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Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly

Atop a lab bench, Cornell Tech postdoctoral researcher Yifan He positions the lens of an optical receiver almost a meter away from an LED emitting a beam of red light. The computer monitor attached to the receiver takes a beat to refresh, t…

China Coal Power Clean Energy (Inner Mongolia) Co., Ltd. Established With Registered Capital of 50 Million Yuan

Tianyancha App shows that China Coal Power Clean Energy (Inner Mongolia) Co., Ltd. was established on Aug. 7 with registered capital of 50 million yuan, and Du Xingyuan as its legal representative. The company’s business scope includes power generation, power transmission, power supply and distribution, electricity supply, and power generation technology services. Its registered address is in Hailar District, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Shareholder information shows the company is wholly owned by China Coal Power Co., Ltd., which has subscribed 50 million yuan in capital.

Sungrow Rises More Than 6% After Signing Three Major Energy Storage Orders; ChinaAMC Battery ETF (159796) Gains Over 1.5%, Eyeing a Three-Day Winning Streak as Three Opportunities Emerge: Energy Storage Market Expansion, Long-Duration Storage and Existing-Asset Operations and Maintenance

On Aug. 11, China’s A-share market fluctuated lower, while the battery sector moved higher. As of 11:20, ChinaAMC Battery ETF (159796), a category leader by scale with fees in the lowest tier among peers, was up more than 1.5%, aiming for a third straight day of gains.

Fuhan Micro: Company Supplies Chips to Industrial Robot Companies

Rising Memory Prices Turn Into a Tailwind as Axera Builds Inventory to Lock In Advanced Process Node Capacity

Aug. 12 — Jiemian News learned from Axera’s interim results conference call that rising memory prices have become a tailwind. Company management said: “As memory accounts for a larger share of terminal BOM costs, terminal products face price-increase pressure, prompting customers to accelerate upgrades of main control chips. As a result, rising memory prices are instead driving a rapid increase in the share of high-end downstream products.” To cope with tight industry capacity, Axera increased inventory in the first half from more than 300 million yuan to more than 700 million yuan. The company said it had proactively locked in advanced process node capacity, and that the decision was based on clear order visibility from downstream customers.

Axera’s Next-Generation High-Computing-Power AI Chip Completes Tape-Out, Supports Multi-Chip Cascading for Full-Capability Large-Model Inference at the Edge

Aug. 12 — Jiemian News learned from Axera’s 2026 interim results conference call that the company’s next-generation high-performance, high-computing-power AI chip has completed tape-out. Its computing power specifications have been significantly upgraded, it is equipped with high bandwidth, and it supports two-chip or four-chip cascading, enabling high-performance inference of full-capability large models at the edge.

Doubao Raises Commission by 4%: Why Is AI Traffic So Expensive?

ByteDance has begun collecting rent, while Alibaba is still recruiting merchants.

A Conversation With Oak Bot’s Jiang Yao: Letting Robots Work by ‘Instinct,’ Like Humans

Touch is the first “witness”; vision is only an observer.

When AI Becomes the Intermediary, Who Is Really Helping Brands Tell Their Stories?

AI has already begun to play a deep role in consumer decision-making. How recommendations happen often depends on how large models understand a brand, and GEO, or generative engine optimization, is meant to intervene in that process and reshape the way brands tell stories in conversations with consumers.

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches $9.1 Billion Computing Power Deal With Cloud Computing Company Riot Platforms

ITHome, Aug. 11 — Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that AI company Anthropic has reached a $9.1 billion agreement (ITHome note: about 61.47 billion yuan at current exchange rates) with Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms. Riot has recently begun selling data center computing power to AI companies. The deal underscores Anthropic’s push to secure compute resources to meet rising customer demand for AI services. Riot Platforms disclosed earlier on Monday local time (Aug. 10) that the company…

Xiaomi REDMI Projector 5 Standard Edition Goes on Sale: 1080p, 400 CVIA Lumens, 999 Yuan

ITHome, Aug. 11 — Xiaomi’s REDMI Projector 5 Standard Edition is now on sale through Youpin (click here to visit), with a standard price of 1,299 yuan and a launch price of 999 yuan. The projector continues the minimalist modern style of the Mijia product line, with a rounded body and an integrated metal gimbal that supports 360-degree adjustment. It uses a custom sealed optical engine, offers native 1080p resolution, 400 CVIA lumens of brightness and a 1.2:1 throw ratio. It is equipped with a ToF laser sensing module, and with seamless autofocus and automatic correction, can project a 120-inch large-screen image. In terms of specifications, the device uses a MediaTek “9-series chip”…

Report Says More Than 70% of Americans Oppose AI Data Centers as Local Bans Surge Past 500 in July

ITHome, Aug. 11 — Tech outlet The Information published a post yesterday (Aug. 10) reporting that public opposition to AI data center construction in the United States continues to grow, with a survey saying more than 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers. The outlet analyzed legal filings disclosed by state governments across the U.S. and local news reports, finding that the number of bans on new data center construction nationwide surged to more than 500 in July 2026, up from more than 300 in June. The report said most U.S. residents strongly oppose building data centers near their communities, and that more than 70% of Americans oppose A…

NVIDIA Reportedly Tests 192GB and 256GB HBM4 Versions of Rubin Ultra to Address HBM Shortage

ITHome, Aug. 11 — Tech outlet The Information published a post yesterday (Aug. 10) reporting that NVIDIA, in response to shortages of advanced HBM (high-bandwidth memory) chips, is planning lower-configuration versions of its Rubin Ultra accelerator. At GTC 2026, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang showed a physical Rubin Ultra compute tray fitted with four compute chips and 1TB of HBM4E memory. Each GPU uses 16 memory stacks, with capacity of up to 1,024GB (1TB). In terms of memory capacity, the report said…

Another 10,000 mAh-Class Honor Battery Surfaces, Rated at 11,790 mAh and Already in Trial Production

ITHome, Aug. 11 — Blogger @Digital Chat Station said today that Honor has put a new battery into trial production, with a rated capacity of 11,790 mAh, rated energy of 43.86 Wh, and a typical value of around 12,000 mAh — another 10,000 mAh-class battery. Users in the comments speculated that the battery is expected to be used in the Honor Win2 series phones. According to earlier ITHome reports, Honor launched the WIN series phones in December 2025. The WIN RT starts at 2,599 yuan, while the WIN starts at 3,999 yuan. The full lineup uses a massive 10,000 mAh Qinghai Lake battery, paired with Honor’s Dujiangyan power management system and energy-efficiency enh…

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on $500 Billion Financing Plan: AI Chips Are Now ‘Investment-Grade Assets’

ITHome, Aug. 11 — NVIDIA is trying to turn artificial intelligence chips into Wall Street’s newest asset class. The company is working with six major asset managers on a financing plan of up to $500 billion (ITHome note: about 3.38 trillion yuan at current exchange rates), aiming to make AI computing infrastructure financeable with collateral in the same way as commercial real estate or toll roads. NVIDIA said in a statement on Monday local time that it has separately partnered with Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, Black…

Daimon Robotics Announces Several Hundred Million Yuan in Financing, Led by Ant Group

$500 Billion in Computing Power Financing: NVIDIA Turns GPUs Into a Wall Street-Investable Asset

Jensen Huang went to Wall Street in person, and none of the six giants said no.

Six Months, 25 Billion Yuan in Funding: Dexterous Hands Have Yet to Produce a 'Standard Hand'

The first year of mass production, or the early stage of a bubble?

After AI Eats Into SaaS Profits: Why Zoho Is Building Its Own Servers

A 30-year-old software company is moving into hardware R&D in the AI era.

NVIDIA Leads Formation of $500 Billion AI Computing Infrastructure Financing Platform

ITHome, Aug. 11 - NVIDIA announced on Aug. 10 local time that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with six top financial institutions: Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR. The parties will jointly build an AI computing infrastructure financing platform capable of mobilizing $500 billion in third-party capital, equivalent to about 3.38 trillion yuan at current exchange rates, according to ITHome. The seven-party strategic partnership turns AI infrastructure in the NVIDIA ecosystem into an investable asset class for global capital, creating a sizable dedicated pool of funding for NVIDIA customers at attractive interest rates. NVIDIA founder...

About One Month Ahead of Apple, Luxury Brand Caviar Unveils Custom iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Tech outlet Android Headlines published a post yesterday, Aug. 10, reporting that luxury manufacturer Caviar has posted preview images of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on its official website roughly one month before Apple's official launch. In terms of appearance, the iPhone 18 Pro is shown with a 6.3-inch display, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display. The back of the device features three cameras, with the main camera supporting a variable aperture. On the chip side, Caviar's page shows it is equipped with...

Samsung Faces Chip Patent Lawsuit Involving Galaxy S10 Through S26 Series Phones

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Tech outlet Android Headlines published a post yesterday, Aug. 10, reporting that Stellar Industries has filed a patent lawsuit in the United States against Samsung and its major U.S. subsidiaries, involving chips used in Galaxy S10 through Galaxy S26 series phones. Citing the post, ITHome said the dispute involves six U.S. patents: 9,219,140; 9,281,367; 9,589,966; 9,673,100; 9,899,267; and 12,087,666. Stellar claims these patents cover...

MINISFORUM Launches Elite Mini M2 Air-304 Mini PC With 'Wildcat Lake' Processor

ITHome, Aug. 11 - MINISFORUM has listed and begun selling the Elite Mini M2 Air-304 mini PC on its official website. The model is based on Intel's Core 3 Processor 304 "Wildcat Lake," featuring a CPU configuration of 1P + 0E + 4LP-E cores and a 1 Xe-core GPU. The MINISFORUM M2 Air-304 measures 112 x 112 x 37.15 mm and weighs 0.44 kg. In 28W TDP balanced mode, the processor reaches 72-80 C under full load, with full-load noise of 32.7 dB. It is equipped with one...

Former OpenAI Robotics Lead Caitlin Kalinowski Joins Anthropic; Previously Worked on Apple's Mac Pro

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Caitlin Kalinowski's LinkedIn profile shows that the expert who previously led OpenAI's robotics project has joined Anthropic as a member of the technical staff, working on research. Her personal website describes Caitlin as a veteran executive in hardware and robotics. She advises early-stage teams working at the intersection of hardware, robotics, and artificial intelligence, and serves as a board member at Axon. She previously led robotics hardware at OpenAI and AR/VR hardware at Meta...

Enthusiast Puts Valve Steam Deck Hardware Into Game Boy-Sized Shell to Build 'SteamBoy' Handheld

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Reddit user PhyFawkes posted that they had fitted most of the Steam Deck's hardware into a Game Boy-sized shell and named the device "SteamBoy." PhyFawkes said the machine uses the original motherboard, battery, speakers, and button structure from the Steam Deck LCD handheld. Because the new shell is far smaller than Valve's original design, they redesigned the device's cooling system and introduced a rectangular display panel to replace the Steam Deck's original screen. According to PhyFa...

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 Model Will Keep Launch Discount Permanently Instead of Returning to Original Price

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Anthropic announced on Aug. 10 local time that its Claude Sonnet 5 artificial intelligence model, launched in late June, will permanently keep its introductory promotional price. The original price, previously scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1, has been canceled. Claude Sonnet 5 is currently priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. The previously planned "original price" was $3 and $15, respectively, representing a 50% increase. Related reading: "China-U.S. AI Model Competition Intensifies: OpenAI and Others..."

DeepSeek Reportedly Gives Users Nicknames in Secret; AI Says They Are Temporary 'Labels,' Not Memories

ITHome, Aug. 11 - A user posted on social media on Aug. 10 claiming that DeepSeek secretly gives people nicknames in deep-thinking mode, such as "Momo," pushing the topic onto trending lists. In response to a query, DeepSeek said the truth behind the alleged "nicknames" was "labeling." During the reasoning process, it may indeed temporarily assign an internal label to a question, such as "this user likes to get to the bottom of things" for you, or "this one is deliberately making things difficult for me" for certain test questions. But it said this is absolutely not "secretly giving nicknames," but rather a "context placeholder." It does not store them, does not remember them, and does not attach any mocking or derogatory emotional tone; they are only used to help it reason...

Cooler Master Introduces Elite Platinum 1000W Platinum Power Supply With 12-Year Warranty

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Cooler Master has listed the Elite Platinum 1000W, an ATX fully modular 80 PLUS Platinum power supply, on its official website. The product line covers rated power from 850W to 1300W, though detailed specifications for the other models remain unclear. The Elite Platinum 1000W uses a standard 140mm length design, complies with ATX12V 3.1 and PCIe CEM 5.1 specifications, and offers native 12V-2x6 power delivery with dual-color terminals. Its PCB is covered with a protective conformal coating; 100%...

Shiny Snake Adds 750W Model to Its Flash Core NOVA 110mm SFX-L Power Supply Line, Starting at 499 Yuan

ITHome, Aug. 11 - Shiny Snake launched a 650W Flash Core NOVA 110mm SFX-L power supply last December. Today, the brand announced a new 750W version of the NOVA power supply, priced at 499 yuan for the black model and 519 yuan for the white model. The Flash Core NOVA series sits between standard SFX and standard SFX-L in form factor, with a length of 110mm. It meets ATX12V 3.X and PCIe CEM 5.X specifications, uses a fully modular embossed-cable design, and provides native 12+4-pin output...

Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot

Tacta Systems unveiled a three-part system, including its robotic hand, that enables users to teach its robot new dexterous skills. The post Tacta Systems takes aim at high-skilled manufacturing work with TactaBot appeared first on The Robo…

Building robots that survive the warehouse

Nomagic says its real moat is production data, because the messiness of real warehouses is where robots either prove themselves or fail. The post Building robots that survive the warehouse appeared first on The Robot Report.

Hadrian raises $1.37B to accelerate U.S. defense, aerospace manufacturing

The raise values Hadrian at $7.87 billion. It is Hadrian's second funding round this year, following a round in January 2026. The post Hadrian raises $1.37B to accelerate U.S. defense, aerospace manufacturing appeared first on The Robot Rep…

RoboStore launches Robo Inc. to help U.S. organizations deploy robots

RoboStore, a distributor of Unitree's legged robots, has launched Robo Inc. to serve as a U.S.-based manufacturer and integrator. The post RoboStore launches Robo Inc. to help U.S. organizations deploy robots appeared first on The Robot Rep…

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Angela Alsobrooks Say Bipartisan Work on Clarity Act Continues Despite Delays

Bitcoin Magazine Senators Cynthia Lummis and Angela Alsobrooks Say Bipartisan Work on Clarity Act Continues Despite Delays The long-awaited crypto Clarity Act bill has been stalled. Still, lawmakers from both parties say the fight isn't ove…

Trump Media Pulls Back From Crypto Deals: Report

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Media Pulls Back From Crypto Deals: Report Trump Media wants to focus on other business ventures, according to an Axios report. This post Trump Media Pulls Back From Crypto Deals: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Maga…

CATL-Linked Chendao Capital Leads Linghou Robot’s Series C Funding of More Than 100 Million Yuan

On August 10, Suzhou Linghou Robot Co. announced that it had completed a Series C financing round of more than 100 million yuan. The round was led by Chendao Capital, an industrial investment platform linked to CATL, with joint participation from the Industrial Mother Machine Industry Investment Fund, the Information Industry Fund under Yuxin Electronics, and a well-known dual-currency fund managing several tens of billions of yuan. Existing shareholders including Suzhou Venture Capital and Guyu Capital also continued to increase their investments.

Ant Group Opens 2027 Campus Recruitment, With Technical Roles Making Up 80%

On August 10, Ant Group officially opened its 2027 campus recruitment program. According to Ant Group, technical roles account for 80% of this autumn recruitment drive, and more than 80% of the positions are related to artificial intelligence. The hiring focus includes model training, embodied intelligence, AI infrastructure, AI products and AI security. Work locations cover multiple cities worldwide, including Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sunnyvale and Singapore.

Diamond Heat Dissipation Materials See New Growth Opportunity, With Three Diamond Concept Stocks Posting Strong Market Performance

Qwen Office Assistant Launches Paid Service: Three Tiers, Priced at Up to 1,499 Yuan a Year

On the evening of August 10, the Qwen app showed that Qwen Office Assistant had launched paid services for professional users. The Office Assistant professional membership package has three tiers: Flagship, Elite and Advanced. The Flagship membership costs 128 yuan for continuous monthly billing or 1,499 yuan for continuous annual billing and provides a 20x quota; the Elite membership costs 49 yuan monthly or 568 yuan annually and provides a 5x quota; and the Advanced membership costs 19 yuan monthly or 200 yuan annually and provides a 2x quota. Qwen emphasized that basic features remain free and everyday use will not be affected.

Anthropic Reportedly Reaches Computing Power Deal Worth More Than $9 Billion With Riot Platforms

Anthropic has reportedly reached a $9.1 billion computing power agreement with bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company Riot Platforms. Riot disclosed on August 10 local time that it had signed a 20-year agreement to provide 191 megawatts of computing capacity at its Rockdale, Texas campus to a “leading frontier AI company.”

CSC Financial: Watch Catalysts in Clinical Progress, Registration, Volume Growth and Overseas Expansion for Innovative Medical Devices

On August 11, CSC Financial said in its latest research report that long-term investment opportunities in the medical device sector will come from innovation, overseas expansion, and M&A integration. The sector’s innovation and internationalization capabilities have been recognized, and valuations are being reassessed. After the sharp rally in innovative drugs, medical device products with global competitiveness, including improved innovations and breakthrough innovations, are gradually gaining recognition. A group of companies is also actively expanding into second growth curves and achieving high growth in overseas business, pushing valuations higher. The report recommends continued attention to innovative medical device segments with large market potential and low domestic substitution rates, as well as investment opportunities in themes such as M&A and restructuring, brain-computer interfaces, AI healthcare, surgical robots, and exoskeleton robots. It also recommends watching catalysts around clinical progress, registration, volume growth and overseas expansion for innovative medical devices...

TMTPost Morning Brief: China’s Central Bank Issues 15th Five-Year Reform and Development Plan, With Nine Supporting Action Plans and Five Key Tasks; Microsoft Plans to Release Next-Generation Maia 300 AI Chip as Soon as September; Alibaba Cloud Plans to More Than Triple Global Data Center Capacity

Unitree Robotics: final online IPO allocation rate on the STAR Market was 0.0181%; Intel announces proposed $15 billion common stock offering; Meta releases lightweight AI model that can run on a single GPU; Citi’s Q2 holdings exceed $300 billion in market value, with major increases in semiconductor supply chain positions; July IPO registration approvals hit a monthly high for the year, with the Beijing Stock Exchange accounting for more than half; nearly 200 Silicon Valley startups oppose restrictions on Chinese open-source models; the 15th Five-Year Plan for Coal Industry Development and the 15th Five-Year Plan for Ecological Protection have been issued

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL Benchmark Surfaces, Showing Limited Tensor G6 Performance Gains

IT Home reported on August 11 that, with Google’s Pixel 11 Pro XL and three related models expected to debut at the company’s annual launch event in a few days, the Pixel 11 Pro XL has reportedly appeared in the Geekbench 7 database, revealing performance details for Google’s latest chipset. The Tensor G6 had appeared in multiple leaks before, but no real benchmark scores had surfaced until now. Recent rumors suggested Google may use the Tensor G6, manufactured on a 2 nm process, for the first time in the Pixel 11 series. Although Geekbench 7’s tests...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Cloud Servers Shut Down, Leaving Switch Players Unable to Play or Get Refunds

IT Home reported on August 11 that the cloud servers for Aliens: Fireteam Elite have been shut down, leaving Nintendo Switch players unable to continue playing the game and unable to obtain any form of refund. The server shutdown was not unexpected, as players had been notified earlier this year that the servers would stop operating. But after Sony recently announced that it would stop producing physical discs for new PS5 games starting in January 2028, the closure of another digital service has again drawn broad attention. As players discuss the seemingly unavoidable shift toward digital downloads...

Alibaba’s Qwen App Launches Paid Services, With Office Assistant Plans Priced at Up to 1,499 Yuan a Year

IT Home reported on August 11 that Alibaba’s Qwen app last night launched paid plans for professional users, including an Office Assistant subscription and a separate quota package for AI video generation. The Qwen app shows that Office Assistant memberships are divided into three tiers: Flagship, Elite and Advanced. The Flagship plan costs 128 yuan per month or 1,499 yuan per year and raises the usage quota by up to 20 times; the Elite plan costs 49 yuan per month or 568 yuan per year and raises the quota by up to five times; and the Advanced plan costs 19 yuan per month or 200 yuan per year and raises the quota by up to two times. Even without subscribing...

Anthropic, Macquarie and GIC Announce Data Center Joint Venture Theseus Infrastructure

IT Home reported on August 11 that Anthropic announced on August 10 local time a strategic partnership with asset manager Macquarie and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to jointly build the Theseus Infrastructure platform. Theseus Infrastructure will be majority-owned by Macquarie and GIC and will develop and operate AI infrastructure tailored to Anthropic’s needs. Anthropic will be the anchor tenant for these data centers, while Macquarie and GIC will provide most of the equity capital for the sites...

Doubao PR Head Liu Xing Responds to Claim of “12% Commission on Recommended Hotels”: The Claim Is Inaccurate; Channel Service Fees Are Paid Only After an Order Is Completed

IT Home reported on August 11 that, according to Sina Tech on August 10, hotel orders completed through Doubao’s entry point and redirected to Douyin Laike will be subject to a separate fee rate: an 11.4% software service fee plus a 0.6% payment processing fee, for a combined rate of about 12%. In response to online claims that “Doubao takes a 12% commission for recommending hotels,” Doubao PR head Liu Xing wrote on Weibo that evening: The claim that “Doubao’s hotel recommendations are starting to charge fees” is inaccurate. Doubao’s local life services business currently has no paid promotion. Doubao does not charge advertising fees for hotel recommendations, and merchants cannot pay to influence recommendations or rankings. They pay channel service fees only after an order is completed. Some platforms use a “commission plus advertising” model...

Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints

Avatar Robotics raised $6.5 million in funding to scale humanoid robots and remote teleoperation across industrial supply chains. The post Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints appeared first on The Robot…

Blockstream Debuts Swaps, Allowing Bitcoiners to Move Between Lightning and Main Network With Ease

Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Debuts Swaps, Allowing Bitcoiners to Move Between Lightning and Main Network With Ease Following the suspension of Boltz, Blocksteam is debuting a feature allowing trustless Bitcoin swaps. This post Blockstream…

The future is for billionaires – the rest of us will get open weight AI models, maybe

Mark Zuckerberg muses about 'superintelligence' and 'arc of human civilization'

What Robotics Companies Think About the U.S. Foreign Robot Ban

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Covered List,” originally published in 2021, identifies communications equipment and services that it says pose a threat to national security. On 28 July, the FCC added mobile, communicating…

Video Friday: Drones Go Heavy in DARPA Lift Challenge

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus…

Tate deploys 58 Hirebotics cobot welders across multiple facilities

Tate decided to move from traditional hand welding to an agile, cloud-connected automation network powered by Hirebotics. The post Tate deploys 58 Hirebotics cobot welders across multiple facilities appeared first on The Robot Report.

Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Victims Report Median Loss of 1 BTC as Theft Tops $111 Million

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Victims Report Median Loss of 1 BTC as Theft Tops $111 Million The amount of Bitcoin stolen has been confirmed at $111 million, but is likely much higher — and could stand at over $130 million. This p…

Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds See Spike In Inflows Following Huge Hack

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds See Spike In Inflows Following Huge Hack The Bitcoin ETFs are experiencing massive inflows, despite the negative news from last month's Coldcard hack. This post Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds Se…

BTCPay Server Offers 3 Bitcoin Bounty for Recovery of Stolen Funds After Wallet Exploit

Bitcoin Magazine BTCPay Server Offers 3 Bitcoin Bounty for Recovery of Stolen Funds After Wallet Exploit The open-source payment processor is funding a recovery bounty worth 10% of any funds returned, capped at 3 Bitcoins, and says it will…

Zuck rekindles open weights Llama drama with Muse Glimmer

30-billion parameter LLM, Meta's first in more than a year, signals Meta's return to the open weights arena. Open version of Muse Spark to follow

Robot Recycler Salvages Parts from Broken Machines

Objects constructed by robots are ubiquitous. If you’ve used a car, household appliance, or smartphone today, you’ve used an object constructed at least in part by robots. The more products that manufacturers want to produce (and consumers…

VicOne releases free NVIDIA Isaac Sim cybersecurity extension based on DEF CON 34 research

VicOne says its free Radeis Extension for NVIDIA Isaac Sim enables developers to test robot cyber safety before deployment. The post VicOne releases free NVIDIA Isaac Sim cybersecurity extension based on DEF CON 34 research appeared first o…

Crucial Vote On Crypto Clarity Act Delayed Until September, Trump Says More People Are Paying in Bitcoin: Reports

Bitcoin Magazine Crucial Vote On Crypto Clarity Act Delayed Until September, Trump Says More People Are Paying in Bitcoin: Reports A vote on the long-awaited Clarity Act will be delayed until September as lawmakers go on recess today. As fi…