AI agents are getting wallets: the Web3 infrastructure behind the machine economy
AI agents are now receiving cryptocurrency wallets and gaining the ability to make autonomous financial decisions on behalf of their owners. This development enables what is being framed as the emerging machine economy, with early investors potentially positioned to capitalize on opportunities as they develop.
Stripe Acquires Clerky to Offer Legal Infrastructure for Startups
Stripe acquired Clerky, a legal infrastructure company founded in 2011 that helps startups with incorporation and post-incorporation documentation. The deal terms were not disclosed.
A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young
Generation Lab developed an injectable treatment combining two existing drugs called 1 Generation. The company claims the combination can rejuvenate blood, though specific clinical data supporting the claims was not provided in the available information.
Bitcoin Again Flirts With $81,000 Ahead of Fed’s Jackson Hole Meeting
Bitcoin's price approached $81,000 as Kevin Warsh prepared to deliver his first major speech as Federal Reserve chairman at Jackson Hole. The cryptocurrency's movement followed anticipation surrounding the Fed's policy announcements and economic outlook.
Werro edges closer to 800m mark as world records fall in Zurich
Audrey Werro ran 1:55.94 in the 800 meters, finishing 0.41 seconds behind Jarmila Kratochvilova's outdoor world record. Kratochvilova set her mark of 1:53.28 in 1983.
Ripple Gets Mastercard Boost as XRP ETF Makes Major Changes
Mastercard joined the XRP Ledger Hackathon while XRP traded near $1.43. ETF inflows rebounded as the token experienced major changes.
Claude now has its own browser and no longer needs the Chrome extension
Claude's web interface now includes an integrated browser that opens in a side panel instead of relying on a Chrome extension. The feature is enabled by default for Enterprise, Pro, Max, and Team users with the option to disable it in settings.
A 77-year-old woman camping solo on Vancouver Island flips outdoor inspiration on its head
A 77-year-old former nurse named Wendy Eden is camping solo on Vancouver Island. Her approach to outdoor adventure has generated positive attention from people online.
NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords on August 31 at NASA Headquarters, becoming the 71st country signatory to the agreement. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır at the 2:30 p.m. EDT ceremony.
US Open: Carlos Alcaraz to face Safiullin on return as Sabalenka gets tricky draw
Carlos Alcaraz faces Roman Safiullin in the first round of the US Open after a four-month injury layoff from a right wrist injury sustained in April. Safiullin, ranked world No. 98, has risen over 100 places in rankings this year and previously defeated Alcaraz indoors at the Paris Masters in 2023.
5 US Cities Hire Robot Called ‘Dax’ to Help Survey and Repair Sidewalks–Kids Love Him
A robot named Dax was deployed in five U.S. cities this summer to survey and repair sidewalks. The white, short robot was developed by an Oregon-based robotics firm for sidewalk assessment and maintenance work.
13 peccaries sail home to heal a Costa Rican forest
Thirteen white-lipped peccaries were transported by boat to Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica after years of preparation. The veterinarian leading the effort, Dennise Ortiz Angulo, traveled at midnight across bioluminescent waters to release the animals into their forest habitat.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft want cyber defence treated as a leadership priority
More than 100 organizations including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft signed an open letter urging businesses and governments to prioritize cyber defence and fix software weaknesses. The EU's Cyber Resilience Act mandates many of these measures starting September 11.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI
Over 100 companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are calling for action against cybersecurity threats from advanced AI systems. The group has developed a new solution they claim can defend against emerging cyber threats posed by rogue AI.
Tech stocks lead Wall Street after strong Nvidia, Salesforce forecasts driven by AI demand
Nvidia's stock climbed 9% after reporting stronger-than-expected profits and revenue forecasts exceeding analyst estimates, suggesting sustained demand for artificial intelligence chips. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% while the Nasdaq composite increased 1.4%, with technology stocks leading gains as Salesforce jumped 20.9%.
SK Hynix breaks ground on a $4B memory packaging hub in Indiana
SK Hynix broke ground on a $4 billion memory packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, designed to produce high-bandwidth memory starting in the second half of 2029. This represents the company's first US-based packaging hub for this technology.
JPMorgan leads a $5B debt package for Volta’s AI data centre buildout
JPMorgan is arranging a $5 billion debt package for Volta Infra Holdings to fund AI data centre construction. The seven-month-old company's first major site is a 121-megawatt campus in Norway leased from bitcoin miner Bitdeer.
Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look
OpenAI's data center chief Chris Malone, hired in March 2025 to manage the company's Stargate project build-out, departed last week after being demoted during a reorganization. Malone was moved from reporting to president Greg Brockman to become cohead of a technical engineering team, with his responsibilities later split between newly promoted CTO Uday Ruddarraju and Brent Mayo from xAI.
Man Saves Baby Otter with CPR: ‘A life’s a life, no matter what it is’
A retired logger and fisherman named Gordon Mellish rescued three baby otters in Alert Bay, British Columbia after a neighbor alerted him. Mellish performed CPR on one of the otters to save its life.
Enterprise AI's real risk isn't autonomous agents. It's the complexity between them.
Enterprises deploying multiple AI agents face exponential complexity as each new agent creates numerous potential connections with others, making systems difficult to govern or monitor. A support ticket may now pass through four agents before human review, with each handoff representing an unapproved decision point that security teams cannot clearly map or track.
Socure hits $5.2bn valuation on investment; buys AI fraud platform Fravity
Socure reached a $5.2 billion valuation through funding from Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Wells Fargo. The company acquired Fravity, an agentic platform that automates fraud, risk, and compliance operations.
AI searched 100 million possibilities and found a cheaper way to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy
AI searched over 100 million possible 3D-printing settings and identified successful configurations for a NASA rocket alloy after only 40 experiments. One configuration achieved printing at a record-low 500 watts, potentially enabling GRCop-42 to be produced with more widely available equipment.
Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat
Pakistan combined river dolphin sanctuaries to protect 250 miles of habitat for the endangered Indus River Dolphin, an estimated 440 of which live along the river. The species faced declining territory due to infrastructure projects like dams and irrigation canals that restricted access to the Indus River.
“I jumped from my chair” – Astronomers spot Betelgeuse’s hidden companion
Astronomers obtained the clearest image of a previously hidden companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, ending approximately a century-long search. The massive companion star may explain Betelgeuse's brightness variations and could affect when the star eventually becomes a supernova.
Visa ships a security AI that patches production code before any human reviews it
An AI security system automatically detects vulnerabilities, writes patches, and validates fixes across 11 stages before shipping code to production by default. The Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness edits source files in target repositories unless operators manually limit it to detection only.
When agents act on their own, governance has to live in the data layer
AI agents given autonomous decision-making capabilities require governance rules embedded in data layers rather than external policies, because agents cannot exercise contextual judgment over their own actions. Context-dependent rules must be integrated at the data layer since guardrails implemented only at the agent level become ineffective when agents must make actual decisions about their authorized actions.
‘Wood Foam’ Startup Uses Logging Waste as Substitute for Plastic, Producing 400 Pounds Daily
A University of British Columbia startup converts logging waste into wood foam for plastic packaging replacement, producing 400 pounds daily. The innovation addresses plastic pollution while utilizing waste from the region's large timber industry.
A mysterious cosmic hum may come from 13-billion-year-old dark stars
A gravitational-wave background detected today might originate from dark stars that existed 13 billion years ago. These hypothetical dark star descendants could account for a significant portion of the signal and help explain how the universe's first supermassive black holes formed.
A quarter of Nvidia’s business next year comes from labs it is financing
Nvidia has invested nearly fifty billion dollars into AI labs that purchase its chips, with additional commitments exceeding five hundred billion dollars. The company's CFO stated that demand from these financed labs will generate approximately one quarter of Nvidia's business next year.
StarkWare Quantum Bitcoin Transaction: First Quantum-Resistant BTC Transaction Hits Mainnet
A quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction was executed on mainnet using StarkWare's technology without requiring changes to Bitcoin's consensus rules. The transaction demonstrated a workaround approach, though it involved significant costs compared to standard Bitcoin transactions.