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Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) is integrating ARC Lab and the Game AI Engine Department to establish a new AI gaming department (tentatively named ARC Lab), led by Chen Dong, the head of Tencent Games Public Technology. The aim is to explore AI-native games. The department currently has about 100 people, with plans to expand to 400 to 500, and is actively recruiting on a large scale for top multimodal generation teams, covering areas such as audio and video foundational models, video world models, Agents, etc.According to informed sources, the early formation model of the department references the talent and data supply chain paths of Seedance and Keling, focusing on exploring the possibility of directly generating games from video models. Tencent IEG has a cash flow of 130.1 billion yuan in game revenue for the first half of the year and approximately 10,000 H card computing power reserves, as well as exclusive game data that cannot be accessed by the mixed Yuan large model. Currently, Tencent's AI game development is showing a parallel multi-system situation: TEG provides basic capabilities, the IEG middle platform integrates tools, and the four major studios are advancing independently, with no unified standards yet. The specific organizational structure is still being refined, and the final plan will be subject to official announcement.

According to Bloomberg, investments received by British fintech companies in the first half of this year have fallen to the lowest level since at least 2016, as funders are shifting towards AI-related companies that can demonstrate long-term growth.

According to informed sources, some major customers of Nvidia have been notified that the prices of servers equipped with its artificial intelligence chips will increase by more than 15% in most cases. This price increase will take effect early next year, affecting systems that include models equipped with the Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell flagship chips.

The blockchain security audit platform Sherlock today announced the launch of the Sherlock Audit Engine. This engine integrates the most powerful AI security methods into a collaborative review process, aiming to usher in a new era of AI-native security audits.Sherlock stated that the team has spent months building this engine in a private environment and has tested it on high-risk code. The Audit Engine is now officially live and can conduct coordinated AI security reviews on code such as smart contracts.

According to Bitcoin News, Boltzhq has shut down due to its five-person team being overwhelmed by increasingly complex AI-assisted attacks. A group of experienced Bitcoin users will take over the service with additional capital and engineering resources.The founder has stepped down. The service is currently still offline, and the new team is working to restart it.

The Ethereum Foundation has released a job posting for a Protocol Security Researcher, part of the protocol security team, responsible for identifying security vulnerabilities in various aspects such as the execution layer, consensus layer, network layer, specifications, and client implementations. The work includes AI-assisted security research and automated vulnerability discovery, hard fork reviews, fuzz testing tool development, manual audits of protocol changes, and coordinating vulnerability disclosures.The team requires candidates to have deep experience with the Ethereum protocol, with a preference for engineers who have actively participated in protocol development and are familiar with the specifications of the execution layer or consensus layer. Common programming languages include Go, Rust, Java, C#, Nim, and Python. Remote work is available, and the position is open to candidates in Europe and globally.

According to Financewire, AI-native startup studio Inevitable AI Group (IAIG) announced the completion of a $6 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Aleph. IAIG plans to reshape the software development model using artificial intelligence, creating and launching dozens of AI-native SaaS companies.IAIG was founded by tech entrepreneurs Nimrod Lehavi and Ofer Bar-Or, with the core philosophy that as AI technology rapidly evolves, small teams can develop, launch, and scale software products at lower costs and with higher efficiency.Since its establishment in January this year, IAIG has incubated and launched 5 companies and plans to roll out dozens of AI-native software projects by the end of this year. The company focuses on software areas with validated market demand, enhancing product efficiency, accessibility, and pricing competitiveness through AI.

According to Jinshi reports, Nvidia is urgently seeking AI base station suppliers in China to develop 6G AI-RAN base stations, which are responsible for both communication connections and AI computing. Nvidia hopes to enter the trial network in 2027 or 2028, and Shenzhen Jiaxian Communication is one of its partners. The two parties have been collaborating on the development of 6G AI-RAN base stations based on Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem for more than six months.

According to Jinshi reports, Webull has launched ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok connectors, as well as a command line interface and enhanced MCP to expand its AI-driven investment tools.

Boltzhq has indefinitely suspended its exchange service following reports of an increase in AI-assisted attacks and multiple controlled exploitations.Due to its non-custodial design, user funds have never been at risk, but wallets relying on Boltz for Lightning Network exchanges, including AquaBitcoin and BULLBITCOIN, experienced service interruptions during the deployment of alternative infrastructure.

Fortune Protocol announced the completion of its Pre-A round of financing, which received strategic support from several well-known institutions including MH Ventures, Mapleblock Capital, NewTribe Capital, Basics Capital, and Everwood Capital. The funds will primarily be used to accelerate the technological upgrade of Fortune Agent, expand liquidity in the prediction market, and build ecological infrastructure, further promoting the deep integration of AI and prediction markets.The completion of this Pre-A financing marks a new phase of ecological expansion for Fortune. In the future, Fortune will continue to advance AI Agent capability development, integrate more prediction markets, and foster global community ecosystem development in preparation for the upcoming TGE.It is reported that Fortune Protocol is an AI-driven prediction derivatives protocol that aggregates liquidity from prediction markets to provide users with a unified trading entry for prediction assets, and combines AI Agents to achieve market analysis, discovery of trading opportunities, and execution of intelligent strategies.

According to Sifted, the renowned European venture capital firm Index Ventures recently announced the completion of a new fundraising round of $2 billion, increasing its total investable assets to $3.5 billion. This round of fundraising consists of three parts: a $400 million seed fund, a $900 million early-stage venture fund, and an additional $700 million to the existing growth fund (which has expanded from $1.5 billion to $2.2 billion).Index Ventures stated that the new funds will continue to support founders "from the first round of financing to IPO and beyond," covering the markets in Europe, Israel, and the United States. In the context of this fundraising, AI is its core betting direction, and the firm has successively invested in Mistral, Cohere, and Ineffable Intelligence, founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver. Previously, Wiz, part of the Index portfolio, was acquired by Google for $32 billion, Figma completed its IPO, and Revolut completed a secondary market share sale (valued at $115 billion), all of which provided strong endorsement for this round of fundraising.

According to TNW, the Cyberspace Administration of China has released a draft of regulations for combating cyberbullying and is seeking public feedback. The draft requires platforms to establish classifiers for detecting and categorizing online violence content, provide users with a "one-click protection" feature, and implement blacklist management and regular reporting mechanisms for violating accounts.Notably, the draft explicitly includes AI-generated deepfake images and synthetic harassment texts within the scope of regulation. The Q&A platform Zhihu has already responded by restricting the use of anonymous accounts.

According to Jinshi reports, the China-Korea semiconductor ETF Huatai-PB (513310) saw a record high trading volume today, with a total transaction amount reaching 25.98 billion yuan, setting a new record and increasing by 121.1% compared to the previous trading day. The top two holdings of this ETF are Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

SK Hynix's leader, Choi Tae-won, stated that South Korea must become an "AI-native country," adding, "The goal is for everyone to have at least one AI agent." He said, "If this goal is achieved, South Korea will become a global AI testing ground, allowing various AI technologies to be experimented with and applied here."Choi Tae-won mentioned that SK Group will provide more opportunities for AI development through continuous R&D investment. He also emphasized that reducing AI costs is crucial. He stated, "Currently, AI costs are too high." "We must find various ways to lower costs so that more people around the world can enjoy the benefits brought by AI."Choi Tae-won indicated that South Korea can lower AI costs by expanding the production scale of memory chips and building more AI data centers, creating a global AI data center hub that connects the United States, Europe, and Asia.

2U2.ai announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing, with the financing amount being 3 million USD and the project valuation reaching 100 million USD. This round of financing was led by Vega Venture, with participation from Archer Capital, UZ Capital, and Infinite Alliance.This round of financing will be used to further improve the MemeLayer infrastructure of 2U2.ai, continuously expand ecological cooperation, and promote the large-scale application of AI Meme in content creation, community communication, and attention distribution scenarios.2U2.ai is building an AI-driven MemeLayer for Web3, creating a Meme content network that connects creators, communities, and project parties through meme generation, remixing, distribution, and incentive mechanisms. Currently, the platform has launched the Meme Arms Race points system, where users can earn points by creating, sharing, and disseminating meme content, and participate in subsequent ecological incentives of the platform.

A report released by the Bank of Korea on July 13 pointed out that the global semiconductor market is still in a state of supply shortage, and the chip supercycle driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to last for a long time, which refutes market concerns that the chip cycle has peaked.The central bank's analysis states that the current chip cycle is different from previous ones, primarily driven by competitive investments made by companies to respond to the fundamental changes in the industrial ecosystem brought about by AI. At the same time, due to the current market being dominated by customized products such as high bandwidth memory (HBM), the pace of supply expansion is more constrained than in the past.Recently, concerns over excessive investment in AI infrastructure and potential oversupply of memory chips have triggered a sell-off in tech stocks, with significant declines in the stock prices of South Korean chip giants such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. In response, the Bank of Korea stated that although there remains uncertainty regarding the speed of AI technology adoption and profit prospects, major investment banks such as JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley generally predict that the global semiconductor market will maintain strong momentum at least through next year.

According to official news, Robinhood announced that it will soon launch AI agent cryptocurrency trading features for eligible U.S. users.Users can connect the AI agent to their exclusive Robinhood accounts, allowing the AI to execute cryptocurrency trades on their behalf, while also supporting real-time profit and loss tracking and push notifications, maintaining consistency with the existing agent trading experience. Specific details will be announced in the near future.

According to CNBC, Kraken plans to launch a trading feature centered around AI agents (agentic trading) in its app, allowing users to automatically monitor the market, discover opportunities, and execute trades through natural language commands. This feature utilizes AI during the account opening process to assess users' risk preferences, sources of funds, and financial status, generating a portfolio for users to adjust and confirm. It will subsequently provide portfolio-related information and rebalancing suggestions. Kraken stated that AI agents will help non-professional users participate in the market in a manner close to high-frequency and professional traders, and will be part of its strategy to extend into broader financial services such as payments, banking, and lending, integrating stablecoins and asset tokenization.

According to official news, on July 5th, the ANTON Hong Kong Web4.0 closed-door private board meeting was successfully held. This meeting focused on in-depth exchanges regarding AI-Fi, Web4.0, real ecological applications, and co-construction with ecological partners.At the meeting, Mr. Allen Dave, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of MY Group Technology Company, attended and delivered a speech, stating that MY Group will continue to provide ecological resources, global market capabilities, real application scenarios, and capitalization strategy support for ANTON. Both parties will engage in deeper collaboration around AI-Fi and Web4.0.It is reported that ANTON is an important component of MY Group's AI-Fi ecological layout, dedicated to exploring the integration of AI and decentralized finance. Through the BAS bionic intelligent agent cluster, AI financial strategy system, and on-chain rule mechanisms, it aims to build intelligent financial protocols for the Web4.0 era.Industry insiders believe that with the continuous integration of AI technology and on-chain financial infrastructure, AI-Fi is gradually becoming one of the important application directions in the Web4.0 era. The deep collaboration between ANTON and MY Group is expected to further promote the transition of AI finance from conceptual narratives to real-world applications.MY Group's current ecosystem covers various fields, including social traffic entry, global payment systems, public chain infrastructure, digital asset trading ecosystems, and AI intelligent financial systems. In the future, both parties will continue to advance cooperation in areas such as AI-Fi infrastructure construction, real application implementation, and global community ecological expansion by leveraging their respective advantages.This Hong Kong private board meeting further clarified the strategic collaborative relationship between ANTON and MY Group under the new cycle of intelligent finance, jointly promoting the development of the AI-Fi and Web4.0 ecosystem.