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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.

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 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.

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.

The AI native oracle Cournot Protocol, invested by YZi Labs, has officially integrated with 42, an event market backed by institutions such as Dragonfly and Coinbase Ventures, becoming its official AI native oracle. Cournot will provide continuous monitoring, evidence endorsement assessment, and a transparent analysis workflow driven by Cournot's "reasoning proof" framework.As the event trading platform expands into sectors such as sports, politics, creator economy, and crypto-native events, building a market adjudication mechanism is becoming a core challenge in the infrastructure domain. Unlike traditional data feed oracles, Cournot continuously tracks external dynamics, aggregates multi-source evidence for cross-examination, and analyzes the settlement conditions of various markets, generating an auditable reasoning chain while outputting adjudication results.The recent integration of the prediction market Myriad Markets by Cournot reflects the macro trend of the industry migrating towards "AI-assisted settlement" infrastructure. Cournot's core capabilities will gradually expand from empowering prediction markets to areas such as Agentic Commerce, complex RWA, card games, and parametric insurance. More and more platforms are realizing that complex real-world outcomes are often not adjudicated by a single API or a price feed, which is precisely why they are beginning to seek new types of oracles.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that due to market conditions and the company's transition to an AI-native architecture, Coinbase is laying off about 14%.

AI Economic Payment and Settlement Layer AEON disclosed its operational data for 2025. Its products AI Payment and Web3 mobile payment product AEON Pay processed a total of 5.7 million transactions throughout the year, with a total transaction amount exceeding 263 million USD. The global user base reached 1.81 million, and the scale of AI-native payments is showing a growth trend. Currently, AEON's payment network covers over 50 million merchants in regions such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, supporting AI payment standards like x402 and ERC-8004, promoting the practical application of AI-native payments in real business scenarios.

American Fortress Infrastructure ProjectThe American Fortress team has officially released the industry's first AI-native, private, and compliant trading stack in collaboration with the blockchain team 0G, aimed at providing a new generation of trading infrastructure that offers high privacy protection and compliance support for decentralized applications.This trading stack supports private interactions of smart contracts and on-chain assets while maintaining verifiability and compliance frameworks, and is expected to become an important underlying component for building AI-driven finance and Web3 services.Industry experts believe that this groundbreaking stack will promote the deep integration of blockchain and AI, providing a more flexible development path for security-sensitive application scenarios.

According to the official announcement, BBVA Bank and OpenAI have announced a multi-year strategic partnership, planning to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 employees across 25 countries globally, making it one of the largest generative AI enterprise applications in the financial services industry.The collaboration aims to accelerate BBVA's transformation into an AI-native bank, leveraging AI technology to enhance customer experience, optimize risk analysis, and reshape internal processes.

AI-native tax engine startup Sphere announced the completion of a $21 million Series A funding round, led by a16z, with participation from Y Combinator, Felicis, 20VC, and others.Sphere leverages AI to automatically parse global tax laws and achieves end-to-end tax compliance automation necessary for corporate global expansion through over 100 local tax filing channels, earning the title of "the tax version of Deel." The system is designed specifically for cross-border income compliance, aiming to enable businesses to "operate globally" from day one.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, the AI-native ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platform Rillet today announced the completion of a $70 million Series B funding round, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and ICONIQ, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Oak HC/FT, and other early investors.Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell and ICONIQ general partner Seth Pierrepont will join the board.

ChainCatcher news, Camp Network announced that it will host an AI electronic music concert on August 9th at 10 PM. At that time, Mike, the head of Camp Network Asia-Pacific, and Ritty, the resident DJ of Camp Network, will present a Techno & House electronic music performance driven by AI-native music IP.Camp Network community members and electronic music enthusiasts can watch the live event through SideKick.

ChainCatcher news, the 2025 Blockchain Science Conference (SBC) will be held from August 4 to 6 at the University of California, Berkeley. This year, a major highlight is that the Tesla Cybertruck will make its debut at SBC, invited by Solayer, featuring an official showcase and an impressive light show.With the support of Tesla, Vishwa and Solayer will co-host a themed gathering on August 5 aimed at researchers and innovators, focusing on cutting-edge explorations of smart credit infrastructure and AI-native payments.The event will revolve around the following topics:The evolution path of stablecoins under the GENIUS Act and BBB policy environmentAI-driven payment systems and smart lendingHow zero-knowledge technology is reshaping the next generation of financial infrastructureEvent highlights:10+ themed presentations from frontier explorersOfficial showcase of the Tesla Cybertruck + light showExquisite tea breaks and open networking, connecting like-minded builders and thinkers

ChainCatcher news, Mind Network has announced the development roadmap for the remainder of 2025, focusing on launching more TFHE-compatible SDKs, connecting Web2 frameworks to the encrypted proxy network, deploying AgentLaunch, AgentEnroll, and AgentTrain, supporting cross-chain synchronization, and achieving encrypted AI inference through decentralized computation and reasoning.In addition, a FHE SDK supporting Pillar and the final Ethereum integration will be launched, along with the release of an advanced AI logic layer for private intelligent agents, governance of $FHE through MindDAO, the introduction of an ecosystem with self-governance rules, and the expansion of MindChain to non-EVM and RWA. The plan also includes launching an AI-native blockchain and network supported by zero-trust architecture, as well as the launch of the AgenticWorld ecosystem, promoting Web2 expansion and digital sovereignty.