双语科技快报 | 2026-08-20 | 10:27 速览
## 1. The US Army is phasing out its drone assault battalion, as part of a “back-to-basics” approach; it was created in January to learn from the conflict in Ukraine
来源: Wall Street Journal
时间: 10:15 PM
作为“回归基本”方法的一部分，美国陆军正在逐步淘汰其无人机突击营；它成立于一月份，旨在从乌克兰冲突中汲取教训
## 2. Samsung announces a virtual Galaxy event for August 27 at 8am ET, where the Galaxy S26 FE is expected
来源: Alan Friedman / PhoneArena
时间: 9:15 PM
三星宣布将于美国东部时间 8 月 27 日上午 8 点举行虚拟 Galaxy 活动，预计将发布 Galaxy S26 FE
## 3. German insurance giant Munich Re agrees to acquire cyber insurance provider At-Bay for $575M; At-Bay has raised $276M and was last valued at $1.35B in 2021
来源: Meir Orbach / CTech
时间: 8:40 PM
德国保险巨头慕尼黑再保险公司同意以 5.75 亿美元收购网络保险提供商 At-Bay； At-Bay 已筹集 $276M，最后估值为 $1.35B 于 2021 年
## 4. Trump urges Congress to pass the Clarity Act at a White House event with execs including the CEOs of Coinbase and Robinhood; the bill has stalled in the Senate
来源: Bloomberg
时间: 7:05 PM
特朗普在白宫举行的一次活动中敦促国会通过《澄清法案》，与会者包括 Coinbase 和 Robinhood 的首席执行官；该法案在参议院陷入僵局
## 5. Sources: YouTube is offering top creators millions to post videos exclusively on YouTube for a period and will penalize those that post to Netflix concurrently
来源: Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg
时间: 6:10 PM
消息来源：YouTube 向顶级创作者提供数百万美元的奖励，让他们在一段时间内在 YouTube 上独家发布视频，并将惩罚那些同时在 Netflix 上发布视频的人
## 6. Former Meta engineering director Arturo Béjar testifies that Mark Zuckerberg prioritized growth and engagement over child safety on Facebook and Instagram
来源: Reuters
时间: 6:00 PM
前 Meta 工程总监 Arturo Béjar 证实，马克·扎克伯格在 Facebook 和 Instagram 上将增长和参与度置于儿童安全之上
## 7. Google announces new study tools, including a student hub, notebooks, and interactive 3D visualizations in Gemini, plus student offers for Google AI plans
来源: Amanda Caswell / Tom's Guide
时间: 5:00 PM
Google 宣布推出新的学习工具，包括学生中心、笔记本和 Gemini 中的交互式 3D 可视化，以及 Google AI 计划的学生优惠
## 8. Letter: Stripe told investors January 1 marked the “beginning of the singularity”, a major inflection point in long-term trends, and H1 revenue rose 41% YoY
来源: Axios
时间: 3:50 PM
信函：Stripe 告诉投资者，1 月 1 日标志着“奇点的开始”，这是长期趋势的一个主要拐点，上半年收入同比增长 41%
## 9. Sources: SpaceX approached Cognition about a potential acquisition, but Cognition didn't engage; Cognition CEO Scott Wu says the company is “not for sale”
来源: Bloomberg
时间: 3:45 PM
消息来源：SpaceX 就潜在收购事宜与 Cognition 接洽，但 Cognition 没有参与； Cognition 首席执行官 Scott Wu 表示该公司“非卖品”
## 10. Sources: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told employees at an all-hands that OpenAI “will be a public company in 2027”, or sooner if “our business continues to inflect”
来源: CNBC
时间: 3:34 PM
资料来源：OpenAI 首席财务官 Sarah Friar 在全体员工大会上告诉员工，OpenAI“将在 2027 年成为一家上市公司”，或者如果“我们的业务继续发生变化”，那么时间会更早
## 11. Sources: AI chip startup Fractile is in talks to raise ~$600M at a $6.5B pre-money valuation, up from ~$1B in May, and has an initial ~$250M deal with Anthropic
来源: Bloomberg
时间: 3:00 PM
消息来源：人工智能芯片初创公司 Fractile 正在洽谈以 6.5 亿美元的投前估值筹集约 6 亿美元的资金，高于 5 月份的约 10 亿美元，并与 Anthropic 达成了约 2.5 亿美元的初始交易
## 12. Source: Nvidia has discussed an investment in Mercor as part of a round valuing the startup at $20B; Nvidia paid Mercor tens of millions of dollars last quarter
来源: The Information
时间: 2:45 PM
资料来源：Nvidia 已经讨论了对 Mercor 的投资，作为该初创公司估值为 20B 美元的一轮融资的一部分；英伟达上季度向 Mercor 支付了数千万美元
## 13. Stripe agrees to acquire New York-based OpenRouter; a source says Stripe is paying $7.5B, with $1.5B going to the startup's founders and $6B to its investors
来源: Erin Griffith / New York Times
时间: 2:00 PM
Stripe 同意收购总部位于纽约的 OpenRouter；消息人士称，Stripe 将支付 7.5B 美元，其中 1.5B 给初创公司的创始人，6B 给投资者
## 14. The US FTC says businesses must disclose when they use personalized pricing and it will “deploy enforcement resources” against companies that do not disclose it
来源: Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal
时间: 1:45 PM
美国联邦贸易委员会表示，企业在使用个性化定价时必须披露信息，并将针对不披露信息的公司“部署执法资源”
## 15. Stripe Agrees to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter; No Terms Disclosed
来源: Bloomberg
时间: 1:27 PM
Stripe 同意收购人工智能公司 OpenRouter；未透露任何条款