AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to BlockBeats, Etherscan officially launched an AI-focused toolkit on August 31, enabling developers and agents to access on-chain data directly from Etherscan's infrastructure. The suite supports over 60 EVM-compatible chains and provides three integration methods: MCP for natural

According to Beating Dynamics, Zhipu's MaaS platform token calls surged over 40-fold in H1 2026, with paid daily active users growing 603%, according to the company's latest financial report. The top 10 clients saw daily average call volumes increase 98-fold. Despite the

According to Bloomberg, Singapore's Monetary Authority (MAS) announced on August 31 a S$220 million ($173 million) investment over the next three years to support fintech and AI innovation, aiming to maintain its competitive edge against Hong Kong and other financial centers. The initiative will

According to Bernstein analysts, Meta may surpass Google Search in advertising revenue before the end of 2026, driven by artificial intelligence. Meta captured nearly half of every incremental digital advertising dollar in the second quarter, the firm said. Bernstein attributed the acceleration to A

According to Zhipu, the company has achieved scaled low-cost inference with 100,000 domestic chips, reducing token inference costs by 80% since the start of 2026. The GLM-5.3-Flash model previously processed 6.2 trillion token calls during beta testing under the alias Ox-Alpha on

According to BlockBeats, Zhipu announced on August 31 that its annual recurring revenue (ARR) reached $1.6 billion.

According to The New York Times, U.S. AI startup Together AI announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia's Humain to secure overseas computing resources. Under the agreement, Together AI will gain access to 250 megawatts of power supply and 120,000 AI chips, with compensation structured as a revenue-s

According to Beating AI, DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, an experimental vision model based on V4-Flash that adds image understanding capabilities. The model can analyze screenshots and charts to complete agent

According to Zhipu's announcement, the Chinese AI platform (stock code: 02513.HK) reported revenues of 954 million yuan for H1 2026, representing a 399.7% year-over-year increase. The company posted an adjusted net loss of 1.964 billion yuan for the period. Open platform and API business revenues re

According to a post on X, TRON founder Justin Sun responded to recent controversies on August 31, reaffirming his absolute confidence in the crypto and artificial intelligence sectors. Sun stated that his conviction stems from irreversible technological breakthroughs in mathematics, cryptography, an

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey published a letter Monday warning G20 finance ministers and central bank governors that advanced artificial intelligence models pose a growing threat to global financial stability. Writing as chair of the Financial Stability Board, Bailey identified frontier

According to Andrew Bailey in a Financial Stability Board letter published Monday (August 31), frontier artificial intelligence models pose a risk of disorderly correction in global financial markets. Bailey, who serves as governor of the Bank of England and chair of the FSB, identified cyber risk a

According to Beating, SB Energy plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) application as early as this week and aims for listing next month, targeting fundraising of $50 billion to $70 billion. The SoftBank-controlled renewable energy company proposes to grant OpenAI warrants valued at

According to ChainCatcher, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) launched a cultivation initiative for AI application service providers today (August 31), aiming to establish a nationwide resource pool of such service providers. The initiative encourages regional

Hunan TV will air China's first fully AI-generated television drama during prime time tonight. The 30-episode series 'Journey to the West Sequel' is produced entirely using AIGC technology by Mango TV, with no human actors involved. China's stock market film and television sector rose this

LG Electronics has delegated the development of AI-powered home appliance chips to Samsung Electronics and CoAsia SEMI, marking a shift away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The project, valued at 310 billion Korean won (approximately 151 million yuan), runs from July 2026

According to ChainCatcher, LG Electronics will delegate AI home appliance chip production to Samsung Electronics starting July 2026 through December 2030, with CoAsia SEMI leading the development of two IoT chips. The project carries a total cost of 31 billion Korean won (approximately 15.1

According to Morgan Stanley China equity strategist Zhang Xiaoning, the firm has set its year-end 2026 target for the Shanghai-Shenzhen 300 index at 5,200 points, with a bear case scenario of 4,000 points. Morgan Stanley continues to overweight Chinese equities and expects artificial intelligence te

According to Jin10 data, U.S. President Trump focused on Canada-U.S. trade relations over the past 24 hours on August 31. Trump claimed the U.S. loses over $60 billion annually in trade with Canada and called for Canadian companies with U.S. business to relocate immediately, promising zero tariffs u

Alphio AI launched a multi-asset investing workspace that connects natural-language research and monitoring with stock and crypto execution through Robinhood and Hyperliquid. The platform addresses the fragmentation in retail trading, where traders use separate services for charts, filings, news,