World No 20 Alexandra Eala beat top‑seeded Jessica Pegula 4‑6, 6‑4, 6‑0 at the Washington Open, capturing her first WTA title and becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA championship.
Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA singles title by defeating Jessica Pegula at the DC Open, while Taylor Fritz beat Rafael Jodar to claim his first trophy of the season.
Alexandra Eala became the first Filipina to win a WTA Tour singles title, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula at the Mubadala DC Open. In the men’s final, Taylor Fritz claimed his 11th ATP title over Rafael Jodar.
Coldcard's newly disclosed random-number generator bug allowed an attacker to rebuild Bitcoin wallet seeds, leading to potential theft. The flaw, present in firmware versions 4.0.0 to 4.1.9 for Mk2/Mk3 and pre-5.6.0/6.6.0X for Mk4/Mk5/Q, highlights that seed randomness is crucial before air-gapping.
Chinese scientists have successfully extracted natural rubber from the rubber dandelion weed in Xinjiang, harvesting 40kg from a test field. This breakthrough could significantly reduce China's dependence on imported natural rubber.
A five-year-old seed-generation flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets, which inadvertently used a weaker random number generator, has led to nearly $90 million in Bitcoin being drained from over 4,500 addresses. Kraken CSO Nick Percoco highlights this as a critical weakness in hardware wallet independent testing, urging for verification of randomness sources.
Coinkite's Coldcard wallets suffered a firmware error, leading to 1,367 BTC ($89M) being drained. This caused a surge in Bitcoin transactions as users migrated funds, blurring market signals. US AI guardrails hindered tracing efforts, forcing investigators to use open-source Chinese models.
Jack Backman, a teenager from Harrisburg, South Dakota, set a new state record by catching a one-pound pumpkinseed fish in Wall Lake on June 18. Initially mistaking it for a crappie, Backman's catch surpassed the previous 50-year-old state record of 12 ounces after being officially weighed on a certified scale.
Aris Marsudiyanto, head of the Agency for Development Control and Special Investigation, stated on July 23 that the nation is technologically behind despite rich natural resources. This comes amidst questions regarding a state-backed institution, URI, and potential resource diversion from existing campuses for its development.
Bitcoin donanım cüzdanı Coldcard'da tespit edilen güvenlik açığı nedeniyle çalınan Bitcoin miktarı, ilk tahminlerin neredeyse iki katına çıkarak 1.082 BTC'ye (70 milyon dolar) ulaştı. Sorun, cihazın seed üretimindeki rastgele sayı üreticisinin hatalı çalışmasından kaynaklanıyor.
IdeaPOP! 2026, a Hong Kong secondary school program sponsored by Citi, saw students widely integrate AI into solutions for social issues. The multi-month journey emphasizes sustainable, workable ideas beyond classroom prototypes, fostering entrepreneurial thinking and human-centered design.
Ellis AI, founded by Cadre co-creator Ryan Williams, exited stealth with $10 million in seed funding to centralize and streamline fragmented workflows for private credit managers using AI agents for tasks like portfolio monitoring and report preparation.
Hong Kong's Coleman Wong Chak-lam, world No 108, achieved a significant upset by defeating top seed Jiri Lehecka 2-1 in the ATP 250 Mifel Open in Los Cabos, Mexico, after coming from a set down to reach the quarter-finals.
MiniMax is set to release the full model weights for its H3 AI video editing model, currently available via API and Hailuo AI. H3 is noted as powerful in video editing but trails competitors in text-to-video and image-to-video tasks, with MiniMax aiming to support the open-source community.
Coinkite's Coldcard hardware wallets experienced a flaw where seeds were generated from a software fallback instead of hardware, leading to an estimated $38 million in Bitcoin losses from 500 wallets. The company suspects AI was used to exploit the vulnerability.
Hongkonger Coleman Wong made history by reaching his first ATP Tour semi-final at the Mifel Open in Los Cabos, Mexico, defeating Jenson Brooksby 6-1, 7-5. This victory also propelled him into the world's top 100, a first for a player from the city.
Alexandra Eala, world No 28, defeats China's Zheng Qinwen 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the Washington Open first round, to face Leylah Fernandez next.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 1 seed at the Memphis Classic, retired from her first-round match against Kristina Liutova due to heat-related illness amid temperatures of 97F (36C), raising concerns about the tournament's summer scheduling.
Miconia, an ornamental tree introduced to Tahiti in 1937, has become a biosecurity threat to Queensland's World Heritage rainforests, capable of producing over 8.9 million seeds per season and smothering native vegetation.
Turkey defeated China 3-0 and Brazil upset Italy 3-2 in the Women’s Volleyball Nations League semi-finals in Macau, advancing to the final.
China achieved a stunning upset victory over top-seeded USA in a five-set thriller at the Women's Volleyball Nations League Finals in Macau, advancing to the last four for the first time since 2023 amidst a roaring home crowd.
Imagi, co-founded by Dora Palfi and Beatrice Ionascu, raised $4.5M in a seed round with investors including Brighteye Ventures and Will.i.am. The company provides K-12 students and teachers with tools for coding and AI literacy, emphasizing safe deployment and compliance.
Yope, a startup building an algorithm-free, private social network focused on "micro communities," secured $12.3 million in funding led by Northzone. The app, with 15 million users, aims to offer a premium, ad-free experience for real-world connections, leveraging AI for games and real-life meetups.
Cascade, a startup launched in 2025 by Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC. Its AI-powered platform helps architecture, engineering, and construction firms find and win projects by tracking opportunities and predicting bid winners.
