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THE DAILY EDITION

Monday, 24 August 2026

A complete daily edition from the Aizanoi News archive.

Economy / Markets

Alibaba proposes HK$80 billion share placement for AI investment

Alibaba proposed placing newly issued shares with non-US investors for an aggregate HK$80 billion, subject to market and other conditions. The company says all net proceeds would fund its full-stack AI capabilities, including expanded infrastructure.

Sources Alibaba Group

AI

Google tests medical AI in simulated video consultations

Google researchers evaluated AMIE in 300 simulated video consultations covering 100 scenarios and involving professional patient actors and 30 primary-care physicians.

Sources Google ResearchGoogle

Technology

Apple sets unified EU app terms and revises commission structure

Apple announced a single set of business terms for developers distributing apps in the European Union, effective 1 October. Under the plan, its per-install Core Technology Fee gives way to a 5% charge on qualifying digital sales made through software obtained beyond the App Store.

Sources Apple

Economy / Markets

Euro-area consumers trim near-term inflation expectations

The ECB's July survey put median inflation expectations at 2.9% for the next 12 months and 2.7% three years ahead, each down 0.1 percentage point from June. Five-year expectations were unchanged at 2.4%, while expected economic growth improved but remained negative.

Sources European Central Bank

Technology

GeForce Now adds Firefox to its Windows browser lineup

Nvidia has added Firefox support for GeForce Now on Windows, allowing members to launch supported cloud games from the browser without installing the dedicated application.

Sources NVIDIA

AI

Gemma passes one billion downloads as Google opens a project directory

Google says its Gemma model family has passed one billion downloads and spawned more than 100,000 community variants. The company also launched an Awesome Gemma repository intended to catalogue projects, fine-tunes, tutorials and developer tools.

Sources Google

Football

Hull mark Premier League return with win over Manchester United

Hull City beat Manchester United 2-0 in their first Premier League match for nine years. The promoted side secured the result despite holding 28% of possession, giving Sergej Jakirovic's team a winning start against last season's third-place finishers.

Sources Hull CityBBC Sport

Football

Late Szoboszlai penalty earns Liverpool a point at Newcastle

Liverpool opened their Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle after Dominik Szoboszlai converted a stoppage-time penalty. Cody Gakpo had cancelled out Harvey Barnes's opener before substitute Joe Willock restored Newcastle's lead.

Sources Newcastle UnitedBBC Sport