Daily digest · Sunday, August 30, 2026

Deals, departures, and returns across tech and business

Executives and companies made major moves across multiple sectors: Intuit saw an officer cut direct holdings, PayPal lost a $60.50-a-share bid, and No Bull Mattress & More filed for Chapter 11. Other headlines included Taco Bell’s UAE return after 14 years, plus large Steam data leaks and Apple’s upcoming fall hardware event.

1 · Yahoo Finance

An Intuit Executive Sells Over a Third of Their Direct Holdings Amid a Share Price Decline

Intuit Chief Accounting Officer Lauren D. Hotz sold 906 shares of INTU stock on August 27, 2026, cutting her holdings by 36% from 2,533 shares to 1,627 shares.

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2 · Yahoo Finance

Taco Bell returns to unexpected market after 14 years

Taco Bell is returning to the UAE after exiting the market in 2012, with the first location expected to open as part of a phased expansion into other GCC countries—marking its return after 14 years.

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3 · Yahoo Finance

PayPal just lost its $53 billion safety net

Stripe and Advent International withdrew their $60.50-a-share offer for PayPal—about a $53 billion valuation—after the bid was deemed inadequate by PayPal’s board, causing PayPal shares to fall 12.7% to $53.66.

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4 · The Verge

Enormous 12TB Steam leak includes abandoned Half-Life 2: Episode 3 assets

More than 12TB of Steam game archives leaked, including builds uploaded from 2003–2013 and early content from multiple games, with users already finding assets tied to canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and cut Portal 2 material.

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5 · Yahoo Finance

Pinterest’s (PINS) CFO Exit Tests Whether The Growth Story Holds

Pinterest CFO Julia Donnelly will leave on October 30 and Vikram Naidu will act as interim principal financial officer while an external search begins.

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6 · Yahoo Finance

The Hidden Costs of Retiring to Puerto Rico Nobody Mentions Until You Move There

Act 60 generally doesn’t exempt US-source retirement income—mainland pensions, Social Security, and 401(k) distributions remain fully subject to federal tax after you move to Puerto Rico.

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7 · Engadget

Apple Arcade just got this retro-inspired gem

Retro Bowl College+ launched on Apple Arcade with its expanded 12-player roster, kick returns, detailed team and conference editor, and Exhibition Mode already unlocked without ads or in-app purchases.

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8 · CNET

A Folding iPhone at Last? What to Expect From Apple’s Surprise and Shine Fall Event

Apple is set to reveal its fall hardware lineup Sept. 9 at the “Surprise and Shine” event, with rumors pointing to only iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max models (and a foldable iPhone Ultra) in September, while the base iPhone 18 is expected to slip to next year.

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9 · Yahoo Finance

Mattress chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 24 years

No Bull Mattress & More, operating six stores in South Carolina, three in North Carolina and one in New Jersey, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition on Aug. 24 (case 26-03863-jd), listing assets of $374,535 in personal property and liabilities of more than $2.82 million.

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10 · Yahoo Finance

Why Archer Aviation's Management of Hawthorne Airport Matters Just as Much as Developing Its Own Aircraft

Archer Aviation’s control of Hawthorne Airport is intended to give the company a testing base for its eVTOL aircraft, Midnight, and a potential hub for an air taxi service in California.

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