Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay
TL;DRWalmart now accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay at checkout starting August 24th.
Why it matters: Major retailer adoption increases tap-to-pay utility; reduces friction for mobile wallet users.
London-based AI infrastructure startup Nscale is seeking
TL;DRAI infrastructure startup Nscale plans $3B US IPO possibly in September.
Filings: Apple paid Ireland $17B in taxes in 2025, 40% of its $43B
TL;DRApple paid $17B in Irish taxes, accounting for 40% of its $43B global tax bill.
Latest
the US Department of Energy is investigating whether Chinese lidar
US investigating if Chinese lidar sensors in vehicles pose national security risks.
Agentic Data Operations Platform (ADOP): Data engineering into hours
AI agents automate data pipeline setup, shrinking weeks of work to hours.
Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
Waymo submitted documents to NHTSA about a child collision but heavily redacted them.
Linus Torvalds Endures A Debug Session From Hell, 'Enormously Helped'
Linus Torvalds used AI to debug a complex Intel graphics driver issue after 24 patches.
Tesla and others recall over 4 million vehicles in China over hidden
Tesla and other automakers recalled 4 million vehicles in China due to faulty door handles.
The Stock Market's Boom Will Likely Bust
US stock market appears overvalued and could crash by 2027.
Govern AI agent tool access with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway
AWS tool for controlling what AI agents can access in your systems safely.
2026.34: App Snore
Stratechery's weekly roundup covers Apple's EU compromises, Truth Social, and sports news.
Reduce RAG costs on Amazon Bedrock with query-aware compression
Amazon Bedrock now lets you compress RAG context to cut token costs.