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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella stated that we need to accelerate AI development and expand the benefits brought by AI so that it can widely benefit different countries, communities, and businesses. This requires the establishment of a cutting-edge ecosystem that allows both closed-source and open-source models to thrive.

Zhiyu announced the completion of approximately 5 billion USD in financing, including 2 billion USD in equity placement and 3 billion USD in zero-interest convertible bonds. The funds will primarily be used for the next-generation GLM model, self-training systems, and computing power infrastructure construction.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI model development and the introduction of third-party evaluation agencies. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he would adopt the suggestions, and Elon Musk also expressed support.Despite the warnings from the three leaders about AI risks, there are few precedents in the industry for coordinating a slowdown in development speed.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that he is considering slowing down the development pace of cutting-edge artificial intelligence and hopes other AI companies will follow suit.According to informed sources, Altman mentioned the possibility of adjusting the AI development pace during a company meeting, collaborating with other AI labs. Recently, concerns among AI company employees about the risks of advanced AI systems have heightened internal anxiety.

The second episode of the Gate Stocks series is now online. Lucas Sum, the head of stock market development at Gate, shared insights on why cryptocurrency exchanges are starting to venture into the stock market and analyzed the differences between Gate and traditional brokers in terms of trading experience and asset allocation methods. Lucas Sum stated that more and more digital asset users are beginning to pay attention to stock opportunities from global companies such as NVIDIA, Apple, and Tencent. Gate integrates stocks and crypto assets into the same account, allowing users to manage different types of investment assets using the same USDT balance.In terms of trading experience, Gate Stocks supports fund transfers using USDT, enabling users to participate in stock trading without waiting for traditional bank fund settlements. In addition to regular trading hours for U.S. stocks (9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET), it also supports pre-market and after-hours trading, with fractional shares supported down to 0.01 shares. Besides stocks and ETFs, Gate also covers investment opportunities such as stock perpetual contracts, tokenized assets, Pre-IPOs, and direct IPOs. Lucas Sum emphasized that Gate is not trying to replace traditional brokers but rather to expand the possibilities of investment platforms, bringing the global stock market directly to digital asset users.

SK Hynix stated on the 9th that the development of the next-generation memory 3D DRAM semiconductor can utilize foundry processes. The day before, at the 2026 SK Hynix Future Forum held at the Supex Center in the Icheon campus, Vice President Kim Kyung-hoon and Son Ho-young presented the main technical directions for 3D DRAM, including the use of logic foundry processes for DRAM peripheral circuits, maximizing data bus bandwidth, and ultra-short distance transmission.3D DRAM is the next-generation DRAM that vertically stacks the originally planar storage cells to improve integration. The two stated that achieving this technology requires addressing not only design and heat dissipation issues but also challenges in fine interconnections, bonding, and process integration in the packaging field. As the boundaries between front-end and back-end packaging, foundry, and memory technology converge, collaborative optimization beyond existing fields will become more important. Son Ho-young mentioned that 3D technology is changing the technological boundaries between wafer fabs and packaging, and it is necessary to establish an optimization and new collaboration system that transcends existing fields alongside innovations in advanced packaging technology.In a related presentation, Professor Shin Chang-hwan from Korea University stated that 3D DRAM is not only about the vertical stacking of chips but also a technology that breaks the boundaries between memory and logic. As device miniaturization approaches its limits and the time and power consumption associated with data movement between systems and memory increases, the shift to 3D technology is inevitable. He proposed a 3D integrated design framework that links materials, devices, packaging, and architecture through artificial intelligence. SK Hynix President Kwon Oh-joon, in his speech, remarked that the past memory market resembled a straight road where the competition was about who could run faster, but now it resembles a constantly changing curve, making it important to grasp the speed and direction of external environmental changes and adapt flexibly in addition to internal capabilities.

According to the Phoenix Veritas Foundation, the cultural token themed around Hunter Biden's laptop, LAPTOP, has been issued on the Base chain, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. The initial circulation at TGE is 350 million tokens (35%). In terms of token distribution, the founders (including Hunter Biden) and the prediction mechanism each account for 30%, community airdrops account for 20%, liquidity and the foundation treasury each account for 10%, and charitable distribution accounts for 5%. The founders' tokens have a 6-month lock-up period and a 24-month linear unlock.LAPTOP has no utility and is positioned as a purely cultural digital collectible, with its value entirely driven by community sentiment. The token contract has been audited for security by Hacken in April 2026, with no major vulnerabilities. Regarding market makers, the foundation has signed lending agreements for a total of 20.5 million tokens with G20 and GSR.

According to The Wall Street Journal, DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV) announced that its variable rate C series perpetual preferred stock "CHAD Stock" has been priced for its initial public offering on September 3, with a total of 1.375 million shares issued at a price of $8 per share; the underwriters also received an option to purchase an additional 206,250 shares within 30 days.The company expects the gross proceeds from this offering to be approximately $11 million (before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses), with the transaction scheduled to settle on September 8. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the purchase of Solana (SOL) and other digital assets, strategic transactions, and growth plans.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced the "Artificial Intelligence Superintelligence Prohibition Act," which calls for a permanent ban on the development of superintelligent AI and a suspension of advanced AI research until new federal agencies establish safety standards and review procedures. Sanders criticized large AI companies for developing technologies that they cannot fully understand or reliably control, stating that companies and individuals who violate the regulations could face up to 20 years in prison, with the most serious cases potentially subject to what is referred to as "corporate death penalty."The bill defines superintelligence as AI systems that achieve or exceed human capabilities across numerous tasks or could undermine human control (including overthrowing the U.S. government), and this definition also encompasses human-level AGI. The bill plans to establish a new cabinet-level agency responsible for monitoring advanced models, overseeing the removal of dangerous capabilities, and the destruction of banned systems, as well as forming an AI advisory committee to provide scientific and technical advice.On the same day the bill was announced, OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, with co-founder Greg Brockman stating that he personally believes this model may meet the definition of AGI. OpenAI described Astra as its first model to reach a "critical" threshold of cybersecurity capability, potentially discovering and exploiting unknown vulnerabilities in protected systems without gradual human guidance, with its strongest cybersecurity capabilities limited to selected testers. Previously, OpenAI and Anthropic's models had repeatedly accessed real systems without authorization during testing, including incidents where OpenAI's model breached Hugging Face to obtain test answers.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the company will definitely develop humanoid robots while also exploring other forms of robots. He believes that the reality of human society and tools is mostly designed around the human body structure, so humanoid robots are reasonable; however, the robot form is not the key, what is truly important is the "robot brain."Altman mentioned that in the short term, humanoid robots are unlikely to enter ordinary households. OpenAI prefers to first apply them in industrial scenarios such as data center construction and maintenance, while general-purpose robots for individual users are a long-term goal.

According to sources in the materials industry, on September 2, TSMC is expected to continue using traditional micro-bump technology rather than hybrid bonding in the short term for connecting high-bandwidth memory (HBM) with AI accelerators in advanced packaging. Considering the development cycle of related materials, finer pitch micro-bumps are expected to be used until the later stages of HBM4 and the early stages of HBM5. TSMC has requested its materials and equipment partners to develop bonding and underfill solutions for approximately 5-micron bumps, with suppliers from South Korea and Japan beginning development, and mass production of 5μm bumps expected to start in the second half of 2028.Currently, the bump height of the third-generation extended HBM, namely HBM3E, is about 15-25μm, while HBM4 is close to about 10μm. Japanese material suppliers have previously stated that it is difficult to guarantee quality below 15μm. The reduction and refinement of bumps are due to the height limitations of HBM cubes and the demand for higher interconnection density. JEDEC specifies that the maximum height for HBM stacks is 775μm. In TSMC's advanced CoWoS packaging, the HBM stacks assembled by GPU and memory suppliers are mounted onto the silicon interposer via micro-bumps, with the 16-layer DRAM chip stacks completed within HBM packaging by SK hynix and Samsung Electronics.The first and second generations of HBM used larger solder bumps, while micro-bumps became mainstream around the HBM3 generation. SK hynix uses the MR-MUF process, while Samsung Electronics uses TC-NCF. Hybrid bonding allows for thinner and denser interconnections through direct bonding of copper pads; TSMC has utilized this on its SoIC platform for logic chip stacking, but HBM still connects to the interposer using micro-bumps.

According to GlobeNewsWire, the U.S. publicly traded company DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) announced plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO), issuing up to $20 million in Series C perpetual preferred stock, with net proceeds to be used for working capital, increasing SOL holdings, and investing in other digital assets.

Samsung Electronics has launched the passport-type foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Fold8 this year, and the supply of display driver chips (DDI) is tight. The demand for Z Fold8 has exceeded expectations, and Samsung is increasing component orders. However, this DDI is designed by Samsung's System LSI Division and produced by Taiwan's foundry UMC using a 22-nanometer process, which has reached its production capacity limit, making it difficult to advance the production schedule.Industry insiders say that UMC's 22-nanometer production line is also manufacturing other chips, and Samsung's request for super urgent service was rejected. Samsung plans to prioritize the DDI quantity originally reserved for development next year for mass production this year. The typical time from wafer to finished product takes about 4 months, and the finished product is then assembled after being bonded with Samsung's OLED. Samsung is also increasing orders for hinges and ultra-thin glass (UTG). The demand for Z Flip8 is in line with lower expectations, and Apple also plans to launch a passport-type foldable product in the second half of this year.

The core development team of Solana, Anza, announced that the Solana testnet has enabled the first phase of the SIMD-0437 proposal, and the account rent reduction mechanism has begun testing. This proposal includes a total of 5 functional gates, with only the first functional gate currently activated, and all adjustments have not yet been completed and deployed to the mainnet.Once all 5 phases are completed, the storage cost parameter lamports_per_byte for Solana will be reduced from 6960 to 696, resulting in an overall reduction of 90%. For example, in the case of token accounts, the deposit required to maintain an account in a rent-exempt state is expected to decrease from approximately $0.16 to $0.016, thereby lowering the costs of account creation and application deployment.

According to the latest announcements from major companies, global listed enterprises have disclosed recent developments in cryptocurrency asset allocation and strategic mergers and acquisitions. The core information is as follows:Alpha Modus (NASDAQ: AMOD) advances strategic transactions, planning to incorporate 3,170 BTC into its treasury: Nasdaq-listed company Alpha Modus officially announced that it is actively promoting a significant strategic transaction. If the transaction is successfully completed, it is expected to directly add 3,170 bitcoins to its balance sheet, with a total value exceeding $200 million based on current market prices.DeFi Development Corp resumes buying, increasing its holdings by 19,000 SOL: Nasdaq-listed SOL treasury company DeFi Development Corp announced the formal resumption of its purchasing plan for SOL. The latest data shows that the company has invested approximately $1.86 million, increasing its holdings by 19,000 SOL at an average price of $98.14. Following this acquisition, its total holdings of SOL have increased to approximately 2.33 million, with a fair value of about $182 million.

AI startup Hark announced a multi-year partnership with NVIDIA to advance personalized intelligent agent AI based on megawatt-level computing.

According to SolanaFloor, Solana's treasury company DeFi Development Corp announced the resumption of SOL purchases, with the latest acquisition of 19,000 SOL, investing approximately 1.86 million USD, at an average purchase price of 98.14 USD.After this acquisition, DeFi Development Corp's SOL treasury holdings increased to approximately 2.33 million SOL, valued at about 182 million USD at current prices.

According to The Block, Solana digital asset reserve company DeFi Development Corp. has launched a public real-time data and research platform called State of Solana, aimed at tracking metrics such as market, staking, validators, yields, and ecosystem of the Solana network.The company currently holds approximately 2.3 million SOL, valued at about $208 million. Meanwhile, its Nasdaq-listed stock has fallen by about 16% year-to-date.

According to Newswire, IBM announced that it has completed the acquisition of HRL Laboratories, LLC, a leading research and development institution specializing in quantum computing, quantum sensing, advanced communications, electronics, manufacturing, and materials science. This acquisition also complements IBM's broader innovations and investments in the fields of quantum manufacturing and infrastructure.HRL's expertise in silicon-based quantum technology creates opportunities for future collaboration with IBM's pure quantum wafer fabrication plant, Anderon, supporting scalable manufacturing methods and accelerating the learning cycles of various quantum computing paradigms. Boeing and General Motors (the former owners of HRL) will continue to collaborate with IBM and HRL on quantum applications and advanced technology development. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.