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18 Aug 2026

SK hynix Launches $29 Billion Buyback as AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Memory Chip Stock Surge

SK hynix announced a massive $29 billion share buyback and raised its shareholder return target above 50% of free cash flow. The move comes as AI infrastructure demand for high-bandwidth memory intensifies, with Elon Musk calling memory the biggest bottleneck in AI expansion and Goldman Sachs projecting agentic AI will consume 24 times more tokens by 2030.

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17 Aug 2026

High School Dropout James Dacombe Becomes Europe's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire With AI Chip Startup Olix

At 25, James Dacombe has become Europe's youngest self-made billionaire after his AI chip-making firm Olix tripled in value to $3.3 billion following a $312 million funding round. The British entrepreneur dropped out of high school at 17 to build CoMind and later founded Olix, joining just 11 self-made billionaires worldwide under 30.

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Unitree Robotics Shares Jump 542% as China's Humanoid Robot Maker Debuts on Shanghai Stock Market

Unitree Robotics, China's leading humanoid robot maker, saw shares soar 542% in its Shanghai debut after raising $905 million. The IPO drew backing from DeepSeek and Tencent as retail investors oversubscribed the offer 8,000 times, signaling massive appetite for AI-powered robots despite questions about real-world deployment timelines.

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Agentic AI Costs Set to Balloon Fivefold by 2028 as Inference Paradox Takes Hold

Gartner predicts AI inference costs per agentic workflow will surge more than fivefold through 2028, driven by increasingly complex token consumption. Despite falling foundation model prices, the cost of implementing agentic AI systems continues to climb as businesses adopt resource-intensive multistep workflows that far exceed simple chatbots in expense.

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AI-Generated Assets Flood CGTrader Marketplace but Nearly No One Is Buying Them

CGTrader's latest report exposes a stark reality: AI-generated assets now represent one in six uploads on the 3D asset marketplace, yet they account for just $1 out of every $90 in revenue. Despite rapid proliferation, consumer demand remains overwhelmingly tilted toward human-made products, with buyers citing quality concerns as the primary reason for avoiding AI-generated 3D models.

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Chardan Initiates Odysight.AI Coverage with Buy Rating, Sets $7.15 Price Target

Chardan has initiated coverage on Odysight.AI with a Buy rating and a $7.15 price target, representing roughly 80% upside. The firm expects the AI-driven computer vision company to expand its aerospace and defense customer base, projecting revenue growth to $50 million within five years despite current revenue challenges.

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Helsing Partners with Rakuten to Test AI Strike Drones for Japan's Military Build-Up

Munich-based Helsing has enlisted Rakuten Group to navigate Japan's arms market, with the HX-2 strike drone now undergoing field trials with Japan's Ground Self-Defence Forces through September. The partnership marks a shift as Japan eases procurement rules and ramps up defence spending to historic levels, drawing foreign weapons-makers into a market previously closed to them.

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Alibaba Sells Lingxi Games for $2 Billion to Fund Aggressive AI Pivot and Cloud Infrastructure

Alibaba is selling its gaming subsidiary Lingxi Games to private equity firm Trustar Capital for over $2 billion, exiting in-house game development entirely. The sale reflects Alibaba's strategic shift toward AI and cloud computing, with CEO Eddie Wu targeting $100 billion in AI revenue by 2031 as the company streamlines non-core assets.

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Alibaba's Profit Plunges 75% as $10 Billion AI Spending Surge Powers 45% Cloud Revenue Growth

Alibaba reported a 75% drop in quarterly profit to $1.54 billion as AI infrastructure investments reached $9.98 billion. Despite the profit hit, the company's cloud revenue grew 45% year-over-year to $7.14 billion, driven by surging demand for AI products and the company's strategic shift toward self-developed chips.

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AI Investment Focus Shifts From Spending Spree to Identifying Long-Term Winners in $1.1 Trillion Race

Big Tech's AI investment strategy is evolving as hyperscalers like Microsoft, Amazon and Google emerge as potential long-term AI winners. After pouring $1.1 trillion into AI infrastructure since 2023, investors now focus on which companies can sustain profit growth beyond current capacity constraints, shifting from concerns about AI spending to identifying sustainable returns.

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Nestle uses AI to create products for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy

Nestle is deploying AI and nutritional science to develop specialized products targeting millions taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. The company aims to address side effects including muscle loss and post-treatment appetite changes, transforming a potential market threat into a business opportunity.

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Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion to Dominate AI Token Economy

Stripe confirmed its $7.5 billion acquisition of OpenRouter, the AI gateway startup valued at just $1.3 billion three months ago. The deal positions the payments giant at the center of AI economics, controlling both payment flows and AI token usage across millions of developers globally.

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15 Aug 2026

Nvidia reveals $21B SpaceX stake and $30B Intel position in strategic AI infrastructure expansion

Nvidia disclosed major equity positions worth over $50 billion in its latest SEC filing, including a $21 billion stake in SpaceX and $30 billion in Intel shares. The chipmaker's strategic investments span AI infrastructure, telecommunications, and chip development, reinforcing its dominance in the AI ecosystem.

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Nvidia invests $1.5B in SB Energy, backs OpenAI's Ohio data center with $105B guarantee

Nvidia commits up to $105 billion to guarantee OpenAI's massive Ohio data center at PORTS-Pike Technology Campus, while investing $1.5 billion in SoftBank-linked data center developer SB Energy. The deal positions Nvidia as the exclusive chip provider for what could become one of the world's largest AI infrastructure projects.

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Jane Street Suffers $15 Billion Loss as AI Selloff Triggers Hedge Fund Collapse

Wall Street trading firm Jane Street took a $15 billion hit in July from its exposure to AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness and tech sector sell-off. Despite the loss, the firm has generated over $40 billion in trading revenue year-to-date, surpassing its entire 2025 performance.

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