Exclusive Report: UN Agencies Test a Plan to Replace Large Cloud Service Providers
Preface UNDP works in more than 170 countries and has helped 25 of them design digital public infrastructure. DFINITY and UNDP have signed an agreement to introduce sovereign cloud and agentic AI into the public services sector. Over the next 12 months, DFINITY will pilot this technology at UNDP offices in various countries and with civil society organizations, and will co-design pilot projects with governments worldwide. All applications are based on the Cloud Engines platform, with a built-in OpenSaaS software suite, and can freely use any AI tools—from Caffeine to Claude Code, Codex, and Perplexity—to build tailored applications.
When AI Learned to Say "Who I Am": zCloak AI Gives Your Digital Employees a Legal Identity
A real story (even though I made it up) One day, an AI agent from a company went to negotiate a partnership. The other side asked, "Who are you?" The AI replied, "I’m the sales representative of XX Company." The other side asked again, "How can you prove it?" The AI fell silent for three seconds, then began reciting (a blockchain technology white paper). The ending? The other side blocked it. This isn’t a skit—it’s reality. In the AI-native economy era, the most awkward thing isn’t that AI isn’t smart enough; it’s that AI can’t prove that it is who it claims to be. Until zCloak AI appeared. What is zCloak AI? An organization that provides AI with an ID card
ORIGYN DAO and Gold DAO Further Deepen Their Cooperation
The following information is crucial to both the ORIGYN DAO and Gold DAO ecosystems.
Gold DAO’s early contribution team has transferred 100 million GOLDAO tokens to the ORIGYN DAO treasury. These tokens will remain fully staked, with a maximum lock-up period of up to 2 years, and will continue to generate rewards.
This move will strengthen both ecosystems:
• ORIGYN DAO treasury currently holds 100 million GOLDAO tokens and can earn rewards such as OGY, ICP, GLDT, and WTN.
• These rewards will be distributed to participants who stake OGY for up to 5 years and have not dissolved their positions, further reinforcing long-term engagement.
• Gold DAO also benefits from its staked 500 million OGY tokens, receiving its corresponding share of the same rewards pool.
This is another initiative to further deepen cooperation between ORIGYN DAO and Gold DAO, creating value for both communities.
ICP joins the UN SDG Blockchain Accelerator program
Applications are now open for the Sustainable Development Goals Blockchain Accelerator program.
Selected UN teams will use blockchain, decentralized AI, and cloud computing technologies to address specific development challenges within existing projects.
ICP is delighted to take part in this program. Its goal is to bring together development challenges and technical solution offerings in areas such as blockchain, AI, and cloud computing. We invite teams from across the UN to apply. The application deadline is September 30. Applying teams must have active projects in progress and challenges that need to be addressed.
Connect development challenges with technical solutions
The SDG Blockchain Accelerator is a global initiative led by the UNDP Alternative Finance Laboratory (AltFinLab). It aims to help develop and promote practical solutions driven by blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The accelerator is carried out in partnership with the United Nations and leading technology institutions. It is designed to match UN teams with specific development challenges—ranging from digital payments and identity verification to traceability, supply chains, and data systems—and to pair them with innovators and solution providers that can help address these challenges. The matched teams will go through a structured acceleration process—including technical mentorship, implementation planning, and follow-on support—turning promising ideas into viable, scalable solutions that strengthen services and improve transparency, efficiency, inclusiveness, and accountability.
Among the two global cohorts of learners, 46 solutions have already reached an implementation-ready status. Of these, 70% have been incorporated into ongoing national and regional projects, and 12 have been rolled out and implemented across countries. Join our Class of 2026 to help create transformation at scale!
“Sitting at the table”? Not a thing—AI flips the whole restaurant
Friends, if you’re still stuck on whether you should “sit at the table,” then let me tell you: your perspective is too small. Over the past week, the AI community has used real action to prove a truth to us. You haven’t even touched the table leg yet, and it has already flipped the entire table—then it charges off to the next place with a full Man-Han banquet. This feeling is like you’ve been pinching pennies to buy a top-of-the-line gaming PC, just finished installing a big-budget AAA game—only to find that people have already started using brain–computer interfaces to play together in their dreams. You just finished watching the DeepSeek Harness tutorial and you’re ready to be an agent trendsetter, but they’ve been racking up 105,000 stars in 45 hours. Yet the real-world feedback splits apart like a person with a mental disorder. Some people finish a website in 20 minutes, others debug one bug until they start doubting reality. Even the GitHub issue numbers are up to #1624. It’s all about: “Open source and free—bugs are on you.”
Best DeFi Lending Rates in 2026: Comparison of USDC, USDT, BTC, and ETH
DeFi lending rates vary by asset type, liquidity, and usage. The highest supply annualized yield or the lowest borrowing rate doesn’t necessarily mean a particular market is the best choice. As of August 10, 2026, Liquidium data shows that the annualized supply yields for USDC and USDT are 2.528% and 2.824%, respectively, while their borrowing rates are 4.182% and 4.421%, respectively. The borrowing rates for BTC and ETH are currently 0.103% and 0.101%, respectively. Before borrowing or lending, review the interest rate, liquidity, collateral requirements, loan-to-value ratio, liquidation risk, and repayment mechanism.