Union Pacific reported a $91.1 million Q2 fuel-surcharge surplus (it received $91.1 million more in surcharge revenue than in fuel cost), which management attributed to about $0.14 of EPS (about $83.2 million using diluted weighted-average shares).
Aug 20, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
OpenAI said it has “temporarily” slowed scaling and put reinforcement learning training on a two-week pause, with its largest planned frontier RL run “on hold” while it runs smaller-scale training and evaluations to validate safeguards and alignment evidence.
Aug 20, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Coal is expected to generate 10,974 TWh of electricity in 2026—nearly a third of the world’s 33,313 TWh—far ahead of natural gas at 6,976 TWh.
Aug 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Kimball Electronics reported that Q4 sales were in line with expectations, while adjusted operating income was better than estimates and cash from operations was used to pay down debt to its lowest level in over 4 years.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AMD says its rack-scale AI systems will be 20x more efficient by the end of the decade, estimating that as of 2026 they are already 4x more efficient than in 2024.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Register
Stripe is buying OpenRouter for about $7.5 billion, far above OpenRouter’s $1.3 billion valuation in May, with founders reportedly receiving $1.5 billion and investors $6 billion.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Cboe Global Markets raised its quarterly cash dividend for Q3 2026 by 19% to $0.86 per share from $0.72, payable Sept. 15 to shareholders of record on Aug. 31 and marking 16th consecutive year of annual increases.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online launches on consoles on November 19, the same day as GTA 6, and supports online co-op for up to four players.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Engadget
Doctors say LED face masks are not a quick fix and typically require consistent use for several weeks to months before noticeable changes (for example, CNET’s Shark CryoGlow is said to take 4 weeks for clearer skin and 2 months for firmer skin).
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to about 2 million barrels per day, down from a July average of 4.8 million and from roughly 18 million pre-war—meaning it is about 11% of former levels.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The S&P 500 fell to 7,691.76 on Aug. 18, with the Nasdaq down 1.33% to 26,289.71 and the Dow down 116 points to 53,343.40, as July payrolls dropped 23,000, retail sales fell 0.6% (first decline in nine months), and housing starts reportedly sank 12.4%.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A $1,000 investment in NVIDIA in early 2015 is estimated to be worth about $416,700 on Aug. 19, 2026 (about a 41,570% return), versus about $242,760 for Bitcoin (about 24,186%) and about $11,093 for Apple (just over 1,009%).
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
HYPE jumped 17% after President Donald Trump said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid’s perpetual futures platform into the U.S. in a “fully compliant and legal fashion.”
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Oral-B iO’s dentist-inspired round brush head oscillates and rotates with micro-vibrations, delivering 29% more whole-mouth plaque removal and a 62% greater reduction in gingivitis versus a leading sonic competitor in an eight-week examiner-blind randomized controlled trial.
Aug 19, 2026 ·CNET
Five US federal agencies say attackers are using AI-assisted exploitation scripts to compromise internet-exposed Siemens S7 Series PLCs in active intrusions across critical industries, including water and wastewater, with read/write access via the S7comm protocol.
Aug 19, 2026 ·The Register
HoverAir’s $750 Versa was FCC-approved on August 9, 2025, but the article argues the “not a drone” classification may be challenged because the FCC foreign drone ban also covers “UAS critical components” like cameras with radios.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
OpenAI is previewing “Private Safety Processing” for select customers, an automated monitoring system designed to watch for misuse while retaining none of the customer’s data.
Aug 19, 2026 ·TechCrunch
BioMarin will acquire Alesta Therapeutics for $275 million upfront to gain access to ALE1, an oral treatment in early-stage trials for hypophosphatasia (HPP).
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Amazon plans to expand Prime Air delivery drones to nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States by the end of 2026, with service launched in Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, Syracuse (New York), and Boise (Idaho) and delivery within about a 175-square-mile area, typically taking half an hour to an hour.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Japan’s 10-year JGB yield is near 3% (2.945% on Tuesday and ~2.89% on Wednesday), raising the risk that borrowing costs will exceed the government’s fiscal assumptions and put PM Sanae Takaichi’s spending agenda in jeopardy.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
