A Eye on AI - August 28, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

Federal Judge Rules Anthropic Supply-Chain Ban Was Illegal Retaliation
Hong Kong Tech Index Adds 10 AI Firms, Including Pony AI and WeRide, in Reshuffle
China’s Daily AI Token Calls Surpass 500 Trillion as Model Updates Accelerate

A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was unlawful retaliation, citing contradictions in government actions. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Tech 100 Index adds 10 AI-focused companies, MiniMax boosts its Alibaba cloud spending ceiling, embodied-AI startup PsiBot raises over $100 million, and China’s daily AI token volume tops 500 trillion.

Sources:
- TechCrunch AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/anthropic-gets-its-first-court-win-over-the-pentagons-supply-chain-risk-label/
- SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3365637/hkex-tech-100-adds-pony-ai-weride-index-revamp-targeting-ai-stocks?utm_source=rss_feed
- SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3365558/minimax-expands-alibaba-cloud-pact-compute-needs-surge-training-and-inference?utm_source=rss_feed
- TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/08/28/embodied-ai-startup-psibot-raises-over-100-million-with-industrial-investors-joining/
- TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/08/28/chinas-daily-ai-token-usage-tops-500-trillion-as-compute-demand-grows/

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