Peacock is running a beta rewards program for select Peacock Premium and Premium Plus subscribers with four reward categories (NBCUniversal, Partner, Engagement, and Experiential) included at no extra cost.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET
Traffic deaths in the U.S. rose by 15% in the days immediately after major music album releases, with about 182 additional fatalities across 10 observed release dates (~18.2 excess deaths per surge day).
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Engadget
Morgan Stanley upgraded Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) to “Overweight” and kept its $205 price target, implying nearly 35% upside from the stock’s previous close.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Mattel’s $330, 1:1-scale original Xbox building set has 3,509 pieces and includes a controller that triggers lighting effects and plays game soundtrack on three dioramas.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Engadget
WhiteFiber’s shares fell 25% on Wednesday after it priced a $270 million offering of convertible debt.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Valve leaked multiple videos on the Steam client that show the Steam Frame’s unboxing and setup process, along with accessories, which were quickly pulled after appearing following an update.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Verge
Mammotion is discounting two robot lawn mowers by up to $560, with prices starting at $1,799 (Luba Mini 2 1500H) and the Luba 3 3000H on sale for $2,239.
Aug 19, 2026 ·CNET
Harvey Smith and Ben Horne launched Black Pony Immersive, a new Austin-based studio focused on building narrative-rich immersive sim first-person action RPGs.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Engadget
Cerebras expects its manufacturing capacity to increase by more than 10x in 2026 and its delivered data center capacity (live and under contract) to exceed 600 MW by the end of 2027.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is up 21.97% year to date versus 12.54% for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and 16.80% for Invesco QQQ (QQQ), supporting the call to buy “anything but the S&P 500.”
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Renters insurance can cover pet-related costs under its liability coverage—such as medical bills, property repairs or replacement, and legal expenses if your dog or cat injures someone or damages a non-household member’s property—but it generally won’t cover vet bills, routine veterinary care, or damage your pet causes to your own belongings or to your rental unit.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Spotify Technology’s (SPOT) stock is up 4.5% to $539.33 and has crossed above its 200-day moving average, a “crossover” bull signal last seen five other times in the prior 10 years.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Google is pitching AI “coaches” and proactive health “check engine” alerts as the next step for wearables, but admits the industry hasn’t worked out how to deliver these capabilities without running into privacy, anxiety, and regulatory issues.
Aug 19, 2026 ·The Verge
Amazon and Best Buy are selling the 11-inch iPad Air with the M4 chip for $649, its lowest price since the June price increase made the new retail price $749 for the 256GB model and $799 for the cellular model.
Aug 19, 2026 ·The Verge
Enterprise Products Partners generated $2.3B in operational distributable cash flow in Q2, covering its 5.8%-yielding distribution by 1.9x, and ended the quarter with 3.0x leverage.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Cisco reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $17.3 billion (+18% YoY) and adjusted earnings of $1.22/share, with networking revenue up 28% to $9.8 billion, but the stock fell and closed Aug. 18 at $112.90 (below Bank of America’s $123.88 reference) despite the results.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
IKEA teased an upcoming crossover with Xbox in an Instagram video showing a thumbstick-shaped piece of furniture and a green Xbox logo cushion, with no official products or prices announced yet.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Engadget
The Treasury said it would at least double its buybacks of 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year Treasury bonds, starting Sept. 9 and running through Nov. 4, after the 30-year yield hit its highest level in 19 years earlier this week.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The U.S. CFTC is seeking public comment on compute derivatives contracts, including compute cash markets, oversight and manipulation concerns, customer protection, and perpetual compute futures, as AI demand for computing power rises.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Strategy sold about $333.7 million of its shares to repurchase Stretch (STRC) preferred and boosted its U.S. dollar reserve by $149.1 million without changing its Bitcoin holdings at 840,447 BTC.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
