Dassault Systèmes agrees to acquire ArisGlobal, a US supplier of software to the life sciences industry, from Nordic Capital for ~$2B, set to close in H2 2026 (Adrià Calatayud/Wall Street Journal)

Dassault Systèmes agrees to acquire ArisGlobal, a US supplier of software to the life sciences industry, from Nordic Capital for…

Tencent's Hong Kong-listed shares fall ~7%, the most since April 2025, as investors worry over "rumors" of weaker earnings on August 12, and NetEase drops 5%+ (Bloomberg)

Tencent's Hong Kong-listed shares fall ~7%, the most since April 2025, as investors worry over "rumors" of weaker …

Anthropic commits another $20M to Public First Action, after giving $20M earlier in 2026; PFA says it is a counterweight to a16z-backed Leading the Future (Wall Street Journal)

Anthropic commits another $20M to Public First Action, after giving $20M earlier in 2026; PFA says it is a counterweight to a16z…

A profile of Sarah Guo, Greylock's youngest GP before she founded Conviction in 2022, which has since backed six of the 21 AI-native companies now worth $10B+ (Dom Cooke/Colossus)

A profile of Sarah Guo, Greylock's youngest GP before she founded Conviction in 2022, which has since backed six of the 21 A…

AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up

AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up https://bit.ly/4ft6PG0 Kanishka Narayan will attend cabine…

Trial lawyers, with big liability litigation earnings, are among the most active lobbyists against autonomous vehicles, even as data shows clear safety benefits (Alex Tabarrok/Marginal Revolution)

Trial lawyers, with big liability litigation earnings, are among the most active lobbyists against autonomous vehicles, even as …

How smart home devices have given abusive partners a new tool to remotely manipulate, intimidate, and disturb their victims, in a form of tech-assisted abuse (Financial Times)

How smart home devices have given abusive partners a new tool to remotely manipulate, intimidate, and disturb their victims, in …

Kalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $50B for the first time in June (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times)

Kalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $…

Thoughts on why Jony Ive, a close friend of Laurene Powell Jobs, isn't named in Apple's OpenAI suit; sources: Apple tests AI to record Genius Bar customer chats (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Thoughts on why Jony Ive, a close friend of Laurene Powell Jobs, isn't named in Apple's OpenAI suit; sources: Apple test…

Alibaba launches preview of 2.4T parameter Qwen3.8 Max, says it's comparable to frontier AI models and second only to Fable 5, will make it "open-weight soon" (Bloomberg)

Alibaba launches preview of 2.4T parameter Qwen3.8 Max, says it's comparable to frontier AI models and second only to Fable …

AI is reshaping entry-level professional services jobs, as companies redesign hiring, training, and workplace culture rather than simply cut junior roles (Andrew Hill/Financial Times)

AI is reshaping entry-level professional services jobs, as companies redesign hiring, training, and workplace culture rather tha…