firms has triggered 15 public tender offers filed with financial

US President Donald Trump announced plans to create an 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence czar via a Truth Social post on Saturday. Trump stated the initiative would manage the fast-growing AI sector without adding regulations that could slow innovation, according to Newsweek and