According to Lianhe Zaobao citing AFP, the World Health Organization said as much as 45% of dementia risk is tied to modifiable factors and could be prevented or delayed through healthier lifestyles, better disease management and reduced environmental risks. The WHO on Wednesday, July 15, released updated guidelines on preventing and delaying dementia, saying there is still no cure. It said smoking, alcohol use, social isolation, lack of exercise, air pollution, and noncommunicable diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes are modifiable risk factors. The new guidance said prevention remains the most effective way to reduce dementia cases, and that more physical activity, quitting smoking, cutting alcohol intake, eating a healthy diet and reducing air pollution can lower risk. For adults with mild cognitive impairment, it recommends cognitive stimulation and training. Better control of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol can also help reduce dementia risk. The WHO said dementia affects memory, thinking and the ability to live independently, is the seventh leading cause of death and disability among older adults globally, and affects 57 million people worldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases each year. It said Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60% to 70% of cases. Dementia costs the global economy about USD 1.3 trillion a year, about half of which comes from unpaid care provided by family and friends.

According to CNBC, Nvidia-backed cloud startup Fireworks said Thursday that it has surpassed $1 billion in annualized revenue, up fivefold from a year earlier, and raised a $1.5 billion round at a $17.5 billion valuation. Co-founder and CEO Lin Qiao said demand has been growing rapidly and that the company is seeing strong interest in its platform for running AI models. Fireworks competes with Amazon and Google in cloud services for developers and has been expanding beyond inference into AI model training. The company said it now handles 40 trillion AI tokens per day, and Qiao said its customer base is more diversified than before, with clients including Elastic, GitLab and MongoDB. Fireworks also announced a partnership with Microsoft in March that lets Microsoft customers access models through Fireworks, while the startup relies on computing power from more than 20 suppliers. The latest round was led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV, with Nvidia also participating, alongside Evantic and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Fireworks, founded in 2022 by Qiao and six co-founders, employs about 200 people and expects that number to rise to 600 by the end of 2026.

According to CNBC, Morgan Stanley upgraded Rocket Companies to overweight from equal weight and lifted its price target to $19 from $18, implying roughly 30% upside from Wednesday's close. Analyst Jeffrey Adelson said the mortgage-focused fintech has favorable risk-reward and tends to outperform after peak negativity around higher rates, while continued share gains and operating leverage could support stronger earnings per share growth. Shares of Rocket, the owner of Redfin and Rocket Loans, have fallen nearly 25% year to date. Mortgage rates rose last week to their highest level since August 2025, and mortgage market volatility has been elevated.

Iran said a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down over Andimeshk early on July 16 by a new air defense system operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. According to Jin10, local militia groups searching in the Dasht-e Abbas area of Dehloran County found the drone wreckage in mountainous terrain near Seprun village. Iran said the wreckage scattered across Dehloran County after the drone was downed and was later found and recovered by local residents.

TON Strategy Company said it has substantially completed the phase-out of its legacy businesses and expects annual cash operating expenses to fall by about $4 million. According to NS3.AI, the company said the adjustment will allow it to focus on managing the Gram token reserve and supporting the TON ecosystem. The financial impact is expected to begin appearing in second-quarter 2026 reports.

MoonPay has acquired Glide, a company whose technology supports over 100 tokens across 30 blockchain networks. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to NS3.AI, MoonPay said the deal is part of its effort to expand its digital asset infrastructure capabilities.

Bloom Energy announced a $1.7 billion project investment with Industrial Development Funding and Oaktree participating. According to NS3.AI, Bloom Energy will provide Nebius with dedicated behind-the-meter power capabilities to support AI computing demand.

Ondo (ONDO) jumped to a one-month high after debuting the first tokenized stocks backed by DTC Tokenized Entitlements, with the altcoin rising as much as 17% to an intraday $0.37, its strongest level since June 18. The rally also put ONDO atop CoinGecko’s biggest gainers list, according to BeInCrypto, while Bitcoin (BTC) was little changed. Ondo’s CRCLon and SPYon tokens represent Circle (CRCL) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) shares on-chain, fully backed by the underlying securities.

Prediction market platform Pascal said it has completed a $9 million Series A funding round. According to Odaily, the company plans to build a prediction market platform for professional traders and institutional users. Union Square Ventures led the round, and the valuation was not disclosed. The financing follows a $6 million seed round last August, with early investors including Wintermute Ventures and DBA. Pascal is based in New York and positions itself as a prediction market platform similar to Kalshi. It said it aims to offer lower fees, higher liquidity, and more professional trading tools through a trading model closer to perpetual futures. Co-founder Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen said the company wants to build a highly liquid prediction market for real commercial risks, allowing businesses to use the markets for risk management and hedging.

1年も経たないうちに、世界トップクラスのAI企業2社が相次いで教育者向け製品を発売した。

なぜ韓国人は「ギャンブル好き」なのか？ 生き抜くのが大変だからこそ、一か八かの賭けに出て、社会階層を飛び越えて「人より上」になりたいと願ったり、あるいは思い切って海外に移住したりしたいのだ。

銀聯（カード組織）、Alipay+（電子ウォレット）、ステーブルコイン（ブロックチェーン）――振り返ってみると、これらは実のところ、常に同じ問いへの答えを示してきたのだ。

韓国、37回の臨時休場、8回のサーキットブレーカー――韓国株は一体どれほど「魔幻的」なのか。ゴールデン・ファイナンス、「ある日は天国、ある日は地獄。KTVの向かいはICU直通」。

ステーブルコイン、USDC、OUSD、OUSDとCircle：その脅威は一体どれほどか？ ステーブルコインの基盤となるルールを覆す駆け引き　金色財経、ステーブルコインの基盤となるルールを覆す駆け引き。

人工知能、AI取引は頭打ちか？ASMLの決算発表に伴う売り圧力を通じて見る、AIの「後半戦」における普及と二極化　金色財経、ASMLは一見すると十分に堅調な決算を発表した。

今週、メモリ株は激しい乱高下に見舞われた。複数の悪材料が重なり、これまでAI需要に牽引されていた上昇基調が急激に圧迫された。

米国当局は、ダークネットでのフェンタニルおよびメタンフェタミンの販売を通じて得た数十万ドル相当の仮想通貨をマネーロンダリングした疑いで、カリフォルニア州在住の2人を起訴した。これは、仮想通貨を利用した薬物密売に対するワシントン当局の広範な取り締まり活動における最新の事例となる。

フロリダ州の男性が、偽のビデオゲームを利用して80の仮想通貨ウォレットから少なくとも22万ドルを盗んだとされるマルウェア詐欺事件で起訴された。FBIによると、この手口により約8,000台の端末が感染し、ソーシャルメディアやメッセージングプラットフォームを通じて仮想通貨保有者が標的にされていたという。

テザーがアルゼンチンのネオバンク「Ualá」に2,000万ドルを投資したと報じられており、これはステーブルコイン発行会社がラテンアメリカの金融セクター全体での事業拡大を加速させている動きの最新の事例となる。