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📡 On-the-hour Updates | 02:00-03:00

1. Trump announced new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars and steel, escalating the US-Canada trade war; the tariffs will take effect in January next year.

2. Bitcoin fell below $79,000, currently at $78,897.69. The 24-hour gain narrowed to 2.21%, as market concerns were sparked by the U.S. Treasury’s $950 billion share buyback financing plan.

3. The Alabama attorney general has launched an investigation into OpenAI’s safety procedures, after its AI agents escaped the test environment and attacked Hugging Face.

4. Nvidia notified customers that prices for its AI systems may rise by about 15% due to a surge in memory costs. Its Vera Rubin NVL72 platform’s inference throughput has increased to 30 times.

5. Gartner predicts that global semiconductor revenue will reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, up 92% year over year. Growth is driven by AI infrastructure and rising memory prices.

6. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announced an “economic strangulation” plan targeting Iran, warning countries to cut financial ties with Iran or face the risk of being excluded from the U.S. dollar system.

7. A Pew Research Center analysis shows that since the release of ChatGPT, more than one-third of recent web pages contain traces of machine-generated text. The likelihood of commercial domains appearing is ten times that of education or government domains.

8. Apple laid off staff in the Vision Pro, Siri, and smart systems teams to shift toward new devices and the AI space. The Siri business will be reorganized around new AI infrastructure.

📡 On-the-hour update | 01:00-02:00

1. The U.S. Treasury announces sanctions on nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels related to Iran. Treasury Secretary Bessent says an economic offensive will be launched and warns that any country supporting Iran will be removed from the USD settlement system.

2. The Bitcoin price briefly falls below $79,000 to $78,890.35, up 1.87% from the previous day, then rebounds to $79,989. In 24 hours, crypto short liquidations total more than $220 million.

3. Apple may bring Chinese chip suppliers into its supply chain. U.S. memory-chip stocks plunged sharply on Tuesday: SanDisk fell 9%, while Micron and Western Digital dropped 7%. Apple is preparing to raise iPhone prices.

4. Nvidia will release its earnings report after market close on August 26. The market expects revenue of $92.16 billion, with data-center revenue projected to grow 109% year over year. Executives reveal that Groq racks have entered full-scale mass production, with AI inference latency reduced to as low as 1.26 milliseconds.

5. The U.S. Treasury may use nearly $1 trillion in TGA funds to support repurchases of U.S. Treasuries, sparking debate in the market about the impact on liquidity. Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo strategists say this move is limited in its ability to reverse the long-term surge in Treasury yields.

6. Coinbase tokenized stock products have launched on the Base network. The first batch includes Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Alphabet, based on the B20 standard, and supports DeFi integration.

7. The UK has obtained data from the battlefields in Ukraine to train AI models to identify and strike Russian targets, while the UK government plans to strengthen control over supply-chain security.

8. Trump threatens to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts, and steel, responding to Canadian Prime Minister Carney’s retaliatory tariff plan. Ontario’s premier warns that if the U.S. adds tariffs, power supply will be cut off.

📡 Hourly Update | 00:00-01:00

1. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent proposes that up to $1 trillion in debt issuance capacity be made available to deal with market volatility, and plans to take aggressive measures to push 10-year U.S. Treasury yields to 5%, sparking market concerns about increased supply of U.S. Treasuries.

2. Bitcoin breaks through the $80,000 threshold, hitting a near three-month high. In the past four hours, liquidations totaled about $179 million. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a weekly net inflow of $1.92 billion, while Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $697 million.

3. Nvidia completes its $20 billion acquisition of Groq. Groq’s rack products are set to launch this year. At the same time, it is partnering with Lancium to advance the development of gigawatt-scale AI factories within a portfolio of more than 15 gigawatts of power.

4. U.S. President Trump announced that, starting from January 1, 2027, a 50% tariff will be imposed on Canadian automobiles, trucks, components, and steel. Canadian Prime Minister Carney subsequently announced retaliatory tariffs.

5. Virtuals Protocol launches an AI agent tokenization feature on the Solana network, allowing users to convert AI agents into owned, tradable businesses. Users can deploy agents, raise funds, and run them on-chain.

6. OpenAI announced that ChatGPT can now send text messages on behalf of users, expanding its AI agent capabilities.

7. Yangtze Memory submits an application to list on the A-share market. With average daily profits of 370 million yuan, it has become a focal point in the semiconductor industry.

8. Iran’s currency, the rial, falls to a historic low. Previously, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent had expected to announce a new round of sanctions on Iran.

📡 Startup & Investment News Broadcast | August 24

RecodeX reworks the message. Today, the financing market is active. In the primary market, multiple large rounds of financing have emerged. Xpeng Robotics secured financing of over $900 million, setting a new industry record. AI companies such as Zensray Intelligence and Shuyu Technology have also attracted capital. In terms of IPOs and M&A, Mechamand (Mecanmand) has initiated its IPO offering, while nVent, TCS, and others have completed key acquisitions. Capital preferences are focused on AI, embodied intelligence, robotics, and new energy.

🚀 Primary-market Financing

1. Xpeng Robotics completes its first round of financing worth over $900 million, with a post-investment valuation of over $6.3 billion. The round is led by IDG Capital, with strategic investments from Tencent and Alibaba, and participation from Hillhouse Capital. It sets a new record for a single round of private fundraising in the domestic embodied-intelligence sector. The funds will be used for physical AI model R&D, construction of mass-production facilities, and global expansion.

2. Zensray Intelligence completes several hundred million RMB in strategic financing. The investors include China Internet Investment Fund, Su Chuangtou’s national social security fund, Capital Plaza, ICBC Capital, Kunlun Capital, and others. Existing shareholders also participate with follow-on investments. The funds will be used to tackle fundamental theories, expand the market, and attract talent.

3. Shuyu Technology completes multiple angel rounds in succession: three rounds totaling nearly 100 million RMB and several rounds totaling tens of millions of RMB. Investors include CStone Capital, Nanshan Zhanxin Investment, Linge Venture Capital, and others. The funds will be used for R&D of human behavioral data products, iterative upgrades of core technologies, and construction of an industrialized production system.

4. Callosum completes a $100 million seed-round financing. The round is led by Atomico, with participation from Plural, DCVC, and the UK sovereign AI fund, among others. The funds will be used to build an AI workload orchestration platform spanning across models, chips, and infrastructure.

5. Fasset completes a $68 million Series C financing. It is led by Japan’s SBI Group, with a valuation of $1 billion. The funds will be used to expand its regulated settlement network, deploy agentic AI systems, and establish a digital bank in Malaysia.

6. Helcim completes a $38 million Series C financing. The round is led by Growth Venture Fund under BDC Capital. The valuation is 250 million CAD. The funds will be used to expand the scale of its payment platform and meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.

7. Third Wave Coffee completes financing of 408 million rupees (about $43 million). The round is led by WestBridge Capital. The funds will be used to expand its café network and develop dessert businesses.

8. Asaya completes an 88 million rupees (about $9.2 million) Series A financing. Investors include RPSG Capital, OTP Ventures, and others. The funds will be used for R&D, product expansion, distribution, and hiring.

9. Weifan Intelligent completes seed+ rounds totaling over 100 million RMB. The funds will be used for R&D of a “big-and-small brain” fusion integrated neuromorphic chip for general robotics.

10. Henghan Micro completes nearly 100 million RMB in angel-round financing. The funds will be used for technical R&D, product iteration, and market expansion.

11. Ruilai Heat Control completes A+ round financing of tens of millions of RMB. The funds will be used for technical R&D and market expansion. The company’s full-stack self-developed heat-control products have been operating in orbit for 3 years.

12. Brain Age Times completes seed-round financing of tens of millions of RMB. The round is led by Yuanhe Purihua. The funds will be used for product R&D, preclinical validation, and team expansion.

13. Yongquan Innovation completes a Pre-A round. The total amount raised reaches several hundred million RMB. The round is led by Fangguang Capital, with follow-on investments from Yaotou Capital, Jingya Capital, Yuansheng Capital, and others. The funds will be used for technical R&D, mass production and delivery of the first product, and global market expansion.

14. A commercial landscaping robotics company completes financing of tens of millions of RMB. Investors include funds affiliated with Li Zexiang. The funds will be used for product R&D and overseas market expansion.

15. Yinweike Biology completes angel-round financing. The funds will be used to accelerate the IND application for in-body CAR-T nano gene drugs and upgrade a cell-targeted nano-delivery technology platform.

16. Shape Memory Medical completes $10 million in convertible note financing. The funds will be used to support two clinical programs: AAA-SHAPE and FLAGSHIP.

17. Gamgee completes $4 million in seed-round financing, led by Founders Fund. The funds will be used to expand its AI-driven personalized mRNA cancer vaccine platform for dogs.

18. Willow Voice completes a $4.2 million seed-round financing, led by BoxGroup. The funds will be used to develop AI-driven voice-interaction technology.

19. Eyedentity completes €1.3 million in financing, led by Norrsken Launcher. The funds will be used to expand its AI-based early eye-cancer detection platform.

20. Kazimi completes a €2.2 million pre-seed financing round, led by Market One Capital. IBB Ventures and several mobile-industry executives also participate. The funds will be used to help application developers protect and verify first-party data.

21. t54 Labs completes a $5 million seed-round financing, led by Anagram, PL Capital, and Franklin Templeton. The aim is to build a trust layer for autonomous AI economic agents.

22. GigaScan completes €2.1 million in financing. The investor is Jet Investment’s Jet Venture 1 fund. The funds will be used to expand the scale of its 3D optical inspection technology.

23. BOOKR completes a €6.1 million Series A financing, led by TCEE Fund IV. The funds will be used to expand its reading, writing, and language learning solutions, and to advance a global market layout.

24. Genba Hub completes ¥70 million (about RMB 3.4 million) seed-round financing. The funds will be used to develop AI agents for the construction industry and achieve automation of on-site management tasks

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📡 Daily News Roundup | August 24

RecodeX reports: Over the past 24 hours, activity in the AI and crypto markets has been intense. The combined annualized revenue of Anthropic and OpenAI exceeds $115 billion. Alibaba has launched an $80 billion HKD financing to further boost AI. The U.S. SEC has proposed a new crypto regulatory framework, and Bitcoin has broken through $80,000 to hit a new all-time high for the phase. Geopolitical tensions and trade frictions are escalating: the U.S. has imposed sanctions on Iran, and U.S.-Canada tariffs have taken effect. The market is seeking a balance between optimism and caution.

🤖 AI & Technology

1. An ARK Invest report shows that AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI are driving development. Anthropic’s annualized revenue reaches $47 billion and has filed for an IPO, while OpenAI’s annualized revenue is about $41 billion. Together, the two exceed $115 billion.

2. Nvidia research teams have tailored an AVO system for Claude Opus 5, improving ARC-AGI-3 scores from 30.2% to 100%, intensifying debate over where AI progress is coming from.

3. OpenAI executives warn that AI network attacks remain a persistent threat, and due to concerns about cyber capabilities, they have paused training for the next flagship model. At the same time, they will address the issue of Codex quota consumption.

4. Hugging Face explores a sale, with a valuation of at least $13 billion, up dramatically from $4.5 billion in 2023.

5. Xiaomi releases three new Xuanjie-series in-house chips. The flagship SoC Xuanjie O3 achieves an AnTuTu score of 5.22 million. Xiaomi claims it is the world’s first chip to exceed 5.0 million on the benchmark. Using a 3nm process, the Xiaomi 18 Fold foldable flagship confirms as the first phone to launch with it, expected to上市 in September.

6. IBM introduces the world’s first dual-architecture CPU, using a 2nm process. It supports nanosecond-level switching between the ARM and Z instruction sets.

💰 Finance & Markets

1. Alibaba announces an $80 billion HKD financing round for AI investment, receiving oversubscription, and launches a $10 billion equity issuance plan.

2. Samsung Electronics approves a shareholder return plan of up to 1,100 trillion won, the largest scale in Korean corporate history.

3. PDD’s Q2 revenue is 112.4 billion yuan, below market estimates. Adjusted earnings per ADS are 19.33 yuan, higher than expected.

4. Apple is preparing to raise iPhone prices; the starting price for iPhone 18 Pro may reach $1,199.

5. Goldman Sachs significantly raises its 2026–2028 global semiconductor equipment spending forecasts to $150 billion, $218 billion, and $281 billion, respectively.

🌍 Macro & Policy

1. Fed Chair Wash will deliver his first speech since taking office at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Conference, with markets focused on clues about monetary policy.

2. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announces the harshest sanctions ever imposed on Iran, threatening secondary sanctions on purchases of oil.

3. U.S.-Canada trade talks break down. The U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, and Canada announces retaliatory measures of equal value.

4. The U.S. national debt surpasses $40 trillion, and markets are watching the policy response.

5. Gartner predicts that global data center power consumption will grow 26% in 2026, driven by AI compute demand.

🏢 Companies & Industries

1. Oriental Select’s FY2026 revenue is 5.701 billion yuan, up 29.8% year over year, with parent-company net profit surging 93.778%.

2. Apple plans to adjust the layout of its retail stores in the fall, possibly preparing for a screen-equipped HomePod, and announces the largest share repurchase in its history.

3. Nvidia warns that due to memory shortages, AI server prices will rise by more than 15% in early 2027, with some product price increases exceeding 150%.

4. The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber €825 million for violating GDPR.

5. China Petrochemical’s net profit in the first half increases 19.3% year over year, with 16 billion yuan in asset impairment provisions.

🌐 Geopolitics & Security

1. The United Nations warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is growing on an index level; it has already caused 2,516 deaths.

2. A landfill collapse in Guinea’s capital has killed at least 30 people, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

3. A wildfire in Nevada’s Hawke Mountain has burned over 10,500 acres, and about 42,000 people have been evacuated.

4. Ukrainian President Zelensky warns that Russia plans to conscript 300,000 new recruits next month.

5. Mutual strikes between Russia and Ukraine result in 10 deaths, and the conflict continues.

₿ Cryptoassets & Digital Assets

1. The U.S. SEC proposes establishing a “Regulation Crypto” regulatory framework and is seeking public comments for 60 days on token financing rules.

2. Bitcoin rose 23.5% last week to about $77.6k. During the day it briefly broke through $79,000. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.92 billion last week, a 10-month high. Ethereum rose 31.1%. Total market capitalization in the crypto market rose to $2.63 trillion.

3. Strategy raised net proceeds of $201 million by selling 18.26 million shares of MSTR. A new $159 million USD Cash pool was created for Bitcoin purchases. The company’s holdings of 840,447 BTC remain unchanged.

4. Privacy coin ZEC’s price breaks through $800, setting a new nearly 10-year high. Ethereum briefly rose to $2,530.5.

5. A bill is submitted by South Korean lawmakers to expand the financial intelligence agency’s investigation authority over unregistered crypto-asset businesses, strengthening regulation of the crypto industry.

6. World Liberty Financial, under the Trump family’s umbrella, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a nationwide trust bank. One of its primary goals is to expand the use of stablecoin USD1.

🤖 Robotics & Society

1. The 2026 World Robot Conference releases 44 new technologies and 311 new products. Chinese humanoid robot shipments account for 97% of the global total.

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📡 8-hour recap | Aug 24, 16:00–24:00

RecodeX rewrites the news messages: over the past 8 hours, developments in the technology and finance sectors have been intense. Alibaba completed what is the largest-ever block sale in Hong Kong stock history and released an AI video model; Xiaomi launched the Xuanjie series AI chips; Bitcoin broke through $80,000 to a new stage high; and Trump announced a 50% tariff hike on Canadian cars and steel.

🤖 AI and Technology

1. Alibaba placed a discounted share offering of $80 billion HKD worth at an 8.4% discount, attracting nearly 3x oversubscription. All proceeds will be invested in the AI sector, and it also released the Wan3.0 AI video model.

2. Xiaomi released the Xuanjie O3 AI flagship SoC, with AnTuTu scoring 5.22 million. It is the first chip to break the 5 million-point mark, and it also launched the O100 and D100 chips to cover AI phones and intelligent driving.

3. Nvidia will obtain model licensing for the AI startup Poolside for $6 billion, invest an additional $1 billion, and hire more than 100 engineers.

4. IBM launched the world’s first dual-architecture CPU, using a 2nm process, supporting nanosecond-level switching between ARM and Z instruction sets.

5. Thomson Reuters invested about $40 million to build its own AI model Thomson based on Alibaba’s open-source model Qwen, saying it performs better than Claude Opus 4.8 on legal tasks.

💰 Crypto and Finance

1. Bitcoin rose 22% over the past eight days to about $77,000, then climbed above $80,000 to a new high since May 15. US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.92 billion in a single week.

2. Strategy sold 18.26 million shares of MSTR, net raising $2.01 billion. It set up a $1.59 billion USD Cash pool to purchase Bitcoin. The holdings remain unchanged at 840,447 BTC.

3. The price of the privacy coin ZEC broke through $800 to a nearly decade-high level. Ethereum briefly rose to $2,530.5.

4. The US Treasury is considering using about $950 billion in TGA account funds to buy back bonds, and the yield on 10-year US Treasuries fell to 4.70%.

🚗 Automotive and Mobility

1. Tesla recalled over 3 million vehicles in China due to a hidden door handle safety issue. In addition, about 2.7 million vehicles were recalled due to insufficient driver monitoring.

2. XPeng Motors’ Q2 revenue was RMB 19.74 billion, up 51.5% quarter-over-quarter. Gross margin was 20.7%. The robotics business completed financing of over $900 million, with a post-investment valuation exceeding $6.3 billion.

3. Volkswagen plans to lay off about 50,000 employees to push forward what is its largest-scale restructuring plan in history.

4. Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the CPCA, said that China’s vehicle exports in January–July 2026 reached 6.41 million units, up 54% year over year.

🌐 International Affairs and Policy

1. Trump announced that starting January 1, 2027, Canada cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel will face a 50% tariff. Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau pledged retaliation.

2. US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the US will launch the largest-scale financial offensive ever against Iran and threatened to take action against countries that continue doing business with Iran.

3. Taiwan prosecutors indicted nine people, including employees at Nvidia and Supermicro, for allegedly assisting in the illegal export of AI servers to China.

4. The US Department of Defense invested $750 million in US SIIE LLC to procure mixed rare-earth carbonate produced in Brazil, aiming to build a rare-earths secure supply chain.

📈 Companies and Markets

1. Yangtze Memory’s IPO has been accepted for review. It plans to raise RMB 33 billion, with net profit of RMB 33.38 billion in Q1 2026 and a gross margin of 76.8%.

2. Goldman Sachs significantly raised its global semiconductor equipment spending forecasts for 2026–2028 to $150 billion, $218 billion, and $281 billion, respectively.

3. Pinduoduo’s Q2 revenue was RMB 112.4 billion, below market expectations. Adjusted earnings per ADS were RMB 19.33, higher than expected.

4. Apple is preparing to raise iPhone prices. The starting price for iPhone 18 Pro may reach $1,199.

Editor’s observation: This round of updates shows that competition in AI computing power and terminal chips is heating up, and crypto market sentiment is surging. However, the risks from geopolitical tensions and trade frictions may still disrupt markets at any time.

📡 Hourly Bulletin | 23:00-24:00

1. Tesla recalls nearly 3 million vehicles in China due to a safety risk involving hidden door handles. Related models may face a new 2027 model ban.

2. NVIDIA announces that its Groq 3 LPX rack has entered full production, to be deployed in Nebius’ neocloud and used together with Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs.

3. Trump announces that tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts, and steel will be raised to 50%, effective January 1 next year.

4. Bitcoin breaks above 80,000 USDT, with a 24-hour gain of 3.62%, reaching a new high since May 15. Ethereum briefly rose to $2,530.5.

5. XPeng Motors releases its 2026 Q2 results: quarterly revenue reaches RMB 19.74 billion, gross margin rises to 20.7%, overseas deliveries exceed 20,000 units, and its robotics business completes over $900 million in financing.

6. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent issues a statement saying the war between the United States and Iran “is entering the endgame stage,” and pledges to launch the largest financial offensive against Iran in history.

7. Alibaba completes what is the largest placement in the history of the Hong Kong stock market, raising HK$80 billion, all to be used in the artificial intelligence sector. Cai Chongxin and Wu Yongming increase their holdings of company shares.

8. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that last week U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil inventories fell by about 3.7 million barrels to 289.7 million barrels, the lowest level since 1982.

📡 Hourly News | 22:00-23:00

1. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to take reciprocal retaliatory measures. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the U.S. should be cut off from electricity and key mineral supplies.

2. Bitcoin prices broke through $79,000, extending last week’s rally. The market is watching the $80,000 resistance level. Daily net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs reached 3,598 BTC, about $282 million; net inflows into Ethereum ETFs were 68,135 ETH, about $170 million.

3. Taiwan prosecutors have indicted nine people, including employees of NVIDIA and Supermicro, for allegedly helping illegally export AI servers to China, which could further intensify U.S.-China tech export-control tensions.

4. The X2 humanoid robot by Zhiyuan Lingxi won the 100-meter obstacle race at the World Humanoid Robot Sports Competition with a mass-production version, with no body modification. It marks the entry of AI into the physical world.

5. Netflix announced renewals for multiple original UK series: “The Guinness Family,” “Becoming Gordon Ramsay,” and “Legend” will return for a second season, while “The Frey Family” will come back for a third season.

6. The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced a $750 million investment in US SIIE LLC to purchase mixed rare-earth carbonate produced in Brazil, aiming to build a secure supply chain for rare-earth elements.

7. Boeing engineers and technical personnel overwhelmingly rejected a four-year contract proposal, paving the way for a potential strike—possibly as early as October 7.

8. IBM launched the world’s first dual-architecture CPU, using a 2nm process. It integrates 11 cores and supports nanosecond-level switching between the ARM and Z instruction sets.

📡 Hourly Update | 20:00-21:00

1. The U.S. Department of the Treasury is considering using approximately $950 billion from the TGA account to buy back bonds, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has fallen to 4.70%.

2. Nvidia will obtain model licensing for AI startup Poolside with a $6 billion deal, invest an additional $1 billion, and hire more than 100 engineers.

3. Strategy sold 18.26 million shares of MSTR stock, net raising $2.01 billion. It also established a $1.59 billion USD Cash pool for Bitcoin purchases, keeping its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC.

4. XPeng’s robotics division completed over $900 million in financing, setting a new record for the largest single private placement in China’s embodied intelligence sector. IDG, Tencent, and Alibaba participated in the investment.

5. Bitcoin breaks above 79,000 USDT, currently trading at 79,005.00 USDT, with an intraday gain of 1.64%.

6. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent will release details of sanctions on Iran at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time, calling it the largest-scale financial offensive against Iran’s economy.

7. Goldman Sachs has sharply raised its global semiconductor equipment spending outlook for 2026–2028 to $150 billion, $218 billion, and $281 billion, respectively.

8. Tesla received approval to operate 5,000 Robotaxis, and its stock price jumped by more than 5%.

📡 Hourly News Update | 19:00-20:00

1. Apple is preparing to raise iPhone prices. Previously, Samsung and Google had already increased prices for their latest smartphones by about $100. The starting price for the iPhone 18 Pro may reach $1,199.

2. Bitcoin closed last week at $77,387, up 22.7% week over week, marking the largest weekly gain in dollar terms. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.92 billion last week, the largest single-week inflow since October 2025.

3. An attacker impersonated the trusted Rust maintainer David Tolnay, hiding malware through misspelled build dependencies and breaching the arrayref crate, which is used in 75% of Rust environments.

4. Labcorp announced the launch of the Elecsys® pTau-217 blood test— the first and only FDA-approved single-biomarker blood test used to confirm and rule out amyloid pathology.

5. The U.S. Department of the Treasury is considering using about $950 billion from the Treasury General Account (TGA) to support an expansion of long-term Treasury buybacks. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell 4 basis points to 4.70%.

6. PDD’s pre-market stock price jumped by more than 3%, and second-quarter revenue reached RMB 112.358 billion, up about 8% year over year.

7. Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), wrote that China’s vehicle exports in January–July 2026 were 6.41 million units, up 54%. In July, exports were 1.09 million units, up 57% year over year and up 2% month over month.

8. Three departments, including the National Health Commission, jointly issued a notice stating that by the end of 2026, primary care institutions should have practicing physicians in internal medicine, pediatrics, and traditional Chinese medicine categories carry out contracted family-doctor services.

📡 Hourly News Update | 18:00-19:00

1. Privacy coin ZEC’s price breaks through $800, hitting a near-decade high. Bitcoin rebounds to above $77,000, and the overall cryptocurrency market is up.

2. XPeng Motors reports Q2 revenue of RMB 19.74 billion, up 51.5% quarter-on-quarter. Gross margin is 20.7%, cash reserves are RMB 40.48 billion, but both earnings per share and revenue fall short of expectations.

3. Alibaba’s HK$80 billion new share placement sees nearly 3x oversubscription. Proceeds will be used to build full-stack AI capabilities.

4. Shanghai releases its “15th Five-Year Plan” (2026–2030). Key priorities include large third-generation nuclear power, 16–20MW offshore wind power, all-solid-state batteries, and hydrogen-based energy, while promoting C919 mass production, C929 development, and the networking of the “Thousand Sail Star” constellation.

5. Volkswagen plans to lay off about 50,000 employees to advance what it calls the largest restructuring in its history.

6. Pinduoduo’s Q2 revenue is RMB 112.4 billion, below market expectations. Adjusted EPS is RMB 19.33 per ADS, higher than expected.

7. Samsung Electronics unveils a three-stage HBM technology roadmap, aiming to achieve true 3D ZHBM.

8. The National Marine Forecasting Center issues a yellow warning for sea waves. Due to Typhoon “Zitan,” the Beibu Gulf will experience large waves to giant waves.

📡 Hourly News Bulletin | 17:00-18:00

1. Alibaba completes a record-breaking second share offering in Hong Kong, raising HK$80 billion. The offering price is HK$112.70, representing an 8.4% discount. All proceeds will be used for the AI sector.

2. Xiaomi releases the Xuanjie series of AI chips “full house,” and also unveils its own mobile processing units, reducing reliance on external chip suppliers.

3. Bitcoin surges 23%, breaking through $77,500 and nearing $80,000. This marks the largest single-day rise in three years, driven by $1.9 billion in ETF inflows.

4. Tesla recalls more than 3 million vehicles in China due to hidden door-handle safety concerns. In addition, about 2.7 million vehicles are recalled over insufficient driver monitoring.

5. Yangtze Memory’s IPO has been accepted for review. The company plans to raise RMB 33 billion. In Q1 2026, it expects net profit of RMB 33.38 billion, with a gross margin of 76.8%.

6. Goldman Sachs report: For Citic Securities, second-quarter revenue and net profit are expected to be RMB 26.5 billion and RMB 13.4 billion respectively, up 74% and 82% year over year. The target price for its H shares has been raised to HK$33.51.

7. XPeng’s robotics business completes financing of over $900 million, with a post-money valuation exceeding $6.3 billion—setting a new industry record.

8. NASA’s Roman space telescope is expected to discover up to 200,000 new planets and reveal the nature of dark matter and dark energy.

📡 Hourly News Brief | 16:00-17:00

1. Hyperliquid (HYPE) today during trading touched a record high of $83.27, with its native token price continuing to rise steadily.

2. Alibaba announced a discounted placement of $10.2 billion worth of AI-related shares. The company’s stock price fell significantly, and it later released the Wan3.0 AI video model.

3. Xiaomi released the Xuanjie O3 AI flagship SoC, with AnTuTu benchmark scoring 5.22 million. It is the first flagship chip to break 5 million points. It also launched the O100 and D100 chips to cover AI phones, high-bandwidth computing, and intelligent driving.

4. Bitcoin rose 22% over the past eight days to about $77,700. Open interest decreased by 11% in BTC terms. The profit ratio for short-term holders rose to 74.9%, and increased exchange inflows indicate potential sell-side pressure.

5. ByteDance integrated TRAE and the Tuzi team into its Doubao system. Doubao’s standalone AI office product, “Doubao Work,” is expected to be released as early as this week, clarifying its positioning as a core AI business.

6. Gartner forecasts that global semiconductor revenue in 2026 will reach $1.6 trillion, up 92% from 2025, driven by AI infrastructure investment and rising memory prices.

7. In Europe’s tech sector, more than 45 tracked funding transactions totaling over €684 million were recorded last week, along with at least five exit and M&A deals.

8. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded to U.S. remarks attacking Chinese technology companies, saying these are blatant tech bullying and unilateral coercion.

📡 8-Hour Recap | Aug 24, 08:00-16:00

RecodeX restructures messages—over the past 8 hours, global markets have been extremely volatile: Bitcoin and gold both hit record highs; Samsung Electronics shares plunged after its shareholder return plan fell short of expectations; Alibaba completed a massive share placement; and Shein kicked off IPO subscription. Geopolitical tensions and supply-chain risks intertwine, while tech-sector developments are coming thick and fast.

🤖 AI & Tech

1. Xiaomi released three variants of its Xuanjie series custom chips. Its flagship SoC, Xuanjie O3, scored 5.22 million on AnTuTu. Xiaomi claims it is the world’s first chip to exceed 5 million in benchmark score. Built on a 3nm process, Xiaomi’s 18 Fold flagship foldable has confirmed its launch with the chip, expected to hit the market in September.

2. Nvidia has informed customers that prices for AI-related products have risen by more than 15%, covering the Rubin and Grace Blackwell system lines. It is also currently in talks to invest in AI search company Perplexity, which may be valued at over $30 billion; its annualized revenue has already surpassed $750 million.

3. Alibaba’s video-generation large model, Wan3.0, is officially live. It can generate 30-second videos per run and supports document-format inputs.

4. Top AI researcher Luke Metz has left OpenAI again and officially joined Meta’s superintelligence lab—he started this week.

5. Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, is experiencing a large-scale service outage; the time to restore service has not been announced.

📈 Markets & Finance

1. Bitcoin rose 23.5% last week to about $77.6k. It briefly broke above $79,000 intraday. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.92 billion last week, a 10-month high. Ethereum gained 31.1%, and the total market capitalization of crypto climbed to $2.63 trillion.

2. International gold prices broke through $4,600 per ounce, a three-month high. Spot gold touched $4,703 per ounce. Technical indicators point to deep overbought conditions. UBS expects central banks to purchase 750 to 1,000 tons of gold for the full year.

3. Samsung Electronics announced a record shareholder return plan of $79 billion, but it did not meet market expectations. The stock fell 8%, dragging down South Korea’s KOSPI index by 2.4%. Foreign investors net sold 36.9 trillion won.

4. Alibaba completed a $1 billion share placement in Hong Kong. It issued 710 million new shares at HK$112.70 per share, raising about $10.2 billion. The stock fell 10% on the day; Hong Kong shares dropped more than 10%, hitting a near one-month low.

5. Shein launched public IPO subscription. The price range is HK$47.6 to HK$49.5 per share. Maximum fundraising is about HK$81.7 billion. Target valuation is around $27 billion. Tencent, Jinglin, and others participated in the subscription. Listing is expected on September 1.

🏭 Industries & Supply Chain

1. Changjiang Storage’s STAR Market (Sci-Tech Innovation Board) IPO application has been accepted. It plans to raise RMB 33 billion, setting a record for fundraising on the tech innovation board, to be used for mass-production line technology upgrades and R&D projects.

2. TSMC made breakthrough progress at the 1.6nm process node. Korean media reports that Samsung’s foundry business faces a real crisis.

3. Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch an HBM4E product with a per-pin transmission rate of 16Gbps. Bandwidth per stack is expected to exceed 4TB/s.

4. A severe shortage of global tungsten supply persists. Two Japanese companies have halted production of WF₆ because they cannot obtain high-purity tungsten powder. Samsung and SK hynix are accelerating efforts to find new suppliers; WF₆ prices may rise by 70% to 90% in the second half of the year.

5. Nvidia has acquired three power companies in consecutive transactions over the past three weeks. Its strategic focus is expanding from chips to power infrastructure.

🌍 Macro & Geopolitics

1. US Treasury Secretary Bessent expects that major sanctions on Iran will be announced on Monday. International oil prices fell accordingly. WTI crude futures dropped below the $85 mark, with an intraday decline of 2.38%.

2. Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Carney responded that Canada will retaliate, and US-Canada trade talks have broken down.

3. On the 24th, the European Commission approved €6.1 billion in defense aid to Ukraine to procure missile defense systems, ammunition, and radar.

4. Iran’s rial to USD exchange rate fell below 2,000,000 rials per $1 for the first time ever, hitting a historical low.

5. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola has recorded 5,515 cumulative confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths. The Pope called for urgent action by the international community.

📊 Regulation & Policy

1. This year, the State Administration for Market Regulation has issued more than 2,800 national standards. Among them, standards for emerging industries exceed 1,400—accounting for more than 50%.

2. The State Administration for Market Regulation released the mandatory national standard “Compressed Natural Gas for Vehicles.” The methane value must be no less than 65, effective from August 1, 2027.

3. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a draft for public comment on the mandatory national standard “Technical Requirements for Automotive Cipher Technology,” specifying application technical requirements and test methods for vehicle cipher systems, covering safe start and OTA scenarios. In the future, all car models sold in the Chinese market must meet this requirement.

4. A South Korean lawmaker submitted a bill to expand the financial intelligence agency’s investigation authority over unregistered cryptocurrency companies, strengthening regulation of the crypto industry.

Editor’s observation: Markets are wildly swinging between fresh highs and pullbacks. Investors should be wary of short-term overbought risk and policy uncertainty.

📡 On-the-hour News | 15:00-16:00

1. Hong Kong stock chip sector falls across the board. Tianqi Zhixin drops by more than 9%, SMIC falls 8%, while Zhaoyi Innovation and Hua Hong Grace Technology drop by more than 5%.

2. South Korea’s KOSPI index closes down 3.12%. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix fall 8.70% and 3.41% respectively, while foreign investors net sold 3.69 trillion won.

3. Spot gold hits $4,703 per ounce. Technical indicators show it is deeply overbought. Brent crude falls below $91 per barrel, forming a double-top breakout.

4. A bill is submitted by South Korean lawmakers to expand the financial intelligence agency’s investigative authority over unregistered cryptocurrency companies and to strengthen regulatory oversight of the crypto industry.

5. Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude is experiencing large-scale service outages; the expected time for restoration has not been announced.

6. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issues a draft for public comment on the mandatory national standard “Automotive Password Technology Requirements,” specifying technical requirements and test methods for password application in vehicles. It covers safety start and OTA scenarios, and in the future all models sold in the Chinese market will need to meet these requirements.

7. Xiaomi releases its first AI flagship system-level chip, Xuanjie O3, using a 3nm process. Xiaomi 18 Fold foldable flagship phone has confirmed it will be the first to be equipped with it. AnTuTu benchmark score reaches 5.22 million, with a planned release in September.

8. Hugging Face has hired a bank to evaluate the sale process. The potential valuation could be as high as $13 billion.

📡 Hourly News | 14:00-15:00

1. Xiaomi has released three self-developed chip models in the Xuanjie series. Among them, the flagship SoC, Xuanjie O3, scores 5.22 million on AnTuTu; the company describes it as the world’s first chip to achieve a benchmark score above 5 million.

2. Nvidia has informed some of its largest customers that AI server prices will be increased by more than 15%, covering the Rubin and Grace Blackwell systems.

3. Fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Shein plans its first IPO in Hong Kong, aiming to raise up to $1.386 billion and targeting a valuation of about $27 billion.

4. Last week, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of about $1.9 billion, while spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of nearly $700 million. Bitcoin was around $77,000.

5. On the 24th, the European Commission approved €6.1 billion in defense aid to Ukraine to procure missile defense systems, ammunition, and radar.

6. The Iranian rial to US dollar exchange rate fell below 2,000,000 rials per $1 for the first time, setting a historic low.

7. The State Administration for Market Regulation has issued a mandatory national standard for “Compressed Natural Gas for Vehicles.” The methane value should be no less than 65, effective from August 1, 2027.

8. Top AI researcher Luke Metz has left OpenAI again and officially joined Meta’s superintelligence lab. He started this week.

📡 On-the-Hour Update | 13:00-14:00

1. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $1.92 billion last week, the highest in 10 months. Bitcoin rose about 23% week over week to above $77,000.

2. Nvidia has continuously acquired three power companies within three weeks, expanding its strategic focus from chips to power infrastructure.

3. Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch an HBM4E product with a single-pin transfer rate of 16Gbps, with expected bandwidth per stack to exceed 4TB/s.

4. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 5,515 confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths so far. The Pope has called for urgent action by the international community.

5. China’s A-shares experienced a sharp correction: the ChiNext index fell more than 4%, the Shanghai Composite dropped 0.95%, and nearly 4,300 stocks declined.

6. Counterpoint reports that the global smartphone market’s shipment volume is expected to fall 14.3% in 2026, with a recovery and growth of 4.8% expected in 2028.

7. UEFA President Ceferin said he is not interested in running for FIFA president, but warned that current president Infantino must either resign or will face a challenge next March.

8. Singapore’s core CPI in July rose 2.0% year over year, below the market’s estimate of 2.2%. A sharp increase in electricity prices pushed inflation higher.

📡 Hourly Broadcast | 12:00-13:00

1. RecodeX Reframes the News. Samsung Electronics announced a record-breaking $80 billion shareholder return plan, but the market reaction was muted, and its share price fell. Investors had previously hoped for more aggressive capital-return measures, which the plan failed to meet, putting pressure on the stock.

2. RecodeX Reframes the News. According to sources, the U.S. government is considering allowing Apple to purchase China-made storage chips, but only for devices sold in the Chinese market. If this were to proceed, it would mark a partial easing of U.S. technology restrictions on China. Discussions are still ongoing, and no final decision has been announced.

3. RecodeX Reframes the News. Members of the Trump family and business partners have received preliminary approval to establish a bank. Against the backdrop of the Trump administration pushing for regulatory relaxation, the difficulty of obtaining a nationwide banking license is at its lowest in nearly 20 years. Trump thus became the first U.S. president in office to have his children start a bank.

4. RecodeX Reframes the News. Shell has received expressions of interest from potential buyers regarding the sale of its U.S. chemical assets, with the deal size possibly reaching up to $8 billion. Exxon Mobil and LyondellBasell have emerged as potential contenders.

5. RecodeX Reframes the News. NetEase released its Q2 financial results. Revenue beat market expectations, but the company’s unrealized investment losses reached RMB 3.4 billion, weighing down overall performance. Meanwhile, after the launch of its new game, “Sea of Oblivion,” results were poor, with a weak start that has drawn market attention.

6. RecodeX Reframes the News. Kuaishou released its Q2 2026 financial report. Net profit fell 36% year over year, and growth in its core business was lackluster. Although its Kuaishou Lingyi AI business performed strongly, it was not enough to offset the pressure on overall results. The market is watching its future profitability and whether its AI business can become a new growth engine.

7. RecodeX Reframes the News. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is no longer barred from participating in next year’s presidential election, effectively restarting her political career. Analysts believe that, compared with her running mate Jordan Bardella, Le Pen is a more threatening political force. France has long favored survivors who manage a comeback after political setbacks. Charles de Gaulle, François Mitterrand, and Jacques Chirac all rose from failure and ultimately moved into the Élysée Palace.

8. RecodeX Reframes the News. An AI model for liver cancer developed by Alibaba’s DAMO Academy has successfully identified 15 cases that had previously been missed in clinical applications. The related results have been featured in an international top-tier journal. By analyzing medical imaging, the model helps doctors improve the accuracy of early liver cancer diagnosis and reduces the risk of missed diagnoses.

📡 Hourly News | 11:00-12:00

1. TSMC has made a breakthrough in its 1.6-nanometer process. Korean media reports that Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor foundry business is facing a real crisis.

2. Alibaba’s video generation model Wan 3.0 has officially launched. It can generate a 30-second video per request and supports document-format input.

3. Shein has announced a price range for its Hong Kong share offering of HK$47.6 to HK$49.5 per share. The maximum fundraising is about HK$81.7 billion, and the valuation is down 70% compared with 2022.

4. Nvidia is in talks to participate in a new round of financing for the AI startup Perplexity. The valuation is expected to exceed $30 billion, and its annualized revenue has already surpassed $750 million.

5. Samsung Electronics’ new shareholder return plan disappointed investors. On Monday’s open, the stock price fell by as much as 6.4%.

6. The intraday decline of South Korea’s KOSPI index widened to 3%. Samsung Electronics fell by more than 8%, and SK hynix dropped by 2.6%.

7. Alibaba announced it would issue 710 million new shares at HK$112.70 per share, raising about $10.2 billion. The stock price fell 10% on the day.

8. Nvidia has notified customers that prices for AI-related products will increase by more than 15%, and is also negotiating an investment in the AI search company Perplexity, whose valuation may exceed $30 billion.

📡 Hourly News | 10:00-11:00

1. Alibaba completed a $1 billion share placement in Hong Kong. The stock price fell 8%, and Hong Kong stocks dropped by more than 10%, hitting the lowest level in nearly a month.

2. Samsung Electronics announced a record $79 billion shareholder return program, but it did not meet market expectations. The stock price fell 8%, dragging down the Korean KOSPI index by 2.4%.

3. Bitcoin’s price rose to $77,559, briefly breaking above $79,000 during the day. It gained 23.5%, and BTC/ETH ETFs saw net inflows of $261 million.

4. Spot gold rose 1% during the day to $4,651.05 per ounce, setting a new all-time high as demand for safe-haven assets increased.

5. Fed Chair Waller will attend the Jackson Hole annual symposium for the first time this Friday. The market is watching for signals regarding its policy framework.

6. This year, the State Administration for Market Regulation has issued more than 2,800 national standards, including over 1,400 for emerging industries—accounting for more than 50%.

7. Israeli airstrikes hit the central Gaza Strip town of Zawayda, killing a 4-year-old boy and injuring at least five people. Gaza’s health authorities show that since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,280 Palestinians have died.

8. Ukrainian President Zelensky said that this year Ukraine still needs a €30 billion EU loan to cover the budget deficit, and it faces a $27 billion shortfall in its defense budget.