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Gate.io News: Israel Defense Forces: After alarms sounded in several areas in northern Israel, two missiles launched from Lebanon were intercepted.

Wirestock completes $23 million Series A funding led by Nava Ventures, with SBVP, Formula VC, and I2BF Ventures participating, to expand multimodal data supply. The company provides image, video, design, gaming, and 3D content data to the six major foundational model companies worldwide, with an annual revenue of approximately $40 million, having paid $15 million to contributors. The platform gathers over 700k artists and designers, with task distribution similar to Fiverr.

Beijing Space Intelligence Computing Research Institute was established in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, focusing on common technologies such as satellite onboard computing chips, inter-satellite laser communication, space energy and thermal management, integrated space-ground networks, and space security standards. It aims to build a full-chain service covering research and development to on-orbit verification. The institute plans to complete the development and launch of the first experimental satellite by 2028. In the future, multiple experimental satellites will be networked to achieve a "space-ground integrated intelligent computing network" for trial operation, providing efficient, stable, and secure computing power services.

CryptoWorld News: ElevenLabs has officially open-sourced its Speech Engine Skill, aiming to enable AI agents and large language models to quickly integrate high-fidelity, low-latency voice interaction capabilities. Developers only need to run the command `npx skills add elevenlabs/skills` to add the voice engine to their projects, without needing to integrate multiple sets of APIs. This component is built on a high-performance WebSocket connection. When users speak, the browser captures the audio and streams it to ElevenLabs, completing real-time speech-to-text conversion and pushing the result to the server. The server generates responses using a large language model, and uses the SDK’s `sendResponse()` function to send the response back; ElevenLabs then converts it into synthesized speech for playback. To simplify front-end development, ElevenLabs has launched `/react` and

Italy's Banca Sella has completed the notification process with the Bank of Italy, becoming the first bank to conduct cryptocurrency business in compliance with the EU MiCA regulation, planning to offer digital asset custody and transfer services to specific client groups by the end of 2026. It is also a founding member of the Qivalis alliance, which currently includes 37 European banks and is dedicated to issuing stablecoins pegged to the euro.

Meituan has launched a delivery-and-errands “Skill,” packaging ordering and fulfillment capabilities into standardized interfaces and opening them to external AI assistant ecosystems. Multiple integrations are in place, allowing users to place orders instantly from external interfaces without switching to the app. This move extends the delivery network and the fulfillment closed loop to external entry points, and incubates the community “Seeking Travel” public beta. Analysts say that opening up Skill will help AI with instant fulfillment, but it is unlikely to become a core moat; in the future, competition will still depend on the data closed-loop and the efficiency of reuse.

Mars Finance News, May 26 — According to Iranian media Fars News, citing sources close to the negotiations, the unfreezing of Iranian funds is the last major obstacle between Iran and the United States and is being resolved through mediation by Qatar. Negotiations will not proceed until Iran receives the frozen funds. The official has not yet confirmed this.

Abu Dhabi Investment Company (IHC) completed a $30 million transaction using the stablecoin DDSC backed by UAE Dirham on ADI Chain.
The transaction is one of the larger single stablecoin deals in the region, with DDSC launched collaboratively by IHC, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Sirius International Holding, supported by blockchain infrastructure provided by ADI Foundation;
the project aims to support compliant digital transactions, cross-border payments, and trade settlement.
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Beating monitoring shows that Meta CTO Bosworth is pushing for AI transformation, becoming a shield for Zuckerberg. The company laid off 8,000 employees, and remaining staff were forced to install monitoring tools on their computers, recording keystrokes, mouse activity, and screenshots, sparking employee protests. Bosworth stated in an internal memo that future tasks would be handled by AI agents, with humans only responsible for guidance and improvement. After layoffs, core engineers found that high performance still couldn't bring security, and before leaving, they were still exploited for data to boost stock prices.

Back points out that Bitcoin volatility is a long-term cyclical characteristic, repeating multiple times over the past four years, and does not equate to a fundamental collapse. Despite more favorable policies and the launch of spot ETFs, Bitcoin has still fallen about 26% in the past year, while gold and silver have risen. Institutional participation is still in the early stages, and as adoption increases, volatility is expected to decrease. Its long-term potential remains optimistic, with a market value far below gold, leaving significant room for future expansion.

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Iran announces that passage through the Strait of Hormuz must meet three conditions: only commercial ships, no connections with hostile countries, and must follow the route designated by Iran, coordinated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy; if the United States continues the blockade, it will be considered a violation of the ceasefire agreement and the strait will be closed.