Global central banks are pushing CBDCs to defend monetary sovereignty against USD stablecoins, but are struggling to find demand for the digital currencies (Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg) Techmeme

Global central banks are pushing CBDCs to defend monetary sovereignty against USD stablecoins, but are struggling to find demand for the digital currencies (Jonathan Levin/Bloomberg)

Suyash Mishra August 24, 2026

Jonathan Levin / Bloomberg : Global central banks are pushing CBDCs to defen…

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A look at the collapse of Zondacrypto, Eastern and Central Europe's biggest crypto exchange, which went dark in April and is facing money laundering allegations (Andrew Higgins/New York Times) Techmeme

A look at the collapse of Zondacrypto, Eastern and Central Europe's biggest crypto exchange, which went dark in April and is facing money laundering allegations (Andrew Higgins/New York Times)

Suyash Mishra August 24, 2026

Andrew Higgins / New York Times : A look at the collapse of Zondacrypto, Eas…

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Oxford Economics: US corporate spending on equipment and facilities is set to rise 40% between 2021 and 2027, over 3x faster than Europe, driven by the AI race (Financial Times) Techmeme

Oxford Economics: US corporate spending on equipment and facilities is set to rise 40% between 2021 and 2027, over 3x faster than Europe, driven by the AI race (Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra August 24, 2026

Financial Times : Oxford Economics: US corporate spending on equipment and f…

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Alibaba plans to raise ~$10B in a follow-on share offering to fund AI investments; sources: it plans to offer 710M shares at a 3.6% discount to Friday's close (Reuters) Techmeme

Alibaba plans to raise ~$10B in a follow-on share offering to fund AI investments; sources: it plans to offer 710M shares at a 3.6% discount to Friday's close (Reuters)

Suyash Mishra August 23, 2026

Reuters : Alibaba plans to raise ~$10B in a follow-on share offering to fund…

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Sources: foldable iPhone feels durable, fits well in a pocket, has useful iPad-like app layouts, excels as a camera viewfinder but lacks telephoto and Face ID (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Techmeme

Sources: foldable iPhone feels durable, fits well in a pocket, has useful iPad-like app layouts, excels as a camera viewfinder but lacks telephoto and Face ID (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Suyash Mishra August 23, 2026

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: foldable iPhone feels durable, fits well …

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The careers of Z.ai's Tang Jie and Moonshot AI's Yang Zhilin, once teacher and pupil at Tsinghua University, show that China's AI leap is no sudden development (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal) Techmeme

The careers of Z.ai's Tang Jie and Moonshot AI's Yang Zhilin, once teacher and pupil at Tsinghua University, show that China's AI leap is no sudden development (Raffaele Huang/Wall Street Journal)

Suyash Mishra August 23, 2026

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal : The careers of Z.ai's Tang Jie an…

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A profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over US state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and oversaw the Musk v. Altman trial (Jeffrey Kopp/CNBC) Techmeme

A profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over US state AGs' social media addiction lawsuit against Meta and oversaw the Musk v. Altman trial (Jeffrey Kopp/CNBC)

Suyash Mishra August 23, 2026

Jeffrey Kopp / CNBC : A profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is pres…

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