Analysis: The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Offers Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan a Capacity-Building Path

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 07 August 2026. Why the MJDA’s value is capacity building, not Article 5.

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Sources: as Spotify tests a skip ahead button that lets some Premium users skip publisher-sold podcast ads and filler content, audio networks raise concerns (Max Tani/Semafor)

Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: as Spotify tests a skip ahead button that lets some Premium users skip publisher-sold podcast ads and filler content, audio networks raise concerns  —  Spotify is terrifying much of the podcast industry wi…

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Sources: Chinese regulators have told banks to back tech companies, but lenders still prefer stable cash flows and profitability over loss-making tech startups (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese regulators have told banks to back tech companies, but lenders still prefer stable cash flows and profitability over loss-making tech startups  —  The strategy marks a break from Beijing’s reliance on subsi…

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Cybersecurity Newsletter Weekly – Top 50 Biggest Cybersecurity Stories – $70M Bitcoin Heist,Google Passkey Theft, Copilot CEO Fraud,Chrome 151 & Claude Exploits & More

Welcome to this week’s edition of the GBHackers cybersecurity newsletter — your weekly cybersecurity bulletin covering the 50 most important stories from August 3–7, 2026. It was a brutal week for trust in the tools we rely on: a Coldcard firmwar…

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Moore Threads reports H1 revenue up 147% YoY to ~$258M, a net loss of $1.72M, says it plans a Hong Kong listing, after its stock surged 420%+ since Shanghai IPO (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Moore Threads reports H1 revenue up 147% YoY to ~$258M, a net loss of $1.72M, says it plans a Hong Kong listing, after its stock surged 420%+ since Shanghai IPO  —  Artificial intelligence chipmaker Moore Threads Technology…

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