According to Sina Finance, British AI startup Emulate, founded last month by a team of former DeepMind scientists, is launching a new funding round worth hundreds of millions of dollars at a post-money valuation close to $4 billion. The company was incorporated in August 2026, and its founders include former Google DeepMind researchers Jack Parker-Holder and Matthew McGill. Emulate is in advanced talks with potential investors and plans to raise up to $700 million, which would value the company at $3.7 billion. The round is expected to be co-led by Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

According to RTHK, Sina Finance and Reuters, Asian equities were mixed at midday on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate increase in more than three years overnight, a quarter-point move whose hawkish tilt signaled one further hike this year and pushed the dollar to a seven-week high; the Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise rates on Friday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 held modest gains, trading at 64,233.46, up 0.49% or 310.46 points as of 04:31 UTC, after opening more than 700 points higher and giving back most of the advance before noon. Chip-related names were mixed, with Tokyo Electron down 1.64% at 50,840 yen and Advantest off 0.75%, while Sony added 0.81%. Seoul's KOSPI advanced 0.73% to 6,767.15 as of 04:31 UTC. Samsung Electronics rose 0.49% to 254,750 won and SK Hynix edged up 0.11% to 1,761,000 won. Hong Kong stocks eased, with the Hang Seng Index at 24,533.46, down 0.73% or 180.32 points as of 04:31 UTC; the Hang Seng Tech Index shed 0.76% at the half-day, weighed by utility, property and technology shares. Tencent fell 1.29% to HK$427.80, Meituan lost 2.35% to HK$72.70, Alibaba slipped 1.04% to HK$105.10 and Xiaomi eased 0.84% to HK$25.96. Taiwan's TAIEX outperformed, rising 1.30% to 46,446.10 as of 04:31 UTC. TSMC gained 2.10% to NT$2,430.00, MediaTek added 0.99% and Hon Hai rose 1.61%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite eased 0.36% to 3,877.46 and the CSI 300 fell 0.36% to 4,463.99 as of 04:31 UTC, with both Shanghai and Shenzhen gauges lower at the half-day close.

Shares of Hong Kong developers fell after the city raised interest rates following the Federal Reserve, according to Bloomberg. The move stoked concern that higher borrowing costs could derail a nascent recovery in the housing market.

Gasoline is poised to extend gains as tightness in global fuel markets spreads, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The bank shifted its trading call to gasoline from diesel, Bloomberg reported.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said the city plans to almost double spending on innovation in coming years and increase financial support for new parents, according to Bloomberg. Lee announced the measures Wednesday as he unveiled Hong Kong’s first five-year development plan, with the government seeking new growth engines and trying to slow a decline in births.

Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Thursday that she expects the Bank of Japan to manage monetary policy properly in a stable and sustainable manner to achieve its 2% inflation target. According to Sina Finance, Katayama said she hopes the Bank of Japan will maintain close communication with the government. After the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar, and Katayama declined to comment on exchange-rate moves.

CoinShares PLC said shareholders approved all resolutions at a special general meeting on September 15, 2026, including authorization for the company to repurchase up to 25% of its outstanding ordinary shares. According to ChainCatcher, shareholders also approved the CoinShares PLC 2026 equity incentive plan, which is intended to implement a previously approved equity pool across operating jurisdictions without increasing the number of reserved shares.

Anthropic、OpenAI、NVIDIA、Google、XAI、黄仁勲は左、アモディは右、金色財経――大手企業が次々と陣営を明確にしている。

人工知能、AIエージェント、演算能力、演算能力スポット市場：サブスクリプションに含まれるAI推論用演算能力を分離　金色財経は、AI推論用演算能力をサブスクリプションプランから分離した。

ISO 9001:2026は、2015年以来初めてとなる、国際的な品質マネジメントの基準に対する大規模な改訂版である。

この脆弱性はすでに実環境で悪用されており、CISAはこれを「既知の悪用済み脆弱性」カタログに追加した。

Revolutの顧客データに関する不正な情報開示要求の調査を進めた結果、イタリアの捜査当局は、不正アクセスを受けた政府の電子メールアカウントを突き止め、この金融データ漏洩事件は、イタリアの信頼されるデジタル通信システムのセキュリティをめぐるより広範な調査へと発展した。

ローソンとファミリーマートは、AIを活用して、ピクルス風味のレモンタルトやサツマイモのカヌレなど、コンビニ向けの新しい食品を開発しています。AIは主にアイデアの創出や販売動向の分析に活用されていますが、実際に店頭に並ぶ前の製品の試作や最終調整は、依然として人間の専門家が担当しています。

ホワイトハウスのクッシュ・デサイ報道官は、政府の立場からすれば、連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）による本日の利上げ決定は極めて遺憾であり、特に説得力のある経済的根拠はないと述べた。一方、トランプ大統領は、FRBに対し、速やかに金利を1％未満に引き下げるよう改めて促した。

CLARITYの失敗を受けて：米国の暗号資産規制における方向転換と制度的慣性。

米連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）は2023年7月以来初めて利上げを行い、政策金利を25ベーシスポイント引き上げて3.75％～4.00％とした。今回の決定は、市場の金融緩和への期待を覆すものであり、ウォール街では、継続的な金融引き締めとインフレ抑制を最優先とする重大な政策転換と受け止められている。

Bitwise、Bitwise：「Clarity法案」の失敗は、7月初旬に始まった暗号資産の強気相場を損なうことはない。Golden Finance、暗号資産の強気相場にワシントンの許可は必要ない。