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The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors digested weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Applied Materials fell after its upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress investors. The chip equipment maker'

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Drone stocks rallied on Friday after President Donald Trump announced import tariffs in an effort to boost U.S. manufacturing and protect national security. Unusual Machines popped 24.2%, while Red Cat rallied 8.8%. Aerovironment added 1.3% and Kratos climbed 2.9%. "U.S. drone pr

Drone stocks rallied on Friday after President Donald Trump announced import tariffs in an effort to boost U.S. manufacturing and protect national security. Unusual Machines popped 24.2%, while Red Cat rallied 8.8%. Aerovironment added 1.3% and Kratos climbed 2.9%. "U.S. drone pr

The Dell Pro Precision 7 16 is the higher-end 16-inch mobile workstation in Dell’s current Pro Precision lineup. Our review unit is built around significantly more GPU power than the 5 16s Intel tested alongside it. It pairs a Series 3 Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, a 16-core Panther L

Derailed Essex train leads to travel chaos - Published Railway services were plunged into chaos after a train derailed in Essex. The Greater Anglia service from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street came off the tracks in Wickford at 14:12 BST on Friday, leading to all the

(Bloomberg) -- Oil edged higher as traders weighed a US threat to impose unprecedented economic measures on Iran, with the war that snarled the Strait of Hormuz in its sixth month. Brent settled above $88 a barrel, notching a roughly 6% gain for the week. Treasury Secretary Scott

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in New York federal court to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson before fatally shooting him on a midtown Manhattan street in December 2024. Mangione's lawyers immediately afterward filed a motion in New York state court saying that c

Britain's Finlay Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident - Published British cyclist Finlay Tarling has died aged 19 after an accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal. Tarling, the younger brother of Netcompany-Ineos rider Josh, had raced for Great Britain on th

In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. “It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the opportunity,” Kushner wrote about AI in the letter, leaked to Bloomberg.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is conducting an internal review into "mention markets" on prediction platforms, people familiar with the situation told CNBC Friday. Mention markets are made up of contracts where traders speculate on whether specific words will be used i

Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges - Published Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleading pleaded guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death. "I shot Mr Thompson in Manhatt

US-based WeWork Inc yesterday offloaded WeWork India shares worth ₹244.1 Cr via multiple open-market transactions. As per BSE data, WeWork Inc sold 35 Lakh shares, or 2.53% stake, of the India-based coworking giant at ₹697.55 apiece to rake in the amount. The stake sale was execu

President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of his White House ballroom to continue, one week after a federal appeals court ordered that the $400 million building project must come to a stop. The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to i

When OpenAI hired Denise Dresser from Slack to be its chief revenue officer in December, Fidji Simo, a top-ranking executive, said in a blog post that Dresser's "experience will help us make AI useful, reliable, and accessible for businesses everywhere." Four months later, Dresse

When OpenAI hired Denise Dresser from Slack to be its chief revenue officer in December, Fidji Simo, a top-ranking executive, said in a blog post that Dresser's "experience will help us make AI useful, reliable, and accessible for businesses everywhere." Four months later, Dresse

Updated August 14, 2026: Initial publication. Prices noted are as-tested, single-unit prices at review time; volume pricing differs, and this market moves quickly. Every laptop ranked here has been through the StorageReview lab. Business laptops get judged on a different rubric t

Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether

In May 2025, Mozilla announced that it was shutting down the popular read-it-later app Pocket, which it had acquired back in 2017 for an undisclosed amount. That led to a growing demand for alternative apps that could help people save online content, particularly longer articles,

'I shot Mr Thompson'- What it was like inside court as Mangione pleaded guilty - Published After more than a year-and-a-half of intense spectacle and legal wrangling, Luigi Mangione appeared in a federal courtroom in New York on Friday as rumours swirled that he may plead guilty.

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, - The dollar fell on Friday after data showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined in July, helping send the euro and sterling to multi-month highs, as traders weighed Federal Reserve policy. Retail sales dropped 0.6% last month after an unrevised 0

Off the Wire Press Releases With a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios Aug. 14, 2026 — Artificial intelligence models are jacks of many trades, including writing, generating images, and creating 3D models. But they aren’t as helpful when it

Dutch officials have warned that a high-severity macOS vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code is under active exploitation. “The NCSC has received a notification indicating that active abuse of this vulnerability has been observed on multiple systems on whi

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly suspended the licences of 14 “food business establishments” linked to quick commerce platforms Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart. As per news agency PTI, the licences were suspended after a state-wide inspection drive u

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule - Published Five years on from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, women and girls have told the BBC their lives are unrecognisable under the rule of the regime. The hard-line Islamist grou

The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield rose on Friday after the latest retail sales figures missed expectations and the U.S. said its naval blockade of Iranian ports could continue "indefinitely." The 10-year yield — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — rose more than

Neo Wealth Partners, set up by former Edelweiss Financial chief executive officer Nitin Jain, has invested Rs 230 crore for the stake, valuing Keertana at 2.3 times its net worth of Rs 920 crore, underscoring the institutional interest for collateral-backed lending platforms in I

With slow progress on the complex deals, Nvidia’s chief executive officer, Jensen Huang, decided to change tack: He went public this week with the effort, saying the group is aiming to collectively finance AI computing deals totaling $500 billion — a round figure with no obvious

Updated August 14, 2026: Dell Pro Precision 7 16 Intel added to Also Tested following its review. Originally published earlier today. Prices noted are as tested at review time; this market moves quickly, so check vendor configurators before buying. Every laptop ranked here has be

The loan is likely to be priced at 110-115 basis points over the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), with more banks expected to join the syndication, according to people familiar with the matter. ICICI Bank has the option to increase the loan size if demand is strong. "BofA

Off the Wire Press Releases SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2026 — Cerebras has announced that it is powering Ultrafast mode, a new service tier in the OpenAI API for GPT-5.6 Sol. Available initially in limited preview to OpenAI customers, Ultrafast runs GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 750 outp

Foreign currency assets in the same week rose $9.9 billion to $574.6 billion, while the valuation of gold reserves rose $3.9 billion to $108.7 billion. Last week, reserves rose by $10 billion. At its current levels, total reserves have declined from their peak of $728 billion ear

The first flight of the largest battery-electric aircraft to take to the skies lasted nearly half an hour while costing just $5 of electricity. That aviation feat comes at a time when jet fuel prices have skyrocketed because of the US war with Iran. The test flight of Heart Aeros

Lamborghini on Friday launched the Revuelto SV, a limited-edition hybrid version of its V12 Revuelto that's the fastest and most powerful car ever built at its factory. The model is the latest in Lamborghini's storied "SV" line, which began 55 years ago with the Miura SV and has

Online travel aggregator (OTA) platform EaseMyTrip announced its financial results for the Q1 FY27. The company’s operating revenue grew 18.5% year-on-year, while it slipped into the red, reporting a net loss of Rs 11.7 crore. EaseMyTrip’s operating revenue grew 18.5% year-on-yea

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Two dead after light aircraft crash - Published Two people have died following a light aircraft crash in north Wales. The aircraft was found in a remote location close to Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, with the two people on board pronounced dead at the scene, North Wales Police said. The