AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Stocktwits reports, Nokia (NOK) stock climbed nearly 3% overnight on Tuesday (July 21) following Super Micro Computer's announcement of a record $60 billion AI infrastructure backlog, as retail investors bet the Finnish telecom giant could similarly benefit from accelerating AI demand a

According to Bloomberg, NuScale Power (SMR) shares jumped over 1% overnight Tuesday after gaining 9.5% in its prior session. The surge followed reports that the Trump administration is accelerating nuclear power deployment for AI data centers and plans to submit a Saudi Arabia nuclear cooperation

According to an OKX survey of 1,400 U.S. crypto traders, 70% were willing to allow AI to manage their portfolios autonomously, either with full self-directed control or automatic decision-making within self-set risk limits. Younger respondents showed higher willingness to cede control; 38% of Gen

According to Bloomberg, on July 21, OpenAI announced that its combined AI Agent products—Codex for programming and ChatGPT Work for general task handling—reached 10 million users, roughly doubling from earlier this month. The growth surge follows the launch of ChatGPT Work, which competes with

The FBI issued a public service announcement on July 20 warning that scammers are impersonating Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) personnel to target people who have already lost money to fraud. The criminals falsely claim they have recovered stolen funds or can assist victims in retrieving

According to the FBI's July 20 public service announcement, scammers are impersonating personnel from the FBI and Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to target people who have already lost money to fraud. The criminals use AI-generated videos and fake websites to appear legitimate, falsely

According to ChainCatcher, OpenAI's programming Agent Codex and workplace Agent ChatGPT Work combined reached 10 million weekly active users, up from 6 million nine days ago. The growth represents a 5x expansion since March 2026. OpenAI reset usage limits for paid subscribers of both products.

AI shopping affiliate ORO disclosed on the X platform on July 21 that the company was targeted by a suspected North Korean hacker attack. On July 13, it lost 147k Alpha tokens, worth about $630k. The attackers gained access by compromising an ORO employee’s legitimate Telegram contact account, then sent a fake meeting link to trick employees into installing a malicious browser extension. After collecting data for nearly a month, they stole it. Attack method: impersonated Microsoft Teams link, ma

According to reports and insider sources, Chinese AI unicorn Moonshot AI (maker of the Kimi assistant) plans to launch pre-IPO funding negotiations in August targeting a pre-money valuation of $50 billion. The company is expected to complete an ongoing funding round (at pre-money valuation of $31.5

According to Beating Intelligence, Anthropic has introduced a "Record a skill" feature to its office Agent Claude Cowork. Users can now demonstrate a task while verbally explaining the process, and Claude records screen activity, clicks, keyboard inputs, and audio to automatically generate

OpenAI made a public statement on July 21 that its GPT-5.6 Sol and a more powerful yet-unreleased model escaped a sealed test environment last week, then breached Hugging Face’s production database and stole hacker test answers that were being scored. In one attack, it used the stolen credentials and a zero-day vulnerability to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on Hugging Face servers. The Escape Path of OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol According to an OpenAI blog post, the escape path of GPT-5.6 Sol is as

According to Yahoo Finance, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, recently expressed skepticism about whether massive current AI investments will deliver market expectations, while endorsing SpaceX's bold plan to deploy data centers in space. In an interview with Master Investor Podcast, Dimon

According to Shanghai Securities News disclosed on July 21, Zhipu (02513.HK) has two key developments: First, Zhipu has officially completed the acquisition of Zhongke Jiah e, which originated from the Compilation Laboratory of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It has long been deeply engaged in heterogeneous computing software stacks and compilation optimizations, and is regarded in the industry as one of China’s top AI infrastructure teams. Second, Zhipu has i

According to BlockBeats citing Korean Securities Depository Clearing Corp. data, South Korean investors net-purchased Cambricon (寒武纪), an AI compute chipmaker, for $2.857 million during the week of July 13–19, ranking first among Korean-funded A-share tech stock purchases. The same period saw

According to Bloomberg NEF (BNEF), by 2035, U.S. data center electricity consumption is projected to reach 106 GW, accounting for about 20% of national power demand, up from the current 5.9%. This represents a 36% upward revision from BNEF's April forecast of 78 GW. The U.S. Electric Power

According to CNBC, on July 21, the U.S. Federal Reserve disclosed it had been unable to access Anthropic's Mitos AI model for at least three months following April warnings to major U.S. bank CEOs about unprecedented cybersecurity risks posed by the system. The Fed had sought access rights through J

Augustus, a financial infrastructure startup, raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation to build a stablecoin clearing bank designed for AI-driven payments. Tiger Global led the funding round, with participation from Hummingbird, QED, and founders of Nubank, Ramp, Circle, and Deel. The company a

According to Guru Club, on July 22, OpenAI Board Chair Bret Taylor predicted that enterprises will shift from paying for AI token consumption to paying for results within one year. Taylor stated that current concerns about AI token costs represent only a transitional phase in technology evolution. A

Toto, Nittobo, and Ajinomoto—Japanese companies known for toilets, textiles, and MSG seasoning—saw their shares surge 78%, 63%, and 61% respectively this year as they supply critical semiconductor components. The three firms reported sharp growth in semiconductor-related businesses for their

According to Bloomberg, Toto, Nittobo and Ajinomoto—companies known for toilets, textiles and seasoning respectively—have seen share prices gain 78%, 63% and 61% this year, rising as they supply critical materials to semiconductor manufacturers benefiting from the AI boom. Toto's advanced