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China releases world's first AI-powered stratigraphic model, creating a "shared database" for the Earth.
Mars Finance reports that at the 5th International Congress of Stratigraphy currently being held in Suzhou, Chinese scientists unveiled the first AI-powered stratigraphic model and a new intelligent global stratigraphic profile comparison system, among other new tools. This means that for the first time, Earth's 4.6 billion-year evolutionary history will have a globally shared database. (Cailian Press)
Wang Ruomeng of the National Development and Reform Commission: Sales of AI smartphones and AI computers are expected to surpass those of non-AI products for the first time this year.
According to Mars Finance, at 10:00 AM today, the Shanghai Municipal Government held a press conference. Wang Ruomeng, Deputy Director of the Innovation and High-Tech Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that last year, my country's annual shipments of AI-powered smartphones, AI-powered computers, and other smart terminals exceeded 100 million units, and this high growth is expected to continue this year. Sales of AI-powered smartphones and AI-powered computers are projected to surpass those of non-AI products for the first time this year. Currently, my country's AI-native office intelligent agents receive over 20 million monthly visits, with daily meta-calls reaching trillions of times, a significant increase compared to last year. This demonstrates the vigorous development of new products and business models driven by "AI+". (Cailian Press)
Coinbase's AI-powered market prediction alert feature misreported World Cup results before the games, sparking user criticism.
PANews reported on July 6th that, according to BeInCrypto, Coinbase's AI-powered prediction market alerts erroneously announced a World Cup match result over the weekend, sending a false score of Norway 3-2 against Brazil before the match had even started, sparking user criticism. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded that he and his team are investigating the matter. This error comes against the backdrop of Coinbase's heavy promotion of prediction markets as the "ultimate truth tool," with Armstrong having previously stated that "when it comes to real money, results are far more reliable than traditional media." Coinbase has previously faced controversy due to issues with its AI coding tools and push notification misalignments; this incident further raises questions about the security of AI in financial products.
The number of encrypted ATMs worldwide plummeted by 27.7% in the first half of the year, with 96% of the shut-down machines concentrated in the United States.
PANews reported on July 3rd that, according to a report by Bits.media, the number of cryptocurrency ATMs worldwide plummeted from 39,158 at the beginning of the year to 28,322 in the first half of 2026, a decrease of 10,836 units, or 27.7%. The US saw a decrease of approximately 96%, from 30,617 to 20,237 units, a drop of 33.9%. Canada saw a decrease of 57 units to 3,603, Europe a decrease of 102 units to 1,658, and Australia an 11% decrease to 1,758. The US remains the world's largest cryptocurrency ATM market, accounting for 71.5% of active devices globally. Finbold cited expert analysis stating that the decrease was not due to declining demand, but rather to operators scaling back their infrastructure due to market volatility and tightening regulations.
The world's first fully automated robotic pharmacy has been launched, securing $12.6 million in funding to accelerate its commercialization.
Mars Finance reports that Queue, a California-based startup, recently launched the world's first fully automated robotic pharmacy. This technology comes at a time of severe labor shortages and a growing "pharmacy desert" in the United States. Simultaneously, the company announced it has successfully raised $12.6 million, which will be used to accelerate the research and deployment of the automated system. (Cailian Press)
AI-powered agents suffer setbacks in their first foray into coffee shops: Gemini's excessive discounting leads to losses, and GPT's overly stingy practices cause raw material shortages.
According to Beating's monitoring, AI evaluation agency Andon Labs released test data on its AI agent Mona operating a physical coffee shop. In the first two months, Mona ran on a Gemini 3.1 Pro model. During this period, the model showed almost no concept of profit, not only excessively purchasing raw materials but also being easily swayed by customer claims, offering large discounts or even free items, and even admitting to a customer's claim of a 99% discount without verification. This resulted in the coffee shop spending approximately $15,000 on supplier and equipment purchases, while sales were only $9,000, leading to a net operating loss of nearly $6,000 (if fixed costs such as rent and salaries are included, total expenditures reach $38,000). Subsequently, the team switched the model to GPT-5.5. The new model showed significant anxiety in the face of losses and immediately stopped blindly ordering. However, this went to the other extreme: insufficient purchases led to a shortage of fresh raw materials. As of June 25, the availability of menu items had dropped to 77%, and 10 dishes had been forced to be removed from the menu. Meanwhile, GPT-5.5 demonstrated extremely strong anti-cheating and anti-jailbreak capabilities, rejecting all customers who requested special prices or offered free food in exchange for social media promotion.