ALGERIATECH Editorial
Digital Economy
PayPal’s Turnaround Quarter: Lores Raises Guidance as BNPL Volume Jumps 26%
PayPal raised full-year guidance after the second quarter of 2026 BNPL volume grew 26% — the clearest sign yet CEO Enrique Lores's turnaround plan is working.
Startups
Humanoid Raises $152M Series A at $1.35B, Becomes Europe’s First Pure-Play Robotics Unicorn
London startup Humanoid raised a $152M Series A at a $1.35B valuation, backed by Bosch and Schaeffler, becoming Europe's first pure-play robotics unicorn.
AI & Automation
HappyRobot’s $150M Series C: A Voice-Agent Startup Becomes FreightTech’s Newest Unicorn
HappyRobot raised $150M at a $1.2B valuation to build voice AI agents for logistics, insurance and energy. Inside the deal and what it signals for enterprise AI.
Skills & Careers
DOL’s Wage Overhaul: Why H-1B Sponsorship Is About to Get Pricier
DOL's March 2026 proposal would raise H-1B and PERM prevailing wages by $14,000/year on average — and double entry-level wage floors. Here's the breakdown.
Cybersecurity & Risk
DentaQuest Breach: ShinyHunters Leaks Data on 23 Million After Ransom Refusal
ShinyHunters leaked 234 GB of DentaQuest data after ransom talks failed, exposing 23.4 million people's SSNs and dental records. What happened and why.
Startups
Yuno’s $45M Series B: Why Gulf Sovereign Money Is Backing Payments Orchestration
Yuno raised a $45M Series B on August 12, 2026 with Qatari and Abu Dhabi sovereign-backed investors, making the Gulf its growth hub. What the deal signals.
Digital Economy
Circle’s Arc Lands 11 Founding Validators: Visa, Mastercard and Wall Street Sign On
On August 5, 2026, Circle named 11 founding validators for its Arc blockchain — Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, DTCC and more — ahead of a September 16 mainnet.
AI & Automation
The Agent Scaling Gap: 62% of Firms Experiment, Under 10% Actually Scale
McKinsey's 2026 State of AI survey shows 88% of firms use AI and 62% are trying agents, but under 10% scale them in any function. Inside the scaling gap.
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Gulf’s Overland Data Race: Why SilkLink and WorldLink Are Rerouting the Internet Around Suez
Six Gulf-backed overland data corridors — led by STC's $800M SilkLink and the $700M WorldLink — race to reroute Europe-Asia traffic around vulnerable subsea chokepoints.
Digital Economy
Walmart’s E-Commerce Grew 23% in a Quarter: Why the Playbook Is Marketplace, Not Store
Walmart's global e-commerce grew 23% in Q2 FY27, with marketplace net sales up over 50% and advertising up 38%. Why the growth engine is now platform, not store.
Startups
Higgsfield’s $5.4B Leap: An AI-Video Startup Quadrupled Its Value in Eight Months
⚡ Key Takeaways Higgsfield, a generative AI startup for image and video creation founded in 2023 by former Snap executive...
