A deep dive into Grok Bot, including its architecture, use cases, and alternatives, as xAI adds shareable bot templates and online purchases through Stripe Link (Flavio Copes)
https://www.techmeme.com/260828/p22#a260828p22
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Techmeme
A deep dive into Grok Bot, including its architecture, use cases, and alternatives, as xAI adds shareable bot templates and online…
Flavio Copes: A deep dive into Grok Bot, including its architecture, use cases, and alternatives, as xAI adds shareable bot templates and online purchases through Stripe Link
An appeals court rules states can regulate prediction markets, finding Kalshi's sports event contracts are bets, not swaps, and subject to state gambling laws (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/technology/kalshi-prediction-markets-federal-courts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.aGWN.bVzC9TzceDBK&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/technology/kalshi-prediction-markets-federal-courts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.aGWN.bVzC9TzceDBK&smid=url-share
Nytimes
Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says (Gift Article)
The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.
Shares of French quantum computing company Pasqal closed up 95% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday following a merger with a SPAC (Emily Forgash/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-28/quantum-computing-firm-pasqal-jumps-52-in-debut-via-spac-merger
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-28/quantum-computing-firm-pasqal-jumps-52-in-debut-via-spac-merger
Bloomberg.com
Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Jumps 52% in Debut Via SPAC Merger
Pasqal Holding SA soared in its first day of trading after the quantum computing company went public in New York via a merger with a blank-check firm, outperforming other quantum companies that have recently debuted.
Z.ai releases GLM-5.3's weights under a new license requiring companies with $10B+ in revenue over 12 months to pass Z.ai's security review to host the model (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack)
https://thenewstack.io/zai-glm-weights-license/
https://thenewstack.io/zai-glm-weights-license/
The New Stack
Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 goes open weight, but its new license aims at hyperscalers
Z.ai put the GLM-5.3 weights on Hugging Face, but dropped the MIT license. Providers above $10 billion in revenue now need a security review.
Metriport, whose tools help doctors retrieve patient data, raised $26M in Series A and seed funding led by Matrix GP TJ Parker, taking its total raise to $28.4M (Ngai Yeung/Endpoints News)
https://endpoints.news/metriport-raises-26m-to-help-doctors-retrieve-patient-data/
https://endpoints.news/metriport-raises-26m-to-help-doctors-retrieve-patient-data/
Endpoints News
Exclusive: Metriport raises $26M to help doctors retrieve patient data
Metriport raises $26M Series A led by Matrix to help doctors retrieve and prioritize patient data from across health systems.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras; an investigation found an agency allocating $30M+ to build Texas' Flock network (Ayden Runnels/The Texas Tribune)
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-greg-abbott-flock-cameras-order-state-money/
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-greg-abbott-flock-cameras-order-state-money/
The Texas Tribune
Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras
The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.
OpenAI says it plans to stop providing its models to Cursor from November 12, as "we cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our ToS" (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-following-its-acquisition-by-spacex/
https://openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-following-its-acquisition-by-spacex/
OpenAI
Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.
CXMT sues the Pentagon over its Chinese military company designation, saying it isn't affiliated with the Chinese military and its chips aren't for military use (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/cxmt-sues-pentagon-over-inclusion-list-companies-tied-chinas-military-2026-08-29/
https://www.reuters.com/world/cxmt-sues-pentagon-over-inclusion-list-companies-tied-chinas-military-2026-08-29/
Jio Platforms, which owns India's largest carrier and counts Meta and Google as investors, gets regulatory approval to float India's largest-ever IPO of ~$4B (Vallari Sanzgiri/The Hindu BusinessLine)
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/jio-platforms-gets-sebi-nod-for-biggest-ipo-listing-of-around-37700-crore/article71401596.ece
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/jio-platforms-gets-sebi-nod-for-biggest-ipo-listing-of-around-37700-crore/article71401596.ece
BusinessLine
Jio Platforms gets SEBI nod for biggest IPO listing of around ₹37,700 crore
Jio Platforms secures SEBI approval for a ₹37,700 crore IPO, boosting investor confidence with strong cash flows and debt repayment plans.
Meituan reports Q2 revenue up 14.4% YoY to $15.62B and adjusted net profit of $372M, ending a three-quarter losing streak as the food delivery price war cooled (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3365595/meituan-snaps-losing-streak-profitable-june-quarter-though-douyin-threat-looms
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3365595/meituan-snaps-losing-streak-profitable-june-quarter-though-douyin-threat-looms
South China Morning Post
Meituan snaps losing streak with profitable June quarter as price wars cool
Revenue for the quarter rose 14.4 per cent year on year to 105 billion yuan, beating the consensus estimate of 101 billion yuan.
Texas, which didn't join a multi-state case against Meta, negotiated a $1.05B side deal that could reach $1.335B if TikTok and YouTube adopt teen safety changes (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/texas-billion-dollar-side-deal-ranks-high-in-meta-settlement
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/texas-billion-dollar-side-deal-ranks-high-in-meta-settlement
Bloomberglaw
Texas’ Billion-Dollar Side Deal Ranks High in Meta Settlement
Texas worked up a $1.05 billion side deal with Meta that maxes out at $1.335 billion if Alphabet‘s YouTube and TikTok agree to the same terms and safety changes the Facebook and Instagram parent accepted in the multistate settlement Wednesday.
Xiaomi and CXMT say the Xiaomi 18 Fold smartphone will debut CXMT's LPDDR6 DRAM chips, alongside Xiaomi's in-house 3nm Xring O3 SoC, launching in September (Summer Zhen/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-cxmt-supply-memory-chip-xiaomis-upcoming-folding-phone-2026-08-29/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-cxmt-supply-memory-chip-xiaomis-upcoming-folding-phone-2026-08-29/
SK Hynix breaks ground for its $4B advanced memory chip packaging facility in Indiana, with mass production of next-generation HBM scheduled to begin in H2 2029 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/sk-hynix-starts-construction-of-4-billion-memory-hub-in-indiana
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/sk-hynix-starts-construction-of-4-billion-memory-hub-in-indiana
Bloomberg.com
SK Hynix Starts Construction of $4 Billion Memory Hub in Indiana
SK Hynix Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its advanced memory packaging facility in Indiana, marking a milestone in Washington’s expansive campaign to rebuild domestic supply chains and manufacturing for strategically important sectors.
Minneapolis-based Yardstik, a provider of workforce monitoring tech, raised a $30M Series B led by Harbert Growth Partners, taking its total funding to $65M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/27/workplace-fraud-monitoring-startup-yardstik-raises-30m-to-help-employers-keep-tabs-on-their-staff/
https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/27/workplace-fraud-monitoring-startup-yardstik-raises-30m-to-help-employers-keep-tabs-on-their-staff/
SiliconANGLE
Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff
Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff - SiliconANGLE
An analysis of the 50 largest bitcoin treasury companies by BTC holdings finds their combined market cap has plunged from $150B in July 2025 to just $67B now (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/79884de5-774a-4633-ba92-be4184eb22c1?accessToken=zwAAAaDZiws6kc95iE3ld0pGM9O6kr5BhOsiwQE.MEUCIFRzoETlKNqdOiWX3G3C_DyNyg8pGvfytOxGSGBsLFFjAiEA2eP0_DgRZ7FdJw8O_7LMPoSHDiRMkOUsQfTMnTFVAfk&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902
https://www.ft.com/content/79884de5-774a-4633-ba92-be4184eb22c1?accessToken=zwAAAaDZiws6kc95iE3ld0pGM9O6kr5BhOsiwQE.MEUCIFRzoETlKNqdOiWX3G3C_DyNyg8pGvfytOxGSGBsLFFjAiEA2eP0_DgRZ7FdJw8O_7LMPoSHDiRMkOUsQfTMnTFVAfk&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902
Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians opposing data center projects, warning that blocking the projects endangers building-related jobs (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/blue-collar-jobs-are-the-new-flashpoint-in-data-center-fight-aaca5b7e?st=XmC6L9&reflink=article_copyURL_share
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/blue-collar-jobs-are-the-new-flashpoint-in-data-center-fight-aaca5b7e?st=XmC6L9&reflink=article_copyURL_share
The Wall Street Journal
Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight
Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the popular backlash against the construction.
New AI-powered video tools have accelerated the surge in AI dramas in China; DataEye: 89 of the top 100 animated dramas on Douyin in May were AI productions (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/7117ff02-d495-4936-8f05-fa73a7a5c669?accessToken=zwAAAaBLV1pakc9xF_8C1JVJNtOPBfpzp6XGaQ.MEUCIDqz_m_mkPp7u1wSVoVbwS_V1Au8e_ZnasYlxjyGFl0bAiEAniXC6mNini_3_ZVXg3TA7CIEZkrFYWarRez92OudwhI&sharetype=gift&token=4b592f2d-061a-476a-8247-6d3bb5e10e4b
https://www.ft.com/content/7117ff02-d495-4936-8f05-fa73a7a5c669?accessToken=zwAAAaBLV1pakc9xF_8C1JVJNtOPBfpzp6XGaQ.MEUCIDqz_m_mkPp7u1wSVoVbwS_V1Au8e_ZnasYlxjyGFl0bAiEAniXC6mNini_3_ZVXg3TA7CIEZkrFYWarRez92OudwhI&sharetype=gift&token=4b592f2d-061a-476a-8247-6d3bb5e10e4b
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei, and Benjamin Mann, alleging tens of thousands of copyrighted songs were used to train Claude's LLMs (Tim Ingham/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-sony-music-publishing-and-warner-chappell-sue-anthropic-in-multi-billion-dollar-lawsuit-one-of-the-largest-and-most-blatant-ongoing-thefts-of-intellectual-property-in-history/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-sony-music-publishing-and-warner-chappell-sue-anthropic-in-multi-billion-dollar-lawsuit-one-of-the-largest-and-most-blatant-ongoing-thefts-of-intellectual-property-in-history/
Music Business Worldwide
Now Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit: ‘One of the largest and most blatant…
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have joined forces to sue Anthropic, home of Claude, over what the publishers call “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.”
Sources detail how Meta's $17.1B settlement with state AGs came together as Meta wanted to avoid going to trial following losses in cases in LA and New Mexico (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/technology/meta-states-settlement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9FA.YbRm.Bnnkb0t2vt5g&smid=nytcore-android-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/technology/meta-states-settlement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9FA.YbRm.Bnnkb0t2vt5g&smid=nytcore-android-share
Nytimes
How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together (Gift Article)
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
Anthropic will "permanently" raise weekly Claude Code limits by 25% on Sept. 14 for most plans, which will work out a 17% reduction, given the current 50% boost (@claudedevs)
https://www.techmeme.com/260829/p13#a260829p13
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Techmeme
Anthropic will “permanently” raise weekly Claude Code limits by 25% on Sept. 14 for most plans, which will work out a 17% reduction…
@claudedevs: Anthropic will “permanently” raise weekly Claude Code limits by 25% on Sept. 14 for most plans, which will work out a 17% reduction, given the current 50% boost
Job listings and other indicators: SpaceX is working on a Bastrop, TX foundry to build blades for large gas turbines, which could ease its AI power crunch (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-spacex-lays-groundwork-turbine-blade-factory-solve-data-center-power-crunch
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-spacex-lays-groundwork-turbine-blade-factory-solve-data-center-power-crunch
The Information
Exclusive: SpaceX Lays Groundwork For Turbine-Blade Factory to Solve Data Center Power Crunch
Clues are emerging that Elon Musk intends to bypass the power supply chain for AI data centers in a way others assumed was impossible, by making highly complex components himself.It’s a move no one else has been bold enough to attempt.