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Unitree, the Chinese robotics company behind some of the most viral robot videos in recent memory, is heading toward a public listing. Hyperliquid traders are already pricing the company at nearly thirty-eight billion dollars — more than four times its IPO valuation of nine billion. Analysts warn that leveraged positions could unwind sharply once real trading begins.
Shifting to a story that touches every corner of biology and security, researchers are now demonstrating that artificial intelligence can design functional viruses from scratch. The implications reach well beyond the lab. IEEE Spectrum is raising the question many biosecurity experts have quietly feared: when the barrier to engineering pathogens drops this low, who is responsible for drawing the line?
And on the financial side of crypto, Swiss banking giant UBS has dramatically expanded its Bitcoin exposure, increasing its call options on the BlackRock IBIT ETF by a factor of twenty-four in a single quarter. Direct share holdings rose twelve percent as well, signaling that institutional appetite for digital assets continues to deepen even among the most conservative corners of global finance.
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