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According to Cursor's official announcement, its code hosting platform Origin officially launched on August 18, enabling users to sync code repositories directly from GitHub and featuring deep integration with Cursor. It has currently integrated with mainstream GitHub ecosystem partners such as Vercel, Buildkite, and Depot. More integration services will be introduced successively, and the Beta version has begun rolling out to users.
It was previously reported that Grok 4.6 went live. Latest benchmark information shows Grok 4.6 ranks first in three benchmarks: GDPVal-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, and Harvey LAB, and second in four benchmarks: CursorBench, FrontierCode, APEX-Agents, and APEX-SWE. The specific scores are GDPVal-AA v2 1753, AA-Briefcase 1577, Harvey LAB 15.8%, CursorBench 69.9%, FrontierCode 61.3%, APEX-Agents 57.5%, and APEX-SWE 56.4% respectively. It surpasses Grok 4.5 High in every listed benchmark and ties with GPT-5.6 Sol Max at 61 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Grok 4.6 is available in Cursor and Grok Build starting today, with usage doubling in the first week.
According to The Information, Cursor informed employees that the transaction regarding its sale to SpaceX could be completed as early as next week, with a transaction size of approximately $60 billion. After the transaction is completed, Cursor employees will be merged into the SpaceX AI team. Meanwhile, the Cursor brand may no longer be used for certain new products in the future, including an upcoming general agent product, which may be launched under the name Grok Bot.
Odaily News: MetaMask on Thursday launched the self-custodial wallet Agent Wallet, which allows AI agents to execute on-chain transactions within user-defined limits. It targets traders and developers who use AI agents to monitor markets, identify opportunities, and execute trades autonomously. Users can set spending limits, approve specific protocols, choose risk settings, and select between Guard Mode and Beast Mode for different levels of automation. Agent Wallet supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, OpenCode, as well as Hyperliquid and Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible networks. Agent Wallet supports gas abstraction, allowing users to pay network fees using the asset being transferred, without needing to hold the network's native token. MetaMask stated that supported transactions will undergo transaction simulation, threat scanning, and smart transaction MEV protection. Eligible transactions that still incur losses after passing security checks may be covered by Transaction Protection of up to $10,000 per month.
Odaily News AMD, the semiconductor giant, announced the launch of its enterprise-grade AI programming platform, AMD Instinct Coder. The platform combines AMD chips, Supermicro servers, and Spectro Cloud software, aiming to help enterprises deploy AI coding assistants locally, reduce the cost of cloud-based AI models, and protect code and data security.AMD stated that Instinct Coder is an "out-of-the-box" end-to-end AI development platform, integrating AMD EPYC processors, AMD Instinct GPUs, Supermicro AI servers, Spectro Cloud PaletteAI Inference Launchpad software, and the AMD-optimized GLM-5.2 model. It can be used for software development scenarios such as code generation, application modernization, automated testing, and code review.AMD said that compared to relying on cutting-edge cloud-based AI models, Instinct Coder can help enterprises reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 70%, with the fastest payback period shortened to 6 months.AMD noted that more and more enterprises are looking to leverage AI to improve development efficiency, but face two major challenges: on one hand, the cost of invoking top-tier cloud models continues to rise; on the other hand, entrusting enterprise source code, intellectual property, and sensitive data to third-party services poses security and compliance risks.Through a local deployment model, Instinct Coder allows enterprises to maintain control over their data and code while providing more predictable infrastructure costs. The platform supports development tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Visual Studio Code, and Cursor, with each node supporting up to 50 users (30 concurrent users).Additionally, the PaletteAI Inference Launchpad provided by Spectro Cloud enables AI workload management, model routing, request auditing, and cost monitoring, and supports invoking external models such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or xAI when needed.AMD stated that Instinct Coder aims to help enterprises break free from the high costs of cloud-based AI services, accelerate AI-driven software development processes while ensuring data security and autonomous control.
SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen disclosed during this morning’s earnings call: "In the first few weeks of Q3, we have already signed an additional $6.7 billion in cloud service contract revenue (over a 6-month term, gradually ramping up starting this October). We believe that, including contributions from Cursor and based on our expected revenue for December this year, this will bring us to $100 billion in ARR (annual recurring revenue) by the end of the year."
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model has launched on the Cursor code editor. Some users stated on social media that Cursor's model selection vision and product experience perform the best among all current AI Agents. Kimi K3 was previously released on July 28, with officials stating that it narrowed the gap between open-source and closed-source models to 4 points across multiple benchmark tests. Cursor is a code editing tool integrated with AI capabilities, and this integration of Kimi K3 provides developers with new model options.
AI infrastructure startup Fireworks AI has announced the completion of a $1.5 billion financing round, valuing the company at $17.5 billion. The company, previously backed by NVIDIA, primarily provides developers with cloud-based services for running open-source AI models, helping enterprises deploy AI applications at lower costs. This funding round was led by Atreides Management, Index Ventures, and TCV, with participation from NVIDIA, Evantic, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others. Currently, Fireworks processes approximately 40 trillion AI tokens daily. Its clients include companies such as Elastic, GitLab, and MongoDB. Previously, over half of its revenue came from the AI coding tool Cursor, but its client base has since become more diversified. (CNBC)
According to Reuters citing The Information, SpaceXAI and Cursor plan to release their first jointly developed artificial intelligence model as early as Wednesday. The model was originally scheduled for launch early this week but was delayed for efficiency optimization. The report noted that the new model is expected to possess strong rapid information processing capabilities, with some performance aspects potentially competitive with Anthropic's Opus 4.8 and OpenAI's GPT 5.5.
BNB Chain has announced the official mainnet launch of its AI Agent development platform, BNB Agent Studio.Developers can now use a single prompt in AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code to complete Agent wallet creation, on-chain identity registration (ERC-8004), and deployment, without needing to separately set up wallets, identities, payments, custody, or LLM integration.Once deployed, Agents can use the x402 protocol to automatically deduct fees from users' pre-funded wallets to cover LLM usage, and they can be discovered and invoked by other Agents via the ERC-8183 task interface. The entire process runs on the AWS Bedrock AgentCore.The platform is also launching a limited-time free trial, where users can experience the full deployment process on the BSC testnet using their GitHub account.
According to the latest macro-trend report released by QCP Group, market focus is shifting from the “signing-related optimism” surrounding multiple macro events toward post-signing execution risks. The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been formally signed; Brent crude oil prices have retreated below USD 80 per barrel, easing tail risks. However, traffic volume through the Strait of Hormuz remains at just 14 transits—well below normal levels—and a 60-day technical negotiation window has now opened. Market pricing is pivoting toward actual tanker flow volumes and progress on compliance with the Lebanon ceasefire. The Federal Reserve unanimously held interest rates steady at 3.50%–3.75%, but signaled its intention to keep rates higher for longer. The median dot-plot projection for 2026 was raised to 3.8% (up from 3.4%), with the range widened to 3.4%–4.4%; forward guidance was simultaneously scrapped. Core PCE inflation forecasts stand at 3.30%, and headline PCE at 3.82%—both above target—confirming that inflation—not growth—remains the primary constraint. Following its IPO, SpaceX’s stock price has declined approximately 27% from its peak of USD 211 to USD 155, yet it remains 14.5% above its IPO price of USD 135. Market narrative has shifted from IPO momentum to AI financing logic: its USD 20 billion note issuance is earmarked to refinance an xAI bridge loan, while the ~USD 60 billion Anysphere/Cursor transaction converts equity into acquisition currency. SpaceX is now being integrated into the AI capital formation cycle. In the crypto market, S
Reflection AI, a startup building an open-source AI model network, has signed a data center cabinet lease agreement with SpaceX, with a contract scale of $6 billion. Reflection AI is valued at $25 billion. Following agreements with Anthropic and Google, SpaceX signed the contract with Reflection AI, effective from July 1 to the end of 2029, with an expected monthly revenue of $150 million. Both parties can terminate the contract with 90 days' notice after the initial three-month period. Reflection AI, backed by Nvidia, stated that additional computing resources will provide a foundation for building large-scale open-source models. SpaceX has also recently agreed to acquire AI coding company Cursor in a $60 billion all-stock swap transaction.
: Robinhood has announced the launch of an AI Agent feature, allowing users to delegate stock trading and credit card spending decisions to AI agents. According to the introduction, users can connect AI tools such as Anthropic Claude and Cursor to their designated Robinhood accounts, enabling the AI to automatically execute stock trades, portfolio management, and spending tasks, while users retain control through spending limits, approval mechanisms, and real-time notifications.In payment scenarios, the AI Agent can use the Robinhood Gold virtual credit card to automatically search for deals, book travel, and purchase tickets. Robinhood stated that this feature currently only supports stock trading, with plans to expand to options and cryptocurrency trading in the future.
According to CoinDesk, Base—the Ethereum Layer 2 network operated by Coinbase—has launched the AI-integration tool Base MCP, which connects users’ Base accounts to AI clients such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor, enabling them to perform transactions—including fund transfers, token swaps, balance checks, transaction history reviews, and interactions with DeFi applications—using natural language.
: Base, the Ethereum scaling network incubated by Coinbase, has launched Base MCP, aiming to connect AI interfaces with Base wallet infrastructure.Through this integration, users can use natural language commands in AI tools that support the MCP open standard to complete token swaps, fund transfers, and interact with Base ecosystem applications. Supported AI interfaces include Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and others.Base MCP will serve as a secure gateway between user Base accounts and AI interfaces. At its initial launch, it will connect with applications such as Morpho, Bankr, Moonwell, Avantis, Aerodrome, Virtuals, and Uniswap, covering scenarios including lending, swaps, perpetual contracts, new tokens, and AI Agent issuance.MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, originally proposed by Anthropic, and is an open standard for connecting AI models with external tools and data sources.
Musk said Grok Base Model V9-Medium (1.5T) training has been completed with good evaluation results. A large amount of Cursor data has been added during supplementary training, and more will be added subsequently. Fine-tuning is currently underway, and reinforcement learning is expected to begin in a few days. The official release is anticipated in 2 to 3 weeks.
Elon Musk posted on X, stating that the latest completed training run of Grok V9 (1.5T parameters) has "performed very well," and this result has not yet incorporated the supplementary training portion from Cursor data. The base model currently under internal development is V9, with approximately 1.5 trillion parameters. Compared to V8, it features significant improvements in data cleaning, training methods, model scale, and has been optimized for the Blackwell architecture to enhance computational efficiency.Musk emphasized that, in contrast, the current public-facing version v4.2, built on the V8 base model with approximately 0.5T parameters and running on the Hopper architecture, still has certain limitations in training data quality and coverage. The performance gap between Grok V8 and V9 is massive, with the new-generation model achieving a leapfrog upgrade in overall capabilities.
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency trading platform, has disclosed in a technical sharing session that its internal multi-agent development tool "Mux" is reshaping software engineering workflows, transitioning the engineer's role from traditional code implementers to task orchestrators for AI agents.With the widespread internal adoption of AI programming tools such as Cursor, Copilot, OpenCode, and Claude Code, code generation efficiency has significantly improved. However, development workflows have long remained stuck in a traditional "single-task, single-branch, sequential execution" mode, creating a new collaboration bottleneck.Mux was born as an internal tool against this backdrop. By assigning each AI agent an independent git worktree, branch, and terminal environment, the system enables parallel multi-task development and conflict-free collaboration, allowing engineers to simultaneously direct multiple agents to handle tasks such as API development, test writing, vulnerability fixes, and code refactoring.Data shows that as of April 2026, Mux has covered over 600 users within Coinbase (including engineers, product managers, and designers), with 335 actively using it and 197 being high-frequency users. It has facilitated over 5,000 PR merges across 461 code repositories and 10 organizations. Engineers using Mux achieved an average of 39.6 PR merges, approximately 3.5 times the baseline of 11.4.Coinbase stated that Mux's success relies on its internal infrastructure capabilities, including an LLM Gateway, secure model access, and a code flow deployment system, enabling deep integration of multi-agent tools into real development workflows. This trend marks a structural shift in the software engineering paradigm: as AI reduces the cost of code generation, the core value of engineers is transitioning from "implementation capability" to "problem definition and agent orchestration capability."
According to The Information, sources familiar with the matter said that although Cursor has previously accepted SpaceX’s conditional $60 billion acquisition offer (which has not yet been finalized), the company currently has no plans to jointly develop a coding model with xAI, SpaceX’s AI division. Instead, Cursor is focusing on optimizing its in-house model, Composer—which is partially powered by the Chinese AI model Kimi. Market expectations had previously suggested that, if the deal were completed, Cursor might engage in deep collaboration with xAI to develop programming models. However, the latest developments indicate that the company will continue pursuing an independent technical path in the near term.
According to a research report released by cybersecurity firm Expel, the company is tracking an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed “HexagonalRodent,” which is highly assessed to be a North Korean (DPRK) state-sponsored actor. This group primarily targets Web3 developers and specializes in stealing high-value digital assets—including cryptocurrencies and NFTs. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, the group compromised 2,726 developer devices and stole access credentials for 26,584 cryptocurrency wallets, with the total value of stolen assets reaching as high as $12 million. The group primarily carries out its attacks via fake job postings—publishing lucrative positions on LinkedIn and Web3 recruitment platforms to lure job seekers into completing “skills assessments” embedded with malicious code. These assessments exploit VSCode’s tasks.json functionality to automatically execute malware when victims open the project folder. The malware used includes BeaverTail, OtterCookie, and InvisibleFerret, all of which possess capabilities such as password theft, remote control, and reverse shell execution. Notably, the group extensively leverages generative AI tools—including ChatGPT and Cursor—to develop malware, build counterfeit corporate websites, and generate AI-forged executive teams. It even registered a shell company in Mexico to enhance the credibility of its operations. Additionally, the group recently carried out its first-ever supply-chain attack, successfully infiltrating a VSCode extension.