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Bitcoin climbs back above $65,000 as whales accumulate over $1.2 billion in weeks and US spot ETFs post their strongest inflow streak in months, amid SpaceX and Kospi jitters.

SUYUAN, il robot umanoide di Shanghai Electric con 41 gradi di libertà, cambia batteria da solo e lavora senza sosta in fabbrica: presentato al WAIC 2026, punta su ispezione, assemblaggio e movimentazione.

Neura Robotics chiude il più grande round di venture capital nella storia tedesca: fino a 1,4 miliardi di dollari da Nvidia, Amazon, Bosch e Qualcomm per costruire la "Physical AI" del futuro.

Bitcoin theft via a firmware bug weakening seed entropy has surpassed $100M and may reach $130M.

Clear‑cut rules replacing “punitive regulation”

As governments and tech giants like Clearview expand biometric surveillance with databases of billions of images, innovation is fighting back. From Italy, startups like Capable are creating textiles that deceive AI, protecting our identity and privacy.

A U.S. startup is testing a wave-powered, ocean-cooled floating data center. If it withstands storms, corrosion and costs, it could ease grid bottlenecks and reshape AI scaling from 2027, with off-grid compute beamed back by satellite.

On August 5, 2026, a Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon—an event predicted by astronomers and confirmed by spectroscopic signals—while fake videos spread online. The near future brings more impacts and more misinformation: verified sources are essential.

The rising cost of energy in Italy, returning to the levels of the 2022 crisis, is no longer just an issue tied to gas. Drought and heatwaves are drying up rivers, crippling hydropower and nuclear power across Europe, revealing the fragility of an energy system unprepared for the climate crisis.

The era of connected objects challenges the concept of ownership. Between software updates, feature subscriptions, and in-car ads, we are becoming users of a perpetual service. AI will manage this ecosystem, reshaping our relationship with goods.

The ECB accelerates the digital euro: tests from 2027, possible issuance in 2029. Between autonomy from US networks and privacy safeguards, the challenge spans payments, AI and data. Official ECB and EU sources ban “programmable money”.

A super-AI, Mythos, has entered US-China negotiations for the first time. While Beijing fears its use as a cyber weapon, Washington treats it as a strategic technology, restricting its access just as it did with chips.

Samsung has banned Smart TV apps that hid "residential proxy" software. While you played games, external companies used your internet connection, making their traffic appear as yours. This turns connected devices into hackable resources.

A firmware bug in cold wallets has enabled the theft of nearly $89 million in Bitcoin, even from offline devices. This event shakes the foundations of cryptographic security, pushing for AI systems for predictive threat analysis.

Apple may unveil its first foldable iPhone on September 9, 2026, per Bloomberg and MacRumors. If true, Apple’s entry could reset the foldable market and accelerate everyday, on‑device AI experiences across productivity and content.

Anthropic shifts MCP to a stateless HTTPE model with asynchronous tasks and in-chat UI apps, promising simpler scalability, lower infrastructure costs, and secure instant integration for users, enterprises, and developers.