Stanford University’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute released the official Chinese version of its 2026 AI Index Report on Tuesday. According to ChainCatcher, the report says artificial intelligence is moving beyond a pure model-capability race and into broader changes in infrastructure, organizational processes, and institutional systems. The report said leading models are now approaching human-level performance on the SWE-bench software engineering benchmark, while agents’ task success rate in real computer environments has risen from 12% to 66%. It added that AI is shifting from generating information to executing tasks. The report also said the gap between top U.S. and Chinese models has narrowed to 2.7%, with the two sides’ leading models repeatedly swapping the lead. It further noted that physical infrastructure has become a core constraint on AI development, with global AI data center power capacity reaching 29.6 gigawatts, and chips, energy, and water emerging as key strategic bottlenecks.

Polymarket odds for the Los Angeles Dodgers option in the Cardinals vs. Dodgers submarket for the -1.5 spread fell sharply from 81.5% one hour earlier to 42%, according to Catcher Predict monitoring. According to ChainCatcher, the move reflected a 39.5 percentage point swing and came amid a warning that related breaking news may be affecting the market.

Brazil's Congress has passed a critical minerals bill that gives the government greater power to review mining transactions. According to Sina Finance, the legislation still needs President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's signature. Despite industry warnings that the new rules could hurt foreign investment, the bill would create a special committee with the authority to approve changes in control of mining companies. The text approved by the Senate also says foreign takeovers that run counter to government strategic interests could be blocked.

More than a third of companies backed by the UK government under a Covid rescue program have gone bust, costing taxpayers £423 million ($571 million), according to Bloomberg.

HUTCHMED said its subsidiary HUTCHMED (Shanghai) has reached an exclusive development and license agreement with a GlaxoSmithKline subsidiary for HMPL-A830, granting GSK rights to develop and commercialise the drug worldwide except in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The clinical programme will initially focus on colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer, according to ETNet. The deal includes a $110 million upfront payment, with potential development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to $1.295 billion, plus royalties on net sales. HUTCHMED said the global first-in-class antibody-targeted conjugate candidate uses a highly selective, highly active KRAS inhibitor as the payload, linked to an EGFR antibody. HUTCHMED (Shanghai) will lead the global Phase I programme, which is expected to start in the second half of this year, while the GSK subsidiary will handle all subsequent clinical development and commercialisation outside the excluded markets.

Thailand must more than double per-capita economic growth to reach high-income status by 2037, according to the World Bank. The bank said the target is within reach if Bangkok pushes through reforms to boost productivity and competitiveness.

股票代币化后，原来的证券规则怎么接，清算体系怎么搭，以及最重要的投资者到底买到了什么？

Hong Kong banks and brokers said the first-day response to the government’s 11th batch of three-year Silver Bonds was strong, with both the number of applications and the amount subscribed higher than the previous issue, according to Ming Pao. The bonds carry a guaranteed minimum interest rate of 4.25% and can be applied for from 9:00 AM on August 21 to 2:00 PM on September 4. Several banks and brokers have also launched fee-waiver subscription offers. Experts said eligible senior investors could consider applying for 20 to 30 lots.

South Korea will merge a series of state-owned energy and transport companies as part of a broader public institution reform. According to Sina Finance, the overhaul is aimed at meeting rising electricity demand, lowering operating costs, and strengthening national competitiveness. South Korean Vice Minister of Economy and Finance Heo Jang said at a news conference that Korea National Oil Corp. and Korea Gas Corp. will be merged, while five utility divisions under Korea Electric Power Corp. will also be consolidated. Korea Coal Corp., which has closed all of its mines, will be liquidated, and four local port authorities will be merged. The government said the restructuring is intended to combine institutions with similar functions, merge subsidiaries and smaller entities, and help the country better meet strong demand from the artificial intelligence and semiconductor industries. According to South Korean officials, the plan will affect 109 public institutions, or about 20% of the total. "The government has drawn up a plan to redesign the functions and roles of public institutions by streamlining overlapping and duplicate functions, cutting non-core activities, and better integrating dispersed work so they can focus on core responsibilities," Heo said.

Europe’s industrial companies are becoming more positive, with nearly two thirds expecting at least moderate revenue growth this year, according to Bloomberg. The survey suggests sentiment has improved among the region’s embattled manufacturers.

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A couple in southern France were tied up and threatened by two armed men who tried to force them to transfer cryptocurrency.

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This is Google's third Flash release in six weeks

Tim Cook has just ended his 15-year run as Apple CEO, officially stepping down into the role of executive chairman as John Ternus takes control of a company that has become vastly larger and more profitable under Cook — but now faces a technology race that could determine its next era.

谷歌杀回来了！凌晨谷歌正式发布Gemini 3.8 Flash，以及专攻网络安全的Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber。这是谷歌在短短六周内连续发布的第三个Flash版本。

Robinhood Chain Meme币热潮下，美股正借AMM悄然上链。

彭博策略师White指出，国库券因零折价率可在回购市场被反复质押，功能日益接近货币，形成类货币供给扩张效应，并与结构性通胀存在领先关系。这一趋势令美联储陷入两难。