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According to a report by Reuters, the artificial intelligence startup Island announced the completion of a $400 million Series F funding round, led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors Prysm Capital, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, and JP Morgan Growth Equity Partners.The company's valuation has reached $6.4 billion, and the new funds will drive the company into the next phase of growth and innovation, helping businesses expand the application scale of AI agents and modernize work methods.

On September 22, the Australian Treasury released the latest edition of the Intergenerational Report, which outlines a 40-year economic outlook and lists artificial intelligence as one of the five major transformations that will profoundly impact the economy in the future, but the report does not mention cryptocurrencies. The report states that AI systems have become "significantly" more autonomous, powerful, and widely applied, with some benchmark performances surpassing human levels. The other four transformations are geopolitical conflicts, an aging population, the transition to clean energy, and Australia's industrial shift towards the service sector.John O'Loghlen, National Director of Coinbase Australia, commented in an email that the report clearly indicates that Australia's prosperity over the next 40 years will largely depend on the ability to adopt new technologies and enhance productivity, but while the report focuses on artificial intelligence, it completely overlooks the financial infrastructure required for these agents. Previous Intergenerational Reports also did not address digital assets. Despite these omissions, the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased its focus on tokenized finance and upgrading financial infrastructure earlier this year, with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre estimating that digital financial innovation could bring an economic benefit of AUD 24 billion (approximately USD 17.1 billion) annually.The Treasury also released a separate report on September 3 titled Financial Innovation Strategy, which discusses the connection between AI and financial infrastructure, stating that agent systems may increase automation and machine-to-machine trading, thereby creating greater demand for real-time, interoperable, and programmable payment systems.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy solemnly declares that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked and is under its control. Any vessel entering unsafe shipping lanes will encounter accidents.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that the Strait of Hormuz is currently closed and is under "intelligent control" by the Revolutionary Guard Navy. The supertanker "Al Ghaia" exploded after hitting a mine while attempting to pass through the no-sail zone, and the vessel caught fire. The Iranian side claimed that a warning has been issued for the dangerous waterway, and vessels passing through the area will bear the risk.

According to Iranian media Fars News, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy stated that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked by Iran and is under intelligence monitoring and smart control, and any hostile actions will be struck.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated that any vessels passing through the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz without coordination from Iran will face sanctions.

According to data from the International Federation of Robotics, Chinese companies installed 295,000 new industrial robots in China in 2024, accounting for 54% of the global total. Two years ago, China had over 2 million industrial robots in operation, approximately 4.5 times that of the second-place Japan. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, the revenue of China's robotics industry exceeded 300 billion yuan (4.4 billion USD) last year, with an average annual growth rate of over 20% over five years. Industrial robot exports are expected to grow by 49% in 2025, making China a net exporter of industrial robots for the first time.Chinese manufacturers now hold the majority share of the domestic industrial robot market, which was previously dominated by Fanuc, ABB, Yaskawa, and KUKA before 2024. BYD's Xi'an factory operates thousands of automated robotic arms for electric vehicle assembly lines, with key components being nearly fully autonomous. The Yangshan Port in Shanghai has built the world's largest automated terminal, almost entirely operated by automated guided vehicles and remotely controlled gantry cranes, with minimal human intervention. Regulatory authorities in Guangdong Province recently approved 48 "robot +" deployment scenarios covering manufacturing, logistics, and service sectors. The quadruped and humanoid robot company Yushu Technology went public last month, with its first-day trading valuation exceeding 1,200 times its past earnings.

The spokesperson for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated that if the United States does not accept their conditions, the strait will not be opened.

According to three informed sources, in mid-May, when U.S. negotiators attempted to reach an agreement to end the war with Iran, they encountered a problem: they could not determine whether the Iranian representatives across the negotiating table truly represented the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which holds significant influence in the country. The report stated that, as a result, officials from the Trump administration took an unusual approach—bypassing the Iranian negotiating representatives and directly contacting senior leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The U.S. chose Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to handle this secret communication channel. He possesses a rare advantage: he has gained the trust of both the U.S. and the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This incident highlights that one of the significant reasons for the difficulties in U.S.-Iran negotiations is Washington's inability to determine who truly holds decision-making power in Iran. The U.S. and Iran did eventually reach a memorandum of understanding, but it quickly fell apart.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated that an MQ9 drone was intercepted and hit by the advanced air defense system of the Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force over the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Jinshi reports, Israel's Channel 12 cited diplomatic sources stating that Qatari diplomats are negotiating with Iran to ensure the support of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard for arrangements related to the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Jinshi News, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that its air force used multiple ballistic missiles on the morning of August 2 to attack the U.S. F-35 fighter jet maintenance hangar and parking area at the Al Azraq airbase in Jordan, in retaliation for the U.S. attack on Qeshm Island.The attack destroyed 3 F-35 fighter jets and severely damaged another 3.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard prevented two oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz and redirected four other oil tankers.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard attacked a U.S. base located in Kuwait on Thursday morning local time.

According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. attack on Iran resulted in the deaths of three members of the Revolutionary Guard.

According to Jinshi reports, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard stated that the aggressors will be punished today.

According to Jinshi reports, the United States and Saudi Arabia launched a joint airstrike on Iraq's Diyala Province in the early hours of July 30, resulting in the deaths of four members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.