🇨🇱🛰 Starlink activates emergency satellite service across 11 regions of Chile as winter storm knocks out mobile networks

Subtel reported 614 critical telecom sites down on Friday. Entel customers from the Atacama Region to Los Lagos can now send SMS over Starlink Direct to Cell in areas where the ground network has failed. Power outages are the main cause.

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🤖 China’s BrainCo unveils mind-to-robot platform at World AI Conference

Chinese tech unicorn BrainCo has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first integrated “brain-to-robot” platform that lets users control robots using only their thoughts, without moving a muscle. The launch of the Brain-Controlled Robot AI Platform was announced at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai.

According to BrainCo, its platform works by capturing brain signals via an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset worn by the user. AI-based algorithms then decode these neural signals to identify the user’s intentions, translating them directly into robotic actions.

The platform is compatible with a wide range of third-party hardware, including humanoid robots, robotic arms and robotic dogs. For example, a robotic arm can be directed to grasp a cup and pick up an apple based solely on brain signals.

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🇫🇷🤑 France considered Ripple and XRP for digital euro, CPA Australia report shows

Ripple and XRP were mentioned as possible foundations for Europe’s central digital currency, according to a report by CPA Australia.

📝 The document refers to Ripple’s proposal to offer a private variant of the XRP Ledger designed for use by central banks. This initiative aims to deliver a solution where digital currencies can be issued and managed with enhanced security, control, and flexibility.

The CPA Australia report notes that “France has openly discussed Ripple/XRP as a possible platform to Europe’s central digital currency,” underlining favorable features including strong trust among banking institutions.

➡️ According to CPA Australia, Ripple and XRP received support from banks due to their operation on a permissioned model, where only selected nodes validate transactions, in contrast to the decentralized and permissionless approach of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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🤖 Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI

Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, and the UK government have invested in a £2bn British AI startup that is aiming to become the “search engine for rare materials” that accelerates the next wave of technological breakthroughs.

The Cambridge-based CuspAI has launched the AI Materials Foundry, a coalition of more than 48 tech companies, industrial firms and research facilities. The goal of this body — whose members include Nvidia Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., and Hyundai Motor Group — is to pool computing and scientific resources with the aim of building software that can help researchers develop new materials for chipmakers and other industries at a faster pace and for a lower cost than today’s methods.

“The world simply can’t make the progress it needs to with known materials, that much is clear. That’s what we’re on a mission to solve – combining frontier agentic AI with deep domain expertise, exclusive data access and close customer partnerships,” — said the CuspAI co-founders Dr Chad Edwards and Prof Max Welling.

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⚡️🌐 Google is developing a server chip designed to optimize its Gemini AI model

The semiconductor, called Frozen v2, may be deployed as soon as 2028. The chip is separate from Google’s tensor processing units, or TPUs, and would reduce the amount of data the chip has to move around, making it faster at responding to queries.

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🇧🇷 Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal

Brazil’s securities regulator, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) said it created a working group to draft an experimental framework for tokenized securities. The regulator said the framework will cover the registration, custody, trading and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology.

🔜 The group must send its first proposal to the CVM’s board within 60 days of being formally installed, while a broader review will run for 120 days, with a possible 30-day extension.

🔜 The group brings together 14 CVM departments and may consult government agencies, market associations, self-regulatory bodies and outside specialists. It will also review cybersecurity risks, international regulatory models and results from earlier sandbox programs.

❗️Brazil already applies securities law according to a token’s economic characteristics. The CVM’s 2022 guidance clarified that using blockchain does not change whether an asset qualifies as a security.

The new review will focus on what happens around the asset. 🚀

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🤑 From Network Activity to RWAs: Meet Allium Labs' New Stellar Dashboard

➡️ With the new Stellar dashboard from Allium Labs, you can track real-time data on the network, from active addresses to smart contract operations to fees. The dashboard also includes a deep dive into RWAs, where you can dig into views like RWA market cap by issuer.

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🛩 Boeing Wins First Philippine Airlines Order in Two Decades

Philippine Airlines plans to place its first order for Boeing Co. aircraft in almost two decades, with the airline agreeing to purchase as many as 20 787-10 Dreamliners. The Southeast Asian carrier announced the deal at the UK Farnborough International Airshow — one of the industry’s marquee events. The aircraft will be delivered from 2031.

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⚡️Trump announced a 50% tariff on some Canadian goods starting next month

The administration took three actions using Section 338 of Tariff Act of 1930, a law never before used to impose tariffs, but which the administration says allows it to respond to discriminatory treatment of U.S. products.

The items subject to the new tariff include milk and cream, hockey equipment and alcohol — but not major resource imports including energy, potash, fish and critical minerals. Goods covered by separate duties on industries, including autos and steel, will also be spared.

“While the Administration continues to secure fair and reciprocal trade deals with our trading partners, Canada, unlike other partners and allies, continues to retaliate against the United States for its efforts to rebalance trade and protect U.S. industry in national-security sensitive sectors,” — USTR Jamieson Greer said.

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🏦 Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September

The second phase of BOK's CBDC program is scheduled for September with real-transaction testing.

"The Bank of Korea will provide the infrastructure for the institutional CBDC, and each bank will conduct its own business using deposit tokens," a BOK official told YNA. "From the second phase, we will lay the groundwork for commercialization."

🔜 The BOK’s second phase will expand to include a total of nine participating banks, including Gyeongnam Bank and iM Bank. The country’s top three banks, KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori Financial Group, are also participating in the CBDC project.

"The goal is to create an environment where the won can be traded freely regardless of time or place," Yonhap quoted the government as saying.

The South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance announced plans to update its seven-decade-old national asset law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assets. That announcement builds on the country’s broader push to bring blockchain into public finance.

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🇳🇬Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signs executive order establishing a unified framework for virtual assets and crypto regulation

The order creates a new cross-agency council chaired by Nigeria’s central bank to coordinate oversight of digital assets, streamline supervision between regulators, and crack down on fraud and unregistered operators.

This is Nigeria’s most significant step yet toward formalizing Africa’s largest crypto market and establishing a national roadmap aimed at attracting institutional investment.

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💊 Bristol Myers buys Nvidia's latest AI computing system for drug research

Bristol Myers Squibb is buying the latest-generation computing system from chip company Nvidia to support its use ​of AI across its drug discovery and development operations. The drugmaker said ‌it will be the first life sciences company to buy an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD based on its Vera Rubin systems.

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing ​in AI infrastructure to try to identify drug targets faster and improve the odds that experimental drugs succeed in clinical trials. Robert Plenge, chief research officer at Bristol Myers, said the new capabilities ​would allow the company to cycle through many more potential drug candidates early ​in the drug development cycle.

"Maybe before we could do 10 and now we can do dozens," ‌he ⁠said.

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🇺🇸 Trump agrees to ethics provision as crypto bill inches closer to Senate vote

President Donald Trump has agreed to ethics language — potentially moving the ball forward to getting cryptocurrency legislation passed into law. An agreement on the ethics provision had been reached by Monday evening after months of negotiations.

"We are now hearing Trump has agreed to an ethics provision," — the source said.

📌 Crypto in America's Eleanor Terrett and PunchbowlNews' Brendan Pedersen earlier reported the news. Pedersen reported that Democrats had not seen the text yet.

Lawmakers and the White House have spent much of the past year negotiating ethics provisions that would limit how presidents, vice presidents, members of Congress and other federal officials can profit from digital assets while in office. At the center of the dispute has been Trump's memecoins and his family's company, World Liberty Financial.

❗️Bill text is expected to be released in the coming days. Afterward, the full Senate could vote on the bill. The Senate has only until the first week of August to vote on the bill. If the Senate passes the bill, it goes back to the House before going to Trump's desk.

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⚡️🇬🇧Burnham Urges Fiscal Discipline at First UK Cabinet Meeting and Scraps 5% Tax on Energy Bills Starting in October

Andy Burnham pledged fiscal discipline in his first cabinet meeting as UK prime minister, while repeating his promise to ease the cost of living for millions of voters.

“We’ve got to show that our commitment to the fiscal rules is real, and we’re prepared to make difficult decisions in relation to that,” — Burnham said, in televised coverage of the meeting.

Burnham removed value added tax from household electricity bills from Oct. 1, a move the government said would save families on average £45 ($61) a year.

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🇷🇺 The Russian State Duma Passes Bill to Regulate the Cryptocurrency Market

⬇️ Russia’s State Duma completed the second and third readings of a comprehensive digital assets regulation bill on July 21, 2026.

The legislation, officially known as Bill No. 1194918-8 or “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights,” treats cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as legal property. This classification provides holders with clearer legal protections in areas including bankruptcy proceedings, divorce settlements, and court disputes.

📌 The bill maintains Russia’s long-standing prohibition on using digital currencies for domestic payments, ensuring the ruble remains the sole legal tender inside the country. However, it introduces a key exception for international transactions.

🟠Russian companies and entrepreneurs will now be permitted to employ cryptocurrencies for cross-border trade settlements, offering a vital workaround amid ongoing Western sanctions that have restricted access to traditional banking systems like SWIFT.

🟠The legislation also establishes a regulated framework for crypto market participants. Licensed exchanges, brokers, and custodians will operate under oversight from the Bank of Russia.

❗️Following its passage in the lower house, the bill now proceeds to the Federation Council, Russia’s upper chamber, for approval.

Once cleared there, it will reach President Vladimir Putin’s desk for final signature. Implementation of core provisions is anticipated around September 1, 2026, giving regulators time to finalize supporting rules. 🚀

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💊 Samsung Launches Health Assistant Beta — First Fully Integrated AI-Powered Personal Health Assistant

Health Assistant will help users achieve their health and wellness goals by connecting important health data with insights that empower them to ask questions about their health and gain access to rich, personalized health guidance and recommendations.

With a holistic understanding of a user’s health, Health Assistant will connect user health information from Samsung Health’s five core pillars of wellness — sleep, activity, nutrition, mindfulness, and vitals — and transform this data into meaningful, actionable insights, while explaining how each variable impacts the others.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇨🇦Carney, Trump Agree to Speed Up Trade Talks Before 50% Tariffs Hit

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and US President Donald Trump agreed to accelerate trade talks ahead of a potential US move to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods next month.

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