OpenAI said a limited set of Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) users lost Daybreak Blue access due to a technical issue and must reverify, but some accounts became ineligible after clicking “Start verification.”
Aug 20, 2026 ·
The Register
SOXL, a Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF that targets 3x the NYSE Semiconductor Index’s *daily* move, has an IV rank of 39% (with volatility falling), and the article notes this is not an ideal setup for selling put options because short options generally work best when volatility is high but declining.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
SanDisk expects revenue growth in the mid-to-high teens from FY2028 to FY2030, with adjusted gross margins around 80% and adjusted operating margins of 75%.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A motion sensor on a covered litter box triggers an Etsy/Amazon neon sign that lights up whenever the cats step inside, turning their litter time into a glowing “On Air” moment.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
The Verge
Babcock & Wilcox’s bookings in the first half of 2026 rose to $2.7 billion—up more than 1,058% from the first half of 2025—while second-quarter backlog reached $2.6 billion, up 533% year over year.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Trump is reportedly considering a bigger capital gains tax exemption for home sales and indexing capital gains to inflation, with the current capital-gains exclusion limits for primary residences ($250,000 for individuals, $500,000 for married couples filing jointly) set to remain through at least 2028 unless changed.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Marriott (MAR) has a consensus analyst rating of “Moderate Buy” from 25 analysts, including nine “Strong Buy,” two “Moderate Buy,” 13 “Hold,” and one “Strong Sell.”
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Milliman estimates lifetime long-term care costs for someone who is 65 at $135,000 on average, including $171,000 for women and $98,000 for men, while only 61% of U.S. adults say they expect a long-term care event and just 42% of Boomers and 35% of Gen Xers report financial planning for it.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin rose to about $71,700 in premarket trading, up 3.4%, and ether rose 3.3% after Trump urged Congress to pass a “fair version of the Clarity Act.”
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Cryptocurrency-related shares jumped after the U.S. Treasury said it would double buyback sizes for long-duration debt, helping push 30-year Treasury yields (after a major selloff to their highest since 2007) into a more risk-friendly mood for crypto.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft is investigating reports that Windows 11’s August Patch Tuesday update (KB5121003) is causing some games to crash, freeze, become unresponsive, close unexpectedly, show an “EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION” error, or trigger unexpected device restarts.
Aug 20, 2026 ·The Register
ESR’s digital pencil is under $40 and can run up to 12 hours on a single charge, making it a cheaper alternative to Apple’s styluses that typically sell around $129.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
ZDNet
The 2026 TCL QM8L achieved 99.9% color accuracy in Calman testing and has a peak brightness of 6,000 nits (up from 5,000 nits on the 2024 TCL QM8K).
Aug 20, 2026 ·ZDNet
The 2027 Audi S6 Sportback E-tron pairs an 800V system with a 100kWh (94.4kWh net) battery to deliver 543hp peak power, 0–60 mph in 3.7 seconds, and a rated 326-mile range, with 10–80% charging in as little as 21 minutes.
Aug 20, 2026 ·The Verge
A cat named Jeeves learns to play a Pet Piano, pressing keys to prompt treat dispensing; she now plays melodies of eight notes to get her food.
Aug 20, 2026 ·The Verge
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures are down 0.37% and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures are down 0.48% as the 10-year Treasury yield rose 5 basis points to 4.70% and the 30-year yield rose 5 basis points to 5.24%.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Upwork reported Q2 2026 revenue of $191.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $64.1 million, but cut its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $730 million–$750 million as AI automation accelerates and customer growth pressure persists.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The U.S. Treasury doubled bond buybacks for the two months before the midterm elections, a surprise versus its quarterly refunding plans published two weeks earlier that made no mention of stepping up repurchases of older, less traded long-maturity debt.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Dave Ramsey says Americans who can “invest every bit of it” should file for Social Security as early as age 62 even though doing so reduces the monthly benefit by 30%.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Narwal’s Freo 20 robot vacuum and mop launches today for $900 (save $200 off the $1,100 regular price) and the deal runs August 20 through September 3 on Narwal’s website and Amazon.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
CNET
