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Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses. China doesn't have any 70mm Imax screens for "The Odyssey," but that hasn't stopped fans from snapping up tick

EBay may dodge a GameStop takeover — but there’s a new twist in the Ryan Cohen saga Bloomberg says GameStop could propose collaborating with eBay in some way other than a merger. Some analysts doubt whether eBay would benefit much from that sort of deal. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen i

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Off the Wire Press Releases NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2026 — Qunnect, a leader in quantum networking infrastructure, and Monarch Quantum, a quantum photonics company developing photonic engines for scalable quantum technologies, today announced a strategic partnership to a

Boeing is getting leaner — and in the process, Archer Aviation’s stock is getting a big boost. The aerospace and defense giant BA struck a deal with Archer ACHR to sell three of its businesses related to air taxis, drones and AI-powered autonomous-flight technology, the companie

Credit: DIGITIMES Google's planned AI data center in Andhra Pradesh, India, has drawn its first major opposition, with environmental groups protesting over water rights and wildlife concerns... Keep me signed in Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do

GB's Hunt comes of age with European 100m gold - Published Amy Hunt had her coming of age moment as she stormed to 100m glory to claim her first senior international title and deliver Britain's first gold medal of the European Athletics Championships. Hunt announced herself on th

Credit: Michael Lee Foxconn is extending decades of expertise in electronics manufacturing, system integration, and assembly, integration and testing (AIT) into the space industry... Keep me signed in Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do not have to

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Off the Wire Press Releases Aug. 10, 2026 — Zooming from her office, Michigan State University (MSU) researcher Kelly Kapsar showed off stunning satellite images from across the United States. In some, different colors revealed the precise heights of the forested ridges in the Si

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US tech leaders intensified their charm offensive in response to mounting bipartisan backlash against data center construction. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay Monday announcing plans for a $1 billion fund to invest in communities that host data centers, and

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell below 300 million barrels for the first time since 1983 on Monday, as Brent crude prices spiked after Middle East negotiations stalled. Washington has leaned heavily on reserves since the US-Iran war began, raising concerns about depletion.

Trump Media & Technology Group on Monday reported a net loss of more than $238 million for its fiscal second quarter on revenue of less than $2 million. That loss, which dwarfed the almost $20 million it lost in the same period last year, was primarily due to declines in non-cash

Trump Media & Technology Group on Monday reported a net loss of more than $238 million for its fiscal second quarter on revenue of less than $2 million. That loss, which dwarfed the almost $20 million it lost in the same period last year, was primarily due to declines in non-cash

The Japanese yen has already erased half the gains that came from the historic US-Japan currency intervention, raising questions over the efficacy of the maneuver and whether more currency moves may be needed to stop the yen’s slide. It’s “going to take more” to create a sustaine

BBC Sport Britain's Hunt sprints to European 100m gold This content is not available in your location. There was an error Great Britain's Amy Hunt wins her first major gold medal with victory in the 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. READ MORE: GB's

HR startup Rippling filed a lawsuit Monday accusing MCP gateway startup Runlayer of infringing on three of its patents, according to the lawsuit seen by TechCrunch. The filing comes after Runlayer sued the HR startup last month, accusing it of breach of contract and stealing its

By now, any serious gamer is familiar with a favorite title becoming unplayable after a centralized online server gets shut down, or being unable to purchase and download a digitally delisted, critically acclaimed title from yesteryear. Can anything be done about this video game

A Chinese Long March rocket carrying a communications satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, the “workhorse” rocket family’s second failure this year, as Beijing races to achieve launch parity with the US. The mission would have marked an acceleration, with a record 12

OpenAI completed a secondary share sale totaling roughly $7 billion, allowing current and former employees to sell stock at the company's $852 billion valuation, CNBC confirmed on Monday. The tender offer has been in the works since OpenAI closed its record-breaking $122 billion

OpenAI completed a secondary share sale totaling roughly $7 billion, allowing current and former employees to sell stock at the company's $852 billion valuation, CNBC confirmed on Monday. The tender offer has been in the works since OpenAI closed its record-breaking $122 billion

Why Data Center Development Is Facing a Legal Reckoning As anti-data center opposition grows, developers must prepare for litigation to combat misinformation and protect projects, writes Heath Cheek. August 10, 2026 The rising summer heat has also brought a rise in temperatures f

Meta has announced its intention to focus on open-weight large language models. Additionally, the company announced the release of an open model called Muse Glimmer and a promise to open the weights for Muse Spark 1.2, its more powerful model, in the next few weeks. Alongside the

Nvidia is attempting to turn its artificial intelligence chips into Wall Street's newest asset class, partnering with six large asset managers on a $500 billion financing push designed to treat compute infrastructure much like commercial real estate, toll roads or other assets to