Genuine Parts (GPC): A Dividend King Worth Watching
Genuine Parts (GPC) raised its annual dividend by 3.2% for 2026 to $4.25 per share ($1.0625 quarterly), extending its 70 consecutive years of dividend increases.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Genuine Parts (GPC) raised its annual dividend by 3.2% for 2026 to $4.25 per share ($1.0625 quarterly), extending its 70 consecutive years of dividend increases.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Chevron, GE Vernova, ONGC, Eni and GeoPark are on track to sign final agreements in Venezuela after negotiations, with many pacts tied to completing a six-month migration of oil contracts under an amended hydrocarbon law that adds flexibility for foreign firms to expand operations, export barrels and sell cash proceeds.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The FTC, joined by 22 states, sued Amazon alleging it secretly used an undisclosed “soft reserve price” in advertising auctions to inflate prices for more than seven years, affecting more than 1 million brands and sellers and potentially generating tens of billions of dollars in additional revenue.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE:HIMS) entered Australia by acquiring the Australian digital-health platform Eucalyptus, which includes men’s health brand Pilot and women’s health brand Juniper; it is initially rolling out weight-loss and men’s health treatments with women’s health services planned later this year.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Cheniere Energy is taking its Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion into full service after Bechtel handed over the seventh and final liquefaction train, adding more than 10 mtpa of LNG capacity and lifting total production to roughly 56 mtpa (up more than 20%).
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
GenAI reaches 80% of occupations and more than 40% of tasks, but in most of those occupations fewer than half of workers adopt it.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
The Register
Polymarket reportedly raised $300 million from 1789 Capital as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
A 2025 Pew Research Center study found nearly 75% of Americans have experienced an online scam, which is why the article recommends turning on Android security and privacy protections such as scam detection, two-factor authentication, and anti-scam message/call alerts.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Engadget
Andreessen Horowitz expanded its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion, adding $1.75 billion since it launched in January with $6.75 billion.
Aug 31, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The Bentley Supersports makes 657 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, with 48 V active anti-roll bars that can react in a third of a second to apply up to 960 lb-ft (1,300 Nm) of reaction torque for flatter cornering, plus recalibrated twin-valve dampers and air suspension across Touring, Bentley, and Sport modes.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Starlink Mini already includes integrated Wi‑Fi 5, so the Mini X’s extra Router Mini isn’t required for basic connectivity and is mainly useful when dish placement for satellite line-of-sight makes the built-in Wi‑Fi signal weak.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
MediaTek will adopt Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion datacenter XPU interconnect and Nvidia will invest $3.5 billion in MediaTek convertible bonds in exchange, while continuing to license MediaTek’s own SoC designs for future DGX and RTX Spark systems.
Aug 31, 2026 ·The Register
Apple says forensic information from a MacBook used by former employee Chang Liu shows he downloaded “dozens of confidential Apple files” (including a circuit schematic) after joining OpenAI and used the schematic to run simulations for his work there.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
Google raised the price of its 4K streaming box, the Google TV Streamer, to $149—up $50 from its original $99 price.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
The Verge
Nintendo’s GameCube sold about 21.74 million units—its second-worst console showing after the Wii U—largely due to limited storage on its proprietary optical discs, weak third-party support, and delayed online services.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
Build American AI says it will spend millions on data-center advocacy ads in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin during the midterm elections, linking the effort to Leading the Future (LTF).
Aug 31, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Corn futures finished August up 1 to 3 1/2 cents on the session, with cash corn at $4.93 1/2, up 3 1/2 cents.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Inventiva S.A. designated Chris Benecchi as Chief Operating Officer, appointing him to lead the company’s operational side as it approaches NATiV3 Phase 3 results for lanifibranor in MASH expected in the last quarter of 2026.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Slate Truck starts at $24,950 for the “Blank Slate” bare-bones pickup and can reach $46,493 depending on add-ons, enabled by a “bring your own tech” setup that has no built-in infotainment head unit.
Aug 31, 2026 ·Engadget
JMGO’s 4K 120Hz Iris Ultra Max all-in-one Google TV projector is rated for 6,500 ISO lumens and 10,000:1 native contrast with a dual-iris optical design, and it starts at $2,999 for preorders shipping October 19 (after a later $3,499 list price).
Aug 31, 2026 ·The Verge
