Travis Wright breaks down how North Korean hackers pulled off a massive cold wallet heist, why Energy Vault just scored 600 million for AI power solutions, and how Chinese AI labs are undercutting American models on price. The global tech landscape just got more complicated.

August 8, 2026 — 276 words / ~1.8 min

Stories covered:

  1. North Korean Hackers Drain $100M From Cold Storage Wallets
  2. Energy Vault Lands $600M as AI's Power Crisis Goes Mainstream
  3. Chinese AI Companies Just Made American Models Economically Worthless