2026-08-03 Briefing

Hughesnet filed for Chapter 11 after losing half its subscribers to Starlink, refocusing on government clients. Microsoft plans to bring Xbox 360 games to PC and next-gen consoles by 2027. The White House quietly met its AI evaluation deadline; OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic staffers were invited to review. Apple is legally challenging the UK&rsquo;s encrypted-data backdoor demand. Visa bought AI…