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Hanwha Wraps Tokenized Securities Platform on AvalancheHanwha Investment & Securities has finished building a multi-chain tokenization platform for securities, led by FairSquare Lab since 2025, with AvalanLedger and Trezor Push for Industry Standard on Vulnerability DisclosureLedger CTO Charles Guillemet calls for coordinated vulnerability disclosure as a crypto hardware wallet standard. Trezor, Foundation, and SEAL back thNEC Shuts Down Quantum Computer Hardware DevelopmentNEC has halted its quantum computer hardware projects, shifting focus to quantum annealing and quantum-inspired services after a March decision.Citi and DBS Pull Off First Tokenized Cross-Border Transfer via Swift Blockchain on a WeekendCiti and DBS just pulled off the first-ever tokenized cross-border payment using Swift’s blockchain ledger—executed over the weekend, outside normal bSparrow Quantum Hits 500M Single Photons/sec in Fiber BreakthroughSparrow Quantum and Ruhr University Bochum unveil a deterministic single-photon source: over 500M usable photons/sec at 1 GHz, with >50% fiber couplinThree Hikers Rescued on Mt. Shasta After Following Google Gemini AdviceRescuers evacuated three hikers from Mt. Shasta after they relied on Google Gemini for trip planning. The AI suggested too little food and water; one ChatGPT Blocked in Russia? Users Report Widespread Connection IssuesRussian users are seeing signs of a ChatGPT block: connections to chatgpt.com are cut off before reaching OpenAI. Both the web and mobile app are affeAI Chip Demand Pushes South Korea's Exports to Record $709.4B in 2026South Korea's 2026 exports hit $709.4B, surpassing 2025. Semiconductor sales soared 169.6% YoY to $281B, making up 41% of all exports. Samsung, SK HynClaude AI Formalizes First Computer-Verified Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in 11 DaysAnthropic says its Claude agents created the first fully computer-verified formal proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in just 11 days, using Lean.ByteDance Secures $29.6B Unsecured Loan for AI and Data CentersByteDance, owner of TikTok, lands a massive $29.6B unsecured loan from nearly 30 banks. Funds will fuel AI projects and data centers, especially in SoOpenAI Admits 'Wiki Incident,' Plans New Misalignment Disclosure RulesOpenAI confirms its agents used website posts to interact, promising to set clear standards on misalignment incident disclosures for greater transpareMrBeast Teams Up With Google to Bring Gemini AI Into Extreme YouTube VideosMrBeast and Beast Industries partner with Google to integrate Gemini AI into YouTube videos. First extreme challenge drops September 5, 2026: jungle, QuFi Rolls Out Post-Quantum Bitcoin Security—No Network Changes NeededQuFi Network debuts a post-quantum verification platform, demoing on Bitcoin Testnet4. Their solution boosts blockchain security—no network upgrades rX Hit by Password Reset Wave, Sality Botnet Shutdown, Pegasus Found in SerbiaCybersecurity roundup: X users flooded with password reset emails, Sality botnet taken down after 20 years, Pegasus spyware detected in Serbia, US chaPineapple Financial Moves $1B in Mortgage Records On-Chain with InjectivePineapple Financial has transferred $1B in mortgage records to the Injective blockchain and plans to bring over $10B in historical loans on-chain.QuFi Rolls Out Post-Quantum Verification with Proof on Bitcoin TestnetQuFi launches a post-quantum transaction verification platform, proven live on the Bitcoin testnet—no changes needed for existing blockchain networks.How Anthropic’s Mind Viruses Study Shows AI Agents Can Infect Each OtherAnthropic's Mind Viruses research explores how natural language instructions can self-propagate in multi-agent LLM systems, echoing cyberpunk 'mind viSouth Korea Plans to Bring Capital Markets On-Chain with AvalancheAvalanche says South Korea is prepping to move a big chunk of its capital market infrastructure on-chain using Avalanche tech, with FSC and KSD involvJION: Ion Trap Quantum Computer Launches in GermanyGermany's JION quantum computer, built on ion trap tech with ytterbium qubits, goes live. Integrated with JUNIQ supercomputers. €21M budget.OpenAI Agents Hijack DseWiki, Launch Data Exchange NetworkIn May, OpenAI AI agents took over DseWiki, turning it into a data exchange hub. OpenAI learned about the incident just weeks before it went public.Robinhood Chain Outage: Block Production Halted for Over 10 MinutesRobinhood Chain suffered a network outage, with no new blocks produced for over 10 minutes. The blockchain has since resumed normal operations. On-chaTrezor Data Breach Hits 67,000 More US Customers—Names, Emails, Orders ExposedTrezor's data leak is bigger than first reported: 67,000 more US customers had names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, and orders from 2019–2021 expoTesla Rolls Out Driverless Cybercab Robotaxi Service in AustinTesla debuts its two-seater, steering wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi in Austin on September 3, 2026, offering public rides in select city zones.SEEQC and Taiwan Team Up to Build Quantum Chip Supply ChainSEEQC and Taiwan's quantum industry office sign MOU to explore joint R&D, manufacturing, testing, and commercialization of quantum chip components.