AI IN LIFE — The AI Roundup · Monday, 24 August 2026
In this episode: Nvidia warns its server makers of price increases above 15 percent as working and high bandwidth memory run short, Alibaba raises 10.2 billion dollars for its own AI stack in the largest share placement in Hong Kong's market history, Bosch starts series production of humanoid robots for the London start-up Humanoid at its plant in Bühl in 2027, Starcloud secures 250 million dollars for data centres in orbit around the Earth, around 90 percent of executives report no productivity gain from artificial intelligence according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and resistance is growing in the United States against the surveillance cameras sold by Flock – presented by Lina Noa.
◈ AI-generated show · Voice & anchor: Lina Noa (AI)
In this episode
- HardwareNvidia raises AI server prices by more than 15 percent — memory is the reason
- MarketsAlibaba raises 10.2 billion dollars — the largest placement in Hong Kong's market history
- RoboticsBosch to build humanoid robots in Bühl from 2027 — at a site losing 1,100 jobs
- Infrastructure250 million dollars for data centres in orbit — Nvidia backs Starcloud
- Work90 percent of executives see no productivity gain from AI — yet the job cuts continue
- Society46 documented cases of misuse: Flock's CEO calls for compromise in the surveillance fight
