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# The Signal: Tech's Power Shift: Pakistan Leads, Developers Build, Buyers Vanish
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-techs-power-shift-pakistan-leads-developers-build-buyers-vanish/
- Published: 2026-07-22T08:31:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-22T13:01:18.000Z
- Description: Pakistan just formed a specialized crypto police unit while Silicon Valley's still figuring out basic rules. Jack Dorsey thinks developers will soon let AI agents interrupt their Slack channels. Meanwhile building custom software is now cheaper than buying off-the-shelf
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Pakistan just formed a specialized crypto police unit while Silicon Valley's still figuring out basic rules. Jack Dorsey thinks developers will soon let AI agents interrupt their Slack channels. Meanwhile building custom software is now cheaper than buying off-the-shelf for many teams.

*July 22, 2026 — 435 words / \~2.9 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Pakistan Builds Crypto Police While Silicon Valley Still Debates Regulation](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/pakistan-builds-crypto-police-while-silicon-valley-still-debates-regulation/)
2. [Dorsey Bets Developers Will Let AI Argue With Them in Slack](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/dorsey-bets-developers-will-let-ai-argue-with-them-in-slack/)
3. [Building Your Own Apps Just Became Cheaper Than Buying Them](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/building-your-own-apps-just-became-cheaper-than-buying-them/)