Odaily News According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, BlackRock (BLK.N) disclosed that as of June 30, it held 51 million Class A common shares of SpaceX (SPCX.O). (Jin Ten)

Odaily News: Despite a setback at the Supreme Court, Trump continues to push forward with his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Trump stated that the court's ruling regarding the ballroom project must be fully overturned by the Supreme Court, and that he will immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Jinshi)

Odaily News: OpenAI stated that it cannot rule out the possibility that its upcoming model, Astra, possesses "critical" cyber capabilities, prompting OpenAI to expand its safety testing scope and suspend internal activities that do not meet stricter security requirements. This is the latest sign of the rapid advancement of AI models' cyber capabilities.

OpenAI said that after an internal assessment of one of its upcoming models, Astra, "we cannot rule out that it possesses critical cyber capabilities." Ahead of Astra's release, OpenAI will expand testing and safety measures for the model and, in accordance with the "Preparedness Framework" first published by the company in 2023, slow down Astra's development process until appropriate safety safeguards are established.

OpenAI also stated that Astra was not involved in the Hugging Face vulnerability attack incident. This may be the first case of an AI frontier lab committing to slowing down its own AI model development due to cybersecurity concerns. (Axios)

Odaily News: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent, when commenting on the Strait of Hormuz, stated: "This strait will never return to its former state, because Iran has used it, or attempted to use it, as a 'choke point.' Over the next two years, we will see this strait gradually lose its importance. It will become just another ordinary waterway. I believe that more than 50%, or even 70%, of the energy currently transported through this strait will shift to underground pipelines." (Jin Shi)

Odaily News: "AI stock guru" Leopold Aschenbrenner has shared wedding photos on X after a nearly one-year silence.

Previously reported, Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund gained 439% cumulatively before June 2026, but suffered heavy losses during the July AI sector sell-off. Prior to his wedding, he sold most of the fund's equity portfolio to Citadel, the investment firm owned by Ken Griffin.

Odaily News: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi issued a statement stating that the security of the Persian Gulf region should be jointly safeguarded by regional countries, and Iran advocates resolving regional security issues without the interference of external forces. Gharibabadi pointed out that Iran has submitted and recorded evidence to the UN Security Council regarding certain attacks launched from the territories of other countries against Iran, including a few direct attacks. He also stated that based on the information currently available, regional countries have become deeply aware that the expansion of conflicts and the continuation of military operations will pose a serious threat to their own security. At present, the conditions for restarting security dialogue among Persian Gulf countries are ripe. (CCTV News)