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AI / Large Models
Nobel Laureate John Jumper Joins Anthropic
AlphaFold developer Jumper announced his move to Anthropic to continue advancing AI applications in biology. He was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold.
GPT-5.5's Hallucination Rate is 3 Times that of MIT's Open-source Model
Tests show that the hallucination frequency of GPT-5.5 is three times that of the open-source model GLM-5.2, sparking discussions on the quality and cost balance of closed-source models.
Hot Debate: The community questions whether large models have entered a deadlock of "parameter-for-effect".
Jim Cramer Claims Accenture is "Crushed" by OpenAI and Anthropic
The traditional IT consulting giant faces direct competition from AI-native companies, with the consulting industry's pricing models and delivery modes being restructured.
Netflix Open-sources Headroom Project, Claims to Save 60%-95% in Token Consumption
In response to the skyrocketing AI bill, Netflix engineers open-sourced the tool Headroom, significantly reducing API call costs through smart caching and deduplication technology.
Travala Launches Base-based AI Travel Booking Protocol
The AI agent can now autonomously search, book, and pay for 2.2 million hotels worldwide, marking the beginning of agency in the travel industry.
> Hot Comment: Accenture is losing jobs to AI companies, equivalent to a carriage repairman being taken down by an automobile plant — it's not that the skills are lacking, but the era has changed.
Cryptocurrency / Web3
Axelar Cross-chain Bridge Stolen: $4.67 Million
Attackers exploited a verification vulnerability between Axelar and Secret Network to mint unbacked tokens out of thin air and cash out, resulting in a running loss of over $340 million for cross-chain bridges this year, with Resolv, Verus, and IoTeX falling victim to the same method.
Hot Debate: The community questions why cross-chain bridges keep repeating the same security mistakes.
Namada Privacy Chain "Invisible Theft" of $600,000
MASP privacy pool was drained; indexers showed the funds were still there, but RPC queries returned zero. ATOM, USDC, OSMO, TIA, NYM were transferred via IBC without detection.
South Korea's Upbit Launches RE Token
Supports three trading pairs: KRW, BTC, USDT; RE currently has a market capitalization of about $91 million.
Chainlink Non-circulating Supply Wallet Deposits 18.375 Million LINK into Binance
Worth $144.9 million, market is concerned about potential selling pressure.
Justin Sun vs WLFI: How Code "Tricks" Investors
WLFI configured a separate Category 3 for Justin Sun, allowing 20% to be instantly unlocked 14 minutes before transaction initiation, leading to a freeze on Sun's transfer of 55 million tokens by a single guardian address. Meanwhile, WLFI's multi-signature used 5 billion tokens to collateralize and loan $250 million in stablecoins for circular arbitrage. The blacklisting feature was only added a week before the token launch via an upgrade.
> Hot Comment: Cross-chain bridges have been stolen for $340 million this year while repeating the same mistakes — this is not a technical issue, it's a collective laziness in the industry.
Tech Companies
Hyundai Fully Acquires Boston Dynamics, SoftBank Exits for $325 Million
Hyundai takes full control of this robot superstar, as SoftBank completes its exit. Boston Dynamics has been passed from Google to SoftBank, and now finally finds a "home" in the automotive industry.
Hot Debate: The community speculates Hyundai wants to integrate robotic technology into factories and autonomous driving.
Apple Plans Price Increase, Cook States Supply Chain Faces Unseen Challenges in 40 Years
Cook indicated that the iPhone 18 series may see significant price increases, with supply chain pressures at a 40-year high.
Nothing Cancels CMF Phone Release This Year Due to Soaring Memory Prices
Rising RAM costs have led to the suspension of mid-range phone projects, as fluctuations in storage chip prices start to impact product release schedules.
NASA Chooses Eric Schmidt's Rocket Company for 2028 Mars Mission
Schmidt-supported Relativity Space wins NASA's Mars launch contract, as commercial space companies continue to capture a portion of traditional aerospace budgets.
U.S. Stocks
This Week, U.S. Stocks Attract Record $119.2 Billion Inflow
Investors flocked to tech stocks, setting a historic weekly inflow record, driven by the AI bull market.
Charles Schwab Prepares to Enter Prediction Markets, Launches S&P 500 Index Bets
Traditional brokerages are entering prediction markets, with compliant on-chain prediction trading becoming a mainstream financial product.
SpaceX IPO Creates New Billionaires, Musk's Stake Exceeds $1 Trillion
Japan's largest IPO in 2026 sees SpaceX going public, significantly increasing the paper wealth of early employees and investors, with Musk's personal stake valuation exceeding a trillion.
> Hot Comment: Boston Dynamics, from Google to SoftBank to Hyundai, has been like a genius kid kicked around by venture capital and finally found a willing producer.
Finance / Macroeconomics
Deutsche Bank "Surrenders to Waller": Expects 50 Basis Points Increase This Year, Possibly in July
The new Fed Chairman Waller's hawkish stance forced Deutsche Bank to significantly adjust its expectations, shifting from interest rate cuts to increases, with the market fully pricing in a 25-basis-point hike in September.
Goldman Sachs Lowers Gold Price Target, Expects No Rate Cuts from Fed This Year
With rising expectations for interest rate increases, safe-haven assets are under pressure, and Goldman Sachs believes gold prices will fall.
Oil Tanker Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Reaches a New High Since Mid-April
The U.S.-Iran agreement reopened key shipping lanes, with commercial ship traffic on the 18th reaching a two-month peak, easing energy supply tensions.
Iran Announces New Regulations for Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz: Must Apply 48 Hours in Advance
Although the strait has reopened, Iran has strengthened controls, requiring all ships to submit passage applications two days in advance.
Zimbabwe Lithium Companies Jointly Request Postponement of Concentrate Export Ban
Currently, only Huayou Cobalt has established a lithium sulfate production line; the implementation of the ban would severely impact local lithium exports, with companies requesting extensions to secure construction time for production capacity.
New Products / New Trends
ClickHouse Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Open Source
This high-performance columnar database has been open-source for a full ten years, becoming a benchmark project for analytical databases.
Engram Open Sources Local AI Memory Tool, Sharing Context Across Multiple Assistants via MCP
No GPU required, no fine-tuning needed; it runs with pip install, allowing different AI assistants to share a private memory layer.
Today's Dark Line
A Nobel laureate jumps to Anthropic, Accenture is "crushed" by AI-native companies, and Netflix open-sources cost-saving tools — the AI industry is completing a power shift from "selling shovels" to "mining gold". Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics finally leaves venture capital behind for manufacturing, SpaceX IPOs create wealth, and traditional financial giant Charles Schwab enters prediction markets — technology is no longer just a laboratory toy; it is beginning to truly reshape supply chains and capital flows. Cross-chain bridges have been stolen for $340 million this year yet still repeat the same mistakes, indicating that the maturity of this industry is lagging far behind its market value growth.
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