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  • Illustration of Thailand positioned between the United States and China in a global artificial intelligence rivalry

    Thailand Rejects U.S.-China AI Pressure and Pledges Neutrality

    2 months ago21 sources
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    On August 17, 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand would not choose between the United States and China in AI.

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  • Illustration of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard using control of the Strait of Hormuz as wartime leverage

    Why Iran Is Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Closed—and What It Wants in Return

    2 months ago26 sources
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    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is using the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz to raise the cost of the war and seek political concessions, but the leverage may weaken as energy routes and s...

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  • Editorial illustration of Jonas Vingegaard recovering from a collarbone injury after a Tour de France crash

    Why Jonas Vingegaard Ended His 2026 Season After the Tour de France Crash

    2 months ago20 sources
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    Jonas Vingegaard ended his 2026 season on August 17 because his fractured collarbone was still delaying training and made a return to top form unrealistic before year end.

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  • Abstract illustration of an AI agent using cryptocurrency to make automated digital payments

    Coinbase’s AiFi Vision: Why AI Agents May Need Crypto to Pay Each Other

    2 months ago20 sources
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    Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s AiFi thesis is that autonomous AI agents will need programmable internet money, with stablecoins better suited than conventional banking for small, automated payments.

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  • Oil tanker traffic near the Strait of Hormuz during an Iran-related energy market disruption

    How the Iran War Turned an Oil Shock Into a $93 Billion Windfall for Big Oil

    2 months ago18 sources
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    Eight major oil producers earned nearly $93 billion in Q2 2026, almost double their under $50 billion total a year earlier, because the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption lifted crude prices and w...

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  • What did MIT and Princeton neuroscientists discover about the brain’s use of flexible, reusable neural modules, how did experiments in mice

    What did MIT and Princeton neuroscientists discover about the brain’s use of flexible, reusable neural modules, how did experiments in mice

    2 months ago15 sources
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    MIT–Princeton researchers found evidence that the brain need not allocate a separate neural population to every kind of information. Instead, some prefrontal-cortex clusters appear to be reusable working-mem...

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  • Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL smartphones representing the lineup’s RAM and AI controversy

    Pixel 11 Pro RAM controversy: 12GB entry models put Google’s AI pitch under scrutiny

    2 months ago28 sources
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    The clearest Pixel 11 controversy is the 12GB RAM entry tier on the $1,099 Pixel 11 Pro and $1,299 Pro XL: buyers must choose 512GB or 1TB models to get 16GB, making the lineup’s “up to 16GB” messaging look...

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  • Illustration of disputed U.S.-Iran backchannel diplomacy involving the IRGC and Iraqi Kurdistan

    Trump’s Claimed IRGC Backchannel Meets Iranian Denials as U.S.-Iran Talks Stall

    2 months ago22 sources
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    As of August 18, 2026, Trump’s reported claim of a U.S. IRGC backchannel through Iraqi Kurdistan was met by categorical Iranian denials; reports disagree over whether an Erbil meeting was ever arranged, so t...

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  • Illustration of a high-voltage transformer and expanding electricity grid infrastructure

    Hitachi Energy to Invest $300 Million in Hefei to Expand Global Transformer Supply

    2 months ago16 sources
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    Announced August 17, 2026, Hitachi Energy’s $300 million Hefei, China, expansion will add power transformer, ultrahigh voltage bushing and tap changer manufacturing capacity.

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  • Abstract smartphone and artificial intelligence illustration representing Tether’s QVAC local-AI initiative

    Tether’s QVAC AI Push: Why the USDT Issuer Is Targeting 650 Million Users

    2 months ago22 sources
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    Tether says it is expanding beyond USDT with lightweight AI apps for its claimed 650 million plus user base, using QVAC to run models locally and offline on phones.

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  • Conceptual illustration of the Epic Games Store coming to Linux on a gaming desktop and handheld

    Epic Confirms a Native Linux Launcher, but Steam Deck Gamers Still Face Big Questions

    2 months ago28 sources
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    Epic has confirmed that a native Linux version of the Epic Games Store launcher is in development and coming “soon,” but there is no release date and it will miss the next redesigned launcher preview.

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  • Illustration of a NATO fighter intercepting a drone over eastern Latvia

    What We Know About the Drone NATO Shot Down Over Latvia

    2 months ago20 sources
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    An Italian fighter operating under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified drone over Balvi Municipality on August 14, 2026.

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