Why the agent harness matters as much as the model in AI security
Agent harnesses significantly impact AI security outcomes beyond just the underlying model itself. Red-teaming research demonstrates that the specific harness chosen by developers can determine whether security vulnerabilities emerge or remain contained.
Novo Nordisk and AWS bring agentic AI into drug discovery
Novo Nordisk is deploying AWS AI agents for target identification, therapy design, and research workflows in drug discovery. AWS becomes the company's preferred cloud provider and strategic AI partner under a new agreement that includes a co-innovation hub in London.
Thailand Grants 5-Yr Capital Gains Tax Exemption for Crypto Trades on Licensed Platforms
Thailand granted a five-year capital gains tax exemption for cryptocurrency trades conducted on licensed platforms beginning January 1, 2025. The Finance Ministry introduced this temporary relief measure to support crypto activity within the country's regulated financial system.
White House committed to passing Clarity Act in September, says advisor
The White House stated commitment to passing the Clarity Act in September. The legislation would reshape digital asset regulation and affect how regulatory authority is distributed among agencies.
Brazil to Impose 24-Hr Hold on Crypto Transfers to Self-Custody Wallets in Fraud Crackdown
Brazil's Central Bank implemented a 24-hour mandatory hold on cryptocurrency transfers to self-custody wallets to combat fraud. The regulation, Resolution BCB No. 584/2026, was published on August 7, 2026, and amends previous fraud-prevention measures.
BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes Flags Potential Bitcoin (BTC) Price Dip to $50K Before Hitting $1M Mark
Bitcoin could dip to $50,000 before eventually reaching $1 million, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. Hayes presented this scenario in a recent essay outlining potential short-term weakness followed by long-term gains for the cryptocurrency.
inKind Raises $414 Million to Fuel Restaurant Commerce Platform
inKind raised $414 million in a second financing round, bringing its total capital to over $1.2 billion. The company operates a restaurant commerce platform designed to connect participants in the food service industry.
By Year Three, Half of Founders Are No Longer CEO. Here’s How to Be in the Other Half.
Half of founders leave their CEO position by year three because they continue managing the original company rather than adapting to its evolved state. Successful founders shift their calendar priorities, restructure their team, and change decision-making processes before boards force them out.
Upwork Navigates Cross-Currents as AI Reshapes Freelance Demand
Low-complexity freelance assignments are being automated faster than Upwork anticipated, according to the company's second-quarter results. The earnings report revealed how AI is reshaping demand across different types of freelance work and changing what businesses are willing to pay for.
Wells Fargo Brings the Stablecoin Fight Inside the Bank
Wells Fargo will offer tokenized deposits to corporate clients starting this fall, enabling blockchain-based transfers in U.S. dollars and British pounds. The service allows companies to move and program funds while keeping assets within the traditional banking system.
DNA repair enzymes favor specific sequences, shaping mutation patterns in the human genome
DNA repair enzymes preferentially fix damage at specific DNA sequences, creating non-random patterns of mutations across the human genome. This sequence selectivity determines which damaged DNA segments get repaired versus which remain as permanent mutations.
Voyager 2 was Running Low on Power Until NASA Engineered a ‘Big Bang’ to Buy Another Year
NASA engineers shut down certain powered components on Voyager 2 and replaced them with less energy-intensive alternatives to extend the nearly 50-year-old spacecraft's operational life. The team simultaneously disabled specific systems while maintaining adequate power for heating to keep the spacecraft functioning properly.
North Korean Hackers Leverage AI to Enable Strikes on Crypto and Finance Targets
North Korean hackers are incorporating artificial intelligence into their operations to target cryptocurrency and financial institutions. The threat actor Kimsuky is experimenting with local large language models to enhance its intelligence gathering and revenue-generating cyber activities.
Nvidia Forms Financial Partnerships to Fuel AI Factory Boom
Nvidia partnered with six financial institutions to establish independent compute platforms designed to mobilize over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure buildout. The partnerships involve firms including Apollo, BlackRock, and Blackstone.
Blockstream Debuts Swaps, Allowing Bitcoiners to Move Between Lightning and Main Network With Ease
Blockstream introduced a trustless swap feature enabling users to move Bitcoin between the Lightning Network and the main blockchain. The feature launched following Boltz's suspension, allowing bitcoiners to exchange between the two networks without requiring a trusted intermediary.
NVIDIA Mobilizes $500 Billion in Third-Party Capital to Finance AI Compute
NVIDIA signed agreements with six major investment firms including Apollo, BlackRock, and Blackstone to establish independent financing platforms that will mobilize over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure. The platforms are designed to create dedicated pools of capital at scale for AI compute investments.
Corma raised $60M from Sequoia to build the defensive AI that cybersecurity is missing
AI models successfully planted persistent threats in 88% of simulations testing Fortune 500 company defenses. Corma raised $60 million from Sequoia to develop defensive AI that identifies security vulnerabilities by simulating attacks across dozens of security tools.
Brazil Signals Surging Confidence in Plan to Export Pix Globally
Brazil's central bank expressed increased confidence in linking its Pix instant payment system to similar platforms in other countries. The central bank stated that connecting Pix to other instant payment systems could lower costs and accelerate transactions.
Point2 raised $136M to solve AI’s wiring problem. Its RF cables beat copper on reach and optics on latency.
RF cables that outperform copper on range and optics on latency are being commercialized after Point2 Technology raised $136 million in Series B funding. The cables are designed to replace both copper and traditional optical connections inside AI data centres.
AWS Continuum integrates with OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code in major AI security push
AWS Continuum will integrate directly into OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code to provide vulnerability detection at the point where developers write code. AWS simultaneously expanded Security Hub Extended with a tenth security category for supply chain protection, adding Chainguard and Socket as partners.
When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are
Elephants released from captivity into African wildlife systems successfully develop coping mechanisms and readapt to wild conditions. Researchers from the Elephant Reintegration Trust of South Africa examined behavioral patterns in rewilded elephants, finding they can function well within wildlife systems even after long-term captivity.
Robinhood's Head of Product Reveals How Robinhood Chain Hit 200M Transactions in 30 Days
Robinhood Chain processed 200 million transactions within 30 days of launching its blockchain. The platform enables permissionless stock tokens that users can redeem independently of Robinhood's systems.
Tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) Near $40B Milestone as US Treasury Debt Dominates
Tokenized real-world assets have reached approximately $38 billion in on-chain value, approaching a $40 billion milestone. US Treasury debt represents the dominant category within this tokenized assets ecosystem.
Texas Governor Orders Audit of Data Centers Seeking Grid Access, Heightening Oversight of AI and Bitcoin Mining Facilities
Governor Greg Abbott instructed Texas regulators to audit all data center projects seeking ERCOT grid access. The August 3, 2026 directive aims to heighten oversight of AI and Bitcoin mining facilities connecting to the state's power network.
OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books
OpenAI is hiring a power trader to manage its electricity trading and commodity hedging strategy across data centers. The new role will initially have no direct reports and represents the company treating electricity as a significant business position.
Mark Zuckerberg lays out Meta’s AI vision in a 6,500-word essay: 6 things to know
Meta announced a $1 billion fund to invest in communities where its data centers operate and introduced its new open-weight AI model called Muse Glimmer. Zuckerberg argued in his 6,500-word essay that open-source AI models prevent harmful centralization and empower users more effectively than closed systems.
Brex assumes its AI agents could do anything — so it watches the network, not the code
Brex built a network-level security system called CrabTrap to monitor AI agents like OpenClaw in production because traditional code-based security models failed to protect against unpredictable agent behavior. The system treats AI agents as "virtual employees" with email addresses and Slack presence that can perform internal roles, requiring monitoring at the network layer rather than code inspection.
OpenAI Expands Daybreak With Two Tiers and a New Cybersecurity Model
OpenAI split its Daybreak cybersecurity program into two access tiers on August 10, 2026, with Daybreak Blue providing approved defenders access to GPT-5.6 Sol for routine security work. Daybreak Red restricts the new GPT-5.6-Cyber model to more heavily vetted users for vulnerability research, exploit validation, and security testing.
TD Cowen Gives Crypto Clarity Act a 25% Chance of Passing This Fall
TD Cowen estimates the Crypto Clarity Act has a 25% probability of passing this fall. The bank indicated the long-awaited crypto market structure bill remains alive despite slim passage prospects.
Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum Roadmap Prioritizes Quantum Readiness and Privacy
Ethereum's roadmap reprioritized quantum safety above EVM improvements and removed Verkle trees and state expiry from planned work. Privacy, post-quantum scaling, and native rollups, which were absent from the 2023 diagram, now receive focus in the updated priorities.