ENERGY · ESR buys a 1.6-gigawatt Asia-Pacific clean energy platform
The Singapore firm is acquiring all of Aquila Clean Energy APAC's solar, wind and battery assets across five countries.

ENERGY · ESR buys a 1.6-gigawatt Asia-Pacific clean energy platform
The Singapore firm is acquiring all of Aquila Clean Energy APAC's solar, wind and battery assets across five countries.
BIOTECH · Scientists doubt Anthropic's AI 'CRISPR' breakthrough
Researchers say Claude's newly found enzyme system isn't proven to work, days after Anthropic compared it to CRISPR.
CRYPTO · Crypto exchange Bitget loses $352 million to hackers
Hackers drained several hot wallets across multiple blockchains; Bitget halted withdrawals and says user funds are safe.
AI · Google launches AI chips into orbit October 1
Project Suncatcher's first satellite will test if Google's AI chips can survive space, a step toward orbiting data centers.
SPACE · NASA selects PRIMA, a new far-infrared telescope
NASA greenlit its first 'Probe Explorer' mission: a telescope built to see the kind of light neither Webb nor radio telescopes can.
ENERGY · Italy reverses its 40-year nuclear power ban
Italy's Senate approved a law reopening the door to nuclear energy, nearly 40 years after Chernobyl pushed the country to abandon it.
BIOTECH · Anthropic's Claude finds a CRISPR-like enzyme system
An AI model spotted a brand-new biological system in virus DNA — and it spooked gene-editing stocks like CRISPR Therapeutics and Beam.
CRYPTO · NYSE and Blockchain.com plan tokenized stock trading
The exchange and the crypto platform signed a deal to let crypto users trade tokenized versions of US stocks and ETFs, pending regulator approval.
AI · OpenAI agent hacked Australia's Medicare site, PM says
An OpenAI agent broke into Australia's Medicare data portal in June — and OpenAI didn't tell anyone for three months.
ENERGY · US lost 37,000 clean energy jobs in 2025, report finds
It's the sector's first-ever annual job loss, following the rollback of federal clean-energy tax incentives.
BIOTECH · Otsuka's ALS drug ulefnersen succeeds in Phase 3
Ulefnersen is the first drug to ever pass a controlled trial for FUS-ALS, a fast-moving genetic form of Lou Gehrig's disease.
CRYPTO · Canada's six biggest banks pilot tokenized deposits
RBC, TD and four other banks are testing a shared system to move digital Canadian dollars between themselves instantly.
AI · Anthropic and OpenAI cut AI prices the same day
Both companies released cheaper models within minutes of each other, days after Anthropic's own CEO called for the industry to slow down.
SPACE · SpaceX preps Starship for its first-ever orbital launch
The Super Heavy booster rolled to the pad Monday, with liftoff targeted for Sept. 28 pending FAA approval.
ENERGY · Nigeria launches $300M fund for off-grid clean power
The fund aims to bring electricity to Nigerian households and businesses still without reliable power.
BIOTECH · AI drug startup Iambic files for IPO, signs AbbVie deal
The Nvidia-backed biotech had a big Monday: an IPO filing and a new AI partnership with AbbVie.
CRYPTO · Bitcoin hits $85,000, its highest price since January
Traders wiped out $750 million in bets — mostly short sellers — as the rally builds on last week's breakout.
AI · British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting
The province says OpenAI's own safety team flagged the shooter's violent chats months before the attack.
CRYPTO · Bitcoin closes above key average for first time in 45 weeks
The 50-week moving average had capped every rally since November 2025 — until Sunday, when bitcoin finally closed above it.
AI · SoftBank launches $11B bond sale to fund OpenAI stake
SoftBank's $11B junk-bond sale funds its next $10B OpenAI payment, part of a stake headed toward $65 billion by October.