Trendly digest — 2026-08-23

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “When Loui Ridi hugged his young daughter goodbye at Detroit Metro Airport, she clung to his arm and refused to let go. The 46-year-old businessman said she then asked the question he wanted to avoid: “Are you going to be safe?””

Excerpt from TheStreet: “They're perfect for any room in your home.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ukraine offered Russia a truce on attacks against ships carrying agricultural commodities through the Black Sea, but Moscow rejected the deal because it wanted guarantees against strikes on its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds, Xinhua News Agency reported.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Europe’s biggest luxury firms are turning a little more positive on the crucial Chinese market, as a fragile spending recovery takes shape in the country.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Andy Burnham has tried to instill positivity into a downbeat British public during his first month as prime minister, with some success. Labour’s fortune in opinion polls has begun to turn around and there are even signs of good vibes reaching the economy.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking to raise about HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) from a share sale, its latest move to compete for global leadership in artificial intelligence.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “DeepSeek will stop distinguishing between peak and off-peak API pricing on weekends from Aug. 23, with usage on Saturdays and Sundays charged at off-peak rates, the company said in a notice Saturday.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A new artificial intelligence model called Ox Alpha is gaining traction among developers after appearing online for free, even as the identity of its creator remains a mystery.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The Formula One group is reviewing and investigating information about a logo used in a concert tour by Chinese boy group Teens in Times, after fans alleged it resembled F1’s trademark, the Global Times reported on Sunday.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Shoppers say it's "good for easy everyday use."”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The Mexican governor accused by the US of conspiring with a cartel and abetting drug trafficking has once again requested leave, after returning to his post on Friday.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Australia reported its first confirmed case of the H5 bird flu in a mammal, after a long-nosed fur seal was found dead in South Australia.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Shoppers say they "look expensive" and are extremely comfortable.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “India launched search-and-rescue operations for crew members of cargo ship MV OCEAN WINNER in the Bay of Bengal after receiving a distress alert on Aug. 22.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Voters in Kazakhstan are going to the polls to elect a new single-chamber parliament on Sunday, as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hinted he may stay in power beyond his current term.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “New Zealand’s main opposition Labour Party pledged to restore the central bank’s dual mandate if it wins office in the Nov. 7 election, saying price stability and sustainable employment are both essential for a strong economy.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Malaysia’s government has ruled out a potential acquisition of Datasonic Technologies Sdn., which supplies the country’s passports and national identity cards.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “The analyst, who has been tracking markets for over 30 years, just reshaped his core buy list heading into mid-term elections.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “"It’s the perfect weight and can be used all year."”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “How five ETFs will shape the savings of 7 million children”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “A Republican lawmaker questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to cut short a joint military exercise with South Korea, saying the US should show more allegiance to a longtime Asian ally.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games have begun. 666 teams from around the world are competing with more than 2,000 humanoid robots. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Some of Nvidia Corp.’s biggest customers have been told that the prices of servers containing its artificial intelligence chips are going up more than 15% in many cases with memory chip costs soaring.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed Friday in part amid a last-minute standoff over cutting US tariffs on Canadian medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, people familiar with the matter said.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Torsten Slok found something surprising when Apollo Global Management Inc. looked at how the adoption of artificial intelligence was playing out in the labor market.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal”

Excerpt from GitHub: “Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “Sub2API 一站式开源中转服务，让 Claude、Openai 、Gemini、Grok订阅统一接入，支持拼车共享，更高效分摊成本，原生工具无缝使用。”

Excerpt from GitHub: “🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “⚡️A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust 🦀 — remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.”

Excerpt from GitHub: “The Modular Platform (includes MAX & Mojo)”