According to the latest XR near-eye display market forecast report from Omdia, global AR display shipments are projected to reach 21 million units by 2030, surpassing VR displays at 19 million units.
This push on Thursday, August 22, 2026, helped lift the weekly inflows for these funds above $1.6 billion.
On August 21, Alibaba Cloud announced that its Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform has further expanded its model service matrix, officially integrating Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro into the Qianwen AI platform and simultaneously launching the corresponding API services for developer use.
OpenAI announced on August 21 that its GPT-Image-2 model has been updated to support the generation of images with transparent backgrounds.
Poco, a sub-brand under Xiaomi, officially launched its new mid-range 5G smartphone, the Poco M8x, in the Indian market on August 21.
South Korean IT giant Kakao announced a major strategic restructuring plan on August 21.
Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $77,000 on Friday, marking its highest price since May 26 and pushing the corporate treasury of business intelligence firm Strategy back into profit.
Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, is sitting on approximately $1.4 billion in unrealized profit on its massive Bitcoin holdings as the cryptocurrency's price surges.
Major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana, surged dramatically as a massive wave of short liquidations fueled a mechanically driven rally.
Google is introducing a major update to its Discover feed, empowering users to customize their content preferences using a conversational AI interface.
