Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Microsoft says Exchange Server Subscription Edition Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) is delayed because additional work from AI-powered bug-finders is extending the time needed to validate, reproduce, fix, test, and release updates, and it “do[es] not have a date to give you.”
Disney revealed multiple new Disney park lands and attractions, including Disney World’s Villains Land (Magic Kingdom) with a roller coaster through Maleficent’s fortress and a dark boat ride, Cars-themed Frontierland expansions with Miss Fritter’s Daredevil Spin-Along and Cars Ridge Run Rally, Animal Kingdom’s Tropical Americas Land with Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent and Antonio’s Fiesta de Encanto, and a Monstropolis overhaul at Hollywood Studios opening next year.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
CNET
OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month, with risk assessment and mitigation responsibilities split into areas such as bio and cyber and moved into existing teams.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
The Verge
Stripe is reportedly acquiring OpenRouter for more than $7 billion.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 6,500-word essay promises “a personal agent” that will “understand” each person’s goals and everything they care about, but TechCrunch hosts argue many people reject the vision because it feels disconnected from Meta’s past and from how consumers experience Meta AI.
Aug 16, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal’s first full-length collaboration, DOOMED!, is their breakup-focused record built around Segal’s more grounded, commanding beats and Eagle’s unusually intimate, personal lyrics.
Aug 16, 2026 ·The Verge
OnePlus said it will exit North America and Europe in July, and for future Android versions users are expected to switch from OxygenOS to Oppo’s ColorOS, which shares the same codebase as of 2021.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
Engadget
Amazon updated its terms and conditions so disputes are resolved through binding arbitration and arbitration is conducted only on an individual basis with a class action waiver.
Aug 16, 2026 ·The Verge
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said AI backlash is “fundamentally a crisis of trust” driven by public suspicion that companies and governments are “cooking up some new way to screw them over.”
Aug 16, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Apple’s new Upgrade Program is interest-free leasing with Klarna (replacing the prior iPhone Upgrade Program) and it expands leasing from iPhones to iPads, Apple Watches and Macs.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Engadget
Archer Aviation agreed to buy former rival Wisk Aero from Boeing; Boeing will hold a 16.5% stake in Archer under the deal, while Archer also acquires Wisk subsidiaries SkyGrid and Insitu.
Aug 16, 2026 ·TechCrunch
JPMorgan said hyperscaler cloud demand is accelerating alongside earnings after AI-linked spending, helped by cloud service providers’ reported growth (including Microsoft’s Azure at record levels and Amazon AWS growth of 36.7% in the quarter).
Aug 16, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Pershing Square USA (PSUS) is trading in the $40 range versus a reported NAV of $50.32 per share, a roughly 20% discount, which Bill Ackman called “frankly absurd.”
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Corma said it tested Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Grok 4.3, and DeepSeek V4 across 241 attacker/defender engagements and found the models implanted persistent backdoors in 85% of runs but only detected 19% of attacks, which it says shows a “defensive gap.”
Aug 16, 2026 ·The Register
Kingdom Hearts 4’s new trailer debuted at D23 and Nomura said the “original trailer” was 4 minutes long, expanding on details about King Mickey’s playable puzzle gameplay, Maleficent’s major role, and big plans for Quadratum and Disney Town.
Aug 16, 2026 ·CNET
Pershing Square deployed more than 95% of PSUS’s $5 billion IPO capital across 14 investments, including new positions in Visa, Mastercard, Intercontinental Exchange, Netflix, Alcon, and S&P Global.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Morgan Stanley kept an Equal Weight rating on Tesla and said the next quarter needs to show measurable progress as weaker gross margins, higher R&D spending, and extended free cash flow burn sharpen focus on Robotaxi and Optimus.
Aug 16, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Disney and Epic Games are launching a Fortnite rewards tie-in for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run that starts Sunday, Aug. 16, letting park guests complete a special mission on the ride and use collected crates to unlock rewards on a new Star Wars island in Fortnite called Smugglers Gambit.
Aug 16, 2026 ·CNET
Adjusted EPS was $1.02 versus $0.87 expected, but Block’s shares dropped about 6% the next day after investors focused on Cash App monthly transacting actives growth of just 3% year-over-year in June and guidance for only low single-digit actives growth in 2026.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Curtiss-Wright reported Q2 2026 sales of $924 million (up 5% year-over-year), operating income up 12% with margin expansion of 110 basis points, and free cash flow up 37% to $160 million, and raised full-year guidance across the board.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
MKS reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $3.30, up 86% year-over-year, alongside 28% revenue growth to $1.25 billion and operating margin expansion of 480 basis points to 25.6%, but CFO Ram Mayampurath said the company’s equipment sales strategy is temporarily pressuring gross margin via lower equipment margins and facility ramp costs.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
