Chinese biotech firms and health-tech companies are increasingly partnering with low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, supplying vaccines, medical equipment financing and digital-health systems. Examples include equipment financing in Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire, pharmaceutical production in Zambia, and vaccine supply to Indonesia and Mexico during the pandemic. These bilateral deals are emerging as traditional multilateral aid budgets shrink worldwide.
nature.com
· 2026-08-25
Shadow library Anna's Archive went offline in mid-August after what appears to have been a coordinated attack on its network infrastructure, sparking fears of a legal takedown given its ongoing court battles. The site has already lost its .org, .se, .pm and .vg domains this year following lawsuits from music companies and major book publishers, and now operates from .gl, .pk and .gd domains registered outside U.S. jurisdiction. Combined default judgments against the site's anonymous operators now total roughly $340 million, yet the archive keeps returning online.
torrentfreak.com
· 2026-08-24
Businesses adopting AI models are increasingly considering building or buying specialized 'harness' software that governs how AI tasks are executed and controls associated token consumption costs. This layer sits between raw AI models and end applications, managing workflows and spending.
wsj.com
· 2026-08-24
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