About 19 million people in the U.S. were victims of identity theft in 2024, and attackers can use stolen credentials like Social Security numbers to access accounts, make fraudulent purchases, and open credit cards or loans in the victim’s name.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
CNET
Ninja’s Ninja Slushi Twist, priced at $400, is back in four new Practical Magic 2–inspired colors after the original sold out in under two hours.
Aug 21, 2026 ·CNET
EcoFlow’s Home Backup Sale offers discounts of up to 55% on select portable power stations, solar panels, and bundles, with the sale ending Aug. 24.
Aug 21, 2026 ·CNET
Human detection of deepfakes was only about 73% accurate in a University College London study, and other aggregated research found detection rates closer to chance—making “seeing and hearing someone is real” an unreliable control.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Health Net plans to discontinue its Medi-Cal assisted living benefit at the end of 2026, affecting about 3,500 Medi-Cal patients who rely on around-the-clock care for conditions such as dementia.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
SanDisk (SNDK) is up 572% year-to-date as it remains a major beneficiary of the AI-driven memory boom and its market cap is $83.5 billion.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Using a pair of $90 PetSafe programmable automatic feeders helped the author restore four-times-daily feeding schedules for two cats that would otherwise miss meals after having a child.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
The Verge
Waste Pro has responded to TPS terminations by hiring additional employees, increasing cross-training, and consulting legal experts to cover gaps left by workers who lose U.S. work authorization.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
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Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Hyundai is considering raising output at its Georgia Metaplant from 500,000 vehicles annually to between 700,000 and 800,000 units by 2028.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
China’s Ministry of State Security has ordered some government agencies to drop Windows 10 China Government Edition in favor of Chinese-made Linux distributions, with the Windows retirement date moved from February 2027 to later in 2026.
Aug 21, 2026 ·ZDNet
Microsoft is adding an “Appearance” setting in Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows that lets users change visual styling and layout to more closely match Classic Outlook.
Aug 21, 2026 ·
The Register
Patreon is overhauling its discovery algorithm to recommend creators by comparing post content (topic, style, craft, themes, and more) rather than by who fans already follow, aiming to help smaller creators get discovered.
Aug 21, 2026 ·The Verge
Middle- and upper-middle retirees can face higher federal tax bills because Social Security benefits generally aren’t federally income-taxed only up to $25,000 of combined income (single) or $32,000 for married couples filing jointly, and the OBBBA additional deduction for taxpayers 65+ phases out above $75,000 modified AGI (single) or $150,000 (joint).
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
EFF warns Meta is likely to make smart-glasses recording even more invasive unless lawmakers act, including by adding facial-recognition features; EFF says Meta’s “only safety feature” (a tiny recording light) is “nearly ‘useless’” because it can be covered with a sticker.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Ars Technica
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 may end commercial launches after 2028, with only limited continued Falcon 9 flights for federally contracted missions, amid satellite operators’ concerns that the company will prioritize Starlink and other internal payloads as it prepares to retire Falcon 9 for Starship.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Ars Technica
A 10-year-old cat named Pablo weighs about 20 pounds and has been repeatedly flagged by vets as too heavy, with owners told the risks include diabetes, kidney problems, and urinary crystals—especially given obesity plus a “too-small pee-pee hole.”
Aug 21, 2026 ·The Verge
European VC-backed unicorns reached €609.1 billion in aggregate post-valuation as of June 30, with 175 unicorns total—both the highest levels reported by PitchBook’s Q2 2026 European VC Valuations Report.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.33% and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +0.62% as bond yields stabilize after the prior day’s Wall Street selloff.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas incentives could attract $50 billion in new investment, while annual investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry has fallen to $2 billion from $26 billion in 2014.
Aug 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
