(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostSpaceX report, share unlock may sway Hong Kong, mainland China stocks as AI trade recoversSpaceX’s first earnings report since its listing, together with the coming supply of a large chunk of shares available for public trading, will test the strength of the artificial intelligence trade’s recovery, which has driven the S&P 500 within striking distance of its record high and helped Hong Kong equities outperform. The first set of results from SpaceX as a publicly traded company will be under close scrutiny, with Elon Musk’s commercial aerospace unit viewed as a gauge of investors’... (opens original source in a new tab)Zhang Shidong·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Rest of WorldThe global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boomLocal tech groups in Kenya, India, and the U.S. are building communities and conversations around AI, but also face questions about privilege and reach. (opens original source in a new tab)Rina Chandran·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Rest of WorldThe global grassroots gatherings trying to humanize the AI boomLocal tech groups in Kenya, India, and the U.S. are building communities and conversations around AI, but also face questions about privilege and reach. (opens original source in a new tab)Rina Chandran·4 August 2026
Robotics & Automation (opens original source in a new tab)Robotics & Automation NewsDubai and Oxa launch autonomous logistics venture to deploy self-driving vehicles at ports and airportsDubai Future Foundation (DFF) and Oxa, a developer of autonomous vehicle technology, has announced the launch of SHIFFT, a joint venture that will establish Dubai as a global hub for autonomous logistics. SHIFFT will incorporate self-driving technology into a fully integrated autonomous logistics and worksite intelligence product, enabling end-to-end operational deployment. It will unlock productivity, […] (opens original source in a new tab)David Edwards·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseNavy renews Saildrone’s counter-drug mission in the Caribbean, Eastern PacificThe task order extension will keep Voyager USVs operating in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. (opens original source in a new tab)Diana Stancy·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsDOUBLECUP Uses ClickFix and Cached PNGs to Deliver CountLoader and DeviceManager RATA new Russian loader-as-a-service (LaaS) codenamed DOUBLECUP has been using ClickFix lures as a way to stage malware-laced PNG images in victims' browser cache and ultimately deliver CountLoader and a previously undocumented remote access trojan called DeviceManager. "The first stage drops a steganographic PNG image into the browser's cache, retrieves its hidden content, and executes the second (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostChinese chip-tool maker AMEC says first-half profit to nearly quadruple amid soaring demandAdvanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China (AMEC), the country’s top chip-tool maker, says its preliminary profit will nearly quadruple in the first half of the year as robust demand for home-grown semiconductors continues amid US sanctions. Based on unaudited figures, the company said its income between January and June was at least 2.7 billion yuan (US$400 million), representing a year-on-year growth of 282 per cent, according to a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday. The upper... (opens original source in a new tab)Howard Liu·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostChina embraces basic science as US downplays it amid AI raceSenior Chinese official Cai Qi welcomed China’s scientific and technological elite at the seaside resort of Beidaihe, a sign that China’s leaders have begun their secretive annual summer retreat. The leaders’ gathering at the resort in Hebei province, east of Beijing, presages the party’s fifth plenum in October, the last before a leadership reshuffle next year. Cai, who ranks fifth in the Communist Party hierarchy and is often referred to as President Xi Jinping’s “chief of staff”, “extended... (opens original source in a new tab)Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyWorkBuddy Security Center Goes Live: Tencent Brings OS-API Layer Sandboxing, Recoverable File Deletion, and Version Rollback as Default Agent Safety DefaultsTencent WorkBuddy 5.0 ships default security sandbox, recycle-bin file deletion, and version-restorable edits at the OS API layer, addressing the agent safety crisis without slowing agent efficiency. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyProductivity Agent Becomes the New Office Entry Point as ByteDance Tencent Alibaba and WPS Race to Organize Enterprise AI WorkflowsKingsoft Lingxi, Tencent QClaw, Alibaba Qianwen Office, and ByteDance Doubao-Feishu integration redefine enterprise office as the agent becomes the task entry while Feishu DingTalk and WeChat Work become supporting infrastructure. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·4 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyDeepSeek V4-Flash Tops Global Token Consumption: Chinese Models Sweep OpenRouter Top 5 as Price-Performance Kill Line Reshapes Developer DefaultsDeepSeek V4-Flash leads OpenRouter weekly rankings with 7.1 trillion tokens, Chinese models claim nine of the global top 10 slots, and global weekly AI token usage crosses 56.8 trillion. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·4 August 2026
