AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to The Information, Anthropic is negotiating to lease up to 1 gigawatt of computing capacity from Stream Data Centers today (September 23, 2026) as part of efforts to reduce reliance on major cloud providers. The company plans to deploy Broadcom and Google-designed TPUs within the

Tencent Holdings officially released its AI image-generation model, Hy Image 3.5 Preview, on September 22, seeking to catch up with ByteDance and Alibaba while strengthening the AI capabilities of the WeChat ecosystem, which serves more than 1 billion users. Its stock rose more than 7% at one point this week, boosted by news that Muse, an agentic AI application under Meta Platforms, topped mobile app store download rankings. Technical Comparison of Hy Image 3.5 Preview: Comparable Performance to

According to E Daily, South Korean technology companies are increasingly offering customized AI infrastructure solutions as artificial intelligence applications expand beyond large-scale model training to inference and on-site industrial deployment. LG CNS introduced 'AI Box,' a containerized data c

Tencent Cloud officially launched Tencent Cloud DataBuddy on Sept. 22. Following Tencent CodeBuddy and WorkBuddy, DataBuddy is a fully managed data and AI work platform with native support for intelligent agents, integrating them directly as core platform components. DataBuddy’s Four Major Agent Scenarios: End-to-End Coverage from Data Engineering to Data Science According to Tencent Cloud’s announcement, DataBuddy currently supports four major agent scenarios: Data engineering: Enables end-to-e

According to BlackRock, on September 23, the firm released a report titled "The Machine-Native Economy" suggesting that widespread AI adoption could create new demand, utility, and use cases for digital assets. The report frames AI as

Xiaomi Group President Lu Weibing hosted the Xiaomi 18 Pro Series launch event at 7 p.m. Beijing time on Sept. 23, officially introducing the Pro and Pro Max models. Officially positioned as the “dual-size imaging technology flagships,” the series was described as the biggest upgrade in the history of the Numeric Series. Its core new feature is the “AI Versatile Back Screen,” powered by Xiaomi’s self-developed MiMo large model and upgraded into an independent AI interaction portal. AI Versatile

According to PANews, Alibaba announced on September 23 that it will establish its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland, and the Netherlands within 12 months as part of its 20-gigawatt global infrastructure expansion. The company will also expand data center operations in Malaysia, Germany, the

According to OpenRouter, on September 23, the platform launched its Batch API with 50% token price reductions for most models on tasks that do not require immediate results. All results will be returned within 24 hours. The discount applies to both input and output tokens and covers over 70

Gate News reports, citing Gate’s official announcement, that Gate Launchpool will launch its 378th Launchpool project: FastX Network (FXNW). Users can stake USDT to earn a share of 100,000 FXNW tokens for free, with airdrop rewards automatically credited every hour. The farming period runs from 00:00 on September 23, 2026, to 00:00 on September 26, 2026 (UTC+8). The total farming amount is 100,000 FXNW, all of which is unlocked. In the USDT staking pool, the per-user hourly reward cap is 347.22

Crucible Capital partner Meltem Demirors said at the Avalanche Summit in New York that the business model pioneered by Bitcoin (BTC) mining became a direct blueprint for AI infrastructure. She singled out CoreWeave and Crusoe, saying the two companies are concrete examples of how the crypto industry conducted early experimentation in AI infrastructure. Bitcoin Mining’s Foundational Contributions: Low-Cost Energy Arbitrage and Specialized Hardware Deployment Form the Blueprint for AI Infrastructu

Gate News, Sept. 23 — According to Gate market data, as of press time, FXNW (FXNW) is trading at $0.377, up 237.17% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $0.45 and a low of $0.11, while 24-hour trading volume reached $1.9222 million. Its current market cap is approximately $49.0087 million. FastX Network is committed to building decentralized AI infrastructure and using artificial intelligence to support Web3 applications. The project team has deployed AI Hashrate data centers worldwide a

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) planned to launch two GPU futures contracts on October 5, but the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) extended its review period to November 9. The CFTC stated the matter is unprecedented or complex and requires additional evaluation time,

According to Calcalist, Chamelio, an Israeli startup building AI software for corporate legal departments, has raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Entrée Capital. Work-Bench, Emerge Ventures, and Bright Pixel Capital also participated in the round. The company plans to use the funding to

UBS Asset Management stated on the 22nd (local time) that personal AI agents will drive the next phase of AI investment. The asset manager explained through a company post that Meta's Muse represents early evidence that consumer AI agents can be broadly adopted. UBS noted that personal AI agents wil

According to UBS Asset Management on September 22, personal AI agents will lead the next phase of AI investment. The firm noted that Meta's Muse provides early evidence of widespread consumer adoption of individual AI agents. Unlike previous consumer AI models focused on subscriptions and ads, perso

According to Galiot, Unitree secured 136 humanoid and quadruped robots across 89 procurement projects in August, commanding approximately one-third of 168 total embodied AI robotics projects worth 550 million yuan collectively. Research, education, and data collection centers accounted for approxima

South Korea and the United States are negotiating a framework to construct 2 APR-1400 nuclear reactors as part of a larger plan to build 8 reactors in the US, according to a report delivered to the National Assembly's Committee on Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups. The agreement would

Meta stocks surged 11.4% after the company's AI assistant Muse reached the top position on Apple's App Store, reigniting a rally in Magnificent 7 stocks that pushed the Nasdaq Composite to a record high. Launched on the 8th, Muse recorded 730,000 downloads in five days, surpassing ChatGPT, Claude, a

According to Reuters on Tuesday (September 22), Meta paused testing of Muse's "AI butler" feature after the company was revealed to be routing complex phone calls to external call center contractors without informing users. A Meta AI lab vice president acknowledged the undisclosed test launch was a

According to CCTV, on September 23, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed education in the AI era, emphasizing that the ability to ask good questions will be the most critical skill. Musk recommended broad learning across humanities, science, and engineering to build foundational knowledge. He noted that is