2026-08-21

EPA allows early sale of winter gasoline to boost supply, cut prices

The waiver takes effect Sept. 1, two weeks before the summer control season ends, and could add hundreds of thousands of barrels per day to domestic supply [...]

2026-08-21

Bitcoin is surging toward its best weekly gain in two years after Treasury and crypto policy boosts

A Treasury bond buyback expansion and a White House push for crypto legislation combined to lift Bitcoin nearly 23% this week [...]

2026-08-21

Broadcom seeks more than $60bn in debt to fund AI chips for Anthropic

Broadcom is in talks with lenders to raise more than $60bn in debt, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The money would finance AI chips for Anthropic and other companies. Bloomberg cited people with knowledge of the matter. The figures under discussion could take the total as high as $100bn. Talks are continuing and the terms may […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-21

Nvidia pays Poolside $6bn to license its model factory and hire 109 staff

Nvidia has agreed to pay Poolside $6bn to license the software the startup used to build AI models, and to offer jobs to 109 of its staff. It is also investing $1bn in what remains, at a $12bn pre-money valuation. The terms come from a letter Poolside sent its investors, first reported by Newcomer. The […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-21

As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings

Ars looks at Zuckoff, the latest free app detecting Meta AI glasses amid privacy backlash. [...]

2026-08-21

Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss

Taiwan's effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week. [...]

2026-08-21

The back-to-school sales are drawing to a close — these are the RTX 5050, 5060, and 5070 gaming laptops I'd buy

This $1,249 RTX 5070 gaming laptop is my pick in the back-to-school sales — and I've found four other great options, too [...]

2026-08-21

Forget Wetherspoons — patchwork bans won't fix the Meta glasses' privacy crisis, so what comes next?

With activists pushing back and venue bans multiplying, Britain's Meta glasses privacy crisis has reached a boiling point, leaving policymakers balancing a complex legal nightmare: public safety vs consumer rights. [...]

2026-08-21

Trump is waiving beef import tariffs for 90 days in a bid to cut grocery prices

The president said up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef will be imported with no out-of-quota tariff, to be sold at 25% below market prices [...]