The article recommends six Linux distros that are expected to avoid shipping AI in the OS—Debian, Void Linux, MX Linux, Arch, Slackware, and AerynOS—and notes that even if a distro refuses to ship AI, users can still install AI themselves.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
ZDNet
ByteDance and Tencent received 10,000 NVIDIA H200 chips each in recent weeks after China reportedly eased restrictions to allow the processors to enter the mainland, with additional H200 shipments of similar size expected for other Chinese companies.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Engadget
AI-exposed industries have generally seen slower job openings growth since the second half of 2022, and call centers employment is now 39% below trend in the U.S., 33% lower in Canada, and 27% below trend in Germany.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNBC
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images indicate the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impact created a crater about 60 feet (18 m) wide and 10 feet (3 m) deep.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
The Register
Warren Spector, creator of Deus Ex, announced on LinkedIn that he is retiring from game development after about 44 years, citing age and health and saying he plans to write books, read, lecture, and consult.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Engadget
Equinor agreed to acquire a 17.4% participating interest in Namibia’s Petroleum Exploration Licence 90 (Block 2813B) from Harmattan Energy Limited, a Chevron subsidiary.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Baidu told investors that Chinese customers are increasingly choosing domestic AI inferencing chips because AI chip supply is likely to remain constrained for some time.
Aug 19, 2026 ·The Register
The three largest ETF issuers’ combined share of ETF inflows fell from about 80% roughly six years ago to about 55%, as new ETF launches drive competition.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire LCN Capital Partners in a transaction potentially worth up to $410 million to expand its asset-management push through “hands-off” commercial real estate and triple-net leases.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 up 0.2% for its first gain in four days, after the Treasury Department said it will at least double its planned purchases of longer-term Treasurys from Sept. 9 through Nov. 4.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft issued a patch for the CoSnitch one-click Copilot vulnerability—an issue it was aware of for almost eight months—labeling the flaw “critical” and saying customers are already protected without requiring action.
Aug 19, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Quest says unauthorized access on 17 August 2026 exposed guests’ full names and email/other contact details (with some records also including date of birth) in data dating to before June 2025.
Aug 19, 2026 ·The Register
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword (Aug. 19, 2026) includes answers such as DRUM (1-A), BRINE (5-A), LIFTS (6-A), ALTOS (7-A), MLS (8-A), DRILL (1-D), RIFTS (2-D), UNTO (3-D), MESS (4-D), and BLAM (5-D).
Aug 19, 2026 ·
CNET
Underlying profit fell to $397 million from $508 million year-on-year, but was better than expected as Barossa and Pikka commissioning costs offset higher production and broadly stable revenue.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Philip Morris International’s quarterly dividend is $1.47 per share ($5.88 annually) after an 8.9% increase in September 2025, while Altria’s quarterly dividend is $1.06 per share ($4.24 annually) after a 3.9% increase announced in August 2025.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Aflac has raised its quarterly dividend for 43 straight years and increased it to $0.61 per share (up 5.2%) in early 2026, leaving seven dividend increases before it reaches Dividend King status (50 consecutive years).
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has increased its dividend for 51 straight years and currently pays $1.70 per share each quarter ($6.80 annually), with the latest payout raised 10% in November 2025.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
McDonald’s has raised its dividend for 49 straight years, and an additional increase in 2026 would extend the streak to 50 years and make it a “Dividend King.”
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Diffusion models show “attribution decay,” where removing specific training images (even at zero access to the original data) stops changing the model’s outputs once model/data scale is sufficient, making it “practically impossible” to link a generated sample to the influential inputs behind it.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Computerworld
Johnson & Johnson raised its quarterly dividend to $1.34 in April 2026—$5.36 per year—for a 3.1% increase and a 64th straight year of dividend growth.
Aug 19, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
