Jed McCaleb, the founder of Ripple and Stellar, announced that he will invest $1 billion in developing AGI systems based on the principles of the human brain, and he pledged to invest $600 million in the field of neuroscience. He believes that current AI architectures lack decision-making and motivation and that new directions need to be explored.

Jed McCaleb, the founder of Ripple and Stellar, will invest $1 billion through his nonprofit organization, Astera Institute, to develop an AGI system based on principles of the human brain, and has committed to invest $600 million in the field of neuroscience, planning to research brain-machine interfaces to record neural activity.

Meituan CEO Wang Xing stated at the 2026 management communication meeting that AI Agents have had a greater impact on him than ChatGPT, believing that AI will create enormous productivity and change work patterns. He emphasized that AI requires real-time data, and Meituan will increase investment in foundational large models and data infrastructure. Wang Puzhong added that Meituan will dedicate itself to providing AI assistants to merchants. Additionally, Wang Xing called on management to reduce the use of formal titles.

The world's first Chinese decentralized Perptual Futures exchange "Sun Wukong" has officially launched, allowing users to participate in the "Peach Banquet" lottery event to win USDT and $SUN Airdrop. The event ends on October 15 at 20:00 (UTC+8).