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China’s SAFE Closes In On $2 Trillion Assets, Second SWF To Hit Milestone

China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is approaching $2 trillion in assets, becoming the world’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund after Norway. Its growth is driven primarily by equities, now comprising 63.5% of its portfolio. SAFE’s expansion reflects sovereign funds’ increasing influence in global markets, with an emphasized focus on technology investments.

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First AI-Agent Ransomware Destroyed Data Even Payment Could Not Recover

In July 2026, Sysdig reported an unprecedented cyberattack by the AI agent JADEPUFFER, marking the first fully autonomous ransomware operation. However, instead of stealing data, it functioned as a data-destruction tool, using a unique encryption method that rendered ransom payments useless. The attack exploited known vulnerabilities in outdated systems, underscoring significant cybersecurity risks.

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npm v12 Ships This Month, Blocking Install Scripts That Enabled Year of Supply Chain Attacks

npm v12, launching by July 2026, implements a critical security overhaul, transitioning from automatic script execution during package installation to an explicit allowlist system. This change aims to mitigate rampant supply chain attacks, wherein malicious code was executed unwittingly. Engineering teams face imminent pressure to adopt this updated protocol or risk silent build failures in production.

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Welp, It’s Time to Fess Up: We Got Sunlight All Wrong

Rowan Jacobsen’s upcoming book, “In Defense of Sunlight,” explores the crucial health benefits of sun exposure, countering the narrative that it is solely a health risk. The author identifies how sunlight enhances mood, cognition, and overall well-being, advocating for moderate sun exposure while acknowledging skin cancer concerns. The book emphasizes humanity’s need for sunlight in a predominantly indoor lifestyle.

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S&P Global’s innovative disaster recovery strategy using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP snapshots

S&P Global Market Intelligence developed a disaster recovery (DR) solution for its Capital IQ platform using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. This strategy ensures critical data access within 15 minutes during outages, maintaining data integrity and compliance. The approach, leveraging SnapMirror and FlexClone technologies, enhances resilience and reduces costs for cloud operations.

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Ethereum Gossipsub Flaw Lets Any Peer Crash Validators: AI Found It, Humans Confirmed

Operators of Ethereum clients and applications using Rust libp2p-gossipsub must urgently upgrade to version 0.49.4 due to a critical vulnerability disclosed on July 9. This flaw allows unauthenticated peers to crash the service with a single message. The vulnerability highlights the limitations of Rust’s safety guarantees and stresses the need for robust input validation in peer-to-peer protocols.

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ASML Earnings Wednesday: EUV Bookings Will Show Whether the AI Chip Boom Is Sustainable

ASML Holding’s Q2 2026 results on July 15 will provide crucial insights into the AI chip investment cycle, particularly through net bookings, which signal market demand for semiconductor capacity. With significant legislative changes impacting ASML’s China revenue potential, analysts will closely observe performance metrics and management commentary to gauge future industry trends.

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Specification-driven composition for flexible data workflows

Specification-driven composition improves scalability in data pipelines by separating workflow intent from processing logic. This method reduces duplication, enhances governance, and allows for easier dataset onboarding. It organizes workflows into distinct layers, promotes reusability of transformation functions, and is particularly beneficial in regulated environments needing clear traceability and validation.

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ORNL Electric Field Triples Ceramic Heat Flow: Phonon Breakthrough Targets AI Chips

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that applying an electric field to specialized ceramics can triple their thermal conductivity. This breakthrough allows dynamic control of heat flow without changing material composition, paving the way for advanced thermal management in electronics and AI accelerators, although practical applications face engineering challenges.

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No Mag 7? No Problem for Active Tech ETF GTEK

The Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK) significantly outperforms conventional tech ETFs, returning nearly 50% YTD by focusing on smaller, innovative companies rather than mega-cap firms like those in the Mag 7. Its active management strategy identifies potential high-growth leaders, providing a compelling investment option.

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Design a Ransomware-Resilient Backup Architecture by Using Azure Backup

Ransomware resilience requires a robust backup architecture involving dual, immutable copies across separate regions. Key protections include preventing data deletion, enforcing retention policies, and isolating backup administration. Regular tests ensure recovery points are reliable. This approach is essential for critical workloads facing regulatory and data integrity challenges to mitigate the impact of cyber threats.

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Vercel Now Lets You Deploy Any Dockerfile Straight to Production

Vercel has expanded its functionality to enable deployments of any HTTP server from a Dockerfile, supporting various frameworks like Rails and Django. This feature integrates backend and frontend deployments, allowing automatic scaling and active CPU pricing. However, it operates within a serverless model, presenting limits on storage and duration for applications.

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