• CrowdStrike takes Falcon Platform to Google Cloud and Snowflake Marketplace | 2026-08-31
  CrowdStrike Falcon is now on Google Cloud, plus new Snowflake and Cognizant partnerships for AI-native security and OT protection
• Commentary: Welcome to the 'don’t ask, don’t tell' AI economy | 2026-08-31
  A don’t-ask-don’t-tell economy seems to be driving the next tech revolution and that should make us all wary of what happens in the dark, says Bloomberg Opinion's Catherine Thorbecke.
• What Is Tencent Holdings (SEHK:700) Building With Its New AI Cloud And Gaming Tools? | 2026-08-31
  Tencent Holdings (SEHK:700) announced deeper Tencent Cloud collaboration with Elastic to offer enterprise AI search and data context tools for corporate clients. The expanded Tencent Cloud and Elastic partnership targets AI era workloads, focusing on search relevance and observability across large data sets. Tencent Games Motus showcased its AI driven animation and intelligent character creation platform at Gamescom, aimed at speeding up NPC and digital human production. These two...
• Sony (TSE:6758) Stock Looks Below Fair Value While Broader Checks Stay Mixed | 2026-08-31
  Sony Group stock has delivered strong 5 year gains, yet current valuation checks suggest the shares may still trade below a conservative view of intrinsic value. The market price and the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate both lean toward an undervalued read, while the broader signals show a more mixed picture. Over 5 years, Sony Group has returned 81.9%, which puts current pricing in the context of an already substantial run. Recent lawsuits over the use of copyrighted...
• Tencent's Enflame IPO Prices Its AI Dependency at 62 Times Sales | 2026-08-31
  A public valuation validates Tencent's chip investment while revealing how much strategic scarcity investors are already paying for.
• The end of the driver’s license: Uber exec calls car ownership ‘the most inefficient asset’ and says no one will need one in 15 to 20 years | 2026-08-31
  Uber president and COO Andrew Macdonald predicts that in two decades, most people will get around by bike, scooter, public transit, or autonomous vehicle.
• AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN Expand Saudi Arabia's AI Infrastructure as AMD Instinct Systems Go Live | 2026-08-31
  News Highlights HUMAIN is now delivering production AI compute in Saudi Arabia powered by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC™ CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking to deliver the performance, scale and resilience necessary for next-generation workloads. AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN...
• AGENT BUDDI Launches Real Estate AGENT SAFETY Features FOR REALTOR(R) SAFETY MONTH | 2026-08-31
  Agent Buddi, the AI-powered co-agent platform for US real estate agents and teams, today announced new safety features built directly into the app which include client criminal background checks and in showing monitoring of agent safety, timed for September's REALTOR® Safety Month. The platform now protects agents before, during and after showings - in the same place they already manage leads, showings and follow-up. According to the National...
• ChatGPT threatened with huge fines under EU crackdown | 2026-08-31
  ChatGPT risks being forced to pay hefty fines under strict new rules enforced by Brussels.
• Erthos to Showcase Milestone 52 MWac 'Bravo' Solar Project with Exclusive Tour During Houston Energy & Climate Week 2026 | 2026-08-31
  Climate tech pioneer offers energy leaders hands-on, in-field access to utility-scale Earth Mount Solar technology BAY CITY, Texas, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Erthos, Inc., the creator of Earth Mount Solar, today announced its role as a premier sponsor of Houston Energy & Climate Week...
• Batteries Plus Unveils Proprietary Artificial Intelligence Platform to Support Franchise Growth, Amplify Store Experience | 2026-08-31
  Savannah turns inbound franchise interest into qualified, scheduled discovery calls Edison ensures all calls to a Batteries Plus store are answered Wattson gives associates and customers a faster, simpler path to the right product HARTLAND, Wis., Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Batteries...
• Agiloft Takes the Court with Multi-Player Sponsorship During the 2026 US Open | 2026-08-31
  "The Advantage Is in Your Contracts" campaign brings Agiloft courtside through professional player sponsorships in five matches REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agiloft, the global leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM), today announced "The Advantage...
• Soitec shares climb 6% as it locks in customers for AI wafer demand | 2026-08-31
  - Soitec shares are trading around 6% higher on Monday after Reuters reported that the French chip materials maker said it is tying customers into multi-year supply agreements with deposits and fixed pricing to capture surging demand for AI data center optics.
• LG CNS Targets U.S. Ad Market with Agentic AI-Powered Marketing Solution | 2026-08-31
  Showcased Amazon-specialized e-commerce ad optimization solution 'LG Optapex' at ASD Market Week Agentic AI and mathematical optimization automate digital ad operations SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG CNS showcased its digital ad optimization solution, 'LG Optapex',...
• LG CNS Targets U.S. Ad Market with Agentic AI-Powered Marketing Solution | 2026-08-31
  LG CNS showcased its digital ad optimization solution, 'LG Optapex', at ASD Market Week, North America's largest consumer goods distribution trade show, as the company accelerates its push to target sellers on the Amazon marketplace in North America.
• At Jackson Hole, global central bankers glimpse dystopian AI future | 2026-08-31
  Paper says AI agents could outmaneuver authorities and make markets less informative and more erratic
• Business has lost the trust of a generation. I hear about it at my dinner table | 2026-08-31
  A colleague told me, half-terrified, that her son's becoming a full-blown socialist. Our kids have been taking notes on the new (broken) social contract.
• ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's "very large platform" rules | 2026-08-31
  The services have declared that they reach at least 45 million monthly users in the EU.
• U.S. Stocks Fall as Iran War Inflation Heats Up | 2026-08-31
  U.S. stocks fell after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.
• Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran? | 2026-08-31
  Airlines and automakers have taken a hit, while banks and energy firms have raked in big profits.

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