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U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology shares strengthening, Dell surging, and oil prices stabilizing. U.S. Treasury yields approached 5%, and global stock markets may face a 5%-8% correction. Trump said the strikes on Iran would end soon and that the Strait of Hormuz would be renamed the Trump Strait. The former British prime minister warned that failure to control debt would force emergency spending cuts. The Beige Book said the U.S. economy grew moderately, with AI and data centers serving as key supports. Tron’s USDT supply surpassed Ethereum’s for the first time. Broadcom’s Q3 results exceeded expectations, and its AI revenue guidance was raised. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in daily fees, exceeding the combined total of Solana, ETH, and Base.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Superhuman announced an upgrade to its "Superhuman Go" feature, deploying four new professional AI agents directly into workflows. These new agents are natively integrated with Canva (for design tasks), MeetGranola (for retrieving meeting records and summaries), and HeyGen (for generating AI videos). The article did not disclose further information, such as the agents' specific technical details, performance metrics, or release date. (Source: InFoQ)

ME News reported on May 7 (UTC+8) that DTCC, the operator of the U.S. securities clearing and settlement infrastructure, is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer 1 blockchains to explore the possibility of moving corporate actions such as dividend payments and tender offers onto the blockchain. DTCC CEO Frank La Salla noted that most blockchains still face performance bottlenecks when processing large-scale corporate actions, while DTCC needs to process millions of dividend payments each day, requiring Layer with higher throughput and greater stability.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Google announced that starting May 7, 2026, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in more countries worldwide will be able to enable the Personal Intelligence feature in AI Mode. This feature allows users to connect Gmail and Google

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — On September 24, three CFTC divisions updated their crypto asset FAQ, allowing futures commission merchants to invest customer funds in licensed tokenized assets, provided that the assets grant holders the same or functionally equivalent legal and economic rights as their traditional forms and are held at compliant depository institutions. Regulatory records may be maintained on a blockchain without the need to retain separate off-chain copies; payment stablecoins still may not be used as investment assets for customer funds. The guidance represents staff views and has no legal force. (Source: ODAILY)

Microsoft Azure announced that, to meet Europe’s growing demand for cloud and AI services, it is increasing its investment in European data centers. This fiscal year, it will build or expand regions in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Finland, and other locations, bringing its global footprint to more than 80 regions across 34 countries. The data center in Sweden in Northern Europe uses technologies including free-air cooling, rainwater collection, and renewable diesel backup power, and has achieved daily renewable energy matching with Vattenfall. In Southern European regions, including Italy, Spain, and Greece, Azure helps customers meet data sovereignty requirements and provides solutions such as the EU Data Boundary and Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, empowering customers to control where their data is stored and processed.

Chicago Fed President Goolsbee said the war in Ukraine is more like an inflationary shock to the economy and has not yet significantly weighed on employment and growth, but concerns about disrupted supply chains and rising prices are intensifying; this is not yet a stagflationary shock, but he would become increasingly uneasy if it persists longer.

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8) — OpenAI announced on May 7 that ChatGPT is now integrated into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets as a direct add-on. Powered by the newly released GPT-5.5 model, the integration allows users to clean data, write formulas, update spreadsheets, and explain operations without leaving their spreadsheets. (Source: InFoQ)

Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Digital Asset Advisory Council, said the administration is pushing for Congress to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before July 4. The Senate Banking Committee will advance its consideration this month, with a four-week work period in June aimed at moving the bill to a full Senate vote. The dispute over stablecoin yield provisions has largely been resolved: the bill is expected to prohibit bank deposit-like interest payments while allowing rewards tied to consumer activity. The administration is also negotiating with Congress on conflict-of-interest provisions that would apply to all government officials.

ME News reported on September 27 (UTC+8) that Sui posted on X, stating that farmers selling corn and airlines locking in fuel prices three years in advance cannot rely on guessing price trends to run their businesses—that is what futures are designed for. Now, with CME Group’s micro futures, the same tool can cover SUI and the Sui ecosystem.

The U.S. Pentagon awarded Meta-backed Scale AI a $500 million contract for data processing and decision support, signaling the military’s growing reliance on artificial intelligence. The amount is five times its $100 million contract. The head of Scale AI’s public sector division said the original contract had been “pushed to the limit,” and that the new contract reflects an urgent need. In addition, the company is involved in DIU’s “Thunderforge” program and the “Golden Dome” homeland defense architecture.

ME News reported on September 27 that the Trump administration is considering launching an overseas stablecoin program, potentially structured as a public-private partnership, with the Treasury Department, State Department, and DFC possibly involved. The aim is to expand the use of the U.S. dollar and support demand for U.S. Treasuries. Tether’s latest reserve report shows that, as of June 30, it directly held $114.96 billion in U.S. Treasuries, with total reserve assets of $187.75 billion, exceeding its liabilities by $4.11 billion. The plan has not yet established a partnership with Tether and is not yet an officially operational project.

ME News, September 27 (UTC+8) — According to CoinMarketCap market data, XRP is currently priced at $1.5052, down 3.1% over the past 24 hours. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — DTCC, the organization responsible for the U.S. securities clearing and settlement infrastructure, is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer 1 blockchains to explore the possibility of moving corporate actions such as dividend payments and tender offers on-chain. DTCC CEO Frank La Salla noted that most blockchains still face performance bottlenecks when processing large-scale corporate actions, while DTCC needs to process millions of dividend payments each day, creating a need for Layer with higher throughput and stability.

AIMPACT Message, May 7 (UTC+8), May 7, 2026, Artificial Analysis announced a partnership with legal AI company Harvey to launch a new Legal Agent Benchmark (LAB). The benchmark includes 1,200 agent tasks covering 24 legal practice areas and is designed to evaluate how AI contributes to legal work in 2026. So far, only the partnership announcement and the benchmark’s basic structure have been disclosed; no specific evaluation results, model performance, or methodological details have been provided. (Source: InFoQ)

Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Digital Asset Advisory Council, said the White House is pushing for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to pass Congress before July 4. The Senate Banking Committee will advance its consideration this month, with a four-week work period in June to move toward a full Senate floor vote. The dispute over stablecoin yield provisions has been largely resolved: the proposal would prohibit yields similar to interest on bank deposits but allow rewards related to consumer activity. The White House is also negotiating with Congress on conflict-of-interest provisions applicable to all government officials.

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — Prediction market data shows that for the question “Will Bayern Munich win the 2025--26 UEFA Champions League title?”, the trading probability of “Yes” plunged from 30.5% to 0.1%, a single-day decline of 30.4 percentage points.

AIMPACT reports that Arden has launched an AI-native platform for audits and SOX compliance, addressing the inefficiencies of relying on spreadsheets and screenshots. The platform connects control libraries, source systems, and historical audit data, uses AI agents to automatically gather evidence from legacy systems, and follows up with control owners through Slack/Teams. It supports full-population or sample-based testing, automatically captures anomalies, and generates traceable audit workpapers. SOX compliance costs approximately $2 million per year, with more than 70% attributed to labor costs. The team members are Aryaman and David, who have been friends for six years and previously researched LLM reliability together (source: InFoQ).

AIMPACT News, May 7 (UTC+8), Google announced that starting May 7, 2026, AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in more countries worldwide will be able to enable Personal Intelligence features in AI Mode. This feature allows users to connect Gmail and Google

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — According to U.S. sources, a Pakistani source said on May 6 that the United States and Iran are close to reaching a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war. On the same day, it was disclosed that two U.S. officials and two other people familiar with the matter said the Trump administration believes it is close to reaching a one-page memorandum of understanding with Iran. The memorandum is intended to end the war and establish a framework for more detailed negotiations on the nuclear issue. (Source: ODAILY)

ME News reported that on September 27 (UTC+8), Strategy and Strive purchased a combined 2,305 BTC this week, bringing their holdings to 846,000 BTC and 26,355 BTC, respectively. Publicly listed companies collectively hold 1.273 million BTC, with Strategy ranking first among listed companies by Bitcoin holdings and Strive entering the top five. (Source: ODAILY)