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THE KENYAN PRESIDENT'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE WAS HACKED AND FIVE BTC RANSOMS WERE DEMANDED

The official website of President William Ruto of Kenya was hacked on 18 July and the front page was tampered with and offensive content against Ruto appeared. The attackers demanded five BTCs, valued at approximately $320,000, and threatened to divulge unspecified government information if no ransom was received by 1800 hours before the local time. The Government of Kenya subsequently temporarily shut down the website and initiated a forensic investigation, and the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy indicated that there was currently no evidence that sensitive data had been unauthorized access, leaked or lost, and other government systems and digital services were still functioning。

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The “hidden debt” of the five giants of technology in the United States has soared to $1.65 trillion

On 21 July, a study in Journalism revealed that, with the surge in investment in artificial intelligence, the hidden debt of the United States technological giants had increased eightfold in just four years, to an estimated $1.65 trillion. This figure exceeds their real debt on the books, making it more difficult for investors to assess the associated risks. The Daily News analyses recent financial statements and other information of Google parent companies Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle. Of this, Meta ' s external debt was particularly high, at about $42 billion, almost three times its book-keeping obligations。

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Projected increased competition between the market platform Kalshi and Polymucket

According to The New York Times, the competition between Kalshi and Polymarket, the forecast market platform, has extended to regulatory, judicial, financing and commercial cooperation. According to the source, several months before the FBI raid on the residence of Shayne Coplan, founder of Polymarket in 2024, lawyer Kalshi had met with the Federal Attorney for the Southern District of New York to describe the way Polymarket operated and to indicate that it might be open to United States users before the ICE decided to invest in Polymarket. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and his investment partner, Alex Immerman, A16Z, respectively, had communicated with ICE executives and were seen by some as trying to stop the deal. The parties had also previously continued to clash over CFTC licences, trademarks, talent, partners and state-level regulation, and had competed more than usual for business。

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Base announced that Cobalt upgrades would go online in September, with three major UX improvements

On 21 July, Base sent a communication indicating that Cobalt would be launched in September, focusing on Sponsorship, Batch Calls and Session Keys. Of these, Sponsorship allows the application of user-sponsored transaction costs to achieve free Gas; Batch Calls supports the packaging of multiple transactions as a package, reducing the number of operational steps; and Session Keys allows user authorization to be used to sign transactions on behalf of a given range, reducing duplication。

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Saudi lead coalition forces: necessary military action is being taken to ensure the safety of shipping in the Mande Strait

On 21 July, at local time, on 20 July, the Saudi Arabian-led multinational coalition command issued a statement stating that the coalition forces had begun to take measures to protect the passage of coalition-State vessels through the Mandet Strait and would respond resolutely and forcefully to any threat to the safety of shipping, in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Coalition spokesman, Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Coalition Command was taking all necessary military action and strict measures to ensure the safety of the navigation of coalition national vessels in the Mande Strait, in conformity with international law and the relevant provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The statement also stated that any threat posed by the Al-Houthi armed forces against merchant ships would be firmly countered as a flagrant violation of international law and an illegal act at sea. (observed)

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CME FEDERAL RESERVE OBSERVATION INDICATES THE PROBABILITY OF INTEREST RATE DECISIONS IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER

According to early releasein A, CME Federal Reserve observations indicate that the Fed had a probability of maintaining interest rates constant in July of 84.5 per cent, a probability of a cumulative increase of 25 basis points of 15.5 per cent to 36 per cent in September, a probability of a cumulative increase of 25 basis points of 55.1 per cent and a probability of a cumulative increase of 50 basis points of 8.9 per cent。

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The head of the artificial intelligence security agency of the Trump Government resigned

On Tuesday, 21 July, the United States Department of Commerce confirmed that Chris Fall, Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Standards and Innovation, resigned only three months after taking over from the Federal Agency for Artificial Intelligence Testing. This sudden departure comes at a time when the Trump government is trying to respond to how to safely deploy artificial intelligence and to set artificial intelligence standards for the agencies concerned. Following the Government's reorganization of the agency (formerly the United States Institute for Artificial Intelligence Security), Chris Fall was appointed in April this year to head the United States Department of Commerce's Centre for Artificial Intelligence Standards and Innovation. It is responsible for developing artificial intelligence testing and assessment capabilities and supporting standards for advanced artificial intelligence systems. This vacancy will result in the temporary absence of a formal head of the federal key body for artificial intelligence, at a time when the Government is discussing the next steps in artificial intelligence standards and regulation。

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Launch of the first withdrawal operation in the “pilot area” in southern Lebanon

On 21 July, the United States Department of State issued a statement that the Israeli army had launched its first “pilot area” withdrawal operation in southern Lebanon on the same day in three villages in southern Lebanon. The statement stated that the withdrawal of the “pilot area” had been initiated under the tripartite framework agreement between the United States and Lebanon and under the auspices of the Tripartite Military Coordination Group, and that the three villages concerned were Fron, Srifa and Al-Khatal Qarbiya. This was a direct result of the talks between Israel and Lebanon held in Rome, Italy. The United States will continue to work closely with both parties to advance the implementation of the framework agreement。

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The Fed's probability of maintaining interest rates at 84.5 per cent in July

ON 21 JULY, ACCORDING TO THE CME FEDERAL RESERVE WATCH, THE PROBABILITY OF THE FED MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES IN JULY WAS 84.5 PER CENT, AND THE PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 25 BASIS POINTS WAS 15.5 PER CENT. THE FED HAD A 36 PER CENT PROBABILITY OF MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES CONSTANT BY SEPTEMBER AND A 55.1 PER CENT PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 25 BASIS POINTS AND A 8.9 PER CENT PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 50 BASIS POINTS。

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Huang In-hoon: capital expenditure for the global data centre is expected to reach $4 trillion by 2030

ACCORDING TO CNBC, NVIDIA CEO WONG IN-HOON STATED IN SEVERAL PRESS CONFERENCES THAT ANNUAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON THE DATA CENTRE WORLDWIDE IS EXPECTED TO REACH $3 TRILLION TO $4 TRILLION BY 2030. THE INCOME OF NVIDIA IN THE LAST QUARTER WAS $81.6 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF 85 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD, AND THE DATA CENTRE INCOME INCREASED FROM 92 PER CENT TO $75.2 BILLION OVER THE SAME PERIOD. GOLDMAN SACHS ANALYSTS FORECAST THAT CONSUMER ELECTRICITY INFLATION WOULD REACH ABOUT 6 PER CENT IN 2026 AND 2027, RESPECTIVELY, AND FALL TO 3.5 PER CENT IN 2028。

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