Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Wispr raised $280M in Series B at a $2B valuation as it expands beyond dictation into meetings with a note-taker tool.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Wispr raised $280M in Series B at a $2B valuation as it expands beyond dictation into meetings with a note-taker tool.
Aug 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Since 1957, the S&P 500 has averaged 10% annual returns, and this year it is up 19.5% (Invesco QQQ ETF) and 14.7% (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) year to date despite midterm-year weakness historically.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Mobileye’s shares fell amid uncertainty over CEO Amnon Shashua’s planned step-down, but its Q2 2026 adjusted operating profit rose nearly 50% year over year and management raised full-year guidance, with analysts projecting more than 40% upside.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Trezor and SafePal said thousands of their hardware-wallet customers had names, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers stolen in shipping-partner data breaches, raising the risk of real-world “wrench attacks” even though the wallets themselves were not compromised.
Aug 17, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Scott Bessent says the way to build wealth is to match investment risk to your personal risk level and play the long game, invoking Warren Buffett’s “never bet against America” view that markets rise over time even if they move unpredictably in the short run.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The HP Omnibook X review gives the ultraportable a 9/10 rating, praising its solid aluminum build, excellent 14-inch 3K OLED (up to 1,100 nits HDR), top-tier keyboard and haptic touchpad, fast performance, and versatile ports—while flagging the lack of an SD card reader and only dual speakers.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Engadget
Moburst launched Answerburst, a dedicated Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) practice, formalizing measurement work it says it began before “AEO” had an industry name.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
Computerworld
Goldman Sachs expects real US consumer spending growth to slow to 1–1.5% in the second half as real cash flow stagnates, after being temporarily boosted by higher-than-planned tax refunds earlier in 2026.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Unitree unveiled its new high-speed humanoid robot “Superman,” which can jump 2 metres and reach 12.66 metres per second, days before Unitree starts trading in Shanghai on Wednesday after a 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) IPO.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Apps tracking you typically relies less on “secret listening” and more on building a detailed profile from device identifiers (e.g., ad tracking IDs) plus signals like your browsing entry point, network connections, and sensor data like location, camera, and microphone access.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Engadget
Wheat futures are slipping on Monday morning after Friday’s rally driven by Black Sea news and Russia rejecting a Ukrainian ceasefire proposal for civilian vessels and port infrastructure.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Soybean futures were up 5 1/2 to 11 3/4 cents on Monday morning, with September up 18 3/4 cents on the week, and the cmdtyView national average cash bean price up 10 3/4 cents to $11.50.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Corn futures and nearby cash were higher in Monday morning trading, with front-month prices up 1¾ to 2¼ cents and the CmdtyView national average Cash Corn at $4.30, up 11¾ cents.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Gartner forecasts the cost of agentic AI workflows will rise more than fivefold by the end of 2028 as organizations deploy more complex agentic applications, even if foundation-model token prices keep falling.
Aug 17, 2026 ·
The Register
Stock futures pointed to a mixed open, with Nasdaq futures up 0.4%, S&P 500 futures up 0.1%, and Dow futures down 0.2%.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Thiel Macro LLC acquired an roughly 1% stake in Vista Energy, totaling about 1.2 million Vista Energy American Depositary Shares valued at approximately $76 million as of June 30, 2026, after the stake was disclosed in a U.S. SEC filing.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
At least a 7% pullback hit the S&P 500 in the August 18–October 11 window in mid-term election years including 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 (1994 had a 5% drawdown; 2006 was the only year to avoid a pullback, though it was down 9% from May–July).
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Getting a month-long free trial of Google Play Pass upgrades your Play Store status to Gold and can unlock Pixel 11 discounts of $125 to $175 (up to $125 on the Pixel 11 Pro/Pro XL in the article).
Aug 17, 2026 ·
ZDNet
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Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A covered call on Micron (MU) could return 63% by generating income and targeting a gain to the option strike price, even as MU’s stock is down about 23% from its 52-week high of $1,255 to $972.
Aug 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
