THE BLOCK: Stablecoin payments firm Noah has raised an additional $16 million, bringing its total seed round to $38 million. The company said it has added more than 150 customers in 2026 and plans to use the funding to expand its regulatory footprint and U.S. presence.

2026 Tencent Cloud Hackathon Global Finals Concluded 150 days, 5 regions, 3 tracks, 10,122 participants, 1,200+ projects — the 2026 Tencent Cloud Hackathon Global Finals concluded at Shenzhen Penguin Island. Young developers across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong SAR, and the Chinese mainland brought their ideas to life with AI. Champions crowned across Animation, Game, and Agent tracks. The AI stage is just getting started. See you in 2027. #TencentCloudHackathon# #TencentCloud# #Hackathon# #WorkBuddy# #Miora# #CodeBuddy# #AI# #TechforGood# #GlobalFinals# #PenguinIsland#

FUTUREMODE 2026 Community Partner: @AICollectiveCo  The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era — uniting 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 150+ chapters worldwide to democratize frontier AI and coordinate how society navigates rapid technological change. This partnership brings one of the world's most expansive AI communities to the FM26 stage in Taipei. We're looking forward to seeing them in September at #FM26#. FUTUREMODE 2026 📍 Taipei Expo Dome | Sep 4–6, 2026 🌐 🏟 Get your pass: Local - International - #FM26# #FUTUREMODE# #台灣未來祭# #Partner# #AICollective# #AI# #TechCommunity#

FUTUREMODE 2026 Community Partner: @AICollectiveCo  The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era — uniting 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 150+ chapters worldwide to democratize frontier AI and coordinate how society navigates rapid technological change. This partnership brings one of the world's most expansive AI communities to the FM26 stage in Taipei. We're looking forward to seeing them in September at #FM26#. FUTUREMODE 2026 📍 Taipei Expo Dome | Sep 4–6, 2026 🌐 🏟 Get your pass: Local - International - #FM26# #FUTUREMODE# #台灣未來祭# #Partner# #AICollective# #AI# #TechCommunity#

Since January 2026, three Chinese-language cybercrime services have enabled sending more than one billion malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organizations in more than 150 countries. Today, Microsoft and Health-ISAC, with support from organizations including TRM Labs, Resecurity, Cloudflare, Oracle, and Proofpoint, are dismantling all three. Read more about how the services worked and how the disruption came together 👉

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