Salesforce’s 2026 Agentic Enterprise Index says the average number of AI agents activated per organization nearly tripled from 5 in February 2025 to 13 in April 2026.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Sonic Fire Tech raised $15M to test a sound-powered fire suppression system that it says can snuff out fires within seconds using ~20 Hz infrasonic waves delivered through ceiling PVC pipes.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Orders of the Apple MacBook Neo from Best Buy include a free $25 Starbucks gift card, along with three free months of Apple Music and Apple Arcade plus Apple News Plus (two months) and Apple TV (one month).
Aug 17, 2026 ·
CNET
Sonos’ iOS app update adds Live Activities lock-screen controls that let you adjust volume and switch songs for currently playing music, but only after unlocking with Face ID or a passcode.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Engadget
Siemens and Reinhausen are developing a modular solid-state transformer that converts up to 36 kV AC into directly distributed 800 VDC for AI datacenter racks.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Curved TVs are effectively dead, with Samsung giving up on the idea by 2020, while the curved-screen concept lives on in curved gaming monitors that offer more extreme curvature than TVs.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Engadget
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RYCEY) shares reached a first record high in more than 12 years after the company announced a jet engine project for a military plane program in India.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Mark Cuban said 61% of Americans own stock directly or indirectly, and that people with funds holding major health insurers are “part of the cost of healthcare problem.”
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nike stock fell more than 4% to below $40 on Monday, dropping to its lowest level since September 2024 and down about 78% from its 2021 all-time high.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) rallied after management said it was selected for a $600 million multi-satellite communications infrastructure program under which it will design, manufacture, integrate, and support multiple spacecraft using its IM 1300 satellite platform.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Duolingo says a study of rising eighth graders found scores improved 14% after about five minutes a day using Duolingo Math features over four weeks, and 88% of students reported feeling more confident doing math.
Aug 17, 2026 ·CNET
Investor's Business Daily's screener shows a dozen stock names near buy points while funds are in a risk-on mode.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Jeff Bezos said he hasn’t put all his investments “in the space basket,” adding that he still has a “huge investment in Amazon” and spends “quite a bit” of his time there, claiming, “I’ve actually never worked harder.”
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Germany’s Bundeskartellamt said Apple’s App Tracking Transparency consent prompts favor Apple’s own apps over third-party apps by using wording, design, and selection options that could encourage consent for Apple while discouraging it for others.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Engadget
Target developed Proxima, an internally built middle-mile inventory positioning system using digital twins that achieved approximately 98% accuracy in simulating inventory movement across its receive center in Houston and improved on-shelf availability by 2.5% in a pilot of 63 fresh food items.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
YouTube will count a view immediately when a video starts playing (or when someone enters a live broadcast), effective August 24, replacing the prior commonly understood 30-second threshold.
Aug 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Appaloosa Management cut its Micron (MU) stake by 41% in Q2 2026, even as it remains in its top 5 holdings and hedge funds including Citadel Advisors, Renaissance Technologies, Two Sigma Investments and Bridgewater Associates also trimmed their positions.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
OpenAI staff have been cashing out pre-IPO shares in tender sales, with several people reportedly making more than $10 million as they cite being "burnt out" and "frustrated" amid constant reorganizations.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Applied Materials’ shares fell 5.12% after the company reported Q3 2026 results despite posting record quarterly performance.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
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Aug 17, 2026 ·
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