AMD’s Q2 2026 data centre revenue doubled to $6.7 billion as the Helios AI platform entered production with Anthropic and Microsoft as launch customers.
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Firmware Bug From 2021 Drained $140 Million from Coldcard Bitcoin Wallets
A 2021 firmware error in Coinkite’s Coldcard wallets made seed phrases predictable, letting hackers drain over $140 million in bitcoin in 41 minutes.
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Brazil Cuts Selic to 14% for Fourth Consecutive Meeting
Brazil’s Copom cut the Selic to 14% on 5 August, a fourth straight quarter-point reduction completing 100 basis points of easing since March 2026.
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries 1,300km Inside Russia as Strikes Kill Six
Ukraine struck oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl on 6 August, over 1,300km from the front, as Russian attacks killed six people in eastern Ukraine.
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Venezuela Opens US-Backed Transition Talks Without Machado
Venezuela’s government and opposition met in Caracas on 6 August to open US-backed transition talks, with Nobel laureate María Corina Machado excluded.
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DeepSeek V4-Flash Exits Preview at $0.14 per Million Tokens
DeepSeek’s efficiency-focused V4-Flash model reached general availability on July 31, priced at 9.5 times less than its Pro sibling and outperforming it on at least one coding benchmark.
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SK Hynix Suffers Second Flash Crash on South Korea’s Nextrade in a Week
SK Hynix shares plunged 30% in pre-market trading on Nextrade on August 6 — the second such incident in eight days — as South Korea’s alternative bourse faces calls to tighten its volatility controls.
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US Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3 Billion in June as Imports Slow
The US goods and services deficit fell to $73.3 billion in June 2026, down $4.4 billion from May, as import volumes contracted faster than exports, according to BEA data released August 4.
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North Korea Deploys Missile Unit to Russia Armed with 120 Ballistic Missiles
Ukraine’s military intelligence says a North Korean unit carrying six launchers and 120 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles is deploying to Russia’s Voronezh region for use against Ukraine.
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Arab and Islamic Ministers Convene in Amman Over Israeli Moves at Al-Aqsa
Arab and Islamic foreign ministers met in Amman on August 5 to coordinate a response to Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, demanding UN Security Council intervention.