Walmart and Sam’s Club will add tap-to-pay in stores starting August 24 at some locations, with availability at all US stores and clubs by the end of the year.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
Engadget
ChatGPT’s Apple Messages plugin for the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS can read and search iMessage, SMS, and RCS chats and send messages on a user’s behalf through Apple’s Messages app (available on all plans).
Aug 21, 2026 ·
Computerworld
A satellite dish used for DirecTV/Dish reception won’t generally receive local U.S. over-the-air ABC/CBS/NBC affiliates because the dish’s reflector is designed to focus satellite signals onto the LNB, while terrestrial antennas are built for VHF/UHF signals from nearby broadcast towers.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Engadget
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold is positioned as the most durable foldable because it has full IP68 water and dust resistance and uses glass Google says is nearly impossible to crack, alongside shaving about 1 mm off thickness and about 20 grams off weight versus the company’s prior Pixel foldable.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Anker Soundcore AeroClip open earbuds are on sale at $100 (down from $170), Nothing Phone 3 is $599 (down $200 from $799), and the Shark Navigator Lift-Away vacuum is $180 (down from $300) on Amazon for limited time.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
CNET
CNET says Google’s $899 Pixel 11 is an easy recommendation for iPhone owners switching to Android, earning a CNET Editors’ Choice award based largely on its camera, fast unlock, and improved iPhone-to-Android data transfer experience.
Aug 21, 2026 ·CNET
Bitcoin rose above $79,000 for a fourth straight day, helped by more than $1.6 billion in spot ETF net inflows this week and whale accumulation of over 30,000 BTC added in a single day and more than 55,000 BTC over the past month.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Ross Stores shares were up about 4% in Friday morning trading after second-quarter earnings rose 32% to $2.06 a share and revenue climbed 13% to $6.26 billion.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
ICE Brent was about $94 per barrel as single-digit transits through the Strait of Hormuz and a Trump ‘Economic D-Day’ campaign against Iran pushed geopolitical risk premia higher, with the article expecting momentum toward $100 oil to continue through late August.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Malicious updates to Rust crates were available on crates.io for 86–107 minutes, with arrayref 0.3.10 downloaded 245M times lifetime (Aikido estimate) and poisoned builds distributing infostealer malware via proc-macro1 build scripts that can target Linux, Windows, and multiple macOS architectures.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
The Register
Bank of America’s survey found 56% of fund managers are overweight stocks and only 3.5% is held as fund cash as of August—well below the bank’s 4% “contrarian” sell indicator and the lowest level in 30 years of records.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Jinny Lu, a 6-year-old pug, won the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog® Contest and received $5,000, a trophy, and a trip to New York for an appearance on NBC’s Today Show.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Apple paid Ireland $17.1 billion in taxes in its last fiscal year, about 40% of its worldwide tax total.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Moderna shares surged 177% to a three-year high after the company announced positive results from a cancer-vaccine testing effort, including lengthening the time to relapses among patients.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Apple’s market cap grew by about $32 million per hour for nearly 15 years under Tim Cook, totaling roughly $4.5 trillion.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
As of July 31, there have been 122 food and beverage recalls in 2026—vs 135 during the same period in 2025 and 146 in 2024—and the piece notes FDA data suggests recall activity is elevated, though it’s too early to say it will outpace 2025.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
The Verge
Nvidia stock hit an all-time high in mid-May and has since been pulled lower by concerns over an artificial intelligence bubble, competing offerings, and worries about circular financing deals with customers.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A TikTok real estate broker argues that buying a home is a “terrible investment” and calls it a “stupidest investment you could make,” saying homeowners should instead invest in commercial property where they can “fix it up, keep it going,” then refinance to “pull some cash out.”
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Google’s Pixel 10A is discounted about 15% to $424 (down from $499) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store.
Aug 21, 2026 ·The Verge
Key stock indexes fell below their 21-day moving averages on Thursday, and the Nasdaq Composite closed below its Aug. 4 follow-through day low, signaling the rally may fail.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
