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TREE NEWS update: An authentication outage affecting claude.ai, Claude Console, Claude Code and Claude Cowork was marked resolved at 19:58 Beijing time. A separate connector disruption caused by a Microsoft 365 service failure remains unresolved, with most email, calendar and search tool requests in the Microsoft 365 connector still failing and Claude for Outlook continuing to be affected.

TREE NEWS update: The US Department of Justice said it dismantled cloud infrastructure used by North Korean hackers in the “FaceStealer” social-engineering campaign and obtained court authorization to seize or freeze more than $1.2 billion in stolen Binance assets. Around Oct. 29, the military hacking group “TraderTraitor” stole over $6 billion from Binance, of which more than $2.7 billion has been frozen. FaceStealer used hijacked accounts to stage video calls with pre-recorded and deepfake video, luring targets into installing malware.

TREE NEWS update: Sharetronic Data said on its investor interaction platform that rumors of some of its GPU procurement channels being blocked are untrue. The company said it arranges purchases based on business development and order demand, that its current procurement channels remain open, and that its computing power business is progressing in an orderly manner.

TREE NEWS update: Israeli police arrested five people in connection with a $5 million cryptocurrency trading operation run through WhatsApp, suspecting the group used fictitious loan agreements to disguise proceeds transferred directly into bank accounts. The probe centers on how trading profits were moved into the banking system under the cover of fake documentation.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic said issues affecting its Claude AI model have been resolved. The company did not specify the nature of the problems or how many users were affected. The notice gave no further detail on the cause or the duration of the disruption.

TREE NEWS update: Zai Lab announced positive preliminary first-in-human results from the single-ascending-dose portion of the global Phase 1/1b study of ZL-1503, its self-developed long-acting IL-13/IL-31 receptor alpha bispecific antibody for atopic dermatitis. The company said the data suggest the candidate may allow for reduced dosing frequency. Full results will be presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting.

TREE NEWS update: TCL Zhonghuan plans to acquire a 65.80% stake in Zhonghuan Leading from 50 counterparties including Wuxi Chanye Investment, TCL Technology and SDIC Jixin by issuing shares, and will raise matching funds from up to 35 specific investors including TCL Technology. The audit and valuation of the target assets are not yet complete, so the estimated value and transaction price remain undetermined. The company’s shares will resume trading on Nov 16.

TREE NEWS update: Jaguar Land Rover reported revenue of £5.9 billion for the second quarter of its 2026/27 fiscal year, covering July to September 2026, up 20.3% year on year. Profit before tax excluding exceptional items was £6 million, with an adjusted EBIT margin of 1.1%. First-half revenue reached £11.9 billion, up 3.2%, and the company maintained its full-year adjusted EBIT margin guidance of 2% to 3%.

TREE NEWS update: FTSE Russell said it needs more time to evaluate the effectiveness of Indonesia’s recent measures to improve capital market transparency. 13. The index provider acknowledged the “positive” progress made by Indonesian market authorities, whose measures aim to enhance shareholder data transparency, strengthen market surveillance and improve monitoring standards. The December 2026 index review will continue to apply the treatment used in the September review.

TREE NEWS update: Microsoft said recovery progress in Europe is encouraging, offering a brief assessment of the situation in the region. The company did not provide further specifics in the statement. The remark comes as the company continues to address service conditions across European markets.

TREE NEWS reports: Binance’s reserve page now shows about 1.06 billion more USDT in its onchain wallet balance than customers’ net balances, following a hack refill. The proof that would let users verify their assets are fully backed has not yet been published. The discrepancy is visible on the exchange’s public reserve page.

TREE NEWS reports: An internal Nvidia post urging the company’s board to consider staff sentiment has drawn more than 1,600 comments, including calls to reinstate Jensen Huang. The post asked the board to weigh employee views, and the comment thread included appeals for Huang’s return.

TREE NEWS reports: On November 13, the final day of Tmall’s Double 11 shopping festival, all ten laptops on the platform’s bestseller list were priced above 5,000 yuan, with the cheapest at 5,130 yuan. Seven of the top ten cost over 7,000 yuan and four exceeded 10,000 yuan. Average online laptop prices rose to 7,759 yuan in the third quarter.

TREE NEWS update: Binance rebuilt its wallet systems and revoked compromised credentials after attackers used tampered installers, fake job interviews and internal AI tools to reach its wallet signing service in an incident disclosed Oct. 29. Coinbase said over 99% of customer assets sit in cold wallets, while Trezor confirmed hardware implants in three Safe 5 devices sold via CryptoBilis and cut its authorized reseller network by about 80%. South Korea’s FSC is pressing exchanges to raise cold-wallet ratios.

TREE NEWS update: Donald Trump Jr. has left prediction market Kalshi but will keep his role at rival Polymarket, Kalshi said, calling the split mutual and tying it to his venture firm’s investment in Polymarket. The departure comes a week after Democrats won control of Congress. Kalshi did not give a date for the exit or detail Trump Jr.’s remaining position at Polymarket.

TREE NEWS update: South Korean Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-deok said the Digital Asset Basic Act should be passed by Jan. 9 to align with the U.S. stablecoin framework taking effect Jan. 18. He opposes restricting won stablecoin issuance to bank-majority consortia, arguing any issuer meeting full reserve and instant redemption requirements should qualify. He also proposed a presidential digital asset committee and extending the crypto tax to 2029 with three-year loss carryforwards.

TREE NEWS reports: The average domestic price of thionyl chloride reached 6,174 yuan per tonne as of Nov. 13, up 76% year-to-date and 297.81% year-on-year, as demand for new electrolyte solutes boosted the upstream raw material. Industry gross profit per tonne has risen to more than 3,000 yuan from about 100 yuan a year earlier.

TREE NEWS update: Anthropic has deployed a fix after investigating authentication problems affecting users logging into Claude.ai and Claude Code. The company said it is now monitoring system recovery. No cause or scope of the disruption was disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: MANTRA has suspended all unstaking transactions for seven days after hackers, exploiting a Web3Auth and Keplr wallet private key leak, drained users’ liquid assets and then unstaked their pledged MANTRA tokens without consent. Unstaking already in progress is unaffected, but users must redelegate before the eight-day unbonding period ends to prevent the hackers from claiming the assets. MANTRA had previously frozen several hacker wallets via governance proposal 41.