55% of retailers now use carriers outside FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service, and more than a third are actively moving volume away from the two national giants, driven by carrier diversification and measurable parcel-cost cuts like Caraway’s 20% reduction after its 3PL began shopping orders across multiple carriers and ZIP-code/date performance.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Verizon is again offering eligible customers free NFL Sunday Ticket via YouTube—either covering the $480 season pass in full or providing a discounted price of $234 (base) or $276 (with NFL Red Zone).
Aug 18, 2026 ·
CNET
ChatGPT is rolling out “ChatGPT for Teens,” which applies default teen protections to users who identify as ages 13–17 or who the system estimates are under 18, while users under 13 aren’t permitted to use the platform.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
The Verge
Fairphone’s first officially US-available handset, the Fairphone Gen. 6+, is priced at $650 and is sold unlocked with support for T-Mobile and AT&T.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Engadget
Palantir has expanded across the FAA as the agency prepares a $12.5 billion overhaul, with about $5 billion for software upgrades and none of the new money dedicated to personnel—while the article says staffing is the most urgent need.
Aug 18, 2026 ·The Verge
Hard-coded secrets uploaded through vibe-coded applications to GitHub can create a pathway for enterprise data to leak into the public sphere.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
Computerworld
ChatGPT for Teens starts rolling out globally today, and OpenAI will automatically default predicted-under-18 users into the experience without teens creating a new account or changing settings.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Engadget
Fairphone’s Fairphone 6 Plus is available in the US for $649.99, sold unlocked with support for T-Mobile and AT&T through Fairphone’s website and Amazon.
Aug 18, 2026 ·The Verge
Reach Capital closed its $265 million Fund V to invest $1 million to $10 million in pre-seed through Series A AI application startups focused on learning, health, and work, targeting about 50 companies over the next three years.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Berkshire Hathaway filed its second-quarter 13F showing it was a net buyer again, but the disclosed trades largely expanded existing positions or added new ones that the article says fit Berkshire’s approach.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Consumer Choice Center called for an immediate halt and comprehensive revision of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), saying it will push smaller cross-border retailers out of the single market.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) weigh 230 grams, include Bose Immersive Audio with head tracking, add two-way USB-C audio, and improve noise-canceling performance (especially for people who wear glasses), while keeping battery life rated at up to 24 hours with noise canceling on.
Aug 18, 2026 ·CNET
Secretlab’s Back to School Sale runs August 13 through September 10 and offers up to $129 off the Magnus Pro desk and up to $100 off the Titan Evo chair.
Aug 18, 2026 ·CNET
Kubuntu 26.04 will get at least three years of backported security updates and critical fixes for KDE Plasma 6.6 plus KDE Frameworks 6.24 and KDE Gear 25.12, with coverage through April 2029.
Aug 18, 2026 ·
The Register
Einride plans to buy 500 Tesla Semis, adding them to its fleet in phases over the next 24 months starting in September, and making them available to Amazon and other customers.
Aug 18, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Unitree’s Shanghai stock market debut follows an IPO that was more than 8,000 times oversubscribed by retail investors, as China’s humanoid robot makers move from viral demos toward proving they can work reliably and generate economic value.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The article says a “hidden window” for retirees’ Roth conversions is tied to expiring provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and could shut completely after 2028, making it potentially expensive if missed.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Social Security’s retirement earnings test counts only the $10,000 net self-employment income toward the 2026 limit of $24,480, because 401(k) withdrawals are ignored for the earnings test.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers approved a hybrid multi-state trial in which Colorado, California, Kentucky and New Jersey will try their state consumer protection claims together while federal privacy claims from all 29 attorneys general are included, with an advisory jury to help inform her final ruling.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
If all six major Canadian pipeline projects are built, Canada’s export pipeline capacity would rise 45% to add 2.25 million barrels per day by 2035, but filling that capacity would require Canadian oil supply to grow by more than a third by 2034.
Aug 18, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
