2026-08-21

JPMorgan says Treasury's bond buybacks are just kicking the debt problem down the road

A JPMorgan research chief compared the strategy to paying a mortgage with a credit card, warning it does nothing to reduce the underlying debt burden [...]

2026-08-21

Labubu-maker Pop Mart stock sinks after overseas sales slumped — and Citi cuts its outlook

Shares fell as much as 8.9% in Hong Kong after Asia-Pacific and Americas revenue declined, and Citi lowered its price target to HK$198 [...]

2026-08-21

Micron's CEO is arguing AI has permanently broken memory's boom-bust cycle

Sanjay Mehrotra argues persistent AI demand is replacing the industry's historic cycle of oversupply and price collapse [...]

2026-08-21

Hedge funds posted their worst month against the S&P 500 in 20 years as AI bets unwound

Goldman strategists said July marked one of the sharpest hedge fund de-grossing episodes of the past decade [...]

2026-08-21

Google DeepMind Outlines How 15 Years of Game Research Led to EVE Online

Google DeepMind has published a detailed account of its 15-year arc of AI research in games, culminating in its research partnership with Fenris Creations, the independent studio behind EVE Online, and laying out the staged research program the two organizations plan to run inside the EVE universe. The August 21, 2026 post connects the lab's earliest reinforcement learning results to its curr [...]

2026-08-21

Tech is helping grocery stores waste less food. That’s a problem for food banks

As supermarkets adopt new tools to predict demand and reduce food waste, food banks say that donations are also shrinking. [...]

2026-08-21

Child safety experts are skeptical of OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens

They say the company must prove it can be trusted before products like these get a pass. [...]

2026-08-21

Best Buy's massive Anniversary sale is like a Labor Day preview — 60% off TVs, AirPods, laptops, appliances and more

There's no need to wait for Labor Day; Best Buy's massive Anniversary sale has record-low prices that you can shop right now on TVs, appliances, laptops, AirPods, and more. [...]

2026-08-21

26 best early bank holiday deals at Amazon UK — get up to 40% off Blink, Fitbit, Lenovo, Lego, Ninja, and more

I've looked through the early bank holiday sale at Amazon UK and picked out 26 of the best deals that are actually worth buying from Blink, Fitbit, Lenovo, Lego, Ninja, and more. [...]