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A Vaca Muerta oil and gas processing facility in Neuquén, Argentina, representing the energy momentum behind Vista Energy's Monday move
Investing·17 August 2026

Vista Energy Jumps 5%; Astronics and Oscar Keep Non-Tech Momentum Alive

Vista Energy is up 5.3% while the major U.S. indexes drift lower; Astronics and Oscar Health add two non-tech momentum watches backed by recent earnings and clear failure conditions.

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Open-source developers collaborating on laptops at the Wikimedia Hackathon, representing human review and accountability in software contributions
Software·17 August 2026

Should Open-Source Projects Ban AI-Generated Pull Requests? What a 29,624-Repo Study Found

A new study of 29,624 active GitHub repositories finds explicit AI contribution rules are still rare—and offers a practical framework for disclosure, human accountability, scoped restrictions and enforcement.

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The New York Stock Exchange trading floor, representing relative moves across U.S.-listed stocks
Investing·17 August 2026

Monday US Catch-Up Watch: FTNT and F5 Get a Real Test, but Premarket Still Doesn’t Count

Fortinet and F5 still carry genuine cybersecurity peer gaps into Monday, but Friday broke the first Fortinet bounce and neither stock has earned a catch-up entry. A firmer tech backdrop makes today a useful confirmation test, not a reason to front-run it.

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Rows of server racks in a data center, representing the AI infrastructure demand driving semiconductor and hyperscaler stocks
Investing·17 August 2026

Monday Tech Outlook: Nvidia, AMD and TSM Lead as Yields Ease

Monday's 12-stock tech forecast sees modest support from lower yields and firm Nasdaq futures, with NVDA, AMD and TSM strongest while AVGO and GOOGL face more resistance.

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Public TLS Certificates Now Max Out at 200 Days—Are Your Renewals Ready for 100?
Technology·16 August 2026

Public TLS Certificates Now Max Out at 200 Days—Are Your Renewals Ready for 100?

Publicly trusted TLS certificates issued since March 15, 2026 can last at most 200 days, and the ceiling falls to 100 days on March 15, 2027. Here is who needs to change, who probably does not, and how to test certificate automation now.

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Knowledge Workers: Turn a Chaotic To-Do List Into a 90-Minute Deep-Work Sprint With AI
Productivity·16 August 2026

Knowledge Workers: Turn a Chaotic To-Do List Into a 90-Minute Deep-Work Sprint With AI

A practical 40-minute setup for knowledge workers to turn a messy task list into one realistic 90-minute deep-work sprint with clear priorities, finish lines, time blocks, and a short review—without letting AI invent urgency or hide uncertainty.

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A U.S. Mint vault filled with stacked gold bars, representing Friday's strength in gold miners and defensive assets
Investing·16 August 2026

Gold Miners and Defense Led Friday; Banks Quietly Joined

Friday's indexes slipped, but gold miners, large defense contractors and selected banks all outperformed. Here is what could keep that non-tech strength alive into Monday—and what would break it.

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Will Google’s Pixel Tag Work With Your Android Phone? The Compatibility Checklist Before November 11
Technology·16 August 2026

Will Google’s Pixel Tag Work With Your Android Phone? The Compatibility Checklist Before November 11

Google’s new Pixel Tag can use Find Hub, UWB and Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding, but those features do not work equally on every Android phone. Here is the compatibility check that matters before buying.

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The New York Stock Exchange trading floor, representing relative moves across U.S.-listed stocks
Investing·16 August 2026

Sunday US Catch-Up Reset: FTNT and F5 Still Lag, but Monday Must Confirm It

Sunday adds no new U.S. cash-session evidence, so Fortinet and F5 remain the only clean unresolved catch-up watches. Both still lag cybersecurity peers over medium windows, but neither has earned a Monday entry yet.

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Rows of data-center server racks representing the AI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks in Monday's technology-stock forecast
Investing·16 August 2026

Sunday Tech Refresh: AMD Leads Monday, Broadcom Still Needs Repair

A Sunday refresh for Monday's U.S. session across 12 major technology shares. AMD and Nvidia remain the strongest positive leans, Broadcom the clearest negative expectation-gap setup, and no call reaches 60% because the tested models still trail a simple bullish baseline.

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Claude Sonnet 5 Still Gets a September API Price Hike: What to Budget
AI & Ideas·15 August 2026

Claude Sonnet 5 Still Gets a September API Price Hike: What to Budget

Claude Sonnet 5 remains $2/$10 per million tokens through August 31, then moves to $3/$15 on September 1. Here is the cost math, tokenizer catch, and a practical budgeting checklist.

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Small Businesses: Turn 20 Customer Questions Into a 45-Minute FAQ and Reply Kit With AI
Business & Work·15 August 2026

Small Businesses: Turn 20 Customer Questions Into a 45-Minute FAQ and Reply Kit With AI

A practical 45-minute workflow for small businesses to turn real customer questions and verified policies into an FAQ, reusable reply kit, escalation rules, and a simple weekly update loop without exposing customer data or letting AI invent policies.

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