The Daily Sift

GLP-1 drugs cutting mortality, pills clearing Alzheimer’s proteins, diets slowing brain aging, cancer vaccines, and BCIs restoring movement—the frontier of longevity is here. Healthspan may soon outpace lifespan.

AI & robotics are accelerating fast — NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor supercharges humanoids, OpenAI’s Sora reshapes video, Figure hits a $39B valuation, and frontline robots roll out from warehouses to Ukraine’s battlefield. Billions are flowing, regulators circling, lawsuits rising. The future of physical AI is here.

TikTok remains at the center of culture and politics. Congress ordered a ByteDance sell-off, yet the White House launched its own TikTok, posting cinematic clips of Trump as a rebel hero that racked up millions of views. China slammed the hypocrisy while refusing to hand over the algorithm. The ban deadline keeps slipping. Enforcement is now set for Sept 17, 2025, but Trump says he may extend it again. The U.S. can’t quit an app that drives youth culture and election messaging. TikTok also up...

• BTC macro setup: Golden-cross signal + whale buying has bulls eyeing $150K–$200K if Fed cuts rates this week. Options price in a 37% shot at $125K by year-end • ETH upgrade runway: Fusaka hard fork (Nov) brings 11 EIPs: PeerDAS, spam-resistance, higher throughput . GateChain integration boosts L2 scaling • Stablecoin reset: U.S. GENIUS Act enforces 1:1 reserves . Tether launching U.S.-issued USAT . BoE’s proposed £10K–£20K caps blasted as “unworkable” . Hong Kong tightens KYC . Japan unveil...