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Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
AI Data Center Optical Interconnect Company iPronics Completes $125 Million Series B Round with NVIDIA Participation
According to Reuters, AI data center optical interconnect company iPronics announced the completion of a $125 million Series B financing round, co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital, with participation from NVIDIA, Triatomic Capital, Bosch Ventures, Catalight Capital, the European Innovation Council Fund, and others, bringing the company's total funding to $177 million. iPronics primarily provides rack-mounted optical switching equipment for AI infrastructure. Through its programmable optical layer, it enables AI clusters to dynamically adjust network connections in real time according to training and inference workloads. The new capital will be used to scale operations and accelerate commercial deployment.
Morgan Stanley: 70% of NVIDIA's FY28 Revenue Guidance Constrained by Supply; Inference Has Become the Largest and Continuously Expanding Data Center Segment
According to Chaohiang Research, JPMorgan's September 2 investor meeting minutes for NVIDIA indicate that NVIDIA is "comfortable" with its guidance for 70% year-over-year growth in FY28, and this guidance is supply-constrained rather than demand-constrained; with sufficient supply, the business could grow more than double. Inference has become the largest and expanding segment of the data center business. Eighteen months ago, inference and training each accounted for roughly half, but currently inference exceeds training and will continue to rise. Advanced wafers and memory are the two major supply bottlenecks, and NVIDIA maintains close cooperation with TSMC and the three major memory suppliers. The customer base continues to broaden, with OpenAI and Anthropic currently accounting for approximately 20% of end-user demand, which may approach 25% by FY28; new cloud providers now account for over 50% of AI computing infrastructure. Open-source and closed-source models will coexist, and gross margins for model developers are improving. NVIDIA supports long-term demand through revenue sharing, the PORTS-Pike campus, and a $500 billion private capital financing platform. Morgan Stanley maintains an Overweight rating with a price target of $320, based on approximately 20x the expected CY2026 EPS of $15.87.
Anthropic-Affiliated AI Data Center Nexus Data Secures $1.3 Billion in Private Credit Support
According to Bloomberg, private credit firm Eagle Point Credit Management LLC is providing a loan of approximately $1.3 billion for a large AI data center in Texas, USA, associated with Anthropic, marking another mega-deal in the boom of AI infrastructure financing.
Data Center Operator DayOne Confidentially Files for US IPO, Plans to Raise $5 Billion
According to Bloomberg, Singapore data center operator DayOne has confidentially filed an initial public offering (IPO) application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to list in the U.S. as early as the next quarter of this year. The company plans to raise approximately $5 billion, with a listing valuation of around $20 billion. However, relevant details are still under discussion, and the offering size and timing may change.
SEC Exempts AI Data Center ABS from Core Regulatory Requirements, Further Opening Financing Channels for Tech Companies
According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued an internal letter explicitly exempting asset-backed securities (ABS) related to AI data centers from core investor protection regulations introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, including the "risk retention" clause requiring issuers to retain a portion of the debt. The SEC determined that data centers are not financial assets that liquidate over time, therefore securities linked to them should not be subject to the same regulatory constraints as ABS related to auto loans or mortgages. Although this move does not constitute a formal rule change, since companies had previously voluntarily complied with relevant regulations out of compliance prudence, the substantive impact cannot be underestimated. In terms of market size, the annual issuance volume of data center ABS has surged from $2.4 billion in 2020 to $15.5 billion in 2025, growing more than sixfold in five years, and is expected to hit a new record high in 2026.
Non-custodial developer criminal liability explicit protection removed, Coin Center says Roman Storm prosecution theory still not excluded
Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that Coin Center says the latest revised BRCA text removes the provision that provided explicit criminal liability protection for developers who do not control user funds under 18 U.S.C. § 1960. The revised text would still protect developers who do not control user funds from being deemed money transmitters under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations, thereby significantly raising the difficulty of prosecuting developers solely for failing to obtain a money transmitter license or register with the federal government. However, the text cannot prevent prosecutors from arguing that developers knowingly transmitted funds derived from criminal activity, a theory that has become the core basis in the criminal cases against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and Samourai Wallet developers. Coin Center believes that this compromise represents substantive progress on the regulatory front, but developers still face broader money transmission criminal prosecution theories from the U.S. Department of Justice; if the CLARITY Act passes with the revised BRCA, the related disputes will mainly shift to the courts.
US Department of Justice Has Frozen Approximately $938 Million in Fraud-Related Crypto, With About $52 Million Added in a Single Day
Odaily News: In an operation targeting the Telegram crypto escrow trading platform Xinbi Guarantee, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force restricted the handling of approximately $52 million in fraud-related cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $938 million. Previously, the cumulative amount frozen, seized, or recovered had already exceeded $580 million.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that since its founding around 2022, Xinbi Guarantee has processed over $24 billion in transactions, involving digital assets and fiat currency, primarily serving Southeast Asian transactions. North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities are alleged to have used the platform, including entities under Jin Bei Group and Prince Group.A U.S. federal court approved the seizure on September 7 of the Telegram channel operated by Xinbi Guarantee. Law enforcement authorities also seized two payment wallets totaling approximately $12 million and applied to freeze another 47 cryptocurrency wallets suspected of being used for money laundering or associated with fraud-related service providers.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Xinbi Guarantee and its two supporting companies, Safew Technology and Anwen Technology, to its sanctions list on September 9. The U.S. Department of Justice also dispatched investigators to Madagascar to assist local law enforcement in cracking down on 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese nationals and to process over 3,200 electronic devices. (Bitcoin.com News)
US, UK, and Japanese Central Banks Take Center Stage This Week; Fed May See First Rate Hike in Three Years
The central banks of the US, Japan, and the UK will announce their monetary policy decisions this week, with markets focusing on whether the Federal Reserve will initiate its first interest rate hike in three years. Iran and Gulf states are negotiating shipping management arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz to address soaring crude oil prices.
OpenAI appoints AI safety researcher Paul Christiano to the board of directors.
According to TechCrunch, AI alignment researcher Paul Christiano has officially joined the board of directors of the OpenAI Foundation and will serve as a member of its Safety and Security Committee. Christiano stated that he believes the rapid acceleration of AI capabilities poses a significant risk of "catastrophic and irreversible loss of control," and that the AI industry, including OpenAI, is not currently on track to effectively mitigate this risk. His appointment comes against the backdrop of several recent security incidents at OpenAI involving AI agents breaching constraints and infiltrating external computer systems, prompting widespread scrutiny of its safety protocols. Christiano is one of the core developers of the reinforcement learning (RLHF) technology. After leaving OpenAI in 2021 to found the Alignment Research Center (ARC), he will also continue to serve as an AI safety advisor to the U.S. government, though he will recuse himself from OpenAI-related matters and model evaluation work.
Hyperliquid Policy Center filed documents with the court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit against the CFTC.
According to Hyperliquid News, the Hyperliquid Policy Center has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The lawsuit concerns the CFTC's prior approval of regulated cryptocurrency perpetual contracts through Kalshi in the United States. CME had previously challenged that regulatory decision in court, and the Hyperliquid Policy Center now supports the CFTC, arguing that the court should dismiss CME's lawsuit.
Hyperliquid Policy Center: If Meme coins return to mainstream, they could become a key focus area for crypto policy.
Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Policy Center at Hyperliquid, stated that during the previous cycle, policymakers did not thoroughly consider regulating meme coins, as most viewed them as merely short-lived speculative trends; with declining trading volumes, this assessment appears to have been validated. However, if meme coins stage a massive comeback and enter mainstream markets, they are expected to become a primary focus of crypto policy efforts.
Goldman Sachs: Texas and Pennsylvania Tighten Data Center Approvals, AI Compute Demand Continues to Accelerate
According to Chaoxiang Research, Goldman Sachs' August 31, 2026 research report indicates that Texas and Pennsylvania governors signed executive orders in August to tighten data center development regulations. Goldman Sachs utilities analysts note minimal impact on high-quality, large-scale projects, while speculative, undercapitalized ventures will bear the brunt. SMCI's F4Q26 earnings report reveals single-quarter orders exceeding $60 billion, with FY27 revenue guidance set at $65 to $72 billion, reflecting a 75% year-over-year increase, approximately 70% of which is tied to pure AI deployments.
1685 users affected, Avici will fully refund card balances of $500,900
Odaily News, Avici announced that its card partner Rain discovered today a vulnerability in an old Solana card contract used by Avici and a few other projects. The relevant contract has now been upgraded across all projects, and no further unauthorized activity has been detected. This incident only affected the standalone Solana contract used to hold post-deposit card balances; users' Avici wallets and card balances are isolated from each other, and funds in Solana and EVM self-custody wallets are safe and unaffected. Upon review, a total of 1,685 users were affected, with combined card balances of approximately $500,900. Avici has committed to fully refunding card balances to all affected users and has filed a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Previously reported, Avici, a crypto banking project, saw its native token AVICI allegedly suffer a hacker attack, with losses of approximately $1.02 million. The attacker transferred 10,000 SOL stolen from the project to another wallet, converted it into approximately $1.02 million USDC, and then swapped the funds into approximately 418 ETH via cross-chain operations.
Microsoft removes Mico from Copilot Voice and transfers him to the Learning Center as a tutor.
Microsoft has removed the anthropomorphic chatbot Mico from Copilot voice features and moved it to the Learn Live learning center to serve as a "tutor". The support page states that the interaction experience accumulated by Mico is shaping the future direction of Copilot, and Copilot voice interaction features remain available. Mico was launched in October 2025, enabled by default in voice mode, and previously included an Easter egg where clicking turns it into Clippy.
AI Data Center Power Demand Surges, US Pipeline Operators Accelerate Expansion
According to Bloomberg, as electricity demand from AI data centers continues to surge, US pipeline operators are competing to expand natural gas transmission capacity. Energy Transfer LP Co-CEO Thomas Long stated during Tuesday's analyst conference call that the company is actively advancing multiple pipeline projects to meet the incremental demand for gas-fired power generation and expects to announce more project details within the coming months. The rapid expansion of AI computing infrastructure is profoundly impacting the traditional energy industry, and natural gas pipelines, as a key support for stable power supply to data centers, are witnessing a new investment boom.
Intel Corporation reported second-quarter revenue of $16.13 billion, a 25% increase year-over-year
Intel Corporation's second-quarter revenue was $16.13 billion, up 25% year-over-year, compared to estimates of $14.43 billion. Second-quarter Data Center and AI revenue was $6.26 billion, surpassing analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Second-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.42, exceeding analyst estimates of $0.21. The company expects third-quarter revenue between $15.8 billion and $16.8 billion, compared to analyst estimates of $15.06 billion. The company anticipates third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.38, exceeding analyst estimates of $0.27. (Wall Street CN)According to MSX.COM data, Intel shares surged in after-hours trading, rising as much as 13% before gains narrowed to 3%.
U.S. Department of Justice Seizes Over $25 Million in Cryptocurrency Linked to International Investment Fraud Network
the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, in coordination with the U.S. Secret Service's Washington Field Office, announced that investigations into multiple international cyber fraud cases have led to the seizure of over $25 million in cryptocurrency. The funds were allegedly linked to crypto investment scams targeting residents of the United States and Canada.This action is part of the "Scam Center Strike Force," an initiative launched in 2025 by District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. To date, the task force has recovered assets totaling over $800 million. U.S. prosecutors stated that on July 21, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia filed five civil forfeiture complaints in the U.S. District Court, seeking the forfeiture of over $25 million in crypto assets recovered from various fraud investigations.Investigators indicated that these cases involve multiple money laundering networks with victims worldwide. Criminal groups lured victims into investing through fake crypto investment platforms and online romance scams, then laundered the funds through multi-layered wallet addresses and mixing operations to conceal the source of funds. The seized funds are associated with five major investigations:In one case, Canadian law enforcement provided the U.S. Secret Service with wallet addresses suspected of being used to transfer illicit proceeds. Investigators froze the relevant addresses and traced over 270 suspected victim transactions, involving approximately $10.4 million;The second case involved an online romance scam that defrauded over 200 victims. Illicit funds were transferred through hundreds of intermediate wallet addresses and commingled with funds from other victims, involving approximately $12.08 million;The third case involved a victim from the U.S. capital region who participated in a fraudulent crypto investment project. After failing to withdraw funds, the victim lost contact with the scammers, with the involved amount being approximately $1.23 million;In the fourth case, a victim transferred millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to a fake investment account. Investigators traced some of the funds to six wallet addresses and froze approximately $2.39 million;In the fifth case, scammers impersonated an agency that "recovers stolen funds" to trick victims into paying fees, with the involved amount being approximately $285,000.The U.S. Secret Service stated that these cases remain under active investigation. Law enforcement officials are tracking down the suspects behind the fraud network and will cooperate with international law enforcement agencies to hold them accountable.
US Department of Justice Has Frozen Approximately $938 Million in Fraud-Related Crypto, With About $52 Million Added in a Single Day
Odaily News: In an operation targeting the Telegram crypto escrow trading platform Xinbi Guarantee, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force restricted the handling of approximately $52 million in fraud-related cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $938 million. Previously, the cumulative amount frozen, seized, or recovered had already exceeded $580 million.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that since its founding around 2022, Xinbi Guarantee has processed over $24 billion in transactions, involving digital assets and fiat currency, primarily serving Southeast Asian transactions. North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities are alleged to have used the platform, including entities under Jin Bei Group and Prince Group.A U.S. federal court approved the seizure on September 7 of the Telegram channel operated by Xinbi Guarantee. Law enforcement authorities also seized two payment wallets totaling approximately $12 million and applied to freeze another 47 cryptocurrency wallets suspected of being used for money laundering or associated with fraud-related service providers.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Xinbi Guarantee and its two supporting companies, Safew Technology and Anwen Technology, to its sanctions list on September 9. The U.S. Department of Justice also dispatched investigators to Madagascar to assist local law enforcement in cracking down on 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese nationals and to process over 3,200 electronic devices. (Bitcoin.com News)
OpenAI appoints AI safety researcher Paul Christiano to the board of directors.
According to TechCrunch, AI alignment researcher Paul Christiano has officially joined the board of directors of the OpenAI Foundation and will serve as a member of its Safety and Security Committee. Christiano stated that he believes the rapid acceleration of AI capabilities poses a significant risk of "catastrophic and irreversible loss of control," and that the AI industry, including OpenAI, is not currently on track to effectively mitigate this risk. His appointment comes against the backdrop of several recent security incidents at OpenAI involving AI agents breaching constraints and infiltrating external computer systems, prompting widespread scrutiny of its safety protocols. Christiano is one of the core developers of the reinforcement learning (RLHF) technology. After leaving OpenAI in 2021 to found the Alignment Research Center (ARC), he will also continue to serve as an AI safety advisor to the U.S. government, though he will recuse himself from OpenAI-related matters and model evaluation work.
Binance Wallet Saves Users from $540 Million in Potential Losses in H1
Odaily News: Binance stated that in the first half of 2026, the Binance Wallet Security Center helped users avoid approximately $540 million in potential losses, filtering about 206 million spam transfers, identifying 4.93 million high-risk transactions, and approximately 996,000 malicious authorizations during the period. Binance noted that AI is being used by attackers to mass-generate malicious code, phishing websites, and fake identities, shifting attacks from broad-based approaches to more targeted fraud.
1685 users affected, Avici will fully refund card balances of $500,900
Odaily News, Avici announced that its card partner Rain discovered today a vulnerability in an old Solana card contract used by Avici and a few other projects. The relevant contract has now been upgraded across all projects, and no further unauthorized activity has been detected. This incident only affected the standalone Solana contract used to hold post-deposit card balances; users' Avici wallets and card balances are isolated from each other, and funds in Solana and EVM self-custody wallets are safe and unaffected. Upon review, a total of 1,685 users were affected, with combined card balances of approximately $500,900. Avici has committed to fully refunding card balances to all affected users and has filed a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Previously reported, Avici, a crypto banking project, saw its native token AVICI allegedly suffer a hacker attack, with losses of approximately $1.02 million. The attacker transferred 10,000 SOL stolen from the project to another wallet, converted it into approximately $1.02 million USDC, and then swapped the funds into approximately 418 ETH via cross-chain operations.
朝鲜黑客组织 Kimsuky将 AI 武器化，针对加密货币领域发动更隐蔽网络攻击
According to Bitcoin.com, cybersecurity company Genians Security Center released an analysis report stating that the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau-affiliated hacker group Kimsuky is building and testing an AI-centric cyberattack tool suite. Researchers discovered traces of the deployment of three local AI platforms, Ollama, GPT4All, and Msty, in their infrastructure, as well as AI development framework components such as Microsoft Semantic Kernel and LLaMaSharp, indicating that the organization is systematically developing dedicated AI attack tools rather than just making temporary attempts. Since early 2026, Kimsuky has used high-quality documents created by generative AI for spear-phishing attacks targeting the virtual assets, financial investment, and game development sectors; AI-generated professional documents have significantly reduced the effectiveness of traditional phishing email identification. The attack vector consists of ZIP archives disguised as legitimate documents, containing malicious LNK files that can silently execute PowerShell commands in the background after being triggered.
Multiple "Sorry" Ransomware Attack Incidents Discovered in China
Recently, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center of China and the National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention Technology, through the National Computer Virus Collaborative Analysis Platform, discovered multiple incidents within China where users were attacked by the "Sorry" ransomware. After users' important files were encrypted, the filenames were changed to the original filename + the ".sorry" suffix string. The attackers also left a ransom note on the users' hosts, requiring users to download an encrypted communication tool to contact them. (CCTV News)
National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization Releases the "Artificial Intelligence Security Governance Framework 3.0"
Odaily reports: The National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization has released the "Artificial Intelligence Security Governance Framework 3.0." In response to new trends in AI development and new challenges in security governance, under the guidance of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization organized the China Academy of Cyberspace Studies, the Data and Technology Support Center of the Cyberspace Administration of China, and other professional institutions, research institutes, and industry enterprises to research and draft the "Framework 3.0."The "Framework 3.0" upholds a people-centered philosophy of aiming upward and doing good, adheres to and practices the guiding principles of strengthening risk awareness and ensuring safety and controllability, continues the core logic of "risk classification, technical response, and comprehensive governance," updates the risk classification in step with the times, and optimizes and adjusts technical response and comprehensive governance measures, so as to promote consensus on AI security governance and the capacity to prevent and respond to risks, and to ensure that AI technology benefits humanity. (National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization)
US Department of Justice Has Frozen Approximately $938 Million in Fraud-Related Crypto, With About $52 Million Added in a Single Day
Odaily News: In an operation targeting the Telegram crypto escrow trading platform Xinbi Guarantee, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force restricted the handling of approximately $52 million in fraud-related cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $938 million. Previously, the cumulative amount frozen, seized, or recovered had already exceeded $580 million.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that since its founding around 2022, Xinbi Guarantee has processed over $24 billion in transactions, involving digital assets and fiat currency, primarily serving Southeast Asian transactions. North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities are alleged to have used the platform, including entities under Jin Bei Group and Prince Group.A U.S. federal court approved the seizure on September 7 of the Telegram channel operated by Xinbi Guarantee. Law enforcement authorities also seized two payment wallets totaling approximately $12 million and applied to freeze another 47 cryptocurrency wallets suspected of being used for money laundering or associated with fraud-related service providers.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Xinbi Guarantee and its two supporting companies, Safew Technology and Anwen Technology, to its sanctions list on September 9. The U.S. Department of Justice also dispatched investigators to Madagascar to assist local law enforcement in cracking down on 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese nationals and to process over 3,200 electronic devices. (Bitcoin.com News)
Hyperliquid Policy Center filed documents with the court seeking to dismiss CME Group's lawsuit against the CFTC.
According to Hyperliquid News, the Hyperliquid Policy Center has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The lawsuit concerns the CFTC's prior approval of regulated cryptocurrency perpetual contracts through Kalshi in the United States. CME had previously challenged that regulatory decision in court, and the Hyperliquid Policy Center now supports the CFTC, arguing that the court should dismiss CME's lawsuit.
Live Preview: Bybit AI Officially Launches, CEO Ben Zhou Personally Demonstrates the Platform's New Intelligent Conversational Layer
Odaily News: Bybit today officially announced the launch of Bybit AI, a conversational embedded intelligent assistant that integrates core functions such as trading and customer service. Users can complete common operations—including intelligent trading, account management, and inquiries—through a unified interface within the Bybit App.It is reported that Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, will officially unveil Bybit AI and conduct a live demonstration via a Bybit livestream on September 9 at 8:00 AM UTC.Bybit AI allows users to express their needs in natural language. The system automatically identifies intent and executes the corresponding actions on their behalf, serving as an intelligent assistant for everyday trading and account management. This product replaces the previously fragmented user experience: instead of switching between webpages, menus, and forms to locate features, users can simply state their requirements in a natural conversation to complete a full range of actions—from checking asset balances and placing orders to submitting customer service tickets.The initial launch of Bybit AI covers two core modules:- A full-featured AI assistant encompassing spot, futures, and options trading, as well as core product lines such as Bybit Earn, copy trading, trading bots, lending, P2P, Bybit Card, Spot X, and the Rewards Center, alongside support for notifications and subscription management.- An upgraded intelligent customer service system, where Bybit AI works in tandem with human support agents, preserving a human touch while improving issue-resolution efficiency.Once users enable the Bybit AI feature, the system creates a dedicated Bybit AI sub-account, which is asset-isolated from the user's main account to mitigate potential risks associated with AI in live environments. Moreover, users can activate it directly by simply logging in—no API keys or manual configuration required.Bybit AI is a key component of Bybit's strategic vision for a "new financial platform," and marks a critical step forward in the exchange's long-term roadmap to position conversational intelligence as core infrastructure.
OpenAI Launches News Industry Support Initiative, Providing Over 400 ChatGPT Edu Subscriptions to Two Journalism Schools
OpenAI announced the launch of a multifaceted support program for the news ecosystem, covering tools, training, partnerships, experience sharing, and practical support. The program will initially partner with the Tow-Knight Center at the Newmark School of Journalism, The City University of New York, and Knight Lab at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, providing over 400 ChatGPT Edu subscriptions to interested graduate students and faculty at both institutions during the 2026–2027 academic year.
Firmus Signs Multi-Year Data Center Agreement with OpenAI, Malaysia Computing Capacity Exceeds 900 Megawatts
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
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Non-custodial developer criminal liability explicit protection removed, Coin Center says Roman Storm prosecution theory still not excluded
Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that Coin Center says the latest revised BRCA text removes the provision that provided explicit criminal liability protection for developers who do not control user funds under 18 U.S.C. § 1960. The revised text would still protect developers who do not control user funds from being deemed money transmitters under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations, thereby significantly raising the difficulty of prosecuting developers solely for failing to obtain a money transmitter license or register with the federal government. However, the text cannot prevent prosecutors from arguing that developers knowingly transmitted funds derived from criminal activity, a theory that has become the core basis in the criminal cases against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and Samourai Wallet developers. Coin Center believes that this compromise represents substantive progress on the regulatory front, but developers still face broader money transmission criminal prosecution theories from the U.S. Department of Justice; if the CLARITY Act passes with the revised BRCA, the related disputes will mainly shift to the courts.
National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization Releases the "Artificial Intelligence Security Governance Framework 3.0"
Odaily reports: The National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization has released the "Artificial Intelligence Security Governance Framework 3.0." In response to new trends in AI development and new challenges in security governance, under the guidance of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization organized the China Academy of Cyberspace Studies, the Data and Technology Support Center of the Cyberspace Administration of China, and other professional institutions, research institutes, and industry enterprises to research and draft the "Framework 3.0."The "Framework 3.0" upholds a people-centered philosophy of aiming upward and doing good, adheres to and practices the guiding principles of strengthening risk awareness and ensuring safety and controllability, continues the core logic of "risk classification, technical response, and comprehensive governance," updates the risk classification in step with the times, and optimizes and adjusts technical response and comprehensive governance measures, so as to promote consensus on AI security governance and the capacity to prevent and respond to risks, and to ensure that AI technology benefits humanity. (National Technical Committee 360 on Cybersecurity Standardization)
Goldman Sachs: Micron's Quarterly Revenue Seen at $51.9 Billion, Capital Returns Take Center Stage
According to Chaoxiang Research, Goldman Sachs' September 11, 2026 research report projected Micron's current quarter revenue at $51.9 billion, gross margin at 87.3%, and earnings per share at $32.54, all surpassing market consensus. Goldman Sachs expected guidance for the November quarter to show revenue of $57.7 billion and earnings per share of $37.06. The firm forecasted CY26 revenue at $262.3 billion, 1% above market consensus. Goldman Sachs maintained a neutral rating on Micron with a 12-month price target of $1,100, representing a 12.5% upside from the September 10 closing price of $977.41.
US Department of Justice Has Frozen Approximately $938 Million in Fraud-Related Crypto, With About $52 Million Added in a Single Day
Odaily News: In an operation targeting the Telegram crypto escrow trading platform Xinbi Guarantee, the U.S. Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force restricted the handling of approximately $52 million in fraud-related cryptocurrency in a single day, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $938 million. Previously, the cumulative amount frozen, seized, or recovered had already exceeded $580 million.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that since its founding around 2022, Xinbi Guarantee has processed over $24 billion in transactions, involving digital assets and fiat currency, primarily serving Southeast Asian transactions. North Korean hackers and sanctioned entities are alleged to have used the platform, including entities under Jin Bei Group and Prince Group.A U.S. federal court approved the seizure on September 7 of the Telegram channel operated by Xinbi Guarantee. Law enforcement authorities also seized two payment wallets totaling approximately $12 million and applied to freeze another 47 cryptocurrency wallets suspected of being used for money laundering or associated with fraud-related service providers.The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Xinbi Guarantee and its two supporting companies, Safew Technology and Anwen Technology, to its sanctions list on September 9. The U.S. Department of Justice also dispatched investigators to Madagascar to assist local law enforcement in cracking down on 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese nationals and to process over 3,200 electronic devices. (Bitcoin.com News)
US, UK, and Japanese Central Banks Take Center Stage This Week; Fed May See First Rate Hike in Three Years
The central banks of the US, Japan, and the UK will announce their monetary policy decisions this week, with markets focusing on whether the Federal Reserve will initiate its first interest rate hike in three years. Iran and Gulf states are negotiating shipping management arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz to address soaring crude oil prices.
SpaceX Revises AI Data Center Construction Plans, Expansion Pace May Slow Down
According to The Information, SpaceX has disclosed that it will make significant adjustments to how it builds AI data centers, potentially slowing the expansion pace of new data center campuses. According to insiders, Musk recently assigned a team of rocket engineers to oversee data center construction, departing from his past management style that emphasized "moving quickly" as the new team adopts a much more cautious approach.