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🇮🇳 India's richest state is exploring tokenizing its own assets to fund new infrastructure The Indian state of Maharashtra is developing a policy to bring its own assets onto blockchain, including a potential tokenization of electricity transmission infrastructure, with proceeds used to fund new power lines and energy storage. Today, the transmission lines earn steady fee income from carrying power across the grid, but the capital tied up in building them stays locked in place and can’t easily be freed up for new projects. He linked this to a problem Maharashtra faces today: the state generates a large surplus of solar power, but lacks the grid capacity to move it to where and when it’s needed. Pardeshi said the state could potentially solve this by tokenizing a portion of its transmission assets, allowing investors to receive a share of the income they generate while providing the state with fresh capital for new infrastructure. “The transmission lines can themselves be tokenized — not fully, but even 40%, 50% of that,” Pardeshi said. “People who hold that token can get part of the income which Maharashtra Transco Company is getting... the new money that it generates from the people who buy the token can help us to build more transmission lines, to build more solar energy storage centers.” #BRICS @QSIMedia

🇨🇳 Xi Jinping announced the creation of an open-source AI platform for BRICS Chinese developers will create an inclusive platform for BRICS, equipped with AI, with open source and access. This was stated on September 13 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of his speech at the unification summit in the "outreach" format in New Delhi. "China will commit to creating an open AI zone based on BRICS, <...> and also create an open AI ecosystem," — the content of his speech is quoted on the website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Xi Jinping announced that Beijing will hold workshops and trainings on AI, and also announced the imminent launch of large-scale language models. The corresponding step by the Chinese side, as explained by its leader, is being taken in order to consolidate and multiply the successes achieved by the BRICS. #BRICS @QSIMedia

🇦🇪🇮🇷 UAE, Iran Leaders Meet as Push to Resolve Hormuz Standoff Grows Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as the Islamic Republic touts a potential deal to allow more ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has said it will brief Gulf states on Monday on a new agreement, though says any deal won't amount to a full reopening of the strait and that it will have a say on which ships can traverse it. The rare public discussions between the two powers occurred on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in India and came as Oman seeks to bring the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iran together to discuss the waterway, a global chokepoint for energy exports. #BRICS @QSIMedia

🤖 Anthropic CEO calls for AI race to slow down citing safety. Musk and OpenAI's Altman agrees In an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier”, Dario Amodei, CEO of Claude’s developer, Anthropic, called for companies to deliberately pace advances in frontier AI, arguing that model capabilities were improving faster than researchers’ ability to understand and control them. “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models,” — Amodei wrote. ❗️However, he didn’t call for an outright halt, arguing for slowing down the pace of the development. “Not building the technology deprives humanity of benefits or simply places AI in the hands of authoritarian powers, while building it too fast is reckless.” Two other prominent leaders of rival giant AI and tech companies quickly backed the idea: 🔜 OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, said, “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier,” to give society time to adapt to increasingly powerful systems. 🔜 Elon Musk, whose firm xAI has developed Grok, also publicly backed Amodei’s latest proposal, responding that “Dario is right.” Three of AI’s most prominent rivals now share the view that frontier AI should keep advancing, but not necessarily as fast as technically possible. @QSIMedia

⚡️🇺🇸 Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown President Donald Trump downplayed the growing alarm over risks from AI after some of the industry's leaders called for slowing the development pace of the technology. "We're leading China in AI. We're the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins," — Trump said. "And we can put guardrails. We can do this and that. But I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up." @QSIMedia

🇨🇦🇪🇺 Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wants closer links with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate member" of the ​bloc. Carney has ​spoken regularly with several ​EU leaders, most ⁠notably French President Emmanuel Macron, about the possibility of letting Canadians live and work visa-free in the EU. Both leaders are set ​to meet ⁠later this month. Canada and the EU are discussing freer movement of goods, services and workers in strategic sectors like energy, AI, defence and critical minerals, while also exploring joint infrastructure projects, including underwater cables, data centres, cloud storage, satellites and energy routes. @QSIMedia

💊 Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts down inflammation Inflammation is one of the immune system's most important defense responses. It helps the body fight infection and repair damaged tissue. But if that response remains active for too long, it can begin to harm healthy tissue and contribute to conditions including arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes. Researchers at University College London (UCL) have identified a biological mechanism that helps the body bring inflammation to an end, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases affecting millions of people. The new study, published in Nature Communications, points to a group of small fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins as part of that shutdown process. These molecules act like natural brakes on the immune system. "This is the first study to map epoxy-oxylipin activity in humans during inflammation. By boosting these protective fat molecules, we could design safer treatments for diseases driven by chronic inflammation," — corresponding author Professor Derek Gilroy (UCL Division of Medicine) said. @QSIMedia

⚡️🇺🇸 Trump on the $5,000 Trump Dividend $5,000 dividend is going to happen 100%. The reason is because our country is taking in trillions and trillions of dollars. People deserve it. @QSIMedia

💸 BRICS Countries Explore CBDC Links to Accelerate Cross-Border Payments BRICS countries are exploring the possibility of connecting CBDCs and national payment systems to strengthen cross-border payments and settlements among member economies ⬇️CBDC Connectivity Could Reduce Cross-Border Payment Costs 🔘The discussions focus on making CBDC systems interoperable across member countries, potentially allowing selected commercial and financial transactions to be processed and settled digitally across borders. 🔘Greater connectivity could reduce the number of intermediaries involved in international transactions, helping lower payment costs and shorten settlement times. 🔘BRICS members are also examining stronger links between instant payment systems to support faster digital transfers for individuals and businesses. ❗️Existing Payment Networks Could Support Integration: 🔜 India’s UPI and Brazil’s Pix are among the most prominent examples, alongside instant payment infrastructure operated by other member countries. 🔜 India’s experience linking UPI with Singapore’s PayNow also provides a practical example of connecting domestic payment systems internationally BRICS is exploring interoperable cross-border payments, including potential CBDC connectivity. The technical and regulatory frameworks are still under development. 🚀 #BRICS @QSIMedia

⚡️🤑 Jason Karsh, Chief Marketing Officer at Stellar: “Blockchain technology has the potential for so much good.” Moving financial services onchain and making access to saving, borrowing, lending, and capital formation universally accessible will dramatically improve prosperity for humanity. #Stellar @QSIMedia

⚡️🛡 NSA Restructures to Create Five New Organizations in AI, Cybersecurity, and More The National Security Agency is carving out five new internal organizations focused on AI, China, cybersecurity, combat support, and global intelligence. The restructuring represents one of the most significant organizational overhauls at the signals intelligence agency in years, reflecting how rapidly the threat landscape has shifted. The restructuring is set to begin in mid-October, with full implementation targeted for January 2027. @QSIMedia

🚘 China Is Ditching Touchscreens For Essential Controls In New Cars China's MIIT has drafted new rules that would bring back physical controls for essential functions on new cars. The law is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2027, and it would require new vehicles to have certain physical controls, triggers, and switches with specific size and feedback requirements for each button. This does not mean touchscreens are going away on newer model cars, but it does impact controls that were previously integrated into the touchscreen display, including turn signals, lighting, shifting gears, windshield wipers, and window defrosters. The touchscreen will remain in place for other functions and cool dashboard gadgets. #BRICS @QSIMedia

🤖 Scientists just made quantum computer operations 1,000 times faster Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now developed a method that can perform a broad range of advanced quantum operations more than a thousand times faster. The advance tackles a major obstacle in the field and could help move quantum computing closer to becoming fault-tolerant. Researchers are exploring bosonic quantum codes to make quantum computers more resilient to errors. Instead of assigning quantum information to individual qubits, this approach stores it in microwave fields inside superconducting circuits. "Our method shows that a diverse range of quantum operations on bosonic states can be completed within a single driving cycle, rather than the several thousand cycles that have been required previously. This makes the operations both faster and more efficient, while reducing the risk that disturbances will corrupt the information before the process is finished. It represents an important step towards fault-tolerant quantum computers," — says Lei Du, researcher in Applied Quantum Physics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. 🚀 @QSIMedia

🧑‍⚖️ Senate Republicans release 'final' Clarity Act draft as Trump accepts most ethics provisions Sens. Cynthia Lummis, John Boozman, and Tim Scott released the final draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633) ahead of a scheduled cloture vote on Tuesday. If cloture is invoked, the new text would be offered as the substitute amendment. 🟠The final text includes new ethics language which reflects substantially all of the Tillis-Gallego ethics proposal, including a meaningful role for state attorneys general in enforcement. "President Trump voluntarily agreed to unprecedented ethics restrictions, holding every federally elected official, judge, and their spouses to some of the toughest ethics restrictions in U.S. history," — Lummis said in a statement. "Democrats got what they wanted; now they need to take yes for an answer." 🟠The bill text shows that the ethics requirements will cover a public official or employee; those elected to the office of President, Vice President, or member of Congress; and their spouses. However, the bill does not state limits on other family members, such as an official's children. ⬇️ Stablecoin circuit breaker 🔘The draft would also give the Treasury secretary authority to impose a circuit-breaker on stablecoin rewards to limit deposit outflows from community banks if payment stablecoins trigger substantial withdrawals, which would last 18 months after enactment. 🔘In an unresolved dispute against crypto players, banks have been arguing for further tightening on stablecoin yield language. While the bill limits platforms from paying interest on idle stablecoin holdings, rewards on stablecoin usage are still allowed. The circuit-breaker is meant as an apparent "emergency brake" for banks fearing existential deposit flight from community banks. ❗️The draft also includes edits to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) to shield developers from money transmission registration requirements and establish a strong civi

⚡️🇺🇸 Trump on AI: The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades! WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS! We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! Thank you for your attention to this matter! 🏆 @QSIMedia

🍪 NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies Researchers at Southern Illinois University are exploring how microorganisms could turn plastic waste into safe, edible food — a concept inspired by NASA research on producing food during deep-space missions. A major target is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a widely used plastic found in products such as soda and water bottles. PET contains carbon-rich molecules that can potentially be broken apart and rebuilt into useful compounds, including components that can ultimately become proteins. Those smaller molecules are then fed to the engineered yeast. Once the yeast-derived ingredients have been produced, researchers combine them with fiber, starch, and sweetener. The mixture is then pushed through a 3D printer to create protein-rich cookies called µBites. The available data indicate that µBites are safe to eat, although the researchers are still waiting for institutional approval before conducting formal taste tests. @QSIMedia

📝 Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Sign 'Historic' Pact to Break Up UK The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s governing separatist parties have signed a joint pact asserting their right to determine their constitutional futures and calling on Westminster to prepare for potential changes to the U.K. The agreement marks the first time the 3 parties have simultaneously held power in the U.K.’s devolved nations. @QSIMedia