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Bilibili's Gaming Strategy Takes Shape at This Year's BW Convention

International studios showed up in person as the platform doubles down on gaming across publishing, distribution, and community engagement.

By Wei Zhang·Jul 23, 2026·4 min read
AI

Protein Engineering at Industrial Speed: How Machine Learning Is Reshaping Drug Discovery

Pharmaceutical giants are deploying AI-driven design loops and robotic automation to compress timelines and unlock targets once deemed untre

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 8m
AI

Thailand's Investment Surge Rides Data Center Wave

New capital commitments climbed 37% in the first half of 2026, driven by AI infrastructure demand, but questions linger over lasting economi

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

Europe Fines Alphabet $1 Billion in First Major DMA Enforcement Action

Two separate penalties target Google's search bias and Play Store restrictions, signaling Brussels' willingness to deploy its newest competi

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

Brussels Slaps Google With €890 Million Fine Under Digital Markets Act

The European Commission's latest enforcement action targets search ranking bias and app store payment restrictions, setting up fresh trans-A

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 4m
AI

Chinese AI Firms Race Overseas as Domestic Market Saturates

Intensifying competition at home is pushing mainland tech companies to export cloud infrastructure and foundation models across Southeast As

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

ServiceNow Stakes $40 Million on Indian Banking Platform as Financial Services AI Heats Up

The US enterprise software giant takes a 5% stake in BusinessNext at a $700 million valuation, betting that banking workflows are the next f

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
Products

Samsung's Smart Glasses Promise Nine Hours on a Single Charge

Two new frame designs and concrete battery specs signal the Samsung-Google collaboration is nearing launch, but privacy questions linger.

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 6m
Products

Samsung's Smart Glasses Will Run Nine Hours Between Charges

The Korean giant's first wearable AR play pairs Qualcomm silicon with Warby Parker frames and a bundled charging case that holds seven refil

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 5m
Policy

Paying Ransomware Gangs Once Makes You a Repeat Target

New enterprise data shows that over one-third of companies face second extortion demands after paying, as criminal groups retain stolen data

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Dev

A Playdate Developer Built Full 3D Environments on Hardware Nobody Thought Could Handle Them

Cristina Ramos is proving the handheld's constraints are more flexible than anyone expected, rendering Mirror's Edge-style parkour on a devi

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 5m
Policy

Florida Teen Withdraws Case Days Before Meta Addiction Trial

The second bellwether trial targeting social platform design never reached the courtroom, leaving key legal questions around youth harm unan

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Products

Android 17 Brings Built-In iPhone Migration as Google Chases Switchers

Wireless transfer of passwords, eSIMs, and Google Accounts now happens without a separate app, lowering friction in the most contested hands

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Products

Samsung's Foldable Refresh Bets on AI, Not Hardware

The Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 arrive with modest design tweaks and software upgrades, as the company waits to see whether Apple will finally ent

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

Paramount Clears Brussels Hurdle in Warner Bros. Mega-Deal

The European Commission's conditional approval hinges on dismantling a decades-old distribution partnership with Universal - while stateside

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Products

Apple's Mac Roadmap Through 2027 Reveals Aggressive Chip Cadence and OLED Expansion

From the MacBook Neo's A-series pivot to a touchscreen MacBook Ultra, Cupertino is juggling silicon transitions and display upgrades across

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Startups

Science Corp. Begins Selling Vision Chip in Europe After Regulatory Win

The PRIMA implant marks the first commercial step for a BCI startup betting that sustainable revenue will fund its longer-term ambitions in

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

Apple's Financing Mechanism Now Targets App Access

iOS 27 beta reveals infrastructure that could lock down third-party software when device payments fall behind, signaling tighter control ove

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Startups

SoundCloud Brings Decentralized Music Discovery Back From the Dead

The streaming platform has acquired Nina Protocol's assets and community after the blockchain-based startup shut down earlier this year, sig

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Products

Substack Embeds AI Detection Across Its Platform

The newsletter service is integrating Pangram to surface how much of any post, comment, or reply was machine-written, testing whether transp

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

Tesla Pushes Volume Production of Cybercab, Semi and Megapack Past 2026

Spending triples as the automaker burns cash to pivot from electric vehicles into AI and robotics, while net income slides and free cash flo

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Startups

IBM's Mainframe Revenue Plunges 42% as AI Spending Forces Hard Budget Choices

The computing giant's worst single-day stock drop ever reveals how data center cost inflation is reshaping enterprise infrastructure priorit

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
AI

Alphabet's Cloud Revenue Surges 82% as Enterprise AI Spending Delivers Returns

The search giant's $24.8 billion cloud quarter and $514 billion contract backlog signal enterprise appetite for AI infrastructure is outpaci

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

Why Samsung's Short-Lived TriFold Still Haunts the Foldable Roadmap

The three-panel device vanished after two months on sale, but its 10-inch unfolded display pointed to a more useful future than today's squa

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Products

Samsung Splits Its Foldable Line with Three New Devices and Preorder Incentives

The Z Fold 8 Ultra and standard Z Fold 8 represent a bifurcation strategy, while the Z Flip 8 continues Samsung's clamshell push with up to

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m