Sources: Shein pivoted to a Hong Kong IPO and sought to build Chinese government ties, after its New York and London bids failed to secure Beijing's approval (Reuters)

Sources: Shein pivoted to a Hong Kong IPO and sought to build Chinese government ties, after its New York and London bids failed…

The UK Treasury gives the Bank of England a new legal objective to support payment systems and digital money innovation, seeking to keep London competitive (Financial Times)

The UK Treasury gives the Bank of England a new legal objective to support payment systems and digital money innovation, seeking…

Sources: Singapore-based Shein is set to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$6.20, or near the midpoint of its marketed range, raising $1.73B and valuing it at ~$26.5B (Reuters)

Sources: Singapore-based Shein is set to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$6.20, or near the midpoint of its marketed range, raising …

UK consulting executives say AI has made interpersonal skills more valuable, as the companies consider more office time for junior staff to hone them (Ellesheva Kissin/Financial Times)

UK consulting executives say AI has made interpersonal skills more valuable, as the companies consider more office time for juni…

A federal judge, in his US Court of Appeals ruling, urged SCOTUS to reconsider the issue of CSAM and revisit legal precedents that predated advances in AI (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

A federal judge, in his US Court of Appeals ruling, urged SCOTUS to reconsider the issue of CSAM and revisit legal precedents th…

Sources: DeepSeek generated $70.7M in revenue and posted a $106M net loss in the first seven months of 2026, ~10x its full-year 2025 revenue on a $139M net loss (The Information)

Sources: DeepSeek generated $70.7M in revenue and posted a $106M net loss in the first seven months of 2026, ~10x its full-year …

The US AI data center buildout is posing complex challenges to major lenders as they stretch themselves to finance, insure, and underwrite a novel asset class (Financial Times)

The US AI data center buildout is posing complex challenges to major lenders as they stretch themselves to finance, insure, and …

AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin

AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin https://bit.ly/4ioTh1q The price of Bitcoin has risen in August but is still f…

Bitcoin rises above $80K after jumping 20%+ last week, its biggest three-day gain since 2023; US spot bitcoin ETFs had $1.92B in net inflows last week (Lee Ying Shan/CNBC)

Bitcoin rises above $80K after jumping 20%+ last week, its biggest three-day gain since 2023; US spot bitcoin ETFs had $1.92B in…

UK filings: OnlyFans parent Fenix paid late owner Leonid Radvinsky $709M in the months leading up to his death in March; FY 2025 revenue rose 10% YoY to $1.55B (Shona Ghosh/Bloomberg)

UK filings: OnlyFans parent Fenix paid late owner Leonid Radvinsky $709M in the months leading up to his death in March; FY 2025…

Alibaba launches Wan3.0, a video generation model that can generate 30-second videos from documents, spreadsheets, slides, and web pages (Reuters)

Alibaba launches Wan3.0, a video generation model that can generate 30-second videos from documents, spreadsheets, slides, and w…