California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills requiring AI data centers to create or fund upgrades to local energy grids and water systems instead of passing those costs to residents, including a new rate classification from the California Public Utilities Commission.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
The Verge
OpenAI is forming an independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence at the Institute for Advanced Study to route mathematicians’ input into its math research, as it claims its internal model has resolved more than 100 additional open problems after a Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize solution.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Evercore upgraded Ciena (CIEN) to “Outperform” and raised its price target to $550, implying more than 50% upside from current levels.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Safari on iPhone blocks third-party cookies by default, uses machine learning to limit cross-site tracking, hides your IP address from known trackers, and strips identifying info from certain URLs—but it still can’t make you fully anonymous because websites can see required page-serving data like a general location and it can’t stop phishing sites from capturing credentials you enter.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
Engadget
Meta Muse macOS app has an undocumented setting (endo_voyager_dictation_endpoint) that lets an unprivileged local process redirect Muse dictation traffic to an attacker-controlled endpoint, potentially exposing dictated audio and prompts to the backend AI model.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
The Register
The EU proposed rules would require data centers with capacity above 500 kW to disclose energy and water use via a common rating system, with disclosures tied to local water-stress levels and whether they feed back into the local energy system (such as by repurposing waste heat).
Sep 21, 2026 ·Engadget
Global diesel fuel supply is down 8%, removing about 2 million barrels per day from the market (800,000 bpd from Russia and the remainder from the Middle East).
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Spot rates rose from roughly $2.40 per mile to $3.42 per mile year over year (about +$0.90), and the Net Truck Index of Linehaul shows carriers are still about $0.70 per mile ahead of where they were in 2024 even after stripping out diesel costs.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Jim Cramer said Credo Technology (CRDO) has “settled down” and that he endorsed it as a buy for a 12-month horizon.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Jim Cramer said he is “willing to say that [GameStop] stock is a buy,” pointing to improving profitability and a successful turnaround attempt.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Coinbase will let eligible U.S. retail customers request Oura (Nasdaq ticker “OURA”) IPO shares in the Coinbase app at the IPO price ahead of public trading, with Oura offering 50 million shares expected at $40–$44 each.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Paramount Skydance won a legal battle over its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after settling with a California-led group of U.S. states and the Writers Guild of America, clearing the way for the merger.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
TCL’s Nxtpaper 70 Pro (a 5G phone with e-reader features) is $280 at Amazon, down from $330—an all-time low price tracked by CamelCamelCamel.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
CNET
Jim Cramer expects KB Home (KBH) to report another weak quarter, saying results could be “lousy” similar to Lennar (LEN) given the Fed’s rate increases and home affordability pressure.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
MercadoLibre produced free cash flow of $12.41B over the past twelve months (13.7% of its market value), versus 48.6x trailing earnings, as revenue grew 46% to $35.18B and most cash is being reinvested rather than returned to shareholders.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Muse generated 1.8 million downloads in the first 12 days (iOS in the U.S. and Canada), versus ChatGPT’s 1.3 million in its first 12 days, and has higher daily active users at the same stage (642,000 vs. 231,000 on U.S. mobile).
Sep 21, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Moderna shares hit a fresh three-year high of $176.86 on Monday ahead of pipeline updates, after investors moved in front of presentations scheduled for Sept. 23 and later at ESMO Congress 2026 (Oct. 23–27).
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said responsibility for criminal behavior by AI agents falls on the companies’ management rather than the agents themselves, calling the Hugging Face hack “the responsibility of the OpenAI management.”
Sep 21, 2026 ·The Register
Best Buy is selling the 14-inch Acer Chromebook Plus Spin for $499, down $250 from its $749 price, with the deal expiring at 9:59 p.m. PT today.
Sep 21, 2026 ·CNET
XPeng says its IRON humanoid robot could eventually earn more over its lifetime than a car, even as its core vehicle business faces slowing sales and margin pressure.
Sep 21, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
