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Samsung Commits $79 Billion to Shareholders While Racing to Keep Pace in AI Memory

The record payout signals both investor appeasement after stock declines and the mounting capital demands of competing in high-bandwidth memory for AI workloads

By Mei-Lin Tan·Aug 22, 2026·5 min read
Policy

Logitech Faces Class Action Over Tariff-Linked Price Hikes

A proposed lawsuit alleges the Swiss peripherals maker should pass government tariff refunds back to consumers who paid higher prices in 202…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Products

LinkedIn's Crowdsourced AI-Slop Filter Shows 40% Drop in Low-Quality Content Views

After one million user reports, the professional network's experimental reporting button is reshaping what appears in feeds - and notifying …

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

The Creator Economy Hits a Fault Line Over AI Video Tools

High-profile filmmakers' promotion of Higgsfield's platform has exposed tensions around sponsored AI content and the economics of influence …

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

Harvey's Bet on Moonshot AI Signals Western Appetite for Chinese Foundation Models

The OpenAI-backed legal tech firm chose Kimi K3 over Western alternatives for its first in-house model, underscoring how cost and performanc…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

Waymo Ramps Up Federal Lobbying to Shape Autonomous Vehicle Rules

The Alphabet subsidiary more than doubled its Washington spending in Q2, outpacing most AV rivals as it pushes for faster deployment of full…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Startups

An Accounting Unicorn Born From a Board Meeting

Rillet's $100 million Series C closed in two days after investors saw annualized revenue double in a single quarter, fueled by public compan…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

Japan Doubles Down on Rapidus with $940M Injection to Unlock Private Capital

Tokyo's trade ministry is betting that a bigger equity base will persuade banks to finance the 2-nanometer production line the nation needs …

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 5m
AI

How a Beijing Dumpling Chef Turned His Restaurant Into an AI Agent Test Lab

Li Bo built a custom AI skill so customers can order through their personal agents - not because it drives sales, but because he believes th…

Wei Zhang ·   · 7m
Policy

OpenAI's Teen Chatbot Rollout Faces Scrutiny Over Safety Promises

Advocacy groups and researchers demand independent verification of age-gating, moderation capacity, and parental alert systems before recomm…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Products

RayNeo Splits AR Into Two Worlds: Ghost Displays and Virtual Cinemas

The Chinese AR maker's iO and GT lines bet you'll want separate glasses for everyday use and immersive viewing - because one device still ca…

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
Policy

RoboStore Builds US Factory After Losing Access to Chinese Humanoid Supply

A distributor that placed over 1,500 Unitree robots at MIT, Harvard, and OpenAI must now manufacture its own hardware on Long Island as Wash…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

OpenAI Quietly Ships iMessage Plugin While Apple Lawsuit Looms

The desktop integration raises questions about data access, corporate boundaries, and what happens when your chatbot wants to read your text…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Policy

Beijing Opens Satellite IoT to Private Capital With Geely Trial

A two-year permit for Geely's space unit marks China's first commercial license in low-Earth orbit connectivity, signaling regulatory appeti…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

Unitree's $53 Billion Valuation Sets a Risky Benchmark for China's Next Tech Wave

A humanoid robotics maker's explosive debut is forcing investors to rethink how they price companies building tomorrow's infrastructure, not…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Products

Tesla Quietly Pulls the Plug on Solar Roof Tiles

After nearly a decade of promising roofing that generates power, the carmaker is steering installers back to conventional panels - a retreat…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

The Human Bottleneck in AI Drug Discovery

As generative models design molecules faster than humans can think them up, a legal puzzle emerges: who owns the invention when the inventor…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Policy

A People-Search Tool Promised Privacy. It Exposed 9 Million Face Photos Instead

ClarityCheck's misconfigured cloud storage left sensitive images and contact data accessible to anyone with a URL, raising fresh questions a…

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Products

Meta's AI Glasses Surge Brings Privacy Backlash Across Asia and Beyond

As wearable recording devices flood the market, venues from Seoul to Singapore are wrestling with surveillance fears - and detection tech is…

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Policy

Nevada Opens the Floodgates: 7,000 Paid Robotaxis Coming to Las Vegas

State regulators just approved the largest commercial autonomous vehicle deployment in US history, with Tesla, Waymo, and Uber racing to put…

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
AI

Alibaba Bets Big on AI Infrastructure as Cloud Revenue Jumps

The Chinese tech giant's June quarter reveals a widening gap between AI-driven cloud growth and the massive capital spending required to sus…

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
AI

Alibaba's Cloud Unit Shows Margin Strength as AI Spending Hits Midpoint

Chinese tech giant's infrastructure bet begins to show returns, with analysts pointing to sustained growth trajectory and improving unit eco…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

X Square Robot Brings Warehouse Automation to China's Parcel Sorting Challenge

Beijing-based startup targets human-level speed in logistics facilities handling 200 billion packages annually…

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
AI

Data Centers Turn to Recycled Wastewater as Cooling Demands Surge

As AI infrastructure strains municipal water supplies, operators are investing hundreds of millions in treatment facilities to tap alternati…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Dev

Open-Source Camera Control Arrives for DJI Osmo Pocket Users

A reverse-engineered app offers photographers an alternative to DJI's official software, prioritizing local control over cloud connectivity.…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m